Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours) (Physics) (ST20)


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Major Details

Course duration (full-time): 4 years
Total credit points:384
Standard credit points/full-time semester:48
Course coordinator:Dr Brett Williams
Discipline coordinator:AskQUT
Course contact:+61 7 3138 2000, askqut@qut.edu.au
CRICOS code:102820D
Faculty:Faculty of Science

Scholarships

Overview

Physicists are involved in finding solutions to many current and future challenges facing our world. These include developing instruments for environmental monitoring, computer models for climate change prediction, and developing solar and renewable energy systems. Physicists are also attempting to address the world's ever-increasing appetite for information and information processing by undertaking research into quantum computers, nanotechnology, lasers, and photonics.

Physics deals with the natural laws and processes, and the states and properties of matter, energy, space and time. Physics also underlies many of the recent advances in information technology, medicine, and biotechnology. Areas of specialisation include mechanics, electromagnetism, lasers and optics, medical physics, computational physics, nuclear and radiation physics, astronomy and astrophysics, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, and relativity.

The Physics major will provide students with a solid theoretical and practical grounding in physics and equip them with advanced research techniques and skills which will be attractive to employers and enable students to continue to postgraduate studies if they desire.

The Physics major in the Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours) will qualify students with an advanced and coherent knowledge of physics. Students will commence the Major in Year 1, Semester 1, by undertaking two units which introduce and conceptualize concepts in physics, and develop skills in experimental physics. From Year 1, Semester 2, the analytic skills required of a physicist - including mathematical skills and research techniques - will be developed more intensely, with units focused on mathematical methods and research techniques.

QUT You

You may be required to complete QUT You units in your course – find out more about QUT You.

Course Structures

To meet the course requirements of the Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours), you must complete a total of 384 credit points.

For students commencing from 2024, the degree is arranged as follows:

  • Core units - 24 credit points
  • A Major – 240 credit points, which includes Advanced Research units (72 credit points)
  • QUT You - 24 credit points
  • Complementary studies - 96 credit points (see below)

Enrolment Information:  PVB306 Solid State Physics & Quantum Statistics and PVB307 Physics in Practice
For Physics Major students that have PVB306 and PVB307 on their study plan – these units are 6 credit points (cp) each and are designed to be taken together in the same teaching period. Collectively, they have the workload of a single 12 credit point unit. Timetabled activities for both units will be distributed across the semester, with lectures and tutorials scheduled in alternate weeks, and laboratory activities held during selected weeks. Taking PVB306 (6cp) and PVB307 (6cp) with 3 other 12cp units in the same semester will still equate to the standard full-time study load of 48cp.

For students who commenced the course prior to 2024, the degree is arranged as follows:

  • Core units - 48 credit points
  • A Major – 240 credit points
  • Complementary studies - 96 credit points

Physics major students are also required to complete the following complementary studies components (minors) -

  • Mathematics for Physics minor (48cp)
  • and one minor (48cp) chosen from:
         - Astrophysics minor
         - Nanotechnology minor (discontinued 31/12/2024)
         - Advanced Science minor

Please note, students are expected to have a minimum GPA of 5.5 prior to entry to Honours level units in year 4. Students who do not meet this requirement will liaise with the Course Coordinator to discuss strategies for completion.

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
CVB101
Equivalents:
EGB161		General Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Antirequisites:
CZB190
PVB105
Equivalents:
PVB101		Foundations of Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Maths Minor Unit for Physics Major (MXB100 or MXB161)
Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points)
Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points)

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
Maths Minor Unit for Physics Major (MXB105)
Maths Minor Unit for Physics Major (MXB106)
PVB104Optics
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Science Minor Unit for Physics Major

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
PVB203Experimental Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
(MXB105 or PVB200 or MXB106 or PVB202 or MZB127 or MZB125 or admission in ED59) and (PVB105 or PVB103 or PVB101 or PVB102 or EGB113 or EGB102)
PVB205Classical Mechanics
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
(MXB106 OR PVB202 OR MZB127) and (MXB105 OR PVB200 OR MZB125 OR MXB161) and (PVB105 or PVB102)
Science Minor Unit for Physics Major
Science Minor Unit for Physics Major

