Overview

Be in your element with a science degree from UC

If the field of science is where you see your future career, then this course is a great introduction to the professional scientific arena. You’ll acquire a broad science education, while having the flexibility to design a tailored program of study using majors and minors from both science and non-science disciplines to meet your individual study and employment goals.

The course presents substantial Work Integrated Learning (WIL) opportunities, such as unique field trips, and local and overseas work placements, meaning you’ll graduate with a host of practical, work-ready skills. By the completion of your studies, you’ll have developed a significant understanding of how a laboratory works and will be ready to impress in the world of science. Or if you choose to progress to further study, the flexible pathways of this degree can enable entry into other science programs… and the whole range of exciting scientific career aspirations this gives access to.

Study a Bachelor of Science at UC and you will:

• acquire a solid understanding of your chosen field
• become an independent thinker and improve your complex reasoning skills to develop logical and substantiated arguments
• communicate simple and complex science concepts effectively
• develop a flexible grounding in many areas of applied professional or research employment in science.

Work Integrated Learning

WIL is a central part of this course and you’ll undertake a range of practical activities designed to prepare you for a sustainable career in medical science, such as exposure to entrepreneurship in science and pitching ideas for funding and patenting, guest lectures by esteemed industry professionals and work placements in an area of science of particular interest to you.

Previous students have undertaken internships with pathology laboratories, federal and ACT government regulatory departments, pharmacies, biotech start-ups, technical support laboratories, companies within the university sector, and bodies including the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR), Therapeutic Goods Administration, ACT Health and Allied Health Research. Previous students have undertaken internships with companies including the CSIRO, Department of Agriculture, National Museum of Australia and Questacon.

You’ll also have the opportunity to take part in collaborative work where you’ll team up with research-active academics to develop a research project and report on its outcomes at either UC’s Centre for Research in Therapeutic Solutions, Institute of Applied Ecology, National Centre for Forensic Studies, or another approved professional institution.

If you’d like to study overseas, summer or winter term internships to Malaysia, Singapore or Thailand can be applied for, as well as a number of targeted faculty-led programs.

Career opportunities

• Laboratory technician
• Research scientist
• Research officer
• Science educator
• Science communicator
• Technical officer
• Government science policy developer

Course-specific information

You may wish to combine your degree with another bachelor’s degree to form a four-year double degree and strengthen your employment opportunities. For your range of options, contact UC and we can help you find the right combination for your future career.

High-achieving students may be eligible to enrol in the Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) course.