University of Sydney Handbooks - 2012 Archive

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Faculty Handbook Errata 2012

The following updates should be read in conjunction with the complete published version of the handbook found at sydney.edu.au/handbooks.

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Agriculture and Environment

Item Change URL Section Date
1.  Requirements for the ACCOUNTING major
Note. The following information is for students who commenced study in their degree from 2011.
For the award of a major in Accounting, students complete:
(i) three junior prerequisite units of study (18 credit points), as follows:
BUSS1030 Accounting, Business and Society (or ACCT1005 Accounting, Business and Society) *
ACCT1006 Accounting and Financial Management
BUSS1020 Quantitative Business Analysis (or ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A) *
* These units are completed as junior core units for the Bachelor of Commerce.
(ii) two compulsory senior units of study (12 credit points), as follows:
ACCT2011 Financial Accounting A
ACCT2012 Management Accounting A
(iii) a minimum of 24 credit points in elective senior units of study (minimum of four units) selected from the following:
ACCT3011 Financial Accounting B
ACCT3012 Management Accounting B
ACCT3013 Financial Statement Analysis
ACCT3014 Auditing and Assurance
ACCT3031 International Corporate Governance
ACCT3032 Current Issues in Management Accounting
ACCT3098 Accounting Honours Preparation A (three credit points)
ACCT3099 Accounting Honours Preparation B (three credit points)
CLAW2201 Corporations Law.
The units ACCT3098 and ACCT3099 are worth three credit points each. If students wish to include these units as part of their major, they would need to complete at least five elective units of study to meet elective requirements. CLAW2201 requires the completion of additional prerequisites outside the junior units listed for this major.
Note: Senior units of study can only be counted towards one major. Senior units cannot be "double counted" towards two majors. For example, CLAW2201 cannot be counted towards both a major in Accounting and a major in Commercial Law.

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Bachelor of Agricultural Economics Units of Study - Non-Agricultural Economics majors 13/1/2012
2.

ENSY1001  Classes: Prac classes from weeks 2 to 10, with the Batemans Bay field trip replacing the last 3 pracs.  Assessment: Long Reef Quiz (15%) GIS prac (15%) Batemans Bay field trip assessment (20%) Final exam (50%)

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Bachelor of Environmental systems (Unit of study description)  22/2/2012
3.

AGRO3004 Change in Unit of Study Teacher/Coordinator. Dr Carina Moeller is no longer the UoS Coordinator. Professor Jeff Amthor will be the coordinator. Also Dr Daniel Tan needs to be added to this UoS as a Teacher.

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Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Unit of Study description)

Bachelor or Horticulture Science (Unit of Study description)

Bachelor of Land and Water Science(Unit of Study description)

 12/4/2012

 

Architecture, Design and Planning

No updates have been made to this handbook since its original publication on 8/12/2011.

Arts and Social Sciences Postgraduate

Item Change URL Chapter # Date
1. MECO6914 Making Magazines - Department Permission Required for enrolment deleted.

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Units of Study: Tables

18/10/11
2. MECO6925 Online Journalism - Department Permission Required for enrolment deleted.

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Units of Study: Tables

18/10/11

3.

Delete from Faculty Resolutions Part 4, 19 Progression through embedded postgraduate programs, (2) The minimum requirement to upgrade from a graduate certificate to a graduate diploma is the completion of 18 credit points of units of study at credit average or above. The minimum requirement to upgrade from a graduate diploma to a master's degree is the completion of 24 credit points of units of study at credit average or above.

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Resolutions of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for coursework awards, Part 4, 19 (2)

5/10/11

4.

USSC6920 News in the USA - add to list of electives for Master of Media Practice, Master of Strategic Public Relations and Master of Publishing.

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Units of Study: Tables

4/10/11

5.

Master of US Studies Course Resolutions - 5. Admission to candidature
Delete (3), (a) "a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit (65%) average calculated over the whole degree, from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; or"
Replace with: "a bachelor's degree with a minimum 60% average calculated over the whole degree, from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; or"

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Coursework

6/10/11

6.

