Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours) (Environmental Science) (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 |
Overview
Environmental scientists are continually needed in a wide variety of planning, management, monitoring, and research careers. These roles are usually found in government departments and agencies, local councils, consultancy, and industrial and mining companies. As an environmental science graduate, you could be working in urban, rural, or remote settings.
Graduates are equipped to assess resources, implement environmental impact programs, analyse and interpret environmental data, and formulate contingency plans across a wide variety of areas. These include strategic land-use planning; pollution measurement and control; coastal protection; environmental impact assessment of mining, forestry, agriculture, tourism and urban development; the rehabilitation and reforestation of degraded sites; natural resource management (ground water, soil, vegetation); and modeling.
QUT You
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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)
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
Environmental science major students are also required to complete the following complementary studies components (minors) -
- Statistical Modelling minor (48cp)
- and one minor (48cp) chosen from:
- Environmental Management minor
- 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.
The Environmental Science major in the Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours) will qualify students with an advanced and coherent knowledge of environmental processes and systems. The study of Environmental Science provides an in depth knowledge of the Earth's natural resources and an understanding of the mechanisms, natural processes and human impacts that shape environmental systems. Environmental Scientists play an integral role in managing Australia's future sustainable development, environment impacts and resource management while minimising impacts and degradation.
Within this major students will gain the skills required to pursue a career as a professional environmental scientist, science educator or resource manager. This will be achieved with an emphasis on developing theoretical understanding of environmental processes and systems together with hands-on skill development and hypothesis testing through practical and field studies. The major will provide students with particular strengths in the areas of land resources, environmental impacts, geographic information systems and field mapping, systems modelling and environmental management.
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVB101 Equivalents: EGB161 | General Chemistry |
| Antirequisites: CZB190 |
| CLB223 Equivalents: UDB181, EVB203 | Geospatial Information Systems |
| Prerequisites: Completion of 48 credit points, or enrolment in ST20 |
| Maths Minor Unit for Environmental Science Major (MXB100) | |||
| Science Minor Unit for Environmental Science Major | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| BVB202 | Experimental Design and Quantitative Methods |
| Prerequisites: SEB113 or MAB101 or MAB141 or MXB101 or MXB107 or (MZB103 and (MZB104 or MZB105)) |
| EVB312 | Soils and the Environment |
| Prerequisites: EVB206 or ((ERB101 or ERB110 or EVB102) and 72 cp of Study)Antirequisites: EVB212 |
| Science Minor Unit for Environmental Science Major | |||
| Maths Minor Unit for Environmental Science Major (MXB242) | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| BVB204 | Ecological Science |
| Prerequisites: BVB101 or BVB102 or BVB103 or EVB102 or (admission to ST20 and completion of 96 credit points) |
| EVB206 Equivalents: EVB302 | Environmental Pollution |
| Prerequisites: BVB202 or MZB126 or MZB127 or (MZB103 and completion of 72 cp of study) |
| STB200 | Advanced Research Skills and Techniques |
| Prerequisites: Successfully completing 96 credit points of study from ST20 |
| Maths Minor Unit for Environmental Science Major (Option Unit) | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| BVB311 | Conservation Biology |
| Prerequisites: BVB204 |
| STB310-1 | Science Research 1 |
| Prerequisites: STB200 and completion of 180 credit points and Admission to ST20 |
| Science Minor Unit for Environmental Science Major | |||
| Environmental Science Major Unit Option | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVB310 Equivalents: ERB310 | Groundwater Systems |
| Prerequisites: Completion of 96cp of study |
| STB300 | Advanced Science Symposium |
| Prerequisites: STB200 |
| STB310-2 | Science Research 2 |
| Prerequisites: STB310-1 and admission to ST20 |
| QUT You Unit | |||
| QUT You Unit | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| STB410 | Advanced Techniques in Earth, Environmental and Biological Research |
| Prerequisites: Admission to ST10 or (Admission to ST20 and completion of 288 credit points (CP)) |
| STB403-1 | Honours Research Project 1 |
| Prerequisites: Admission to ST10 OR (Admission to ST20 AND completion of 288cp AND GPA at least 5.0) |
| STB403-2 | Honours Research Project 2 |
| Prerequisites: Admission to ST10 OR (Admission to ST20 AND completion of 288cp AND GPA at least 5.0) |
| STB403-3 | Honours Research Project 3 |
| Prerequisites: Admission to ST10 OR (Admission to ST20 AND completion of 288cp AND GPA at least 5.0) |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| STB411 | Advanced Topics in Earth, Environmental and Biological Research |
| Prerequisites: Admission to ST10 or (Admission to ST20 and completion of 288 credit points (CP)) |
| STB403-4 | Honours Research Project 4 |
| Prerequisites: STB403-1 AND STB403-2 |
| STB403-5 | Honours Research Project 5 |
| Prerequisites: STB403-1 AND STB403-2 |
| STB403-6 | Honours Research Project 6 |
| Prerequisites: STB403-1 AND STB403-2 |
The Environmental Science major in the Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours) will qualify students with an advanced and coherent knowledge of environmental processes and systems. The study of Environmental Science provides an in depth knowledge of the Earth's natural resources and an understanding of the mechanisms, natural processes and human impacts that shape environmental systems. Environmental Scientists play an integral role in managing Australia's future sustainable development, environment impacts and resource management while minimising impacts and degradation.
