Combined Program in Software Engineering and Science
Example BE SE BSc Psychology Program
Revised: January 14, 2009
Program Revision The SE program was revised in 2004 and 2006. First year computing (COMP) courses were revised in 2007. Revision has less effect than most students expect. The general principle is that revision is not intended to be retrospective. | UAC code |
425014 |
| Program code |
3651 |
| Plan |
SENGA13651, MATHM13651 |
| Revisions |
1999, 2004 |
Understanding the BE SE BSc Psychology Program
Programs are usually listed in the handbook as sequence of stages, or years. The BE SE BSc Psychology program will be listed that way a little later, but it is perhaps easier to understand the requirements for the program in terms of core requirements and elective requirements as shown in the following table.
Notes:
- For entry to Honours, a student must complete at least 24 units at Level III in the relevant major sequence and have the permission of the Head of School. The Level III requirement for entry into Honours maybe more that the minimum requirements for the major.
Level 2 Psychology electives
| PSYC2061 |
Social and Developmental Psychology |
| PSYC2071 |
Perception and Cognition |
| PSYC2081 |
Learning and Physiological Psychology |
| PSYC2101 |
Assessment and Personality |
Level 3 Psychology electives
Level III Psychology electives must include one course from at least two of the following three elective groups:
- Advanced Perceptual/Cognitive
- PSYC3151, PSYC3211, PSYC3221, PSYC3311, PSYC3321
- Advanced Biological
- PSYC3051, PSYC3241, PSYC3251, PSYC3261
- Advanced Social
- PSYC3121, PSYC3271, PSYC3281
Staged Program
Possible stages of the combined program are shown below. Courses may be arranged in any suitable order, subject to satisfaction of prerequisites and corequisites. It makes some sense to take the courses shown in stages 1&2 in the first two years. Of course, some arrangements may produce timetable conflicts.
All programs should be approved by the Faculty of Science and the School of Psychology.
| Stage 1 |
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| Course No | Course Name | S1 | S2 |
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| COMP1917 |
Higher Computing 1 |
6 |
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Mathematics 1A |
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Higher Mathematics 1A |
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|
6 |
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| MATH1081 |
Discrete Mathematics |
6 |
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| INFS1603 |
Business Data Management |
6 |
| SENG1031 |
Software Engineering Workshop 1 |
|
6 |
|
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Mathematics 1B |
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Higher Mathematics 1B |
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|
6 |
| COMP1927 |
Higher Data Structures & Algorithms |
|
6 |
| PSYC1001 |
Psychology 1A |
6 |
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| Total |
24 |
24 |
|
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| Stage 2 |
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| Course No | Course Name | S1 | S2 |
|---|
| SENG2010 |
Software Engineering Workshop 2A |
3 |
|
| SENG2020 |
Software Engineering Workshop 2B |
|
3 |
| COMP2111 |
System Modelling and Design |
6 |
|
| COMP2911 |
Engineering Design in Computing 2 |
6 |
| COMP2121 |
Microprocessors and Interfacing |
6 |
| COMP3711 |
Project Management |
|
6 |
| INFS2603 |
System Analysis & Design |
6 |
|
| MATH2859 |
Probability, Statistics and Information |
|
3 |
| PSYC1011 |
Psychology 1B |
|
6 |
| |
Level 2 or 3 Science electives |
3 |
| Total |
24 |
24 |
|
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| Stage 3 |
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| Course No | Course Name | S1 | S2 |
|---|
| SENG3010 |
Software engineering Workshop 3A |
3 |
|
| SENG3020 |
Software Engineering Workshop 3B |
|
3 |
| COMP3141 |
Software System Design & Implementation |
6 |
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Computer Networks and Applications |
|
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Infrastructure and Security |
|
|
6 |
| PSYC2001 |
Research Methods 2 |
6 |
|
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Level 2 or 3 Science electives |
3 |
| |
SE Electives1 |
212 |
| Total |
24 |
24 |
|
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| Stage 4 |
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| Course No | Course Name | S1 | S2 |
|---|
| PSYC3001 |
Research Methods 3A |
6 |
|
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Level 2 Psychology electives |
18 |
| |
Level 3 Psychology electives |
18 |
| |
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Level 3 Science electives or |
|
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SE Electives |
|
|
6 |
| Total |
24 |
24 |
|
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| Stage 5 |
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| Course No | Course Name | S1 | S2 |
|---|
| |
Industrial Training |
|
| SENG4910 |
Thesis part A |
6 |
|
| SENG4911 |
Thesis part B |
|
12 |
| SENG4921 |
Professional Issues and Ethics |
6 |
|
| |
SE Electives |
24 |
| Total |
24 |
24 |
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Notes
- The 8 options (48 uoc) for stages 3 and 4 are chosen from a list that includes all third and fourth stage COMP, INFS courses and some MATH courses. See SE electives.
- SE electives are nominally 48 uoc, but because Project Management changed from 3uoc to 6uoc we have had to take 3uoc out of the SE electives. In practice it may not be easy to choose 45uoc of SE electives, so it may have to be 48uoc.
- As set out in this staging, it may be difficult to achieve standard 24uoc semesters in stage 2. There are a number of ways of reorganising the staged program. One alternative would be to move MATH2859 to stage 3.
- The chosen courses must form a major sequence of 42 units at stages 2 and 3.
- To satisfy prerequisites it may be necessary to use a different arrangement of courses than shown above.
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