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Overview

The Advanced Science (Honours)/Social Research and Policy dual degree program enables students to complete a major in Advanced Science, in addition to a program of study in Social Research and Policy offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The duration of this dual degree is normally five and … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Double Degree Structure
264 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 264 UOC.

Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) (144 UOC)
1. An approved Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) major; and
2. SCIF1131;
3. 48 units of credit Honours Year; and
4. Science elective courses

Bachelor of Social Research & Policy (120 UOC)
1. Social Research and Policy core (54 UOC);
2. Prescribed Social Research and Policy elective (6 UOC);
3. An approved major stream from the Bachelor of Social Research and Policy (60 UOC)

  • 3938 - Advanced Science (Honours) / Social Research and Policy
  • 3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)
  • 3420 - Social Research and Policy

Major specialisations
3420 - Social Research and Policy

Students complete 60 UOC from any of the Internal or *External streams below. Students must declare their major at the time of enrolment into Level 2.

Note on external streams
*Human Resource Management, *International Business, and *Marketing: Students who choose any of these streams are required to complete 12 UOC of Prescribed Arts and Social Sciences Electives.

Core Courses
3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)

Students must take 6 UOC of the following courses

Note: Students in the Vision Science major should take VISN1101 Seeing the World Perspectives from Vision Science instead. Students in Engineering Dual Programs should take ENGG1000 Introduction to Engineering Design and Innovation.

Level 1 Core Courses
3420 - Social Research and Policy

Students must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

Level 2 Core Courses
3420 - Social Research and Policy

Level 2 Maturity Requirements
3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)

Students must have completed 30 UOC before taking any of the following courses.

Level 3 Maturity Requirements
3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)

Students must have completed 72 UOC before taking any of the following courses.

Maximum Level 1 UOC
3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)

A maximum of 72 UOC of Level 1 courses can be taken, including any General Education or mainstream Level 1 course taken to fulfil either the General Education or the Free Elective requirement.

Minimum Level 1 Science UOC
3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)

Students must complete a minimum of 24 UOC of the following courses.

Minimum Science UOC
3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)

Students must take 'science' courses so that the major plus SCIF1131, plus Honours year plus 'science' courses total 144 units of credit.

Minimum Level 3 Science UOC
3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)

Students must complete a minimum of 30 UOC of the following courses.

Maturity Requirements
3420 - Social Research and Policy

You must complete at least 24 UOC before enrolling in Level 2 courses.You must complete at least 24 UOC in your major stream before enrolling in Level 3 courses.

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