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Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) - BAdvSci(Hons)3962 - Advanced Science (Honours)
Bachelor of Science (Advanced) - BSc(Adv)3972 - Advanced Science

Specialisation Structure
84 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 84 UOC.

Level 1 Core Courses

Students must take 24 UOC of the following courses.

GEOS1701
6 UOC
Environmental Systems, Processes and Issues

Level 2 Core Courses

Students must take 30 UOC of the following courses.

CLIM2001
6 UOC
Fundamentals of Atmospheric Science
MATH2111
6 UOC
Higher Several Variable Calculus
MATH2241
6 UOC
Introduction to Atmosphere and Ocean Dynamics
MATH2601
6 UOC
Higher Linear Algebra
MATH2221
6 UOC
Higher Theory and Applications of Differential Equations

Level 3 Core Courses

Students must take 24 UOC of the following courses.

CLIM3001
6 UOC
Climate Systems Science
MSCI3001
6 UOC
Physical Oceanography
SCIF3041
6 UOC
Research Internship B
MATH3261
6 UOC
Fluids, Oceans and Climate

Level 3 Prescribed Electives

Students must take at least 6 UOC of the following courses.

MATH3041
6 UOC
Mathematical Modelling for Real World Systems
MATH3101
6 UOC
Computational Mathematics
MATH3201
6 UOC
Dynamical Systems and Chaos
MATH3121
6 UOC
Mathematical Methods and Partial Differential Equations

Recommended Elective

The following courses are not required for this major, but are recommended as good complementary courses when students are selecting electives.Level 1BIOS1101 Evolutionary and Functional BiologyCHEM1011 Essentials of Chemistry 1ACOMP1911 Computing 1APHYS1221 Physics 1B or PHYS1231 Higher Physics 1BLevel 2MATH2089 Numerical Methods and Statistics (6 UOC)Level 3CVEN3501 Water Resource EngineeringGEOS3761 … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Additional Information

Honours

For information about Honours in Climate Dynamics see the Climate Science Honours plan or contact the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES).

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