University of Sydney Handbooks - 2014 Archive

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Faculty Handbook Errata 2014

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

Any enquiries related to the updates should be directed to the faculty.

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Agriculture and Environment

There have been no updates to this handbook since publication on 6/2/2014.

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Architecture, Design and Planning

There have been no updates to this handbook since publication on 25/11/2013.

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Arts and Social Sciences Postgraduate

There have been no updates to this handbook since publication on 23/09/2013.

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Arts and Social Sciences Undergraduate

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 1 PHIL2642 Critical thinking. The pre-requisites should be 12 Junior credit points.

Table A Philosophy

Table A Philosophy descriptions

 

Table A Philosophy

Table A Philosophy descriptions

 02/01/2014
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Business School Postgraduate

There have been no updates to this handbook since publication on 15/10/2013.

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Business School Undergraduate

There have been no updates to this handbook since publication on 14/10/2013.

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Dentistry

There have been no updates to this handbook since publication on 2/12/2013.

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Education and Social Work Postgraduate

There have been no updates to this handbook since publication on 21/10/2013.

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Education and Social Work Undergraduate and Graduate Entry

There have been no updates to this handbook since publication on 25/10/2013.

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Engineering and Information Technologies Postgraduate

There have been no updates to this handbook since publication on 25/10/2013.

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Engineering and Information Technologies Postgraduate

There have been no updates to this handbook since publication on 25/10/2013.

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Graduate Studies

The 2014 handbook has not been published

Health Sciences

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 1 Master of Health Science (Developmental Disability)
Requirements for award 6.3 should read:
(3) To qualify for the award of the Master of Health Science (Developmental Disability) a candidate must complete 48 credit points, comprising:
(a) 12 credit points of core units listed in the Developmental Disability Table; and
(b) a minimum of 6 credit points of a capstone unit listed in the Developmental Disability Table
(c) 30 credit points of elective units, including a minimum of 12 credit points of units chosen from the Developmental Disability Table and a maximum of 18 credit points of elective units, chosen, with the approval of the Dean, from other postgraduate units offered in the Faculty or by other faculties in the University.

Master of Health Science (Developmental Disability)

 Course resolution 7/02/2014
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Pharmacy

There have been no updates to this handbook since publication on 25/11/2013.

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Science Postgraduate

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 1 Senate Resolution 4. Double Degrees. Total credit points for LH026 Bachelor of Science and Master of Nutrition and Dietetics should be 240

Senate Resolutions

 

 Senate Resolutions 4. Double Degrees 15/01/2014
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Senate Resolutions 3 Combined Degrees Total credit points for GH021 Bachelor of Science and Master of Nursing should be 192cp

Senate Resolutions

Senate Resolutions 4. Combined Degrees

 14/3/2014
3

Senate Resolutions 6 Graduate Certificates Abbreviation for LG035 Graduate Certificate in Marine Science and Management should be GradCertMarSciMgt

Senate Resolutions

Senate Resolutions 6. Graduate Certificate

 14/3/2014
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Science Undergraduate

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 1 Senate Resolution 4. Double Degrees. Total credit points for LH026 Bachelor of Science and Master of Nutrition and Dietetics should be 240

Senate Resolutions

 

 Senate Resolutions 4. Double Degrees 15/01/2014
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Insertion of prohibited unit: ECON1003

No student in any degree administered by the Faculty of Science (including those degrees jointly administered by the Faculty of Science and another faculty) shall be permitted to undertake ECON1003. No exception is made for students in the BSc/BA or the BLAS degrees. ECON1003 has been deemed mutually exclusive with units in Table 1 – namely MATH1111, MATH1011, MATH1001, MATH1901 and MATH1906.

Students in the BSc/BA or the BLAS degrees wishing to complete an Economics major are not affected, as ECON1003 does not form part of the major.

Students wishing to undertake ECON1003 should consider taking one of MATH1111, MATH1011, MATH1001, MATH1901 and MATH1906 instead.

