Your science degree features common units in the first year, giving you the opportunity to explore the full range of science majors before you choose your career specialisation.
Hands-on science experiences
Our science students are introduced to a variety of lab experiences across all majors from the first week of their studies.
Discover your future at QUT
As a science student at QUT, you'll have access to a range of support, scholarships and clubs throughout your studies.
Real-world learning experiences
Our environmental science degrees are packed with field trips and real-world learning experiences. Earth science units take you to places around Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia to learn about Earth processes that produce the landscapes we now live in, and the history of our ancient continent.
Hands-on learning
'All the theory you learn in a lecture or a workshop, is then applied to the practical or the laboratory that you’ll do either that week or within a couple of weeks of learning the theory. The degree is very applicable to what you’d expect in the workforce.'
Real student experience
'I'm enjoying my new life at uni and really looking forward to pursuing my interests in both earth and environmental science and seeing where it takes me.'
World-class facilities
Q Block at our Gardens Point campus is the newest addition to our science and health facilities, providing you with world-class laboratories to prepare for your career.
Experience science in 360 degrees
When you study with us, you’ll be in the field or the lab from your first year. Explore our 360° environments and see what real-world science can mean for you.
Hands-on learning
'All the theory you learn in a lecture or a workshop, is then applied to the practical or the laboratory that you’ll do either that week or within a couple of weeks of learning the theory. The degree is very applicable to what you’d expect in the workforce.'
Real student experience
'I'm enjoying my new life at uni and really looking forward to pursuing my interests in both earth and environmental science and seeing where it takes me.'
World-class facilities
Q Block at our Gardens Point campus is the newest addition to our science and health facilities, providing you with world-class laboratories to prepare for your career.
Real graduate
'My QUT degree has set me up to travel the world. I work at the Natural History Museum London and travel around Asia discovering new fish species.'
Real graduate
'The leadership skills I developed at QUT were invaluable in gaining a select place in the 2013 International Antarctic Expedition run by Sir Robert Swan and the 2041 team.'
Science and Engineering Centre
Our new Science and Engineering Centre lies at the heart of our plan to develop the next generation of researchers, teachers and graduates - people who'll make a real difference in our world.
Why study science at QUT?
Hear from real students on their decision making process and how they view science.














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