Within this major students will gain the skills required to pursue a career as a professional environmental scientist, science educator or resource manager. This will be achieved with an emphasis on developing theoretical understanding of environmental processes and systems together with hands-on skill development and hypothesis testing through practical and field studies. The major will provide students with particular strengths in the areas of land resources, environmental impacts, geographic information systems and field mapping, systems modelling and environmental management.
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVB101 Equivalents: EGB161 | General Chemistry |
| Antirequisites: CZB190 |
| EVB203 Equivalents: UDB181 | Geospatial Information Science |
| Prerequisites: Completion of 48 credit points, or enrollment in ST20 |
| Science Minor Unit for Environmental Science Major | |||
| Maths Minor Unit for Environmental Science Major (MXB100) | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| BVB202 | Experimental Design and Quantitative Methods |
| Prerequisites: SEB113 or MAB101 or MAB141 or MXB101 or MXB107 or (MZB103 and (MZB104 or MZB105)) |
| EVB312 | Soils and the Environment |
| Prerequisites: EVB206 or ((ERB101 or ERB110 or EVB102) and 72 cp of Study)Antirequisites: EVB212 |
| Science Minor Unit for Environmental Science Major | |||
| Maths Minor Unit for Environmental Science Major (MXB242) | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| BVB204 | Ecological Science |
| Prerequisites: BVB101 or BVB102 or BVB103 or EVB102 or (admission to ST20 and completion of 96 credit points) |
| EVB302 | Environmental Pollution |
| Prerequisites: BVB202 or MZB126 |
| STB200 | Advanced Research Skills and Techniques |
| Prerequisites: Successfully completing 96 credit points of study from ST20 |
| Maths Minor Unit for Environmental Science Major (Option Unit) | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| BVB311 | Conservation Biology |
| Prerequisites: BVB204 |
| STB310-1 | Science Research 1 |
| Prerequisites: STB200 and completion of 180 credit points and Admission to ST20 |
| Science Minor Unit for Environmental Science Major | |||
| Environmental Science Major Unit Option | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERB310 Equivalents: NQB614 | Groundwater Systems |
| Prerequisites: ERB101 or EVB312 |
| STB300 | Advanced Science Symposium |
| Prerequisites: STB200 |
| STB310-2 | Science Research 2 |
| Prerequisites: STB310-1 and admission to ST20 |
| QUT You Unit | |||
| QUT You Unit | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| STB410 | Advanced Techniques in Earth, Environmental and Biological Research |
| Prerequisites: Admission to ST10 or (Admission to ST20 and completion of 288 credit points (CP)) |
| STH420-1 | Advanced Research 1 |
| Prerequisites: Minimum GPA of 5.5 AND completion of 288 credit points including STB310-2 AND admission to ST20Corequisites: STH420-2,STH420-3 |
| STH420-2 | Advanced Research 2 |
| Prerequisites: STB310-2 AND Minimum GPA of 5.5 AND completion of 288 credit points AND admission to ST20Corequisites: STH420-1,STH420-3 |
| STH420-3 | Advanced Research 3 |
| Prerequisites: STB310-2 AND Minimum GPA of 5.5 AND completion of 288 credit points AND admission to ST20Corequisites: STH420-1,STH420-2 |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| STB411 | Advanced Topics in Earth, Environmental and Biological Research |
| Prerequisites: Admission to ST10 or (Admission to ST20 and completion of 288 credit points (CP)) |
| STH420-4 | Advanced Research 4 |
| Prerequisites: STH420-1 AND STH420-2 AND STH420-3 AND admission to ST20Corequisites: STH420-5,STH420-6 |
| STH420-5 | Advanced Research 5 |
| Prerequisites: STH420-1 AND STH420-2 AND STH420-3 AND admission to ST20Corequisites: STH420-4,STH420-6 |
| STH420-6 | Advanced Research 6 |
| Prerequisites: STH420-1 AND STH420-2 AND STH420-3 AND admission to ST20Corequisites: STH420-4,STH420-5 |
The Environmental Science major in the Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours) will qualify students with an advanced and coherent knowledge of environmental processes and systems. The study of Environmental Science provides an in depth knowledge of the Earth's natural resources and an understanding of the mechanisms, natural processes and human impacts that shape environmental systems. Environmental Scientists play an integral role in managing Australia's future sustainable development, environment impacts and resource management while minimising impacts and degradation.
