Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
Overview Combine your chosen Science degree with a range of Arts skills and knowledge to enhance and expand your employment opportunities in scientific fields, in science communication and journalism, and in policy-making. Develop your skills and knowledge-base in many different scientific areas by taking a major in Environment and Sustainability,…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Overview
Combine your chosen Science degree with a range of Arts skills and knowledge to enhance and expand your employment opportunities in scientific fields, in science communication and journalism, and in policy-making.
Develop your skills and knowledge-base in many different scientific areas by taking a major in Environment and Sustainability, Animal or Plant Science, Psychology, and Wine Science.
Combining this with your chosen major within the Bachelor of Arts such as Journalism, Contemporary Media, International Relations or Social Justice will enable you to communicate and explain the significance of scientific research widely and to make informed policy-decisions.
Why study a double degree?
Improve your transferrable skillset which can be applied to several industries and sectors.
You put yourself in a competitive position to excel in the workplace.
It takes less time than doing the degrees separately.
You save time and money.
You graduate with two testamurs (official certificates) for each of your degrees.
Professional accreditation
The Information Technology major is accredited at professional level by the Australian Computer Society and, through the Seoul Accord, is recognised in other countries.
The Psychology major is professionally accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council as a three-year sequence of study.
Career outcomes
As a graduate with a double degree, your career opportunities are extensive and vary widely depending on your chosen majors and can include employment in many fields the arts and science industries.
Majors
Your choice of majors in the Bachelor of Arts include:
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Creative Writing
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
- English Literature
- History
- First Nations Australia
- International Relations
- Journalism
- Legal Studies
- Social Justice and Entrepreneurship
Your choice of majors in the Bachelor of Science include:
- Animal Sciences
- Astronomical & Space Sciences
- Biology
- Computing
- Environment & Sustainability
- Geospatial Science
- Human Physiology
- Information Technology
- Mathematics & Statistics
- Psychology
- Physics
- Wildlife Management
- Wine Science
REQUIREMENTS
Applicant must have Australian year 12 level or equivalent.
Students from different country must have qualifications equivalent to Australia.
English language requirements
IELTS (Academic only) – Overall minimum score of 6.0 and no individual band score of less than 5.5; TOEFL (internet based) – Overall minimum score of 80 and no individual skills score of less than 19; Pearson (PTE Academic) – Overall score of 50 and no individual Communicative Skills score of less than 50; Cambridge C1 Advanced C2 Proficiency – Overall minimum score of 169 with no less than 162 in each skill.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) is Australia’s leading regional university. With a strong focus on research, teaching and positive student experience, we provide high-quality flexible programs producing some of Australia’s highest-paid graduates4. Our students benefit from flexible options of on-campus studies, delivered across three campuses in Queensland, Australia, online and multimodal study options and through trusted national and international education partners. UniSQ is ranked in the top 400 universities2 and 58 young universities worldwide3. UniSQ is also rated as a QS 5 Star university and ranked 5/5 stars in Australia for graduate employment and graduate starting salaries1.1         QS Stars World University Rankings, 20242         Times Higher Education World Universities Rankings, 20243         Times Higher Education Young Universities Rankings, 20244         QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey, Postgraduate Results, 2021-2022
