New Curriculum 2010 FAQs

Majors in BBE and Biological Sciences both lead to the B.Sc. degree, but they are different majors.

Yes, BBE304 Contemporary Issues in Brain, Behaviour and Evolution.

Most 300-level BBE units are 3-credit-point units, but the independent research unit (BBE303 Indpendent Research in Brain, Behaviour and Evolution) is 6 credit points.

Yes, the “permission of the Dean” clause allows the Department to admit students to do independent research. You have to make a case, but please discuss the option with the unit convenor first.

Ken Cheng
Email: ken.cheng@mq.edu.au
Ph: 98508613

There will be two majors offered by the Dept of Biological Sciences:

• A Biology major consisting of:
  • 100 level: at least 3cp from BIOL units
  • 200 level: at least 6cp from BIOL units
  • 100 or 200 level: at least 3cp from BIOL units
  • 300 level: 12cp from BIOL units in the range BIOL301- BIOL377, including at least one of BIOL345, BIOL347, BIOL367, BIOL368, and BIOL369 as a capstone unit
• A Palaeobiology major consisting of:
  
  • 100 level: at least 3cp from BIOL114, GEOS112 and GEOS125
  • 200 level: BIOL261 + at least 3cp in 200 level BIOL or GEOS units
  • 300 level:
    
    • at least one of BIOL381 and BIOL382;
    • BIOL379
    • BIOL399
    • At least 3cp from BIOL316, BIOL360, BIOL368, BIOL369, BIOL373, GEOS307, MSM307, MSM305

You do not need to transfer to the new degree.  If you are nearing the end of your degree, you may prefer to remain in the old degree and qualify with that, particularly if you do not easily meet the new major requirements.  The only advantage of transferring to the new BSc degree is that you will have the name of your major listed on your testamur [degree certificate].  You have until the end of 2012 to finish your existing degree.

You will be automatically transferred into the new degree at the beginning of 2013.  You should seek academic advice before the end of 2012 if this is likely to affect you [eg part-timers] but you don’t need to do that right now.  Students who transfer into the new degree do not have to worry about People and Planet requirements if they finish by the end of 2013.

Yes. All 4cp units are changing to 3cp by 2011.  This will affect a number of BIOL units in 2010:

• BIOL374 (4cp) is converting to BIOL349 Biodiversity and Conservation (3cp)
• BIOL378 (4cp) is converting to BIOL381 Invertebrate Palaeontology (3cp)
• BIOL380 (4cp) is converting to BIOL382 Applied Palaeontology and Biogenic Sediments (3cp)
  
  In addition to this there is a change of unit code, (without credit point change) to the following:
• BIOL400 (3cp) is converting to BIOL399 Readings in Selected topics in Biology (3cp)
  
  There is also one new unit:
• BIOL318 Birds of Australia, offered in the vacation at the end of 2010.

Please contact Julia Wee in the Biology Department office julia.wee@bio.mq.edu.au to be directed to one of the academic advisers:
Jenny Donald
Melanie Bishop
Michael Gillings
David Raftos
Belinda Medlyn
Sinan Ali
Glenn Brock
Andrew Allen
Adam Stow
Darrell Kemp
Leanne Armand

BASB is aimed specifically at students who have excelled in their HSC or in their first year of university, or are currently enrolled in Advanced Biology, and have a special passion/interest in Biology.

Students may enroll directly from high school, or students with a GPA of 3.2 or greater may transfer into BASB with permission from the Director. Those who have already completed BIOL111 and/or 112 may transfer into BASB and complete the first year unit (BIOL 188). Those who have completed BIOL111, 112 and at least one of BIOL225 or 226 will obtain credit for the first year unit of BASB (BIOL188) and can enroll in the third year unit (BIOL388). In all cases students will graduate with a Bachelor of Advanced Science.

In addition to passing the two BASB subjects (BIOL188 and 388) each worth three credit points, students must also fulfill the requirements of the BSc. Thus BASB students are expected to complete 72cp by the end of their degree, including a major in Biology or Palaeobiology.

This is the new first year unit of the BASB. As with the previous Advanced Biology subjects,students are required to attend weekly discussion groups. At the end of the year, the students will produce a presentation (poster or talk) on their favourite topic of the year at a special BASB conference. Students will be graded on their presentations.

This is the new third year unit of the BASB. As with the previous Advanced Biology subjects, students are required to attend weekly discussion groups and complete at least one internship in a lab of their choice during the three years of their degree. At the end of the year, students are expected to prepare a scientific paper outlining the outcomes of their internship. Students will be graded on the quality of their papers.

You do not have to transfer to the new degree.  If you are nearing the end of your degree, you may prefer to remain in the old degree and qualify with that.  The only advantage of transferring to the new BASB degree is that you will have the name of your new course on your testamur [degree certificate].  You have until the end of 2012 to finish your existing degree.

Please contact Culum Brown cbrown@bio.mq.edu.au or Julia Wee in the Biology Department office julia.wee@bio.mq.edu.au to be directed to one of the Biology academic advisers.

The BSc in Biodiversity and Conservation will no longer be offered from 2010. Instead, MQ will offer a Bachelor in Biodiversity and Conservation.

A 3-year transition period will be put in place. Students enrolled before 1 January 2010 will have until 31 December 2012 to complete and graduate as a BSc in Biodiversity and Conservation. After this transition period, students will be transferred by default to the Bachelor of Biodiversity and Conservation, and must complete all the requirements of the new Program of Study in order to qualify for an Award.

Students enrolled before 1 January 2010 may also voluntarily apply, before the end of the 3 year transition period, to transfer to a new Program of Study offered from 2010 if they qualify to be admitted to it.

A couple of differences. In terms of course content, the first and third year requirements are the same. However, the new course has more prescribed units at second year level. The other major difference is what appears on your testamur: a B Sc (old degree) or B Biodiv Cons (new degree).

The new degree has the following requirements:

• General requirements:
  
  • Minimum number of credit points required for the degree: 68
  • Minimum number of credit points required at 200 level or above: 38
  • Minimum number of credit points designated as Science: 42
  • Minimum number of credit points at 300 level or above: 18
• Prescribed units:
  • First year: BIOL114, BIOL115, 3 cp from GEOS/ENV/ENVG/ENVE units, and either STAT170 or STAT171
  • Second year: BIOL206, BIOL208, BIOL227, BIOL235, and one of BIOL210 or CBMS215
  • Third year: BIOL349, BIOL390 and 9 cp from BIOL313, BIOL316, BIOL334, BIOL347, BIOL360, BIOL368, BIOL369, BIOL372, BIOL373

If you are nearing completion of your BSc and you have not done the prescribed 200-level units for the B Biodiv Cons, you probably won’t want to transfer, because you would have to go back and do those units. On the other hand, if you are on track to complete all the requirements for the new degree, you might like to consider transferring to be able to qualify as a B Biodiv Cons.

