Gain confidence through lab and field work. Get unique opportunities to participate in ground-breaking research.

Study at Western’s specialist facilities and state-of-the art teaching labs. Learn to solve complex problems by working with students in other disciplines. You can even complement your degree with subjects from non-Science disciplines, such as Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.

Professional accreditation

Depending on your major, graduates can apply for admission to the Australian Mathematical Society and the Statistical Society of Australia, the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, the Australian Society of Microbiology, the Australian Institute of Biology, the Australian Institute of Physics, the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales.

As a science graduate, you can look forward to career opportunities in:

• Science-based work in industry
• Government environmental agencies
• Patent work
• Quality control
• Environmental consulting laboratories
• Scientific equipment companies