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
PVB206
Equivalents:
PVB301		Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
(MXB105 or PVB200 OR MZB125 OR MXB161) and (MXB106 or PVB202 or MZB127) and (PVB105 or PVB102 or PVB101 or PVB103 or EGB113 or EGB102)
PVB207
Equivalents:
PVB302		Quantum Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
(PVB105 OR PVB102 OR PVB101) AND (((MXB105 or PVB200 OR MZB125 OR MXB161) AND (MXB106 or PVB202 OR MZB127)) OR ED59)
STB200Advanced Research Skills and Techniques
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
Successfully completing 96 credit points of study from ST20
Science Minor Unit for Physics Major

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
Maths Minor Unit for Physics Major (MXB201)
PVB305
Equivalents:
PVB204		Electromagnetism and Optics
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
PVB205 OR ((PVB202 or MXB106) AND Admission to ST20)) OR ((PVB202 OR MXB106) AND (PVB200 OR MXB105))
PVB306Solid State Physics and Quantum Statistics
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
PVB206 and PVB207
PVB307Physics in Practice
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
PVB203 and PVB206 and PVB207
STB310-1Science Research 1
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
STB200 and completion of 180 credit points and Admission to ST20

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
PVB303Atomic, Nuclear and Particle Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
PVB302 or (PVB205 and PVB207)
STB300Advanced Science Symposium
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
STB200
STB310-2Science Research 2
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
STB310-1 and admission to ST20
Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points)
Select one QUT You unit (6 credit points)

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
STB414Advances in Theoretical Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
Admission to ST10 or (Admission to ST20 and completion of 288 credit points (CP))
STB403-1Honours Research Project 1
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Prerequisites:
Admission to ST10 OR (Admission to ST20 AND completion of 288cp AND GPA at least 5.0)
STB403-2Honours Research Project 2
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Prerequisites:
Admission to ST10 OR (Admission to ST20 AND completion of 288cp AND GPA at least 5.0)
STB403-3Honours Research Project 3
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Prerequisites:
Admission to ST10 OR (Admission to ST20 AND completion of 288cp AND GPA at least 5.0)

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
STB415Advances in Experimental Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
Admission to ST10 or (Admission to ST20 and completion of 288 credit points (CP))
STB403-4Honours Research Project 4
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Prerequisites:
STB403-1 AND STB403-2
STB403-5Honours Research Project 5
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Prerequisites:
STB403-1 AND STB403-2
STB403-6Honours Research Project 6
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Prerequisites:
STB403-1 AND STB403-2

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
CVB101
Equivalents:
EGB161		General Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Antirequisites:
CZB190
PVB103Foundations of Physics (Advanced)
Last offered in 2024
PVB104Optics
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Maths Minor Unit (MXB100 or MXB322)

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
MXB103
Equivalents:
MAB220		Introductory Computational Mathematics
Online
Semester 2
Gardens Point
Semester 2


Specialist Mathematics or MXB100, or concurrently enrolled in MXB100.
MXB105
Equivalents:
MAB121, PVB200		Calculus and Differential Equations
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Online
Semester 1, Semester 2
Antirequisites:
PVB201

Specialist Mathematics or MXB100, or concurrently enrolled in MXB100.
QUT You Unit
QUT You Unit
Physics Minor Unit

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
PVB202Mathematical Methods in Physics
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
((PVB101 or EGB113) and (MXB100 or MZB125)) or (PVB103 and admission to ST20)

Maths C or MAB120 or equivalent is assumed knowledge.
PVB203Experimental Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
(MXB105 or PVB200 or MXB106 or PVB202 or MZB127 or MZB125 or admission in ED59) and (PVB105 or PVB103 or PVB101 or PVB102 or EGB113 or EGB102)
PVB301Materials and Thermal Physics
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
PVB200 or MXB105 or PVB202
Physics Minor Unit

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
PVB204Electromagnetism
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
((PVB202 or PVB200 or MXB106) and (MXB100 or MZB125)) or (PVB202 and admission to ST20)
STB200Advanced Research Skills and Techniques
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
Successfully completing 96 credit points of study from ST20
Physics Minor Unit
Physics Minor Unit

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
MXB201
Equivalents:
MAB312		Advanced Linear Algebra
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
MXB106

