With a Bachelor of Science, you can follow your interests and turn them into a job-ready degree
Not sure where science could take you? At Adelaide University, you can explore your interests before specialising in a field that leads to real careers. The Bachelor of Science at Adelaide University is designed for you to start flexibly with core scientific skills, and finish with a specialised degree. You can explore a range of disciplines, then, over three years of study, you’ll build deep expertise in a specialised major, ranging from animal behaviour to theoretical physics.
You’ll also have a thorough grounding in data – the language of science. Each major also ensures you’ll gain real- world experience through work placements, field trips, industry guest lectures and opportunities to study overseas. You’ll be able to tap into Adelaide University’s deep well of industry connections to kick-start your career, and build research experience with world- leading academics at the top of their fields in areas like gravitational waves or gene editing.
At the end of the degree, you’ll graduate ready to step into a number of areas: you could be a technician in a lab, monitoring the environment in the field, crunching data for a business, with a government agency or striking out on your own as an entrepreneur. You will also be set up to pursue an Honours or Masters degree to go further in research, or qualify in a professional field like teaching.
Get work experience while at uni
All Bachelor of Science students get real-world experience through placements with the Work Integrated Learning program.
Major opportunities
With more than 30 different majors to choose from, there’s bound to be something that fascinates you!
Want to supercharge your Science?
Choose the 4-year Bachelor of Science (Honours) to build advanced research skills, or fast-track into a Master of Science with just 1–1.25 years of extra study.
Ready to apply?
For the Bachelor of Science at Adelaide University, the SATAC code is ABP237.
This article first appeared in the Careers with STEM: Study Science at Adelaide University
