Program Overview

This course enables you to better tailor your study to suit your specific interests in science and gives you access to advanced-level units relevant to an honours degree.

You will learn core science units and choose a science major in which to specialise. From your second year you’ll benefit from work-integrated learning opportunities that give you practical experience and skills before you graduate – an attribute that is highly valued by employers.

You’ll also undertake internal and external research experiences, and in your final year you may conduct a self-directed honours project that adds to the scientific knowledge of your field.

This science degree is unique in Western Australia in that you will also study scientific professional practice, entrepreneurship and leadership. It is designed to ensure you graduate as a resourceful and creative professional who can respond innovatively to changing industry and employment landscapes.

Major: Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of concepts such as quantity, structure, space and change; and the use of these concepts to model and describe the behaviour of real-world complex systems. It can be described as the science of patterns – whether found in numbers, space, science, engineering, computers, imaginary abstractions or elsewhere.

This course includes studies in advanced calculus and linear algebra that provide foundation knowledge and units in modelling and optimisation, network design and analysis, logistics, supply chain networks, transportation networks, computational mathematics, statistics and probability.

Through project-based units, elective units and diverse skills workshops, you will be able to tailor your studies to your career goals. Your final-year capstone experience will also give you the opportunity to pursue mathematics projects ranging from pure research through to translational (entrepreneurial) science. Upon graduating, you'll be well-equipped to address issues and improve the efficiency of business and industry.

This course is a Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) course, designed for high-performing students to pursue their interest in science through a core of research, leadership and entrepreneurship. It provides you with opportunities to source and undertake internal and external internships and immersive work experiences, which can be used for course credit.