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QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Information Technology (Toowoomba campus and Distance education: 906779); Physical Sciences (Distance education: 906125); Biology (Toowoomba campus and Distance education: 906839; Fraser Coast campus: 916831); Computing (Toowoomba campus and Distance education: 906769); Environment and Sustainability (Toowoomba campus: 906261; Distance education: 906265; Fraser Coast campus: 916261); Wine Science (Toowoomba campus and Distance education: 906115); Human Physiology (Toowoomba campus and Distance education: 906829; Fraser Coast campus: 916821); Psychology and Human Physiology (Toowoomba campus: 906321); Mathematics (Toowoomba campus and Distance education: 906819); Mathematics & Statistics (Toowoomba campus: 906351; Distance education: 906355); Psychology (Toowoomba campus: 906331; Distance education: 906335)

CRICOS code (International applicants): 042230E

	On-campus#+°÷†*	Distance education*
Semester intake:	Semester 1 (March) Semester 2 (July) Semester 3 (November)	Semester 1 (March) Semester 2 (July) Semester 3 (November)
Campus:	Fraser Coast, Toowoomba	-
Fees:	Commonwealth supported place Domestic full fee paying place International full fee paying place	Commonwealth supported place Domestic full fee paying place International full fee paying place
Standard duration:	3 years full-time, 6 years part-time, 9 years maximum

Footnotes
#	First year Psychology will be offered by mixed mode with four non-Psychology courses offered on-campus at Fraser Coast, and four Psychology courses in the external mode.
+	Please note: Fraser Coast campus students can only study first year Bachelor of Science (Biology) or Bachelor of Science (Environment and Sustainability) at the Fraser Coast campus. Students undertaking the Bachelor of Science (Biology) will then need to transfer to the Toowoomba campus to complete their studies. Students undertaking the Bachelor of Science (Environment and Sustainability) can relocate to Toowoomba to complete their studies or continue in external mode with the option of taking 2nd and 3rd year electives in on-campus mode at Fraser Coast. This program is only available for the Semester 1 intake at the Fraser Coast campus. Semester 2 intake is only applicable to students studying at the Toowoomba campus.
^	The Physical Sciences major is only offered by distance education.
â€	Not all majors are available to commence in third semester at Toowoomba campus.
*	This Wine Science major is not available fully on-campus or fully by distance education; to complete the program students will need to undertake courses in a mix of external and on-campus modes.

Contact us

Future Australian and New Zealand students	Future International students	Current students
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 269 500 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 5315 Email: study@usq.edu.au	Phone: +61 7 4631 5543 Email: international@usq.edu.au	Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285 Email: usq.support@usq.edu.au

Professional accreditation

The Information Technology major and the Computing major of this program are accredited at professional level by the and, through the Seoul Accord, is recognised in other countries.

The Bachelor of Science (Psychology) major is fully accredited by the as a three-year sequence of study.

Program objectives

On completion of this program graduates will:

• possess more than a basic competence in at least one chosen discipline

• possess skill in drawing upon the growing content of knowledge in these disciplines

• understand the principles underlying these disciplines

• be capable of applying these principles to the solving of problems, particularly practical problems

• be capable of working with people trained in other disciplines towards the solution of common problems

• be motivated to sustain adaptive, independent learning

• be aware of the social, moral and legal responsibilities of professional scientists

• be skilled in the communication of ideas and concepts.

Admission requirements

To qualify for entry to the program, applicants must have an approved qualification at least equivalent to Queensland Certificate of Education and achieved a level of Sound Achievement over four semesters in English or equivalent.

Information Technology and Computing

Recommended study: Mathematics A or Mathematics B or equivalent.

Mathematics and Statistics

Applicants for the majors are also required to have achieved a level of Sound Achievement over four semesters in Queensland Senior (Year 12) Mathematics B or equivalent.

Biology and Human Physiology

Recommended study: Mathematics B, Biological Science, Chemistry or Physics. If students do not have the recommended Mathematics B Level for entry then they will be recommended to undertake as an elective.

Environment and Sustainability

Recommended study: Biological Science, Mathematics B, Chemistry or Physics.

Students who have completed four semesters of Mathematics B in the Queensland Senior School Certificate or equivalent will select two electives in place of two Mathematics courses.

Physical Sciences

Recommended study: Biological Science, Chemistry, Physics or Multi-strand science or equivalent.

Students who have completed four semesters of Mathematics B in the Queensland Senior School Certificate or equivalent will select two electives in place of two Mathematics courses.

Wine Science

Subject Prerequisite: Mathematics A or B or equivalent.

Recommended study: Biological Science, Chemistry, Physics or Multi-strand science or equivalent. If students do not have the recommended Mathematics B Level for entry then they will be recommended to undertake MAT1000 Mathematics Fundamentals as an elective.

Domestic and International Applicants from a non-English speaking background are required to satisfy .

