Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) (Physics)

Curtin University

Advanced Science is an academically elite, honours degree course in which you can tailor your study to your interests in science, technology and mathematics. During your course, you will have access to world-class research groups, work-integrated learning, industry engagement, student-led projects and accelerated learning pathways. This course is unique in Western Australia in its multidisciplinary, project-based learning and scientific professional practice involving entrepreneurship, communication and leadership skills. These professional skills are essential in enabling agile and innovative responses to changing industry and employment circumstances. You’ll graduate with the skills to be a STEM leader who can apply advanced, multidisciplinary knowledge to address major science challenges.This course equips you with leadership and entrepreneurial skills so that you can contribute to science innovation. Curtin hosts numerous esteemed groups and centres undertaking high-impact research, ranging from agriculture to space sciences. Benefit from work-integrated learning opportunities from your second year. Develop real-world experience before you graduate. Learn how work-integrated learning helps you build career skills and connect with industry early.Those who study physics are fascinated by fundamental questions about the origin, nature and function of our Universe. Physics seeks to explain relationships involving the smallest and the largest structures, utilising the four known forces: strong, weak, electromagnetic and gravitational. This is a Bachelor of Advanced Science honours course, designed for high-performing students to deepen their expertise in physics with research, leadership and entrepreneurship skills. In this course, you can gain considerable expertise conducting physics experiments and solving real-world problems with mathematical and computational skills that have application in a diverse range of careers and innovative projects. In fact, the advanced level mathematics and computer science in this course aligns it with high-profile international projects such as the Square Kilometre Array.

Faculty of Science and Engineering

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