Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Gatton (BSc(Hons)) - Course List

Information valid for students commencing 2019

Bachelor of Science (Honours)

Animal and Veterinary Bioscience

16 units from either

School of Veterinary Science
4 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
VETS6001 2 Epidemiological and Research Methods for Animal and Veterinary Biosciences
VETS6640 2 Critical Thinking and Scientific Writing in Animal and Veterinary Biosciences

and 12 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
VETS6616 12 Honours Research Project in Animal and Veterinary Biosciences
VETS6617 12 Honours Research Project in Animal and Veterinary Biosciences
VETS6628 12 Honours Research Project in Animal and Veterinary Biosciences
VETS6629 12 Honours Research Project in Animal and Veterinary Biosciences

OR

School of Agricultural and Food Sciences
2 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
AGRC6631 2 Agricultural Research Methodologies

and 14 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
AGRC6001 14 Honours Research Project
AGRC6002 14 Honours Research Project
AGRC6005 14 Honours Research Project

Archaeological Science

16 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
ARCA6008 8 Honours Research Thesis
ARCA6030 4 Archaeology Honours Research Seminar 1
ARCA6040 4 Archaeology Honours Research Seminar 2

Biological Sciences:

Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biophysics, Computational Biology, Genetics, Genomics, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Cell Biology, Nanotechnology, and Parasitology

16 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOC6511 16 Honours Project [1]
BIOC6512 16 Honours Project [2]
BIOC6513 16 Honours Project [3]


Biological Chemistry, Botany, Ecology, Entomology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Marine Biology, Wildlife Biology, and Zoology
14 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL6501 14 BSc(Hons) Research in Biological Sciences [1]
BIOL6502 14 BSc(Hons) Research in Biological Sciences [2]
BIOL6503 14 BSc(Hons) Research in Biological Sciences [3]

and 2 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOL6402 2 Critical Thinking and Communication in Biology [1]
BIOL6403 2 Critical Thinking and Communication in Biology [2]


Anatomy, Biomedical Science, Developmental Biology, Drug Design and Development, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, and Physiology

16 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOM6191 16 Research Project in Biomedical Sciences [1]
BIOM6192 16 Research Project in Biomedical Sciences [2]
BIOM6193 16 Research Project in Biomedical Sciences [3]

Biophysics

8 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
[ PHYS6487 8 Physics Honours Research Project [1]
[ or
[ PHYS6488 8 Physics Honours Research Project [2]

and 8 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
BIOC3000 2 Advanced Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
MATH3102 2 Methods & Models of Applied Mathematics
MATH3103 2 Algebraic Methods of Mathematical Physics
MATH3104 2 Mathematical Biology
NEUR3001 2 Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience
PHYS4030 2 Condensed Matter Physics: Electronic properties of crystals [4]
PHYS4040 2 Advanced Quantum Theory
PHYS4055 2 Laser Physics & Quantum Optics
PHYS4070 2 Advanced Computational Physics [5]

Chemistry

16 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
CHEM6511 16 Honours in Chemistry [1]
CHEM6512 16 Honours in Chemistry [2]
CHEM6513 16 Honours in Chemistry [3]

Computer Science

16 units comprising -

4 units or 8 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
[ COMP6801 8 Computer Science Honours Project [1]
[ or
[ COMP6802 8 Computer Science Honours Project [2]
[ or
[ COMP6803 4 Computer Science Research Project [1]
[ or
[ COMP6804 4 Computer Science Research Project [2]

and the remainder from -

Course Code Units Course Title
COMP4000 2 Special Topics in Computer Science 4A
COMP4001 2 Special Topics in Computer Science 4B
COMP4002 2 Special Topics in Computer Science 4C
COMP4003 2 Special Topics Computer Science 4D
COMP4004 2 Special Topics in Computer Science 4E
COMP4005 2 Special Topics in Computer Science 4F
COMP4403 2 Compilers and Interpreters
COMP4500 2 Advanced Algorithms & Data Structures
COMP4702 2 Machine Learning
COMS4200 2 Computer Networks II
COMS4507 2 Advanced Computer and Network Security
CSSE4004 2 Distributed Computing
CSSE4010 2 Digital System Design
DECO4500 2 Advanced Human-Computer Interaction
INFS4203 2 Data Mining
INFS4205 2 Advanced Techniques for High Dimensional Data
BISM6211 2 Information Systems Honours

and up to 4 units from other level 3 or higher courses approved by the Head of School.

