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2065 Honours Year in Computer Science
A one year full-time program that follows the completion of all
requirements for a three-year degree. The program is designed
for students who have an interest in research, and is
particularly geared to those who are contemplating
progressing to postgraduate studies.
Normally to be eligible for this degree a student would have
achieved a grade point average of credit or above on the best
seventy-five per cent (75%) of the post-first year subjects.
However, it is likely that a performance in excess of this
minimum will be necessary to gain selection.
To qualify a student must undertake a program involving three
semester-length coursework subjects, one reading subject, and
a research topic leading to the production of a minor thesis.
The reading subject will involve one semester of directed
reading of research methods relevant to the proposed minor
thesis and the theoretical underpinning of the thesis topic. The
three coursework subjects will consist of at least two subjects
at the masters by coursework or honours level and at most one
subject at the third year undergraduate level which has not
been attempted previously. Normally at least two of the course
subjects will be from computer science masters and honours
subjects, which are listed below:
Coursework subjects
(1993 syllabus)
Compulsory subjects
Credit points
54903 Honours Reading Unit 12.5
54913 Honours Research Project 50.0
Plus three of the following:
54904 The Software Process 12.5
SQ906 Human-Computer Interaction 12.5
54908 Honours Computer Graphics 12.5
SQ909 Foundations of Intelligent Systems 12.5
54914 Systems Analysis 12.5
59916 Programming the User Interface 12.5
54924 Object-Oriented Design and Programming 12.5
54926 Interactive Systems Development 12.5
SQ929 Adaptive Intelligent Systems 12.5
54934 Real-Time Systems 12.5
54944 Advanced Database Technology 12.5
Application procedure
See entry under 'General Divisional information -Applied
Science'.
zo79
Honours Year in Psychophysiology
These four programs provide opportunities for selected
students, who have achieved a high standard in the major
areas of study, medical biophysics, psychophysiology or
scientific instrumentation, to continue their undergraduate
studies to an honours level. Subjects can be combined from
both the scientific instrumentation and medical biophysics
areas of study to allow students to graduate with honours in
one of the four available programs.
Tooics in the medical bioohvsics oroaram include: membrane
biophysics, biophysical te'ch;liques, i6ormation processing
within neural systems, clinical, cortical, subcortical, and EEG/
scalp surface recording techniques, clinical exercise testing,
and ergometry and work and power assessment.
Scientific instrumentation topics include: artificial neural
network applications; industrial, scientific and medical
applications of nuclear radiation; specialised instrumentation
electronics, including microcontroller applications; lasers and
their applications, Fourier transforms and imagery.
In addition to the two project subjects, students must complete
a minimum of four subjects. These are selected from subjects
offered by the School in consultation with the postgraduate
coordinator. Subject to approval, one subject of equivalent
standard from another School may be chosen.
Course structure
Full-time course
(1993 syllabus)
Semester 1 (6 subjects and minor project) Creditpoints
Medical biophysics subjects:
SP711 Biosensors and Membranes 12.5
SP713 Cognitive Neuroscience Methodologies 12.5
SP715 Exercise Physiology 12.5
Scientific instrumentation subjects:
SP751 Neural Network Applications 12.5
SP752 Advanced Instrument Electronics 12.5
SP753 Optical Instrumentation 12.5
SP754 Microcontroller Design Techniques 12.5
SP755 Nuclear Instrumentation 12.5
SP756 Advanced Instrumentation 12.5
SP722 Minor Project 25.0
Semester 2
SP822 Major Project 50.0
For more information please contact the School of Chemical
Sciences for more detailed information.
2066 Honours Year in Medical Biophysics z069 Year in Environmental
See 2079.
Health
2067 Honours Year in Scientific
lnstrumentation
See 2079.
2068 Honours Year in Medical Biophysics
and Scientific lnstrumentation
See 2079.
This program provides an opportunity for selected students,
who have achieved a high standard during the environmental
health course, to graduate with a degree with honours. For
more information please contact the School of Chemical
Sciences.