This degree will provide you with the foundation research skills that will support your future career as a scientist or researcher.
Specifically, you will develop:
communication skills
critical thinking capability
advanced knowledge within your chosen discipline
knowledge of research practice and skills
research independence and capacity for self-directed learning.
Inquire Now
Career
This pathway builds a solid foundation for a future career in scientific research.
Graduates of this honours degree frequently advance to a Master or PhD course and undertake further research in their particular area of interest.
Alternatively, honours graduates gain employment in industry and government as research assistants, advisors, and scientists in research centres like CSIRO, the Bureau of Meteorology, Defence Science, the Environment Protection Authority, major Hospitals and medical research institutes and ANSTO.
Entry requirements
To study this course you will need to complete one of the following English proficiency tests:
IELTS (Academic): minimum overall band of 6.5 (with no individual band below 6.0)
TOEFL (Internet Based Test - IBT): minimum overall score of 79 (with minimum of 13 in Reading, 12 in Listening, 18 in Speaking and 21 in Writing)
Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE (A)): minimum score of 58 (with no communication band less than 50)
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): minimum of 176 with no less than 169 in any component.