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Associate Degree in Science

University Of The Sunshine Coast

Program Overview

Are you looking for a career where you can make a difference? If you are creative, enjoy solving problems, enjoy collecting and organising information, and love evaluating evidence, then a career in science is likely to suit you. This two-year program offers the perfect pathway to university to gain new skills, switch careers or simply learn more about a science field that interests you. This program provides students with an alternative pathway to the Bachelor of Science and related programs at USC.
 

In this program you will:

  • Fast-track your science education and gain guaranteed entry into a degree at USC

  • Gain the necessary skills needed to solve real-life problems related to many branches in science

  • Learn core scientific principles such as biology and chemistry

  • Choose to specialise in Biology; Biotechnology; Chemistry; Ecology or Mathematics

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  Location

Sunshine Coast, Australia

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  Course Duration

24 Months

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  Tuition Fee

AU$ 28,000

 Score

IELTS: 6

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Introductory and Developing courses (6) 72 units

  • LFS100 Cell Biology

  • SCI102 Biodiversity and Ecology

  • SCI105 Introductory Chemistry

  • SCI110 Science Research Methods

  • SCI113 Discovering Science

 

PLUS select 1 course (12 units) from:

  • MTH103 Introduction to Applied Mathematics

  • MTH104 Introductory Calculus

 

Pathway courses (4) 48 units

Select 4 courses for ONE of the following pathways:

 

BIOLOGY

  • ENS221 Plant Diversity and Ecology

  • ENS222 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology

  • LFS252 Molecular Biology

  • LFS261 Microbiology

 

BIOTECHNOLOGY

  • LFS251 Biochemistry

  • LFS252 Molecular Biology

  • LFS261 Microbiology

  • MBT254 Biotechnology: Research to Product

 

CHEMISTRY

  • CHM202 Organic Chemistry

  • CHM210 Inorganic Chemistry

  • LFS251 Biochemistry

  • CHM310 Physical Chemistry

 

ECOLOGY

  • ENS213 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology

  • ENS221 Plant Diversity and Ecology

  • ENS222 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology

  • ENS282 Coastal and Marine Ecology

 

MATHEMATICS

  • ANM203 Statistics with Teeth: Understanding Ecological Data

  • MTH201 Calculus II and Linear Algebra

  • MTH212 Discrete Mathematics

  • MTH302 Applied Mathematics

For entry into most USC undergraduate degree programs, you need to have completed a minimum level of education similar to successful completion of Australian Year 12 with good grades.

Further studies, for example, a semester or more at college or university, can also be considered for entry and may give you credit transfer towards a degree.

Some examples of upper secondary qualifications and a guide to the minimum grades that USC will consider are listed here. These are minimum requirements and do not guarantee entry. Some programs may require higher grades. Alternative qualifications may also be considered on a case by case basis.

 

English Language Requirement

  • IELTS (Academic)    Overall score of 6.5 with minimum 6.0 in each subtest

  • TOEFL iBT               Overall score of 85 with minimum score of 21 for writing

Annual tuition fee ($AUD)

A$28,000

  • Biotechnology

  • Chemistry

  • Ecology

  • Education

  • Industry or government work in biology

  • Mathematics

  • Research

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