Transfer into new programs will not be possible until the new programs are introduced in 2010.  Students will be required to consult an academic adviser.

BIOL349 Biodiversity and Conservation is similar to the old unit, BIOL374, but has 3 cp rather than 4 cp. BIOL374 will no longer be offered from 2010.

People and planet units are two classes of units introduced in the new Curriculum. New students will have to complete a People and a Planet unit. However, students who were enrolled before 1 January 2010 will be exempt from People and Planet requirements until 31 December 2013. Note that they still have to complete the total number of credit points required.

What is described above is similar to a major. However, the named degree does not have a formal major and minor structure.  If you want to do some units in another area of study along with the Biodiversity & Conservation units you are able to fit some into your program.  However if you want to do majors in 2 different areas [eg Biology and computing] and have them listed on your testamur, you should transfer to a BSc.

Contact Belinda Medlyn
bmedlyn@bio.mq.edu.au

Two Majors and four degrees are part of the new Curriculum for Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences. They are:

• Bachelor of Science: Major in Biomolecular Sciences
• Bachelor of Science: Major in Chemistry
• Bachelor of Advanced Science (Chemistry)
• Bachelor of Medical Sciences: Medicinal Chemistry Stream

There are substantial changes happening in the CBMS offerings in 2010, and these will affect students staying in the pre-2010 Programs and those transferring into or being admitted to the 2010 Programs. Many 300-level year units will change from 4 credit points to 3 credit points (those currently at 3 cp will remain so). Nearly all 300-level units will have a new unit code, and some will have new titles. There will be new units at 100-level and 300 level, and some 300-level units will merge. It is important that you are aware of these changes and plan your study accordingly. In particular, you should take note of the change in credit points available in the 300-level offerings.

The University is aware that the transition from the pre-2010 curriculum will involve special cases that will require individual attention. If you foresee difficulties in completing your desired degree in a timely manner because of the changes in the curriculum, please see an academic advisor in CBMS as soon as possible. It may be possible to employ special transition provisions to cope with your particular circumstances.

There have been some significant changes in the prerequisites for CBMS units, particularly at the 200-level. In some cases, especially for those students who have completed CBMS101 in 2009 or earlier, this may mean that you will not be able to enrol in the unit via the online system. In most case this will simply require the signing of a Waiver Form by the Unit Coordinator (Waiver application forms can be found here).
 

The following tables list those units that will be changing in 2010:

Changes to 1st Year Curriculum:  

2009 Units		2010 Units
CBMS101   Introductory Chemistry A (3 cp)		CBMS101        Introductory Chemistry (3 cp) CBMS102        General Chemistry (3 cp)
CBMS103	Introductory Chemistry B (3 cp)	CBMS103	Organic and Biological Chemistry (3 cp)
CBMS105	Chemical Theory A		deleted
CBMS106	Chemical Theory B		deleted
CBMS112   Advanced Chemistry 1A CBMS113   Advanced Chemistry 1B		CBMS188        Advanced Chemistry I (3 cp)
CBMS123	History and Philosophy of the Molecular Sciences (3 cp)	CBMS123	History and Philosophy of the Molecular Sciences (3 cp)

 

Changes to 2nd Year Curriculum:

 

2009 Units		2010 Units
CBMS204	Organic Synthesis (3 cp)	CBMS204	Organic Synthesis (3 cp)
CBMS207	Physical Chemistry (3 cp)	CBMS207	Physical and Environmental Chemistry I (3 cp)
CBMS208	Chemical Analysis I (3 cp)	CBMS208	Chemical Analysis I (3 cp)
CBMS215	Microbiology (3 cp)	CBMS215	Microbiology (3 cp)
CBMS223	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I (3 cp)	CBMS223	Biochemistry (3 cp)
CBMS224	Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II (3 cp)	CBMS224	Molecular Biology (3 cp)
CBMS234	History and Philosophy of the Molecular Sciences (3 cp)	CBMS234	History and Philosophy of the Molecular Sciences (3 cp)

 Changes to 3rd Year Curriculum:
 

2009 Units		2010 Units
		CBMS302	Chemistry Capstone (3 cp) (new unit)
CBMS340	Organic and Biological Chemistry A (4 cp)	CBMS303	Organic and Biological Chemistry A (3 cp)
CBMS341	Organic and Biological Chemistry B (4 cp)	CBMS304	Organic and Biological Chemistry B (3 cp)
CBMS342	Medicinal Chemistry (4 cp)	CBMS306	Medicinal Chemistry (3 cp)
CBMS329	Topics in Physical Chemistry (4 cp)	CBMS307	Physical and Environmental Chemistry II (3 cp)
CBMS325	Chemical Analysis II (4 cp)	CBMS308	Chemical Analysis II (3 cp)
CBMS301	Technology Mini Project (3 cp)	CBMS330	Biomolecular Sciences Capstone (3 cp)
CBMS300	Molecular Biotechnology (3 cp)	CBMS331	Molecular and Medical Biotechnology (3 cp)
CBMS332	Protein Discovery and Analysis (3 cp)	CBMS332	Protein Discovery and Analysis (3 cp)
		CBMS333       Functional Proteomics (3 cp) (new unit)
CBMS305	Medical Microbiology (4 cp)	CBMS335	Medical Microbiology (3 cp)
CBMS352	Molecular Biology (3 cp)	CBMS336	Molecular Biology and Genomics (3 cp)
CBMS309  Biochemistry (3 cp) CBMS375  Cell and Developmental Biology (4 cp)		CBMS337        Biochemistry and Cell Biology (3 cp)
CBMS317	Plants: Cells and Molecules (3 cp)		deleted
CBMS388	Advanced Chemistry III (1 cp)	CBMS389	Advanced Chemistry III (3 cp)

 

 

Changes to the Prerequisites, Co-Requisites and NCCW (Not Counted for Credit With) for CBMS Units

 

