BP229 - Bachelor of Science

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RMIT program code: BP229
Plan name: Bachelor of Science (Applied Sciences)
Plan code: BP229P7
Campus: City Campus
Credit points per semester:
Full time: 48
Part time: 24
CRICOS code: 056444J

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2023 Enrolment Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following. All courses listed may not be available each semester.

   Year One of Program
 
AND   Year Two of Program
 
AND   Year Three of Program
 
AND   (Science Major List: Biological Science Major
 
OR   Applied Chemistry Major
 
OR   Physics Major
 )
AND   Science Options
 

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS 

You must complete a total of 288 credit points as follows: 

– Eight (8) core courses
– Two (2) Year One Compulsory Option courses
– Nine (9) courses from your chosen Major
– Four (4) Science Options  
– One (1) University Elective

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.

PROGRAM DISCONTINUATION

The BP229APCH Bachelor of Science program plan will be taught out to current students until Semester 2, 2026. If you are unable to complete your program by the end of 2026, you may consider applying to other programs within RMIT subject to entrance requirements. You may also consider applying to the new plan: BP350 Bachelor of Science.

CONTACT STEM COLLEGE 

For any enquiries, please visit STEM College Student Lifecycle for contact information and support. 

– Program and course advice and planning 
– Flexible semester courses 
– Enrolment variation 
– Credit transfer applications and Recognition of prior learning 
– Results, program completion and graduation

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Year One of Program

If you have not completed Year 1 option courses as below "Select and Complete Two (2) of the following Courses", you must ensure you complete the replacement courses listed below. To add any of the courses below, please click "Class search" and enter the Subject Area (Letters) and Catalogue Nbr (Numbers).

Chemistry major:  

– CHEM1031 Chemistry of Materials 2 replaced by CHEM1314 Chemistry Fundamentals 2
– CHEM1257 Analytical Science replaced by CHEM1313 Chemistry Fundamentals 1

Biological Science major:

– CHEM1242 Chemistry Principles or PHYS2124 Physics for Leaders are replaced by ONPS2701 Physical Sciences in Action
– ONPS2334 Scientific Skills and Communication is replaced by ONPS2700 Data for a Scientific World
– BIOL2258 Animal Structure and Function replaced by BIOL2547 Plant and Animal Biology
– BIOL2256 Introduction to Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics replaced by BIOL2257 Introduction to Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics

Physics major:

– PHYS2123 Modern Physics replaced by PHYS1046 Mechanics and Thermodynamics
– MATH1144 Calculus and Analysis 2 (Now known as MATH1144 Vectors and Calculus)

Complete the following Six (6) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Data for a Scientific World 12 ONPS2700 City Campus 2910 (STEM)
The World of Life Sciences 12 ONPS2699 City Campus 2911 (STEM)
Physical Sciences in Action 12 ONPS2701 City Campus 2912 (STEM)
A Mathematical Toolbox for Scientists 12 MATH2443 City Campus 2913 (STEM)
Foundations of Artificial Intelligence for STEM 12 COSC2960 City Campus 1403 (STEM) 1361 (STEM)
STEM for Sustainable Development 12 ONPS2702 City Campus 1118 (STEM) 3068 (STEM)
AND

Select and Complete Two (2) of the following Courses

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Introduction to Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics 12 BIOL2256 City Campus 3103 (STEM)
BIOL2257 Bundoora Campus 3096 (STEM)
Vectors and Calculus 12 Yes MATH1144 City Campus 2798 (STEM)
 
AND

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Year Two of Program

Please note that some option courses will be delivered at the Bundoora Campus.

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Select and Complete Five (5) Courses from your chosen Science Major. Please refer to the list of Major courses at the end of this program structure document.

AND

Select and Complete Two (2) courses from the Science Options list at the end of the program structure:

AND

Select and Complete One (1) Course from any:

University Elective
 
AND

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Year Three of Program

You should enrol in ONPS2335 in Semester 1 and enrol in ONPS2186 in Semester 2.

Complete the following Two (2) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Applied Science Project 12 Yes ONPS2186 City Campus 1115 (STEM) 1090 (STEM)
The Professional Scientist 12 Yes ONPS2335 City Campus 1116 (STEM)
AND

Select and Complete Four (4) Courses from your chosen Science Major: Please refer to the list of Majors at the end of this program structure document:

AND

Select and Complete Two (2) courses from Science Options list at the end of the program structure:

 
AND
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Science Major List: Biological Science Major

It is recommended that you enrol in MATH2170 Statistics & Epidemiology as a University Elective in Year 2, or as a Science Option course or a University Elective in Year 3.

