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Bachelor of Science - Astronomy and Space Science Major

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Turn your fascination for space into a career in astronomy, radio astronomy and space science. Study the Astronomy and Space Science major in the Bachelor of Science.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
3 years full-time
Study Mode
In person, Online
Intake Months
Feb, Jul

About this course

Turn your fascination for space into a career in astronomy, radio astronomy and space science. Study the Astronomy and Space Science major in the Bachelor of Science.

Today, astronomers and space scientists use super-computing, image processing and telecommunication, networking and programming, big data and digital signal processing, advanced electronics, physics, statistics and mathematical modelling.

The Astronomy and Space Science major covers the latest developments in astronomy, astrophysics and radio astronomy, as well as in space science and technology. The skills you develop are also readily transferable to many other fields.

Study locations

City Campus

Online

Career pathways

  • Astronomer
  • Industrial mathematician
  • Observatory technician or research officer
  • Planetarium lecturer
  • Programmer or systems developer
  • Scientific programmer
  • Secondary teacher*
  • Technical software developer

*After completing a graduate diploma in education.

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