Diploma in General Science (exit only) (7185)
- Western Sydney University Program Code: 7185
- AQF Level: 5
CRICOS Code: 108483A
This program applies to students who commenced in 2022 or later.
This program is an exit only program.
Program Structure
Students must successfully complete 80 credit point of subjects. This comprises:
• 30 credit points of specified core subjects
and
• 40 credit points of Science core and/or any focus subjects from a Science or Medical Science testamur major
and
• 10 credit points of any other subject offered by Western Sydney University including from the specified core or Science or Medical Science testamur majors.
Students must successfully complete:
Subject | Title | Credit Points |
---|---|---|
NATS 1019 | Scientific Literacy | 10 |
CHEM 1008 | Introductory Chemistry | 10 |
And | 10 | |
Biodiversity | ||
or | ||
Cell Biology |
Core subjects Level 1:
Subject | Title | Credit Points |
---|---|---|
MATH 1003 | Biometry | 10 |
MATH 1014 | Mathematics 1A | 10 |
BIOS 1001 | Biodiversity | 10 |
CHEM 1008 | Introductory Chemistry | 10 |
NATS 1019 | Scientific Literacy | 10 |
BIOS 1012 | Cell Biology | 10 |
MATH 1026 | Quantitative Thinking | 10 |
CHEM 1012 | Essential Chemistry | 10 |
Core subjects Level 2:
Subject | Title | Credit Points |
---|---|---|
MATH 2001 | Advanced Calculus | 10 |
CHEM 2001 | Analytical Chemistry | 10 |
NATS 2019 | Forensic and Environmental Analysis | 10 |
PUBH 2010 | Epidemiology | 10 |
NATS 2042 | Science Research Methods | 10 |
BIOS 2042 | Biochemistry | 10 |
NATS 2001 | Advanced Science Project A | 10 |
NATS 2002 | Advanced Science Project B | 10 |
Core subjects Level 3:
Subject | Title | Credit Points |
---|---|---|
BIOS 3012 | Conservation Biology | 10 |
NATS 3027 | Laboratory Quality Management | 10 |
NATS 3040 | Topics in Medical Science | 10 |
NATS 3008 | Complex Forensic Studies | 10 |
NATS 3015 | Field Project 1 | 10 |
NATS 3044 | Complex Case Studies in Science | 10 |
NATS 3043 | Advanced Science Research Project C | 20 |
NATS 3055 | Practicum 1 | 10 |
Focus subjects Level 1:
Subject | Title | Credit Points |
---|---|---|
MATH 1015 | Mathematics 1B | 10 |
AGRI 1003 | Animal Science | 10 |
NATS 1008 | Forensic Science | 10 |
AGRI 1005 | Human Animal Interactions | 10 |
AGRI 1009 | Wildlife Studies | 10 |
BIOS 1012 | Cell Biology | 10 |
BIOS 1027 | Management of Aquatic Environments | 10 |
PHYS 1002 | Physics 1 | 10 |
PHYS 1006 | Physics 2 | 10 |
NATS 1003 | Digital Forensic Photography | 10 |
ENVL 1006 | Environmental Health Issues and Solutions | 10 |
ENVL 1004 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 10 |
AGRI 2007 | Introduction to Agrifood | 10 |
PROC 1005 | Introduction to Food Science | 10 |
NATS 1009 | Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 | 10 |
NATS 1010 | Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 | 10 |
NATS 1022 | Functional Anatomy | 10 |
Focus subjects Level 2:
Subject | Title | Credit Points |
---|---|---|
BIOS 2022 | Microbiology 1 | 10 |
AGRI 2004 | Animal Reproduction | 10 |
EART 2001 | Climate Change Science | 10 |
BIOS 2006 | Comparative Physiology | 10 |
BIOS 2018 | Genetics | 10 |
CHEM 2010 | Physical Chemistry | 10 |
CHEM 2008 | Organic Chemistry | 10 |
