Associate Degree in Science AssocDegSc
Bachelor of Science BSc
Diploma of Science DipSc
Online - Wagga Wagga
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted upon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.
Full-time: 1.0 year (or part-time equivalent)
Full-time: 3.0 years (or part-time equivalent)
Full-time: 2.0 years (or part-time equivalent)
A completed High School Certificate with an ATAR of 65 (including adjustment factors) or equivalent.
OR
A completed Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) with an equivalent ranking to the currently listed ATAR
OR
A completed AQF Certificate III or higher level qualification.
OR
50% completion of an AQF Diploma level qualification.
OR
A completed Tertiary Preparation Course from an Australian University or an accredited provider demonstrating a reasonable prospect of success through the Grade Point Average (GPA) gained in these studies.
OR
Successful completion of two university level subjects (AQF level Associate Degree or higher) demonstrating a reasonable prospect of success through the Grade Point Average (GPA) gained in these studies.
AND
STANDARD English Language Proficiency requirements. Refer to https://study.csu.edu.au/apply/process for the specific requirements.
Standard Charles Sturt credit policy applies.
Standard Charles Sturt credit policy applies.
Standard Charles Sturt credit policy applies
The Bachelor, Associate Degree [Exit Point Only] and Diploma [Exit Point Only] make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 128 points.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
The Bachelor of Science is comprised of 192 points and is offered full-time online over three (3) years and part-time online over six (6) years.
This course is offered online, however students may choose to enrol in on-campus subject offerings (assuming prerequisites and enrolment restrictions are met).
Key Subjects
SCI101 What is Science? (8)
And one of the subjects below as per major enrolled in:
CHM213 Analytical Chemistry (8) (Analytical Chemistry major)
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology (8) (Biology major)
GEO204 Ecological and Environmental Soil Science (8) (Earth Science major)
MTH220 Ordinary Differential Equations (8) (Mathematics major)
PHY102 Electricity and Waves (8) (Physics major)
Core Subjects
SCI101 What is Science? (8)
SCI201 Science in Modern Society (8)
STA201 Scientific Statistics (8)
STA308 Experimental Design and Analysis (8)
IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, relating and understanding Country (8) or ENM111 Indigenous Environmental Studies (8)
Elective Subjects
Electives may be chosen from within the Faculty of Science and/or from across the University (subject to meeting any pre-requisite and enrolment restriction), and used to complete a second major and/or satisfy the student's interests. Each year through their course site, students will receive a list of suggested electives clustered into applied, interdisciplinary interest areas:
" Animal and plant biosecurity
" Data, digital, and spatial science
" Natural resource resilience and productivity
Restricted Subjects
Nil
For students to graduate with a Bachelor of Science (192 points), students must adhere to the following course requirements, completing:
- no more than ten (10) level 100 subjects overall
- at least six (6) level 300 (or above) subjects overall
- five (5) core subjects
- minimum of one (1) major sequence
- electives chosen to complete requirements
Major Sequences
At least one of the following major sequences must be completed.
Analytical Chemistry (accredited with the Royal Australian Chemical Institute)
MTH105 Introductory Mathematics (8)
CHM104 Chemistry 1A (8)
CHM107 Chemistry 1B (8)
CHM213 Analytical Chemistry (8)
CHM215 Inorganic Chemistry (8)
CHM216 Organic Chemistry (8)
CHM321 Laboratory Management Issues (8)
CHM323 Instrumental Analysis 1 (8)
CHM324 Instrumental Analysis 2 (8)
CHM335 Analytical Chemistry Industry Experience (8)
Biology
BIO100 Concepts of Biology (8) or BIO112 Principles of Ecology (8)
ASC171 Animal Anatomy and Physiology (8) or PSC102 Botany* (8)
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology (8)
Any three of:
ASC221 Animal Genetics (8)
BIO203 Animal Diversity (8)
BIO216 Conservation Biology (8)
BIO262 Vegetation Ecology (8)
HRT202 Plant Taxonomy and Systematics (8)
PSC215 Plant Physiology (8)
PSC221 Fundamentals of Plant Protection** (8)
Any three of:
ASC311 Comparative Animal Anatomy and Physiology (8)
ASC305 Parasitology (8)
BIO312 Landscape Ecology (8)
BIO323 River and Floodplain Ecology (8)
BIO329 Wildlife Ecology (8)
HRT301 Plant Propagation (8)
PSC424 Advanced Plant Protection (8)
