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Highlights

Designed for high-achieving students interested in a career in science research.

Bypass general science units to get straight into Biological Sciences.

Immerse yourself in real-world research from your first year – with authentic research environments and projects.

Study alongside other high-achieving students, with leading QUT researchers in the labs and facilities.

Specialized quantitative mathematics minor to build analytical skills needed to underpin your scientific research.

Why choose this course?

QUT’s new Bachelor of Science (Advanced) will give you the passport to an international research career with an internationally recognized qualification.

This course is designed for those who have a passion for scientific enquiry and seek to pursue a career in scientific research. You’ll have successfully completed Year 12 Mathematical Methods and biological science subject. By meetings these prerequisites, you’ll be able to bypass general science units to get straight into your area of passion - in this case biology.

You'll receive a strong foundation in the core biological sciences such as physiology, genetics, zoology, plant sciences and microbiology. It is designed to be hands on, to develop problem-solving skills through active learning, and to give an early appreciation of the way that many disciplines can be brought to bear on a problem.

This course is exclusively offered to a small cohort of high-achieving, driven students. This means you’ll receive dedicated support and opportunities, within that community of practice. You’ll study alongside other like-minded students, with leading QUT researchers in the labs and facilities; and immerse yourself in real-world research from your first year – with authentic research environments and projects. You’ll engage with the science research community and participate in QUT’s Science Research Symposium from your first year of studies – where scientific work is presented, critiqued and questioned.

What to expect

In this new, embedded honours specialized course, you can expect to study alongside a small cohort of high-achieving fellow science enthusiasts for four years. You'll be immersed in real-world research from your first year in authentic research environments, with leading QUT researchers and projects.

Specializing in Biological Sciences, you will study living things and how they evolved: animals, insects, plants, and microorganisms; everything that breathes, grows and feeds us.

Biologists are curious about all these things and want to know how they work, how to grow and protect them how to get involved with life on this planet.

Careers and outcomes

As a graduate of Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours), you will be an emerging research scientist, having played a significant role in designing, planning and executing an independent research project at the forefront of science and technology. Possessing advanced knowledge and skills in scientific research and analysis methods, you will have experience in applying these skills to design experiments and solve complex real-world problems. High-level communication skills will ensure you can present knowledge and ideas clearly and effectively, in both oral and written forms, to diverse audiences. You will be a critical thinker, able to apply judgement, to develop new understanding, to consolidate and synthesize new knowledge, and to adapt readily to different contexts.

• Earth Science
• Environmental Science
• Physics
Biological Sciences
Chemistry