Within this major students will gain the skills required to pursue a career as a professional environmental scientist, science educator or resource manager. This will be achieved with an emphasis on developing theoretical understanding of environmental processes and systems together with hands-on skill development and hypothesis testing through practical and field studies. The major will provide students with particular strengths in the areas of land resources, environmental impacts, geographic information systems and field mapping, systems modelling and environmental management.
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVB103 | Foundations of Chemistry |
| |
| ERB201 | Destructive Earth: Natural Hazards |
| |
| EVB203 Equivalents: UDB181 | Geospatial Information Science |
| Prerequisites: Completion of 48 credit points, or enrollment in ST20 |
| MXB100 | Introductory Calculus and Algebra |
| Antirequisites: MZB125, EGD125Sound achievement in Senior Mathematics B (or equivalent) or MAB105 is assumed knowledge. |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| EGB383 Equivalents: ENB383 | Environmental Resource Management | EGB274 is assumed knowledge | |
| ERB101 Equivalents: NQB201 | Earth Systems |
| |
| STB100 | Research Skills and Techniques |
| Prerequisites: Completion of minimum 48cp studies in ST20 |
| Statistical Modelling Minor Unit 2 | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| BVB202 | Experimental Design and Quantitative Methods |
| Prerequisites: SEB113 or MAB101 or MAB141 or MXB101 or MXB107 or (MZB103 and (MZB104 or MZB105)) |
| EGB274 Equivalents: ENB274 | Environmentally Sustainable Design |
| Prerequisites: EGB124 or EGB101 or EGB111 or UXB230 or ABB253 or ERB101 or EVB102 or completion of 144 CPs in AB01 or AV01 or PV21 or ID52 |
| EVB312 | Soils and the Environment |
| Prerequisites: EVB206 or ((ERB101 or ERB110 or EVB102) and 72 cp of Study)Antirequisites: EVB212 |
| Statistical Modelling Minor Unit 3 | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| BVB204 | Ecological Science |
| Prerequisites: BVB101 or BVB102 or BVB103 or EVB102 or (admission to ST20 and completion of 96 credit points) |
| EVB302 | Environmental Pollution |
| Prerequisites: BVB202 or MZB126 |
| STB200 | Advanced Research Skills and Techniques |
| Prerequisites: Successfully completing 96 credit points of study from ST20 |
| Statistical Modelling Minor Unit 4 | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| BVB311 | Conservation Biology |
| Prerequisites: BVB204 |
| PQB360 | Introduction to Climate Change |
| |
| STB310-1 | Science Research 1 |
| Prerequisites: STB200 and completion of 180 credit points and Admission to ST20 |
| Environmental Science Major Unit Option 1 | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERB310 Equivalents: NQB614 | Groundwater Systems |
| Prerequisites: ERB101 or EVB312 |
| STB300 | Advanced Science Symposium |
| Prerequisites: STB200 |
| STB310-2 | Science Research 2 |
| Prerequisites: STB310-1 and admission to ST20 |
| Environmental Science Major Unit Option 2 | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| STB410 | Advanced Techniques in Earth, Environmental and Biological Research |
| Prerequisites: Admission to ST10 or (Admission to ST20 and completion of 288 credit points (CP)) |
| STH420-1 | Advanced Research 1 |
| Prerequisites: Minimum GPA of 5.5 AND completion of 288 credit points including STB310-2 AND admission to ST20Corequisites: STH420-2,STH420-3 |
| STH420-2 | Advanced Research 2 |
| Prerequisites: STB310-2 AND Minimum GPA of 5.5 AND completion of 288 credit points AND admission to ST20Corequisites: STH420-1,STH420-3 |
| STH420-3 | Advanced Research 3 |
| Prerequisites: STB310-2 AND Minimum GPA of 5.5 AND completion of 288 credit points AND admission to ST20Corequisites: STH420-1,STH420-2 |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| STB411 | Advanced Topics in Earth, Environmental and Biological Research |
