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[Zoltan]

So if I get accepted into a bachelor of science at Sydney, UNSW and Macquarie (fingers crossed), which has the better science course?

Edit: majors in psychology and ecology

 

[withoutaface]

Sydney is the most flexible, because you're just about guaranteed to be allowed to do two majors and not have geneds interfere with your program. Macq supposedly has the best psych, but I dunno.

 

[xeuyrawp]

Sydney is the most flexible,

That's interesting -- Sydney has notoriously inflexible BA degrees, but flexible BSci degrees?

That's odd...

 

[withoutaface]

That's interesting -- Sydney has notoriously inflexible BA degrees, but flexible BSci degrees?

That's odd...

Compared to UNSW anyway. Basically while 1st year you have to do 12cp of maths, I think most sci students would choose to do these anyway, and apart from that you can either do 2 majors, or 1 major and lots of electives from other faculties.

 

[Survivor39]

So if I get accepted into a bachelor of science at Sydney, UNSW and Macquarie (fingers crossed), which has the better science course?

Edit: majors in psychology and ecology

I can only tell you about UNSW.

At UNSW, you can do double majors. Although there is no such thing as an "Ecology major", but majoring in "Biological Science" or "Environmental Science" will cover ecology and much more. You can also major in Psyc for your second major (which doesn't require you to do maths subjects at all ). Then, if you wish, in your fourth and optional year, you can Honours in either one of your specialisation.

I don't know what withoutaface is talking about UNSW being less flexible, because in B Sc at UNSW, you can basically do whatever subjects you want as long as they are in the Science faculty for your majors, as well as other faculties for your minor if you don't want to do a second major.

All 3 unis are great. It's really a personal preference Good luck!

 

[withoutaface]

I can only tell you about UNSW.

At UNSW, you can do double majors. Although there is no such thing as an "Ecology major", but majoring in "Biological Science" or "Environmental Science" will cover ecology and much more. You can also major in Psyc for your second major (which doesn't require you to do maths subjects at all ). Then, if you wish, in your fourth and optional year, you can Honours in either one of your specialisation.

I don't know what withoutaface is talking about UNSW being less flexible, because in B Sc at UNSW, you can basically do whatever subjects you want as long as they are in the Science faculty for your majors, as well as other faculties for your minor if you don't want to do a second major.

All 3 unis are great. It's really a personal preference Good luck!

I'm just going from what I saw when reading the handbooks for my combined degree, which indicated that a double major was next to impossible unless there was a high degree of overlapping between majors.

 

[acmilan]

It's possible to do a double major at unsw, but you're practically using up all your units of credit on core units for both majors, other than first year where there may be room for one or two electives.

 

[Survivor39]

I'm just going from what I saw when reading the handbooks for my combined degree, which indicated that a double major was next to impossible unless there was a high degree of overlapping between majors.

But that's *combined degree*, not double major in B Sc.

 

[+Po1ntDeXt3r+]

Mac is best for Psych for sure

where did u get that from?

 

[Survivor39]

It's possible to do a double major at unsw, but you're practically using up all your units of credit on core units for both majors, other than first year where there may be room for one or two electives.

I don't know what faculty at UNSW you're talking about, but most science majors requires 18 units of credit of Level III subjects (3 subjects). So to double major, you are only required to do 6 core subjects, that leaves 12 uoc for elective (including your general education which I count as elective anyway). So there is no overlapping at all.

 

[acmilan]

Biological science, geography, environmental science, marine science, medical microbiology, philosophy etc. all require 24 uoc of level III, biomechanics requires 30. Most importantly in this case, both ecology and psychology require 24 uoc of level III subjects related to the two majors.

To quote the handbook:

For psychology: "PSYC3001
Plus 18 units of credit from Level III Psychology courses"

For ecology: "Choose 24 units of credit from:
BIOS3011, BIOS3061, BIOS3071, BIOS3081, BIOS3111, BIOS3601, BIOS3161, GEOS3671"

 

[Survivor39]

yeah... but look at first year core for Biological science and Psychology - only 12 uoc each.... BIOS1201 and 1101, and PSYC1001 and 1011. You have 48 units of free elective. If that's not enough I don't know what is.

 

[acmilan]

for biological science you also must do chem and maths though, theyre not really free electives if you're forced to do it. You are quite right that first year psych only has 12 uoc, which, like i said, entitles you to 1 or 2 free electives in first year.

 

[bscienceboi]

So if I get accepted into a bachelor of science at Sydney, UNSW and Macquarie (fingers crossed), which has the better science course?

Edit: majors in psychology and ecology

Macquarie has a solid Psychology department and being a science student myself, having done psychology and known people who do ecology:

Psychology = good
Biology Department = mediocre, there is a one week ecology field trip which most people enjoyed and lots of partying (and also lectuers getting a lapdance...).

The biology department can be aweful and unorganised sometimes but for ecology related subjects and marine science its decent.

 

[xeuyrawp]

where did u get that from?

Why do you bother even responding to ' {implication of best} ... {absolution} ... {lack of evidence} ' posts?

 

[+Po1ntDeXt3r+]

bored... was hopeing for sumfing i could shoot down.. lolz

i dunno... too many ppl can get sucked in by comments lik that.. and if u want to claim sumfing.. u need to back it up..
possibly altruistic motives.. but i hope not.. tats for the weak

 

[withoutaface]

I think you should ignore them all and go to UWS. I hear they're rivalling MIT now.

 

[xeuyrawp]

I think you should ignore them all and go to UWS. I hear they're rivalling MIT now.

*ducks as nat 'the PMS' star throws a brick at Justin*