Bachelor of Science

Gain confidence through lab and field work. Get unique opportunities to participate in ground-breaking research. Study at Western’s specialist facilities and state-of-the art teaching labs. Learn to solve complex problems by working with students in other disciplines. You can even complement your degree with subjects from non-Science disciplines, such as Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Pick which subjects suit your career goals. Open up to a world of opportunities in astrophysics, conservation biology, drug design and pharmaceuticals, environmental health, food formulation, forensics, biomedical and biophysical research, hospital or pathology labs, plant science and horticulture, and wildlife management. Note: Not all majors are studied at every campus. Science asks questions about how the natural world works and the impact of human activity. Learn to explore these questions in a systematic yet rigorously creative way based on inquiry and evidence. The Bachelor of Science will prepare you to engage in this process so you can both contribute to it and use scientific knowledge to solve current real-world problems in broad settings. You will learn core concepts and skills to investigate the natural world through proposing and testing ideas by experimentation and observation, quantifying and modelling processes, communicating findings and thinking independently and critically. This degree offers you the flexibility to choose from a range of scientific disciplines with the option of expanding your learning into other complementary areas outside of science. Students choosing the Environmental Health Testamur Major must complete a compulsory work placement. All students must complete 60 credit points of study at Level 3 to meet program requirements.