UoM subject choice thread 2015

[Stick]

Thanks to all those who messaged me questions about the subjects I took this semester. Since it proved to be useful, I thought it'd be worth updating you on my plans for semester 2:

Semester 2
- BIOM20002 Human Structure and Function
- MIIM20002 Microbes, Infections and Responses
- UNIB30004 Sex, Science and the Community
- GENE20002 Genes and Genomes

I hope your semester has been good and wishing you the best of luck for the next one!

[fireyeah]

I was an exchange student, so I had two semesters to do some interesting subjects that are not available in my home uni. My four subjects last semester were BIOL10005 - Genetics & The Evolution of Life, PHRM20001 - Pharmacology: How Drugs Work, EVSC30005 - Fire in the Australian Landscape and CEDB30004 - Stem Cells in Development & Regeneration.

Semester 1
NEUR30003 - Principles of Neuroscience
PHRM30008 - Drugs: From Discovery to Market
PSYC30018 - Neuroscience and the Mind
ZOOL30004 - Evolution and the Human Condition

[oj101]

Doing BA atm, looking to transfer to Commerce at the end of the year.

I'd definitely like to do an Economics major regardless, and a second major in either finance or marketing. I've done Micro and Finance 1 in Semester 1. Definitley doing Macroeconomics, but should I do quantitative methods 1 for breadth or principles of marketing? I would prefer to do marketing but I was orignally going to do QM1 because it's more relevant to economics.

If I were to transfer to BCom, would I have to have done QM1, or can my other subjects be credited? Is it a prereq for entry into year 2 commerce (Micro,Macro and QM are compulsory) or is it just compulsory for first year BCom students? Because its not a prerequisite for any specific subject apart from year 2 QM2. Would I be allowed entry into BCom if I haven't done QM1? And how can I do marketing if I have to do QM1 over Principles of Marketing?

[sjayne]

Semester 1:
BIOL10004 Biology of Cells and Organisms
CHEM10007 Fundamentals of Chemistry
PSYC10003 Mind, Brain & Behaviour 1
CWRI10001 Creative Writing: Ideas and Practice

Semester 2:
BIOL10005 Genetics & The Evolution of Life
CHEM10003 Chemistry 1 (may change to PHYC10008 or BIOL10001)
PSYC10004 Mind, Brain and Behaviour 2
LING10001 The Secret Life of Language

Done. I'm locking these in.

[heart]

Semester 2
BCMB30001   Protein Structure and Function
BCMB30010   Advanced Techniques in Molecular Science
BIOM30001   Frontiers in Biomedicine
PHRM30009   Drugs in Biomedical Experiments
MAST10009     Accelerated Mathematics 2  (if allowed through maths diploma)

[mahler004]

Semester 2
BCMB30001   Protein Structure and Function
BCMB30010   Advanced Techniques in Molecular Science
BIOM30001   Frontiers in Biomedicine
PHRM30009   Drugs in Biomedical Experiments
MAST10009     Accelerated Mathematics 2  (if allowed through maths diploma)

Overloading with Advanced Techniques? Enjoy.

[vox nihili]

Semester 2
BCMB30001   Protein Structure and Function
BCMB30010   Advanced Techniques in Molecular Science
BIOM30001   Frontiers in Biomedicine
PHRM30009   Drugs in Biomedical Experiments
MAST10009     Accelerated Mathematics 2  (if allowed through maths diploma)

I'm doing the bold ones and that's it for me!


You're brave, heart.

[Leronziia]

I'll be doing:

- Virology
- Med and Applied Immuno
- Frontiers in Biomed

Looking forward to a lighter load after experiencing the perils of overloading in 3rd year.

[LeviLamp]

I have my most relaxed semester ever - a nice change after the absolute nightmare that was this semester (even after compulsively unenrolling from my fifth subject after having a panic attack in the MST) and the ZOOL30006 final "exam".

I'm taking:

MUSI30143 - Shakuhachi Ensemble 1 (bamboo flutes!)
CEDB30003 - Developmental Biology
BIOL30001 - Reproductive Physiology (I've heard this one is difficult and requires a lot of work, but I'll certainly have the time)

Excited to get this disappointment of a major done and dusted and get onto botany (that's right, people who like plants exist).

