Bachelor of Science - 1st Year, 'Advanced chemistry for biosciences'

[elbsmith]

I am just enrolling in my first year Science subjects. I just had a question about the subject "CHEM10009" - Advanced chemistry for biosciences. It is only available first semester and I think its a newish science subject. I am a bit confused about why I should choose this subject...do I just do it for the first semester, then am I meant to do Chemistry 2 in the second semester? 
Because some second year subjects have Chemistry 2 as a prerequisite, so am I right in saying you have to do both the advanced chem (1st semester) then the chemistry 2 (second semester)?
Or is it enough to just do the advanced chem and that fulfils the prerequisites for some 2nd year subjects?
ANd is there much of a content difference between Chem 1 and the advanced chemistry subject?

Sorry for all the questions, I just have no clue...

[mahler004]

It looks like it's a brand new subject for this year, so your best bet is to contact the chemistry department. It looks like it will fulfil the prereqs for second year biology subjects that require chemistry, but not the second year chemistry subjects.

[Stick]

It looks like a Science equivalent to the Biomedicine-specifc CHEM10006 Chemistry for Biomedicine. The handbook seems to suggest it should be taken on its own because CHEM10003 Chemistry 1 is a non-allowed subject and furthermore CHEM10009 does not appear to satisfy the prerequisites for CHEM10004 Chemistry 2 - definitely follow this one up with the department. As mahler004 said, it seems to satisfy prerequisites for further study in biochemistry (and other biology disciplines requiring a working knowledge of chemistry) but not chemistry in second year.

Ultimately, whether or not you take this subject depends on your intentions. If you're genuinely interested in studying chemistry beyond first year it won't be a good idea to take this one. If you're more interested in supplementing your biology knowledge it might be suitable, although if you intend to sit the GAMSAT I reckon CHEM10003 and CHEM10004 would be the better choice.

In all honesty, I'm not sure why they've decided to create this subject because us Biomedicine students will tell you that Science students have the upper hand with CHEM10003 and CHEM10004. Perhaps they've done it to allow Science students to more closely mimic the structure of first year Biomedicine if they really want to.

[elbsmith]

thanks for that! I have emailed the chem department to see what they think...but I think I will just stick to the CHEM10003 and CHEM10004 as it still leaves all my options open anyway.