| Prerequisites: Admission to ST10 or (Admission to ST20 and completion of 288 credit points (CP)) |
| STH420-4 | Advanced Research 4 |
| Prerequisites: STH420-1 AND STH420-2 AND STH420-3 AND admission to ST20Corequisites: STH420-5,STH420-6 |
| STH420-5 | Advanced Research 5 |
| Prerequisites: STH420-1 AND STH420-2 AND STH420-3 AND admission to ST20Corequisites: STH420-4,STH420-6 |
| STH420-6 | Advanced Research 6 |
| Prerequisites: STH420-1 AND STH420-2 AND STH420-3 AND admission to ST20Corequisites: STH420-4,STH420-5 |
Unit Lists
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select 12 credit points from the following: | |||
| BVB201 | Biological Processes |
| Prerequisites: BVB101 or BZB210 or ((BVB203 or BVB306) and admission to ST20) |
| BVB202 | Experimental Design and Quantitative Methods |
| Prerequisites: SEB113 or MAB101 or MAB141 or MXB101 or MXB107 or (MZB103 and (MZB104 or MZB105)) |
| BVB204 | Ecological Science |
| Prerequisites: BVB101 or BVB102 or BVB103 or EVB102 or (admission to ST20 and completion of 96 credit points) |
| BVB205 Equivalents: BVB301 | Animal Biology |
| Prerequisites: BVB101 or BVB214 or BZB210 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20) |
| BVB214 Equivalents: NQB423 | Vertebrate Life |
| Prerequisites: BVB101 or BVB102 or EVB102 or admission to ST20 |
| BVB225 | Ecosystems and Biodiversity |
| Prerequisites: BVB101 or BVB102 or BVB103 or EVB102 or BZB210 or admission to ST20Antirequisites: BVB223, BVB224 |
| BVB305 | Microbiology and the Environment |
| Prerequisites: BVB201 or BVB317 |
| BVB306 Equivalents: BVB203 | Plant Biology |
| Prerequisites: BVB201 OR BVB317 OR (BVB101 and CVB101 and admission to (SV02 or SV04)) |
| BVB311 | Conservation Biology |
| Prerequisites: BVB204 |
| BVB313 | Molecular Ecology |
| 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. |
| BVB317 | Principles of Genomics and Biotechnology |
| Prerequisites: BVB101 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20) |
| BVB321 | Ecosystem Protection |
| Prerequisites: BVB204 |
| BVB328 | Applications in Biotechnology |
| Prerequisites: BVB317 or BVB201 |
| BVB330 | Synthetic Biology |
| Prerequisites: BVB317 |
| CLB221 Equivalents: PQB360 | Introduction to Climate Change |
| |
| CLB222 Equivalents: ERB202 | Oceans and Atmosphere |
| |
| CVB201 | Inorganic Chemistry |
| Prerequisites: (CVB101 and CVB102) or ((CVB102 or CVB103 or CZB190) and admission to ST20) |
| CVB202 | Analytical Chemistry |
| Prerequisites: (CVB101 and CVB102) or (CVB102 and admission to ST20) or (CVB101 and admission to ED59) or CZB190 or CZB191 |
| CVB203 | Physical Chemistry |
| Prerequisites: (CVB101 and CVB102) or (CVB102 and admission to ST20) or (CVB101 and admission to ED59) or CZB190 or CZB191 |
| CVB204 | Organic Structure and Mechanisms |
| 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 |
| CVB210 | Introduction to Analytical Science |
| |
| CVB215 Equivalents: SCB384 | Criminalistics and Physical Evidence |
| |
| CVB216 | Forensic Analytical Techniques |
| Antirequisites: PQB684 |
| CVB225 | Forensic Biology and Analytical Toxicology |
| Antirequisites: LQB680, PQB680 |
| CVB301 Equivalents: PQB531 | Organic Chemistry: Strategies for Synthesis |
| Prerequisites: (CVB101 and CVB102 and CVB204) or (CVB204 and admission to ST20) |
| CVB302 | Applied Physical Chemistry |
| Prerequisites: CVB203 |
| CVB303 | Coordination Chemistry |
| Prerequisites: CVB201 |
| CVB313 | Environmental Analytical Chemistry |
| Prerequisites: CVB210 |
| CVB320 Equivalents: PQB513 | Instrumental Analysis |
| Prerequisites: CVB210 |
| ERB220 Equivalents: ERB205 | Minerals in Society |
| Prerequisites: ERB110 or ERB101 (ERB110 can be taken at the same time as ERB220) |
| ERB221 Equivalents: ERB203 | Sedimentary Geology and Stratigraphy |
| Prerequisites: (ERB101 or ERB110) or admission to ST20 |
| ERB222 Equivalents: ERB206 | Igneous Petrology and Geochemistry |
| Prerequisites: ERB205 or ERB220 |
