Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Science

Be equipped with a diverse skill set appropriate for a career with unlimited potential. The Bachelor of Arts — Bachelor of Science joint degree develops your communication and research skills while also advancing your ability to critically analyse information. Combining this with a thorough understanding of basic and specialised scientific principles will make you stand out to future employers for your well-rounded abilities and knowledge base.

The Bachelor of Arts — Bachelor of Science double degree, involves studying across four years (full-time) or eight years (part-time). You will complete a major from the arts disciplines and one from the science disciplines, and a selection of core subjects and electives from both areas.

The arts disciplines will help you understand how humans recognise, record, and debate human practices, meanings, and values and show you how to apply this understanding to historical and contemporary social and cultural contexts. The arts disciplines include Anthropology, Archaeology, Criminology, English, History, Human Geography, Human Services, Indigenous Studies, Politics and International Relations, Psychology Studies and Sociology.

The science disciplines will show you how observation and experimentation generate knowledge of the physical and material world and how to use this knowledge in various theoretical and practical scenarios and real-world situations. The science disciplines include Aquaculture, Chemistry, Data Science, Environmental Earth Science, Geology, Marine Biology, Mathematics, Molecular and Cell Biology, and Zoology and Ecology.

The Bachelor of Arts — Bachelor of Science will help you develop advanced communication and research skills. You will also learn sophisticated analytical techniques and build a thorough understanding of basic and specialised scientific principles. Your intimate knowledge of humanity, society, cultures and trends will broaden the spectrum of your research and learning capabilities in the sciences. You will develop a deeper understanding of the interrelationship between people and their natural and built environments. You will have the opportunity to undertake real-world research in unrivalled locations, including the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest. You will have access to state-of-the-art research and teaching facilities like JCU’s The Science Place. Your well-rounded abilities and extensive knowledge base will make you stand out to future employers.

Throughout your degree, you will develop key employability skills as well as valuable hands-on experience in your chosen science and arts disciplines. With the option to participate in field trips and research in the Bachelor of Science degree and opportunities for practical work placements in the Bachelor of Arts degree, you can graduate with confidence in your knowledge, skills and experience.