MXB105 is assumed knowledge.
PVB302Classical and Quantum Physics
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
PVB200 or PVB202 or PVB204
STB310-1Science Research 1
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
STB200 and completion of 180 credit points and Admission to ST20
Physics Major Unit Option

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
STB300Advanced Science Symposium
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
STB200
STB310-2Science Research 2
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
STB310-1 and admission to ST20
PVB303Atomic, Nuclear and Particle Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
PVB302 or (PVB205 and PVB207)
QUT You Unit
QUT You Unit

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
STB414Advances in Theoretical Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
Admission to ST10 or (Admission to ST20 and completion of 288 credit points (CP))
STH420-1Advanced Research 1
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
Minimum GPA of 5.5 AND completion of 288 credit points including STB310-2 AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-2,STH420-3
STH420-2Advanced Research 2
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
STB310-2 AND Minimum GPA of 5.5 AND completion of 288 credit points AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-1,STH420-3
STH420-3Advanced Research 3
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
STB310-2 AND Minimum GPA of 5.5 AND completion of 288 credit points AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-1,STH420-2

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
STB415Advances in Experimental Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
Admission to ST10 or (Admission to ST20 and completion of 288 credit points (CP))
STH420-4Advanced Research 4
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
STH420-1 AND STH420-2 AND STH420-3 AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-5,STH420-6
STH420-5Advanced Research 5
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
STH420-1 AND STH420-2 AND STH420-3 AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-4,STH420-6
STH420-6Advanced Research 6
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
STH420-1 AND STH420-2 AND STH420-3 AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-4,STH420-5

Please refer to the **IMPORTANT MESSAGE** Students who commenced course prior to 2024 - Bachelor of Science unit changes below.

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
CVB103Foundations of Chemistry
Last offered in 2022
Maths Minor Unit (MXB100 or MXB322)
PVB103Foundations of Physics (Advanced)
Last offered in 2024
PVB104Optics
Gardens Point
Semester 2

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
Maths Minor Unit (MXB103)
Maths Minor Unit (PVB200)
STB100Research Skills and Techniques
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
Completion of minimum 48cp studies in ST20
Physics Minor Unit

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
PVB202Mathematical Methods in Physics
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
((PVB101 or EGB113) and (MXB100 or MZB125)) or (PVB103 and admission to ST20)

Maths C or MAB120 or equivalent is assumed knowledge.
PVB203Experimental Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
(MXB105 or PVB200 or MXB106 or PVB202 or MZB127 or MZB125 or admission in ED59) and (PVB105 or PVB103 or PVB101 or PVB102 or EGB113 or EGB102)
PVB301Materials and Thermal Physics
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
PVB200 or MXB105 or PVB202
Physics Minor Unit

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
PVB204Electromagnetism
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
((PVB202 or PVB200 or MXB106) and (MXB100 or MZB125)) or (PVB202 and admission to ST20)
STB200Advanced Research Skills and Techniques
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
Successfully completing 96 credit points of study from ST20
Physics Minor Unit
Physics Minor Unit

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
Maths Minor Unit (MXB201)
PVB302Classical and Quantum Physics
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
PVB200 or PVB202 or PVB204
STB310-1Science Research 1
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
STB200 and completion of 180 credit points and Admission to ST20
Physics Major Unit Option

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
STB300Advanced Science Symposium
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
STB200
STB310-2Science Research 2
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
STB310-1 and admission to ST20
PVB303Atomic, Nuclear and Particle Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
PVB302 or (PVB205 and PVB207)
Physics Major Unit Option

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
STB414Advances in Theoretical Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
Admission to ST10 or (Admission to ST20 and completion of 288 credit points (CP))
STH420-1Advanced Research 1
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
Minimum GPA of 5.5 AND completion of 288 credit points including STB310-2 AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-2,STH420-3
STH420-2Advanced Research 2
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
STB310-2 AND Minimum GPA of 5.5 AND completion of 288 credit points AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-1,STH420-3
STH420-3Advanced Research 3
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
STB310-2 AND Minimum GPA of 5.5 AND completion of 288 credit points AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-1,STH420-2

