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As part of an Science/Arts double degree:

Could I major/minor in Computer Science within Science?
Could I major/minor in Economics and/or Marketing within Arts?


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If not, could I take them as free electives?
 
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for part A: http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2010/3970.html

for part B: http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2011/3403.html

^ lists of what majors/minors you can take for Science and then Arts

You can take any course as a free elective, that doesn't have prerequisites. However, some courses give preference to students from their own schools. For example, a friend of mine wanted to do a third year Mechatronics course as a first year Comp Sci student. He had the ability and what not, but they wouldn't offer it to him because they expected full attendance from mechatronics students. I can't say with 100% certainty the same thing will happen for you, but be wary of it.
 
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for part A: http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2010/3970.html

for part B: http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2011/3403.html

^ lists of what majors/minors you can take for Science and then Arts

You can take any course as a free elective, that doesn't have prerequisites. However, some courses give preference to students from their own schools. For example, a friend of mine wanted to do a third year Mechatronics course as a first year Comp Sci student. He had the ability and what not, but they wouldn't offer it to him because they expected full attendance from mechatronics students. I can't say with 100% certainty the same thing will happen for you, but be wary of it.
Thanks Lolsmith.

Looks as though Economics is available as a major in Arts, and Computing as a minor in Science, which is fine by me.

What concerns me, however, is that they are not listed as 'specialisations' on the actual Science/Arts combined degree page: http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2011/3930.html
 

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Hmmm

Want me to fire off an email to the school for you? I'm already a student there and can use my email if you want.
 

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Thanks for the offer, but don't worry, I emailed them after I made my most recent post.
 

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Thanks Lolsmith.

Looks as though Economics is available as a major in Arts, and Computing as a minor in Science, which is fine by me.

What concerns me, however, is that they are not listed as 'specialisations' on the actual Science/Arts combined degree page: http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2011/3930.html
And I shall tell you why.

If you read the rules of the combined degrees, you shall see.

Basically, if A wants to do a combined degree for eg Arts/Law, they cannot do an economics major because the arts faculty requires a certain amount of UOC (subjects) from them. Typically a major in the arts faculty is required.

For a major in economics, A would need to do economics/law or commerce/law as a double degree means that because A is doing the degrees together, they take less time so something gives.

What gives is the sheer amount of free electives A has from other faculties.

A must do an arts major (perhaps a language or something else rivetting for A).

My recommendation for you if you wish to study computer science and economics is either to do commerce (liberal) or science with a comp sci major and an economics minor. Perhaps comp sci degree with economics minor as apparently comp sci has a lot of elective options.

I'm sorry but I don't think given the current rules that you can study them together in a combined degree because they're out of the home schools :(
 

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