| ERB223 Equivalents: ERB204 | Structural Geology |
| Prerequisites: ((ERB101 or ERB110) and (SEB113 or MXB105 or MZB125 or (MZB103 and MZB104) or (MZB103 and MZB105)) or admission to ST20 |
| ERB332 | Geophysics and Geodynamics |
| Prerequisites: ERB204 or ERB223 or admission to ST20 or ((SEB113 or MXB105 or MZB125 or (MZB103 and MZB104) or (MZB103 and MZB105)) and admission to (SE20 or SE50 or SE80 or SE90 or IX80 or ID42 or IX23 or ID11 or SE07)) |
| ERB333 Equivalents: ERB306 | Resourcing the Green Shift |
| Prerequisites: ERB206 or ERB222 |
| PVB203 | Experimental Physics |
| 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) |
| PVB205 | Classical Mechanics |
| Prerequisites: (MXB106 OR PVB202 OR MZB127) and (MXB105 OR PVB200 OR MZB125 OR MXB161) and (PVB105 or PVB102) |
| PVB206 Equivalents: PVB301 | Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics |
| 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 |
| Prerequisites: (PVB105 OR PVB102 OR PVB101) AND (((MXB105 or PVB200 OR MZB125 OR MXB161) AND (MXB106 or PVB202 OR MZB127)) OR ED59) |
| PVB210 Equivalents: PQB460 | Stellar Astrophysics |
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| PVB220 Equivalents: PQB660 | Cosmology |
| |
| PVB305 Equivalents: PVB204 | Electromagnetism and Optics |
| Prerequisites: PVB205 OR ((PVB202 or MXB106) AND Admission to ST20)) OR ((PVB202 OR MXB106) AND (PVB200 OR MXB105)) |
| PVB306 | Solid State Physics and Quantum Statistics |
| Prerequisites: PVB206 and PVB207 |
| PVB307 | Physics in Practice |
| Prerequisites: PVB203 and PVB206 and PVB207 |
| PVB321 | Introduction to Experimental Nanotechnology |
| |
| PVB322 | Advanced Nanotechnology |
| |
| SCB500 | Industry Project |
| |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select 12 credit points from the following: | |||
| BVB201 | Biological Processes |
| Prerequisites: BVB101 or BZB210 or ((BVB203 or BVB306) and admission to ST20) |
| BVB203 | Plant Biology |
| Prerequisites: (BVB101 and BVB102 and BVB201) or admission to ST20 |
| BVB212 | Drug Action |
| |
| BVB214 Equivalents: NQB423 | Vertebrate Life |
| Prerequisites: BVB101 or BVB102 or EVB102 or admission to ST20 |
| BVB221 | Nature's Pharmacy |
| |
| BVB225 | Ecosystems and Biodiversity |
| Prerequisites: BVB101 or BVB102 or BVB103 or EVB102 or BZB210 or admission to ST20Antirequisites: BVB223, BVB224 |
| BVB301 | Animal Biology |
| Prerequisites: BVB101 or BVB214 or BZB210 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20) |
| BVB305 | Microbiology and the Environment |
| Prerequisites: BVB201 or BVB317 |
| BVB313 | Molecular Ecology |
| 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. |
| BVB317 | Principles of Genomics and Biotechnology |
| Prerequisites: BVB101 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20) |
| BVB321 | Ecosystem Protection |
| Prerequisites: BVB204 |
| BVB328 | Applications in Biotechnology |
| Prerequisites: BVB317 or BVB201 |
| BVB330 | Synthetic Biology |
| Prerequisites: BVB317 |
| CVB201 | Inorganic Chemistry |
| Prerequisites: (CVB101 and CVB102) or ((CVB102 or CVB103 or CZB190) and admission to ST20) |
| CVB202 | Analytical Chemistry |
| Prerequisites: (CVB101 and CVB102) or (CVB102 and admission to ST20) or (CVB101 and admission to ED59) or CZB190 or CZB191 |
| CVB203 | Physical Chemistry |
| Prerequisites: (CVB101 and CVB102) or (CVB102 and admission to ST20) or (CVB101 and admission to ED59) or CZB190 or CZB191 |
| CVB204 | Organic Structure and Mechanisms |
| 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 |
| CVB210 | Introduction to Analytical Science |
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| CVB211 Equivalents: PQB623 | Industrial Chemistry |
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| CVB212 Equivalents: PQB313 | Industrial Analytical Chemistry |
| Prerequisites: (CVB101 and CVB102) or ((CVB102 or CVB103 or CZB190) and admission to ST20) |
| CVB215 Equivalents: SCB384 | Criminalistics and Physical Evidence |
