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. Materials science is a revolutionary field with the capacity to transform many aspects of modern life. Advances in materials are at the core of countless technological breakthroughs, be it in the health, engineering or manufacturing industries. As a discipline, it examines different types of materials (metals, polymers, ceramics, glasses and composites) and the fundamental structural reasons for the astounding range of properties displayed. Studying Materials Science at Monash will ensure you understand and can manipulate materials to benefit technological advances and make significant contributions in the field of your choice, be it the mining, nanotechnology, biomedical or aerospace industries. Start of expanded content Materials science is highly interdisciplinary, and draws upon the fundamental principles from physics, chemistry and biology for the creation of materials with specific, targeted needs. The course covers a broad range of topics, including crystallography, thermodynamics, biological engineering and solid mechanics. You will focus on real-world applications of a wide spectrum of materials ranging from polymers, ceramics, metals, and metal alloys, to biomaterials, nanomaterials and functional materials. As a graduate with a major in Materials science, you will have the ability to develop new materials or improve existing ones, and hence make a unique contribution to the design of new devices, products and components. The solid technical foundation acquired during your studies, along with your capacity to innovate, will open the door to many exciting and cutting-edge areas, such as: metallurgy plastics engineering ceramics adhesive science solar energy and battery devices biomedical implants and drug delivery chemical and pharmaceutical industries aerospace and automotive industries