Social Sciences, Major
- Western Sydney University Major Code: 0216
Previous Code: M4017.1
Location
| Campus | Mode | Advice |
|---|---|---|
| Hawkesbury Campus | Internal | science@westernsydney.edu.au |
Recommended Sequence
Full-time start-year intake
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Autumn session | Credit Points | |
| AGRI 1004 | Feeding the Planet | 10 |
| NATS 1019 | Scientific Literacy | 10 |
| BIOS 1001 | Biodiversity | 10 |
| CHEM 1008 | Introductory Chemistry | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| EART 1004 | Soils | 10 |
| MATH 1026 | Quantitative Thinking | 10 |
| PROC 1002 | Food Science 1 | 10 |
| HORT 1004 | Horticultural Production Systems | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| HORT 2001 | Greenhouse Technology for Food Sustainability | 10 |
| ENVL 2006 | Environmental Planning and Climate Change | 10 |
| HUMN 2032 | Issues in World Development: Rich World, Poor World | 10 |
| Communication Project Management (COM 343) - in partnership with Charles Sturt University | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| AGRI 2005 | Sustainable Food Production | 10 |
| AGRI 2006 | Agriculture, Food and Health | 10 |
| NATS 2025 | Natural Science Research Methods | 10 |
| BEHV 2019 | Citizenship and Community Engagement | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| NATS 3015 | Field Project 1 | 10 |
| AGRI 3001 | Analysis of Agricultural Supply and Demand | 10 |
| HUMN 3077 | Sustainable Futures | 10 |
| ENVL 3005 | Planning the City: Development, Community and Systems | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Spring session | ||
| NATS 3017 | Field Project 2 | 10 |
| INFO 3011 | Social Computing | 10 |
| HUMN 2015 | Community and Social Action | 10 |
| HUMN 2053 | The Economics of Cities and Regions | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Total Credit Points | 240 | |
Full-time mid-year intake
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spring session | Credit Points | |
| PROC 1002 | Food Science 1 | 10 |
| HORT 1004 | Horticultural Production Systems | 10 |
| NATS 1019 | Scientific Literacy | 10 |
| Select one elective | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Autumn session | ||
| AGRI 1004 | Feeding the Planet | 10 |
| BIOS 1001 | Biodiversity | 10 |
| CHEM 1008 | Introductory Chemistry | 10 |
| MATH 1026 | Quantitative Thinking | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Spring session | ||
| AGRI 2005 | Sustainable Food Production | 10 |
| AGRI 2006 | Agriculture, Food and Health | 10 |
| NATS 2025 | Natural Science Research Methods | 10 |
| EART 1004 | Soils | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Autumn session | ||
| NATS 3015 | Field Project 1 | 10 |
| HORT 2001 | Greenhouse Technology for Food Sustainability | 10 |
| HUMN 2032 | Issues in World Development: Rich World, Poor World | 10 |
| Communication Project Management (COM 343) - in partnership with Charles Sturt University | 10 | |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Spring session | ||
| NATS 3017 | Field Project 2 | 10 |
| INFO 3011 | Social Computing | 10 |
| HUMN 2015 | Community and Social Action | 10 |
| HUMN 2053 | The Economics of Cities and Regions | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Autumn session | ||
| AGRI 3001 | Analysis of Agricultural Supply and Demand | 10 |
| AGRI 3001 | Analysis of Agricultural Supply and Demand | 10 |
| HUMN 3077 | Sustainable Futures | 10 |
| ENVL 3005 | Planning the City: Development, Community and Systems | 10 |
| Credit Points | 40 | |
| Total Credit Points | 240 | |
Equivalent Subjects
The subjects listed below count towards completion of this major for students who passed these subjects in 2020 or earlier.
HLTH 2002 Agriculture, Food and Health, replaced by AGRI 2006 Agriculture, Food and Health
PUBH 2007 Environmental Planning and Climate Change, replaced by ENVL 2006 Environmental Planning and Climate Change
The subject listed below counts towards completion of this major for students who passed this subject from 2H 2022 or earlier.
BEHV 2007 Internship and Community Engagement, replaced by BEHV 2019 Citizenship and Community Engagement