| |
| CVB216 | Forensic Analytical Techniques |
| Antirequisites: PQB684 |
| CVB217 Equivalents: PQB584 | Digital Forensics |
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| CVB218 | Drug Discovery and Design |
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| CVB221 Equivalents: PQB525 | Unit Operations |
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| CVB222 | Forensic Analysis of Bio-active Compounds |
| |
| CVB225 | Forensic Biology and Analytical Toxicology |
| Antirequisites: LQB680, PQB680 |
| CVB301 Equivalents: PQB531 | Organic Chemistry: Strategies for Synthesis |
| Prerequisites: (CVB101 and CVB102 and CVB204) or (CVB204 and admission to ST20) |
| CVB302 | Applied Physical Chemistry |
| Prerequisites: CVB203 |
| CVB303 | Coordination Chemistry |
| Prerequisites: CVB201 |
| CVB313 | Environmental Analytical Chemistry |
| Prerequisites: CVB210 |
| CVB320 Equivalents: PQB513 | Instrumental Analysis |
| Prerequisites: CVB210 |
| ERB201 | Destructive Earth: Natural Hazards |
| |
| ERB202 | Marine and Atmospheric Systems |
| |
| ERB203 | Sedimentary Geology and Stratigraphy |
| Prerequisites: (ERB101 and ERB102 and ERB202) or admission to ST20Antirequisites: NQB413 |
| ERB204 Equivalents: NQB412 | Deforming Earth: Fundamentals of Structural Geology |
| Prerequisites: (ERB101 and (SEB113 or MXB105 or MZB125)) or admission to ST20 |
| ERB205 Equivalents: NQB311 | Earth Materials |
| |
| ERB206 Equivalents: NQB411 | Petrology |
| Prerequisites: ERB205 |
| ERB301 Equivalents: NQB615 | Chemical Earth |
| Prerequisites: (ERB101 and ERB102) or (ERB202 and admission to ST20) |
| ERB302 Equivalents: NQB513 | Applied Geophysics |
| 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 |
| Prerequisites: ERB203 and ERB302 |
| ERB306 Equivalents: NQB512 | Earth's Mineral Resources |
| Prerequisites: ERB204 and ERB206 and ERB301 |
| PVB202 | Mathematical Methods in Physics |
| Prerequisites: ((PVB101 or EGB113) and (MXB100 or MZB125)) or (PVB103 and admission to ST20)Maths C or MAB120 or equivalent is assumed knowledge. |
| PVB203 | Experimental Physics |
| 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) |
| PVB204 | Electromagnetism |
| Prerequisites: ((PVB202 or PVB200 or MXB106) and (MXB100 or MZB125)) or (PVB202 and admission to ST20) |
| PVB210 Equivalents: PQB460 | Stellar Astrophysics |
| |
| PVB220 Equivalents: PQB660 | Cosmology |
| |
| PVB301 | Materials and Thermal Physics |
| Prerequisites: PVB200 or MXB105 or PVB202 |
| PVB302 | Classical and Quantum Physics |
| Prerequisites: PVB200 or PVB202 or PVB204 |
| PVB303 | Atomic, Nuclear and Particle Physics |
| Prerequisites: PVB302 or (PVB205 and PVB207) |
| PVB321 | Introduction to Experimental Nanotechnology |
| |
| PVB322 | Advanced Nanotechnology |
| |
| SCB500 | Industry Project |
| |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUT001 | QUT You: Artificial Intelligence in the Real World |
| |
| QUT002 | QUT You: Walking on Country |
| |
| QUT003 | QUT You: Real Action for Real Change |
| |
| QUT004 | QUT You: Living and Working Collaboratively, Ethically, and Inclusively |
| |
| QUT005 | QUT You: Seeing Me, Seeing You: Skills for a Diverse World |
| |
| QUT006 | QUT You: The Art of Pitching |
| |
| QUT007 | QUT You: Fighting 'Fake News' |
| |
| QUT009 | QUT You: Data Science for Society |
| |
| QUT010 | QUT You: People with Robots |
| |
| QUT013 | QUT You: Human Agency in the Digital World |
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| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Select 24 credit points from the following: | |||
| BVB201 | Biological Processes |
| Prerequisites: BVB101 or BZB210 or ((BVB203 or BVB306) and admission to ST20) |
| BVB203 | Plant Biology |
| Prerequisites: (BVB101 and BVB102 and BVB201) or admission to ST20 |
| BVB212 | Drug Action |
| |
| BVB214 Equivalents: NQB423 | Vertebrate Life |
| Prerequisites: BVB101 or BVB102 or EVB102 or admission to ST20 |