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
STB415Advances in Experimental Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
Admission to ST10 or (Admission to ST20 and completion of 288 credit points (CP))
STH420-4Advanced Research 4
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
STH420-1 AND STH420-2 AND STH420-3 AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-5,STH420-6
STH420-5Advanced Research 5
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
STH420-1 AND STH420-2 AND STH420-3 AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-4,STH420-6
STH420-6Advanced Research 6
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
STH420-1 AND STH420-2 AND STH420-3 AND admission to ST20
Corequisites:
STH420-4,STH420-5
Course Notes

Unit Lists

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
Select 12 credit points from the following:
BVB201Biological Processes
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BZB210 or ((BVB203 or BVB306) and admission to ST20)
BVB202Experimental Design and Quantitative Methods
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
SEB113 or MAB101 or MAB141 or MXB101 or MXB107 or (MZB103 and (MZB104 or MZB105))
BVB203Plant Biology
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
(BVB101 and BVB102 and BVB201) or admission to ST20
BVB204Ecological Science
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB102 or BVB103 or EVB102 or (admission to ST20 and completion of 96 credit points)
BVB212Drug Action
Last offered in 2024
BVB214
Equivalents:
NQB423		Vertebrate Life
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB102 or EVB102 or admission to ST20
BVB221Nature's Pharmacy
Last offered in 2024
BVB225Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB102 or BVB103 or EVB102 or BZB210 or admission to ST20
Antirequisites:
BVB223, BVB224
BVB301Animal Biology
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB214 or BZB210 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20)
BVB305Microbiology and the Environment
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB201 or BVB317
BVB311Conservation Biology
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB204
BVB313Molecular Ecology
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB204 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20) or (BVB101 and BVB103 and admission to SV02)

