Our Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) will help boost your scientific abilities, enabling you to work towards an academic or research career in your area of choice, whether it be in the fields of applied science, education, technology or mathematics. Throughout the course, you’ll undergo intensive research training and work one-on-one with professional supervisors, where you’ll explore the methods, ethics and philosophy behind science and work towards a professional research thesis. Study a Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) at UC and you will: conceive, plan and complete a piece of original research, with the assistance of a professional in the field learn how to critically evaluate information from a range of sources and test it for consistency within existing frameworks take a leading role in exploring the implications of research for your particular field of endeavour and in a broader context develop the ability to express your professional knowledge, understanding, ideas, argument and opinions with confidence fine-tune your interpersonal and self-organisational skills, including the ability to work within a research group develop a knowledge of, and commitment to the principles of scientific ethics and apply a professional attitude to your work.

Career opportunities: Laboratory assistant Research assistant Research officer Science communicator Technical writer.