Experience science in 360 degrees
When you study with us, you’ll be in the field or the lab from your first year. Explore our 360° environments and see what real-world science can mean for you.
Spend significant time conducting laboratory experiments and engaging in research. Study options cover lasers and optics, medical physics, astrophysics, and more.
These thresholds are the lowest adjusted scores to which QUT made an offer in Semester 1, 2025.
When you study with us, you’ll be in the field or the lab from your first year. Explore our 360° environments and see what real-world science can mean for you.
‘My one piece of advice for younger girls: Don’t be afraid to do something different from everyone else around you. Physics is for everyone. If you’re creative and curious about the world, then you should study physics.’
'In physics, we need all different types of people. There’s this consensus that you need to be mathematically minded to do physics but that’s not true at all. We need creative thinkers, we need analytical thinkers, we need abstract thinkers… We need everybody to come together because it’s only when we all bring our different ideas and perspectives that we can solve the world's biggest challenges.’
'In my first semester in the Bachelor of Science, I completed the unit Quantitative Methods in Science. This gave me the skills to do real-world research and I co-authored a conference paper in robotics in the following semester. QUT has helped me develop my research toolbox and has supported me as early as possible to flourish in a number of research environments.'
'Without physics, things like laptops, mobile phones, solar panels, space rockets, and fibre optics wouldn't exist. At QUT, studying physics will allow you to see the world from a different perspective, to have insight into how things work, and to be curious about making discoveries.'
When you study with us, you’ll be in the field or the lab from your first year. Explore our 360° environments and see what real-world science can mean for you.
'The interdisciplinary approach at QUT creates a diverse experience in which you learn to apply a thought process, not just knowledge of a specific subject. It helps me with new ways of solving problems as a technical assistant (drilling) in the coal seam gas industry.'
The course has a strong applied emphasis so you will spend a significant amount of time in the undergraduate teaching laboratories. In each unit the theory will be supported by experimental work and in your final year, you will undertake research and gain exposure to the research laboratories through the experimental physics unit.
You can also apply for the Vacation Research Experience Scheme to gain experience working on a research project. Many of the lecturers at QUT have worked in industry and QUT works closely with industry through consultancy and research projects, so you can be sure that the course will be up to date and relevant to the real world.
Physicists are involved in finding solutions to challenges facing our world, including developing instruments for environmental monitoring, computer models for climate change prediction, and developing solar and renewable energy systems. Physicists are also attempting to address the world’s ever-increasing appetite for information and information processing by undertaking research into quantum computers, nanotechnology, lasers and photonics.
Physics deals with the natural laws and processes, and the states and properties of matter, energy, space and time. Physics also underlies many of the recent advances in information technology, medicine and biotechnology. Areas of specialisation include mechanics, electromagnetism, lasers and optics, medical physics, computational physics, nuclear and radiation physics, astronomy and astrophysics, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics and relativity.
Physicists are an asset to almost any industry. Employment areas of QUT physics graduates are very wide ranging. These include research and development departments of large manufacturing companies, mining and exploration companies, research institutions such as the CSIRO and the Defence Science and Technology Organisation, government bodies such as the Bureau of Meteorology, environmental protection agencies and health departments, schools, universities and hospitals.
Broad training in data analysis and problem-solving skills also makes physicists well suited to management and consulting roles in a range of technology-based industries.
Physicists are an asset to almost any industry. Employment areas of QUT physics graduates are very wide ranging. These include research and development departments of large manufacturing companies, mining and exploration companies, research institutions such as the CSIRO, and government bodies such as the Bureau of Meteorology, environmental protection agencies and health departments, schools, universities and hospitals.
Broad training in data analysis and problem-solving skills also makes physicists well suited to management and consulting roles in a range of technology-based industries.
Graduates are eligible for membership of the Australian Institute of Physics, dependent on choice of study options.
To meet the course requirements of the Bachelor of Science, you must complete a total of 288 credit points, made up of:
To meet the course requirements of the Bachelor of Science, you must complete a total of 288 credit points, made up of:
These thresholds are the lowest adjusted scores to which QUT made an offer in Semester 1, 2025.
Don't have a ATAR/selection rank?
You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year.
Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:
If you're a current Queensland Year 12 student, you may be eligible to receive an offer for this course on the last day of Queensland Year 12, before receiving your ATAR or selection rank.
If you don't think your ATAR or selection rank is high enough to get into this course, you can guarantee your entry with guaranteed advanced standing by upgrading through one the following programs which you can select as one of your QTAC preferences:
If you enrol in a QTAC offer in the following dual TAFE-Qld Brisbane/QUT award you will automatically receive a QUT conditional offer in June after your enrolment at TAFE-Qld Brisbane is confirmed.
Upon completion of the TAFE-Qld diploma you will be able to enrol at QUT. You will also automatically receive half a year (48 credit points) credit transfer and be able to complete the degree in 2.5 years as a full-time student (or equivalent part-time). More details will be provided in your QUT conditional offer letter.
If you achieve an ATAR or selection rank of 70.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
If you have completed an AQF certificate IV, diploma or higher, and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
If you have prior studies or work experience, you may be eligible for advanced standing (credit). You can apply for advanced standing once you've been accepted to QUT. If you're in your first semester of study, you must apply for advanced standing within 10 days of receiving your offer.
You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year.
More about deferring your offer
Any adjustments you receive to your ATAR or selection rank will be applied to this course.
Find out if you’re eligible for an adjustment to your ATAR or selection rank
The figures listed in the tables below reflect the offers that were made to recent ATAR students. The entry thresholds box at the top of this page shows the lowest adjusted ATAR/selection rank required to receive an offer for all applicants for the most recent January QTAC offer round.
Excluding adjustments | Including adjustments | |
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Highest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
99.00
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Selection rank
99.95
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Median ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
78.80
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Selection rank
81.90
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Lowest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
63.45
|
Selection rank
70.05
|
You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.
If you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP).
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide to the grades you need to apply for this course.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
You must have achieved this study at a level comparable to Australian Year 12 or in recognised post-secondary studies.
Before you start this course we assume you have sound knowledge in these areas:
If you completed secondary school in Australia and achieve an ATAR/selection rank of 70.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
If you have completed an AQF certificate IV, diploma or higher, and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.
Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America and Wales.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests undertaken in a secure test centre. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.
English Test | |
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IELTS Academic / One Skill Retake | |
Overall | 6.5 |
Listening | 6 |
Reading | 6 |
Writing | 6 |
Speaking | 6 |
Cambridge English Score
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. | |
Overall | 176 |
Listening | 169 |
Reading | 169 |
Writing | 169 |
Speaking | 169 |
PTE Academic | |
Overall | 58 |
Listening | 50 |
Reading | 50 |
Writing | 50 |
Speaking | 50 |
TOEFL iBT | |
Overall | 79 |
Listening | 16 |
Reading | 16 |
Writing | 21 |
Speaking | 18 |
English Test | Overall | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
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IELTS Academic / One Skill Retake | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Cambridge English Score
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. |
176 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
PTE Academic | 58 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
TOEFL iBT | 79 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2026: Fee available from October
2026: Fee available from July
2025: CSP $9,000 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2025: $44,600 per year full-time (96 credit points)
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