A basic understanding and some prior experience in R coding is assumed.
BVB317Principles of Genomics and Biotechnology
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20)
BVB321Ecosystem Protection
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB204
BVB328Applications in Biotechnology
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB317 or BVB201
BVB330Synthetic Biology
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB317
CVB201Inorganic Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102) or ((CVB102 or CVB103 or CZB190) and admission to ST20)
CVB202Analytical Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102) or (CVB102 and admission to ST20) or (CVB101 and admission to ED59) or CZB190 or CZB191
CVB203Physical Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102) or (CVB102 and admission to ST20) or (CVB101 and admission to ED59) or CZB190 or CZB191
CVB204Organic Structure and Mechanisms
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102) or (CVB102 and admission to ST20) or (CVB101 and admission to ED59) or CZB190 or CZB191(CVB101 and CVB102) or (CVB102 and admission to ST20) or (CVB101 and admission to ED59) or CZB190 or CZB191
CVB210Introduction to Analytical Science
Gardens Point
Semester 2
CVB211
Equivalents:
PQB623		Industrial Chemistry
Last offered in 2021
CVB212
Equivalents:
PQB313		Industrial Analytical Chemistry
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102) or ((CVB102 or CVB103 or CZB190) and admission to ST20)
CVB215
Equivalents:
SCB384		Criminalistics and Physical Evidence
Gardens Point
Semester 1
CVB216Forensic Analytical Techniques
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Antirequisites:
PQB684
CVB217
Equivalents:
PQB584		Digital Forensics
Last offered in 2023
CVB218Drug Discovery and Design
Last offered in 2024
CVB221
Equivalents:
PQB525		Unit Operations
Last offered in 2022
CVB222Forensic Analysis of Bio-active Compounds
Last offered in 2024
CVB225Forensic Biology and Analytical Toxicology
Last offered in 2024
Antirequisites:
LQB680, PQB680
CVB301
Equivalents:
PQB531		Organic Chemistry: Strategies for Synthesis
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102 and CVB204) or (CVB204 and admission to ST20)
CVB302Applied Physical Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
CVB203
CVB303Coordination Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
CVB201
CVB313Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
CVB210
CVB320
Equivalents:
PQB513		Instrumental Analysis
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
CVB210
ERB201Destructive Earth: Natural Hazards
Last offered in 2025
ERB202Marine and Atmospheric Systems
Last offered in 2024
ERB203Sedimentary Geology and Stratigraphy
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
(ERB101 and ERB102 and ERB202) or admission to ST20
Antirequisites:
NQB413
ERB204
Equivalents:
NQB412		Deforming Earth: Fundamentals of Structural Geology
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
(ERB101 and (SEB113 or MXB105 or MZB125)) or admission to ST20
ERB205
Equivalents:
NQB311		Earth Materials
Last offered in 2024
ERB206
Equivalents:
NQB411		Petrology
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
ERB205
ERB301
Equivalents:
NQB615		Chemical Earth
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
(ERB101 and ERB102) or (ERB202 and admission to ST20)
ERB302
Equivalents:
NQB513		Applied Geophysics
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
(ERB204 and (SEB113 or MXB105 or MAB101 or MAB141 or MAB105)) or (ERB204 and admission to ST20)
ERB303
Equivalents:
NQB612		Energy Resources and Basin Analysis
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
ERB203 and ERB302
ERB306
Equivalents:
NQB512		Earth's Mineral Resources
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
ERB204 and ERB206 and ERB301
ERB310
Equivalents:
NQB614		Groundwater Systems
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
ERB101 or EVB312
EVB203
Equivalents:
UDB181		Geospatial Information Science
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
Completion of 48 credit points, or enrollment in ST20
EVB302Environmental Pollution
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
BVB202 or MZB126
EVB312Soils and the Environment
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
EVB206 or ((ERB101 or ERB110 or EVB102) and 72 cp of Study)
Antirequisites:
EVB212
PVB210
Equivalents:
PQB460		Stellar Astrophysics
Gardens Point
Semester 1
PVB220
Equivalents:
PQB660		Cosmology
Gardens Point
Semester 2
PVB321Introduction to Experimental Nanotechnology
Last offered in 2025
PVB322Advanced Nanotechnology
Last offered in 2024
SCB500Industry Project
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
QUT001QUT You: Artificial Intelligence in the Real World
Gardens Point
Semester 1 - 6 Week A, Semester 2 - 6 Week D
Kelvin Grove
Semester 1 - 6 Week A, Semester 2 - 6 Week D
Online
Semester 1 - 6 Week A, Semester 2 - 6 Week D
QUT002QUT You: Walking on Country
Online
Semester 1 - 6 Week A, Semester 2 - 6 Week D
Gardens Point
Semester 1 - 6 Week A, Semester 2 - 6 Week D
Kelvin Grove
Semester 1 - 6 Week A, Semester 2 - 6 Week D
QUT003QUT You: Real Action for Real Change
Online
Semester 1 - 6 Week A, Semester 2 - 6 Week D
Kelvin Grove
Semester 1 - 6 Week A, Semester 2 - 6 Week D
Gardens Point
Semester 1 - 6 Week A, Semester 2 - 6 Week D
QUT004QUT You: Living and Working Collaboratively, Ethically, and Inclusively
Online
Semester 1 - 6 Week A, Semester 2 - 6 Week D
Kelvin Grove
Semester 1 - 6 Week A, Semester 2 - 6 Week D
Gardens Point
Semester 1 - 6 Week A, Semester 2 - 6 Week D
QUT005QUT You: Seeing Me, Seeing You: Skills for a Diverse World
Online
Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C
Kelvin Grove
Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C
Gardens Point
Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C
QUT006QUT You: The Art of Pitching
Online
Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C
Gardens Point
Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C
Kelvin Grove
Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C
QUT007QUT You: Fighting 'Fake News'
Kelvin Grove
Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C
Gardens Point
Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C
Online
Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C
QUT009QUT You: Data Science for Society
Gardens Point
Semester 1 - 6 Week A, Semester 2 - 6 Week D
Online
Semester 1 - 6 Week A, Semester 2 - 6 Week D
Kelvin Grove
Semester 1 - 6 Week A, Semester 2 - 6 Week D
QUT010QUT You: People with Robots
Gardens Point
Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C
Kelvin Grove
Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C
Online
Semester 1 - 6 Week B, Semester 2 - 6 Week C
QUT013QUT You: Human Agency in the Digital World
Kelvin Grove
Semester 2 - 6 Week C
Gardens Point
Semester 2 - 6 Week C
Online
Semester 2 - 6 Week C

