OVERVIEW
The Diploma of Science is a direct pathway to second year of Deakin bachelor degrees in Science, Biomedical Science, Environmental Science (majors in Management and Sustainability, Wildlife and Conservation Biology), Forensic Science, Zoology and Animal Science. In these cutting-edge and rapidly growing fields, graduates could find themselves involved in scientific developments that hold the key to our future.
Employment and career options upon completing your Bachelor degree:
- Biomedical science
- Environment and natural resources
- Forensics
- Genetic engineering
- Insurance investigation
- Laboratory technology
- Management
- Marketing
- Medical research
- Pest management officers
- Occupational health and safety
- Pharmaceutical production or sales
- Research science
- Risk analysis
- Quality assurance
- Education
- Quarantine officers
Required units
Students are required to complete and pass 8 units (1 credit point each) plus 2 compulsory zero credit point modules. The units you choose will depend on the degree program that you intend to study at Deakin University.
- Understanding Health
- Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
- Foundations of Food Nutrition and Health
- Introduction to Functions, Relations and Graphs
- Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis
- Introduction to Mathematical Modelling
- Physical Geography
- Ecology and the Environment
- Fundamentals of Environmental Science
- Cells and Genes
- Fundamentals of Forensic Science
- Essential Skills in Bioscience
- Environmental Sustainability
- Physics for the Life Sciences
- Biology: Form and Function
- Chemistry in Our World
- Chemistry for the Professional Sciences
- Academic Integrity (0 credit points)
- Laboratory and Fieldwork Safety Induction Program (0 credit points)