If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a ¾«¶«´«Ã½app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, Applicants may be admitted to an Award Program.

Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of your higher education and you as a student pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .
Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.
Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

Program structure

The Bachelor of Science consists of 24 units comprising core units of Foundation Studies courses with combinations of 12 or 8 unit majors, 4 unit minors and elective courses specified for each major as follows:

• one 12 unit major and one 8 unit major*^

• one 12 unit major, one 4 unit minor study and 4 units of elective courses

• one 12 unit major and 8 units of elective courses, or

• two 8 unit majors*

  and 4 units of elective courses.

• one 8 unit major and 12 units of elective courses negotiated with the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences.

*	The second 8-unit major can be chosen from any approved 8-unit major in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app. Students should ensure that they complete the appropriate courses in their second major in order to graduate with a double major in the Bachelor of Science.
^	The Information Technology and Computing Majors, and the Mathematics and the Mathematics and Statistics majors cannot be combined towards a double major in the program.

At least four courses in the program will be at level 3. Where two majors are chosen which have some compulsory courses in common, the overlap will be made up by taking extra electives defined in those majors.

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 9 years to complete this program.

Core courses

Foundation Studies

Communication Studies	or
Computing Studies	or
Statistics
Enabling Studies	and or or or

In general, Foundation Studies courses will be selected according to major as follows except with the permission of the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences.

	Computing, Information Technology	Human Biology, Human Physiology, Biology, Wine Science^	Mathematics, Mathematics and Statistics	Psychology	Environment and Sustainability	Physical Sciences
Communication Studies		*			or*	* or
Computing Studies						or
Statistics
Enabling Studies					#or ***	**

Footnotes
^	If students do not have the recommended Mathematics B level for entry then they will be required to undertake as an elective.
*	Students can study externally instead of in Semester 3.
#	This course is equivalent to MAT1500.
***	Students that wish to combine the Environment and Sustainability Major with the major in Mathematics and Statistics need to enrol in in semester 1 and in semester 2.
**	It is recommended students who have gained an Exit Level of Very High Achievement (VHA) in Mathematics B in Queensland Grade 12 or its equivalent OR an Exit Level of High Achievement (HA) in Mathematics B AND High Achievement (HA) in Mathematics C in Queensland Grade 12 or its equivalent, enrol in in semester 1 and in semester 2 after gaining approval from the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences.

Major studies

The following majors are available in the Bachelor of Science:

12-unit majors (contain at least three Level 3 courses)

• Mathematics & Statistics

• Information Technology

• Psychology.

8-unit majors (contain at least two Level 3 courses)

• Biology

• Computing

• Human Physiology

• Mathematics

• Environment and Sustainability

• Physical Sciences

• Wine Science.

In this section:

• Human biology major (16-unit major)
• Mathematics and statistics major (12-unit major)
• Information technology major (12-unit major)
• Psychology major study (12-unit major)
• Eight-unit majors
• Biology (8-unit major)
• Computing (8-unit major)
• Environment and Sustainability Major (8-unit major)
• Human Physiology (8-unit major)
• Mathematics (8-unit major)
• Physical Sciences (8-unit major)
• Wine Science (8-unit major)

Human biology major (16-unit major)

Human Biology Major Courses

This major will be discontinued from Semester 1 2013 and is only available to continuing students. This is a 16-unit major. Along with the 3 Foundation Studies courses prescribed above, students must take 16 units of courses:

Courses	Semester(s) Offered	Mode	Year of Offer
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
Choose one of the following two courses
	2, 3	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
Biomedical Science emphasis: choose nine of the following courses
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC,EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
BIO3313	1	ONC	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	1	EXT	All
BIO3323	2	ONC	All
Laboratory Medicine emphasis: choose nine of the following courses
	1	EXT	All
	1	EXT	All
	1	EXT	All
	1	EXT	All
	2	EXT	All
	2	EXT	All
	2	EXT	All
	1	EXT	All
	1	EXT	All
	1	EXT	All
	2	EXT	All
	2	EXT	All
	2	EXT	All
	2	EXT	All

To complete the award, students taking a 16-unit major must undertake 3 Foundation Studies and 5 units of elective courses or one 4 unit minor and 1 elective course. Students are required to complete at least 4 units of level 3 courses from the table above. Student should also consider the prerequisites when planning their program.

• Minor Studies

  Minor studies are a set of courses as defined in the section of the Handbook.

  Electives

  Electives are courses chosen from other Level 1, 2 or 3 courses in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app.

Mathematics and statistics major (12-unit major)

Mathematics and Statistics Major Objectives

Graduates who have completed the major in Mathematics and Statistics will be able to:

• demonstrate an understanding of the fundamentals of mathematical analysis at the undergraduate level

• demonstrate a sound knowledge of important theories and techniques of applied mathematics, statistics and computing

• demonstrate an ability to apply their knowledge to solve practical problems that they are likely to encounter in science, industry, business or government instrumentalities

• continue to develop their abilities through research, discussion and private study

• use computer packages to solve problems in statistics, mathematics and modelling

• satisfy the minimum requirements for graduate membership of relevant professional bodies.

