REGULATIONS
7. The faculty may allow a candidate to substitute for any subject of his course another subject of a university course which is, in its opinion,
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FACULTY of SCIENCE
The points to be scored for passing the examination in any such sub•
stituted subject shall be prescribed by the faculty.
8. A candidate who, having completed or simultaneously being a candi- date for any other degree, enrols in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Science may, with the approval of the faculty, be given credit for sub- jects the equivalent of which have been passed by him in the course for such other degree. The total number of points to be so scored by him In respect of such subjects shall not exceed forty.
9. A candidate who has complied with the prescribed conditions and obtained a cumulative points score equal to or exceeding one hundred points may be admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Science.
10. For the purposes of Regulation 6.1.2 courses in the faculty of Science shall not be deemed to be courses in which specific work is assigned to specific years or in which candidates are required to com- plete years, but prizes, exhibitions and scholarships in the subjects of the course shall be awarded on such conditions as shall from time to time be prescribed by the faculty and published together with the details of subjects.
11. In this Regulation the expression 'subject' shall include part of a subject.
UNIT COURSES• . 1. Points Score
The subjects (hereinafter described as units) for the degree and the points to be awarded for each are specified as follows. Examination results will be expressed as letter grades, A (80 and above), B (70-79), C (60-69). D (50-59), E (40-49), and F (below 40) for all units.
2. Prerequisites and Special Conditions
(i) Except where otherwise provided, or with the special permission of the Science Faculty, no candidate shall be admitted to examination in any unit of the course unless he has the specified prerequisite units, and satisfies any special conditions associated with that unit.
(ii) A candidate who has, without passing a unit, been credited with the points for that unit, shall not proceed to higher level units in that course, but shall be allowed to proceed to higher levels of other courses for which a pass in that unit is a prerequisite.
(iii) Credit is not normally available for both pass and honours level units of the same course.
3. For the purpose of Regulation 3.20
(i) Each unit at first-year level shall be known as a 100-level unit, and shall be designated within the relevant department by numbers between 100 and 199.
(ii) Each unit at second-year level shall be known as a 200-level unit, and shall be designated within the relevant department by numbers between 200 and 299. .
(iii) Each unit at third-year level shall be known as a 300-level unit, and shall be designated within the relevant department by numbers between 300 and 399.
4. Availability of Units
The Science Faculty reserves the right to not offer a unit in a particular year if a minimum enrolment is not reached. The availability of some units will also depend on staffing.
'For schedule of unit courses, see pp. 46-81.
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REGULATIONS
APPROVAL OF COURSE
Approval by the faculty must be obtained for a candidate's proposed choice of units and the years in which they are taken. (See Reg. 3.20.6.) Any subsequent changes must also be approved. It is the responsibility of each student to obtain this approval and on authorization-to-enroł prior to enrolling or amending enrolment at the Students Record Office and embarking on any units.
The following rules apply to Approval of Course.
Normal Course
(i) An approved course of study must contain units selected from the 100 level such that the cumulative total of possible points scored as a credit for passing examinations In these units shall be not less than twenty-eight (28) nor more than forty-eight (48).
(ii) Except where special permission is granted by the faculty for this to be exceeded, the maximum total credit which may be attempted during one year Is as follows:
First year students 32 points Second year students 36 points Third year students 44 points
Note: A first year student is one who has earned less than 28 points.
A second year student is one who has earned 28 or more but less than 80 points.
A third year student is one who has earned 60 or more but less than 100 points.
See Reg. 3.20.4.
(iii) In certain cases approval may be given by the faculty for a candidate to substitute subjects or portions of subjects other than those listed above in his approved course, provided they are relevant to the student's course and of suitable standard and content. (See Reg.
3.20.7.) Science students must have such substitutions approved before embarking on the subjects.
Transfer from another Course
Students who transfer to Science, having done relevant subjects in other courses may be granted credit for subjects deemed equivalent to Science units, according to a table of equivalents approved from time to time by the faculty, and will be awarded points for the equivalent Science units so credited. Cases are not covered by this table will be considered If they are submitted to the faculty. The maximum number of points awarded to transferring students is sixty.
Combined Courses
Credit for work done elsewhere Is granted to candidates undertaking courses leading to two qualifications, or to persons holding other qualifi- cations entering a Science course, in a manner similar to that of awarding credit for students transferring to Science from other courses, except that in this case, the maximum credit awarded will be 40 points.
Prizes (See Reg. 8.1.)
For the purpose of Regulation 6.1, a candidate who obtains honours in a unit or group of units may be awarded a prize, exhibition or scholarship in accordance with the conditions prescribed in the regulation relating to any such award In that subject, provided he has, at the one annual examination obtained a total point score of not less than twenty-eight (28).
A complete list of undergraduate awards offered for subjects in the faculty of Science is given on p. 36.
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Lectures (These figures are all approxi-
mate) ф
Unit Course Practical Work
(Hours) Points Prerequisites Special Conditions
48 8 8 8
2%/2 per week throughout the academic year
2 For all units:
Biology 101 Chemistry 101 Physics 120, 140 or 160
6
2 2 2.