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
Select 24 credit points from the following:
BVB201Biological Processes
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BZB210 or ((BVB203 or BVB306) and admission to ST20)
BVB202Experimental Design and Quantitative Methods
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
SEB113 or MAB101 or MAB141 or MXB101 or MXB107 or (MZB103 and (MZB104 or MZB105))
BVB203Plant Biology
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
(BVB101 and BVB102 and BVB201) or admission to ST20
BVB204Ecological Science
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB102 or BVB103 or EVB102 or (admission to ST20 and completion of 96 credit points)
BVB212Drug Action
Last offered in 2024
BVB214
Equivalents:
NQB423		Vertebrate Life
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB102 or EVB102 or admission to ST20
BVB221Nature's Pharmacy
Last offered in 2024
BVB225Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB102 or BVB103 or EVB102 or BZB210 or admission to ST20
Antirequisites:
BVB223, BVB224
BVB301Animal Biology
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or BVB214 or BZB210 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20)
BVB305Microbiology and the Environment
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB201 or BVB317
BVB311Conservation Biology
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB204
BVB313Molecular Ecology
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB204 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20) or (BVB101 and BVB103 and admission to SV02)

A basic understanding and some prior experience in R coding is assumed.
BVB317Principles of Genomics and Biotechnology
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB101 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20)
BVB321Ecosystem Protection
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB204
BVB328Applications in Biotechnology
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
BVB317 or BVB201
BVB330Synthetic Biology
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
BVB317
CVB201Inorganic Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102) or ((CVB102 or CVB103 or CZB190) and admission to ST20)
CVB202Analytical Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102) or (CVB102 and admission to ST20) or (CVB101 and admission to ED59) or CZB190 or CZB191
CVB203Physical Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102) or (CVB102 and admission to ST20) or (CVB101 and admission to ED59) or CZB190 or CZB191
CVB204Organic Structure and Mechanisms
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102) or (CVB102 and admission to ST20) or (CVB101 and admission to ED59) or CZB190 or CZB191(CVB101 and CVB102) or (CVB102 and admission to ST20) or (CVB101 and admission to ED59) or CZB190 or CZB191
CVB210Introduction to Analytical Science
Gardens Point
Semester 2
CVB211
Equivalents:
PQB623		Industrial Chemistry
Last offered in 2021
CVB212
Equivalents:
PQB313		Industrial Analytical Chemistry
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102) or ((CVB102 or CVB103 or CZB190) and admission to ST20)
CVB215
Equivalents:
SCB384		Criminalistics and Physical Evidence
Gardens Point
Semester 1
CVB216Forensic Analytical Techniques
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Antirequisites:
PQB684
CVB217
Equivalents:
PQB584		Digital Forensics
Last offered in 2023
CVB218Drug Discovery and Design
Last offered in 2024
CVB221
Equivalents:
PQB525		Unit Operations
Last offered in 2022
CVB222Forensic Analysis of Bio-active Compounds
Last offered in 2024
CVB225Forensic Biology and Analytical Toxicology
Last offered in 2024
Antirequisites:
LQB680, PQB680
CVB301
Equivalents:
PQB531		Organic Chemistry: Strategies for Synthesis
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
(CVB101 and CVB102 and CVB204) or (CVB204 and admission to ST20)
CVB302Applied Physical Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
CVB203
CVB303Coordination Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
CVB201
CVB313Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Prerequisites:
CVB210
CVB320
Equivalents:
PQB513		Instrumental Analysis
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
CVB210
ERB201Destructive Earth: Natural Hazards
Last offered in 2025
ERB202Marine and Atmospheric Systems
Last offered in 2024
ERB203Sedimentary Geology and Stratigraphy
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
(ERB101 and ERB102 and ERB202) or admission to ST20
Antirequisites:
NQB413
ERB204
Equivalents:
NQB412		Deforming Earth: Fundamentals of Structural Geology
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
(ERB101 and (SEB113 or MXB105 or MZB125)) or admission to ST20
ERB205
Equivalents:
NQB311		Earth Materials
Last offered in 2024
ERB206
Equivalents:
NQB411		Petrology
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
ERB205
ERB301
Equivalents:
NQB615		Chemical Earth
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
(ERB101 and ERB102) or (ERB202 and admission to ST20)
ERB302
Equivalents:
NQB513		Applied Geophysics
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
(ERB204 and (SEB113 or MXB105 or MAB101 or MAB141 or MAB105)) or (ERB204 and admission to ST20)
ERB303
Equivalents:
NQB612		Energy Resources and Basin Analysis
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
ERB203 and ERB302
ERB306
Equivalents:
NQB512		Earth's Mineral Resources
Last offered in 2025
Prerequisites:
ERB204 and ERB206 and ERB301
ERB310
Equivalents:
NQB614		Groundwater Systems
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
ERB101 or EVB312
EVB203
Equivalents:
UDB181		Geospatial Information Science
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
Completion of 48 credit points, or enrollment in ST20
EVB302Environmental Pollution
Last offered in 2024
Prerequisites:
BVB202 or MZB126
EVB312Soils and the Environment
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
EVB206 or ((ERB101 or ERB110 or EVB102) and 72 cp of Study)
Antirequisites:
EVB212
PVB210
Equivalents:
PQB460		Stellar Astrophysics
Gardens Point
Semester 1
PVB220
Equivalents:
PQB660		Cosmology
Gardens Point
Semester 2
PVB321Introduction to Experimental Nanotechnology
Last offered in 2025
PVB322Advanced Nanotechnology
Last offered in 2024
SCB500Industry Project
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer

There are a number of changes to units and study areas which may affect your enrolment in 2023 or beyond. Study plans for affected continuing students have been updated.

The below information is subject to change. 

Unit Code

Semester

Change

Replacement unit

Effective from (Year)

Semester

BVB304 Integrative Biology (12cp)

2

Replaced with

SEB304 Science Capstone (12cp)

2026

1,2,Summer

CVB304 Chemistry research Project (12cp)

1,2

Replaced with

SEB304 Science Capstone (12cp)

2026

1,2,Summer

ERB201 Destructive Earth: Natural Hazards (12cp)

1

Replaced with

CLB331Natural Hazards (12cp)

2026

1

ERB301 Chemical Earth (12cp)

1

Substituted by

Choose between: ERB330 Mountain Building (Sem1) and CLB223 Geospatial Information Systems (Sem1)

Note: Earth Science Major/ Second Major - if you have any enrolment concerns regarding this, please contact the Earth Science Subject Area Coordinator for advice.

2026

1, 1 Online

ERB302 Applied Geophysics (12cp)

1

Replaced with

ERB332 Geophysics & Geodynamics (12cp)

2026

1

ERB303 Energy Resources and Basin Analysis (12cp)

2

Last offered 2025

 Seek Faculty advice    


 

Unit Code

Semester

Change

Replacement unit

Effective from (Year)

Semester

BVB102 Evolution and the Diversity of Life (12cp)

2

Replaced with

BVB103 Evolution and the Diversity of Life (12cp)

2024

2

ERB101 Earth Systems (12cp)

2

Replaced with

ERB110 Earth's Dynamic Systems (12cp)

2024

2

ERB102 Evolving Earth (12cp)

2

Replaced with

ERB111 Earth and Planetary Evolution (12cp)

2024

2

ERB211 Global Change (12cp)

2

Replaced with

CLB100 Global Change (12cp)

2024

2

PVB101 Physics of the Very Large (12cp)

2

Replaced with

PVB105 Foundations of Physics (12cp)

2024

2

PVB204 Electromagnetism (12cp)

2

Replaced with

PVB206 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (12cp)

2024

2

PVB301 Materials and Thermal Physics (12cp)

1

Replaced with

PVB302 Classical and Quantum Physics (12cp)

2024

1

PVB302 Classical and Quantum Physics (12cp)

2

Replaced with

PVB305 Electromagnetism and Optics (12cp)

2024

2

Physics Major Option

  

Replaced with

PVB306 Solid State Physics and Quantum Statistics (6cp) + PVB307 Physics in Practice (6cp)

2024

  

SEB113 Quantitative Methods in Science (12cp)

1,2

Replaced with

MZB103 Introductory Computational Mathematics (6cp) &

MZB104 Symmetry, Chaos and Fractals (6cp), or

MZB105 Calculus and Differential Equations (6cp)

2024

MZB103: SEM6-A

SEM6-C

MZB104: SEM6-B

SEM6-D

MZB105: SEM6-B

SEM6-D

 

Unit Code

Semester

Change

Replacement unit

Effective from (Year)

Semester

SEB115 Experimental Science 1 (12cp)

1,2

Replaced with

SEB122 Physics in the Real World (6cp)AND
SEB124 Understanding Chemistry (6cp)

2023

1,2

SEB116 Experimental Science 2 (12cp)

1,2

Replaced with

SEB121 Earth in Motion (6cp)
AND
SEB123 Life and the Environment: Survival of the Fittest (6cp)

2023

1,2

Unit sets for Minors stated below.

