2018 Unit/Subject Selection Thread

[VanillaRice]

EDIT 15/01: Welcome to all new students! Feel free to post here for advice about unit (subject) selection, or simply tell us what units you'll be studying this year! You might also find the Subject Reviews thread helpful - it's a place where students have shared their experiences in units they've completed.

If you haven't checked it out already, we've also got a thread dedicated to advice for new students in 2018.

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(Am I too early for this?...  )

Seeing as re-enrolment for current students is due next Wednesday, I thought it might be a good time to start a thread to see what everyone's picking for next year
This can also be the place where we can ask questions/advice about unit selection.
Also don't forget to re-enrol before 29/11 to avoid the late fee!

We can bump this when the VTAC offers come in 

Semester 1
BMS1031 - Medical biophysics
BMS2021 - Human molecular cell biology
DEV2011 - Early human development from cells to tissues
MTH1030 - Techniques for modelling
CHM1011 - Chemistry I

Applying to overload in chem 1 since I'm currently 'missing' one unit (since I transferred courses mid-year), and in biomed, I think that the earlier I get this out of the way the better.

Semester 2
BMS1052 - Human neurobiology
BMS2042 - Human genetics
DEV2022 - Human anatomy and development: Tissues and body systems
MTH2010 - Multivariable calculus

[K888]

@VanillaRice: if you transferred courses half-way through this year, does that mean you're a combination of a 1st and 2nd year student next year?

I don't get any choice with subjects...so PTY2031 (Sem 1 - cardiorespiratory physio) and PTY2042 (Sem 2 - neuro physio) it is for me haha.

[VanillaRice]

@VanillaRice: if you transferred courses half-way through this year, does that mean you're a combination of a 1st and 2nd year student next year?

Haha I guess so! Does that mean I'm still a Jaffy? 🤔

[K888]

Haha I guess so! Does that mean I'm still a Jaffy? 🤔

I mean, I don't think so...my housemate had a similar situation and just considered herself a second year haha.

We'll give you the benefit of the doubt

[Coffee]

Never too early! I'm enjoying the holidays but I'm also excited for the future.

Semester 1
ATS1353 Foundations of modern politics
ATS1365 Introduction to sociology
ATS2485 Reading the past
ATS2839 Ethics

Semester 2
ATS1366 The individual and society
ATS1945 Australian government and politics
ATS2519 Children's literature: A comparative study
ATS3869 Political philosophy

[Sine]

Semester 1
BMS2011 STRUCTURE OF THE HUMAN BODY: AN EVOLUTIONARY AND FUNCTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
BMS2021 HUMAN MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY
BMS2031 BODY SYSTEMS
Semester 2
BMS2042 HUMAN GENETICS
BMS2052 MICROBES IN HEALTH AND DISEASE
BMS2062 INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS

Going to underload next year since I can credit my MUEP stuff from year 12
although i still think 3 biomed subjects will be tough.

I also get a few electives in year 3 (one of them can be a 1st year elective) so does anyone know of any first year arts electives similar to EngLang? or ethics? which are relatively light and easy to score in.

[Joseph41]

^The Linguistics first-year sequence is similar(ish) to EngLang:

ATS1338 The language game: Why do we talk the way we do?
ATS1339 Describing and analysing language and communication

Re: ethics, you might enjoy one of the first-year Philosophy units:

ATS1371 Life, death and morality (Introduction to philosophy A)
ATS1835 Time, self and mind (Introduction to philosophy B)

I only did ATS1371 of those, but it's a popular (and enjoyable) unit, and easy to pick up - easier than the Ling units IMO.

[appleandbee]

I also get a few electives in year 3 (one of them can be a 1st year elective) so does anyone know of any first year arts electives similar to EngLang? or ethics? which are relatively light and easy to score in.

