Science Advanced (Honours) (Environmental Science) 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 Environmental Science.

• 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.

• Graduate eligible for membership of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand, the Soil Science Society of Australia and the Ecological Society of Australia, among others.

Why choose this course?

Queensland University of Technology’s new Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours) (Environmental Science) 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 science subject aligned with your choice of major.  By meetings these prerequisites, you’ll be able to bypass general science units to get straight into your area of passion- in this case, environmental sciences.

You'll explore geospatial information science, environmental pollution, and ecology; as well as soil science, conservation biology and groundwater systems. Collaborate with your peers and educators in well-equipped learning environments, exploring real-world problems from multiple scientific perspectives. You will find yourself out  in the field, working in the laboratory and learning about the impact of scientific discovery on people, policy, industry and the 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.

• Agronomist

• Coastal scientist

• Conservation biologist

• Ecologist

• Environmental health officer

• Environmental manager

• Environmental scientist

• Government officer

• Marine scientist

• Policy analyst

• Policy officer

• Population ecologist

• Project manager