Advanced Science,BH-ADVSCI

Overview

Advanced Science is an academically elite, honours degree course in which you can tailor your study to your interests in science, technology and mathematics.

During your course, you will have access to world-class research groups, work-integrated learning, industry engagement, student-led projects and accelerated learning pathways.

You’ll gain core knowledge in your discipline and have a choice of elective units that align with your passions. You’ll also benefit from interdisciplinary units that are unique to the course and involve engaging with like-minded, high-achieving peers.

These are the choice of majors available to you:

• Agricultural Science
• Chemistry
• Coastal and Marine Science
• Computing
• Data Science
• Earth Sciences
• Environmental Science
• Financial Mathematics
• Industrial and Applied Mathematics
• Molecular Genetics
• Physics.

From your second year you’ll build your expertise through career-relevant learning opportunities – gaining the practical, transferable skills that employers look for in graduates.

You’ll also undertake full-year applied projects embedded in leading research groups or connected with external organisations. And, in your final year, you’ll conduct a self-directed honours project that contributes new knowledge to your field.

This course is unique in Western Australia in its multidisciplinary, project-based learning and scientific professional practice involving entrepreneurship, communication and leadership skills. These professional skills are essential in enabling agile and innovative responses to changing industry and employment circumstances.

What you'll learn

• Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of the nature of science, its methods and processes, and an advanced knowledge in one or more disciplinary areas enabling the ability to contribute new knowledge to a field of study.
• Critically analyse challenging and multi-faceted problems, address them by applying practical and theoretical tools and critically evaluate findings within the current body of disciplinary knowledge.
• Access and make judgements on the value of available knowledge using a variety of tools, and incorporate them into the planning, conduct and communication of their own work.
• Communicate approaches and solutions, ideas and findings to informed professional scientific and industry audiences.
• Use established and emerging technologies in their chosen discipline and apply them within the context of their profession.
• Engage in self-driven continuous discipline and professional education and training within their chosen discipline.
• Participate in the generation and application of science in addressing global problems while recognising that scientific endeavours are required to comply with international ethical and professional standards.
• Work collaboratively and respectfully with scientists from a range of cultural backgrounds and understand the cultural issues that impact their discipline or profession.
• Be able to work as an independent scientist and collaboratively within teams either as a professional leader or collaborator using effective problem solving and decision making skills within the professional context of their area of study.

English requirements

Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.

You may demonstrate English proficiency using the following tests and qualifications.

If your documents are not issued in English, an official translation from a recognised translation service must be provided.

Recognised translation services

• National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) accredited translator in Australia
• The Awarding institution
• A Notary Public Office
• The official Government body
• An official and accredited translator*

*Official translations are subject to review.

If you have undertaken previous study or work that matches the content of some of your Curtin course units, you may be able to obtain credit for recognised learning, which exempts you from studying those units.

You can apply direct online through our Applicant Portal. You can access the Applicant Portal by:

1. Navigating to the relevant course page
2. Click ‘Apply now’
3. When the pop-up window appears, select “Apply directly to Curtin University”.

If you want to package your course with a Curtin English course, you can submit your application with your course application documents to streamline the process.

If your application is successful, you will receive an offer that you will need to accept or reject.

If you accept your offer, you will receive a Confirmation of Enrolment ­– a document from Curtin that details your course, how long you will be studying the course, and the tuition fees. This document can be used for acquiring a student visa.

Apply to the Australian government for your student visa. Gaining a student visa will allow you to participate in full-time study in Australia and work up to 40 hours in a fortnight. If you’re under 18 years of age, you must have approved accommodation and welfare arrangements in place before a visa can be issued.