Mathematics and Statistics Major Courses

This is a 12-unit major. Along with the Foundation Studies courses prescribed above, students must take the following 12 units of courses:

Courses	Semester(s) Offered	Mode	Year of Offer
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
MAT3201 Operations Research 2*	1	ONC, EXT	odd years only
	1	ONC, EXT	All
**	2	ONC, EXT	even years only
MAT3104 Mathematical Modelling in Financial Economics*	2	ONC, EXT	odd years only
**	1	ONC, EXT	even years only
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All

Footnotes
*	This course is offered in odd years only .
**	This course is offered in even years only.

To complete the award, students taking a 12-unit major must undertake one of the following:

• one 8 unit second major, excluding the Mathematics major

• 8 units of electives.

Second Major

Second majors can be chosen from any of the eight-unit majors defined below for the Bachelor of Science (except Mathematics) or, with the approval of the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, from other eight-unit majors from other undergraduate programs in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app.

Minor Studies

Minor studies are a set of courses as defined in the section of the Handbook.

Electives

Electives are courses chosen from other Level 1, 2 or 3 courses in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app.

Unsuitable Electives

For various reasons, the following courses will not be approved as electives for students majoring in Mathematics and Statistics in the Bachelor of Science program:

, , MAT1001, , MAT1500, ENG1500, , .

Students will require the approval of the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences if they wish to include and as electives towards the Bachelor of Science program majoring in Mathematics and Statistics.

Information technology major (12-unit major)

Information Technology Major Objectives

Graduates who have completed the major in Information Technology will be able to:

• work as a professional in the Information Technology industry

• demonstrate a sound understanding of several key areas of computing

• have a broad knowledge in computing

• have basic skills in software development and computer systems

• demonstrate sound presentation and communication skills required in the computing industry

• satisfy academic admission requirements for membership of relevant professional bodies.

Information Technology Major Courses

This is a 12-unit major. Along with the Foundation Studies courses prescribed above, students must take the following 12 units of courses:

Courses	Semester(s) Offered	Mode	Year of Offer
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	1, 2, 3	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	1, 2	ONC, EXT	All
Seven of the following, with at least three being Level 3 courses :
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All

To complete the award, students taking a 12-unit major must undertake one of the following:

• one 8 unit second major, excluding the Computing major

• 4 units of elective courses and one 4 unit minor study; or

• 8 units of electives.

Second Major

Second majors can be chosen from any of the eight-unit majors defined below for the Bachelor of Science (except Computing) or, with the approval of the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, from other eight-unit majors from other undergraduate programs in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app.

Minor Studies

Minor studies are a set of courses as defined in the section of the Handbook.

Electives

Electives are courses chosen from other Level 1, 2 or 3 courses in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app.

Unsuitable Electives

For various reasons, the following courses will not be approved as electives for students majoring in Information Technology in the Bachelor of Science program:

, , and .

Psychology major study (12-unit major)

Psychology Major Objectives

Graduates who have completed the major in Psychology will be able to:

• demonstrate a sound understanding of the scope and focus of the major fields in contemporary Psychology

• gain employment in the public and private sectors as behavioural science graduates or as graduates with a broad range of skills

• satisfy the minimum requirements for affiliate membership of relevant professional bodies, most notably the Australian Psychological Society

• conduct research and report the findings to lay persons and the scientific community at large.

Psychology Major Courses

This is a 12-unit major. Along with the Foundation Studies courses prescribed above, students must take the following 12 units of courses:

Courses	Semester(s) Offered	Mode	Year of Offer
	1, 3	ONC, EXT	All
	1, 2	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All

To complete the award, students taking a 12-unit major must undertake one of the following:

• one further 8 unit second major

• 4 units of elective courses and one 4 unit minor study , or

• 8 units of electives.

Second Major

Second majors can be chosen from any of the other eight-unit majors defined for the Bachelor of Science , (Biology, Human Physiology, Computing, Mathematics or Statistics) or, with the approval of the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, from other eight-unit majors from other undergraduate programs in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app.

The double major Psychology and Human Physiology, will provide an appreciation of the connections between psychological and physiological aspects of human health and is highly recommended by the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences.

Other majors in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app which have been taken as a second major with psychology include

• Human Resource Management within the Bachelor of Business

• Management and Leadership within in the Bachelor of Business

• Administration Management within the Bachelor of Business

• Anthropology within the Bachelor of Arts

• History within the Bachelor of Business

• English Literature within the Bachelor of Arts

Students intending to take a second major should begin enrolment in these courses in the first year of full-time enrolment, or the second year of part-time enrolment.

Minor Studies

Minor studies are a set of courses as defined in the section of the Handbook.

