Your STEM career starts here
In a world that's evolving at lightning speed, earning a STEM degree could be your ticket to an exciting and fulfilling future. The World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025 highlights that analytical thinking is among the most valued skills by employers, with technological skills projected to expand more rapidly than any other category. This is fantastic news for those pursuing a STEM-related degree!
Beyond technical abilities, employers place a premium on resilience, flexibility, agility, creative thinking, and a commitment to lifelong learning. A STEM degree not only equips you with essential technical knowledge but also nurtures these indispensable soft skills.
Science and Advanced Science
Understand and tackle the greatest challenges facing our world and its future.
Find out moreHealth and medical science
Explore the exciting intersection of health and scientific innovation with our courses in biomedical sciences.
Find out moreMathematics
Analyse, provide insight and solve complex problems for our economy, society and the environment.
Find out moreInformation Technology
Use information and automation to make our lives more connected, secure and easier.
Find out moreGames & Interactive Environments
Develop interactive worlds that motivate consumers and grow business.
Find out moreArchitecture and design
Be inspired to create environments to positively affect human health, environmental quality and social relationships.
Find out moreEngineering
Create practical solutions to technical problems – and make life safer and easier.
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Double your career opportunities
A double degree can help you develop a portfolio of skills and capabilities so you will be flexible, prepared for change and able to maximise your career opportunities. Create your own specialist career niche by combining your STEM degree with a complementary study area that interests you.
Scholarships for STEM students
Scholarships are much more than just money; they create amazing opportunities that can enhance your university experience. At QUT, we offer a wide variety of scholarships for talented students in both academics and sports. With awards reaching up to $30,000, these scholarships not only recognise your hard work but also motivate you to achieve even more in the future.
QUT is dedicated to helping students from regional areas and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We understand that financial difficulties can hold people back, so we've set aside over $4 million in scholarships and support funds for those facing such challenges. Our goal is to make education accessible based on your needs, not just your grades.
What does a STEM career look like?
The Careers with STEM Job Kits are free 8-page e-mags you can download, offering a complete introduction to individual STEM careers.
Discover what a job in STEM 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.
Ready STEM Go!
Tune in to hear from a great line-up of guest alumni from around the world, sharing their stories about the paths they’ve taken to get where they are in their STEM careers. Hosted by QUT STEM graduate, Mackenzi Oliver, these episodes will help you find your inspiration for a STEM career.
Next-generation research
Our researchers work in key STEM areas, aiming to solve some of the major challenges facing society and the planet, including:
- sustainable development and climate change
- energy and food security
- an ageing population and chronic disease
- information dissemination and security.
Many of these leading researchers will be your lecturers. Their experience, passion and knowledge will be shared with you as part of your studies. They will inspire you to reach your potential and exceed your goals.
Dr Katrina Wruck
'My interest in chemistry blossomed after watching 'The Rock' where Nicholas Cage plays an FBI chemical weapons specialist who saves the world from total annihilation. Now, I use green chemistry to solve mining waste issues that might also save the Earth.'
Lucy Sim
'I chose to study medical physics at QUT because it allows me to follow my goal to improve cancer treatments for the future. My research spans medicine, nanotechnology and physics. With work placements and training, I am in a continual learning environment where I can help solve problems that have a real clinical impact.'
Prof Michael Milford
QUT is the home of Queensland’s leading researcher in robotics, Professor Michael Milford. We are proud to be Australia's number one robotics research institution for the fifth consecutive year (Australian Research Magazine, 2024).
Study at the heart of technology
You’ve got ideas that can help shape the world? Our courses will give you the tools, equipment and technology to bring your concepts to life.
We're Queensland’s only university of technology - future-focused and always exploring emerging disciplines and equipment. We'll help you push the boundaries of scientific development using cutting-edge facilities housed in our specialist precincts, labs and workspaces.
Are you an international student?
Discover more about studying with us as an international student. Find out how to apply, information about scholarships and pathway programs, and what student life is like at QUT.
Find out moreBe part of it
Peer networks and support
A common misconception about university is that you have to do it ‘on your own’. You’ll be relieved to know that QUT offers many opportunities to get involved, make new friends, and receive proactive and timely support services to help you succeed.
Join a range of student-led projects and clubs: QUT Aerospace, QUT Construct, Girls in Engineering Making Statements, QUT Maths Society, QUT Motorsport, QUT Planning Student Association, Women in Science, and QUT Women in Technology are just some.
Why wait until you graduate to create your business, social enterprise or side hustle? QUT Entrepreneurship is the perfect place to collaborate, network and share ideas with fellow budding entrepreneurs and like-minded students from across the university.
The Oodgeroo Unit is QUT's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student success unit, providing admission pathways, dedicated study spaces, tutors, cultural support and scholarships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
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