[notveryasian]

Semester 2
BCMB30001   Protein Structure and Function
BCMB30010   Advanced Techniques in Molecular Science
BIOM30001   Frontiers in Biomedicine
PHRM30009   Drugs in Biomedical Experiments
MAST10009     Accelerated Mathematics 2  (if allowed through maths diploma)

Overloading with Advanced Techniques? Enjoy.

Jesus Christ. Accel Maths 2 is no slouch of a subject either. I sincerely hope you know what you're getting into.

[Amity]

Doing BA atm, looking to transfer to Commerce at the end of the year.

I'd definitely like to do an Economics major regardless, and a second major in either finance or marketing. I've done Micro and Finance 1 in Semester 1. Definitley doing Macroeconomics, but should I do quantitative methods 1 for breadth or principles of marketing? I would prefer to do marketing but I was orignally going to do QM1 because it's more relevant to economics.

If I were to transfer to BCom, would I have to have done QM1, or can my other subjects be credited? Is it a prereq for entry into year 2 commerce (Micro,Macro and QM are compulsory) or is it just compulsory for first year BCom students? Because its not a prerequisite for any specific subject apart from year 2 QM2. Would I be allowed entry into BCom if I haven't done QM1? And how can I do marketing if I have to do QM1 over Principles of Marketing?

As far as I'm aware, it's not needed for the majority of subjects so you probably don't have to do it in first year. Keep in mind though, if you are going to do an economics major, then I'm pretty sure you have to complete a third year econometrics subject as well, which means you will need three semesters to spread out QM1/QM2/Basic Econometrics or QM1/Intro Econometrics/Econometrics. I can't seem to find any info confirming whether or not you need a 3rd year metrics subject which is a bit strange, but they seem to be included in the sample course plans nonetheless. Maybe check that out with the student centre 


Must be nice for all of you getting to choose your subjects! Mine are all compulsory. Then again, I think it would be too painful to decide so this is probably best for me haha, I have
ACTL30003 Contingencies (double subject)
ACTL30004 Actuarial Statistics
ACTL30005 Models for Insurance and Finance

Going to be fun as! 

[cameronp]

MUSI30143 - Shakuhachi Ensemble 1 (bamboo flutes!)
CEDB30003 - Developmental Biology
BIOL30001 - Reproductive Physiology (I've heard this one is difficult and requires a lot of work, but I'll certainly have the time)

Excited to get this disappointment of a major done and dusted and get onto botany (that's right, people who like plants exist).

Three subjects per semester! Underloading for the win . I'm looking forward to only doing two coursework subjects next semester, should be nice and cruisy ... no wait I have a thesis to write :/

[LeviLamp]

Three subjects per semester! Underloading for the win . I'm looking forward to only doing two coursework subjects next semester, should be nice and cruisy ... no wait I have a thesis to write :/

Haha it'll make a nice change from two and a half semesters of overloading for me

Good luck with your thesis - I can't even imagine how awfully pedantic a maths thesis must be

[Starlight]

I have my most relaxed semester ever - a nice change after the absolute nightmare that was this semester (even after compulsively unenrolling from my fifth subject after having a panic attack in the MST) and the ZOOL30006 final "exam".

I'm taking:

MUSI30143 - Shakuhachi Ensemble 1 (bamboo flutes!)
CEDB30003 - Developmental Biology
BIOL30001 - Reproductive Physiology (I've heard this one is difficult and requires a lot of work, but I'll certainly have the time)

Excited to get this disappointment of a major done and dusted and get onto botany (that's right, people who like plants exist).

^ End of semester exam was good for repro. MST was reasonably fair. The literature review and feedback quizzes are a bitch.

[cameronp]

Haha it'll make a nice change from two and a half semesters of overloading for me

Good luck with your thesis - I can't even imagine how awfully pedantic a maths thesis must be

Cheers man. It's not so bad, I'm doing applied stats - estimating platypus populations around the greater Melbourne area - and working with an ecologist, so at least I feel like there's a point to what I'm doing.