BH101 - Bachelor of Science (Dean's Scholar)(Honours)

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RMIT program code: BH101
Plan name: Bachelor of Science (Dean's Scholar, Geospatial Science) (Honours)
Plan code: BH101GS
Campus: City Campus
Credit points per semester:
Full time: 48
Part time: 24
CRICOS code: 097610E

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2023 Enrolment Program Structure

Please note that some courses listed in this structure will have their course marks count toward your program's weighted average mark. Your weighted average mark will determine the honours level of your award once you have completed the program. If a course counts toward your weighted average mark, that fact will be stated in its course guide. In Enrolment Online, after you completed your course enrolment, you will be notified which of the enrolled courses will count toward the weighted average mark.

   Year One of Program
 
AND   Year Two of Program
 
AND   Year Three of Program
 
AND   Year Four of Program
 
AND   Geospatial Options:
 

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

You must complete a total of 384 credit points as follows:

– Twenty-Six (26) core courses 
– Three (3) Geospatial option courses
– Two (2) University Electives
 

ENROLMENT LOAD

Full-time study load is 48 credit points or Four (4) courses equivalent each semester.

Part-time study load is 24 credit points, or Two (2) course equivalent each semester.


COURSE REQUISITES

You are required to successfully complete relevant prerequisites in the program in order to progress to the next stage of your studies. Please ensure that you have met the necessary prerequisites by checking course guides.
 

PROGRAM TRANSITION

Your program may be subject to program transition. Please ensure you carefully read the program transition plan as outlined in the program handbook to understand how this may impact your progression.
 

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– Flexible semester courses
– Enrolment variation
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Year One of Program

This program is no longer available to new students.

Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Mapping The World 12 GEOM2077 City Campus 3490 (STEM)
Mathematics for Surveying and Geomatics A 12 Yes MATH2163 City Campus 2914 (STEM) 3027 (STEM)
Surveying Fundamentals 12 GEOM2088 City Campus 2795 (STEM)
Applied Geospatial Techniques 12 GEOM2083 City Campus 2796 (STEM)
 
AND

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Year Two of Program

The recommended enrolment sequence for Year 2 is as follows:
Semester 1
- GEOM2079  Cartography 2
- Plus one Geospatial Option
- University Elective

Note:  Please enrol in the following course in Semester 1 GEOM2162  Statistics Measurement Analys (You will be required to use the Search class functionality with the EOL).

Semester 2 
- ONPS1664  Science Mentored Research Placement 1
- GEOM2084  Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry
- GEOM1044  Spatial Information Science Principles
- GEOM2159  Geospatial Programming

Complete the following Six (6) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Cartography 2 12 GEOM2079 City Campus 3526 (STEM)
Science Mentored Research Placement 1 12 Yes ONPS1664 City Campus 3059 (STEM)
Earth Observation Science 12 Yes GEOM2084 City Campus 2995 (STEM)
Spatial Information Science Principles 12 GEOM1044 City Campus 2992 (STEM)
Geospatial Programming 12 Yes GEOM2159 City Campus 3004 (STEM)
AND

Select and Complete One (1) Course from Geospatial Option List: Please refer to the list of Geospatial Option Courses at the end of this program structure document

AND

Select and Complete One (1) Course from any:

University Elective
 
AND

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Year Three of Program

Recommended enrolment for Semester 2

ONPS2186 Science Project 1

Plus three courses from Geospatial Option List.

Complete the following Six (6) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Science Mentored Research Placement 2 12 Yes ONPS1665 City Campus 3103 (STEM)
Advanced Imaging Technology 12 GEOM2086 City Campus 3053 (STEM)
Spatial Information Science Analytics 12 Yes GEOM1057 City Campus 3049 (STEM)
The Professional Scientist 12 Yes ONPS2335 City Campus 1116 (STEM)
Applied Science Project 12 Yes ONPS2186 City Campus 1115 (STEM) 1090 (STEM)
AND

Select and Complete Two (2) Courses from Geospatial Option List: Please refer to the list of Geospatial Option Courses at the end of this program structure document

 
AND

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Year Four of Program

Recommended enrolment for core courses in Semester 1

  • GEOM2138  Advanced Spatial Information Science
  • ONPS2412  Science Honours Research Methods
  • ONP2663  Science Honours Project 1
     

Recommended enrolment for core courses in Semester 2

  • ONPS2452 Science Honours Project 2
  • ONPS2454  Science Honours Project 3
  • ONPS2456  Science Honours Project 4

Complete the following Six (6) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Advanced Spatial Information Science 12 Yes GEOM2138 City Campus 3057 (STEM)
Science Honours Research Methods 12 Yes ONPS2412 City Campus 3297 (STEM) 3247 (STEM)
Science Honours Project 1 24 Yes ONPS2663 City Campus 3302 (STEM) 3252 (STEM)
Science Honours Project 2 12 Yes ONPS2452 City Campus 3299 (STEM) 3249 (STEM)
Science Honours Project 3 12 Yes ONPS2454 City Campus 3300 (STEM) 3250 (STEM)
Science Honours Project 4 12 Yes ONPS2456 City Campus 3301 (STEM) 3251 (STEM)
AND

Select and Complete One (1) Course from any:

University Elective
 
AND

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Geospatial Options:

List of Geospatial Option Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Accounting in Organisations and Society 12 Yes ACCT1046 City Campus 1735 1670
Planning and Environmental Regulation 12 ARCH1059 City Campus 1630 (FF)
Property Economics 12 BUIL1149 City Campus 1038 1032
Web Programming 12 Yes COSC2413 City Campus 1338 (STEM)
Environmental Processes and Change 12 ENVI1211 City Campus 1640 (FF)
Sustainable Futures 12 ENVI1153 City Campus 1639 (FF)
GPS Mapping 12 Yes GEOM2139 City Campus 3003 (STEM)
Professional Practice 12 Yes GEOM2116 City Campus 2999 (STEM)
Human Geography 12 HUSO1104 City Campus 3473 (STEM)
Alternative Dispute Resolution 12 HWSS1144 City Campus 1548 (FF)
Digital Business Design and Innovation 12 ISYS1051 City Campus 2315 2236
Civil Obligations 12 Yes JUST2315 City Campus 1535 (FF)
Mathematics for Surveying and Geomatics B 12 Yes MATH2164 City Campus 1097 (STEM)
Physics of Satellite Measurement 12 Yes PHYS2088 City Campus 1119 (STEM)
 

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University Electives are available to Undergraduate students, and in selected Postgraduate programs.

Information about University Elective courses at RMIT is available on the University Electives web site.

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