Unit	Prerequisite 2009	Prerequisite 2010
CBMS101	none	NCCW:  HSC Chemistry Band 4 or above
CBMS102	none	HSC Chemistry Band 4 or above
CBMS103	CBMS101(P)	CBMS101(P) or HSC Chemistry Band 4 or above
CBMS112->CBMS188	Co-Req: CBMS101	Admission to BAdvSc or permission of Executive Dean of Faculty; Co-Req: CBMS102 and CBMS103
CBMS113->CBMS188	Co-Req: CBMS103	Admission to BAdvSc or permission of Executive Dean of Faculty; Co-Req: CBMS102 and CBMS103
CBMS123	none	none
CBMS204	CBMS103(P)	CBMS103(P) (no change)
CBMS207	CBMS101(P)	CBMS101(Cr) or CBMS102(P)
CBMS208	CBMS101(P) or admission to GradCertBiotech	CBMS101(Cr) or CBMS102(P) or admission to GradCertBiotech
CBMS215	6cp in 100-level Biology and CBMS101(P)	BIOL115(P) and CBMS103(P)
CBMS223	CBMS103(P) and BIOL115	(BIOL115(P) and CBMS103(P)) or admission to PGQual; Chiro
CBMS224	CBMS223(P) or BIOL223(P) or admission to GradCertBiotech	BIOL115(P) and CBMS103(P)
CBMS234	15 cp	15 cp (no change)
CBMS302	-	Co-req: 9cp from CBMS302-CBMS329, CBMS332
CBMS340->CBMS303	CBMS204(P) or admission to GradCertBiotech	CBMS204(P) or admission to GradCertBiotech (no change)
CBMS341->CBMS304	CBMS204(P) or admission to GradCertBiotech	CBMS204(P) or admission to GradCertBiotech (no change)
CBMS342->CBMS306	CBMS204(P) and CBMS223(P)	CBMS204(P)
CBMS329->CBMS307	CBMS207(P)	CBMS207(P) (no change)
CBMS325->CBMS308	CBMS204(P) and CBMS207(P) and CBMS208(P)	CBMS208(P)
CBMS30->CBMS330	(Admission to BBiotech and 40cp) or permission of Executive Dean of Faculty	Co-req: 9cp from CBMS331-CBMS349
CBMS300->CBMS331	CBMS215(P) and CBMS224(P)	CBMS215(P) and CBMS224(P) (no change)
CBMS332	6cp(P) from CBMS200-CBMS233	6cp(P) from CBMS200-CBMS233 (no change)
CBMS333	-	CBMS332(P)
CBMS305->CBMS335	CBMS215(P) or CBMS224(P)	CBMS215(P) or CBMS224(P) (no change)
CBMS352->CBMS336	CBMS224(P)	CBMS224(P) (no change)
CBMS309 & CBMS375->CBMS337	CBMS223(P) and CBMS224(P) and one of (BIOL206(P), BIOL208(P), BIOL210(P))	CBMS223(P) and CBMS224(P)
CBMS388->CBMS389	(CBMS112 and CBMS113) or Permission of Executive Dean of Faculty	CBMS188 or (CBMS112 and CBMS113) or permission of Executive Dean of Faculty

Students enrolled before 1 January 2010 may also voluntarily apply, before the end of the 3 year transition period, to transfer to the new degree program offered from 2010. However, this will probably result in the need for you to complete more credit points than if you stayed in your current program.

The following units will no longer be offered from 2010:

• HLTH 107, HLTH 132, CHIR 133, CHIR 103 and CHIR 104 will cease to be offered in 2010

They will be replaced by new units:

• HLTH 108, HLTH 109, CHIR 113, CHIR 114

Other currently offered units will be phased out in 2011 and 2012, and will be replaced by new units.

There will always be a new ‘substitute’ unit to replace it. In the process of curriculum renewal, the department has made improvements in the integration of units, to give students the best possible learning experience. As a result, some units have been combined with others to make ‘new’ units. Additionally, all units in the new degree program will be worth 3 credit points. This means that if you fail a unit which is currently 2 credit points, you will need to enrol in the new 3 credit point replacement unit. In most cases, this change in credit points is associated with an increase in content within that unit.

Please consult table 1 below.

Please consult table 1 below.

Please consult table 2 below.

Please consult table 3 below.

You can make an appointment with one of the academic staff in the department. If you have failed more than one unit, it is vital that you make an appointment with the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department, who will advise you.

Students in pre 2010 cohorts, who do not complete the original units prior to the end of the transition period, will need to substitute it with the following units:

OLD			NEW
CHIR 103	Chiro Principles and skills	2	CHIR 113	Chiropractic science 1	3
CHIR 104	Chiro Principles and skills	2	CHIR 114	Chiropractic science 2	3
PHYS 159/149		3		Completion of CHIR 113, 114 and 213
BIOL 108	Human Biology	3	No change		3
BIOL 115	Thread of Life	3	No change		3
HLTH 107	Intro anatomy	3	HLTH 108	Anatomical Science 1	3
CHIR 133	Histology	2	HLTH 108, 109, 213, 214	CHIR 133  now integrated across all anatomy units	3 each
CHIR 201	Chiro Principles and skills	2	CHIR 213	Chiropractic science 3	3
CHIR 202	Chiro Principles and skills	2	CHIR 224	Chiropractic science 4	3
HLTH 207	Pathology 1	2	HLTH 215	Principles in Health and Disease 1	3
HLTH 208	Pathology 2	3	HLTH 316	Principles in Health and Disease 2	3
BIOL 246	Human Physiology	3	BIOL 257/258	Physiology 1 and 2	3
CBMS 223	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	3	No change	Biochemistry	3
HLTH 209	Clinical anatomy 1	3	HLTH 109	Anatomical Science 2	3
HLTH 210	Clinical anatomy	3	HLTH 108, HLTH 109	Anatomical Science 1 and 2	3 each
HLTH 204	Radiographic physics and protection	3	HLTH 304	Radiographic physics and protection	3
HLTH 307	Clinical anatomy	3	HLTH 213	Anatomical Science 3	3
HLTH 308	Clinical anatomy	3	HLTH 214	Anatomical Science 4	3
HLTH 305	Medical microbiology	3	HLTH 215, 316	Principles in Health and Disease 1 and 2	3 each
HLTH 306	Critical Thinking and Research Methodology	3	No change	Research Methods for Health Science	3
HLTH 303	Differential Diagnosis	2	HLTH 333	Clinical Diagnosis	3
CHIR 301	Chiro Principles and skills	2	CHIR 315	Chiropractic science 5	3
CHIR 302	Chiro Principles and skills	2	CHIR 326	Chiropractic science 6	3
BIOL 357	Physiology 1	3	BIOL 257	Physiology 1	3
BIOL 358	Physiology 2	3	BIOL 258	Physiology 2	3

When will the ‘old’ units be phased out?
Key: X = Not Offered, P = Offered

UNIT	2010	2011	2012
CHIR103	X	X	X
CHIR 104	X	X	X
HLTH 107	X	X	X
CHIR 133	X	X	X
BIOL 108	P	P	P
BIOL 115	P	P	P
CBMS 101	P	P	P
CBMS 103	P	P	P
CHIR 201	P	X	X
CHIR 202	P	X	X
HLTH 207	P	X	X
HLTH 208	P	X	X
HLTH 209	P	X	X
HLTH 210	P	X	X
BIOL 246	P	?	X
HLTH 204	P	?	X
CBMS 223	P	P
BIOL 357	P	?	?
BIOL 358	P	?	?
HLTH 307	P	P	X
HLTH 308	P	P	X
HLTH 303	P	P	X
HLTH 306	P	P	P
CHIR 301	P	P	X
CHIR 302	P	P	X
HLTH 305	P	P	X

When will the ‘new’ units commence?

