PART B
The structure of the Science Course Part B
is
at present under review by the Faculty. Students wishing to undertake this Course are advised to see the Secretary, Scientific Branch, before enrolling for the Course.*The following courses of study have been approved for candidates who, having qualified for the degrees set out, wish to complete the course for the degree of Bachelor of Science.: In general, candidates will be required. to undertake a minimum of the equivalent of one full year's work subsequent to graduation in the previous faculty.
(i) BACHELOR OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
(a) Chemistry Part IIIB together with such additional work as the Pro- fessor of Chemistry shall prescribe, which may include Mathematics.
(b) Botany Part III (excluding Plant Pathology) together with an approved Group II subject and General Mathematics or other Part I subj ect.
(ii)_ BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY See Faculty of Medicine Handbook.
(iii) BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING
At least one full year's work to be approved by the Faculty.
The minimum of a five years'course is essential for a candidate to qualify for both a Scienče and an Engineering degree. - - (iv) BACHELOR OF ARTS(DEGREE WITH HONOURS) IN THE SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS
(a) Physics Part III. .
(b) Physics Part IIIA and Theory of Statistics Part II.
NOTE FOR FORESTRY STUDENTS
For candidates proceeding under Part A of the regulation, the subjects taken at the Australian Forestry School, Canberra, during the Third and Fourth Years, are
- Economics and Policy, Entomology, Fire Control, Forest Botany, Forest Pathology, Forest Products, Logging and Milling, Management, Seasoning and Preservation, Statistical Methods for Foresters, Strength and Properties of Timbers, Surveying, Silvicultura' Systems, Silviculture, Wood Technology.
'For details relating to these subjects, see the Calendar of the Australia.
Forestry School, Canberra.
Candidates proceeding under Part B of the regulation should make enquiries as to the structure and content of the first three years of their course from the Principal of the School of Forestry, Creswick.
SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY
Candidates may specialize in either (a) Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, or (b) Organic Chemistry. It is advisable, though not essential, that they should have passed in Chemistry Part III. They will be required to:
(i) attend lectures on specified parts of the subject and undertake a course of directed reading ;
(ii) attend colloquia on selected topics, one of which they may be required to prepare and deliver;
(iii) undertake original work on a selected research problem, and submit a report on their work;
(iv) sit for a written examination, which will be accompanied by an oral test.
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
The candidate will be required to attend such lectures and practical work as shall be specified for each_ individual. He will be expected to make a critical review of the literature of one or more general engineering subjects, and to carry out a definite piece of research work, on which a report must be submitted.
SCHOOL OF GEOLOGY
1. The research to be undertaken will be related to the candidates interests, but will, except in special circumstances, involve both field and laboratory work.
Candidates are expected to commence their research in the long vacation at the beginning of their Honours year, and each candidate shall submit for examination a report on research carried out during the. Honours year.
2. Candidates may be required to attend such lectures and to carry out such practical work as shall be specified for each individual.
З. Candidates will be allotted a reading course including papers in French and German, and will be required to submit for examination a report on their reading, in addition to the written examination.
4. There shall be a written examination, and such other oral and written tests as the examiners may require.
5. All written reports shall be submitted for examination by 1st December in the year the candidate undertakes his course for B.Sc. Honours.
SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS
Candidates must have completed the Mathematics Course for B.Sc. (specified on p. 52) having obtained honours in Pure Mathematics Parts I, lг, III and Applied Mathematics Parts I, II, III. Admission to the second and third parts of these subjects is conditional on having obtained honours in the previous part.
Thus qualified, candidates will take Pure Mathematics Part IV and Applied Mathematics Part IV. They will also carry out, under direction, a study of a special topic in mathematics, involving the reading and collation of the relevant mathematical literature, and will present a thesis embodying this work. The topic will be chosen, in consultation with the staff of the Department, at the beginning of the First Term, and the thesis will be presented at the beginning of the Third Term. The thesis will be taken into account in determining the Class List for the Final Examination.
Candidates who obtain Honours in the Final Examination will qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Science with Honours.
Full details can be seen under "School of Mathematics" in the Handbook of the Faculty of Arts.
SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS
Candidates must have completed the course for the Degree of Bachelor of Science under section 9(a) (iii) of the Regulation, having obtained honours in Pure Mathematics Part I, II, and III and Theory of Statistics Parts I and II. In addition, they should have completed the course in either Chemistry Part I, Biology or Genetical Terminology.
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Candidates for Bachelor of Science (Honours) must take Pure Mathematics Part IV and Theory of Statistics Part III and an additional subject for portion of the year which may be chosen from the courses in Science, Engineering or Forestry. They will also carry out, under direction, a study of a special topic, involving the reading and collation of the relevant literature and will present a thesis embodying this work at the beginning of the Third Term.
SCHOOL OF METALLURGY The work will involve :
1. Attendance at a course of lectures in advanced aspects of chemical metallurgy and/or physical metallurgy. The candidate may be required to pass a test in this section of the work.
2. Practical work appropriate to the field of metallurgy which the candidate has selected for his major study. The candidate will be required to carry out an experimental project on a special topic within this field and to submit a report thereon.
3. Preparation of a critical review of literature on a topic selected by the candidate and approved by the Head of the Department.
SCHOOL OF PHARMACOLOGY
There will be a course of twenty-four lectures. Each student will prepare a seminar and an essay per term. Each student will be allotted to a member of the Department for one term. It will be his duty to assist in the research work of this member and carry out such additional experiments as may be required.
SCHOOL OF PHYSICS
Candidates may specialize in either Experimental Physics or Theoretical Physics. They should have passed in Physics Part III or Physics Part IIIA and Pure Mathematics Part III. They will be required to :
(i) attend lectures on specified parts of the subject and undertake a course if directed reading;
(ii) attend colloquia on selected topics, one of which they may be required to prepare and deliver ;
(iii) undertake original work on a selected research problem, and submit a report on their work;
(iv) sit for a written examination, which may be accompanied by an oral test.
SCHOOL OF PHYSIOLOGY
SYLLлaus. A course of eighty lectures in advanced systematic physiology.
PRACTICAL Wоак. The student will be allotted as an assistant to several research sections for training in advanced techniques and to carry out such investigations as are required by the Head of the Department.
READING CouRsE. The student will be required to prepare a written critical review of the literature on such topics as are required by the Head of the Department. A reading guide will be provided.
Вooкs. Prescribed text-books :
Fulton, J. F.—Text Book of Physiology. (Latest ed., Saunders.) Dayson, H. A Textbook of General Physiology. (Churchill, 1951.) EXAMINATION. One 3-hour written paper on general and systematic physiology and viva voce examination.
The written and practical work of the year will be taken into consideration
in assessing results. .
SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY
Candidates will prepare a thesis on an approved subject and may be required to attend seminars and to undertake courses or parts of courses in the Department of Psychology. Candidates will also be required to satisfy the examiners that they have had further satisfactory experience in clinical practice. The examina-
tion may be wholly or in part oral. .
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SCHOOL OF ZOOLOGY.
Candidates will be required to undertake advanced studies and carry out under direction, and report upon, some research work connected with their special subject.
A written examination may be required, in which case the candidates will be informed before the end of first term.