| BVB221 | Nature's Pharmacy |
| |
| BVB225 | Ecosystems and Biodiversity |
| Prerequisites: BVB101 or BVB102 or BVB103 or EVB102 or BZB210 or admission to ST20Antirequisites: BVB223, BVB224 |
| BVB301 | Animal Biology |
| Prerequisites: BVB101 or BVB214 or BZB210 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20) |
| BVB305 | Microbiology and the Environment |
| Prerequisites: BVB201 or BVB317 |
| BVB313 | Molecular Ecology |
| 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. |
| BVB317 | Principles of Genomics and Biotechnology |
| Prerequisites: BVB101 or (BVB201 and admission to ST20) |
| BVB321 | Ecosystem Protection |
| Prerequisites: BVB204 |
| BVB328 | Applications in Biotechnology |
| Prerequisites: BVB317 or BVB201 |
| BVB330 | Synthetic Biology |
| Prerequisites: BVB317 |
| CVB201 | Inorganic Chemistry |
| Prerequisites: (CVB101 and CVB102) or ((CVB102 or CVB103 or CZB190) and admission to ST20) |
| CVB202 | Analytical Chemistry |
| Prerequisites: (CVB101 and CVB102) or (CVB102 and admission to ST20) or (CVB101 and admission to ED59) or CZB190 or CZB191 |
| CVB203 | Physical Chemistry |
| Prerequisites: (CVB101 and CVB102) or (CVB102 and admission to ST20) or (CVB101 and admission to ED59) or CZB190 or CZB191 |
| CVB204 | Organic Structure and Mechanisms |
| 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 |
| CVB210 | Introduction to Analytical Science |
| |
| CVB211 Equivalents: PQB623 | Industrial Chemistry |
| |
| CVB212 Equivalents: PQB313 | Industrial Analytical Chemistry |
| Prerequisites: (CVB101 and CVB102) or ((CVB102 or CVB103 or CZB190) and admission to ST20) |
| CVB215 Equivalents: SCB384 | Criminalistics and Physical Evidence |
| |
| CVB216 | Forensic Analytical Techniques |
| Antirequisites: PQB684 |
| CVB217 Equivalents: PQB584 | Digital Forensics |
| |
| CVB218 | Drug Discovery and Design |
| |
| CVB221 Equivalents: PQB525 | Unit Operations |
| |
| CVB222 | Forensic Analysis of Bio-active Compounds |
| |
| CVB225 | Forensic Biology and Analytical Toxicology |
| Antirequisites: LQB680, PQB680 |
| CVB301 Equivalents: PQB531 | Organic Chemistry: Strategies for Synthesis |
| Prerequisites: (CVB101 and CVB102 and CVB204) or (CVB204 and admission to ST20) |
| CVB302 | Applied Physical Chemistry |
| Prerequisites: CVB203 |
| CVB303 | Coordination Chemistry |
| Prerequisites: CVB201 |
| CVB313 | Environmental Analytical Chemistry |
| Prerequisites: CVB210 |
| CVB320 Equivalents: PQB513 | Instrumental Analysis |
| Prerequisites: CVB210 |
| ERB201 | Destructive Earth: Natural Hazards |
| |
| ERB202 | Marine and Atmospheric Systems |
| |
| ERB203 | Sedimentary Geology and Stratigraphy |
| Prerequisites: (ERB101 and ERB102 and ERB202) or admission to ST20Antirequisites: NQB413 |
| ERB204 Equivalents: NQB412 | Deforming Earth: Fundamentals of Structural Geology |
| Prerequisites: (ERB101 and (SEB113 or MXB105 or MZB125)) or admission to ST20 |
| ERB205 Equivalents: NQB311 | Earth Materials |
| |
| ERB206 Equivalents: NQB411 | Petrology |
| Prerequisites: ERB205 |
| ERB301 Equivalents: NQB615 | Chemical Earth |
| Prerequisites: (ERB101 and ERB102) or (ERB202 and admission to ST20) |
| ERB302 Equivalents: NQB513 | Applied Geophysics |
| 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 |
| Prerequisites: ERB203 and ERB302 |
| ERB306 Equivalents: NQB512 | Earth's Mineral Resources |
| Prerequisites: ERB204 and ERB206 and ERB301 |
| PVB202 | Mathematical Methods in Physics |
| Prerequisites: ((PVB101 or EGB113) and (MXB100 or MZB125)) or (PVB103 and admission to ST20)Maths C or MAB120 or equivalent is assumed knowledge. |
| PVB203 | Experimental Physics |
| 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) |
| PVB204 | Electromagnetism |
| Prerequisites: ((PVB202 or PVB200 or MXB106) and (MXB100 or MZB125)) or (PVB202 and admission to ST20) |
| PVB210 Equivalents: PQB460 | Stellar Astrophysics |
| |
| PVB220 Equivalents: PQB660 | Cosmology |
| |
| PVB301 | Materials and Thermal Physics |
