Bachelor of Science (Chemical Sciences)

The Bachelor of Science at Flinders lets you choose from 7 Majors and 23 Minors after your first year. Majors include areas such as Chemistry, Physics, Molecular Biology, Nuclear Engineering, Sustainability, and Wireless Systems Security. Minors include options such as Animal Behaviour, Aquaculture, Data Science, Palaeontology, Coasts and Oceans, and more.

In your first year, you'll study five core topics — Molecular Basis of Life, Chemistry, Mathematics, Communicating STEM, and Coding for Science — plus your choice of three option topics from a pool of ten subjects, including Physics, Biostatistics, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Biological Diversity, and more.

The guaranteed entry ATAR is 65.00. Alternative entry options include a STAT score of 150.0, a GPA of 4.0, a TAFE/VET Certificate IV or above, or a Diploma in Arts pathway. There are no prerequisites or assumed knowledge requirements. International students must meet an IELTS overall score of 6.0 (with Speaking and Writing at 6.0) or a Pearson overall score of 50.

Flinders University is ranked No.1 in SA in Sciences for learning resources, skills development, student support, teaching quality and graduate salary according to The Good Universities Guide 2026 (undergraduate, public SA-founded universities only). It is also ranked in the Top 400 in the world for Life Sciences (Times Higher Education Subject Rankings 2025) and #7 in Australia in Science & Mathematics for learner engagement (The Good Universities Guide 2025, undergraduate).

Yes, the Bachelor of Science at Flinders University is deferrable. The course runs over 3 years full-time (or part-time equivalent for domestic students), with intake dates in March and July.