* PSC102 Botany is a prerequisite for HRT202 Plant Taxonomy and Systematics, HRT301 Plant Propagation and PSC215 Plant Physiology
Earth Science
BIO112 Principles of Ecology (8) or PSC104 Soil Science** (8)
GEO164 Earth System Processes (8)
SCI103 Introduction to Geospatial Science (8)
GEO204 Ecological and Environmental Soil Science (8)
SPA215 Principles of Geographic Information Systems (8) or SPA217 Remote Sensing of the Environment (8) or ENM234 Past Environments: Dimensions of Historical Ecology and Environmental History (8)
Any four of:
AHT404 Climate Change Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation (8)
BIO312 Landscape Ecology (8)
GEO303 Climatology (8)
GEO305 Groundwater Hydrology and Management (8)
GEO314 River Hydrology and Geomorphology (8)
PSC415 Soil Management (8)
PSC420 Water Policy and Management (8)
ENM415 Environmental Management of Mine Sites and Contaminated Lands (8)
** PSC104 Soil Science is a prerequisite for PSC415 Soil Management
Physics
PHY101 Mechanics and Thermal Physics (8)
PHY102 Electricity and Waves (8)
ITC106 Programming Principles (8)
PHY215 Scientific Instrumentation (Electronics) (8)
PHY299 Introduction to Astronomy (8)
ITC206 Programming in Java 1 (8)
PHY301 Astrophysics (8)
PHY316 Modern Physics (8)
ITC313 Programming in Java 2 (8)
Mathematics
Students who have not completed prior calculus-based mathematics studies should complete MTH105 Introductory Mathematics prior to completing MTH101 Computer Aided Mathematics 1 with Applications; MTH105 will be counted as elective as it is not part of the Maths major.
MTH101 Computer Aided Mathematics 1 with Applications (8)
MTH102 Computer Aided Mathematics 2 with Applications (8)
MTH218 Multivariable Calculus (8)
MTH219 Linear Algebra (8)
MTH220 Ordinary Differential Equations (8)
Any three of:
MTH307 Mathematical Modelling (8)
MTH309 Principles of Operations Research (8)
MTH328 Complex Analysis (8)
MTH418 Topics in Calculus (8)
For students to graduate with an Associate Degree in Science (128 points), students must adhere to the following course requirements, completing:
- no more than ten (10) level 100 subjects overall
- four (4) core subjects:
" SCI101 What is Science? (8)
" SCI201 Science in Modern Society (8)
" STA201 Scientific Statistics (8)
" IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, relating and understanding Country (8) or ENM111 Indigenous Environmental Studies (8)
- twelve (12) electives, of which eight (8) must be chosen from any of the major subjects
For students to graduate with a Diploma of Science (64 points), students must adhere to the following course requirements, completing:
- two (2) core subjects:
" SCI101 What is Science? (8)
" IKC101 First Nations Foundations: Knowing, relating and understanding Country (8) or ENM111 Indigenous Environmental Studies (8)
- six (6) electives, of which four (4) must be chosen from any of the major subjects
Affiliations/Memberships
Students who complete the Analytical Chemistry major are qualified for membership to the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI).
The Bachelor of Science has multiple session intakes; Session 1 (30), Session 2 (60) and Session 3 (90); your enrolment pattern will be set in consultation with the Course Director.
Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component. Further details for Workplace Learning requirements are located via the subject page
CHM335 Analytical Chemistry Industry Experience
PSC221 Fundamentals of Plant Protection
Please note that the following subjects may contain a Residential School component. Further details of Residential School requirements are located via the subject page
ASC171 Animal Anatomy and Physiology
ASC305 Parasitology
BIO203 Animal Diversity
BIO262 Vegetation Ecology
BIO323 River and Floodplain Ecology
BIO329 Wildlife Ecology
CHM104 Chemistry 1A
CHM107 Chemistry 1B
CHM213 Analytical Chemistry
CHM215 Inorganic Chemistry
CHM216 Organic Chemistry
CHM321 Laboratory Management Issues
CHM323 Instrumental Analysis 1
CHM324 Instrumental Analysis 2
HRT202 Plant Taxonomy and Systematics
HRT301 Plant Propagation
MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology
PHY101 Mechanics and Thermal Physics
PHY102 Electricity and Waves
PHY215 Scientific Instrumentation (Electronics)
PHY299 Introduction to Astronomy
PSC102 Botany
PSC104 Soil Science
PSC215 Plant Physiology
PSC221 Fundamentals of Plant Protection
PSC415 Soil Management
PSC420 Water Policy and Management
PSC424 Advanced Plant Protection
Enrolled students can find further information about CSU Residential Schools at About Residential School
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: July 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.