| Prerequisites: PVB200 or MXB105 or PVB202 |
| PVB302 | Classical and Quantum Physics |
| Prerequisites: PVB200 or PVB202 or PVB204 |
| PVB303 | Atomic, Nuclear and Particle Physics |
| Prerequisites: PVB302 or (PVB205 and PVB207) |
| PVB321 | Introduction to Experimental Nanotechnology |
| |
| PVB322 | Advanced Nanotechnology |
| |
| SCB500 | Industry Project |
| |
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 |
2023 |
1,2 |
|
SEB116 Experimental Science 2 (12cp) |
1,2 |
Replaced with |
SEB121 Earth in Motion (6cp) |
2023 |
1,2 |
| Unit sets for Minors stated below. |
|---|
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST20MNR-STATMOD v2 | |||
| Core Unit | |||
| MXB242 Equivalents: MAB414 | Regression and Design |
| Prerequisites: MXB107 and (DSB102 or MXB101) |
| Core Options | |||
| Select 12cps depending on your Major, as follows: Chemistry and Earth Science students MUST select MXB107; Biological Sciences or Environmental Science students MUST select MZB103 & MZB104. | |||
| MXB107 | Probability and Statistics |
| Specialist Mathematics or MXB100, or concurrently enrolled in MXB100. |
| MZB103 | Introduction to Statistics |
| Antirequisites: SEB113 |
| MZB104 | Quantitative Methods |
| Prerequisites: MZB103Antirequisites: SEB113 |
| Statistical Modelling Options | |||
| Select two units from the options list | |||
| DSB102 | Introduction to Machine Learning |
| |
| MXB100 | Introductory Calculus and Algebra |
| Antirequisites: MZB125, EGD125Sound achievement in Senior Mathematics B (or equivalent) or MAB105 is assumed knowledge. |
| MXB344 Equivalents: MAB624 | Generalised Linear Models |
| Prerequisites: MXB242 |
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST20MNR-STATMOD | |||
| MXB107 | Probability and Statistics |
| Specialist Mathematics or MXB100, or concurrently enrolled in MXB100. |
| MXB242 Equivalents: MAB414 | Regression and Design |
| Prerequisites: MXB107 and (DSB102 or MXB101) |
| Choose two units (24 credit points) from the Unit Options list: | |||
| DSB102 | Introduction to Machine Learning |
| |
| MXB100 | Introductory Calculus and Algebra |
| Antirequisites: MZB125, EGD125Sound achievement in Senior Mathematics B (or equivalent) or MAB105 is assumed knowledge. |
| MXB261 Equivalents: INB360, MAB480 | Game Theory and Simulation for Decision-Making |
| Programming experience; sound achievement in Senior Mathematics B is assumed knowledge. |
| MXB344 Equivalents: MAB624 | Generalised Linear Models |
| Prerequisites: MXB242 |
| Note: MXB101 is permitted to count towards this Second Major if completed in 2025 or prior. | |||
| Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCBXMNR-ENVMGMT | |||
| Select four units (48 credit points) from the option list: | |||
| CLB221 Equivalents: PQB360 | Introduction to Climate Change |
| |
| CLB223 Equivalents: UDB181, EVB203 | Geospatial Information Systems |
| Prerequisites: Completion of 48 credit points, or enrolment in ST20 |
| CLB331 Equivalents: ERB201 | Natural Hazards |
| Prerequisites: Completion of 96 cp of study |
| EFB226 Equivalents: EFX226 | Environmental Economics and Policy |
| |
| EGB274 Equivalents: ENB274 | Environmentally Sustainable Design |
| Prerequisites: EGB124 or EGB101 or EGB111 or UXB230 or ABB253 or ERB101 or EVB102 or completion of 144 CPs in AB01 or AV01 or PV21 or ID52 |
| ERB110 Equivalents: NQB201, ERB101 | Earth's Dynamic Systems |
| |
| EVB206 Equivalents: EVB302 | Environmental Pollution |
| Prerequisites: BVB202 or MZB126 or MZB127 or (MZB103 and completion of 72 cp of study) |
| EVB310 Equivalents: ERB310 | Groundwater Systems |
| Prerequisites: Completion of 96cp of study |
| JSB255 | Environmental Justice and Climate Change |
| Prerequisites: 96cp of completed studies |
| Note: ERB101, ERB201, ERB310, EVB203, EVB302, PQB360, UXH331 are permitted to count towards this minor if completed in 2025 or prior. | |||
| 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. |