To qualify for award of the degree, the Bachelor of Bionanotechnology (Honours), candidates must satisfactorily complete 192 credit points in accordance with the table below.

Please note:

Students may only count 60 credit points of 100-level subjects towards the degree.
Students must complete a minimum of 36 credit points of 300-level subjects.
Students must have a grade of Pass (not Pass Supplementary) or higher in at least 24 credit points of 300-level core subjects.
Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
Year 1
Autumn
BNAN101 Introduction to Bionanotechnology 6 Autumn
PHYS141 Fundamentals of Physics A 6 Autumn
Select ONE of the following two subjects:
Note: Students who have achieved a mark of 65% or more in NSW HSC Chemistry or equivalent must select CHEM101 and CHEM102. All other students must select CHEM104 andCHEM105.
CHEM101 Chemistry IA: Introductory Physical and General Chemistry 6 Autumn
CHEM104 Foundation Chemistry: Properties of Matter 6 Autumn
Select ONE of the following two subjects:
MATH141 Foundations of Engineering Mathematics 6 Autumn, Spring
MATH187 Mathematics 1: Algebra and Differential Calculus 6 Autumn
Spring
BIOL103 Molecules, Cells and Organisms 6 Spring
PHYS142 Fundamentals of Physics B 6 Spring
Select ONE of the following two subjects:
CHEM102 Chemistry 1B: Structure and Reactivity of Molecules for Life 6 Spring
CHEM105 Foundation Chemistry: Reactions and Structures 6 Spring
Select ONE of the following two subjects:
MATH142 Essentials of Engineering Mathematics 6 Spring, Summer 2020/2020
MATH188 Mathematics 2: Series and Integral Calculus 6 Spring
Summer
CHEM106 Foundation Chemistry: Properties and Reactivity of Matter 6 Summer 2020/2020
Note: Students completing CHEM104 and CHEM105 and wishing to enrol in a 200 level CHEM subject may also be required to complete CHEM106. Please check with the Head of Students for confirmation.
Year 2
Autumn
BIOL213 Principles of Biochemistry 6 Autumn
PHYS205 Advanced Modern Physics 6 Autumn
CHEM212 Organic Chemistry II 6 Autumn
ENGG103 Materials in Design 6 Autumn
Spring
BNAN201 Biology at the Nanoscale 6 Spring
BIOL215 Introductory Genetics 6 Spring
CHEM213 Molecular Structure, Reactivity and Change 6 Spring
STAT252 Statistics For the Natural Sciences 6 Spring
Year 3
Autumn
BIOL343 Techniques in Biotechnology and Medical Research 6 Autumn
Select three of the following subjects:
BIOL340 Cell and Molecular Biology 6 Autumn
MEDI312 Fundamentals of Neuroscience 6 Autumn
CHEM358 Pharmacology 6 Autumn
CHEM374 Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure Elucidation 6 Autumn
CHEM324 Chemical Analysis and Inference 6 Autumn
PHYS305 Quantum Mechanics 6 Autumn
Spring
CHEM325 Bioinformatics:Genome, Genes and Biomolecules 6 Spring
MATE201 Structure of Materials 6 Spring
Select TWO of the following subjects:
BIOL214 The Biochemistry of Energy and Metabolism 6 Spring
BIOL341 Immunity and Infection 6 Spring
CHEM333 Drug Discovery and Medicinal Chemistry 6 Spring
MATE302 Polymeric Materials 6 Spring
CHEM360 Organic Synthesis III 6 Spring
Year 4
Select either the full-time (48cp) or 48cp of the equivalent part-time subject (2 x 24cp) option below.
BNAN401 Honours Project in Bionanotechnology (Full Time) 48
BNAN402 Honours Project in Bionanotechnology (Part Time) 24
*If you are required to complete CHEM106 as part of your course schedule you may be eligible to substitute an elective subject, please contact your course coordinator for approval.

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