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Unit of Study UNIP1007 - Science and Maths for University (2026)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    Enabling Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    SCU College

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Establishes foundational concepts in biology, chemistry and physics. Students will develop essential scientific and quantitative skills needed to confidently approach and resolve scientific problems. This unit builds a solid academic foundation for further university study.

Unit content

Orientation module

Module 1: Scientific and quantitative foundations

Module 2: The cardiovascular and respiratory system

Module 3: Fundamental quantitative concepts and skills

Module 4: Data analysis and statistics

Module 5: Chemistry

Module 6: Physics

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Online
Summer Term
Summer Term

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

Explain and apply key concepts in biology, chemistry and physics

Apply problem solving skills and quantitative concepts to scientific contexts

Apply scientific language and digital literacy skills to effectively and ethically communicate scientific processes and concepts

Reflect on learning processes and apply assessment feedback

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment

  • Scientific Calculator

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.