Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
Course code/s: Melbourne (SZAS)
This four-year double degree course is designed to allow students to pursue their areas of interest in both science and arts. Students select subjects from the Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Course advisers are available to assist students in designing programs to meet their individual interests. If the course structure set out below is adhered to and there are no unreasonable timetable clashes, students are free to select any combination of science and arts subjects in which they are interested.
Course structure
This double degree is of four and a half years’ full-time or equivalent part-time duration and requires the completion of 540 credit points overall. Students may complete this double degree in four years as part of an accelerated study program.
First year level
Core subjects (120 credit points)
60 credit points in arts
60 credit points in science
Second year level
Core subjects (180 credit points)
90 credit points in arts
90 credit points in science
Third year level
Core subjects (180 credit points)
90 credit points in arts
90 credit points in science
Elective subjects (60 credit points)
The 60 elective credit points can be chosen from subjects at any year level and in any discipline offered by the University, subject to the following restrictions:
- the maximum number of first year level credit points is 180, and the minimum number of third year level credit points is 180 and
- a minimum of one major in one arts discipline must be taken where a major is 30 credit points in first year, 30 in second year and 60 in third year and
- normally, the maximum load permitted in any one semester is 75 credit points.
Honours
Suitably qualified students may be eligible to undertake an Honours year, which will require an additional full-time year of study. Honours may be undertaken in either arts or science.
Definitions
Arts subjects are those taught by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences for the Bachelor of Arts. Science subjects are those taught within the Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering for any science degree offered by the faculty, including specialist science degrees such as the Bachelor of Psychological Science, Bachelor of Computer Science etc.