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Bachelor of Science Major Physical Sciences
Start
  • Semester 1 (February)
  • Semester 2 (July)
  • Semester 3 (November)
Flexibility
  • Distance
Campus
  • -
Duration
  • 3 years or part time equivalent
Units
  • 24 units
Approximate annual fees
  • Commonwealth supported
    AUD 8048
  • Domestic full fee paying
    AUD 16210
Entry requirements
  • OP/Rank: 15/68
Start
  • Semester 1 (February)
  • Semester 2 (July)
  • Semester 3 (November)
Flexibility
  • Distance
Campus
  • -
Duration
  • 3 years or part time equivalent
Units
  • 24 units
Approximate annual fees
  • Distance/Online
    AUD 17010
  • On-campus
    AUD 19910

What will I study?

Program structure

Courses to be studied Units
Core courses 4
plus 1 x first 8-unit Major 8 
plus 1 x second 8-unit Major plus 4 x Electives
or 12 x Electives		 12
Total 24
Please note: the courses listed below are a sample only and current students should consult the USQ Handbook for their recommended enrolment patterns.
Core courses:
STA2300Data Analysis 
CSC1402Foundation Computing
 or 
CSC1401 Foundation Programming 
 plus
CMS1000Communication and Scholarship
or
CMS1100Communicating in the Sciences
plus
MAT1000Mathematics Fundamentals
or
MAT1100Foundation Mathematics
Physical Sciences Major:
CLI2201Climate Change and Variability
PHY1104Physics Concepts 1
PHY1911Physics Concepts 2
PHY2204Astronomy and Astrophysics
PHY2206Medical Physics
PHY3303Modern Physics
PHYS312Applied Photonics1
plus one from the following:
PHYS207Fluid Mechanics1
PHYS211Electronics1
SPX202Biomechanics2

Other majors

Other majors available for the Bachelor of Science are: Biology, Computing, Environment & Sustainability, Human Physiology, Information Technology, Mathematics, Mathematics & Statistics, and Psychology.

Footnotes

1 Offered by the University of New England (UNE) and made available to USQ students (requiring cross-institutional enrolment into UNE).
2 Offered by the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) and made available to USQ students (requiring cross-institutional enrolment into USC).