Bachelor of Science

You can specialise in a range of areas including Physics and Astrophysics. For example, students can major in mathematics and physics and study every astrophysics unit available in their second and third years, and then pursue an Honours thesis in a specialisation such as optical astronomy.

Yes, the Bachelor of Science can lead to a Bachelor of Science with Honours. For example, Morgan Febey completed her Bachelor of Science and went on to complete a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Physics, specialising in Astrophysics, with plans to continue into a PhD.

Students have access to research facilities including the University of Tasmania's Greenhill Observatory, located north of Hobart, which houses 50cm and 1.3m optical telescopes used for observational astronomy research.

Students report receiving incredible support from mentors and teachers in the physics department. The department is noted for the sheer enthusiasm of its physics teachers, and there is active research being published regularly, creating an engaging academic environment.

Yes, because of Tasmania's location in the southern hemisphere, the University of Tasmania and its observatories can observe stellar objects near the south celestial pole that are impossible to observe from most of the northern hemisphere, giving Tasmanian researchers a unique scientific advantage.