NEW	2010	2011	2012
CHIR 113 Chiropractic Science 1	P	P	P
CHIR 114 Chiropractic Science 2	P	P	P
HLTH 108 Anatomical sciences 1	P	P	P
HLTH 109 Anatomical sciences 2	P	P	P
CHIR 213 Chiropractic Science 3	X	P	P
CHIR 224 Chiropractic Science 4	X	P	P
HLTH 215 Principles in Health and Disease 1	X	P	P
HLTH 213 Anatomical Sciences 3	X	P	P
HLTH 214 Anatomical Sciences 4	X	P	P
??BIOL 257 Physiology 1	X	P	P
??BIOL 258 Physiology 2	X	P	P
??CBMS 223 Biochemistry	P	P	P
HLTH 304 Radiographic Physics and Protection	X	?	P
HLTH 316 Principles in Health and Disease 2	X	X	P
HLTH 317 Principles in Health and Disease 3	X	X	P
HLTH 333 Clinical Diagnosis	X	X	P
HLTH 306 Critical Thinking and Research Methodology	P	P	P
CHIR 315 Chiropractic Science 5	X	X	P
CHIR 326 Chiropractic Science 6	X	X	P

Five Degrees and two Majors are part of the new Curriculum for Computing.
They are:

• Bachelor of Advanced Science in Software Technology (Program of Study)
• Bachelor of Science (Program of Study)
• Bachelor of eBusiness (Program of Study)
• Bachelor of Information Technology (Program of Study)
• Bachelor of Information Technology with the degree of Bachelor of Laws (Program of Study)
• Major in Information Systems (Program of Study)
• Major in Software Technology (Program of Study)

The new Curriculum will start 1 January 2010.

All Programs of Study offered up to 2009 will cease to be offered to new admissions from 1 January 2010.

A 3-year transition period will be put in place. Students enrolled before 1 January 2010 will have until 31 December 2012 to complete and graduate under the pre-2010 Programs of Study. After this transition period, students will be transferred by default to a Program of Study offered for new admissions at 1 January 2013, and must complete all requirements of that new Program of Study in order to qualify for an Award.

Students enrolled before 1 January 2010 may also voluntarily apply, before the end of the 3 year transition period, to transfer to a new Program of Study offered from 2010 if they qualify to be admitted to it.

A student who transfers or is transferred into a new Program of Study may credit any units completed before the transfer if those units are prescribed for that Program of Study.

People and planet units are two classes of units introduced in the new Curriculum. Most new Degrees and Majors require students to complete a People and a Planet unit. However, students enrolled before 1 January 2010 will be exempt from People and Planet requirements until 31 December 2013. Note that they still have to complete the total number of credit points required.

ISYS123, ISYS201, ISYS227, ISYS346, COMP345, and MATH237 will cease to be offered in 2010
They will be replaced by new units:
ISYS100: IT & Society
ISYS104: Introduction to Business Information Systems
COMP255: Software Engineering
ISYS254: Applications Modelling and Development
COMP355: Information Technology Project
ISYS355: Information Systems Project
DMTH137: Discrete Mathematics I
DMTH237: Discrete Mathematics II

Students in the BCompSc/BIT/BeBus (Tech) who don't have ISYS227 yet, should enroll in ISYS227 now
Students in the BIS who have ISYS201 should enroll in ISYS227 now
Students in the BIS who don't have ISYS201 but have COMP125 or are likely to have COMP125 by the end of the semester should enroll in ISYS227 now
Students in the BIS who don't have ISYS201 and who won't have COMP125 by the end of the semester should wait and enroll in ISYS254 (offered in 2010)

Students in the BIS should enroll in ISYS123 now

Students in BCompSc/BIT/BeBus (Tech) should enroll in MATH135 if they meet the prerequisites

Students who won't have MATH135 by 2010, should enroll in DMTH137 in 2010
Students in the BCompSc/BIT/BeBus (Tech) who already have MATH135 should enroll in DMTH237 in 2010
Students who already have MATH135, who are not required to do MATH237 but wish to study any COMP unit having MATH237 as a prerequisite, should enroll in DMTH137 in 2010

There will be three majors offered in the Department of EPS from 2010. The structure of these can be found in the tables below:

Geology Major
This major must be completed as part of a degree. The general requirements for the degree must be satisfied in order to graduate.
Requirements for the Major: Completion of a minimum of 25 credit points including the following prescribed units:
100 level	Credit Points
Required	either	GEOS125	Earth Dynamics
	or	GEOS126	Marine Geoscience	3
200 level
Required		GEOS207	Field and Laboratory Studies in Geoscience	3
Required		GEOS226	Introduction to Field Geology	3
Required	3cp from	GEOS205	Introduction to Geophysics
		GEOS206	Marine Depositional Environments
		GEOS272	Geology of Australia - Global Perspectives	3
300 level
Capstone		GEOS307	Field Geology and Mapping	3
Required	10cp fromGEOS308	Structural and Metamorphic Geology
		GEOS309	Liquid Fuels and Energy Security
		GEOS314	Magmas, Fluids and Ore Deposits
		GEOS373	Volcanic Geology Fieldwork
		GEOS377	Environmental Geology
		GEOS386	Global Tectonics
				10
TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED TO SATISFY THIS MAJOR				25

Geophysics Major
This major must be completed as part of a degree. The general requirements for the degree must be satisfied in order to graduate.
Requirements for the Major: Completion of a minimum of 24 credit points including the following prescribed units:
100 level	Credit Points
Required	3cp from	GEOS112	The Planet Earth
		GEOS125	Earth Dynamics
		GEOS126	Marine Geoscience	3
Required	3cp from	100 level MATH, PHYS or GEOS unit		3
200 level
Required		GEOS205	Introduction to Geophysics	3
Required	3cp from	GEOS units at 200 level		3
300 level
Capstone	either	GEOS315	Environmental and Groundwater Geophysics
	or	GEOS316	Exploration Geophysics	4
Required	8cp from	GEOS342	Data and Image Processing in Geophysics and Exploration
		GEOS386	Global Tectonics
		GEOS315	Environmental and Groundwater Geophysics
		GEOS316	Exploration Geophysics
		GEOS309	Liquid Fuels and Energy Security
				8
TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED TO SATISFY THIS MAJOR				24

