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- Collaborate closely with a dedicated supervisor to successfully complete a research project that aligns with your passion and field of study.
- Enhance your science expertise by specialising in your particular area of interest, where you will acquire valuable knowledge and analytical skills essential for your career advancement.
- Take advantage of the opportunity to progress into QUT's prestigious PhD program and elevate your qualifications, or enter the industry with a competitive edge.
- Develop research and development skills with access to state-of-the-art facilities, laboratories, and the latest hardware and software.
In this course you will
- Collaborate closely with a dedicated supervisor to successfully complete a research project that aligns with your passion and field of study.
- Enhance your science expertise by specialising in your particular area of interest, where you will acquire valuable knowledge and analytical skills essential for your career advancement.
- Take advantage of the opportunity to progress into QUT's prestigious PhD program and elevate your qualifications, or enter the industry with a competitive edge.
- Develop research and development skills with access to state-of-the-art facilities, laboratories, and the latest hardware and software.
Why choose this course?
The QUT Bachelor of Science (Honours) course aims to provide a strong and practical foundation for research and professional employment in science. Therefore, the course incorporates advanced theory, professional training (where appropriate), and a research project that leads to a research paper or thesis.
In addition to developing your knowledge and problem-solving skills to an advanced level, the QUT Bachelor of Science (Honours) program aims to equip you with well-developed lifelong learning skills and a strong commitment to professional and ethical practice.
The QUT Bachelor of Science (Honours) allows you to develop specific areas of expertise in science further by providing extended, modern, and rigorous training. It prepares you for higher-level graduate careers in industry and government and for research at the PhD or Master of Philosophy levels.
Through research and advanced coursework units, you pursue specialised studies in an area of mutual interest with a personal research mentor/supervisor. You will develop high-level skills in a specific discipline area (biological science, earth science, environmental science, chemistry, climate science or physics) and acquire research skills appropriate to your discipline.
Coursework units allow you to develop much more advanced skills and knowledge than those in the undergraduate course. You will design and undertake experimental programs in either laboratory or field settings to solve complex problems. A research project allows you to demonstrate your advanced academic capability and culminates in completing an honours thesis.
Careers and outcomes
Research or graduate employment in industry or government.
Professional recognition
Membership in professional organisations is not specifically tied to the completion of an Honours degree as entry requirements are met by the completion of the bachelor degree.
Research pathways
The QUT Bachelor of Science (Honours) provides a key research pathway to postgraduate study. Depending on the level of honours attained, the program is designed to easily articulate into a QUT Master of Philosophy or a QUT Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
Possible careers
- Agronomist
- Analytical chemist
- Biologist
- Biomedical laboratory officer
- Chemist industrial
- Coastal scientist
- Conservation biologist
- Cytologist
- Ecologist
- Educational researcher
- Environmental health officer
- Environmental manager
- Environmental scientist
- Exploration geologist
- Forensic biologist
- Geologist
- Geophysicist
- Geoscientist
- Government officer
- Hydrogeologist
- Industrial chemist
- Inventor
- Investigator
- Laboratory assistant
- Laboratory technician (chemistry)
- Mapping scientist
- Marine scientist
- Microbiologist
- Mine geologist
- Natural resource scientist
- Plant biotechnologist
- Policy analyst
- Policy officer
- Population ecologist
- Project manager
- Scientist
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2026 fees
2026: Fee available from October
2026 fees
2026: Fee available from July
2025 fees
2025: CSP $9,400 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2025 fees
2025: $45,600 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
HECS-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
Equity scholarships scheme
A scholarship for low-income students studying in any faculty.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Struggling financially
QUT Elite Sport Scholarship
QUT's premier offering for students with outstanding sporting achievement.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Sporting excellence
International Merit Scholarship
A high achievement scholarship for future international undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Academic performance
QUT Rising Sports Scholarship (including esport)
Opportunities exist for aspiring esports players to be part of an Oceanic leading program that embraces skill-acquisition, culture and academics.
- Scholarship eligibility
- Sporting excellence