The Bachelor of Science Advanced – Research(Honours) is a high-profile, four-year advanced version of the Bachelor of Science for high-achieving students who intend to pursue careers as research scientists. This esteemed course will allow you to progress more quickly to higher-level units, give you more flexibility in your choice of units, and provide you with exciting opportunities to participate in research, embedded in a Monash research team. With access to exclusive enrichment programs and research mentoring by leading scientists, your career as a scientist will really take off. Start of expanded content Offering all of the key features of the Bachelor of Science – including choice, flexibility and depth across the huge range of science disciplines available at Monash – this advanced version will provide you with both abroad, general science education and specialist training in one or more science disciplines. This will be deepened and strengthened by: the freedom to accelerate more quickly to higher-level units additional flexibility in subject choices research mentoring by leading scientists in your chosen field exclusive extra-curricular programs only available to those taking this course As a graduate, you'll have advanced research skills and a thorough command of your chosen field[s] of science. Add to this our world-class teaching and research, state-of-the-art facilities, and the prestige that comes with an advanced degree from one of Australia's leading science faculties, and you'll find doors opening in government research bodies, in research departments of large companies, and other leading organisations. Financial and insurance mathematics at Monash teaches the mathematical and statistical techniques for understanding and assessing risk in insurance and financial markets. As an expert in this field, you will be able to determine the likelihood of specific outcomes and develop strategies that allow businesses and governments to either pursue new business opportunities or insure against risks. Taught jointly by the School of Mathematical Sciences and the Monash Business School, this major will equip you with the skills and sound mathematical knowledge that are in high demand in the insurance and financial industries. Start of expanded content During your studies, you will learn important techniques and processes of probability, statistics and stochastic processes. You'll develop the high-level critical thinking skills to interpret and solve a range of problems that arise in the finance and insurance context, including financial and risk models. You will also acquire the skills to communicate effectively to diverse audiences about financial and insurance processes and results. As a graduate, you will be equipped for work in the banking industry, investment firms, insurance companies, or in risk-management roles. You could pursue a career at the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the Commonwealth Scientific, Industrial and Research Organisation (CSIRO), or in business-analyst roles, universities, or management consultancy.