Environmental Geology Major
This major must be completed as part of a degree. The general requirements for the degree must be satisfied in order to graduate.
Requirements for the Major: Completion of a minimum of 27 credit points including the following prescribed units:
100 level	Credit Points
Required	either	GEOS112	The Planet Earth
	or	ENVE117	Biophysical Environments	3
Required	either	GEOS125	Earth Dynamics
	or	GEOS126	Marine Geoscience	3
200 level
Required		GEOS205	Introduction to Geophysics	3
Required		GEOS206	Marine Depositional Environments	3
Required		ENVE266	Earth Surface Processes	3
300 level
Capstone		GEOS377	Environmental Geology	4
Required		GEOS315	Environmental and Groundwater Geophysics	4
Required		ENVE377	Environmental Change	4
TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED TO SATISFY THIS MAJOR				27

Unit Number	Unit Name	Old Code
GEOS125	Earth Dynamics	GEOS115
GEOS126	Marine Geoscience	GEOS116
GEOS205	Introduction to Geophysics	GEOS268
GEOS206	Marine Depositional Environments	GEOS260
GEOS207	Field and Laboratory Studies in Geoscience	GEOS230
GEOS337	Geochemical Applications and Techniques	GEOS437
GEOS342	Data and Image Processing in Geophysics and Exploration	GEOS420

2009 Unit	Equivalent Unit in 2010
100 Level Units
GEOS112	GEOS112
GEOS117	ENVE117
GEOS118	ENV118
200 Level Units
GEOS214	ENVE214
GEOS216	ENVE216
GEOS237	ENVE237
GEOS264	ENV264
GEOS266	ENVE266
GEOS267	ENV267
300 Level Units
GEOS301	ENVE301
GEOS313	ENVE303
GEOS317	ENVE335
GEOS325	ENVE302
	ENVE304 (new)
GEOS328	ENVE361
GEOS334	ENVE334
	ENVE380 (new)
GEOS382	ENVE382
GEOS389	ENVE389
GEOS398	ENVE336
GEOS399	ENVE337
ENV 301	ENV301

The following units will change from 4 to 3 credit points in 2010: ENVE216. ENVE266, ENVE301, ENVE302 and ENVE303. ENVE389 will change from 2 to 3 credit points in 2010. (The table above gives their 2009 codes.)
The following units will change from 4 to 3 credit points the following year (2011): ENVE334, ENVE335, ENVE336, ENVE337, ENVE361 and ENVE382. (When they change they will be given new unit numbers. Currently these new numbers are not known.)
The other units will not change because they are already 3 credit points.

All ENV, ENVE and ENVG units are taught by the Department of Environment and Geography. . The Department of Environment and Geography has three disciplines: Environmental Science, Human Geography, and the Graduate School of the Environment. ENVE units are taught by the Environmental Science discipline, ENVG units are taught be the Human Geography discipline and ENV units are taught by academics from both disciplines or from the Graduate School of the Environment.

(Note that this question applies to many mixes of majors and minors in the environmental science area, the majors above are just examples.)
Majors will be attractive to many students because they will be included on your testamur. Minors will not be shown on the testamur but they will be on your academic transcript. You only have to complete one major for a BSc, but you could complete a second major in Environmental Management or SIS. You could also complete a minor in Environmental Management or SIS (or both!). However, there is no compulsion to complete a second major or a minor, you can still choose units just as you did in the old degree program and put together a degree that is aligned with your interests and employment goals.

(Note that this question also applies to coherent studies in Geoecology or GIS)
With the new degrees, a number of majors taught by the environmental science discipline are available in the BSc or BEnv programs of study (but not the BA). You may swap to either a BSc (or a BEnv if you have a GPA greater than 2.2) and complete a major in Climate Science, or alternatively remain in your current degree.

The University recommended that numbers within a specified range must be used for units in different majors, if the different majors share a single prefix. Therefore numbers between 301 and 304 are used for climate science and this may in the future be extended to 305, etc. This numbering system will make it easy for students (and computer software) to recognise which units are part of which major.
(Note that two shared 300-level units are also part of the Climate Science major (ENVE361 and ENVE389) and therefore are numbered outside the Climate Science major number range.)

You will require at least 18 science cp above 200-level, and for coherent studies in atmospheric science this must include ENVE301 (or GEOS301 prior to 2010), ENVE302 (or GEOS325 prior to 2010), plus two of ENVE303 (or GEOS313 prior to 2010), ENVE304 (a new unit) or ENVE361 (or GEOS328 prior to 2010)

You should ensure that you have completed the following units:
(a) ENVE304 (capstone), ENVE301 (or GEOS301 prior to 2010), ENVE302 (or GEOS325 prior to 2010), plus one of ENVE303, ENVE361 (or GEOS328 prior to 2010) or ENVE389 (under a Climate Science supervisor);
(b) ENVE214 (or GEOS214 prior to 2010) and ENVE216 (or GEOS216 prior to 2010);
(c) GEOS112 and ENVE117 (or GEOS117 prior to 2010).
For more information see the Suggested program of study for Climate Science.

The University has decided to standardise all units to be 3 credit points and this change will take place during 2010 and 2011. When the number of credit points in a unit is changed the work load for the unit is also changed to reflect the new credit points. The credit points of units that you have already completed will not change. (Students who completed GEOS301 in 2009 or before will receive 4 credit points.)

If you wish to complete one (or more) minor studies, then Environmental Earth Science, Environmental Management, Spatial Information Science, or a minor involving units with the following prefixes BIOL, CBMS, COMP, GEOS, ISYS, MATH, PHYS and STAT are recommended depending on your interests and employment goals. You could also complete a second major in these fields. However, there is no compulsion to complete a second major or a minor, you can still choose units just as you did in the old degree program.

“Environmental earth science” is a title that is easily understood by the community and in most workplaces.

The University recommended that numbers within a specified range must be used for units in different majors, if the different majors share a single prefix. Therefore numbers between 334 and 337 are currently used for EES. This numbering system will make it easy for students (and computer software) to recognise which units are part of which major. Please note that we will be required to change the current numbers for the EES units in 2011, when all units must be converted 3 credit points. However they will change to numbers which are close to their current numbers and will be easy to recognise.

You will require at least 18 science cp above 200-level, and for coherent studies in EES this must include 3 of the following units: ENVE334 (or GEOS334 prior to 2010), ENVE335 (or GEOS317 prior to 2010), ENVE336 (or GEOS398 prior to 2010), and ENVE337 (or GEOS399 prior to 2010).

You should ensure that you have completed the following units:
(a) ENVE336 (capstone), and 2 of ENVE334 (or GEOS334 prior to 2010), ENVE335 (or GEOS317 prior to 2010), and ENVE337 (or GEOS399 prior to 2010)
(b) ENVE266 (or GEOS266 prior to 2010), plus 3cp from 200-level units with a ENV or ENVE prefix (or their GEOS equivalents prior to 2010);
(c) GEOS112 or ENVE117 (or GEOS117 prior to 2010);
(d) 3cp from units with a ENV or ENVE prefix at any level (or their GEOS equivalents prior to 2010). (The total of (a), (b) (c) and (d) must add to 24 cp.).
For more information see the Suggested program of study for Environmental Earth Science.
Please note that if you do not graduate at the end of 2010, then the requirements will change in 2011 when the University requires that all units have a standard 3 credit points. You may wish to talk with an academic advisor about how the units will change.