You can choose to enrol in COSC2676 Programming Fundamentals for Scientists in Semester 2 as a University Elective in Year 2, or as a Science Option course or a University Elective in Year 3.

Year Two: Complete the following Five (5) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Animal Diversity 12 Yes BIOL2151 City Campus 1056 (STEM)
Plant Structure and Function 12 Yes BIOL2156 City Campus 1057 (STEM)
Microbiology 12 Yes BIOL2158 City Campus 1058 (STEM)
Plant Diversity 12 Yes BIOL2270 City Campus 1048 (STEM)
Ecology 12 Yes ENVI1009 City Campus 1060 (STEM)
AND

Year Three: Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Marine Biology 12 Yes BIOL2255 City Campus 1060 (STEM)
Environmental Biotechnology 12 Yes BIOL2324 City Campus 1063 (STEM)
Ecotoxicology 12 Yes BIOL2162 City Campus 1046 (STEM)
Biological Chemistry 12 Yes BIOL2260 City Campus 1061 (STEM)
 
OR

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Applied Chemistry Major

Students intending to major in Chemistry should do CHEM1313 Chemistry Fundamentals 1 and CHEM1314 Chemistry Fundamentals 2 in Semester 2 of Year 1.
 

Recommended Science or University electives are:

ENVI1038 in Semester 2, Year 2 or 3
CHEM1086 in Semester 2, Year 3
MATH1142 in Semester 2, Year 2 or 3
COSC2076 in Semester 2, Year 2 or 3


CHEM1042 (Semester 2, Year 2) and CHEM1085 (Semester 1, Year 3) are core courses for the Chemistry major and must be completed.

Year Two: Complete the following Five (5) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Concepts in Chemistry 12 Yes CHEM1039 City Campus 1067 (STEM)
Chemistry Laboratory 12 Yes CHEM1041 City Campus 1068 (STEM)
Analytical Techniques 12 Yes CHEM1053 City Campus 1069 (STEM)
Further Concepts in Chemistry 12 Yes CHEM1040 City Campus 1053 (STEM)
Instrumental and Environmental Analysis 12 Yes CHEM1054 City Campus 1055 (STEM)
AND

Year Three: Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Advanced Chemistry Theory 12 Yes CHEM1067 City Campus 1071 (STEM)
Advanced Topics in Chemistry 12 Yes CHEM1068 City Campus 1057 (STEM)
Advanced Chemistry Laboratory 12 Yes CHEM1069 City Campus 1072 (STEM)
Advanced Instrumental Analysis and Spectroscopy 12 Yes CHEM1080 City Campus 1058 (STEM)
 
OR

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Physics Major

Students wanting to major in Physics are STRONGLY encouraged to transfer to the Physics plan BP229PHYS rather than remaining on the General Plan BP229P7 and follow the structure below. 
 

Year Two: Complete the following Five (5) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Mathematics for Physicists 12 Yes MATH1129 City Campus 1084 (STEM)
Materials Physics 12 Yes PHYS2179 City Campus 3167 (STEM)
Classical & Quantum Mechanics 12 Yes PHYS2178 City Campus 1122 (STEM)
Electrodynamics and Relativity 12 Yes PHYS2181 City Campus 1101 (STEM)
Optics & Photonics 12 Yes PHYS2180 City Campus 1100 (STEM)
AND

Year Three: Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Solid State Physics 12 Yes PHYS2068 City Campus 1098 (STEM)
Radiation & Nuclear Physics 12 Yes PHYS2176 City Campus 1121 (STEM)
Quantum Physics 12 Yes PHYS2175 City Campus 1120 (STEM)
Thermal & Statistical Physics 12 Yes PHYS2177 City Campus 1099 (STEM)
)
AND

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Science Options

You can also choose to enrol in COSC2676 Programming Fundamentalsfor Scientists as a Science Option course or a University Elective.

If Physics is your chosen major, please select PHYS2127 Thermodynamics and Electromagnetism in Year 2. PHYS2127 is available in Semester 1.

