Bachelor (Honours)
Our world-class facilities at Mawson Lakes campus offer an inspiring learning environment such as the multi-million dollar Materials and Minerals Science Learning and Research Hub.
UniSA research is rated at above well above world-class in biochemistry, cell biology, environmental science and management1. This research informs the basis of our science programs, and it is inspired by the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.
As a graduate of this honours degree you will be well positioned to work as a professional scientist in an area such as product development, quality control, natural resource management or consultancy or undertake professional scientific research in your field of study.
12018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)
You will study courses about research methods, principles and ethics, and research project preparation. You will complete a research project that involves laboratory work, data collection and analysis, interpretation of your results in the context of current scientific literature, preparation of an Honours thesis and presentation of a final seminar to academics, student peers and relevant industry and government stakeholders.
You will also study advanced topics in science targeted at your particular field of study. This could include topic such as:
You can gain an extra qualification and broaden your career prospects by completing a Diploma in Languages.
With an Honours degree in science you will be ideally qualified to proceed to postgraduate degrees by coursework or research. You could consider continuing with a PhD to further your knowledge and research skills.
As a graduate, you could also consider a career in: