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Australian universities provides a wide range of Science based courses which commonly include base courses in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Maths. Courses are commonly available as Natural Science, Applied science or combinations of 2 or more sciences. Sciences may also be classified as Life, Physical & Formal sciences.
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Some ways science disciplines are categorised:

Natural Sciences: the study of natural physical law and phenomenon
Astronomy, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Earth Sciences, Atmospheric, Oceanography, Geological, Material Sciences etc

Formal Sciences : abstract reasoning
Logic, mathematics , computer science, information theory, systems theory, decision theory, statistics etc

Physical sciences: study of non living systems
Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Atmospheric, Material Sciences, Geology etc

Life Sciences: study of living systems
Biology, Microbiology, Molecular biology, Marine Biology, Botany and Plant science, Zoology, Oceanography, Ornithology ( birds), Entomology (insects), Veterinary science , Food, Nutrition, Zoology etc

Cross-discipline sciences : combination of 2 or more natural or physical sciences

Physics variants : astrophysics, geophysics , biophysics, nanoscience, astrobiology
Chemistry variants : biochemistry, geochemistry and astrochemistry , astrobiology
Biology variants : oceanography, Environmental science, Forestry, Ecology

Applied Science: Practical applications with tangible results and manifested products
Engineering & Technology is often used interchangeably with ” Applied Science ”

Examples of applied sciences :

Applied Mathematics :
Finance, Economics, Econometrics, Actuarial Science, Statistics, Accounting, Taxation, Demographics, Market research, Weather forecasting / Meterology, Financial Stock Market analysis, Insurance and Risk Assessment etc
Roles: Mathematician, Statistician Data Analyst, Sales Analyst, Financial Analyst, accountant, Demographer, Teacher, Actuary etc

Applied Information Theory, Computer Science & Logic :
Software Development, Computer Programming and Information Technology IT , Informatics, Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems, Computer vision, Neural networks, Networking, Knowledge management, internet , mobile phone technology, Telecommunications, Web development, Robotics, Automation, Data Mining , Chaos Theory etc
Jobs: Software developer, programmer, Systems analyst, business analyst, database administrator, Network Manager, Systems Administrator, Unix/ Linux admin, Software engineer, Technical test analyst, Security specialist, teacher, Web developer, web designer , Hardware engineer etc

Applied Physics :
Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Aeronautical,
Aircraft, Nanotechonology, Electronics: Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Electrical science, Civil & Structural Engineering, Architecture, Nuclear technology, Mobile phone , Telecommunications, Chemical , Ceramic, Petroleum engineering, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Optics / Optometry, Mining Engineering, Geology, Weapons technology, Manufacturing, Photovoltaics, Renewable, Solar Energy etc
Employment: Physicist, scientist, researcher, teacher, Engineer ( all types ) , Technician, Technical specialist, Geologist, astronomer, Astrophysicist, Inventor

Applied Biology :
Medicine, Surgery, Veterinary medicine, Pathology, Genetic Engineering, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Biometrics, Bio-medical engineering, Forestry and Conservation, Environmental science, Fisheries science, Agriculture, Agronomy, Dentistry, Nutrition
Work as : Biologist, Botanist, Zoologist, Physician, Veterinarian, Nurse, Dentist, Nutritionist, Molecular biologist, Scientist, Genetic engineer, environmentalist, biomedical engineer, teacher

Applied Chemistry :
Pharmacology, Pharmacist, Material science, Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Environmental science, Water treatment, Food Technology, Environmental science, Forestry and Conservation, Forensic science, Geology, Ceramic engineering etc
Roles: Chemist, Pharmacist, Pharmacologist, Material scientist, teacher, Foresic investigator (limited vacancies), Chemical Engineer, Environmental scientist etc