US Studies - Amend unit of study listings to the following:
Core Units of Study: USSC6901 Fundamentals of US Studies.
Core Elective Units of Study: USSC6902 US Politics: Competing Centres of Power, USSC6903 US Foreign & National Security, USSC6906 US Constitution, USSC6907 American Exceptionalism, USSC6914 Key Issues in American Culture.
Elective Units of Study: All other units of study as currently listed in the Table.

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Units of Study: Tables

 Subject areas S-Z

28/10/11

7.

US Studies - Requirements.
Candidates for the Graduate Certificate in US Studies are required to compelte 24 credit points, including 6 credit points of core units of study, 12 credit points of core elective units of study and 6 credit points of elective units of study.
Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in US Studies are required to complete 36 credit points, including 6 credit points of core units of sudy, 18 credit points of core elective units of study and 12 credit points of elective units of study.
Candidates for the Master of US Studies are required to complete 48 credit points, including 6 credit points of core units of study, 18 credit points of core elective units of study and 24 credit points of elecrtive units of study.

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Units of Study: Tables

28/10/11

8.

Add the following unit of study as an elective for the Master of Economics, specialisation in Financial Economics:
FINC6023 Financial Risk Management.

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Units of Study: Tables

16/11/11

9.

GOVT6314 Terrorism and International Security - unit of study canceled.
GOVT6336 Media Politics - unit of study cancelled.

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Units of Study: Tables

1/12/11

10.

New coordinators for International Security

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Area of Study: International Security

16/1/2011

11.

Archaeology core unit of study ARCA6904 Archaeology and Identity - unit of study deleted

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Units of Study: Tables

19/1/2012

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Archaeology core unit of study ARCA6904 Archaeology and Identity - unit of study deleted

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Area of Study: Archaeology

19/1/2012

13 Add the following unit to Master of Public Policy electives  - HRTD6906 The Philosophy of Human Rights (6 credit points) offered in Semester 1, 2012  Link Units of Study: Tables  25/1/2012
14  Add the following unit to Master of International Studies electives  - HRTD6906 The Philosophy of Human Rights (6 credit points) offered in Semester 1, 2012  Link  Units of Study Tables (Table headed "Candidates may choose one unit of study from the following list")  25/1/2012
15 WMST6903 - Gender, Media and Consumer Societies.  Removal of departmental permission for this unit. Link Units of Study Tables - Classics and Ancient History (electives), Cultural Studies (core-electives), Development Studies (electives), Digital Communication and Culture (recommended electives), Film Studies (electives), Media Practice (electives) and US Studies (electives) 29/2/2012

Arts and Social Sciences Undergraduate

Item Change URL Section Date
1. LNGS2602 Syntax - offered semester 2 instead of semester 1.

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Table A (I-L)

Unit Descriptions

4/10/11
2. LNGS2613 computer Applications in Linguistics - offered semester 1 instead of semster 2.

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Table A (I-L)

Unit Descriptions

4/10/11

 

3.

Delete from Faculty Resolutions Part 4, 19 Progression through embedded postgraduate programs, (2) The minimum requirement to upgrade from a graduate certificate to a graduate diploma is the completion of 18 credit points of units of study at credit average or above. The minimum requirement to upgrade from a graduate diploma to a master's degree is the completion of 24 credit points of units of study at credit average or above.

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Resolutions of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for coursework awards, Part 4, 19 (2)

5/10/11

4.

FRNC2644 Didactique du français langue étrangère - change prerequisites to: FRNC1632 or FRNC2615.

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Table A (F-H)

Unit Descriptions

26/10/11

5.

KOCR2612 Introduction to Aboriginal Literature - cross-listed to the Australian Literature major.

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Table A (A-B)

26/10/11

6.

ARCA2624 The Ancient Greek Body - cross-listed to Ancient History.

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Table A (A-B)

14/11/11

7.

Table of requirements for a major in Economics Point (iii). should read:
(iii) a minimum of four senior elective units of study (with a minimum of 18 credit points in 3000-level units).

