You will gain specialised skills and practical knowledge for a professional career in the biological, clinical, chemical, physical and mathematical sciences. In your first year, you will study core science courses. From your second year onwards, you will choose a major that suits your interests and career plans. You can undertake laboratory work in state-of-the-art facilities or fieldwork, depending on the major you choose. In your final year, you can participate in industry internships to gain employment-relevant experience. You will have access to experts from renowned research centres such as the Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery (GRIDD), the Centre for Quantum Dynamics, Queensland Micro and Nanotechnology Centre, the Institute for Glycomics, the Australian Rivers Institute and the Environmental Futures Research Institute. Majors (from 2017) Applied Mathematics (Gold Coast, Nathan) Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Gold Coast, Nathan) Chemistry (Gold Coast, Nathan) Clinical Sciences (Nathan) Geography (Gold Coast, Nathan) Marine Biology (Gold Coast) Microbiology (Nathan) Physics (Gold Coast, Nathan) Wildlife Biology (Gold Coast, Nathan)

Depending on your major, you will be prepared for work in environment-related jobs, for example as an environment consultant, environmental scientist or mine environment officer; in biological, chemical and clinical sciences as a microbiologist, pharmaceutical scientist, biochemist, chemist or biotechnologist; in physics and maths as a mathematician or physicist; or, with further study, in a broader role, for example as a patents officer or science teacher. You may also choose to undertake a fourth-year research honours degree that can lead to a PhD and a career in research.