S2003 Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Global Studies

Double degree courses include the features of the component degree courses, except that electives may be reduced.

Science

S2000 Bachelor of Science is a comprehensive course and it will provide you with a broad, general science education, as well as specialist training in one or more science disciplines. This course is structured in three parts. In this double degree you complete:

Part A. Science listed major and minor, or extended major

This part offers a coherent and in-depth program of study that allows you to develop expertise within one or more science disciplines. It supports both depth and breadth in your scientific education, enabling you to engage deeply with at least one chosen discipline while also gaining exposure to other areas of science. Through this flexible structure, you will explore different fields before refining your focus and build a strong disciplinary identity. You will develop advanced understanding of the core concepts and theoretical frameworks that underpin your discipline and learn to apply and communicate this knowledge effectively in scientific contexts.

Part B. Science specified study

This includes core requirements in mathematics, statistics or coding, ensuring you develop the quantitative foundations essential for scientific study, alongside a communication unit that supports the development of effective scientific communication skills. Together, these elements help build key capabilities that are highly valued across the workforce. 

Global studies

A2001 Bachelor of Global Studies course is a specialist course structured in five parts. In this double degree you complete the following four parts:

Part A. Core studies and Part B. Global mobility 

You will compare and contrast a range of global challenges and solutions in different historical, linguistic, cultural, and geographical settings, focussing especially on developing an understanding of effective collaboration, communication and leadership across a range of contexts.

Part C. Language studies

The world is multilingual. Studying other languages will help you understand your own place in the global landscape as well as improving your resilience and capacity to embrace uncertainty and complexity. You may continue with a language you have studied previously, or experiment with beginner's level units in any of the eight Asian and European languages offered in the Faculty of Arts. Alternatively, explore units focusing on indigenous languages, literary cultures and global varieties of English.

Part D. Discipline elective studies

You will gain in-depth knowledge of a specific facet or facets of global studies through units grounded in a wide variety of humanities and social science disciplines. These units will provide you with the practical and theoretical skills needed to critically analyse, communicate and formulate innovative solutions to global challenges.

Course progression map

The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment for each semester of study.

Please refer to this guide when choosing the appropriate level one mathematics and statistics unit.

You must complete 192 credit points, of which 96 credit points are from the Bachelor of Science (including all of the requirements in Parts A and B for the single degree) and 96 credit points from the Bachelor of Global Studies (including all of the requirements in Parts A, B, C and D for the single degree).

In choosing the 96 credit points of Bachelor of Science listed study over Part A and Part B, you must ensure that you complete six science listed units (36 credit points) at level 1, and ten science listed units (60 credit points) at levels 2 and 3, with a minimum of four units (24 credit points) at level 3. You must complete the Mathematics and statistics unit requirement within the first 72 credit points of this double degree course.

Note: The psychology extended major is not available in this double degree.