BP247 - Bachelor of Science (Nanotechnology)/Bachelor of Science (Applied Sciences)

Plan: BP247ASCDD - Bachelor of Science (Nanotechnology)/Bachelor of Science (Applied Sciences)
Campus: City Campus

Program delivery and structure

Approach to learning and assessment
Work integrated learning
Program structure
Program transition plan

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Approach to learning and assessment

Teaching and learning methods

As a student you will experience a wide range of learning environments – lectures, tutorials, online delivery, laboratory practicals, individual and group work. Lectures, tutorials and seminars are used extensively in the program to communicate knowledge and ideas about the role of nanotechnology in society.

Of particular importance is the high proportion of time you will spend in the laboratory and undertaking project and field work, which will develop your practical skills and capabilities and your teamwork and time-management skills, and will provide context for your learning activities.

Several courses in the program are delivered online, rather than on-campus, and you are likely to find that other courses transition to online delivery as you progress through the program. All courses use CANVAS for electronic provision of course material, tutorial problems, past exams and/or other relevant documents.

If you have a long-term medical condition, disability and/or other form of disadvantage, it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Equitable Learning Service (https://www.rmit.edu.au/equitable) if you would like to find out more.

If you have already developed areas of skill and knowledge included in this program (for example, through prior studies or work experience), you can apply for credit once you have enrolled in this program. There is information on the RMIT University website about how to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) – refer to: www.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit/he

Assessment

You will be assessed by a variety of methods, as appropriate to the material being taught, the skills being acquired and the capabilities developed. Formative and summative assessment tasks are undertaken throughout courses in the program.

Formative assessment is often done during a course and provides opportunity for immediate evidence of your learning. Its purpose is to improve the quality of your learning, and classroom and laboratory assessment are the most common formative assessment techniques. In-class discussions, revision problems, and past exam papers, are available for you to gauge your understanding of the lecture material.

Course goals and objectives reflect the cumulative nature of the learning process and summative assessment, usually at the end of the course, is used to ensure that you have met these course aims. Exams, assignments, oral and written presentations, laboratory and studio reports and project reports will be used as part of, and as a measure of, your learning.

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Work integrated learning

RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice. As a student enrolled in this RMIT University program you will:

• undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice;
• interact with industry and community when undertaking these activities;
• complete these activities in real work contexts or situations; and
• these interactions and the work context provide a distinctive source of feedback to you to assist your learning.

Any or all of these aspects of a WIL experience may be simulated.

The following Courses focus specifically on work integrated learning (WIL): 

The Professional Scientist (ONPS2335) will prepare you for work through i) a series of lectures on topics important to the professional scientist such as professional, legal, and social aspects of the workplace, and ii) experience gained from a group project designed to simulate an activity important to a professional scientist.

In the Science Project (ONPS2186) you will undertake a substantial fundamental or industrial research project in your chosen area of specialism. This is likely to involve the design of a process for investigation of a problem and its possible solution, undertaking the process with guidance from an academic or industry supervisor.

