Science Advanced (Honours) (Biological Sciences) Queensland University of Technology

Overview

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.

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

Why choose this course?

Queensland University of Technology’s new Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours) (Biological Sciences) will give you the passport to an international research career with an internationally recognised 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.

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. 

• Biotechnologist

• Conservation biologist

• Geneticist

• Inventor

• Laboratory assistant

• Microbiologist

• Plant biotechnologist

• Population ecologist

• Science researcher