Science

What would you like to study?

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Why study science at RMIT?

Find your niche with specialised and flexible programs

Make professional connections with our industry partnerships

Study in a world-renowned geospatial research institute*

*Geospatial World Leadership Awards 2019

Discover science

What’s next stems from here

Build a skill set in STEM that prepares you for the work of tomorrow. Join a discipline that is focused on making an impact on the future. 

In our recently redesigned science courses, you’ll go beyond the classroom and apply what you’ve learned to real-world problems. You’ll gain hands-on experience during field studies and excursions, both locally and internationally.

Career outcomes

Skills for an evolving field

We actively engage with industry to ensure that you're always building the most relevant and in-demand skills for an evolving field. Our range of science courses, combined with work integrated learning, translate into excellent career prospects for our graduates.

Industry connections

Gain practical experience

At RMIT,  industry and community projects give you the chance to put your skills into action and gain practical experience before you graduate. These include local field trips, mapping the environment, exploring the aquatic environment, and even going overseas to tackle environmental challenges in other countries.

Facilities and locations

World-class research facilities

At RMIT, you'll have access to pharmaceutical labs, radiation therapy equipment, and medical treatment research facilities designed to help you gain the practical and theoretical skills to pursue a career you're passionate about. 

Whether you study mathematics or data, food technology, micro- or nanotechnology, chromatography or spectrometry, RMIT has custom-built facilities and laboratories that help students and researchers make scientific breakthroughs.

Experience science at RMIT

Bringing girl power to STEM: How these RMIT women are kicking goals in their fields

Bringing girl power to STEM: How these RMIT women are kicking goals in their fields

We asked some of our passionate women in STEM about their own career paths and their advice to students.
Five facts everyone should know about careers in space

Five facts everyone should know about careers in space

Careers in space aren’t all about astronauts in spacecrafts. In fact, if you want to make the world a better place, space is the perfect sector to start.

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*Geospatial World Leadership Awards 2019.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Luwaytini' by Mark Cleaver, Palawa.

aboriginal flag
torres strait flag

Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.