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Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following: All courses listed may not be available each semester.
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Year One of Program
Complete the following Seven (7) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Scientific Skills and Communication 12 ONPS2334 City Campus Chemistry of Materials 2 12 CHEM1031 City Campus Chemistry of Materials 1 12 CHEM1030 City Campus Modern Physics 12 PHYS2123 City Campus Nanotechnology Fundamentals 12 ONPS2149 City Campus Calculus and Analysis 1 12 MATH1142 City Campus Physical Sciences in Action 12 ONPS2701 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Cell Biology and Biochemistry 12 BIOL2146 City Campus Life on Earth 12 ENVI1142 City Campus
AND
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Year Two of Program
Complete the following Four (4) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Analytical Techniques 12 CHEM1053 City Campus Vectors and Calculus 12 MATH1144 City Campus Semiconductor Device Fabrication 12 EEET2155 City Campus Energy and Earth's Environment 12 PHYS2066 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete Four (4) Courses from Year Two in your selected Major. Refer to course selections for Major in Physics or Chemistry at the end of this program structure document:
Physics or Chemistry Major
AND
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Year Three of Program
Complete the following One (1) Course:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Mathematics for Physicists 12 MATH1129 City Campus
AND
Complete One (1) of the following Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Nanotechnology Methodology 12 ONPS2155 City Campus Nanotechnology Characterisation 12 ONPS2156 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) Course from the Science Option Course List at the end of this program structure.
AND
Select and Complete Five (5) Courses from Year Three in your selected Major. Refer to course selections for Major in Physics or Chemistry at the end of this program structure document:
Physics or Chemistry Major
AND
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Year Four of Program
Complete the following Two (2) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus The Professional Scientist 12 ONPS2335 City Campus Applied Science Project 12 ONPS2186 City Campus
AND
{
Complete the following One (1) Course:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Nanotechnology Methodology 12 ONPS2155 City Campus
OR
Complete the following One (1) Course:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Nanotechnology Characterisation 12 ONPS2156 City Campus
}
AND
Select and Complete Five (5) Courses from Year Four in your selected Major. Refer to course selections for Major in Physics or Chemistry at the end of this program structure document:
Physics or Chemistry Major
AND
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Major in Physics
YEAR TWO: Complete the following Three (3) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Thermodynamics and Electromagnetism 12 PHYS2127 City Campus Materials Physics 12 PHYS2179 City Campus Programming Fundamentals for Scientists 12 COSC2676 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) Course from any:
University Elective
AND
YEAR THREE : Complete the following Four (4) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Classical & Quantum Mechanics 12 PHYS2178 City Campus Solid State Physics 12 PHYS2068 City Campus Electrodynamics and Relativity 12 PHYS2181 City Campus Radiation & Nuclear Physics 12 PHYS2176 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) of the following Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Real and Complex Analysis 12 MATH2150 City Campus Computational Mathematics 12 MATH2136 City Campus Advanced Mathematical Modelling 12 MATH2139 City Campus
AND
YEAR FOUR : Select and Complete One (1) Course from the Science Option Course List at the end of this program structure:
AND
Complete the following Three (3) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Quantum Physics 12 PHYS2175 City Campus Optics & Photonics 12 PHYS2180 City Campus Thermal & Statistical Physics 12 PHYS2177 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) Course from any:
University Elective
AND
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Chemistry Major
YEAR TWO : Complete the following Four (4) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Concepts in Chemistry 12 CHEM1039 City Campus Chemistry Laboratory 12 CHEM1041 City Campus Further Concepts in Chemistry 12 CHEM1040 City Campus Specialised Chemistry Laboratory 12 CHEM1042 City Campus
AND
YEAR THREE : Complete the following Four (4) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Advanced Chemistry Theory 12 CHEM1067 City Campus Advanced Chemistry Laboratory 12 CHEM1069 City Campus Instrumental and Environmental Analysis 12 CHEM1054 City Campus Advanced Topics in Chemistry 12 CHEM1068 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) Course from the Science Option Course List at the end of this program structure.
AND
YEAR FOUR : Complete the following Two (2) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Advanced Instrumental Analysis and Spectroscopy 12 CHEM1080 City Campus Programming Fundamentals for Scientists 12 COSC2676 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) Course from the Science Option Course List at the end of this program structure.
AND
Select and Complete Two (2) Courses from any:
University Elective
AND
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Science Options
Course List:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Advanced Bioinformatics 12 BIOL2196 City Campus Microbiology 12 BIOL2158 City Campus Genetics and Molecular Biology 12 BIOL2262 City Campus Real and Complex Analysis 12 MATH2150 City Campus Computational Mathematics 12 MATH2136 City Campus Advanced Mathematical Modelling 12 MATH2139 City Campus Numerical Solutions of DEs 12 MATH2144 City Campus Modelling with Differential Equations 12 MATH2138 City Campus Science Fiction - Science Fact 12 ONPS2495 City Campus Energy and Earth's Environment 12 PHYS2066 City Campus Astrophysics and Cosmology 12 PHYS2067 City Campus Astronomy and Black Holes 12 PHYS2086 City Campus Scientific Visualisation 12 PHYS2097 City Campus Laboratory and Fieldwork Safety 12 PUBH1369 City Campus Foundations of Artificial Intelligence for STEM 12 COSC2960 City Campus STEM for Sustainable Development 12 ONPS2702 City Campus
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Program transition plan

Very Important: This plan is being phased out. 
  
BP247ASCDD - Bachelor of Science (Nanotechnology)/Bachelor of Science (Applied Sciences) plan has been discontinued and will no longer accept new students after Semester 2 2022. The plan will be taught out to current students until semester 2, 2027. If you are unable to complete your program by the end of 2027, 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
  
For more information and advice on your enrolment, please contact your program manager, Andrew Hung (andrew.hung@rmit.edu.au).

Transition Plan 2022

The following table shows courses that will be replaced from Semester 1 2022 as part of a program transition. If you have successfully completed any of the previous courses before the commencement of Semester 1 2022 they will continue to count as a core course in your program and contribute towards the successful completion of your program.

Prior to 2022	Credit Points	Replacement Course/s	Credit Points
PHYS2122 Mechanics	12	ONPS2701 Physical Sciences in Action	12
PHYS2070 Instrumentation for Scientists and Engineers	12	PHYS2066 Energy and the Earth’s Environment	12
ONPS2188 Drugs and Toxins	12	One Science Option Course	12

Transition Plan 2020

Changes to BP247  Bachelor of Science (Nanotechnology)/Bachelor of Science (Applied Sciences) effective Semester 1, 2020

In accordance with the continuous program improvement process, some changes have been made to the Bachelor of Science (Nanotechnology)/Bachelor of Science (Applied Sciences) effective Semester 1, 2020.

Courses replacements

Year or Semester	Former course/s no longer offered	Credit Points	New or amended course
Year 2	PHYS1074 - Materials and Thermal Physics   PHYS2125- Optics and Radiation Physics   PHYS2128 - Electromagnetics and Quantum Physics   PHYS1066 - Practical Physics 1	12	PHYS2178 - Classical and Quantum Mechanics   PHYS2180 - Optics and Photonics   PHYS2181 – Electromagnetism   PHYS2179 - Materials Physics
Year 3	PHYS2126 - Applied Physics   PHYS1095 - Quantum and Statistical Physics   PHYS2074 - Photonics and Nuclear Physics	12	PHYS2175 - Quantum Physics   PHYS2177 - Thermal and Statistical Physics   PHYS2176 - Radiation and Nuclear Physics
Program Options	Deleted Option Courses	12	Any Program Options

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