Complementary majors

Faculty of Science

Complementary majors

Connect your career interest to our majors

Complementary majors

Connect your career interest to our majors
Undergraduate courses

Do you have a science career in mind but unsure of which pathway to take? Study the Bachelor of Science or the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies and choose from more than 40 science majors. Combine your primary major with a complementary major or minor from either the science pool or shared pool. The shared pool offers majors from faculties across the University.

Use our complementary majors as a guide to help you identify which majors complement each other to help you achieve your career goals.

For more information about specialist science courses, combined and double degrees as well as professionally accredited courses visit the Faculty of Science.

Where can a science degree lead?

Discover career opportunities

Field of study

Agriculture and food production

Develop expertise in the multidisciplinary world of agriculture and food by examining how living systems are managed, how they interact with the environment, and how they contribute to our economic and social systems.

Animal health

Transform your love for animals into a fulfilling career. Study animal health and welfare to learn about different animal species, their importance for people and the environment, and the challenges we face in contemporary conservation.

Biology and life sciences

Biology holds the key to solving some of the greatest challenges our planet faces. You can investigate a multitude of life forms from viruses, bacteria and protozoans, to fungi, plants and animals, including humans.

Chemical sciences

Chemistry is often called the central science because it provides a basis for understanding other scientific disciplines. Studying this central science will arm you with valuable knowledge of chemicals and chemical processes that underpin nature, technology, medicines and consumer products. 

Environment and natural resources

Immerse yourself in the study of our world. Your studies will take you from the laboratory to the rainforest, the desert and even underwater.

Food and nutrition science

Whether you’d like to strengthen food security, become a practising nutritionist or dietician, or make the next agricultural discovery, there's endless career opportunity in food science.

Geosciences

Geosciences will provide you with an understanding of the governance framework in which your professional career will operate, including the fundamental aspects of sustainability, environmental assessment, law, ethics, development, energy use, economics and politics.

History and philosophy of science

Studying the history and philosophy of science is an ideal way to critically engage with science and its social and cultural significance.

Human health and medical sciences

Health is one of Australia's fastest growing employment sectors ad graduates are in high demand. 

Mathematics and statistics

Maths and statistics underpin every part of our world, including science, technology, business, commerce, the environment and human nature.

Psychology

You will learn the intricacies of human behaviour from our leading psychologists and scientists. 

Physical sciences

With access to supercomputers, modern laboratories, research facilities and observatories locally, nationally and internationally, we provide an exceptional environment in which to learn, collaborate and thrive.

Technology

Improvements and developments of new technologies drive every facet of life today and will have an increasingly pivotal role to play in the world of tomorrow.