mid year entry into science at monash

[alondouek]

Unfortunately students in the BSc are not able to to BMS1031 - this is only available to biomed students!

However, you can do PHS1031 which is very similar (i.e. you'll share most of the lectures and the course content, but PHS1031 do a bit more physics while BMS1031 has a bit of physiology mixed in).

[keltingmeith]

Really? I swear I had a science friend who said she did BMS1031... Maybe it was PHS1031, hahah. Thanks for clarifying alondouek.

[BigAl]

I've only had a quick read through the topic, but here's my suggestion:

DO NOT TAKE PHS1080 UNLESS YOU THINK YOU MIGHT MAJOR IN PHYSICS.

You said you want to go into dev bio or physiology, so I doubt you'd want to major in physics. PHS1080 is poorly coordinated - I hate it, hated most of the time I spent in it, am not continuing on to PHS1022, and neither are any of the people I have spoken to in the unit (even though they originally planned to). If you want to go into dev bio or physiology and also want to do a physics unit, might I suggest the biophysics unit instead - BMS1031? It's probably a lot more relevant, and can't be half as bad as PHS1080.

Also, if you're worried about fitting in and meeting people, there's always host scheme. They have a mid-year camp (for those with money, hahah) to help you mix and mingle with other new students. There'll be a few people there who have been there since the start, but there should be a few other mid-year entries.

Also, general note for subjects - if there's a 1 on the end of the subject code, the subject is offered in first semester. If there's a 2 on the end, it's offered in second semester.

Were you initially planning to do physics minor or major? Just because one unit is poorly coordinated, doesn't mean the other units will be the same. Yes, physics requires a lot of effort but I don't recommend quitting at the start...if you were originally intended to continue on physics, just give it a try..it's the second year where you decide a major in physics(most people don't continue third year physics though due to 5-6 hours of labs)

[keltingmeith]

Nah, I was originally just going to do that and 1022 for a nice basis. Honestly, though, I felt I got nothing out of 1080, which is why I'm not continuing.