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
ST20MNR-MATHPHY
MXB106
Equivalents:
MAB112, MAB122, MAB132, PVB202		Linear Algebra
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Online
Semester 1, Semester 2


Specialist Mathematics or MXB100, or concurrently enrolled in MXB100.
MXB201
Equivalents:
MAB312		Advanced Linear Algebra
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
MXB106

MXB105 is assumed knowledge.
MXB105
Equivalents:
MAB121, PVB200		Calculus and Differential Equations
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Online
Semester 1, Semester 2
Antirequisites:
PVB201

Specialist Mathematics or MXB100, or concurrently enrolled in MXB100.
Choose one unit (12 credit points) from the Unit Options list:
MXB100Introductory Calculus and Algebra
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Online
Semester 1, Semester 2
Antirequisites:
MZB125, EGD125

Sound achievement in Senior Mathematics B (or equivalent) or MAB105 is assumed knowledge.
MXB161Computational Explorations
Online
Semester 1, Semester 2
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Prerequisites:
Admission to (MS01 or MV01 or MV05 or MV06 or DS01 or IX30 or SE20 or SE30 or SE40 or SE70 or ST20 or SE07 or ID29) or 48 credit points of study in current course

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
ST20MNR-MATHPHY
MXB103
Equivalents:
MAB220		Introductory Computational Mathematics
Online
Semester 2
Gardens Point
Semester 2


Specialist Mathematics or MXB100, or concurrently enrolled in MXB100.
MXB201
Equivalents:
MAB312		Advanced Linear Algebra
Gardens Point
Semester 1
Prerequisites:
MXB106

MXB105 is assumed knowledge.
MXB105
Equivalents:
MAB121, PVB200		Calculus and Differential Equations
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Online
Semester 1, Semester 2
Antirequisites:
PVB201

Specialist Mathematics or MXB100, or concurrently enrolled in MXB100.
Choose one unit (12 credit points) from the Unit Options list:
MXB100Introductory Calculus and Algebra
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Online
Semester 1, Semester 2
Antirequisites:
MZB125, EGD125

Sound achievement in Senior Mathematics B (or equivalent) or MAB105 is assumed knowledge.
MXB161Computational Explorations
Online
Semester 1, Semester 2
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Prerequisites:
Admission to (MS01 or MV01 or MV05 or MV06 or DS01 or IX30 or SE20 or SE30 or SE40 or SE70 or ST20 or SE07 or ID29) or 48 credit points of study in current course

CodeTitleOffered InRequisites
ST01MNR-ASTPHYS
PVB210
Equivalents:
PQB460		Stellar Astrophysics
Gardens Point
Semester 1
PVB220
Equivalents:
PQB660		Cosmology
Gardens Point
Semester 2
Select two (2) units from the Astrophysics Minor Unit Options. PCB593 Digital Image Processing cannot be selected if already taken as part of your major
MXB103
Equivalents:
MAB220		Introductory Computational Mathematics
Online
Semester 2
Gardens Point
Semester 2


Specialist Mathematics or MXB100, or concurrently enrolled in MXB100.
MXB161Computational Explorations
Online
Semester 1, Semester 2
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Prerequisites:
Admission to (MS01 or MV01 or MV05 or MV06 or DS01 or IX30 or SE20 or SE30 or SE40 or SE70 or ST20 or SE07 or ID29) or 48 credit points of study in current course
PCB593Digital Image Processing
Gardens Point
Semester 1
PVB105
Equivalents:
PVB101		Foundations of Physics
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
EGB103
Equivalents:
EGD103		Computing and Data for Engineers
Gardens Point
Semester 1, Semester 2
Antirequisites:
IFB104, ITD104

Unit List
ST20MNR-ADVSCI
Four units selected in consultation with your Course Coordinator. Please discuss your unit selection with your Course coordinator. Approved units will be added to your study plan by Student support services, you won't be able to enrol in them automatically.