Think about what you might like to do in the future - Careers that started in science - University of Queensland

There are a huge range of careers you can pursue with a scientific qualification.

Before you think about a career, think about what you would like to achieve in the future.

Maybe you want to:

Contribute to feeding the world sustainably

Protect our living environment

Consider a Bachelor of Agricultural Science, where you can study:

Agronomy
Animal Science
Horticulture

Or these programs:

Or these study areas in a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours):

Coastal and Ocean Science
Earth Science
Ecology and Conservation Biology
Entomology
Geographical Information Science
Geographical Science
Marine Biology
Plant Science
Zoology

Treat sick and injured animals, and protect wildlife

Contribute to products and services to solve global challenges

Consider a Bachelor of Biotechnology, where you can study:

Agricultural Biotechnology
Chemical and Nano Biotechnology
Medical Biotechnology
Molecular and Microbial Biotechnology
Synthetic Biology and Industrial Biotechnology

Or these study areas in a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours):

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Bioinformatics
Biophysics
Chemical Biology
Chemistry
Genetics

Help people be healthy

Consider a Bachelor of Biotechnology, where you can study:

Agricultural Biotechnology
Chemical and Nano Biotechnology
Medical Biotechnology
Molecular and Microbial Biotechnology
Synthetic Biology and Industrial Biotechnology

Or these study areas in a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours):

Biomedical Science
Developmental Biology
Food Science and Nutrition
Food Technology
Human Anatomy
Human Physiology
Neuroscience
Pharmacology
Psychology
Public Health

Understand biology at the cellular level, including why people are getting sick

Understand things at the atomic level

Use data to optimise the way people work and view the world

Consider a Bachelor of Mathematics, where you can study:

Applied Mathematics
Bioinformatics
Computational Science
Computer Science
Data Analytics and Operations Research
Mathematical Physics
Physics
Pure Mathematics
Statistics

Or these study areas in a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours):

Applied Mathematics
Computer Science
Computational Science
Data Science
Mathematics
Statistics