With lots of options and flexibility across the suite of Bachelor of Science degrees, choosing which one to enrol in is an exciting decision.
The first step is to think about which science disciplines interest you most. They could be subjects you did in school, areas you’ve read about or watched films on, or careers you’ve heard about that interest you.
But don’t worry too much about which science disciplines you choose at this stage – our degrees offer you flexibility to choose your units as you go along, and the opportunity to transfer to another science degree, if you change your mind in later years.
In our Bachelor of Science degrees, 'streams' are the different degree areas you can specialise in within the degree. The stream name sits in brackets at the end of the degree name, for example, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Health) – in this case, the stream is ‘health’.
When you study a specific stream, you need to complete a core program of study in addition to a set of units of study, which will appear on your testamur with the course name.
We also run other undergraduate science degrees that are not streams of the Bachelor of Science, such as the Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Science, and the Bachelor of Psychology, plus all our double degrees, such as the Bachelor of Science and Master of Nutrition and Dietetics, and combined degrees.
I have always been passionate about wildlife and wildlife conservation, so I chose to study my undergraduate degree in animal and veterinary bioscience.
Animal and Veterinary Bioscience stream
Programs in our Bachelor of Science degrees basically build on a major, with more units in a particular discipline. Specifically, our programs are a combination of units of study that develop expertise in a discipline and include at least one recognised 48 credit point major in a field of study, and additional units in the specified area of the program.
You can add an extra year of study (1 year full-time, or 2 years part-time) to your Bachelor of Science degree by doing one of our Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies degrees.
What's the second 'Advanced' about?
The Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies is a four year combined degree (4 years full time, or 8 years part time), while the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Advanced) is the same combined degree, just with the addition of doing at least 24 credit points in second and third year at the advanced level.
The second 'Advanced' in the degree name indicates that you’re in the advanced science stream, which means your advanced units that you choose will offer you a range of more advanced science, from lectures to independent research and in-depth problem solving.
