Science/Journalism

University of Queensland

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Students can combine the flexibility of a Science degree with a professional Journalism qualification.

While attaining media, communication and journalism skills, students can either have a broad scientific background or specialise in an area.

This program has been revised from 2021.

Students who commenced in the program from 2021 should refer to the:

Bachelor of Science / Journalism — 2496.

If you are interested in further information about the revised program structure, please contact the Faculty of Science Student Enquiries Office.

Structure

Course Lists

Courses that can be studied as part of the Bachelors of Science/Journalism :

  • Course list for the Bachelor of Science
  • Course list for the Bachelor of Journalism

Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.

Majors/Specialisations

Studies may be undertaken in the following specialisations. Please click on the major(s) that are of interest to you for more information.

Bachelor of Science

  • Archaeological Science / Extended MajorBiochemistry and Molecular Biology MajorBioinformatics MajorBiomedical Science / Extended MajorBiophysics Dual MajorChemical Sciences Dual MajorChemistry MajorComputational Sc and Biochem & Molecular Biol Dual MajorComputational Science and Biomedical Science Dual MajorComputational Science and Chemistry Dual MajorComputational Science and Computer Science Dual MajorComputational Science and Ecology Dual MajorComputational Science and Genetics Dual MajorComputational Science and Geographical Sciences Dual MajorComputational Science and Geological Sciences Dual MajorComputational Science and Marine Science Dual MajorComputational Science and Mathematics Dual MajorComputational Science and Microbiology Dual MajorComputational Science and Physics Dual MajorComputational Science and Plant Science Dual MajorComputational Science and Psychology Dual MajorComputational Science and Statistics Dual MajorComputational Science and Zoology Dual MajorComputer Science / Extended MajorEcology MajorFood Science and Nutrition Dual MajorFood Science and Technology / Extended MajorGenetics MajorGeographical Sciences MajorGeological Sciences / Extended MajorMarine Biology Extended MajorMarine Science MajorMathematics / Extended MajorMicrobiology MajorPhysics / Extended MajorPlant Science MajorPsychology / Extended MajorPublic Health MajorStatistics MajorZoology Major

Honours

Honours is available as an additional year of study.

Study options

Graduates will have the opportunity to progress to the following programs:

  • Bachelor of Science (Honours)
  • Bachelor of Journalism (Honours)

Entry requirements

To complete the Bachelors of Science/Journalism

To fulfil the requirements of the Bachelors of Science/Journalism, a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.

For more information on program requirements, please contact the Faculty.

Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.

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