Science - Subject selection

[k.sangakkara]

Hi guys,

Anyone have a list of the core subjects for the Melbourne Science Course? I tried reading the handbook, but I'm just totally confused. So it'd be great if someone could paste a list of the necessary subjects here thanks.

[mark_alec]

Does looking at http://www.bsc.unimelb.edu.au/majors make it clearer?

[mc1316]

There are no core subjects per say, however the following requirement need to be met:
- 62.5 to 125 points of science subjects are level 1
- no more than 37.5 subjects are level 1 in one direction (ie. in maths)
- 62.5 to 112.5 points of science subjects at level 2
- 75 to 125 points of science subjects at level 3
- 225 - 250 points total of science subjects
- note that you must do a major (and all its prerequisite subjects)
+ a total of 50 to 75 points of breadth (non-science subjects) must be completed, that includes
- 0 to 37.5 points at level 1
- 0 to 75 points at level 2
- and 0 to 75 points at level three
**12.5 points per subject**
300 points are required for the completion of the course

Hope it helps

[jadams]

So could I wait till second year to study breadth subjects? Also, I've already completed a UMEP subject in VCE this year, so technically that would be 2 breadth subjects out of the way. Is it easy to get credited for these units?

[mc1316]

You can absolutely wait till second year to do breadth, thats what I have done. the UMEP subjects will count towards breadth or science credits depending on what the subjects were.

[jadams]

Ah, perfect. They weren't science subjects, so at least I'll only have to do 2 breadth subjects during my course.

[Starlight]

Hi guys,

Anyone have a list of the core subjects for the Melbourne Science Course? I tried reading the handbook, but I'm just totally confused. So it'd be great if someone could paste a list of the necessary subjects here thanks.

mark_alec is right, it depends on what you want to major in. For example, under the 'life sciences' section of http://www.bsc.unimelb.edu.au/majors, the first year prereqs are generally biology of cells and organisms, genetics and the evolution of life, chemistry 1/ fundamentals of chemistry (the latter if you haven't studied vce chem), chemistry 2.