Overall score minimum of 6.5, no band less than 6.1 (must include Academic Reading and Writing modules)
Prerequisites and minimum scores
Qualification and prerequisite subjects
Course entry score
International Baccalaureate
29
UWA Foundation Programme (UWAFP)
66
GCE or Cambridge Advanced-level Examinations
10
Western Australian Universi_x000B_
Neuroscientists investigate all areas of the nervous system. How do nervous systems grow, develop and learn? How do we process the sensory stimuli we receive? How do medical conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, deafness, dementia and depression afflict the brain and nervous system?
Overall score minimum of 6.5, no band less than 6.1 (must include Academic Reading and Writing modules)
Prerequisites and minimum scores
Qualification and prerequisite subjects
Course entry score
International Baccalaureate
29
UWA Foundation Programme (UWAFP)
66
GCE or Cambridge Advanced-level Examinations
10
Western Australian Universi_x000B_
This major will provide an appreciation of how drugs produce changes in such key bodily functions as blood pressure, lung performance or pain perception.
You will learn how common drugs target specific receptors in body tissues, exerting effects as either agonists or antagonists. You will also explore the major biochemical pathways that are activated when drugs interact with their respective receptors.
Other key topics include pharmacokinetics, drug metabolism, drug dependence, toxicology, pharmacogenomics and drug discovery.
Overall score minimum of 6.5, no band less than 6.1 (must include Academic Reading and Writing modules)
Prerequisites and minimum scores
Qualification and prerequisite subjects
Course entry score
International Baccalaureate
29
UWA Foundation Programme (UWAFP)
66
GCE or Cambridge Advanced-level Examinations
10
Western Australian Universi_x000B_
The hallmark of the Physics major is the access it gives you to the frontiers of modern physics via a focus on mathematical skills. These are required to allow you to access the frontiers of modern physics, including the key pillars of relativity and quantum physics, with applications to atomic, nuclear and particle physics, condensed matter physics, photonics and astrophysics. The knowledge generated through the study of physics is also the driving force behind most new technologies – from radars to lasers, transistors to quantum computers, and electron microscopes to advanced medical imaging scanners.
The Astronomy and Astrophysics stream in the major is particularly exciting -in May 2012 it was announced that Australia-New Zealand, together with South Africa, would share the hosting of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) – a multi-billion-dollar project that will open amazing opportunities in radioastronomy. To complement your lectures from internationally recognised researchers in their various fields, you will have the chance to discuss, apply and expand on the theory of your unit in weekly practical laboratory classes and structured tutorials.
Overall score minimum of 6.5, no band less than 6.1 (must include Academic Reading and Writing modules)
Prerequisites and minimum scores
Qualification and prerequisite subjects
Course entry score
International Baccalaureate
29
UWA Foundation Programme (UWAFP)
66
GCE or Cambridge Advanced-level Examinations
10
Western Australian Universi_x000B_
Physiology examines life processes, from the molecular and cellular level, to tissues and organs, and explains how these interact together, with the environment, to produce beneficial results for the organism. You will also examine how disease affects bodily function. and how understanding physiology can lead to the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to combat the mechanisms of disease.
To complement your lectures you will have the chance to discuss, apply and expand on the theory of your unit in regular practical laboratory classes and structured tutorials. You will use the latest electronic hardware and software to measure cell and body functions. At UWA, you will be taught by internationally renowned researchers. Furthermore, studies in Physiology at UWA are firmly grounded in physical science principles, giving students an in-depth understanding of the fundamental nature of life processes.
Overall score minimum of 6.5, no band less than 6.1 (must include Academic Reading and Writing modules)
Prerequisites and minimum scores
Qualification and prerequisite subjects
Course entry score
International Baccalaureate
29
UWA Foundation Programme (UWAFP)
66
GCE or Cambridge Advanced-level Examinations
10
Western Australian Universi_x000B_
Psychological Science is the scientific study of mental processes and behaviour, and is a challenging and wide-ranging discipline. A major in Psychological Science will provide you with a scientific understanding of our psychological processes and the relationship of these processes to brain function. You will also develop an understanding of how these psychological processes are affected by ageing, brain damage and disease.
To complement your lectures from renowned experts in their various fields, you will have the chance to discuss, apply and expand on the theories described in your unit in practical laboratory classes and structured tutorials. The School of Psychology is well equipped with a strong commitment to psychology as an empirical science.
Overall score minimum of 6.5, no band less than 6.1 (must include Academic Reading and Writing modules)
Prerequisites and minimum scores
Qualification and prerequisite subjects
Course entry score
International Baccalaureate
29
UWA Foundation Programme (UWAFP)
66
GCE or Cambridge Advanced-level Examinations
10
Western Australian Universi_x000B_
This major has a full, structured curriculum that provides you with practical, interdisciplinary research skills based on sound disciplinary foundations. The units are designed to empower you by ensuring you develop a broad range of skills and abilities that you will find useful and relevant to your own interests. At UWA, you will be taught by experts in the field and will benefit from the University's research expertise and strong links with industry. The Quantitative Methods major will serve as the basis for a career in quantitative methods or as a strong complementary component of a degree in science, engineering, computing or other fields.
Overall score minimum of 6.5, no band less than 6.1 (must include Academic Reading and Writing modules)
Prerequisites and minimum scores
Qualification and prerequisite subjects
Course entry score
International Baccalaureate
29
UWA Foundation Programme (UWAFP)
66
GCE or Cambridge Advanced-level Examinations
10
Western Australian Universi_x000B_
UWA is one of only two universities that offer undergraduate science communication programs in Australia. This major must be taken in conjunction with another science major, giving you both sound scientific knowledge and highly marketable communication skills.
This major will teach you to communicate effectively with audiences ranging from children to scientists. Science Communication will provide you with experience in new media; written, oral and visual presentations; science performance; and working with industry experts.
The expertise and scientific application that you will gain in this major can be applied at the highest levels. If you complete this major and the Exercise and Health major you are eligible for accreditation as an Exercise Scientist with Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA).
Overall score minimum of 6.5, no band less than 6.1 (must include Academic Reading and Writing modules)
Prerequisites and minimum scores
Qualification and prerequisite subjects
Course entry score
International Baccalaureate
29
UWA Foundation Programme (UWAFP)
66
GCE or Cambridge Advanced-level Examinations
10
Western Australian Universi_x000B_
A Zoology major provides you with the opportunity to study animals and their habitats, including Western Australia's unique fauna. Animals live in diverse habitats, ranging from deserts through to wetlands, rivers, rainforests and the sea. The study of Zoology will provide you with a sound knowledge and understanding of how adaptations in structure and function, physiology, reproduction and behaviour enable animals to live in these habitats. Zoology also covers population and community ecology, molecular genetics, and the evolutionary processes that have engendered animal diversity. The major integrates theory with practical (both field and laboratory) studies utilising as examples many of the animals and ecosystems from the diverse state of Western Australian.
Overall score minimum of 6.5, no band less than 6.1 (must include Academic Reading and Writing modules)
To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—
(a) a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;
and
(b) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent;
and
(c) completed WACE Mathematics 2C/2D, or equivalent, as recognised by UWA.
This course provides its graduates with the necessary knowledge and skills to explain and apply appropriate information technology (IT) methodologies to help an individual or organisation achieve its goals and objectives.
Students also learn to appreciate the scientific foundations on which IT are built, and to anticipate the changing direction of IT and evaluate and communicate the effectiveness of new technologies.
This course is now available to all cognate and non-cognate students.
