Graduate Opportunities

Graduate Opportunities

A UWS Bachelor of Natural Science will open a world of opportunity of you. This degree will equip you with the ability to apply your skills in ways that effect real change. The Bachelor of Natural Science produces graduates who are well equipped to work in a range of applied natural science disciplines related to our environment, our food and rural sustainability. These graduates will also be qualified to work in a variety of roles within science and technology.

Combining your Bachelor of Natural Science degree with business studies(with majors and sub-majors from the College of Business) will allow you to combine fundamental business skills and competencies with core competencies in science and technology. So whether you'd like to work in the private and public sector, this program can open opportunities in environmental science, management and health; horticulture; rural and urban development; viticulture; food industries; agronomy; supply chain logistics; animal science; nature conservation; and urban and regional planning to name but a few of the possibilities.

You'll also have the option of teaching secondary school science once appropriate units of study and a teacher education award have been completed. Further studies can be pursued (Honours, Masters (Hon) or PhD degree) leading to a research or academic career.

Thanks to exciting advances in science and technology, and a growing community awareness of forensics, the reliance on forensic evidence in criminal investigations has greatly increased in recent years. As a graduate of the UWS Forensic Science degree, you'll be well equipped to work within a range of forensic and other scientific disciplines for employers such as:

• forensic scientists
• crime scene investigators
• private investigators
• forensic consultants
• drug testers in human and animal sports
• secondary school science teachers
• rangers
• drug analysis
• environmental investigators
• police officers
• forensic researchers and academics

Because of the wide skill base offered in this degree, graduates can also work in analtyical chemistry and microbiology laboratories, quality control and assurance, biochemistry and molecular biology, scientific research, education and the chemical industry.