Bachelor of Science - Plan BP350

Bachelor of Science - Plan BP350

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2026 Guaranteed ATAR 70.00 ATAR 70.10 Packaged Pathway 71.20*

Duration:
Full-time 3 years
Part-time 6 years
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Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City
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Duration:
Full-time 3 years
Fees:

AU$43,200 (2026 annual)

Next intake:
February, July
Location:
Melbourne City

CRICOS code: 110982H

To graduate you must complete the following. All courses listed may not be available each semester.

You must complete a total of 288 credit points (e.g. Twenty-Four 12 credit point courses) as follows:
Year 1: Four (4) Core courses (48 credit points); and
Year 3: A capstone experience and twenty-four (24) credit points of Work Integrated Learning; and
Year 1 to 3: Eighteen (18) courses (216 credit points) from one of the following combinations:
Combination list:
Combination 1: Complete One (1) Major (96 credit points); a second Major (96 credit points); and 24 credit points of Science Option and/or University Elective courses;
OR
Combination 2: Complete One (1) Major (96 credit points); One (1) Advanced minor (48 credit points) related to your major; One (1) generalist minor (48 credit points); and 24 credit points of Science Option and/or University Elective courses.
OR
Combination 3: Complete One (1) Major (96 credit points); One (1) Advanced minor (48 credit points) related to your major; 48 credit points of courses chosen from more than one generalist minor; and 24 credit points of Science Option and/or University Elective courses;
Notes:
  • Students combining Biological Sciences and Biotechnology do so by following Combination 2 or 3 rather than Combination 1.
  • Students majoring in Food Science & Technology, Nutrition Science, Mathematics, or Statistics must follow Combination 1.
  • Students wanting to complete a double major in Food Science & Technology and Nutrition Science are advised to transfer to BP199 Bachelor of Food Technology & Nutrition.
  • Students majoring in Geospatial Science must follow Combination 2 or 3.
  • Students majoring in Physics must combine it with Mathematics as a second major (Combination 1) or as a generalist minor (Combination 2).
Definitions:
Science Option Courses include:
  1. In addition to below table, Science Option courses include any course listed in a Generalist Minor,
  2. MATH2196 and MATH2197 are available as Science Options only to students doing a double major involving Mathematics or Statistics (but not both). MATH2196 is a pre-requisite for MATH2197.
University Electives include any course on the University Electives website
Minors fall under two categories:
  1. Generalist Minors - 4 courses from a discipline different to your major.
  2. Advanced Minors - 4 courses from a discipline related to your major that extend your major studies.
Details of the minors are shown below.
Rules on completion of Majors/Minors:
  • A major is made up of 96 credit points, and a minor is composed of 48 credit points.
  • A course can only be counted once towards the completion of a major or a minor. You cannot use that same course again to count toward another major, minor or option list.
  • A maximum of Two (2) Minors can be completed in this program, and only One (1) of these can be a Generalist minor.

Students must complete a series of compulsory onboarding modules during their first semester or study period. Complete 36 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Data for a Scientific World 12 ONPS2700 City Campus
Physical Sciences in Action 12 ONPS2701 City Campus
The World of Life Sciences 12 ONPS2699 City Campus

AND (

Complete 12 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
A Mathematical Toolbox for Scientists 12 MATH2443 City Campus

OR

For students completing a Major in Physics, Mathematics and/or Statistics, complete 12 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
A Calculus Toolbox for Scientists 12 MATH2469 City Campus

) AND

Complete 48 credit points from your Selected Combination.

Complete 96 credit points from your Selected Combination.

(

Complete 24 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Applied Science Project 1 12 ONPS2186 City Campus
Applied Science Project 2 12 ONPS2668 City Campus

OR

Complete 24 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Applied Science Project 1 12 ONPS2186 City Campus
Science Work Experience 1 12 ONPS2543 City Campus

OR

Complete 24 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Applied Science Project (Extended): Planning 12 ONPS2768 City Campus
Applied Science Project (Extended): Implementation 12 ONPS2769 City Campus

OR

For students completing a double major in Mathematics and Statistics, complete 24 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Industrial Applications of Mathematics and Statistics 1 12 MATH2196 City Campus
Industrial Applications of Mathematics and Statistics 2 12 MATH2197 City Campus

) AND

Complete 48 credit points from your Selected Combination

AND (

Complete 24 credit points from any:

University Elective

OR

Complete 12 credit points from any University Elective AND complete 12 credit points from any Science Option Course

OR

Complete 24 credit points from any Science Option courses

OR

For students completing Major and Advanced Minors in Geospatial Science, Complete 24 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Geospatial Science Project 1 12 GEOM2163 City Campus
Geospatial Science Project 2 12 GEOM2164 City Campus

)

Science Option courses include:

  • any course listed in a Generalist Minor, 
  • ONPS2702 STEM for Sustainable Development, 
  • COSC2690 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence, and 
  • ONPS2543 Science Work Experience 1
  • ONPS2662 Science Work Experience.