г
2
8 2
2 8
Biochemistry 201 and 202
Chemistry 200 level—any of the recommended (A), (B), or (C) courses in special cases the head of the department may waive the above 521 DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY
201 Biochemistry (practical)
202 Biochemistry (lectures)
301 Energy Transformations in the Cell 302 Protein Structure and Function 303 Nucleic Acids and Protein Syn-
thesis
304 Metabolite Control of Metabolism 8 305 Endocrine Control of Metabolism 8 306 Amino Acid and Protein Meta-
bolism
307 Carbohydrates—Synthesis and Metabolism
Students majoring in Biochemistry are required to take Biochemistry 201 and 202. Unit 201 is not avail- abI e without lecture unit 202.
Students majoring in Biochemistry are expected to take a total of nine units plus associated practical work.
Units 301-305 Inclusive are ob- ligatory; the remaining units may be selected from units 306-317 inclu- sive.
516 DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY 201 Histology
301 Advanced Histology
26 2 per week 4
52 3 per week 10
Biology 101 Chemistry 101 Physics 160 Physiology 201 Histology 201 Biochem. 201 or Med. 3rd Yr.
Must be studying, or must have - studied, Physiol. 201 or Blochem.
202.
8 2 prerequisites for any or all of the
8 2 specified units
8 2
8 2
8 2
8 2
8 2
8 2
8 2
8
11 per week for 12 weeks 11 per week for 12 weeks 6 per week for 24 weeks
З 3 3
308 Lipid Metabolism and Membranes 309 Biochemical Equilibria and
Kinetics
310 Physical Biochemistry 311 Whole Animal Metabolism 312 Mineral Metabolism
313 Vitamins and Associated Meta- bolism
314 The Nutritive Value of Foods and Nutritional Diseases
315 Plant Biochemistry
316 Biochemistry of Human Disease 317 Social Aspects of Biochemistry 321 Practical Biochemistry A 322 Practical Biochemistry B 323 Practical Biochemistry C
The Department of Biochemistry reserves the right to withdraw any of the elective units if, are selected by only a small umber of students.
Units 301-309 will be given at the normal times for Biochemistry 300 level, i.e. 9 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday and 10 a.m. on Friday. The remaining lecture units will be given at times to be determined.
Students wishing to take more than four lecture units are obliged to take a practical unit. Units 321 and 322 will be obligatory for students intending to major in Biochemistry and, unless recommended by the head of the department, only those students taking both units 321 and 322 will be considered for the B.Sc.
(Icons.) course in Biochemistry.Stu- dents not considering majoring in the subject may take unit 321 or unit 322 or unit 323.
In filling practical places, preference for the first 36 places for the com- bined units 321 and 322 will be given to students taking a minimum of nine lecture units. The remaining 12 places in each practical unit will be allotted on the basis of academic merit. The quota for unit 323 will be 12.
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Unit Course Practical Work Points Prerequisites
(Hours) Special Conditions
Lectures (These figures are all approxi-
mate) 600 BIOLOGY
101 Biology 72 96
в
and excursions 60
е
DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY201 Angiosperm Systematics and Ecology
24 34
and excursions
202 Plant Physiology (Sc. Co.) 203 Introduction to non-flowering
Plants
204 Plant Anatomy
205 Whole-plant and Community Physiology (Ag. Co.) 206 Advanced Genetics and Plant
Breeding (Ag. Co.)
207 Conservation—Global and Local Aspects
230 Cytology and Genetics 301 Plant Physiology
Students majoring in Botany are re- quired to take Botany 201 to 204.
Students taking Botany 201 to 204 are required to take Genetics 201 or Botany 206, not necessarily con- currently.
Students taking Botany 203 are re- quired to enrol in Botany 204. Full credit for Botany 202 not given with Botany 205.
4 For Units 201- 206 and 252:
Biology 101, Chemistry 101 36
72 26 48 27
and excursions Credit for Genetics 201 not given with Botany 206.
16
48 Students taking three units from
Botany 301 to 308 will be con- sidered as majoring in Botany.
302 Whole-plant Physiology and Community Ecology
303 Mycology and Pathology 304 Ecology and Geography
4 5
3
б 4 23
б б6 6
48
Botany 202 or 205
Botany 202 or 205
Botany 203 Botany 201 305 General Botany
24 24 13 33 18 18 17 24 24 24 24 24
48 48 and excursions
48 and excursions
Botany 302 and 204
Prerequisites may be waived by the Head of the School of Botany.
