Biological Sciences (Microbiology), Bachelor

Transform your passion for biology into a versatile career through La Trobe's Bachelor of Biological Sciences, which provides a robust scientific foundation and flexibility to specialize in your chosen area.Begin with core skills in biology, chemistry, ecology, and biodiversity, including the study of infections, epidemics, and pandemics. From your first year, engage in hands-on classes in on-campus labs and fieldwork, plus industry-led workshops, seminars, and work placement opportunities.

Discover the invisible world of microorganisms and how they affect our lives. You’ll learn how bacteria and other microbes influence global warming, maintain the environment, help produce food and also impact our health through disease, drug resistance and waste control.

Students commencing their studies at Albury-Wodonga campus are required to transfer to the Melbourne campus from second year to complete this major.