Complete 24 credit points from the following:

Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
STEM for Sustainable Development 12
ONPS2702 City Campus
ONPS2749 Bundoora Campus
Foundations of Artificial Intelligence for STEM 12
COSC2960 City Campus
COSC3094 Bundoora Campus
Science Work Experience 1 12 ONPS2543 City Campus
Science Work Experience 1 24 ONPS2662 City Campus

Complete 96 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Cell Biology and Biochemistry 12
BIOL2146 City Campus
BIOL1159 Bundoora Campus
Plant and Animal Biology 12 BIOL2547 City Campus
Genetics and Molecular Biology 12
BIOL2262 City Campus
BIOL2263 Bundoora Campus
Microbiology and Immunology 12
BIOL2532 City Campus
BIOL2531 Bundoora Campus
Plant Diversity 12 BIOL2270 City Campus
Animal Diversity 12
BIOL2151 City Campus
BIOL2153 Bundoora Campus
Ecology & Conservation 12
BIOL2183 City Campus
BIOL2182 Bundoora Campus
Immunology 12 ONPS2388 Bundoora Campus

Complete 96 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Cell Biology and Biochemistry 12
BIOL2146 City Campus
BIOL1159 Bundoora Campus
Plant and Animal Biology 12 BIOL2547 City Campus
Genetics and Molecular Biology 12
BIOL2262 City Campus
BIOL2263 Bundoora Campus
Microbiology and Immunology 12
BIOL2532 City Campus
BIOL2531 Bundoora Campus
Genomics and Gene Technologies 12 BIOL2577 Bundoora Campus
Proteomics and Designer Proteins 12 BIOL2535 City Campus
Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology 12 BIOL2536 City Campus
Medical Biotechnology 12 BIOL2537 City Campus

Complete 96 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Chemistry Fundamentals 1 12 CHEM1313 City Campus
Chemistry Fundamentals 2 12 CHEM1314 City Campus
Concepts in Chemistry 12 CHEM1039 City Campus
Analytical Techniques 12 CHEM1053 City Campus
Further Concepts in Chemistry 12 CHEM1040 City Campus
Chemistry Laboratory 12 CHEM1041 City Campus
Advanced Chemistry Laboratory 12 CHEM1069 City Campus
Advanced Chemistry Theory 12 CHEM1067 City Campus

Complete 96 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Introduction to Microbiology for Food and Nutrition 12 ONPS2555 City Campus
Food and Nutritional Chemistry 12
CHEM1311 City Campus
CHEM1312 Bundoora Campus
Food Processing Technology 12 ONPS2720 Bundoora Campus
Food Microbiology 12 ONPS2113 City Campus
Rheology and Food Biophysics 12
ONPS2435 City Campus
ONPS2510 Bundoora Campus
Food Manufacturing Animal Products 12 ONPS2554 Bundoora Campus
Food Packaging and Labelling 12 ONPS2558 Bundoora Campus
Food Safety Analysis 12 ONPS2721 Bundoora Campus

Complete 96 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Applied Geospatial Techniques 12 GEOM2083 City Campus
Mapping The World 12 GEOM2077 City Campus
Spatial Information Science Fundamentals 12 GEOM1033 City Campus
Geospatial Programming 12 GEOM2159 City Campus
Earth Observation Science 12 GEOM2084 City Campus
Mathematics for Surveying and Geomatics A 12 MATH2163 City Campus
Spatial Thinking 12 GEOM2166 City Campus
Cloud-based open-source GIS 12 GEOM2138 City Campus

Complete 84 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Vectors and Calculus 12
MATH1144 City Campus
MATH1143 Bundoora Campus
Advanced Linear Algebra with Vector Calculus 12 MATH2311 City Campus
Discrete Mathematics 12 MATH1150 City Campus
Modelling with Differential Equations 12 MATH2138 City Campus
Real and Complex Analysis 12 MATH2150 City Campus
Optimisation 12 MATH2390 City Campus
Algebra for Information Security 12 MATH2148 City Campus

AND

Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Complex Networks 12 MATH2312 City Campus
Numerical Techniques 12 MATH2391 City Campus

Complete 84 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Nutritional Physiology 12 ONPS2722 City Campus
Chemistry for Food and Life Science 12
CHEM1239 City Campus
CHEM1240 Bundoora Campus
Nutrition, Health and Disease 12 OHTH2068 City Campus
Applied Nutrition 12
OHTH1156 City Campus
OHTH2173 Bundoora Campus
Human Sensory Evaluation 12 ONPS2520 Bundoora Campus
Entrepreneurship in Nutrition and Food 12
ONPS2718 City Campus
ONPS2770 Bundoora Campus
Community Nutrition 12
ONPS2053 City Campus
ONPS2515 Bundoora Campus

