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[hipsta_jess]

It is compulsory to undertake courses in at least two discipline areas of Science at 1000 level. This is referred to as "two Science pairs". One discipline of Science is studied for three years to achieve what is known as a Major Sequence. A student can major in two areas or concentrate on one area at 3000 level. An example of a degree pattern is outlined below.
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1000 Level. At least 60 units comprising:
Two "Science Pairs" selected from two Science discipline areas 1000 level, plus two other 1000 level courses selected from the remaining Science disciplines:

Biological Sciences (either BIOL 1010 and BIOL1020 or BIOL1110 and BIOL1120)
Chemistry (CHEM1010 and CHEM1020)
Geography * (either GEOS1040 and GEOG1020 or GEOS1040 and GEOG1030)
Geology * (GEOS1040 and GEOS1110)
Mathematics (either MATH1110 and MATH1120 or MATH1210 and MATH1220
Physics (PHYS1210 and PHYS1220)
Psychology (PSYC1010 and PSYC1020)
Please note: GEOS1040 is a 1000 level Group A major course common to both the Geography and the Geology disciplines. If undertaking both Geology and Geography as Science pairs, another Science Group A course at 1000 level must be selected to pair with either GEOG1020 or GEOG1030.
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2000 Level. At least 60 units comprising:
At least 30 units of 2000 level Bachelor of Science Group A courses selected from one of the two disciplines taken at 1000 level (for example, Chemistry)
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3000 Level. At least 60 units comprising:
40 units of 3000 level Bachelor of Science Group A courses selected from the Science discipline taken at 2000 level to complete a Major Sequence (for example, Chemistry)

Plus: other approved courses:

The remaining 90 units are selected from other Bachelor of Science Group A and/or Group B courses.
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ok, based on the 1000 level, does that mean i have to do psyc1010 and psyc 1020 + (for example) biol1010 and biol1020 ?
or can i just do pysc1010 and psyc1020
or do i have to do it at 2000 or 3000 level to do that? and can you please explain what 1000,2000,3000 levels are?

if you want to see this done properly, it is at http://ccdb.newcastle.edu.au/courseinfo/displayprogram.cfm?docid=125&FOS=12&UGPG=13, about a quarter of the way down the page.

thanks so much!

 

[hipsta_jess]

also, with the 1000 level, if i do psyc1010 and 1020, can i also do other psych subjects, or is that all im allowed to do (they show the subjects just below the other bit

PSYC1010 and PSYC1020
or
PSYC2070 and at least 30 units selected from accredited 2000 level Psychology courses
or
PSYC3010 and at least 50 units selected from accredited 3000 level Psychology courses

 

[hipsta_jess]

oh ok, thanks for that, i think im gunna do 1010+1020 and probably two non pair ones
i think i get it now, its kinda confusing at first, but im sure ill get the hang of it
also, the website said that the accepted unit maximum per semester was 40, and to do over 50 you had to get special permission. id be able to do 50 without permission, but is it do-able, or is the workload too high to do so many units?

 

[hipsta_jess]

oh, and again, what are 'hurdle requirements'

thankyou SO much for all this

 

[hipsta_jess]

oh ok, i getcha, not really what i wanted to do, but i guess i can put up with it

 

[hipsta_jess]

so if i did the required (say) psyc 1010 n 1020, and biol 1110 and 1120
+ another two, that would be six subjects, so that would be 3 a semester, wouldnt it?

 

[hipsta_jess]

when i click onto certain subjects (like where it lists their code and name) and then more details come up about that subject, and it says about methods of marking and for some of them it has (hurdle requirement)
eg:

Assessment Items : Methods of assessment will be:

1. Compulsory attendance at labs (hurdle requirement)
2. Laboratory reports (hurdle requirements)
3. Final exam (hurdle requirement)

(Assessment may be subject to modification depending on circumstances. Students will be advised on commencement)

 

[hipsta_jess]

oh ok, so basically i have to be there all the time or else my arse will be skinned alive (lol)

so even missing just one lab will make me fail that course? (unless i have a doctors certificate or whatever)

thats a bit harsh!

 

[hipsta_jess]

73.3, but last years cutoff was only 70.10 and i get taken up to 77.30 with the four bonus point things, so im hoping i should be right

ive just been looking at what subjects ill take if i get in (as in looking at them in depth) and i still need to pick one more, but with the 5 i have picked so far, im already at the uni like 26 hrs a week! how poo! i was only at school like 23.5 hrs a week!
plus an extra 2 hrs driving time each day
this is gunna kill me!!

 

[hipsta_jess]

but it said two pairs
(eg psyc 1010 + 1020 biol 1110+1120)
plus two other subjects from the other areas (eg geog1020 + one other)

 

[hipsta_jess]

oh ok, i get it now, so say first semester i might do psyc1010 and 1020 and geog1020, and then second semester i would do biol1110 and 1120 and one other subject?

 

[hipsta_jess]

oh ok
and when i enrol and put my subjects down, do i pick them for the year or just the first semester?

(sorry to be bothering you with all these questions )

 

[hipsta_jess]

im really bummed now, coz i wanted to do mainly all psych subjects, with maybe a couple of bio ones, now i find out i can only do two psych ones!!

 

[hipsta_jess]

Two "Science Pairs" selected from two Science discipline areas 1000 level, plus two other 1000 level courses selected from the remaining Science disciplines

so yeah, if i do the psych and bio pairs, that leaves me with geog, chem (which i suck arse at), geology (doesnt relate to what i want to do) and maths (no thankyou) and physics (no thankyou)
so at the moment im gunna do:
semester one
biol1110
psyc1010
geog 1020
one other

then semester two
biol 1120
psyc 1020
geog 1030
plus one other

i only need to do 30 units a semester, i might end up doing that yet if i cant find two other subjects

 

[Lazarus]

There are typically only two or three psychology subjects available in first-year.

All of the others are kept until second and later years.