Explore our undergraduate science degrees
Science
Apply theory to practice in one of our six science majors. Learn how to think, not what to think, through practical lab work and fieldwork, real-world industry projects, and vacation research experiences.
Bachelor of ScienceAdvanced science
Select your major in your first year and dive right into your area of interest with our four-year advanced degree with embedded honours.
Double degrees
Create your specialist niche by combining a science degree with a study area that interests you. Develop a portfolio of skills and capabilities, allowing you to be flexible, prepared for change, and able to maximise your career opportunities.
Science and data science
Gain a solid foundation in science and develop advanced data science skills for processing and visualising complex data with a vertical double degree.
Bachelor of Science/Master of Data ScienceScience and teaching
Bring your passion for STEM to the teaching profession and inspire the next generation with our vertical double degree in science and teaching.
Bachelor of Science / Master of Teaching (Secondary)Honours studies
Enhance your science expertise post-undergrad through a research project that aligns with your passion, guided by a dedicated QUT supervisor and mentor.
Stories from real science students
Find out what it’s like to study science at QUT, learn about student life and explore exciting projects our researchers are involved in.
Scholarships for science students
With a QUT scholarship you could receive money to help with your living costs and uni supplies, opportunities to work on great projects, practical work experience, or an introduction to industry professionals.
Learn from the experts
Dr Catherine Kim
Dr Catherine Kim is a marine scientist working on saving the Great Barrier Reef. Dr Kim is the coordinator of the Geospatial Information Science unit.
Dr David Flannery
Dr David Flannery is a long-term planner and co-investigator for the NASA Mars 2020 Mission. Dr Flannery is an Earth and planetary sciences lecturer at QUT.
Associate Professor Soniya Yambem
Associate Professor Soniya Yambem is a 2021 Queensland Young Tall Poppy Science Award winner. A/Professor Yambem teaches into several physics units at QUT.
Dr Michael Cowley
Dr Michael Cowley received the Faculty of Science's Educator of the Year award in 2021 and a Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in 2022. Dr Cowley leads the QUT Astrophysics Research Group.
Professor Anthony O'Mullane
Professor Anthony O'Mullane is an award-winning chemist, Associate Editor for the ACS Electrochemistry journal, and Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute. Professor O’Mullane teaches several undergraduate chemistry units.
What does a science career look like?
Discover what a job in science is all about, meet real people working in the field and find out what you can do right now to set your career on the right path.
Why study science at QUT?
Practical real-world learning
With hands-on workshops available from the first year, you’ll acquire practical scientific expertise in laboratory investigations, field-based observations, and data collection, analysis, and visualisation.
Learn from the best
Throughout your studies, you will learn from world-leading researchers with a wealth of experience in the classroom, research facilities and industry, providing valuable insights into the practical applications of what you learn.
Get real research experience
Explore your research curiosity with our vacation research experience programs, where you’ll contribute to groundbreaking research between semesters.
News and events
Countdown on for student satellite space launch in Sweden
It’s a nail-biting week for a team of QUT students who are counting down to their palm-sized satellite being blasted into space aboard Swedish sounding rocket SubOrbital Express-5 after its launch window opens this Thursday at 8.01am AEST.
Seven ARC Linkage projects receive more than $3.6 million funding
QUT is celebrating the success of seven ARC Linkage Projects 2025 Round 2 applications totalling $3,668,784.
Kedron Brook tops the microplastics count - three Brisbane creeks study
A QUT study of microplastics in the sediment of three Brisbane creeks has found that Kedron Brook had the highest load of plastic microparticles, followed by Bulimba and Enoggera creeks.