Science (Biochemistry), Bachelor

La Trobe University's Bachelor of Science provides foundational scientific skills and the flexibility to explore personal interests. Students can tailor their studies with a combination of majors and minors to pursue careers in fields such as wildlife conservation, disease treatment, or climate change mitigation.Under the guidance of leading academics and researchers, students delve deeply into scientific concepts, methodologies, and the ways scientists think, work, and disseminate findings. They build essential skills in problem-solving, communication, and collaboration—attributes highly valued by employers—to develop innovative solutions for real-world challenges.

If you're driven by a curiosity to understand cells and organisms at the molecular scale, La Trobe’s Biochemistry major is your gateway to exploring the fundamental processes that underpin life itself. Biochemistry describes all molecular and cellular aspects of life as we know it, from the simplest bacteria and viruses, to plants and crops, to humans. Advances in Biochemistry furthermore are pivotal to understanding diseases such cancer, neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases, and play a crucial role in the development of new therapeutic drugs and vaccines.

You will learn how to apply scientific reasoning, laboratory skills and critical thinking, to develop creative solutions to complex, real-world challenges. Upon graduation, you'll be equipped to make significant contributions to fields and industries such as biomolecular research,  pharmaceuticals, healthcare, or potential gain entry into further postgraduate courses.

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