AND

Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Plant Processing for Nutrition and Health 12 ONPS2723 Bundoora Campus
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 1 12 BIOL1177 Bundoora Campus

Complete 96 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Mechanics and Thermodynamics 12 PHYS1046 City Campus
Introduction to Electromagnetism and Optics 12 PHYS2189 City Campus
Materials Physics 12 PHYS2179 City Campus
Classical & Quantum Mechanics 12 PHYS2178 City Campus
Electromagnetism 12 PHYS2181 City Campus
Optics and Quantum Physics 12 PHYS2190 City Campus
Radiation & Nuclear Physics 12 PHYS2176 City Campus
Thermal & Statistical Physics 12 PHYS2177 City Campus

Complete 84 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Data Visualisation with R 12 MATH2237 City Campus
Statistical Methodologies 12 MATH2201 City Campus
Statistical Learning 12 MATH2473 City Campus
Multivariate Analysis 12 MATH2142 City Campus
Linear Models and Experimental Design 12 MATH2203 City Campus
Time Series and Forecasting 12 MATH2204 City Campus
Machine Learning 12 MATH2387 City Campus

AND

Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Statistical Inference 12 MATH2155 City Campus
Applied Bayesian Statistics 12 MATH2305 City Campus

List of Generalist Minors:

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Cell Biology and Biochemistry 12
BIOL2146 City Campus
BIOL1159 Bundoora Campus
Plant and Animal Biology 12 BIOL2547 City Campus
Genetics and Molecular Biology 12
BIOL2262 City Campus
BIOL2263 Bundoora Campus
Microbiology and Immunology 12
BIOL2532 City Campus
BIOL2531 Bundoora Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Chemistry Fundamentals 1 12 CHEM1313 City Campus
Chemistry Fundamentals 2 12 CHEM1314 City Campus
Concepts in Chemistry 12 CHEM1039 City Campus
Analytical Techniques 12 CHEM1053 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
UI and UX for Apple Platform 12 COSC3099 City Campus
Getting Started with iOS App Development 12 COSC3100 City Campus
Human-Centred Development with Apple Platform Technologies 12 COSC3101 City Campus
Apple Platform Project 12 COSC3102 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Foundations of Artificial Intelligence for STEM 12
COSC2960 City Campus
COSC3094 Bundoora Campus
Mixed Reality Technologies 12 INTE2686 City Campus
Digital Fluency 12 INTE2687 City Campus
Digital Innovation Project 12 INTE2688 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
The Changing Environment 12 ENVI1146 City Campus
The Soil Environment 12 ENVI1012 City Campus
The Hydrosphere 12 ENVI1008 City Campus
Environmental Issues in Chemical Perspective 12 CHEM1014 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Introduction to Microbiology for Food and Nutrition 12 ONPS2555 City Campus
Food and Nutritional Chemistry 12
CHEM1311 City Campus
CHEM1312 Bundoora Campus
Food Processing Technology 12 ONPS2720 Bundoora Campus
Food Microbiology 12 ONPS2113 City Campus

Complete 24 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Sustainable Futures 12 ENVI1153 City Campus
Climate Change Responses 12
ENVI1212 City Campus
ENVI1219 Melbourne transfer to Vietnam

AND

Complete 24 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
The Science of Climate and Biodiversity 12 ENVI1211 City Campus
Environmental Management and Assessment 12 ENVI1049 City Campus
Building Responsible Relationships with First Peoples and Country 12 ENVI1048 City Campus
Communicating Sustainability 12 ENVI1137 City Campus
Development Economics 12 ECON1259 City Campus
Energy and Earth's Environment 12 PHYS2066 City Campus
Environmental Policy Project 12 ENVI1179 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Introduction to the teaching profession 12 TCHE2624 Bundoora Campus
Inclusive Teaching 12 TCHE2702 Bundoora Campus
Student and Teacher Well-being 12 TCHE2701 Bundoora Campus
Engaging with Indigenous Perspectives for Responsible Teaching Practice 12 TCHE2456 Bundoora Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Applied Geospatial Techniques 12 GEOM2083 City Campus
Mapping The World 12 GEOM2077 City Campus
Spatial Information Science Fundamentals 12 GEOM1033 City Campus
Geospatial Programming 12 GEOM2159 City Campus

Complete 36 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Vectors and Calculus 12
MATH1144 City Campus
MATH1143 Bundoora Campus
Advanced Linear Algebra with Vector Calculus 12 MATH2311 City Campus
Discrete Mathematics 12 MATH1150 City Campus