Exploration Geophysics

8 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
[ ERTH6201 8 Earth Sciences Honours Thesis [1]
[ or
[ ERTH6202 8 Earth Sciences Honours Thesis [2]

8 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
ERTH4120 2 Geophysical Signal Processing
ERTH4220 2 Exploration Seismology
ERTH4121 2 Gravity & Magnetic Exploration
ERTH4221 2 Electrical & Electromagnetic Exploration
ERTH6550 2 Industrial Applications of Exploration Geophysics

or other level 4 or higher courses approved by the Head of School.

Food Science and Technology

14 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
FOOD6001 14 Honours Research Project [1]
FOOD6002 14 Honours Research Project [2]

and 2 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
AGRC6631 2 Agricultural Research Methodologies

Food Science & Nutrition

14 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
FOOD6001 14 Honours Research Project [1]
FOOD6002 14 Honours Research Project [2]

and 2 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
AGRC6631 2 Agricultural Research Methodologies

Geographical Sciences

14 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
ENVM4008 2 Science & the Environment
GEOS6100 12 Honours Research Thesis [1]
GEOS6101 12 Honours Research Thesis [2]

and 2 units from level 3 or higher courses approved by the Head of School.

Geology

12 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
[ ERTH6501 12 Geology Honours Thesis [1]
[ or
[ ERTH6502 12 Geology Honours Thesis [2]
[ or
[ ERTH6503 12 Geology Honours Thesis [1]
[ or
[ ERTH6504 12 Geology Honours Thesis [2]

and 2 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
ENVM4008 2 Science & the Environment

and 2 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
ERTH3003 2 Geomicrobiology
ERTH3060 2 Advanced Structural Geology
ERTH3103 2 Sedimentary Environments
ERTH3110 2 Marine Geoscience and Paleoceanography
ERTH3203 2 Energy Resources
ERTH3205 2 Geochemistry and Geochronology
ERTH3222 2 Exploration Geochemistry
ERTH3250 2 Hydrogeology
ERTH3301 2 Ore Body Modelling
ERTH4222 2 Exploration Geochemistry

Mathematics

6 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
MATH6010 6 Mathematics Honours Research Project [1]
MATH6020 6 Mathematics Honours Research Project [2]
MATH6030 6 Mathematics Honours Research Project [6]

and at least 6 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
MATH3306 2 Set Theory & Mathematical Logic [5]
MATH4090 2 Computation in Financial Mathematics
MATH4091 2 Financial Calculus
MATH4104 2 Advanced Hamiltonian Dynamics & Chaos [4]
MATH4105 2 General Relativity
MATH4106 2 Advanced Mathematical Methods & Models A [5]
MATH4107 2 Advanced Mathematical Methods & Models B [4]
MATH4201 2 Applications of Scientific Computing [4]
MATH4202 2 Advanced Topics in Operations Research
MATH4301 2 Advanced Algebra [4]
MATH4302 2 Combinatorial Designs [4]
MATH4303 2 Advanced Combinatorics [5]
MATH4304 2 Number Theory [5]
MATH4402 2 Ordinary Differential Equations III/IVH [5]
MATH4403 2 Partial Differential Equations III/IVH [4]
MATH4404 2 Functional Analysis III/IVH [4]
MATH4405 2 Measure Theory [5]
MATH4406 2 Control Theory III/IVH [5]
MATH6006 2 Special Topics A
MATH6007 2 Special Topics B
STAT4401 2 Advanced Statistics I [5]
STAT4402 2 Advanced Statistics II [4]
STAT4403 2 Advanced Probability & Stochastic Processes I [5]
STAT4404 2 Advanced Probability & Stochastic Processes II [4]

and up to 4 units from -
other level 3 or higher courses approved by the Head of School.

