Degree overview

Make it happen

Interested in turning your passion into a successful career? Maybe launching that sci-tech start-up you’ve been dreaming of? This highly flexible combined degree is for you. Choose from 10 science majors – and balance it out with innovative and entrepreneurial business skills.

Career opportunities

Most of the critical issues that face our society today require science to help find the right solutions for our current and future generations. Because the Bachelor of Science emphasises problem-solving, teamwork and critical thinking, graduates are sought after across a range of sectors.

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86.4% employed within four months of graduating.

Graduate Outcomes Survey 2020-2022 - Undergraduate Science and Mathematics

Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

UAC Code , Program Code 40171

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UAC Code

Program Code 40171

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Program Code 40171

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Course overview

Students will complete 320 units, comprised of the following:

  • 220 units of core courses
  • 10-unit mathematics-directed course
  • One 80-unit major from the Bachelor of Science (please refer to the Bachelor of Science Program Handbook for the list of majors)
  • 10 units of electives
2024 Program Handbook

The courses shown above are a guide, and don't reflect the exact year-by-year structure of the program, you should always refer to the program handbook for details of the complete program structure, course requirements and availability.

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Use our degree planner to see what your study journey through the Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship might look like.

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Student experience

All hands on deck: unlocking secrets of the sea 4:11

Our students teamed up with CSIRO and Geosciences Sydney Uni on the voyage of a lifetime, investigating the causes of submarine landslides that lead to tsunamis.

Career-ready placements

Students will participate in lab work to develop their analytical and communication skills. Depending on chosen majors, students will attend field trips, seminars and workshops.

Various career-ready placement opportunities are available. Examples include volunteering with Oakvale Wildlife Park, the Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre, or working with our researchers on a deep-sea voyage.

Studying at Newcastle campus

Student showcase

Why study a Bachelor of Science? 1:16

Meet current Bachelor of Science students Lachlan and Levena and hear first-hand why they chose to study science at the University of Newcastle.

Learn essential laboratory and fieldwork skills by studying a Science degree 2:02

This hands-on course is embedded in our science degrees, helping students gain the skills required to succeed.

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