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. Pure mathematics deals with the abstract, the rigour and the beauty of perfection. Although the discipline is motivated by reasons other than applications, it often becomes the basis for applied mathematics to solve the most profound and concrete problems. The theory of prime numbers, for example, has its origins in pure mathematics, studied through curiosity well before the mathematicians who found it fascinating had any idea of potential applications. Today, it is fundamental to the security systems in electronic banking. In a similar way, notions of the curvature of space and time are applied in designing global positioning systems, and imaginary numbers are now used in everything from signal processing to the analysis of fluid flow. Start of expanded content At Monash, Pure mathematics encompasses a wide range of areas of modern mathematics, such as numbers theory, algebra, geometry, analysis and topology. In studying this major you will develop high-level expertise in the important techniques, language and processes of pure mathematics – particularly advanced analysis, algebra and geometry. You will strengthen your capacity to apply and generate mathematical knowledge through abstraction and insight, acquiring the critical thinking skills to interpret and solve problems that arise within a range of areas of pure mathematics. You will also be able to present a precise mathematical argument in a way that can be communicated effectively to diverse audiences. When you graduate you will possess skills that are highly sought after by employers. You will also be able to choose a career in a wide variety of fields, including teaching; the finance, computing and insurance industries; medical and scientific research; the public service; and journalism.