Deakin’s Bachelor of Science prepares you to enter the exciting world of scientific discovery, while allowing you to forge your own unique path by choosing from a wide range of majors. The course is about more than just laboratory work and prepares you for a variety of real-life settings in which today's science graduates work.

With this industry-led degree, you can follow your curiosity into any field of science that inspires you.

You’ll explore a range of science disciplines at the beginning of your degree, before specialising in the discipline you enjoyed learning about the most. Deakin science graduates enter the workforce with confidence because of the extensive practical experience we offer. You’ll get hands-on training in our science labs, as well as opportunities to apply your skills in the real world through industry placements and community science projects.

Graduates of this course may find career opportunities in government institutions, in roles such as quality assurance, occupational health and safety, research, planning, management or marketing; science related industries, working in pharmaceutical production or pharmaceutical sales; biomedical science areas such as research or hospital and laboratory science; quality assurance in analytical and diagnostic laboratories; the food industry in quality control; environment and natural resources, fisheries resource management, aquaculture management, teaching, information technology, mathematics or science journalism to name a few.