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The BSc Review 2014

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3 Year flexible program designed to accommodate a wide variety of career aspirations.

22 majors

Offered as a dual with 10 other programs

Honours – optional, additional year

Bachelor of Science (BSc)

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New students entering the BSc

Around 31% of students did not select the BSc/dual as their first preference. Of these, popular first preferences were the MBBS (9%), Engineering (5.5%), Veterinary science (3%) and programs at other universities (3.9%).

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Transition to UQ

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Attitudes towards potential future changes to the BSc

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EFTSL (2008-2012): domestic (left) and international (right)

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Grade Distribution of Science owned, BSc List courses for BSc and BSc duals (2008-

2012)

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BIOL1

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Course Code

Owned by FoS

Course Title Total Enrolments

BSc+dual enrolments

PSYC1030 Intro. to Psychology: Developmental, Social & Clinical Psych. 2656 530

BIOL1040 ü Cells to Organisms 1692 660MATH1051 ü Calculus & Linear Algebra I

1692 472

PSYC1020 Intro. to Psychology: Physiological & Cognitive Psych. 1623 514

BIOL1020 ü Genes, Cells & Evolution 1488 646STAT1201 ü Analysis of Scientific Data 1432 1065MATH1052 ü Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary

Differential Equations 1344 365

CHEM1010 ü Fundamentals of Chemistry1288 494

MATH2000 ü Calculus & Linear Algebra II1254 294

CHEM1020 ü Chemistry for Science and Engineering1027 450

Enrolments in large BSc courses in 2012.

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Proportions of majors awarded in the BSc and BSc dual programs, 2010 - 2012

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Graduate destination data

Graph shows the proportion of responding graduates who are in full time study (dashed lines), and the proportion of responding graduates who identify themselves as being available for work and are employed (solid lines).

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The BSc in 2021

• Are there “better” ways to teach science?

• Are students sufficiently aware of the multidisciplinary nature of science?

• Are we engaging students’ curiosity?

• Is the student experience the best it can be?

• Are our graduates the best they can be?

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• Scope and breadth of the BSc (eg majors, named degrees)

• How does the BAdvSc fit with the BSc?• The role of E-learning – MOOCS and analytics• Undergraduate research experiences• Large class teaching• Structure of 1st year: compulsory courses, content and

structure• Honours - is there a better model• Career preparation and industry engagement• Further development of quantitative skills• Secondary teacher preparation, including CPD• Resourcing and finance issues• Facilities• Utility and effectiveness of capstone courses• Compulsory pre-requisites

Specific questions

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Consultation mechanisms

• BSc Steering committee• BSc Management committee• Faculty and School TLCs• EDAC• Faculty Board for whole of faculty consultation• One on one meetings with Heads of Schools,

Institutes and other key stakeholders• Open forums

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Open ForumDate: Friday 14 June

Time: 2-4pm

Venue: Priestley, 67-343

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BSc Review 2014