How great is it
that program offers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics are on
the rise at CQUniversity?
In fact almost half of all offers made at
CQUniversity were for programs delivered by the University’s School of
Engineering and Technology, and School of Medical and Applied Science.
Traditionally,
programs within the humanities and business have been the most favoured among
new students but in the past few years we have seen things event up, not just
here at CQUniversity but across the sector. There are so many diverse STEM programs available for
students to study from medical science, sports science, food science, medical
imaging and sonography, to civil, mechatronic and electrical engineering. These
programs also offer students some exciting career pathways after graduation with
these types of skills in high demand both in Australia and across the globe.
Another interesting trend emerging as part of these
results is also that the percentage of female students entering into study STEM
related study has also grown with almost 70 percent of offers made within our
School of Medical and Applied Science going to female students. As we all know,
STEM has been a traditionally male dominated field, so seeing this turnaround
is a terrific result. I think it also shows that high schools are doing a great
job encouraging female students to study STEM related subjects and breaking
down the gender barriers in this area.
STEM is really emerging as an exciting field of study and
I for one am looking forward to seeing how this area grows in the future and what
new opportunities become available.
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