To be read in conjunction with the program of study requirements for the Bachelor of Science (Honours) – 4 years.
The Nanotechnology Specialisation is offered as part of the Bachelor of Science (Honours) and requires four years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time). The Specialisation is offered by the College of Science and Engineering.
Specialisations have different admission requirements to other programs of study available In the Bachelor of Science (Honours). In order to undertake a Specialisation students must be admitted to the Specialisation program. The name of the Specialisation will appear on the transcript and parchment.
There is an alternative 1 year program for the Bachelor of Science (Nanotechnology) (Honours) for students who have successfully completed a Bachelor of Science (Nanotechnolgy).
The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.
Successful completion of SACE Year 12 Chemistry, Physics and Specialist Mathematics or Mathematical Methods or the equivalent are required for entry to the Quantum Nanostructures stream, while successful completion of SACE Year 12 Chemistry only will allow entry into the Specialisation in Nanotechnology Biomedical Nanotechnology stream.
In order to progress into the Honours year of this program, a student must complete 108 units of the Bachelor of Science (Nanotechnology) achieving an academic standard of a GPA greater than or equal to 5.
As well as the student's undergraduate record, the availability of an academic supervisor for the research project will be taken into account.
In the Nanotechnology Specialisation the topic sequence forms a coherent and explicit path towards a comprehensive appreciation of, and competence in, the appropriate underlying science. This course will educate students with the range of skills inherent in nanotechnology graduates:
Graduates are expected to be able to:
To qualify for the Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Nanotechnology) specialisation a student must complete 144 units, with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the Bachelor of Science (Honours) – 4 years program of study. The program of study for the Specialisation is detailed below:
No more than 45 units of First Year level topics may be included in the 144 units for the degree. A topic cannot be counted twice.
Elective topics to complete 144 units may be selected from any offered within the University or, with approval from the College of Science and Engineering, from outside the University, provided any course and prerequisite requirements are met.
Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
Upon completion of at least 103.5 units and with a GPA of 5 or more in the last 36 units of study, students may commence the Fourth Year Honours program. Students who do not meet the GPA requirement will exit with the Bachelor of Science (Nanotechnology) on completion of 108 units.
Students who have completed 108 units according to the first three years of the Program may choose to exit with the Bachelor of Science (Nanotechnology).
Except where there is an approved double specialisation (see Bachelor of Science (Honours) program of study) the same upper level (2xxx or above) topic cannot be counted twice. For example an upper level topic that is counted towards a specialisation may not also be counted towards a minor.
Students undertake one of two streams In the Nanotechnology Specialisation:
36 units comprising:
BIOL1102 Molecular Basis of Life# (4.5 units)
CHEM1101 Chemical Structure and Bonding (4.5 units)
CHEM1102 Modern Chemistry (4.5 units)
NANO1101 Fundamentals of Nanotechnology# (4.5 units)
Plus 9 units of elective topics*
Plus either:
MATH1121 Mathematics 1A# (4.5 units) AND
MATH1122 Mathematics 1B# (4.5 units)
or
MATH1701 Mathematics Fundamentals A# (4.5 units) AND
MATH1702 Mathematics Fundamentals B# (4.5 units)
36 units comprising:
BIOL2771 Biochemistry (4.5 units)
BIOL2772 Molecular Biology (4.5 units)
CHEM2701 Chemical Reactivity (4.5 units)
CHEM2702 Organic Reactions (4.5 units)
CHEM2711 Spectroscopy and Data Analysis (4.5 units)
NANO2701 Structure and Characterisation (4.5 units)
Plus 9 units of elective topics*
36 units comprising:
BIOL3762 Protein to Proteome (4.5 units)
BIOL3771 DNA to Genome (4.5 units)
CHEM2712 Separation Science** (4.5 units)
CHEM3701 Applied Spectroscopy and Electrochemistry (4.5 units)
CHEM3712 Introduction to Polymer Science (4.5 units)
NANO3702 Frontiers of Nanotechnology (4.5 units)
Plus 9 units of elective topics*
36 unit comprising:
CPES7700A Honours Research Project (4/5/22.5 units)
CPES7700B Honours Research Project (4/5/22.5 units)
CPES7700C Honours Research Project (4/5/22.5 units)
CPES7700D Honours Research Project (4/5/22.5 units)
CPES7700E Honours Research Project (4/5/22.5 units)
Plus
CPES7701 Advanced Research Skills (4.5 units)
CPES7711 Advanced Techniques in Chemical and Physical Science (4.5 units)
CPES7721 Advanced Chemical and Physical Science (4.5 units)
*Students may choose to undertake a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Minor as part of the elective component of their degree subject to meeting course/topic requirements.
#These topics are cognate studies topics which must be taken to complete the specialisation.
**Students who have passed CPES2102 Analytical Chemistry as part of Year 2 should undertake CHEM3711 Organic Synthesis and Mechanism instead.
36 units comprising:
CHEM1101 Chemical Structure and Bonding (4.5 units)
CHEM1102 Modern Chemistry (4.5 units)
MATH1121 Mathematics 1A# (4.5 units)
MATH1122 Mathematics 1B# (4.5 units)
NANO1101 Fundamentals of Nanotechnology# (4.5 units)
PHYS1101 Fundamental Physics I# (4.5 units)
PHYS1102 Fundamental Physics II# (4.5 units)
Plus 4.5 units of elective topics*
36 units comprising:
CHEM2701 Chemical Reactivity (4.5 units)
CHEM2702 Organic Reactions (4.5 units)
CHEM2711 Spectroscopy and Data Analysis (4.5 units)
MATH2702 Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (4.5 units)
NANO2701 Structure and Characterisation (4.5 units)
PHYS2701 Quantum Concepts (4.5 units)
Plus 9 units of elective topics*
36 units comprising:
CHEM2712 Separation Science (4.5 units)
CHEM3701 Applied Spectroscopy and Electrochemistry (4.5 units)
CHEM3712 Introduction to Polymer Science (4.5 units)
MATH3702 Methods of Applied Mathematics** (4.5 units)
NANO3702 Frontiers of Nanotechnology (4.5 units)
PHYS3711 Quantum Physics (4.5 units)
Plus 9 units of elective topics*
36 unit comprising:
CPES7700A Honours Research Project (4/5/22.5 units)
CPES7700B Honours Research Project (4/5/22.5 units)
CPES7700C Honours Research Project (4/5/22.5 units)
CPES7700D Honours Research Project (4/5/22.5 units)
CPES7700E Honours Research Project (4/5/22.5 units)
Plus
CPES7701 Advanced Research Skills (4.5 units)
CPES7711 Advanced Techniques in Chemical and Physical Science (4.5 units)
CPES7721 Advanced Chemical and Physical Science (4.5 units)
*Students may choose to undertake a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Minor as part of the elective component of their degree subject to meeting course/topic requirements.
#These topics are cognate studies topics which must be taken to complete the specialisation.
**Students who have passed MATH2111 Vector Calculus as part of Year 2 should undertake MATH2702 Linear Algebra and Differential Equations instead.
The Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Nanotechnolgy) may also be studied in a combined degree program with another Bachelor degree in the College of Science and Engineering where the combination meets the requirements of the credit transfer policy.
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