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Table A (C-E)

3/1/2012

8.

LNGS3605  Structure and Use of a Language - unit has been cancelled.

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Table A (I-L)

4/1/2012

9.

GOVT2552 Policy Analysis (Semester 1, 2012) and GOVT2111 Human Rights and Australian Politics (Semester 2, 2012) - units have been cancelled

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Table A (F-H)

6/01/2012

4.

Bachelor of International & Global Studies, Course Resolutions: 1 Course Codes  Add "DH068 Bachelor of International and Global Studies (Honours)"

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Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social Sciences: Course Resolutions

13/1/2012

5.

Diploma of Language Studies: Course Resolutions 6 Majors (1) Delete "(P) Yiddish (no guarantee of continuing availability)"

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Diploma of Language Studies: Course Resolutions

13/1/2012

6.

SCPL2603
Development and Welfare in East Asia (Semester 1 2012) - unit cancelled

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Table A (S-Z)

19/1/2012

Business School

Item Change URL Section Date
1.  BE/BCom degree code has been updated, replace HH014 with HH055 Link Bachelor of Commerce and Combined Degrees  8/11/2011
2.  BIT/BCom degree code has been updated, replace HH042 with HH056  Link Bachelor of Commerce and Combined Degrees

 8/11/2011

3.  Under Quantitative Business Analysis point (i) should read:
(i) one junior prerequisite unit of study (six credit points), as follows:
•    BUSS1020 Quantitative Business Analysis; OR ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A.*

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Bachelor of Commerce  10/11/2011
 4.  Under Econometrics point (iv) should read:
(iv) a minimum of four senior elective units of study (24 credit points), with at least three at 3000-level (18 credit points), selected from the following options:
ECMT2120 Analysis of Discrete Choice Data *
 Link Bachelor of Commerce  10/11/2011
 5.  Change to resolutions and requirements for the Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate in Commerce to allow for the completion of an additional elective unit option.

Resolutions 6 Requirements for award now reads as follows:

6 Requirements for award

(1) The units of study that may be taken for the course are set out in the Table of postgraduate units of study: Commerce.
(2) To qualify for the award of the Master of Commerce a candidate must complete 72 credit points, including:
(a) 12 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 30 credit points of foundational units of study; and
(c) a specialisation; and
(d) a second specialisation; and/or
(e) any additional elective units of study from the Commerce specialisations required to make 72 credit points in total.
(3) To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Commerce a candidate must complete 48 credit points, including:
(a) 6 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 18 credit points of foundational units of study; and
(c) elective units of study from the Commerce specialisations such that combined credit points for core, foundational and elective units totals 48.
(4) To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Commerce a candidate must complete 24 credit points, including:
(a) 6 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 18 credit points of foundational units of study; and/or

(c) any additional elective units of study from the Commerce specialisations such that combined credit points for core, foundational and elective units totals 24.

Changes to Course requirments text as follows:

2. Graduate Diploma in Commerce

To be awarded the Graduate Diploma in Commerce, students complete a total of eight units of study (48 credit points), comprising:

  • a core unit of study (six credit points) to be completed in the first semester of study
  • two or three foundational units of study (12 to 18 credit points)
  • four or five elective units of study (24 to 30 credit points) selected from the units listed under the ’Commerce areas of specialisation’ (excluding foundational units).

3. Graduate Certificate in Commerce

To be awarded the Graduate Certificate in Commerce, students complete a total of four units of study (24 credit points), comprising:

  • a core unit of study (6 credit points) to be completed in the first semester of study
  • two to three foundational units of study (12 to18 credit points)
  • up to one elective unit of study (6 credit points) selected from the units listed under the ’Commerce areas of specialisation’ (excluding foundational units).

Changes to Specialisations text as follows:

2. Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate in Commerce

Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate students select their elective advanced unit/s of study from those listed under the specialisation subject areas for the master’s degree. If Graduate Diploam students choose all four electives from one subject area this will not constitute a specialisation. Specialisations are only awarded at the master’s level. Note: Foundational units cannot be selected as electives for these courses.