Electives

Electives can be selected from the table of psychology electives below or from any courses at Levels 1, 2 and 3 offered by USQ subject to satisfaction of pre-requisite requirements, timetabling constraints, quotas and program requirements.

Psychology Elective Courses

Course	Semester of Offer
	1
	3
	3
	2
	1

Note: The psychology electives offered changes from year to year. For information about what psychology electives are being offered in any particular year students are directed to the course specification site for that particular year. Students are responsible for ensuring that they do not enrol in, or continue to be enrolled in, courses for which they have not satisfied the enrolment requirements (e.g., the necessary pre-requisites).

The recommended enrolment patterns for students with no exemptions, and the enrolment requirements for courses in the major, is given in the table that follows. If students are granted exemptions from specific compulsory courses or from approved elective courses, they may need to modify the recommended enrolment pattern.

Eight-unit majors

Eight-unit major objectives

The eight-unit majors are designed to:

• allow students to receive a broad-based education

• allow students to study at least one discipline area to Third Level

• prepare students for teaching in appropriate areas to Grade 12 level in Secondary Schools, subject to further study

• cater for students who aspire to professional studies that require a general first degree for admission

• form a basis for study at postgraduate diploma level, honours level or higher.

Biology (8-unit major)

Biology Major Courses

Courses	Semester(s) Offered	Mode	Year of Offer
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
Two of the following six courses :
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
Four of the following courses, with at least two being Level 3 courses (provided prerequisites have been met):
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC,EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All

To complete the award, students taking an eight-unit major must undertake either:

• one further 8 unit second major and 5 units of elective courses or

• a further 13 units of elective courses negotiated with the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences.

Second Major

Second majors can be chosen from any of the other eight-unit majors defined for the Bachelor of Science or, with the approval of the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, from other eight-unit majors from other undergraduate programs in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app.

Minor Studies

Minor studies are a set of courses as defined in the section of the Handbook.

Electives

Electives are courses chosen from other Level 1, 2 or 3 courses in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app.

Computing (8-unit major)

Computing Major Courses

Courses	Semester(s) Offered	Mode	Year of Offer
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	1, 2	ONC, EXT	All
	1, 2, 3	ONC, EXT	All
Three of the following courses:
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC,EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All

To complete the award, students taking an eight-unit major must undertake either:

• one further 8 unit second major and 4 units of elective courses or

• a further 12 units of elective courses negotiated with the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences.

Second Major

Second majors can be chosen from any of the other eight-unit majors defined for the Bachelor of Science or, with the approval of the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, from other eight-unit majors from other undergraduate programs in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app.

Minor Studies

Minor studies are a set of courses as defined in the section of the Handbook.

Electives

Electives are courses chosen from other Level 1, 2 or 3 courses in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app.

Unsuitable Electives

For various reasons, the following courses will not be approved as electives for students majoring in Computing in the Bachelor of Science program:

, , and .

Environment and Sustainability Major (8-unit major)

Environment and Sustainability Major Objectives

Graduates who have completed the major in Environment and Sustainability will be able to:

• demonstrate more than a basic competence in climatology, physics, statistics and mathematics, environmental science, ecology and conservation, natural resource management and sustainability

• demonstrate a detailed knowledge of major environmental issues, human impacts and key climate mechanisms and apply this knowledge towards more sustainable environmental and resource management

• have a sound comprehension of the social, political and environmental implications of human impacts and global environmental changes

• apply the principles of sustainability in a wide diversity of professional opportunities

Environment and Sustainability Major Courses

Courses	Semester(s) Offered	Mode	Year of Offer
*	1	ONC, EXT	All
**	1	ONC, EXT	All
*	2	ONC, EXT	All
*	2	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
**	1	ONC, EXT	All
**	2	ONC, EXT	All

Footnotes
*	Available on-campus at Springfield and Toowoomba campuses.
**	Offered external in S1 from 2012

Second Major

Second majors can be chosen from any of the other eight-unit majors defined for the Bachelor of Science or, with the approval of the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, from other eight-unit majors from other undergraduate programs in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app.

There are a number of other courses, minors and majors with a focus on sustainability that students may wish to study.

Minor Studies

Minor studies are a set of courses as defined in the section of the Handbook.

Electives

Electives are courses chosen from other Level 1, 2 or 3 courses in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app. It is recommended that students elect SCI3301 Science Project.

Human Physiology (8-unit major)

Human Physiology Major Courses

Courses	Semester(s) Offered	Mode	Year of Offer
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2 ,3	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC	All

Second Major

Second majors can be chosen from any of the other eight-unit majors defined for the Bachelor of Science or, with the approval of the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, from other eight-unit majors from other undergraduate programs in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app.

Minor Studies

Minor studies are a set of courses as defined in the section of the Handbook.

Electives

Electives are courses chosen from other Level 1, 2 or 3 courses in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app.