If you wish to complete one (or more) minor studies, then Climate Science, Environmental Management, Spatial Information Science, Biology and Geology are recommended depending your interests and employment goals. You could also complete a second major in these fields. However, there is no compulsion to complete a second major or a minor, you can still choose units just as you did in the old degree program.

GIS is the acronym for Geographic Information Systems. It was a good acronym in the early 1990s when the computer systems that were used were important. The focus is now on the ideas that underpin the analyses  and people working in the area recognise that there are many sorts of spatial analyses using data from maps, GPS, remote sensing and survey data. SIS (Spatial Information Science) includes all types of data plus the ideas that underpin the analyses. SIS is now the best acronym

You will require at least 18 science cp above 200-level, and for coherent studies in GIS this must include ENVE382 (or GEOS382 prior to 2010), ENVG378 (or GEOS378 prior to 2010), plus 6cp from 300-level units with a ENVE, ENVG, BIOL, GEOS, COMP or ISYS prefix.

You should ensure that you have completed the following units:
(a) ENVE382 (capstone), ENVG378 (or GEOS378 prior to 2010), plus 4cp from 300-level units with a ENVE or ENVG prefix;
(b) ENV264 (or GEOS264 prior to 2010), plus 3cp from 200-level units with a ENV, ENVE or ENVG prefix (or their GEOS equivalents prior to 2010);
(c) 3cp from 100-level units with a COMP or ISYS prefix, plus 3cp from 100-level units with an ENV, ENVE or ENVG prefix (or once again their GEOS equivalents), or GEOS112. (The total of (a), (b) and (c)  must add to 24 cp.)
For more information see the Suggested program of study for Spatial Information Science.

There is no mistake and both are correct! Many students study ENV264 as an elective unit with major studies (or a coherency) in another area. These students have to complete a 100-level unit with a COMP, ISYS or STAT prefix. However if you wish to complete a major in SIS you will need to complete a 100-level unit with a COMP or ISYS prefix. (You will find the extra knowledge of information science useful in your study of SIS.)

If you wish to complete one (or more) minor studies, then Climate Science, Environmental Earth Science, Environmental Management, Human Geography, Biology and Geology are recommended depending your interests and employment goals. You could also complete a second major in these fields (except Environmental Management). However, there is no compulsion to complete a second major or a minor, you can still choose units just as you did in the old degree program

The University goal was to streamline the number of degrees that were offered in 2010 (compared to previous years). The combination of the two environment degrees fitted this goal as the new degree provides more flexibility in the areas students can study, and it is now simpler to understand the reqddduirements of the degree.

Since you do not plan to swap to the new degree you will complete the units that you planned to complete in your final year of study, but some of these units will have a new code and/or a new name. The table above will give you the new codes. E.g. if you planned to complete GEOS328 in 2010 you will now complete ENVE361. Note that you may be affected by the credit point changes to some units (in particular, the climate science units).

The new degree BEnv does not have the generic major of “environmental physical geography”, instead specific majors are offered in Climate Science, Environmental Earth Science or Spatial Information Science. You need to decide which major to complete. Questions 8, 14 and 18 (above) specify the units to complete for the majors in Climate Science, Environmental Earth Science and Spatial Information Science (respectively). In addition to a major in one of these areas you will also need to complete specified minor studies in Environmental Management. The units that you will need to study for this minor are: ENV118 (or GEOS118 prior to 2010), ENV267 (or GEOS267 prior to 2010), ENV301 and ENV300. (Alternatively you could complete a second major in Environmental Management if you wish.).

Please contact the Discipline office for Environmental Science (enve-admin@science.mq.edu.au or 9850-8426) and you will be directed to one of the academic advisers.

Four Degrees and six Majors are part of the new Curriculum for Human Geography. They are:

• Bachelor of Environment
• Bachelor of Planning
• Bachelor of Health
• BA-Psychology Bachelor of Health
• Major in Development Studies and Culture Change
• Major in Environmental Management
• Major in Geographh
• Major in Human Geography
• Major in Museum Studies
• Major in Spatial Information Science

The new Curriculum will start 1 January 2010.

From 2010, many units with the GEOS code are changing their unit prefixes. From 2010 the unit code prefixes will be designated as follows:

• ENVG for human geography units
• ENVE for environmental science units
• ENV for joint human geography and environmental science units

In addition, a number of units across the university are changing from 4cp to 3cp in 2010. Even in you elect to stay in your current program of study, these changes in credit point value may affect you, as the “old” 4cp versions of the units will no longer be offered. While all 300-level units in Human Geography are retaining their 4cp value in 2010, they will change to 3cp in 2011.
More information on unit changes is available from the Human Geography website.

In some cases your choice will be straightforward. Consult the list of new programs at the top of this page and see which one suits you best. There is also information on the new programs available from the Human Geography website. Then consult an Academic Advisor to discuss your choice, as you are required to obtain academic advice before applying to transition to the new curriculum. If you are unsure what your options are, please consult an Academic Advisor who will help you identify and evaluate which new program is best for you.

We have produced information sheets for students currently following a variety of Human Geography coherencies to address your questions about unit changes from 2010. (Please note, if information on your coherency is not currently available via the hyperlinks listed below, it is under preparation and will be available from this site as soon as it becomes available):

• DEVS01 Development Studies and Culture Change
• ENV05 Environmental Management
• HGE06 Environmental and Cultural Geography
• HGE12 Geography
• HGE13 Human Geography
• HGE15 Human Geography
• HGE16 Human Geography
• HLTH01 - Community Health
• HLTH02 - International Health
• LAW13 Environmental Management (with LLB)
• MUSM01P Museum Studies and Heritage
• MUSM05P Museum Studies and Heritage
• MST01 Natural and Cultural Heritage and Museums
• PPL13 Population Studies
• PPL14 Population Studies
• PPL15 Population Studies
• PPL16 Population Studies
• PPL17 Population Studies
• PPL18 Population Studies
• PPL19 Population Studies
• PSYC16 - Psychology and Health
• PSYC17 - Psychology and Health
• REM03 Resource and Environmental Management
• REM04 Resource and Environmental Management

Human Geography staff will be holding Information Sessions on the new curriculum in December, January and February. The first of these will be held on Tuesday 8 December, at 10am in E7BT2. The date and location of the January and February sessions will be available from this website soon.