Physics

8 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
PHYS6487 8 Physics Honours Research Project [1]
PHYS6488 8 Physics Honours Research Project [2]

and at least 6 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
MATH4105 2 General Relativity
PHYS4030 2 Condensed Matter Physics: Electronic properties of crystals
PHYS4040 2 Advanced Quantum Theory
PHYS4055 2 Laser Physics & Quantum Optics
PHYS4070 2 Advanced Computational Physics
PHYS4080 2 Frontiers in Astrophysics
PHYS6004 2 Special Topics in Physics

and up to 2 units from other level 3 or higher courses approved by the Head of School.

Plant Science

2 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
AGRC6631 2 Agricultural Research Methodologies

and 14 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
AGRC6001 14 Honours Research Project
AGRC6002 14 Honours Research Project
AGRC6005 14 Honours Research Project

Psychology

16 units comprising -
5 units of core courses -

Course Code Units Course Title
PSYC4050 2 Psychological Research Methodology IV
PSYC4060 1 Ethical Considerations for Psychologists
PSYC4121 2 The Scientist-Practitioner Model

2 units of electives from -

Course Code Units Course Title
PSYC4000 2 Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology
PSYC4181 2 Applied Social Psychology
PSYC4191 2 Improving Human Performance
PSYC4211 2 From Classic to Contemporary Topics in Organisational Psychology
PSYC4981 2 Current Issues in Psychology 1
PSYC4982 2 Current Issues in Psychology II

1 unit seminar course from -

Course Code Units Course Title
PSYC4311 1 Advanced Topics in Social Cognition & Group Processes
PSYC4331 1 Topics in Perception & Cognition
PSYC4341 1 Special Topics in Clinical Psychology
PSYC4361 1 Evolutionary & Comparative Perspectives in Psychology
PSYC4371 1 Advanced Topics in Child Development
PSYC4991 1 Advanced Seminar in Psychology 1
PSYC4992 1 Advanced Seminar in Psychology II
PSYC4993 1 Advanced Seminar in Psychology III

and 8 units from either -

Course Code Units Course Title
[ PSYC4071 8 Individual Research Thesis
[ or
[ PSYC4091 6 Team Research Thesis
PSYC4221 2 Work and Research in Applied Psychology [7]

Public Health

16 units for -

Course Code Units Course Title
HLTH6000 4 Advanced Discipline Readings
HLTH6001 4 Research Methods & Thesis Preparation
[ HLTH6002 8 Thesis [6]
[ or
[ HLTH6003 8 Thesis [8]

Or other level 3 or higher courses approved by the Head of School.

Statistics

6 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
STAT6010 6 Statistics Honours Research Project [1]
STAT6020 6 Statistics Honours Research Project [2]
STAT6030 6 Statistics Honours Research Project [6]

and 4 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
STAT4401 2 Advanced Statistics I [5]
STAT4402 2 Advanced Statistics II [4]
STAT4403 2 Advanced Probability & Stochastic Processes I [5]
STAT4404 2 Advanced Probability & Stochastic Processes II [4]

and 6 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
STAT6003 2 Special Topics A
STAT6004 2 Special Topics B

And/or
other courses listed in the BSc(Hons) Mathematics field course list, or other level 3 or higher courses approved by the Head of School.

End notes

  • [1] Code for student in year courses commencing in sem 1. Students must re-enrol in the same code in sem 2.
  • [2] Code for student in year courses commencing in sem 2. Students must re-enrol in the same code in sem 1 the following year.
  • [3] Code for students completing the course part time over multiple semesters.
  • [4] Course is offered in odd-numbered years only.
  • [5] Course is offered in even-numbered years only.
  • [6] Code for students completing the course in one semester.
  • [7] Only available to students enrolled in the Team Research Thesis.
  • [8] This course is offered over more than one semester. Enrol in the same course code in each semester.