Division of Health Sciences
I
chose to study this program as I have always had an interest in wanting
to know how things work and operate, particularly from a biochemical
perspective. UniSA offered this particular program which sounded
exciting and I just wanted to be involved in it.
What I enjoyed about UniSA was the smaller classes during 2nd and 3rd
year, they made for a relaxed and easy going learning environment, with
the opportunity to ask more questions and understand concepts better. A
highlight of my time at UniSA was meeting new people who share similar
interests to you. Uni teaches you to grow up because you are expected to
take on a lot more responsibility and it makes you independent but at
the same time teaches you to be a team player.
It appears obvious that the teaching staff have a passion for what they
are teaching and have an interest in students’ learning.
Training to be a scientist, you spend a lot of the time in the lab
practicing techniques and learning new skills and being able to work in
modern labs at UniSA make the experience much more enjoyable.
I hope to complete my honours year in natural product chemistry and
maybe continue on to a PhD, however if the opportunity to earn
reasonable money arises, I may enter the work force for a couple of
years. I like to help people and the honours project I am involved in is
all about that. It is also about continuing the learning process and
extending my knowledge base.
I think the characteristics you require to be a leader in this field are
self-motivation, self discipline and time management. With these in
place it makes the rest of the journey a lot easier. You should know how
to have fun because science is not all serious work.