8 5 6 6 6 7
4 5
в
2 4 З
2 2
220 Organic Chemistry 24
221 Organic Chemistry 32
222 Organic Chemistry 40
240 Theoretical Concepts and
Physical Methods 16
241 Coordination Chemistry and
Non-metal Chemistry 1 24 242 Coordination Chemistry and
Non-metal Chemistry 11 16 243 Valence Theory and Co-ordination
Chemistry for Students of Bio-
logical Sciences 16
260 Analytical Chemistry 8
ф
42 42 42
42
42 42
6 Genetics 201 or Botany 206 6 Botany 201 and
203 or 252
6 Botany 201 and Students must enrol in Botany 307.
203 or 252 306 Plant Population Genetics
307 Phycology and Marine Botany 308 Phytoplankton
610 DEPARTMENTS OF THE CHEMISTRY SCHOOL 101 Chemistry
201 Physical Chemistry 1 202 Physical Chemistry I1 203 Physical Chemistry III 204 Physical Chemistry IV 205 Physical Chemistry V
48 48 and excursions
48 and excursions
72 42 42 42 42 42
Credit cannot be held for more than one 200 level physical chemistry unit.
Credit cannot be held for more than one 200 level organic chemistry unit.
Credit may not be held for 241 and 242 simultaneously.
Enrolment in this unit is compulsory for all students enrolled for 10 or more 200 level points.
24 24 24
78 32 40 40 40 48
For all 200 level units:
Chem. 101, Maths 101 or 171,
Physics 120, 140 or 160
Lectures (These figures are all approxi-
mate)
Practical Work
(Hours) Points Prerequisites Special Conditions сп
o
Unit Course
301 Basic Quantum Mechanics 18 3 practical 4 201
and Spectroscopy exercises
302 3rd Law of Thermodynamics and 10 1 practical 2 201 370 in the BSc Ed Course may be
Statistical Mechanics exercise substituted for 302.
303 Valence Theory 10 1 practical 2 201, 301 371 in the BSc Ed course may be
exercise substituted for 303.
304 Nuclear Resonance Spectroscopy 8 2 practical 2 201, 301 exercises
305 Electrochemistry 8 2 practical 2 201
exercises
306 Electron Paramagnetic Resonance 8 2 practical 2 201, 301 exercises
307 Surface Chemistry 8 2 practical 2 201, 302 or 370 Credit may not be held for 307
exercises and/or 308 with 314.
308 Polymer Chemistry 8 2 practical 2 201302 or 370
exercises
309 Kinetics of Gas Phase Reactions 8 2 practical 2 201, 302 or 370 exercises
310 Combustion Chemistry 8 2 practical 2 201, 302,309 exercises
311 Solution Chemistry 8 2 practical 2 201,302 or 370 exercises
312 Solid State Chemistry 8 2 practical 2 201,302 or 370 exercises
313 Chemical Processes in 8 2 practical 2 201
Natural Waters exercises
314 Physical Chemistry for 24 6 practical 6 201
Biologists exercises
2 2 г 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 This unit will not be offered after 1974. Credit cannot be held for it with 221.
Enrolment in this unit is compulsory for all students enrolled in 8 or more 300 level organic points.
Chem. 230 or Enrolment in either this unit or 335 231 is compulsory for all students enrol- Chem. 226 or led in from 3-6 organic, 300 level
320 points.
(The numbers of these prerequisites refer to the 1973 Handbook) 2 Chem. 240 (or
241) and 242 as in 1973 Handbook 2
2 2 2 2 2
4 Chem. 226 or 320
2 120 hours
60 hours 320 Spectroscopic Methods A
321 Spectroscopic Methods B 322 Reaction Mechanisms 323 Biological Chemistry 324 Natural Organic Substances 325 Reactive Intermediates
326 Principles of Organic Synthesis 327 Organic Photochemistry and
Orbital Symmetry
328 Chemistry of The Environment 329 General Organic Chemistry
335 Organic Practical Work I
336 Organic Practical Work 11
340 Physical Methods
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
12
II
341 Chemistry of d and f Transition
Elements 12
342 Nonaqeous Systems 12
343 Radiochemistry 12
344 Organometallic Chemistry 12
345 Reaction Mechanisms 12
346 Chemical Aspects of Metals of
Economic Importance to Australia 12
2 З 4
2
2 Lectures
(These figures are all approxi-
mate)
Unit Course Practical Work
(Hours) Points Prerequisites Special Conditions
347 Structural and Crystal Chemistry 348 Biological Inorganic Chemistry 357 Inorganic Practical Work 1
358 Inorganic Practical Work II 359 Inorganic Practical Work Ill
399 Chemical Research Project
120 hours
60 hours 50 hours
Approx.100 4 hours
Enrolment in this unit is compulsory for all students enrolled in 9 or more inorganic theory points at 300
level. .
Enrolment in this unit or 357 is compulsory for all students enrolled for 4-8 inorganic 300 level points.
Enrolment in this unit is compulsory for all В style students.
12 18
250 (or 251) and 260 of 1973 Handbook
250 or 251 of 1973 Handbook 250, or 251 or 260 of 1973 Handbook plus 348 of 1974 Handbook
397 Topics in Marine Chemistry
398 Marine Chemistry Practical Work
8 2 practical
exercises 2 1974: 201, 220,