Mathematics (8-unit major)

Mathematics Major Courses

Courses	Semester(s) Offered	Mode	Year of Offer
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
*	2	ONC, EXT	even years only
MAT3104 Mathematical Modelling in Financial Economics**	2	ONC, EXT	odd years only
*	1	ONC, EXT	even years only
MAT3201 Operations Research 2**	1	ONC, EXT	odd years only

Footnotes
*	This course is offered in even years only.
**	This course is offered in odd years only.

To complete the award, students taking an eight-unit major must undertake either:

• one further 8 unit second major and 4 units of elective courses or

• a further 12 units of elective courses negotiated with the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences.

Second Major

Second majors can be chosen from any of the other eight-unit majors defined for the Bachelor of Science or, with the approval of the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, from other eight-unit majors from other undergraduate programs in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app.

Minor Studies

Minor studies are a set of courses as defined in the section of the Handbook.

Electives

Electives are courses chosen from other Level 1, 2 or 3 courses in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app.

Unsuitable Electives

Students will require approval from the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences if they wish to include and as electives towards the Bachelor of Science program majoring in Mathematics.

For various reasons, the following courses will not be approved as electives for students majoring in Mathematics in the Bachelor of Science program:

, , MAT1001, MAT1500 , , , ENG1500 .

Physical Sciences (8-unit major)

Physical Sciences Major Courses

Courses	Semester(s) Offered	Mode	Year of Offer
	1	EXT	All
	2	EXT	All
	1	EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	2	EXT	All
	1	EXT	All
PHYS313 Applied Photonics*	2	EXT	All
One of the following courses
PHYS207 Fluid Mechanics*	1	EXT	All
PHYS211 Electronics*	1	EXT	All
SPX202 Biomechanics 1**	2	ONC	All

Footnotes
*	These courses are offered by the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app of New England and made available to USQ students (requiring cross-institutional enrolment into UNE).
**	This course is offered by the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app of the Sunshine Coast and made available to USQ students (requiring cross-institutional enrolment into USC).

Notes:

1. Inclusion of the courses , , and with the above Major courses forms the basis of an Australian Institute of Physics accredited major.

2. Students who do not have four semesters of Mathematics B in the Queensland Senior School Certificate or equivalent will have to study the two Mathematics courses and .

Second Major

Second majors can be chosen from any of the other eight-unit majors defined for the Bachelor of Science or, with the approval of the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, from other eight-unit majors from other undergraduate programs in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app.

Minor Studies

Minor studies are a set of courses as defined in the section of the Handbook.

Electives

Electives are courses chosen from other Level 1, 2 or 3 courses in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app.

Wine Science (8-unit major)

Wine Science Major Courses

This is a 8-unit major. Along with the Foundation Studies courses prescribed above, students must take the following 8 courses. Note: students must complete any pre-requisite courses as noted prior to undertaking courses in this major as detailed below. These pre-requisite courses may be undertaken as part of their second major.

Courses	Semester(s) Offered	Mode	Year of Offer
	1	ONC, EXT	All
WIN2200 Viticultural and Winemaking Practice*	1	EXT	All
WIN2215 Wine Biochemistry & Microbiology*	2	EXT	All
WIN2210 Viticultural Production*	2	EXT	All
WIN2220 Wine Production*	2	EXT	All
WIN3310 Wine Sensory Analysis**	1	EXT	All
	3	ONC	All
	1, 2, 3	ONC	All
To meet prerequisite for this major, 4 units of elective courses need to include the following, which may also be undertaken as part of a second major
	1	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
	2	ONC, EXT	All
AND
	1	ONC, EXT	All
OR
	2	ONC, EXT	All

Footnotes
*	This course will be offered from 2015.
**	This course will be offered from 2016.

To complete the award, students taking an eight-unit major must undertake either:

• one further 8 unit second major and 5 units of elective courses (which must include or , , and ), or

• a further 13 units of elective courses (which must include or , , and ) negotiated with the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences.

Second Major

Second majors can be chosen from any of the other eight-unit majors defined for the Bachelor of Science or, with the approval of the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, from other eight-unit majors from other undergraduate programs in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app.

Minor Studies

Minor studies are a set of courses as defined in the section of the Handbook.

Electives

Electives are courses chosen from other Level 1, 2 or 3 courses in the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app.

IT requirements

Students should visit the USQ to check that their computers are capable of running the appropriate software and versions of Internet web browsers and to check the minimum and recommended standards for software.

Related programs

Requirements for Entry to Graduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching

Students intending to become secondary school teachers are advised that they may need to complete the one-year Graduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching program or an equivalent program after completion of their undergraduate program. For further information, students should refer to the Education section of this Handbook or address enquiries to the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts.

Credit

Exemptions may be granted for courses in the BSCI when a student has already completed equivalent courses. Section 3.5 of the allows for up to 16 of the 24 courses in the BSCI to be treated as exemptions. The time permitted for completion of the BSCI may also be reduced once exemptions are awarded. Students should contact the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences to discuss their proposed enrolment pattern in such circumstances.

