What to do with your free electives

You can complete a maximum of 48 points of free electives in your course (provided you complete all your science requirements in 96 points of science units). Elective units may be taken from science or non-science disciplines to broaden knowledge or to complete a major or minor(s) from science or another faculty as long as you have the prerequisites and there are no restrictions on enrolment in the units. You may need permission from the owning faculty to enrol in some units taught by other faculties.

Level one science units

Refer to this table for all the level one science units available. Use this table to select additional level one science units you would like to complete. It is up to you what units you elect in addition to your science sequences and core units. Many science students use these units to explore areas of science completely outside their experience. For example, a student choosing physics and mathematics sequences might select Biology and Earth science units to try something new.

We recommend you choose an additional science sequence (a third science sequence) in your first year, to lay a solid science foundation and keep your options open. Science sequences form the basis of the area you choose to major in, so completing three sequences at first year gives you more major options as you move through your course.

Non-science electives

Electives offered by other faculties can be identified in the current edition of the Handbook. The level of the unit is indicated by the first number in the unit code; undergraduate units are those that commence with the numbers 1-3.

To find out which elective units you can enrol in, and how to enrol, please refer to 'Electives with other faculties’ under step 2 of your enrolment gateway.