 

 

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 Postgraduate Coursework: Commerce  21/11/2011

 

Dentistry

Item Change URL Section Date  
 1. Doctor of Clinical Dentistry course outcomes  At the end of the course, a candidate will
1.     Have a detailed knowledge of the aetiology and the pathogenesis of periodontal disease including gingivitis.
2.    Be familiar with the systemic health conditions affecting and affected by periodontal disease status and behaviour.
3.    Be competent in the diagnosis, treatment planning, treatment delivery and the general management (including follow-up care) of periodontal disease.
4.    Understand and be familiar with the importance of interdisciplinary management approach of complex dental reconstruction cases.
5.    Be competent in the diagnosis, treatment planning and management of dental implant placement and related surgical procedures including but not limited to augmentation of implant sites and maxillary sinus surgery.

Link 2/12/2011  
2. Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Oral Surgery) not on offer in 2012 The Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Oral Surgery) is not on offer in 2012. The Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (Surgical Dentistry) will still be offerred.
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (Surgical Dentistry)
Link 3/02/2012  

Education and Social Work Postgraduate

No updates have been made to this handbook since its original publication on 7/12/2011.

Education and Social Work Undergraduate and Graduate Entry

No updates have been made to this handbook since its original publication on 2/11/2011.

Engineering and Information Technologies

Item Change URL Section Date
1.  BE/BCom degree code has been updated, replace HH014 with HH055  Link Undergraduate Combined Degrees  8/11/2011
2.  BIT/BCom degree code has been updated, replace HH042 with HH056 Link  Undergraduate Combined Degrees

 8/11/2011

3.

BIT/BCom Section 6 additional point (5) Students must complete at least 78 credits of IT 300-level or above units of study.

 

 Link   Undergraduate Combined Degrees  15/11/2011
4.

BIT/LLB Section 6 point (3)(b)(ii); at least 84 78 credit points of 3000-level or above units of study;

 

 Link   Undergraduate Combined Degrees 15/11/2011
5. BIT/BMedSc Section 7 additional point (4)(c) Students must complete at least 78 credits of IT 3000-level or above units of study.  Link Undergraduate Combined Degrees 15/11/2011

[[apostgrad_hb]]Graduate Studies

No updates have been made to this handbook since its original publication on 26/03/2012.

Health Sciences

 

Item

Change

URL

Section

Date

1.

Bachelor of Health Sciences

HSBM4001 Sexology/Sexual Health: Global Perspective is not offered in 2012

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BHS Senior units of study

2 Nov 2011

2.

Undergraduate Faculty Elective List

HSBM4001
Sexology/Sexual Health: Global Perspective is not offered in 2012

Link

Faculty Electives

2 Nov 2011

3.

Exercise and Sport Science

EXSS3037 Exercise Pharmacology and Immunology
The pre-requisite is either (BIOS1170 and EXSS2028) or (BIOS1170 and EXSS2019)

Link 1

Link 2

Exercise and Sport Science Electives / Year 4 Bachelor of Applied Science (ExSS) & BSc(Nutr)

2 Nov 2011

4.

Master of Diagnostic Radiography

MRSC5038 MRS 2 Radiography
Pre-requisite should be MRSC5045

Link

Yr 1 Sem 1

2 Nov 2011

5.

Master of Nuclear Medicine

MRSC5040 MRS 2 Nuclear Med
Pre-requisite should be MRSC5046

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Yr 2 Sem 1

2 Nov 2011

6.

Master of Radiation Therapy

MRSC5042 MRS 2 Rad Therapy
Pre-requisite should be MRSC5047

Link

Yr 1 Sem 1

2 Nov 2011

7.

Master of Occupational Therapy – OT Elective list

OCCP5248 People with Intellectual Disability unit is not offered in 2012

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Occupational Therapy Electives

2 Nov 2011

8.

Rehabilitation Counselling

REHB5074 Professional Practice A

Amend to the following:

Pre-req: REHB5076

Co-Req: REHB5070 and REHB5072

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GradDipRC
and MsRC

2 Nov 2011

9.