For PSY course exemptions – Psychology courses taken at another university or institution will only be considered for psychology exemptions if the courses were part of an APAC (Australian Psychology Accreditation Council) accredited sequence. APAC regulations clearly state that only courses taken within an APAC sequence can be used for exemptions from any PSY courses.

Transferring students - students who transfer into the BSCI from another USQ program, such as the BHMS Bachelor of Human Services (Counselling), will have all relevant courses transferred as per USQ policy. Completed courses will be transferred and treated as non-psychology electives as per to APAC regulations. For example, will be treated as a non-psychology elective as it is not equivalent to and does not form part of an APAC accredited sequence.

In this section:

• Recommended enrolment pattern - Information technology
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Mathematics and statistics
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Psychology
• Recommended enrolment pattern - 8-unit majors - Biology, Computing, Environment and Sustainability, Human Physiology, Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Wine Science
• Recommended Enrolment Pattern - 8 unit major - Environment and Sustainability
• Recommended enrolment pattern - 8 unit major - Human Physiology
• Recommended enrolment pattern - 8 unit major - Mathematics
• Recommended Enrolment Pattern - 8 unit major - Physical Sciences
• Recommended Enrolment Pattern - 8 unit major - Wine Science

Recommended enrolment pattern - Information technology

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, distance education or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Year 1
	1	1, 2	2	1, 2
	1	1	1	1
	1	1	2	1
	1	1	1	1
One elective from the major	1	1, 2	2	2
	1	2	1	2
	1	2	1	2
	1	2	2	2			Pre-requisite: or USQIT16 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDTI or GCSC or GDGS or GCEN or GDET or METC or MCOT or MCTE or MCOP or MPIT or MSBN or MSMS
Year 2
	2	1	3	1			Pre-requisite: or USQIT16 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GDTI or GCSC or GDGS or GCEN or GDET or METC or MCOT or MCTE or MCOP or MPIT or MSBN or MSMS
Three electives from the major*	2	1	3	1
	2	2	4	1, 2
Three electives from the major*	2	2	4	2
Year 3
Eight general electives or courses from the second major	3	1, 2	5–6	1, 2

Footnotes
*	In total at least three courses chosen from the list of electives for the major must be at Level 3.

Recommended enrolment pattern - Mathematics and statistics

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, distance education or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Year 1
	1	1, 2	1	1, 2
Elective	1	1	1	1
	1	1	2	1
	1	1	2	1
	1	2	1	2
	1	2	2	2			Pre-requisite: ( or MAT1502) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MSBI or GCEN or GDET or METC
	1	1, 2	1	S1, S2, S3
	1	1, 2	2	S1, S2, S3
Year 2
	2	1	3	1			Pre-requisite: and or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MPIT or MCOT or MCTE
MAT3201 Operations Research 2*	2	1	4	1
	2	1	3	1			Pre-requisite: and
one of the following two courses :
+	2	1	4	1			Pre-requisite: or MAT2500
Elective	2	1	3	1
Elective	2	2	3	2
	2	2	4	2			Pre-requisite:
Elective	2	2	4	2
one of the following two courses :
+	2	2	4	2			Pre-requisite: or MAT2500
MAT3104 Mathematical Modelling in Financial Economics*	2	2	3	2
Year 3
	3	1	6	1			Pre-requisite: or approval of examiner
Elective	3	1	6	1
Elective	3	1	6	1
one of the following two courses :
+	3	1	5	1			Pre-requisite: or MAT2500
Elective	3	1	6	1
	3	2	5	2			Pre-requisite: or approval of examiner
Elective	3	2	6	2
Elective	3	2	6	2
one of the following two courses :
+	3	2	5	2			Pre-requisite: or MAT2500
MAT3104 Mathematical Modelling in Financial Economics*	3	2	5	2

Footnotes
*	This course is offered in odd-numbered years only.
+	This course is offered in even-numbered years only.

Recommended enrolment pattern - Psychology

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, distance education or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Year 1
	1	1	2	1
	1	1	1	1
	1	1	1	1
Elective	1	1	2	1
	1	2	1	2
	1	2	1	2
*	1	2	3	3
Elective	1	2	2	2
Year 2
	2	1	3	1			Pre-requisite:
	2	1	3	1			Pre-requisite:
	2	1	4	1			Pre-requisite: and . For students enrolled in Program BSSC with a major in BES: and
Elective	2	1	4	1
	2	2	3	2			Pre-requisite:
	2	2	4	2			Pre-requisite: and ( or )
	2	2	4	2			Pre-requisite:
Elective	2	2	3	2
Year 3
	3	1	5	1			Pre-requisite:
	3	1	5	1			Pre-requisite:
Elective	3	1	6	1
Elective	3	1	6	1
	3	2	5	2			Pre-requisite:
	3	2	5	2			Pre-requisite:
Elective	3	2	6	2
Elective	3	2	6	2

Footnotes

*

should be taken in Year 1, Semester 2 (full-time students) and Year 3, Semester 3 (part-time and external students). Students should note the statistical program used in STA2300, PSY2100, and PSY3111 is SPSS. Students need to be able to access or purchase SPSS. At the present time the SPSS base graduate package that is set for the three courses comes with a 12 months licence. It is therefore critical that students who purchase SPSS complete STA2300, PSY2100, and PSY3111 within a 12 month period. This is possible by taking STA2300 in S3.

