Post your subject selection related questions here

[golden]

1. Someone address the question above.

2. Contact Hours: A 2-hour lecture and 1-hour tutorial per week Total Time Commitment: 3 contact
hours/week , 5 additional hours/week. Total of 8 hours per week.

What is this 5 additional hours/week!?!?

3.    Contact Hours: 3-hours per week of lectures and seminars
Total Time Commitment: Estimated total time commitment of 120 hours
?!?!?

3 hours a week of lectures.
3 x 40 = 120.

I really doubt that there are 40 weeks of lectures.

[mickeymouse]

There seems to be many repeats running. Will they allocate you a timetable or will you have to just choose any lecture to go in later on in the year?

how did you find this page with all these times?

[Russ]

Russ,

Will the University Timetable which is now available for viewing through the Student Portal, be the exact same as the one which will be released on the 30th ?

Maybe? Depends if they change anything between now and then.

2. Contact Hours: A 2-hour lecture and 1-hour tutorial per week Total Time Commitment: 3 contact
hours/week , 5 additional hours/week. Total of 8 hours per week.

What is this 5 additional hours/week!?!?

Well you see, you have to, y'know, actually do some study as well?

3.    Contact Hours: 3-hours per week of lectures and seminars
Total Time Commitment: Estimated total time commitment of 120 hours
?!?!?

3 hours a week of lectures.
3 x 40 = 120.

I really doubt that there are 40 weeks of lectures.

No, there are 12 weeks of lectures, but see above

[dc302]

1. Someone address the question above.

2. Contact Hours: A 2-hour lecture and 1-hour tutorial per week Total Time Commitment: 3 contact
hours/week , 5 additional hours/week. Total of 8 hours per week.

What is this 5 additional hours/week!?!?

3.    Contact Hours: 3-hours per week of lectures and seminars
Total Time Commitment: Estimated total time commitment of 120 hours
?!?!?

3 hours a week of lectures.
3 x 40 = 120.

I really doubt that there are 40 weeks of lectures.

1. Lecture times are very likely to be the same, although they will open and close tutorial times based on number of students enrolled.

3. It's not 3 hours of lectures, its one lecture that goes for 2 hours a week, and one tutorial that goes for 1 hour a week. So 12 lectures as Russ said = 24 hours of lectures. 120 commitment just means they want you to spend this much time on the subject, but in reality, who does?

[dc302]

There seems to be many repeats running. Will they allocate you a timetable or will you have to just choose any lecture to go in later on in the year?

how did you find this page with all these times?

There's a link to them on the handbook entry of each subject, near the top.

[golden]

There seems to be many repeats running. Will they allocate you a timetable or will you have to just choose any lecture to go in later on in the year?

how did you find this page with all these times?

Find your subject eg. https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2012/CHEM10006
Click on 'view timetable'.

[Plan-B]

1) For my major, would I be allowed to start it in my second year if I desired? That is, to like do one subject of the four subjects that comprise the major, in my second year?

2) Could I purposely do one subject over the summer break such that I would only have to do three subjects in the following semester?

[mark_alec]

1) If you meet the prerequisites for a subject that counts towards your major (unlikely, as they generally require subjects in both semesters of second year), you could do it.

2) Yes.

[Panicmode]

Ok, I have a problem. I'm currently tossing up between Philosophy : The Big Questions and French 3.

The problem? They're both first semester subjects ._.

I have a decent knowledge base in French already but I'm kinda afraid the course will be outside my capabilities. On the other hand, I really wanna do "The Big Questions". I suppose I could pick up French 3 next year, but I'm worried that than I'll be even worse off as I haven't practiced.

But, the problem with philosophy is that if I chose to do it, I won't have a second semester subject to do (the other philosophy subject doesn't really interest me) However, if I chose French 3, I can logically follow on to French 4 and everything will be fine and dandy.

My question(s) is this:

1. How difficult is the French course? Do you think it's do-able for someone with a decent knowledge base in French and a study score like mine?

2. How good is Philosophy : The Big Questions?

3. How difficult is Philosophy : The Big Questions?

4. Has anyone done both? What did they think?

5. Is it possible to take Philosophy : The Big Questions in second year? Will this ruin French for me?

6. if I was to chose Philosophy : The Big Questions, what should I do for second semester?


Right now in my study plan I've planned French 3 and 4 but after going to that Philo lecture (a girl dragged me along ._.) I'm really intrigued/interested. At the same time I don't wanna give up French. I'm speaking quite fluently now and I don't wanna have to throw it all away...

[liuetenant]

Question!

can you do THREE breadth subjects in semester 1, and only one core?

and then, later on, of course...provided i've done prereqs...and all that jazz...i can do my core subjects in semester 2?

[Peedles]

Question!

can you do THREE breadth subjects in semester 1, and only one core?

and then, later on, of course...provided i've done prereqs...and all that jazz...i can do my core subjects in semester 2?

Yes you can.

[liuetenant]

Also, these subjects that we enrol in...we can pull out of them and pick up new subjects before the census date arrives, yes?

[Peedles]

Also, these subjects that we enrol in...we can pull out of them and pick up new subjects before the census date arrives, yes?

Yep, any later and you'll have to pay for the subject and will receive an automatic fail grade.

[fat_profits]

Hi, I'm having trouble adding 8 science subjects to my plan.
I've added 5 to the science level 1, and 2 to science 1,2,3 but its not giving me an option to add the 8th.
I can't put it under science/breadth because its only for level 2/3.
Can anyone help?

[Peedles]

Hi, I'm having trouble adding 8 science subjects to my plan.
I've added 5 to the science level 1, and 2 to science 1,2,3 but its not giving me an option to add the 8th.
I can't put it under science/breadth because its only for level 2/3.
Can anyone help?

You should be able to add it into BS-SCISUBLV1-3 - Science Level 1-3 as it can hold (12.5 x 3 credit points) of subjects Level 1-3.