Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts
University of Wollongong
CRICOS provider number: 00102E TEQSA provider ID: PRV12062
Courses included
This course has been cancelled
About
This double degree combines practical, numeracy and computer skills with the critical and creative thinking skills, effective communication and problem-solving skills learned from studying the arts and humanities. When combined, the skills and knowledge from these two fields can place you in a key position to work with the complex challenges we will face in the future.
Throughout your Bachelor of Science degree, you will learn how scientific and technological advances increase the quality of our lives and how the scientific community responds to societal needs, natural hazards and global challenges.
The Bachelor of Arts will equip you for today’s rapidly changing world. You will develop skills and capabilities necessary to understand how the world has come to be the way it is today.Areas of study
Bachelor of Science: Cell and molecular biology, chemistry, earth sciences, and ecology and conservation biology. Bachelor of Arts: Creative writing, English literatures, geography, global communications, history, Indigenous studies, international relations, legal studies, philosophy, politics, sociology, theatre studies.
Career opportunities
Bachelor of Arts: Art historian, historian and heritage specialist in government policy, business administration and management, consultancy, publishing, teaching, marketing, working for international aid organisations, work in unions and non-government welfare agencies, diplomacy, university lecturing and research, archives and librarianship, journalism, advertising. Bachelor of Science: Agricultural adviser, biological scientist, biochemist, biotechnologist, chemist, scientific researcher, conservation biologist, ecologist, environmental consultant, forensic scientist, geologist, geochemist, geneticist, immunologist, pathologist.
Professional recognition
Bachelor of Science: the following majors have professional recognition: Cell and Molecular Biology - Graduates qualify to apply for membership of relevant professional societies, such as the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Australian Society for Microbiology Chemistry – Graduates may apply for membership of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute. Ecology and Conservation Biology - Graduates qualify to apply for membership of relevant professional societies, such as the Ecological Society of Australia.
Practical experience
The Bachelor of Science incorporates field and laboratory studies at all levels, providing extensive opportunities for hands-on learning both within UOW’s modern laboratories, and in the superb marine, freshwater, terrestrial and urban environments of the South Coast and inland regions.
Honours
Available as an additional year of study to meritorious students.
Fees and charges
Admission criteria
Applicants with recent secondary education
Assumed knowledge: Any 2 units of English, Mathematics Advanced, any 2 units of science.
Students without at least Mathematics Advanced (Band 4) must pass an approved mathematics subject during their degree.
Recommended studies: English Advanced, 4 units of science.
Bridging courses in Biology and Chemistry are offered in February each year.
Other applicants
Refer to UOW general admission criteria.
Student profile
Visit the UOW website and select the undergraduate course that you are interested in, then choose the ‘Admission Profile’ tab in the Admissions, Key dates and Fees section.
Further information
View all details of this course on the UOW website.
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ATAR profile
ATAR-based offers only (semester 1, 2024)
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- This ATAR profile table is in line with Commonwealth Government transparency requirements. It is based on offers to recent school leavers (ie completed Year 12 in the last 2 years) who were selected solely or partly on their ATAR. Note that some institutions further differentiate this information on their websites.
- The ATAR values exclude any adjustment factors.
- The selection ranks include the ATAR and any adjustment factors.
Abbreviations
– = data is not available.<5 = less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made.
N/A = no offers were made on the basis of ATAR.
NC = new course
NP = Not provided by institution
NR = No reportable profile
NS = No Semester 1 offers
NN = Unavailable (other)
NO = Entry on other criteria
Student profile
Course updates
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