Recommended enrolment pattern - 8-unit majors - Biology, Computing, Environment and Sustainability, Human Physiology, Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Wine Science

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, distance education or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Students undertaking an eight-unit major as a first major should:

• study the beginning of this section that describes the program structure and requirements for the award of the Bachelor of Science

• select at least one major from the eight-unit majors listed in the previous pages. Select courses from that/those major(s) bearing in mind the requirements for the award

• select elective courses. Students should refer to the courses in the section of the Handbook to help with the selection of elective courses. Students may select their electives as a package as described in the section, or they may select any four courses of interest providing they obtain approval from the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences.

• construct a table similar to the following and insert the courses selected in appropriate year/semester sections

• contact the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences when they arrive at the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app, or before they arrive to verify that their selection is appropriate.

Year	Semester 1	Semester 2
1	or	or
	or	or a course selected from Major study areas and electives
	Two courses selected from Major study areas and electives	Two courses selected from Major study areas and electives
2	plus	Four courses selected from Major study areas and electives
	Three courses selected from Major study areas and electives
3	Four courses selected from Major study areas and electives	Four courses selected from Major study areas and electives

There is sufficient flexibility in the Bachelor of Science requirements to allow individual students to design a program well suited to their needs. Students should contact the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences to discuss their program structure as major combinations are timetable dependent.

Recommended Enrolment Pattern - 8 unit major - Environment and Sustainability

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, distance education or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Year 1
^	1	1	1	1
^	1	1	1	1
Elective (or major 2)^~	1	1	1	1
^*	1	1	1	1
Or
	1	1	1	1
	1	2	1	2, 3
^	1	2	1	2, 3
**	1	2	1	2
Choose one of the following two courses
	1	2	2	2
Elective (Or Major 2)	1	2	2	2
Year 2
	2	1	2	1
Elective (or major 2)	2	1	2	1
Elective (or major 2)	2	1	2	1
Elective (or major 2)	2	1	2	1
	2	2	2	2
	2	2	2	2
Elective (or major 2)	2	2	2	2
Elective (or major 2)	2	2	2	2
Year 3
	3	1	3	1
Elective (or major 2)	3	1	3	1
Elective (or major 2)	3	1	3	1
Elective (or major 2)	3	1	3	1
	3	2	3	2
	3	2	3	2
Elective (or major 2)	3	2	3	2
Elective (or major 2)	3	2	3	2

Footnotes
^	Available at Fraser Coast
~	Recommended electives available on-campus at Fraser Coast: , , , or any other Fraser Coast on-campus or external courses as approved by the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences.
*	Students may choose in lieu of
**	Students who wish to combine the Environment and Sustainability Major with the majors in Mathematics and Statistics need to enrol in in semester 1 instead of an elective and replace with semester 2.

Recommended enrolment pattern - 8 unit major - Human Physiology

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, distance education or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Residential school	Enrolment requirements
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Year 1
^	1	1	1	1			C
	1	1	1	1
	1	1,2	1	1,2,3
Elective (or major 2)	1	1	1	1
^	1	2	1	2,3			C
	1	2	1	2			C
	1	2	1	2, 3
Elective (or major 2)	1	2	1	2
Year 2
	2	1	2	1				Pre-requisite:
Elective (or major 2)	2	1	2	1
Elective (or major 2)	2	1	2	1
Elective (or major 2)	2	1	2	1
	2	2	2	2				Pre-requisite:
Elective (or major 2)	2	2	2	2
Elective (or major 2)	2	2	2	2
Elective (or major 2)	2	2	2	2
Year 3
	3	1	3	1				Pre-requisite:
Elective (or major 2)	3	1	3	1
Elective (or major 2)	3	1	3	1
Elective (or major 2)	3	1	3	1
	3	2	3	2				Pre-requisite:
	3	2						Pre-requisite: BIO2203 or
Elective (or major 2)	3	2	3	2
Elective (or major 2)	3	2	3	2