Undergraduate Faculty Elective List

BIOS2114 Applications of Biotechniques Not offered in Semester 1, 2012

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Faculty Electives

16 Feb 2012

10.

Undergraduate Faculty Elective List

HSBH3013 FHS Indigenous Communities. Not offered in Semester 1

Link

Faculty Electives

16 Feb 2012

11.

Undergraduate Faculty Elective List

REHB3064 Alcohol and Drug Misuse Rehabilitation Not offered in Semester 2

Link

Faculty Electives

16 Feb 2012

12.

Undergraduate Faculty Elective List

HSBH3014 Workplace Injury Prevention Management Not offered Semester 1

Link

Faculty Electives

16 Feb 2012

13.

Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational) Therapy Electives

OCCP4084 Child & Adolescent Mental Health in OT Not offered for 2012

Link

Occupational Therapy Elective

16 Feb 2012

14.

Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational) Therapy Electives

OCCP4083 Mental Health Interventions Not Offered for 2012

Link

Occupational Therapy Elective

16 Feb 2012

15.

Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational) Therapy Electives

OCCP4081 Enabling Participation and Safety in Age Not offered for 2012

Link

Occupational Therapy Elective

16 Feb 2012

16.

Master of Occupational Therapy – OT Elective list

OCCP5233 Child & Adolescent Mental Health in OT Not offered in 2012

Link

Occupational Therapy Elective

16 Feb 2012

17.

Master of Occupational Therapy – OT Elective list

OCCP5247 Mental Health Interventions Not offered in 2012

Link

Occupational Therapy Elective

16 Feb 2012

18.

Master of Occupational Therapy – OT Elective list

OCCP5187 Falls Prevention with Older People Not offered in 2012

Link

Occupational Therapy Elective

16 Feb 2012

 

Koori Centre

Item

Change

URL

Section

Date

1.

Undergraduate Academic Skills course - now called AM001 Cadigal program pcademic skills

 Link Koori Centre Senate Resolution.  23/02/2012

Pharmacy

No updates have been made to this handbook since its original publication on 2/11/2011.

Science

Item

Change

URL

Section

Date

1.

Master of Environmental Science Law. New elective unit: LAWS6065 Pollution and Contaminated Land (offered as an Intensive in October)

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Master of Environmental Science Law units of study electives.  28/02/2012

Sydney College of the Arts

No updates have been made to this handbook since its original publication on 17/11/2011.

Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Item Change URL Section Date
1.  

MCGY4611 Musicology Honours A

Classes: 2 hr Dissertation Seminar/week in semester 1, weekly supervision, 2hr Musicology Workshop in semesters 1 and 2, 12 further credit points in advanced Analysis and History units of study. Prerequisites: Distinction average in Musicology 5 & 6, and overall credit average results, if required credit result in MCGY4601
Assessment: Submission of a written thesis of 15,000 to 20,000 words and a 40 minute public presentation of a paper (60%); Musicology Workshop and Dissertation Seminar (20%),12 credit points in advanced analysis and history units of study, or other advanced units as approved by the Coordinator(20%)

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 UG Units of Study: Details

 26/10/11
 

 Bachelor of Music (Composition)

Table (Semester 5)

Composer Performer Workshop (3 cps)

Composition Elective or Free Choice (3 cps)  

 Link Undergraduate Bachelor of Music (Composition)  15/11/2011

Sydney Medical School

No updates have been made to this handbook since its original publication on 4/12/2011.

Sydney Nursing School

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Change

URL

Section

Date

1.

Change to BNursing (Advanced Studies) (Part time) UOS table. The change is a unit of study swap: NURS1003 Population to Personal Healthcare (was offered semester 1, year 1 will now be offered semester 1, year 2) to be swapped with NURS1004 Nursing Knowledge, Practice and Policy (was offered semester 1, year 2 will now be offered semester 1, year 1).

 Link  Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Studies) GH022 (Part-time) Units of Study Table  19/01/12

Veterinary Science

No updates have been made to this handbook since its original publication on 4/12/2011.