AND

Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Modelling with Differential Equations 12 MATH2138 City Campus
Real and Complex Analysis 12 MATH2150 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Nutritional Physiology 12 ONPS2722 City Campus
Chemistry for Food and Life Science 12
CHEM1239 City Campus
CHEM1240 Bundoora Campus
Nutrition, Health and Disease 12 OHTH2068 City Campus
Applied Nutrition 12
OHTH1156 City Campus
OHTH2173 Bundoora Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Mechanics and Thermodynamics 12 PHYS1046 City Campus
Introduction to Electromagnetism and Optics 12 PHYS2189 City Campus
Materials Physics 12 PHYS2179 City Campus
Classical & Quantum Mechanics 12 PHYS2178 City Campus

Complete 36 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Business and Entrepreneurship in Health 12 REHA2284 Bundoora Campus
Wearable Technologies in Health 12 BIOL2585 City Campus
Counselling and Virtual Care 12 BESC1571 City Campus

AND

Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Foundations in Digital Health 12
BIOL2525 City Campus
BIOL2566 Bundoora Campus
Foundations of Artificial Intelligence for STEM 12
COSC2960 City Campus
COSC3094 Bundoora Campus

Complete 36 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Data Visualisation with R 12 MATH2237 City Campus
Statistical Methodologies 12 MATH2201 City Campus
Linear Models and Experimental Design 12 MATH2203 City Campus

AND

Complete 12 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Time Series and Forecasting 12 MATH2204 City Campus
Machine Learning 12 MATH2387 City Campus

Your Advanced Minor must correspond/relate to your chosen Major. List of Advanced Minors:

Note: This is an advanced minor for the Chemistry Major.

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Specialised Chemistry Laboratory 12 CHEM1042 City Campus
Nanomaterials for Energy 12 CHEM1317 City Campus
Advanced Topics in Chemistry 12 CHEM1068 City Campus
Advanced Instrumental Analysis and Spectroscopy 12 CHEM1080 City Campus

Note: This is an advanced minor for the Biological Sciences Major

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Evolution 12 BIOL2546 City Campus
Marine Biology 12 BIOL2255 City Campus
Ecotoxicology 12 BIOL2162 City Campus
Biosecurity 12 BIOL2579 City Campus

Note: This is an advanced minor for the Biological Sciences Major

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Genomics and Gene Technologies 12 BIOL2577 Bundoora Campus
Proteomics and Designer Proteins 12 BIOL2535 City Campus
Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology 12 BIOL2536 City Campus
Medical Biotechnology 12 BIOL2537 City Campus

Note: This is an advanced minor for the Chemistry Major.

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Environmental Analysis in Action 12 CHEM1315 City Campus
Environmental and Chemical Analysis 12 CHEM1316 City Campus
Environmental Analytical and Soil Chemistry 12 CHEM1085 City Campus
Instrumental and Environmental Analysis 12 CHEM1054 City Campus

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Surveying Fundamentals 12 GEOM2088 City Campus
Unmanned Aerial System Operations 12 AERO2481 City Campus
Advanced Imaging Technology 12 GEOM2086 City Campus
Statistics and Measurement Analysis 12 GEOM2162 City Campus

Note: This is an advanced minor for Geospatial Major.

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Spatial Data Management 12 GEOM2168 City Campus
Geovisualisation 12 GEOM2140 City Campus
Advanced Imaging Technology 12 GEOM2086 City Campus
Statistics and Measurement Analysis 12 GEOM2162 City Campus

Note: This is an advanced minor for the Biotechnology Major.

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Computational Biology 12 BIOL2526 City Campus
Immunology 12 ONPS2388 Bundoora Campus
Diagnostic Microbiology 12 BIOL2416 Bundoora Campus
Systems Biology 12 BIOL2512 City Campus

Note: This is an advanced minor for the Biotechnology Major.

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Plant Diversity 12 BIOL2270 City Campus
Animal Diversity 12
BIOL2151 City Campus
BIOL2153 Bundoora Campus
Marine Biology 12 BIOL2255 City Campus
Ecology & Conservation 12
BIOL2183 City Campus
BIOL2182 Bundoora Campus

Note: This is an advanced minor for the Physics Major

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Advanced Quantum Physics and Photonics 12 PHYS2192 City Campus
Experimental Physics 12 PHYS2191 City Campus
Solid State Physics 12 PHYS2068 City Campus
Astrophysics and Cosmology 12 PHYS2067 City Campus

Note: This is an advanced minor for the Physics Major.

Complete 48 credit points from the following:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus
Space Exploration 12 PHYS2182 City Campus
Satellites and Space Debris 12 GEOM2160 City Campus
Rocket Science 12 PHYS2183 City Campus
Astrophysics and Cosmology 12 PHYS2067 City Campus
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