Footnotes
^	Available at Fraser Coast

Recommended enrolment pattern - 8 unit major - Mathematics

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, distance education or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Enrolment requirements
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Year 1
	1	1,2	1	1,2,3
Elective	1	1	1	1
	1	1	1	1
	1	1	1	1
	1	2	1	2
	1	2	1	2			Pre-requisite: ( or MAT1502) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MSBI or GCEN or GDET or METC
	1	1,2	1	1,2,3
	1	1,2	1	1,2,3
Year 2
	2	1	2	1			Pre-requisite: and or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MPIT or MCOT or MCTE
Elective	2	1	2	1
Elective	2	1	2	1
one of the following two courses :
+	2	1	2	1			Pre-requisite: or MAT2500
MAT3201 Operations Research 2*	2	1	2	1
Elective	2	2	2	2
Elective	2	2	2	2
Elective	2	2	2	2
one of the following two courses :
+	2	2	2	2			Pre-requisite: or MAT2500
MAT3104 Mathematical Modelling in Financial Economics*	2	2	2	2
Year 3
Elective	3	1	3	1
Elective	3	1	3	1
Elective	3	1	3	1
one of the following two courses :
+	3	1	3	1			Pre-requisite: or MAT2500
MAT3201 Operations Research 2*	3	1	3	1
Elective	3	2	3	2
Elective	3	2	3	2
Elective	3	2	3	2
one of the following two courses :
+	3	2	3	2			Pre-requisite: or MAT2500
MAT3104 Mathematical Modelling in Financial Economics*	3	2	3	2

Footnotes
+	This course is offered in even-numbered years only.
*	This course is offered in odd-numbered years only.

Recommended Enrolment Pattern - 8 unit major - Physical Sciences

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, distance education or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Residential school	Enrolment requirements
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Year 1
			1	1
*^	1	1	1	1
	1	1, 2	1	1, 2
Course selected from 2nd major area or minor or electives	1	1	1	1
			1	2
*^	1	2	1	2				Pre-requisite: ( or MAT1502) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MSBI or GCEN or GDET or METC
Choose one of the following two courses:
	1	1, 2	1	1, 2
	1	1, 2	1	1, 2
Course selected from 2nd major area or minor or electives	1	2	1	2
Year 2
			2	1
Choose one of the following two courses:
PHYS211 Electronics#			2	1
PHYS207 Fluid Mechanics#			2	1
	2	1, 2	2	1, 2
*	2	1	2	1				Pre-requisite: and or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MPIT or MCOT or MCTE
			2	2
			2	2
Two courses selected from 2nd major area or minor or electives	2	2	2	2
Year 3
			3	1			C
Three courses selected from 2nd major area or minor or electives	3	1	3	1
PHYS313 Applied Photonics#			3	2			C
Choose one of the following two courses:
*			3	1, 2
Elective			3	1, 2
Two courses selected from 2nd major area or minor or electives	3	2	3	2

Footnotes
*	Inclusion of the courses , , and with the above Major courses forms the basis of an Australian Institute of Physics accredited major. Students who are studying the Physical Sciences major without the AIP accreditation can replace MAT2409, MAT2100 and SCI3301 with another course.
^	Students who do not have four semesters of Mathematics B in the Queensland Senior School Certificate or equivalent will have to study the two Mathematics courses and here, studying and in second year shifting to S2 of year 2.
#	These courses are offered by the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app of New England requiring cross institution enrolment by students and form part of the USQ program by collaborative agreement.

Recommended Enrolment Pattern - 8 unit major - Wine Science

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, distance education or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Course	Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied						Residential school	Enrolment requirements
	On-campus (ONC)		Distance education (EXT)		Online (ONL)
	Year	Sem	Year	Sem	Year	Sem
Year 1
	1	1	1	1
	1	1	1	1
	1	1	1	1
*	1	1	1	1
	1	2	1	2				Pre-requisite:
#	1	2	1	2, 3
#	1	2	1	2, 3
	1	2	1	2				Pre-requisite:
Year 2
WIN2200 Viticultural and Winemaking Practice**			2	1			C
WIN2210 Viticultural Production**			2	1
Elective (Or Major 2)	2	1	2	1
Elective (Or Major 2)	2	1	2	1
WIN2215 Wine Biochemistry & Microbiology**			2	2
WIN2220 Wine Production**			2	1
Elective (Or Major 2)	2	2	2	2
Elective (Or Major 2)	2	2	2	2
Year 3
WIN3310 Wine Sensory Analysis+			3	1			C
	3	1, 2, 3						Pre-requisite: Completion of 2nd year (or 2 years full time study in a relevant area)
Elective (Or Major 2)	3	1	3	1
Elective (Or Major 2)	3	1	3	1
Elective (Or Major 2)	3	2	3	2
Elective (Or Major 2)	3	2	3	2
Elective (Or Major 2)	3	2	3	2
	3	3					C	Pre-requisite: and

Footnotes
*	Alternatively students could study an elective or second major course, and complete BIO1100 Biology Concepts in Semester 2
#	If candidates elect to take rather than , either one of these courses may be taken in year 1, Semester 3. If candidates have not completed Mathematics B (or equivalent) at secondary school, they will need to enrol in and take either one of these courses in Semester 3.
**	This course will be offered from 2015.
+	This course will be offered from 2016.