I'm thinking of doing cross-institutional study for the following bioethics subjects (unimelb doesn't offer philosophy of med or bioethics subjects) in 2019. I heard decent stuff about them and they look interesting

•   ATS1263: Bioethics: Current controversies
•   ATS1264: Bioethics, justice and the law
•   ATS2637: Global bioethics

[Sine]

^The Linguistics first-year sequence is similar(ish) to EngLang:

ATS1338 The language game: Why do we talk the way we do?
ATS1339 Describing and analysing language and communication

Re: ethics, you might enjoy one of the first-year Philosophy units:

ATS1371 Life, death and morality (Introduction to philosophy A)
ATS1835 Time, self and mind (Introduction to philosophy B)

I only did ATS1371 of those, but it's a popular (and enjoyable) unit, and easy to pick up - easier than the Ling units IMO.

cool i'll look into those units thanks for that

I'm thinking of doing cross-institutional study for the following bioethics subjects (unimelb doesn't offer philosophy of med or bioethics subjects) in 2019. I heard decent stuff about them and they look interesting

•   ATS1263: Bioethics: Current controversies
•   ATS1264: Bioethics, justice and the law
•   ATS2637: Global bioethics

one of my friends did a bioethics subject in sem 1 and said it was interesting and relatively relaxed.
hmm 2019?

anyway i still got a year to think about it and ask around 

[keltingmeith]

CHM1011 - Chemistry I

inb4 I'm your demonstrator.

Haha I guess so! Does that mean I'm still a Jaffy? 🤔

JAFFY-dom has nothing to do with time at uni - it's a state of being.

[shlblk]

Semester 1:
CHM2911: INORGANIC AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
MTH2025: LINEAR ALGEBRA (ADVANCED)
MTH3011: PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
MTH3140: REAL ANALYSIS

Semester 2:
CHM2922: SPECTROSCOPY AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
MTH3020: COMPLEX ANALYSIS AND INTEGRAL TRANSFORMS
MTH3051: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS
MTH3060: ADVANCED ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Not sure if should swap something out for mth2222 or etc2520 so I can do some third year stats units in my third year of uni. I'd like to but at the same time there's nothing I really want to remove either. Well I've got the rest of the holidays to think about it anyways.

[keltingmeith]

Not sure if should swap something out for mth2222 or etc2520 so I can do some third year stats units in my third year of uni. I'd like to but at the same time there's nothing I really want to remove either. Well I've got the rest of the holidays to think about it anyways.

Tbh, depends what stats units you're interested in. If it's 3230, don't bother, the unit it shit. If it's 3241, if you promise to do some reading over the summer beforehand, the fact that you've done third year real analysis is probably enough for the unit coordinator to be willing to let you bypass the 2222 requirement. Also, if you're thinking of ETC2520, don't - MTH2222 or MTH2232 usually covers you for every single unit that has 2520 as a pre-req. 3251, I haven't done, but likely ditto as for 3241 - anything else is new and I've got no clue, sorry. :S Still, though, would recommend 2232 - it's a fun unit, and a nice look into why stats "works", instead of just giving out a bunch of tests and saying they do for the sake of teaching.

[sweetiepi]

Late to the party but:
Sem 1:
PSC2011: Biochemical Pharmacology
PSC2021: Structural Organic Chemistry
PSC2031: Analytical Methods
PSC2041: Biopharmaceutics

Sem 2:
PSC2012: Molecular Pharmacology
PSC2142: Computational Chemistry
PSC2222: Formulation Chemistry
PSC2232: Colloid Chemistry

2142, 2222 & 2232 are the start of my formulation science specialisation, whereas the rest are all core units.
I was tossing up between 2142 and spectroscopy but this one won out in the end

[keltingmeith]

I was tossing up between 2142 and spectroscopy but this one won out in the end

Boooooo
Spectroscopy > comp Chem

[VanillaRice]

Bump. Another welcome to new Monash students!
Let us know what units you'll be studying! If you're not sure on which units you're supposed to pick, or want advice about selecting electives, etc. feel free to post here as well.