Science is about understanding and improving the natural world through observation, experimentation, modelling, and calculation.
Qualifications and courses
- Choose from a large range of qualifications in science and communication disorders at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Subjects
Choose from 19 major subjects and 32 disciplines in total.
- Examine major environmental and contemporary issues facing Antarctica.
- Astronomy and astrophysics study the nature and distribution of matter and radiation throughout all time and space in the Universe.
Biochemistry
- Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry of life, and its innovations are at the cutting edge of science, research and industry.
Biological Sciences
- Biologists study living things and seek solutions to global issues relating to food supply, the environment and disease.
- Chemistry deals with the composition, structure and behaviour of matter at the atomic and molecular level.
Computer Science
- Computer Science is about helping people work efficiently and effectively by analysing needs and constructing appropriate solutions.
Data Science
- Data science combines the power of mathematics, statistics and computer science to extract the value from complex data
Economics
- Economics is the study of social decision making in the production, exchange, distribution and consumption of goods and services
Environmental Science
- This interdisciplinary field studies the environment’s structure and functioning, and the impact of human interactions.
Finance
- Finance is forward-focused, and examines the acquisition and allocation of financial resources. It is largely about future planning for firms or investors.
Financial Engineering
- Financial Engineering combines financial and economic theory with the mathematical and computational tools that underpin the financial industry.
- Geography is an exciting and distinctive discipline at the interface between Science and Arts. It finds innovative solutions to contemporary social problems.
Geology
- Geology is incredibly diverse and multidisciplinary. It’s about understanding the Earth for the benefit of humans and the environment.
Linguistics
- Linguistics is the scientific study of language, including language structure, acquisition and processing; social and cultural factors; and systems of speech.
Mathematics
- Mathematicians are skilled independent thinkers and problem solvers, skills which are valued in many careers, and in Science, Engineering, and Commerce.
- Medicinal chemistry is the link between lab-based synthetic chemistry and the real world of health care, prescription medicines, and pharmaceuticals.
- Philosophy is for anyone who is intellectually inquisitive, likes ideas, likes to think and explore. It tackles issues and questions that arise for everyone.
- Physics aims to understand the behaviour of matter and energy from the scale of subatomic particles to that of the Universe itself.
- Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and associated biological, cognitive and social processes in humans and other animals.
Speech and Language Pathology
- Our hands-on qualifications offer clinical experience with clients of all ages, both at our campus clinics and externally.
Statistics
- Statistics is a rapidly advancing science with many avenues open for study and work. There are few disciplines that do not use statistics in some form.
Water Resource Management
- Water Resource Management courses investigate sustainable techniques to assess and protect our freshwater resources.
Schools and departments
- Learn more about the world-class schools and departments within UC’s College of Science.
International students
- UC Science welcomes students from all over the world. Learn what makes UC such a great place for international study.
Science Outreach
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