Academic Advice is also available from the following staff:

Bachelor of Environment - Dr Paul Hesse paul.hesse@mq.edu.au
Bachelor of Planning - Assoc Prof Robyn Dowling robyn.dowling@mq.edu.au
Bachelor of Health - Lindie Clark lindie.clark@mq.edu.au
BA-Psychology Bachelor of Health - Lindie Clark lindie.clark@mq.edu.au
Development Studies & Culture Change - Katharine McKinnon katharine.mckinnon@mq.edu.au
Environmental Management - Prof Richie Howitt richard.howitt@mq.edu.au
Geography - Dr Sandie Suchet-Pearson sandie.suchet@mq.edu.au
Human Geography - Dr Sandie Suchet-Pearson sandie.suchet@mq.edu.au
Museum Studies - Dr Andrew Simpson andrew.simpson@mq.edu.au
Spatial Information Science - Assoc Prof Mike Poulsen mike.poulsen@mq.edu.au

There will be one major offered in the Department of Mathematics from 2010. The structure of this can be found in the table below:

 

Mathematics	(MAT01)
This major must be completed as part of a degree. The general requirements for the degree must be satisfied in order to graduate.
Requirements for the Major: Completion of a minimum of 24 credit points including the following prescribed units:
100 level	Credit Points
Required	either	MATH132	Mathematics IA (Advanced)
	or	MATH135	Mathematics IA	3
Required	either	MATH133	Mathematics IB (Advanced)
	or	MATH136	Mathematics IB	3
200 level
Required		MATH235	Mathematics IIA	3
Required	either	MATH232	Mathematical Techniques
	or	MATH236	Mathematics IIB	3
300 level
Capstone	either	MATH335	Mathematical Methods
	or	MATH336	Partial Differential Equations	3
Required	9cp from	MATH units at 300 level		9
TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED TO SATISFY THIS MAJOR				24

Two degrees with three Majors constitute the new Curriculum for Physics. They are:

• Bachelor of Advanced Science in Physics
• Bachelor of Science with a major in
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Photonics
  • Physics

If you are currently enrolled in the BSc or B Opt Tech or BSc in Astronomy and Astrophysics (ie prior to 2010), you are not required to make any changes. Your program will continue without change. The only possible exception to this is if you fail one or more units.

Students enrolled before 1 January 2010 may also voluntarily apply, before the end of the 3 year transition period, to transfer to the new degree program offered from 2010. However, this will probably result in the need for you to complete more credit points than if you stayed in your current program. You should be aware that if you transfer to the new program you cannot go back to the pre-2010 degree if you change your mind later.

There are no changes made in the undergraduate units offered in Physics. However, the Physics Curriculum is under review so there might be changes in later years, but you do not need to worry right now.

All that has happened is that old units have been `rebadged' so that they can be more clearly associated with the degree programs offered by Physics. For instance, the former OPTO units are now labelled PHTN (for PHoToNics), e.g. OPTO321 is now PHTN321. In a similar way, some of the PHYS units that were specifically designed for Astronomy and Astrophysics students are now labelled ASTR, e.g. PHYS378 is now ASTR378. There has been no change in the content of the rebadged units.

There will always be a new ‘substitute’ unit to replace it.

Yes, no problem. To complete the Advanced Science degree requires you to do PHYS188 and PHYS388. You can choose the rest of your units in accordance with the Astronomy and Astrophysics degree program. Note however, that the degree you will earn is the Bachelor of Advanced Science, not the Bachelor of Science in Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Contact one of the Directors of the degree programs:

• Dr. James Downes jdownes@science.mq.edu.au Director of the BSc in Physics
• Prof. Quentin Parker  qap@science.mq.edu.au Director of the BSc in Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Assoc. Prof. Judith Dawes judith@science.mq.edu.au Director of the BSc in Photonics
• Assoc. Prof. Gavin Brennen gbrennen@science.mq.edu.au Director of BAdvSc

There will be new version of the Bachelor of Medical Science offered to students enrolling in 2010.

The differences are minimal. There are still 3 streams, Maths and Physics are still compulsory at 100 level, you still need to do the same number of credit points etc.  The only differences are:

• All new students need to do a People and Planet unit. 
• We have agreement that the Planet unit can be STAT170.  That means that STAT171 is no longer on the list of 100 level units.New students will need to choose a People unit from outside the Medical Sciences offerings, and from outside the Faculty of Science.  [All other units still need to be on the Medical Sciences unit list].

We are advising current students NOT to transfer to the new degree. There is nothing to be gained by that, as you will get a Bachelor of Medical Science degree either way.  You have until the end of 2012 to finish your existing degree.

You will be automatically transferred into the new degree at the beginning of 2013. You should seek academic advice before the end of 2012 if this is likely to affect you [eg part-timers] but you don’t need to do that right now.  Students who transfer into the new degree do not have to worry about People and Planet requirements if they finish by the end of 2013.

No. One of the things that has happened with the introduction of the new curriculum is that 4cp units are being converted into 3cp units.  Every unit that converts also gets a new unit code.  These changed units are replacing the old ones in 2010.  This particularly affects PSY and CBMS units.  So it is very important that you pick up a copy of the revised program.  These are available from the Medical Sciences advisers, and Jenny Donald has spare copies in a pocket on the door of her room, E8C211.

Contact one of the Medical Sciences advisers:
Jenny Donald  jdonald@rna.bio.mq.edu.au  Director of the program and Biomedical stream
Joanne Jamie  jjamie@science.mq.edu.au Medicinal chemistry stream
Jennifer Cornish jcornish@psy.mq.edu.au  Psychomedical stream
Sinan Ali  sali@rna.bio.mq.edu.au  Biomedical stream

There will be a new version of the BA-Psychology Bachelor of Health offered to students enrolling in 2010. The BSc-Psychology Bachelor of Health will no longer be offered for new enrolments from 2010. However, you can still complete the BSc version of the double degree, provided you complete your studies by 31 December 2012.

The new double degree program is very similar to the pre-2010 program. The key differences are as follows:

• There is slightly more elective choice
• People and planet units are required for all NEW students in 2010 and beyond (as per all new generation Macquarie University degrees). However, pre-2010 students who transfer over to the new degree are exempt from these requirements until the end of 2013 (although the latter students are of course welcome to take People and Planet units as electives).
• ENVG111 Geographies of Global Change now includes a “Health” module in some offerings
• DEM255 Topics in Demography is no longer a core requirement in the degree, although students are of course welcome to take it as an elective
• PSY399 Psychological Science: Putting Theory into Practice, and HLTH300 Health Placement are the two capstones units for the double degree program. These units are core requirements for all students
• As was the case previously, you need to complete 12cp of PSY units at 300-level. However, from 2010 all PSY 300-level units will be worth 3cp instead of 4cp. For continuing students currently in their 1st or 2nd year of the double degree program, the reduction in cp from 4 to 3 at 300-level simply means that you will be doing at least 4 units at 300 level in the 3rd/4th years of your program instead of 3. The workload in each existing unit will be reduced to reflect the change in credit point value.

