Bachelor of Science
More than ever, employers are searching for professionals with advanced STEM skills.* With job growth expected in this area* – including in areas that don’t even exist yet – there’s no better time to build the scientific skills you need to create a successful, interesting and satisfying career.
La Trobe's Bachelor of Science offers you foundational skills in science and the freedom to delve into your passions. Whether it's protecting endangered animals, developing new ways to treat disease or fighting climate change, you'll be ready to pursue your dream journey in science by tailoring your degree with a mix of majors and minors.
As you learn from leading academics and researchers, you'll take a deep dive into science – not only scientific concepts, but also how scientists think, work and share their findings.
Build skills in problem-solving, communication and collaboration – all highly sought after by employers – then use these skills to come up with innovative solutions to real-world problems.
Personalise your learning so you can spend time focusing on the areas that really interest you. Choose from majors in a range of fields, including botany, statistics, microbiology, genetics, data science and more, and learn from academics who are leaders in their fields.
You'll have opportunities to put theory into practice through work placements with our industry partners. Previous students have undertaken placements with CSIRO, Bayer Crop Science and various State and Federal Government departments.
You'll learn:
- Professional scientific thinking
- Learn how science contributes new knowledge and finds solutions to problems in our society.
- Communicating as a professional scientist
- Gain experience communicating to a range of audiences, both in written and verbal formats.
- Lab and fieldwork skills
- Learn how to collect data and use specialist technical skills to develop new findings in the laboratory and in the field.
- Problem-solving and facing new challenges
- Learn to develop solutions to complex scientific problems.
- Collaboration and working in teams
- Collaborate and work effectively in teams to solve problems and achieve shared goals.
- Professional conduct and professional identity
- Learn about ethical conduct when working as a scientific professional and how to promote and communicate your professional identity to potential employers and peers.
The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 7 - Bachelor Degree.
* Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment, 2020, STEM jobs growing almost twice as fast as other jobs
Sample course structure
Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Science, students must complete a total of 360 credit points across 3 years.
Students must select a Science major as their primary major. Optional majors can only be undertaken as a second major when completing a double major combination.
