The University of South Australia is offering a new degree to students hoping to work in the state's priority sectors of mining, water, energy and health.
The three-year Bachelor of Science (Advanced Materials) will be available next year at the University of South Australia's Mawson Lakes campus.
Students undertaking the degree will study a broad range of scientific disciplines in their first year with a focus on advanced materials, before majoring in minerals, nanomaterials, optical materials, water technology, environmental remediation, energy technology, biomaterials, chemistry, pharmaceuticals and medical and health physics.
Professor Andrew Parfitt, pro vice chancellor and vice presidents of the division of information technology, engineering and the environment at UniSA, said: “The program is deliberately South Australia-centric, focused on priority areas of mining, water, energy and health.
"This program will appeal to those interested in ‘green’ science, medical and health science and those who see career prospects within the mining sector."
Professor Parfitt added: "Given the broad nature of the advanced materials field, there is an excellent variety of employment prospects for graduates across a range of industries in Australia and around the world."
Employment prospects for graduates range from mining and minerals, photonics, defence, government and private research laboratories, water utilities, engineering firms, hospitals and the health care system, and radiation protection and environment protection agencies, according to the university.
Undergraduates studying the degree will be based at the new $72 million M² Building, which opens next year at the Mawson Lakes campus.