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Overview

This program is not available to international or Defence sponsored students. The School of Engineering and Information Technology (SEIT) and the School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences (PEMS) offer a dual degree program which qualifies students for two degrees after the equivalent of five years of successful full-time study … For more content click the Read More button below.

Learning Outcomes

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understand the content of their discipline and its interdisciplinary context. Students should be able to adequately determine the scope of their scientific discipline, its key insights, and what it adds to an understanding of the world. Students should be able to apply disciplinary knowledge and skills to solve problems.
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engage in scientific practice with technical competence and adequate discipline-specific knowledge. Students should have the ability to construct new concepts and create new understanding through the process of inquiry, critical analysis, problem-solving, and scientific research.
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demonstrate professional motivation and a capacity for creativity and long-term intellectual development. Students should have the ability to take responsibility for their own learning, motivated by curiosity and an appreciation of the value of knowledge.
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communicate effectively and appropriately in a professional context (intra and inter disciplinary), or in a broader social context. Students should be able to speak competently about scientific issues in their discipline, and explain these issues to specialists and lay-people.
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contribute positively to collaborative scientific research. Students should demonstrate a capacity for self-management, teamwork and leadership. Students should be capable of open-minded, objective and reasoned analysis, in order to achieve common goals and further the learning of themselves and others.
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make appropriate and effective use of information and digital information-technology relevant to their discipline. Students should be familiar with important sources of information in their discipline and important tools of search and analysis.
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reflect critically upon broad ethical ideas and specific codes of conduct in order to behave in accordance with ethical practice and social responsibility. Student should be able to reflect critically on their responsibilities within a professional community or broader social community.
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Graduate Capabilities

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Program Structure
144 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 144 UOC as a standalone program.

Specialisation Options

Note: The Computer Science major ZITEK1 is available only to students enrolled in the dual award 4482 Electrical Engineering (Hons)/Science.

AMATA1
48 UOC
Mathematics and Statistics
APHYA1
48 UOC
Physics
ZITEK1
48 UOC
Computer Science

Prescribed Science Electives

Students must take at least 48 UOC of the following courses.

Free Electives

Students must take at least 24 UOC of the following courses.

General Education

Students must take at least 12 UOC of the following courses.

Minimum Science UOC

Students must complete a minimum of 96 UOC of the following courses.

Minimum Upper Level Science UOC

Students must complete a minimum of 96 UOC of the following courses.

General Education Maturity Requirement

Students must have completed 48 UOC before taking any of the following courses.

Level 2 Maturity Requirement

Students must have completed 36 UOC before taking any of the following courses.

Level 3 Maturity Requirement

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

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please note that this Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.

You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Related Programs

Related Double Degree Programs

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - BE (Hons)
Bachelor of Science - BSc4480 - Aeronautical Engineering (Honours) / Science
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - BE (Hons)
Bachelor of Science - BSc4481 - Civil Engineering (Honours) / Science
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - BE (Hons)
Bachelor of Science - BSc4482 - Electrical Engineering (Honours) / Science
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - BE (Hons)
Bachelor of Science - BSc4483 - Mechanical Engineering (Honours) / Science

Program Requirements

Progression Requirements

Pathways

Honours Programs

Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)4513 - Science (Honours)

Recognition of Achievement

University Medal

Award of Pass with Distinction

Program Fees

At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:

Domestic Students
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)
International Students

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