Year Two and Three Science Options

Course Title

Credit Points

Prereqs/ Coreqs

Course Code

Campus

Semester 1 Class

Semester 2 Class
Programming Fundamentals for Scientists 12 Yes COSC2676 City Campus 1389 (STEM)
Bioinformatics 12 Yes BIOL2254 City Campus 3499 (STEM)
Functional Genomics and Proteomics 12 Yes BIOL2267 Bundoora Campus 3465 (STEM)
Protein Technologies 12 Yes BIOL2412 City Campus 2959 (STEM)
Cell Biology and Biochemistry 12 Yes BIOL2146 City Campus 2810 (STEM)
Animal Diversity 12 Yes BIOL2151 City Campus 1056 (STEM)
Plant Structure and Function 12 Yes BIOL2156 City Campus 1057 (STEM)
Microbiology 12 Yes BIOL2158 City Campus 1058 (STEM)
Ecotoxicology 12 Yes BIOL2162 City Campus 1046 (STEM)
Introduction to Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics 12 BIOL2256 City Campus 3103 (STEM)
BIOL2257 Bundoora Campus 3096 (STEM)
Biological Chemistry 12 Yes BIOL2260 City Campus 1061 (STEM)
Genetics and Molecular Biology 12 BIOL2262 City Campus 1047 (STEM)
Cell and Tissue Culture 12 Yes BIOL2264 City Campus 1062 (STEM)
Plant Diversity 12 Yes BIOL2270 City Campus 1048 (STEM)
Environmental Biotechnology 12 Yes BIOL2324 City Campus 1063 (STEM)
Concepts in Chemistry 12 Yes CHEM1039 City Campus 1067 (STEM)
Further Concepts in Chemistry 12 Yes CHEM1040 City Campus 1053 (STEM)
Chemistry Laboratory 12 Yes CHEM1041 City Campus 1068 (STEM)
Specialised Chemistry Laboratory 12 Yes CHEM1042 City Campus 1054 (STEM)
Analytical Techniques 12 Yes CHEM1053 City Campus 1069 (STEM)
Instrumental and Environmental Analysis 12 Yes CHEM1054 City Campus 1055 (STEM)
Aquatic and Soil Chemistry: Natural Processes 12 Yes CHEM1058 City Campus 1070 (STEM)
Aquatic Chemistry 12 Yes CHEM1059 City Campus 1056 (STEM)
Food Chemistry 12 Yes CHEM1083 City Campus 1073 (STEM)
Chemistry for Food and Life Science 12 Yes CHEM1239 City Campus 2802 (STEM)
CHEM1240 Bundoora Campus 1076 (STEM)
The Hydrosphere 12 Yes ENVI1008 City Campus 1077 (STEM)
Ecology 12 Yes ENVI1009 City Campus 1060 (STEM)
The Atmosphere 12 Yes ENVI1011 City Campus 1061 (STEM)
The Soil Environment 12 Yes ENVI1012 City Campus 1062 (STEM)
Environmental Sampling and Analysis 12 Yes ENVI1145 City Campus 1078 (STEM)
The Changing Environment 12 ENVI1146 City Campus 3095 (STEM)
Mathematics for Physicists 12 Yes MATH1129 City Campus 1084 (STEM)
Vectors and Calculus 12 Yes MATH1144 City Campus 2798 (STEM)
Statistics and Epidemiology 12 Yes MATH1238 Bundoora Campus 1085 (STEM)
Applied Nutrition 12 Yes OHTH2173 Bundoora Campus 3057 (STEM)
Introduction to Microbiology for Food and Nutrition 12 Yes ONPS2555 City Campus 2804 (STEM)
Food Toxicology, Allergens and Health 12 Yes ONPS2135 City Campus 3106 (STEM)
Science Work Experience 1 12 Yes ONPS2543 City Campus 3064 (STEM)
Human Sensory Evaluation 12 Yes ONPS2520 Bundoora Campus 3321 (STEM)
Thermodynamics and Electromagnetism 12 Yes PHYS2127 City Campus 3284 (STEM)
Surveying Programming 12 PHYS1080 City Campus 1095 (STEM)
Energy and Earth's Environment 12 Yes PHYS2066 City Campus 1096 (STEM)
Astrophysics and Cosmology 12 Yes PHYS2067 City Campus 1097 (STEM)
Materials Physics 12 Yes PHYS2179 City Campus 3167 (STEM)
Optics & Photonics 12 Yes PHYS2180 City Campus 1100 (STEM)
Electrodynamics and Relativity 12 Yes PHYS2181 City Campus 1101 (STEM)
Classical & Quantum Mechanics 12 Yes PHYS2178 City Campus 1122 (STEM)
Nutrition, Health and Disease 12 Yes OHTH2068 City Campus 1114 (STEM)
 

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