Bachelor
Curtin's Bachelor of Science courses are designed to provide flexible degrees for evolving global scientific challenges. Students gain a comprehensive foundation of knowledge and skills for diverse career opportunities, learning to apply scientific principles and methods to solve problems and use new technologies effectively.
Contemporary science degrees must be designed to meet ever-changing challenges in climate change, food security, conservation, biomedical health and data, and more.
Curtin's Bachelor of Science courses are designed to provide flexible degrees for evolving global scientific challenges.
In whichever major you choose, you will gain a comprehensive foundation of knowledge and skills that prepare you for diverse career opportunities across industry, government and other organisations.
You'll learn to apply scientific principles and methods to develop solutions to scientific problems facing communities and industry. You'll also learn to use new technologies to retrieve, transform and present data and information.
Tailor your Science degreeYou can tailor to suit your interests and career goals, with a choice of 14 majors and options that provide a flexible course structure. You can choose to:
These are the Science majors you can choose from:
In addition to our Bachelor of Science majors, we offer these specialised STEM degree courses to choose from:
You can extend your expertise and your career opportunities by studying our Science and STEM courses as a double degree. These are the combinations available to you:
If you achieve a course-weighted average of 65 or higher in your course, you may apply to undertake a fourth-year honours program.
What you'll learnCurtin hosts numerous esteemed research groups across diverse science fields - from agriculture, Earth sciences and mining to hydrogen energy, space sciences and radioastronomy.
Advanced learning facilitiesCurtin's advanced facilities include the Resources and Chemistry Precinct and the John de Laeter Centre characterisation laboratories.
Top-ranked global universityCurtin ranks in the top 1% of universities in the world, based on our ARWU ranking (Academic Ranking of World Universities 2024).
What you need in order to get into this course. There are different pathway options depending on your level of work and education experience.
Subjects you must have studied in high school to be eligible for entry into a course.
Please refer to the majors for prerequisites.
High school subjects that aren't essential for entry into the course, but provide a good foundation.
Please refer to the majors for desirables.
Please see our correlation comparability for previous TEE subjects, WACE courses and WACE ATAR courses.
StepUp grants additional ATAR points to help eligible students qualify for admission.
Successful StepUp Entry and StepUp Equity Adjustment Admission Pathway (StepUp Bonus) applicants will be eligible to be considered for admission into this course.
If you don't meet our minimum admission criteria, the UniReady Enabling Program can help you qualify for entry into a range of undergraduate courses.
The certificate IV is the minimum requirement for university entry. It qualifies you for entry to Curtin courses with a 70 ATAR. You must also meet English language proficiency and check that you meet any extra subject prerequisites (where applicable).
If you're an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicant who hasn't met Curtin's minimum admissions criteria, the Centre for Aboriginal Studies offers bridging courses that are tailored to help you gain entry into this course.
The Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) is a national test for those who don't meet university admission criteria. STAT can be used to meet entry criteria for some courses, or as a way to satisfy Curtin's English proficiency requirements.
STAT is not accepted as an entry pathway, but may be used to demonstrate English language proficiency.
Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.
You may demonstrate English proficiency using the following tests and qualifications.
Think you don't have the marks or qualifications to study at Curtin? We have several pathways to help you meet admission. Use our pathway finder to find your best way to studying with us.
View the ATAR breakdown to see the low, median and high ATAR scores of students who started studying this course recently.
To see the other pathways students have taken, see the pathway breakdown.
Please refer to our application requirements before applying for this Curtin course.
Please submit the following documents with your application:
International students will need to submit the following with their application:
You have left secondary education more than two years ago (i.e. who are not classified as recent secondary education applicants) and have not undertaken vocational education training (VET) or higher education study since then.
'Experience' includes a combination of factors sufficient to demonstrate readiness for higher education such as mature-age entry, professional experience whether completion of the Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) is required or not, community involvement or work experience. Applicants may have undertaken non-formal programs that have helped prepare them for tertiary education or are relevant to the proposed higher education field of study.
The Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) is a national test for those who don't meet university admission criteria. STAT can be used to meet entry criteria for some courses, or as a way to satisfy Curtin's English proficiency requirements.
STAT is not accepted as an entry pathway, but may be used to demonstrate English language proficiency.
Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.
You may demonstrate English proficiency using the following tests and qualifications.
Think you don't have the marks or qualifications to study at Curtin? We have several pathways to help you meet admission. Use our pathway finder to find your best way to studying with us.
Please refer to our application requirements before applying for this Curtin course.
Please submit the following documents with your application:
International students will need to submit the following with their application:
Applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study are those whose highest level of study since leaving secondary education is a VET course. This includes study at a public TAFE or other VET provider, whether a qualification was completed or not. Applicants with VET study may have other qualifications such as a Year 10 or Year 12 secondary school certificate.
To meet the entry criteria with VET studies you need to have:
The Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) is a national test for those who don't meet university admission criteria. STAT can be used to meet entry criteria for some courses, or as a way to satisfy Curtin's English proficiency requirements.
STAT is not accepted as an entry pathway, but may be used to demonstrate English language proficiency.
Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.
You may demonstrate English proficiency using the following tests and qualifications.
Think you don't have the marks or qualifications to study at Curtin? We have several pathways to help you meet admission. Use our pathway finder to find your best way to studying with us.
Please refer to our application requirements before applying for this Curtin course.
Please submit the following documents with your application:
International students will need to submit the following with their application:
You can tailor to suit your interests and career goals, with a choice of 14 majors and options that provide a flexible course structure. You can choose to:
These are the Science majors you can choose from:
In addition to our Bachelor of Science majors, we offer these specialised STEM degree courses to choose from:
You can extend your expertise and your career opportunities by studying our Science and STEM courses as a double degree. These are the combinations available to you:
If you achieve a course-weighted average of 65 or higher in your course, you may apply to undertake a fourth-year honours program.