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CU18 - Bachelor of Science (Specialisation)
Specialisation 1: Aquatic resource management
Foundation courses
Level 2 courses
Level 3 courses:
A minimum of 24 units of credit must be selected from the Level 3 courses listed.
| Course Code | Course Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | ||
| EVST13014 | Aquatic Systems | |
| ZOOL12009 | Invertebrate Zoology | |
| Co-plan Elective | ||
| Co-plan Elective | ||
| Term 2 | ||
| BIOL12050 | Industrial Placement | |
| MARN13007 | Coastal Marine Resources | |
| ZOOL13014 | Aquatic Physiology | |
| Co-plan Elective | ||
Recommended electives
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| BIOL12105 | Biological Experimentation |
| BIOL13031 | Ecology A |
Notes:
- Students intending to do honours must do Biological Experimentation.
- Students with an interest in environmental issues should select an environmental sciences co-plan.
- Students with business management interests should select electives from the Faculty of Business and Informatics.
Specialisation 2: Biological sciences
Foundation courses
Level 2 courses
Level 3 courses:
A minimum of 24 units of credit must be selected from the Level 3 courses listed.
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| Term 1 | |
| BOTN13002 | Plants and the Environment |
| ZOOL13012 | Mammalian Physiology |
| ZOOL19004 | Insect Biology |
| BIOL12106 | Molecular Biology & Cell Culture |
| Term 2 | |
| BIOL13031 | Ecology A |
| MBIO13007 | Microbial Ecology |
| ZOOL13003 | Comparative Physiology |
* plus 1 co-plan elective in Term 1 and Term 2.
Recommended electives
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| BIOH12010 | Pathophysiology |
| BIOL12050 | Industrial Placement |
| MBIO19004 | Humans, Microbes and Disease |
| NUTR19001 | Nutrition |
| BIOT13001 | Genome Biotechnology |
Note: you can maximise the number of biology courses you study by choosing an aquatic resource management or marine ecology co-paln. Synopses of each course on the web at www.ahs.cqu.edu.au/biology
Specialisation 3: Biotechnology
Foundation courses
Level 2 courses
Level 3 courses
Specialisation 4: Industrial chemistry
Foundation courses
MATH11160 may be replaced by MATH11163 Mathematics 1A.
COIS11015 Intoductory Computing Applications should be replaced with COIT11133 Programming A if the Information Technology co-plan is selected.
Advanced courses
Students select appropriate co-plan course plus electives to make up 24 units of credit in each term each year.
Specialisation 5: Marine ecology
Foundation courses
Advanced courses
Students must select appropriate co-plan courses plus electives to make up 24 units of credit each term each year.
Recommended electives
Co-plans
Co-plan 1: Aquatic resource management
Level 1
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| BIOL11007 | Principles of Animal and Plant Culture |
| BIOL11008 | Introduction to Field Biology |
Advanced Level
24 units of credit selected from the following:
Co-plan 2: Biological sciences
Level 1
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| BOTN11004 | Foundation Plant Biology |
| ZOOL11005 | Foundation Animal Biology |
Advanced Level
24 units of credit selected from the following:
Co-plan 3: Biotechnology
Level 1
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| BIOL12107 | Genomes, Genetics & Evolution |
| BMED11001 | Introduction to Biomedical Science |
Advanced Level
24 units of credit selected from the following:
Co-plan 4: Chemical sciences
Level 1
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| CHEM11007 | Introductory Concepts of Chemical Sciences |
| CHEM11008 | Essential Principles of Chemical Sciences |
Advanced Level
24 units of credit selected from the following:
Co-plan 5: Marine ecology
Level 1
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| BOTN11004 | Foundation Plant Biology |
| ZOOL11005 | Foundation Animal Biology |
Advanced courses
24 units of credit selected from:
Co-plan 6: Psychology
Level 1
| Course Code | Course Name | |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC11008 | Biological Foundations of Psychology | |
| PSYC11009 | Social Foundations of Psychology | |
Advanced
24 units of credit selected from the following:
Co-plan 7: Geography
Level 1
| Course Code | Course Name | |
|---|---|---|
| GEOG11023 | Physical Geography of Australia | |
| GEOG11024 | Conservation in Australia | |
Advanced
24 units of credit from the following:
Co-plan 8: Environmental science
Level 1
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| ENVR11011 | Environmental Science A |
| ENVR11012 | Environmental Science B |
Advanced
24 units of credit selected from the following:
Co-plan 9: Biomedical science
Level 1
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| BMED11001 | Introduction to Biomedical Science |
| HMSC11005 | Human Anatomy |
Advanced
24 units of credit selected from the following:
Co-plan 10: Occupational health and safety
Level 1
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| OCHS12001 | Introductory Occupational Health and Safety |
| OCHS12005 | Risk Management and Safety Technology CQ26 |
Advanced
The following 24 units of credit:
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| OCHS13008 | Human Factors CQ26 |
| OCHS13010 | Applied Worksite Analysis |
| OCHS13011 | Occupational Rehabilitation and Compensation |
| OCHS13016 | Occupational Health, Hygiene and Toxicology |
The occupational health and safety co-plan will provide the following certification:
- Workplace Health and Safety Officer in all industries as accredited with the Department of Employment Training and Industrial Relations (Qld).
Co-plan 11: Mathematical modelling
Level 1
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| MATH11164 | Mathematics IB |
| STAT11048 | Essential Statistics |
Advanced
24 units of credit selected from the following:
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| MATH12170 | Computational Mathematics |
| MATH12171 | Differential Equations |
| MATH12172 | Multivariable Calculus |
| MATH12173 | Linear Algebra |
Co-plan 12: Statistical modelling
Level 1
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| MATH11164 | Mathematics IB |
| STAT11048 | Essential Statistics |
Advanced
24 units of credit selected from the following:
| Course Code | Course Name | |
|---|---|---|
| COIT12120 | System Simulation | |
| STAT12032 | Data Analysis | |
| STAT12049 | Total Quality Management & Statistical Process Control (TQM & SPC) | |
| STAT13033 | Mathematical Statistics | |
Co-plan 13: Information technology
Level 1
| Course Code | Course Name |
|---|---|
| COIT11133 | Programming Fundamentals |
| COIT11134 | Procedural Programming |
Advanced
24 units of credit selected from the following: