What is meant by Assumed Knowledge? (1 Viewer)

[Lordsion]

If you do not have the assumed knowledge or only some of it - can you still apply for the course? Is it a prerequisite?


You see, i do biology, chemistry and mathematics. I want to do pharmacy or a medical course.

I may drop mathematics - even though we are up to our last topic. (Dropping due to workload and bad marks)

SO i know mathematics, and i do bio and chem - so is that OKAY in terms of Assumed Knowledge - will i be alright to apply for courses that require you to have 'Assumed Knowledge' even though i will not officially do a HSC in mathematics?

 

[Azamakumar]

Assumed means they assume you know it and won't care if you fall behind because you don't

 

[williamc]

If you do not have the assumed knowledge or only some of it - can you still apply for the course? Is it a prerequisite?


You see, i do biology, chemistry and mathematics. I want to do pharmacy or a medical course.

I may drop mathematics - even though we are up to our last topic. (Dropping due to workload and bad marks)

SO i know mathematics, and i do bio and chem - so is that OKAY in terms of Assumed Knowledge - will i be alright to apply for courses that require you to have 'Assumed Knowledge' even though i will not officially do a HSC in mathematics?

Assumed knowledge, believe it or not, means they assume you have knowledge in that subject!

I got no idea about pharmacy or a medical course, but for applied finance and economics they had a mathematics assumed knowledge recommendation, without hsc mathematics knowledge you would be fucked.

 

[Lordsion]

Thanks

 

[Evilo]

Thanks

be careful though - if you drop this course then you will start from "behind" at uni

 

[melsc]

If you think it will impact in a negative way on your time devoted to other subjects and UAI drop it. You can do a bridging course later.

 

[BackCountrySnow]

Yeah, the course is taught with an assumption that you already know the 'assumed knowledge'. A lot of the things will learn will be based on this knowledge you should already have.

 

[ippie]

Well, you've practically done the whole maths course. So you should be alright.

Dunno about pharmacy's expectations though.

I dropped Maths right after my trials lol and Maths is "assumed knowledge" for some of my units in uni. I'm doing alright, even though I dropped Maths. Why did I drop it? Well it's kinda stupid really. I ***know*** the content right? But I couldn't bring myself to study hard enough to do well in exams. I knew how to do stuff but *shrug* give me a maths exam to do, I would die.

Yeah, I sound pretty retarded.

 

[deadbeat]

my advice is to get a decent tutor, you can go from an bad/average student to top of the class with a decent tutor. 2u maths is not hard, just requires understanding

good thing is the problems never change, they just write it in a different way.

i know a few people who got into a sci course not having any science and mathematics background, maybe only having bio, and they are really struggling in 1st year.

 

[BackCountrySnow]

Well, you've practically done the whole maths course. So you should be alright.

Dunno about pharmacy's expectations though.

I dropped Maths right after my trials lol and Maths is "assumed knowledge" for some of my units in uni. I'm doing alright, even though I dropped Maths. Why did I drop it? Well it's kinda stupid really. I ***know*** the content right? But I couldn't bring myself to study hard enough to do well in exams. I knew how to do stuff but *shrug* give me a maths exam to do, I would die.

Yeah, I sound pretty retarded.

why didn't you just sit the exam but not study at all. Nothing to lose, and since you already knew the content you wouldn't of died...

 

[BackCountrySnow]

60 - 80% of the HSC every semester, and yet they continue to cut themselves over the HSC. Oh how I pity them

what do you mean?