BIOS 2008 | Ecology | 10 |
BIOS 2021 | Metabolism | 10 |
NATS 2010 | Crime Scene Investigation | 10 |
NATS 2031 | Toxicology | 10 |
NATS 2004 | Anatomy of the Thorax and Abdomen | 10 |
CHEM 2006 | Inorganic Chemistry | 10 |
PHYS 2004 | The Cosmos in Perspective: Information and Life | 10 |
BIOS 2040 | Invertebrate Zoology | 10 |
BIOS 2041 | Vertebrate Zoology | 10 |
NATS 2033 | Cell Form and Function | 10 |
NATS 2034 | Human Systems Physiology 1 | 10 |
NATS 2035 | Human Systems Physiology 2 | 10 |
ENVL 2007 | Environmental Monitoring and Assessment | 10 |
EART 2004 | Soils and Substrates | 10 |
HORT 2003 | Plant Production | 10 |
PROC 2002 | Innovative Foods | 10 |
NATS 2021 | Imaging Science | 10 |
Focus subjects level 3:
Subject | Title | Credit Points |
---|---|---|
NATS 3037 | Neuroanatomy | 10 |
BIOS 3014 | Genes, Genomics and Human Health | 10 |
AGRI 3002 | Animal Nutrition and Feeding | 10 |
AGRI 3005 | Animal Production | 10 |
NATS 3020 | Food Safety | 10 |
PUBH 3007 | Disease Prevention and Control | 10 |
CHEM 3010 | Forensic Chemistry | 10 |
AGRI 3007 | Water in the Landscape | 10 |
AGEN 3001 | Animal Behaviour | 10 |
NATS 3014 | Experimental Foods | 10 |
PUBH 3005 | Disaster and Emergency Management | 10 |
NATS 3006 | Anatomy of the Head and Neck | 10 |
CHEM 3004 | Advanced Organic Chemistry | 10 |
CHEM 3003 | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | 10 |
HLTH 3001 | Applied Nutrition | 10 |
NATS 3017 | Field Project 2 | 10 |
PROC 3003 | Food Product Development | 10 |
PHYS 3001 | Astroinformatics | 10 |
PUBH 3017 | Occupational Health and Safety | 10 |
NATS 3038 | Quality Assurance and Food Analysis | 10 |
NATS 3039 | Science Research Project | 10 |
CHEM 3001 | Advanced Analytical Chemistry | 10 |
CHEM 3005 | Advanced Physical Chemistry | 10 |
NATS 3034 | Molecular Medicine | 10 |
NATS 3012 | Environmental Forensic Investigations | 10 |
NATS 3003 | Advanced Mortuary Practice | 10 |
EART 3006 | Science of the Anthropocene | 10 |
BIOS 3027 | Molecular Biology of the Cell | 10 |
BIOS 3026 | Evolution and Genetics | 10 |
BIOS 3028 | Pathological Basis of Human Disease | 10 |
PHYS 3006 | Classical Physics | 10 |
BIOS 3032 | Plant Science | 10 |
EART 3007 | Land Degradation and Contamination | 10 |
PUBH 3021 | Air Pollution & Control | 10 |
NATS 3046 | Advanced Physiology | 10 |
PHYS 3007 | Quantum Physics | 10 |
MEDI 3008 | Mortuary Practice | 10 |
ENVL 3010 | Environmental Planning, Policy & Regulation | 10 |
BIOS 3034 | Molecular Biotechnology | 10 |
BIOS 3033 | Applied Bioinformatics | 10 |
BIOS 3035 | Sustainable Environments | 10 |
HORT 3002 | Protected Cropping Technology | 10 |
AGRI 3009 | Agricultural Technology | 10 |
BIOS 3036 | Agricultural Biosecurity | 10 |
NATS 3048 | Food Formulations | 10 |
PROC 3007 | Food Innovation and Technology | 10 |
AGRI 3010 | Animal Health and Welfare | 10 |
HLTH 3019 | Nutrition, Health and Disease | 10 |
HLTH 3020 | Global Nutrition and Food | 10 |
PHYS 3008 | Biomedical Physics | 10 |
NATS 3026 | Forensic Biology | 10 |
NATS 3023 | Forensic Anthropology | 10 |
BIOS 3038 | Metabolism | 10 |
NATS 3053 | Crime Scene Investigation | 10 |
BIOS 3039 | Ecology | 10 |
NATS 3054 | Human Systems Physiology 2 | 10 |
NATS 3056 | Practicum 2 | 10 |