Bachelor of Science
Course code/s: Albury-Wodonga (STBSW)
Students enrolled at the Albury-Wodonga campus can complete the first year of selected majors on that campus and then choose to transfer to the Melbourne campus for years 2 and 3 to complete their degree , or remain at Albury-Wodonga to major in Freshwater Ecology or Psychology.
Enquiries: (02) 6024 9885 – Department of Environmental Management and Ecology
Fax: (02) 6024 9888
Email: deme.aw@latrobe.edu.au
The Bachelor of Science is a general degree program that provides students with flexibility to combine studies in their chosen areas of science (subject to satisfying the relevant prerequisites) or to follow one of the specialist streams offered. Areas of study available in the faculty are:
- agricultural science
- biochemistry
- botany
- chemistry
- freshwater ecology
- genetics
- microbiology
- psychology1
- statistics
- zoology.
Please note that not all of the above areas of study are available on the Albury-Wodonga campus.
Key: 1 For a major in psychology please seek additional advice from the School of Psychological Science about professional qualifications in psychology.
After a broad first year of study, students may take major studies in any of these areas through to third year. Students who qualify for entry are eligible to proceed to an Honours year in their relevant area of science.
Course structure
To qualify for the Bachelor of Science, students must complete subjects to the value of 360 credit points, normally 120 credit points at each of first, second and third year levels. Up to a total of 120 credit points may be taken outside the faculty. Specific requirements for each year level are given below.
First year
Students choose subjects to the value of 90 credit points from science subjects with the remaining 30 credit points selected from first year subjects offered by the Faculty of Science, Technology, and Engineering, or by other faculties of the university. Students must choose subjects at first year level that will lead to the completion of a major area of study in science (60 credit points) at third year level.
Students must include the following Quantitative Skills subjects listed below in the first year of their degree as part of the 90 credit points from science.
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Critical Thinking with Statistics | STA1CTS | 15 |
Programs of study
Programs of study available at Albury Wodonga:
- Freshwater ecology * Only available to the Albury Wodonga campus. See handbook entry for Bachelor of Bioscience (course code: Albury-Wodonga SBBIOW) for more details.
- Psychology. See Handbook entry for Bachelor of Science major in Psychology for more details.