Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Science (Extended) - Science Stream

Sample pathway

Requirements:

  • 168 cp total (maximum 108 cp 1000-level units)
  • 30 cp from Table E including 24 cp Foundation units of study and a 6 cp Cultural Capstone unit
  • 12 cp of Open Learning Environment units from Table O
  • 36 cp of units listed in the Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Science Units Table (including ATHK1001, WRIT1001, 6 cp from the Ethics area and 18cp from Parts A-F)
  • one Science major from (Table A)
  • minimum 36 cp Table A Arts units (including at least 12 cp 2000 of 3000-level units);
  • maximum 12 cp from the Table S elective list

NB:
i) Units chosen to satisfy the liberal studies requirement cannot count towards the Science or Arts requirements.
ii) If you major in Science you must complete a sequence in Arts and if you major in Arts you must complete a sequence in Science.

General pathway (Science stream)



Semester

Unit of study 1
& credit points

Unit of study 2
& credit points

Unit of study 3
& credit points

Unit of study 4
& credit points

Total

Foundation

Year

1

Foundation Unit

INLI1001

Indigenous Literacies in Academic Contexts A

Foundation Unit

MATH1100

Power of Number A

Online Science Table A Major

Or

Online Liberal Studies Elective from Science

1XXX

 

 

6

6

6

 

18

2

Foundation Unit

INLI1002

Indigenous Literacies in Academic Contexts B

Foundation Unit

MATH1200

Power of Number B

OLE units

XXXX

 

 

6

6

6

 

18

Year 1

1

Core Unit

ATHK1001

Analytical Thinking

Science Major or Liberal Studies Elective Unit

1XXX

Arts Unit

1XXX

 

 

6

6

6

 

18

2

Core Unit

WRIT1001

Writing and Rhetoric: Academic Essays

Science Major

1XXX

Arts Unit

1XXX

 

 

6

6

6

 

18

Year 2

1

Liberal Studies Ethics Units

XXXX

Science Major

2XXX

Arts Unit

2XXX

OLE units

XXXX

 

6

6

6

6

24

2

Liberal Studies Elective Unit

XXXX

Science Major

2XXX

Arts Unit

2XXX

Elective Unit

XXXX

 

6

6

6

6

24

Year 3

1

Liberal Studies Elective Unit

XXXX

Science Major

3XXX

Science Major

3XXX

Arts Unit

2XXX

 

6

6

6

6

24

2

Cultural Capstone Unit

4XXX

Science Major

3XXX

Science Major

3XXX

Arts Unit

3XXX

 

6

6

6

6

24

Total credit points:

168

Example pathway: Science stream - Marine Science major



Semester

Unit of study 1
& credit points

Unit of study 2
& credit points

Unit of study 3
& credit points

Unit of study 4
& credit points

Total

Foundation

Year

1

Foundation Unit

INLI1001

Indigenous Literacies in Academic Contexts A

Foundation Unit

MATH1100

Power of Number A

Online Liberal Studies Elective Unit

SCIE1001

Sydney Science 2050: Towards the Future

   

6

6

6

 

18

2

Foundation Unit

INLI1002

Indigenous Literacies in Academic Contexts B

Foundation Unit

MATH1200

Power of Number B

OLE units

OLES1602 The Apocalypse in Science and Culture

   

6

6

6

 

18

Year 1

1

Core Unit

ATHK1001

Analytical Thinking

Science Major

GEOS1003

Introduction to Geology

Arts Unit

ECON1001

Introductory Microeconomics

   

6

6

6

 

18

2

Core Unit

WRIT1001

Writing and Rhetoric: Academic Essays

Science Major

BIOL1007

From Molecules to Ecosystems

Arts Unit

ECON1002

Introductory Macroeconomics

   

6

6

6

 

18

Year 2

1

Liberal Studies Ethics Units

HPSC1000

Bioethics

Science Major

GEOS2115

Oceans, Coasts and Climate Change

Arts Unit

ECOS2001

Intermediate Microeconomics

OLE units

OLET1616 The Science of Health and Wellbeing

AND

OLET1654 Pseudoscientific Thinking

AND

OLET1674 Modern Alchemy: Antibiotic vs Antiviral

 

6

6

6

6

24

2

Liberal Studies Elective Unit

DATA1002

Informatics: Data and Computation

Science Major

BIOL2022

Biology Experimental Design and Analysis

Arts Unit

AREC2005

Concepts in Enviro and Agricultural Economics

Table S Elective

GEOS2116

Earth Surface Processes

 

6

6

6

6

24

Year 3

1

Liberal Studies Elective Units

HPSC1001

What is this Thing Called Science?

Science Major

GEOS3009

Coastal Environments and Processes

Science Major

MARS3888

Marine Science Interdisciplinary Project

Arts Unit

AREC3006

Agricultural Production Economics

 

6

6

6

6

24

2

Cultural Capstone Unit

4XXX

Cultural Capstone

Science Major

AVBS3009

Aquaculture

Science Major

BIOL3013

Marine Biology

Arts Unit

ECOS3013

Environmental Economics

 

6

6

6

6

24

Total credit points:

168