You should consult the Faculty of Human Sciences web-page for more detailed advice on the key changes to Psychology units from 2010

We are introducing an exciting new unit, HLTH310 Health Promotion (3cp), which will run in Semester 1, 2010 for the first time. Anyone can take this new unit provided they meet the pre-requisites (40cp including HLTH200). Some existing units in the BA/BSc-Psychology Bachelor of Health double degree will change their credit point value from 4cp to 3cp in 2010. These include all the PSY 300-level units, SOC234/224 Methods of Social Research, and ANTH274/202 Illness & Healing. All other 300-level units will change to 3cp by 2011 (except HLTH300, which will remain at 6cp).

These changes should not create problems for most students, although some students will need to take particular care to ensure that they meet the general requirements of the double degree program regarding the number of credit points that need to be completed at 200-level and above, and at 300-level. You should consult the Faculty of Human Sciences web-page for detailed advice on the key changes to Psychology units from 2010.

The answer to that depends on where you are up to in your studies. A description of the new degree will be available in the 2010 Undergraduate Handbook, which is due to come online by the end of November. You should evaluate your options and seek academic advice before deciding to transfer to the new version of the degree. Academic advice is available from:

• Lindie Clark, Co-Convenor of the Psychology-Health double degree lclark@els.mq.edu.au, and
• Psychology Office – for Psychology-specific inquiries

No, majors and minors are only available in the University's generic degrees, such as the BA and BSc.

There are two capstone units in the BA-Psychology Bachelor of Health double degree: HLTH300 Health Placement and PSY399 Psychological Science: Putting Theory into Practice.

Academic advice is available from Lindie Clark, Co-Convenor of the Psychology-Health program: lclark@els.mq.edu.au and from the Psychology Office (for PSY-specific queries).

There will be a new version of the Bachelor of Health offered to students enrolling in 2010.

The key differences in the new Bachelor of Health program (compared to the pre-2010 program) are as follows:

• Only one study pattern (i.e. not Community Health or International Health)
• Greater flexibility in elective choice for most students, including the ability to do a specialisation in one or more complementary areas of study (e.g. Development Studies and Culture Change, Human Geography, Economics, Politics, Spatial Information Science, Indigenous or Gender Studies, Population Studies, Psychology, Sociology, etc or a foreign language).
• HLTH300 Health Placement internship, the capstone unit in the degree, is now a core requirement for all students
• People and planet units are required for all NEW students in 2010 and beyond (as per all new generation Macquarie University degrees). However, pre-2010 students who transfer over to the new degree are exempt from these requirements until the end of 2013 (although the latter students are of course welcome to take People and Planet units as electives).
• DEM255 Topics in Demography is no longer a core requirement in the degree (although students are of course welcome to take it as an elective)
• ENVG111 Geographies of Global Change now includes a “Health” module (in some offerings)

There will be a new version of the BA-Psychology Bachelor of Health offered to students enrolling in 2010. The BSc-Psychology Bachelor of Health will no longer be offered for new enrolments from 2010. However, you can still complete the BSc version of the double degree, provided you complete your studies by 31 December 2012.

We are introducing an exciting new unit, HLTH310 Health Promotion (3cp), which will run in Semester 1, 2010 for the first time. Anyone can take this new unit provided they meet the pre-requisites (40cp including HLTH200). Some existing units in the Bachelor of Health degree will change their credit point value from 4cp to 3cp in 2010. For example, SOC234/224 Methods of Social Research and ANTH274/202 Illness & Healing. All 300-level units are changing to 3cp by 2011 (except HLTH300, which will remain at 6cp). These changes should not create problems for most students, although some students will need to take particular care to ensure that they meet the general requirements of the degree (esp. the requirements of 38 cp or more at 200-level and above, and 18cp at 300-level). This is particularly the case if you have been taking PSY units, which all change to 3cp in 2010. Students studying Psychology units (either as part of the BA/BSc-Psychology BHealth double degree, or as electives in the Bachelor of Health degree), should consult the Faculty of Human Sciences web-page for advice on the key changes to Psychology units from 2010.  

The answer to that depends on where you are up to in your studies. A description of the new degree will be available in the 2010 Undergraduate Handbook, which is due to come online by the end of November. You should evaluate your options and seek academic advice before deciding to transfer to the new version of the degree. Academic advice is available from Lindie Clark, Convenor of the Bachelor of Health program, lclark@els.mq.edu.au.

No, majors and minors are only available in the University's generic degrees, such as the BA and BSc.

HLTH300 Health Placement. There are two capstone units in the BA-Psychology Bachelor of Health double degree: HLTH300 Health Placement and PSY399 Psychological Science: Putting Theory into Practice

Academic advice is available from Lindie Clark, Co-Convenor of the Psychology-Health program: lclark@els.mq.edu.au and from the Psychology Office (for PSY-specific queries).

There will be new version of the Bachelor of Marine Science offered to students enrolling in 2010.

Hardly different at all.  There are only 2 streams in the new degree, Marine Biology and Marine Geosciences:

• The 2009 program will continue to exist, although some of the units have revised codes or credit points.
• All new students will need to do both a People and a Planet unit from outside the core required units in the Marine Science degree.  
• The capstone unit for the degree will be the existing unit MAR303 Marine Science project.
• Anyone already enrolled in the Chemistry strand can complete this over the next two years.  If you anticipate finishing a Chemistry strand after 2012 you will need to seek academic advice.

We are advising current students NOT to transfer to the new degree.   There is nothing to be gained by that, as you will get a Bachelor of Marine Science degree either way.  You have until the end of 2012 to finish your existing degree.

You will be automatically transferred into the new degree at the beginning of 2013.  You should seek academic advice before the end of 2012 if this is likely to affect you [eg part-timers] but you don’t need to do that right now.  Students who transfer into the new degree do not have to worry about People and Planet requirements if they finish by the end of 2013.

No. One of the things that has happened with the introduction of the new curriculum is that 4cp units are being converted into 3cp units.  Every unit that converts also gets a new unit code.  These changed units are replacing the old ones in 2010.  The two key units affected are GEOS313 (4cp) which is converting to ENVE303 (3cp), and CBMS342 (4cp) being replaced by CBMS306 (3cp).

Contact one of the Marine Science advisers:
David Raftos (draftos@rna.bio.mq.edu.au)
Ian Goodwin (ian.goodwin@mq.edu.au)
Jane Williamson (jwilliamson@bio.mq.edu.au)
Rob Harcourt (rharcour@ecosys.gse.mq.edu.au)
Leanne Armand (larmand@science.mq.edu.au)