New Undergraduate Enrolment DayMonday 16 February 2015

School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences (PEMS)

Undergraduate Coordinator

• If you need assistance with your choices for enrolment today you can speak to me to get advice. I am the Undergraduate Coordinator in PEMS, which means I deal with undergraduate student matters.

Dr Ben O’Neill - Undergraduate Coordinator

School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences (PEMS)

Office: Room G19, PEMS South (Building 26)

Phone: Ext 88881

Email: ben.oneill@unsw.edu.au

The Bachelor of Science degreeRules for the degree program

School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences (PEMS)

UNSW Undergraduate Handbook

• Rules for all undergraduate degree programs at UNSW are set out in the UNSW Undergraduate Handbook. This handbook is available online at the UNSW website.

• The Handbook sets out the rules for getting your degree at UNSW. It tells you how many courses of each kind you need to pass to earn your degree, and also sets out other important rules.

• You should all look at the Handbook to make sure you are familiar with the rules for your degree program. Rules for the Bachelor of Science program are set out in the Handbook.

Bachelor of Science Program (4410)

• Requirements for the degree are as follows:

• Complete overall credit requirementsYou must complete at least three years worth of courses, with at least two years worth of “upper-level” courses.

• Complete two majorsYou must complete two majors in science streams. These each require you to complete a certain set of courses in the required field.

• Complete some specific coursesThese are required courses in some subjects that are important to your military training, or important to your science training.

Overall Credit Requirements

• The amount of work in a course is measured using Units-of-Credit (UoC). A standard one-semester course at UNSW Canberra counts as 6 UoC. A standard load of four courses is 24 UoC per semester.

• Overall credit requirements for the degree are as follows:

• You must complete at least 144 UoC6 UoC per course x 4 courses x 2 semesters x 3 years = 144 UoC

• At least 96 UoC of this credit must be for “upper-level” courses6 UoC per course x 4 courses x 2 semesters x 2 years = 96 UoC

Requirements for Majors

• You must complete two different majors to get a Science degree. The requirements for a major are:

• You must complete at least 48 UoC from each major6 UoC per course x 8 courses = 48 UoCMajors in PEMS use a 2-3-3 structure; some others use a 2-2-4 structure

• At least 36 UoC of this credit must be for Level 2-3 courses6 UoC per course x 6 courses = 36 UoC

• At least 18 UoC of this credit must be for Level 3 courses6 UoC per course x 3 courses = 18 UoC

Specific Course Requirements

• In addition to your majors, you must complete the following specific courses requirements:

• You must complete courses in General EducationZGEN2222* or ZGEN2801* (strategy courses)ZGEN2240* or ZGEN2215* (ethics courses)

• You must complete courses in Mathematics and Cyber-securityZPEM1301 or ZPEM1303 or ZPEM2312* (mathematics courses)ZINT2100* (cyber-security course)

* These courses do not count towards the UoC for your majors.

Program Structure

• The standard program structure for the Bachelor of Science program looks like this (numbers are UoC values):

Year Major 1

Major 2

General Education

Other Prescribe

d

Free Electives

Total

1 12 12 24 48

2 18 18 6 6 48

3 18 18 6 6 48

Total 48 48 12 12 24 144

The Bachelor of Science degreeMajors and other issues

School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences (PEMS)

What Majors Are Available?

Majors run through PEMS Majors run through SEIT

Mathematics* Computer Science

Physics* Information Systems

Chemistry* Operations Research

Oceanography* Aviation*

Geography

* These subjects have an assumed knowledge requirement. If you do not have the assumed knowledge, you are NOT prevented from admission, but you may be at a disadvantage. Please speak to a subject advisor or undergraduate coordinator about your enrolment.

What Combinations Are Available?

Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Information Tech. *

Mathematics + Physics Computer Science + Operations Research

Mathematics + Oceanography Computer Science + Information Systems

Mathematics + Aviation Operations Research + Information Systems

Mathematics + Computer Science

Physics + Chemistry

Physics + Oceanography

Physics + Aviation

Chemistry + Geography

Chemistry + Aviation

Geography + Oceanography

Geography + Aviation

Geography + Information Systems

• You might decide to do two majors that are computing-related. In this case you will need to transfer to the BIT degree program.

• SAS will require you to declare your double-major combination by May. You need to lock this in by end of year.

• Doing the first-year requirements for other majors gives you the option to transfer easily at end of year.

Contacts for Majors

• If you want to find out more about the content of a particular major program, you should talk to the appropriate head of that program:

• Mathematics: Dr Zlatko Jovanoski (PEMS)• Physics: Dr Wayne Hutchison (PEMS)• Chemistry: Prof Grant Collins (PEMS)• Oceanography: Dr Wayne Hutchison (PEMS)• Geography: Dr David Paull (PEMS)• Comp. Science: Dr Daryl Essam (SEIT)• Info. Systems: Dr Daryl Essam (SEIT)• Operations Res:Dr Daryl Essam (SEIT)• Aviation: Ms Sue Burdekin (SEIT)

CDF Student Program (4463)

• Chief-of-Defence-Force (CDF) Student Program: This program is designed for high-performing students.

• It is open to students who meet the required academic standards (student must maintain a High Distinction average). The program commences in second semester of first-year.

• The CDF program replaces some courses in the standard program with special courses and research projects. These courses give the student a greater exposure to supervised research.

• Contact the CDF Coordinator for further information.

Enrolment in Your CoursesYour task today

School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences (PEMS)

Your Task Today

• All you need to do today is to enrol in eight subjects for this first year of university. You will need the course code and course name. You should check the proposed courses against the majors.

• Generally at least three subjects each semester should be Science subjects. Although it is possible to have less first-year science courses, this gives less flexibility in your upper-level program.

• By the end of first year you will need to lock in majors, and you will need to have completed the required first-year subjects for those majors. Think about this carefully when you are choosing courses.

Your Task Today

• Choice of majors: You may be asked which majors you want to do when you enrol today. Don’t worry if you aren’t certain here – just make sure you do enough of the first-year subject requirements to give you the options you want.

• Second-year courses: You may not be able to enrol in second year courses today. Just take care of the first year courses and enrol in the others later on.

• Credit-transfer: If you are seeking credit for courses you have already completed elsewhere, talk to course advisors and the Undergraduate Coordinator at the enrolment session.

Your Task Today

• Today, you should enrol in the most likely course combination you want to do. You can change courses up to the end of Week 2 of lectures, but you will miss some work if you leave it this late.

• The most important things for your enrolment today:

• Enrol in four courses for each semester;• Usually best to enrol in at least three science subjects each

semester;• Enrol in the required first-year courses for the two majors you

want to do (check the double-major requirements in the Study Plan);

• Think about whether you want backup majors, in case you don’t like the ones you choose initially (i.e., so you can change later).

Questions

School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences (PEMS)