Bachelor of Science

Where can science take you?

A Bachelor of Science is your first step down the road to a wide range of exciting careers in science, engineering, health, technology, and beyond – even disciplines and industries you wouldn’t expect. With the analytical, technical, practical, and theoretical skills you develop throughout your study in this course, you’ll graduate career ready.

Key career outcomes

• Countless career pathways. From hospitals to laboratories, from fieldwork to corporate skyscrapers, a science degree will lead you to a wide range of industries and roles.
• Build your professional network. Take advantage of internship opportunities, mentoring programs and networking sessions to develop your skills and make new connections.
• Continue to specialised study. Not quite done learning? Pursue graduate study in areas such as engineering, medicine, data science, law, and more.

Where can the Bachelor of Science take you?

Turn your science degree into a hundred different opportunities. Try new things, develop new skills, follow your interests, and design a career that’s uniquely yours. Whether you already have a plan or you’re still figuring things out, you will build the knowledge and confidence to shape the future you want.
A Bachelor of Science can lead to careers in chemistry, biology, engineering, data science, health sciences, and so much more.

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Further study and research opportunities

Combine undergraduate and graduate study at the University of Melbourne to unlock limitless opportunities. Through our graduate courses you develop specialist expertise while broadening your perspectives.  
Many majors within the Bachelor of Science provide pathways to specialist graduate study, including masters programs linked to professional accreditation. Combining undergraduate and graduate study allows you to deepen expertise while expanding career opportunities in STEM and beyond.

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We offer more than 400 graduate courses across a broad range of disciplines, with specialist graduate schools in science, engineering and IT, health, law, education, business and economics, humanities and social sciences, fine arts and music, and design.

The Bachelor of Science can lead to a wide range of graduate degree packages, including:

• Juris Doctor
• Master of Data Science
• Master of Engineering
• Master of Information Technology
• Master of Teaching
• Doctor of Dental Surgery
• Doctor of Optometry
• Doctor of Physiotherapy
• Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

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Through regular connection with peers, researchers and our global network of industry partners, you’ll develop strong connections with community and industry that open the door to an outstanding future.

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