Tangential: Science and Australia

[shernren]

Nothing to do with origins theology whatsoever, but I couldn't think of any other sub-forum with this many friendly Christian science enthusiasts

Are there any good universities in Australia for science? Also, if I'm studying for a career in physics, I'd be aiming for a BSc. majoring in physics, right? I'm quite blur about this sort of thing, and for some reason the lady at the college placement center stared at me for quite a while when I told her I was "studying science" as if I was speaking Martian or something. Hmm.

 

[ebia]

Nothing to do with origins theology whatsoever, but I couldn't think of any other sub-forum with this many friendly Christian science enthusiasts

Are there any good universities in Australia for science? Also, if I'm studying for a career in physics, I'd be aiming for a BSc. majoring in physics, right? I'm quite blur about this sort of thing, and for some reason the lady at the college placement center stared at me for quite a while when I told her I was "studying science" as if I was speaking Martian or something. Hmm.

More to get your thread going that because I actually know what I'm talking about, you might want to check out the University of Melbourne and Monash University - those two seem to at least be the main public face of science in Victoria.

 

[Brownsy]

Nothing to do with origins theology whatsoever, but I couldn't think of any other sub-forum with this many friendly Christian science enthusiasts

Are there any good universities in Australia for science? Also, if I'm studying for a career in physics, I'd be aiming for a BSc. majoring in physics, right? I'm quite blur about this sort of thing, and for some reason the lady at the college placement center stared at me for quite a while when I told her I was "studying science" as if I was speaking Martian or something. Hmm.

I'm in my final year of a BSc at Monash Uni in Melbourne and although I don't really have anything to compare it to, I've certainly got no complaints.

And yeh, if you were looking into a career in physics, you'd want a BSc with a physics major and probably a minor in a related field and depnding on whether or not you wanted to go into research you'd probably b looking at at least honours and probably Phd.

Blessings to you all

 

[foadle]

It all depends on where you are living or willing to go. I think you would find that most of the major universities in the country offer various science degrees. I know Queensland University of Technology does and I think Griffith Uni and University of Queensland do also. So check out the major Universities in the state of your choice.

 

[shernren]

But I don't know Australia well ... so I don't know where I'd be willing to go ...

What do I look for when choosing a uni in science?

 

[Apoapsis]

Although I have no personal experience with the place, I have an acquaintance a the University of Sydney School of Physics, and it looks to be a good program. Since this is my first post, I can't put in a link, but they have a web page for prospective students.

Good luck.

 

[KerrMetric]

The best pure science is Australian National University and then probably University of Melbourne.