Students in any degree administered by the Faculty of Science who have completed ECON1003 as part of their degree prior to 2014 shall be made an exception. They will be permitted to count ECON1003 towards completion of their degree.

Study in other faculties

 Study in other faculties 21/02/2014
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Insertion of prohibited unit: BUSS1020

No student in any degree administered by the Faculty of Science (including those degrees jointly administered by the Faculty of Science and another faculty) shall be permitted to undertake BUSS1020. This unit has been has been deemed mutually exclusive with units in Table 1 – namely MATH1005, MATH1015 and MATH1905.

Study in other faculties

 Study in other faculties 21/02/2014
4

Removal of ECON1003 from Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences

This has been deemed a prohibited unit of study.

Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences unit of study table

Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences unit of study table

 21/02/2014
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Senate Resolutions 3 Combined Degrees Total credit points for GH021 Bachelor of Science and Master of Nursing should be 192cp

Senate Resolutions

Senate Resolutions 4. Combined Degrees

 14/3/2014
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Senate Resolutions 6 Graduate Certificates Abbreviation for LG035 Graduate Certificate in Marine Science and Management should be GradCertMarSciMgt

Senate Resolutions

Senate Resolutions 6. Graduate Certificate

 14/3/2014
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Sydney College of the Arts

There have been no updates to this handbook since publication on 29/08/2013.

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Sydney Conservatorium of Music

There have been no updates to this handbook since publication on 14/10/2013.

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Sydney Law School

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 1 Graduate Diploma in Public Health Law
Requirements for award 5. should read:
Exemption from core units of study should not be assumed to be automatic. Formal approval must be obtained from the Faculty prior to enrolment.
Candidates must complete 24 credit points of units of study, comprising:
 
(i) 18 credit points of core units of study and 6 credit points of elective units of study, for candidates without a law background; or
(ii) 12 credit points of core unit of study and 12 credit points of elective units of study, for candidates with a law background

Graduate Diploma in Public Health Law

 Course resolution 11/02/2014
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Sydney Medical School

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 1

Please note the following changes:

PUBH5025 Physical Activity and Public Health - Compulsory attendance at 2 x 1 day workshops, followed by two weeks on line discussion.Assessment: Attendance and participation at workshop (10% 20%), participation in two weeks on-line discussion (10%), 1x written assignment (1500-2000 words) (80%)

PUBH5026 Mass Media Campaigns & Social Marketing - Classes: face-to-face/ on-campus 2-day residential workshop (lectures, workshops, small group sessions, and student participation and student presentations) + 2 weeks of online discussions

PUBH5117 Communicable Disease Control - Prerequisite removed. Prerequisites: PUBH5010 (or equivalent)

PUBH5212 Categorical Data Analysis - Students studying in distance mode must have access to a computer running a version of Microsoft Windows compatible with the latest version of SAS

PUBH5213 Survival Analysis -Students studying in distance mode must have access to a computer running a version of Microsoft Windows compatible with the latest version of SAS

Public Health unit of study table

Public Health unit of study descriptions

 

Public Health table

Public Health descriptions

 23/01/2014
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SURG5034 Surgical Anatomy based on RACS Part 1  - available semester 1 and semester 2.

Surgery unit of study table

Surgery unit of study descriptions

Surgery table

 

Surgery descriptions

 10/2/2014
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Sydney Nursing School

There have been no updates to this handbook since publication on 7/11/2013.

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Veterinary Science

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Please note the following units of study have been deleted from the Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/Doctor of Veterinary Medicine course structure, commencing in 2014:

  • CHEM1001 Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A
  • CHEM1002 Fundamentals of Chemistry 1B

Please refer to the current Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/Doctor of Veterinary Medicine course structure, at this address: http://sydney.edu.au/vetscience/bvetbiol-dvm/structure.shtml

Unit of study table

Unit of study descriptions

Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/Doctor of Veterinary Medicine unit of study table

Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/Doctor of Veterinary Medicine unit of study descriptions

 19/2/2014
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