1999 Distance Education Handbook - Graduate Certificate in Plant Natural Products

Graduate Certificate in Plant Natural Products

Course information
General information
Structure
- University component:
  - Core
- TAFE component
Length of course/workload required
Admission requirements
Credit Provision
Further information
Completed applications

Course information

Course code: To be advised
This course is offered in conjunction with the Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE.
Gippsland/Berwick campus
Full fee-paying course. Fees for Monash University and TAFE components separately charged.

General information

This course is designed to meet the increasing need to provide market and user oriented education and training in the field of plant derived natural products comprising mainly herbal medicine raw material and formulated products and natural flavouring agents used in the food industry. The course has an emphasis on the properties, identification and analysis of plant natural products and associated quality standards for safety and efficacy of raw materials and finished products as required by government authorities in Australia and overseas.
The course is particularly relevant to individuals working in the pharmaceutical, food, textile industries or public sector where plant derived natural products are involved in the enterprise.

Structure

In order to be granted the Graduate Certificate in Plant Natural products, students will be required to complete:

University component:

A mimimum of 12 and up to 18 points offered by the Faculty of Science and selected from the following:

Core

CHM2636 Instrumental techniques
CHM2647 Chemical analysis and chromatography
CHM3616 Biotransformations and natural products

And one additional subject may be chosen from:

ASC3615 Laboratory and workplace management
ASC236 Computer control and instrumentation
CHM222 Chemistry of bioactive molecules*
CHM2232 Understanding biological molecules*
CHM2212 Chemistry of life*

*not presently available in distance education mode

TAFE component

Completion of 170 hours of accredited TAFE modules including:
Plant identification 50 hours, Chromatography techniques 100 hours, Therapeutic goods law and regulations 20 hours

Length of course/workload required

One year part-time/flexible delivery mode comprising 60-80 hours of TAFE study and a mimimun of 6 points of University per semester. Up to 3 years will be allowed to complete the course.

Admission requirements

Graduate Certificate level: A minimum of a completed and accredited pass degree in any field and discipline. A limited number of places will be available for applicants without a degree but with a minimum of six years of relevant industry experience. Applicants in this category will be expected to provide references to support their application. Some previous studies or background in chemistry at first year level or equivalent is assumed.

Credit Provision

Credit will normally not be given towards the university component of the Graduate Certificate for equivalent studies. Students will be asked to select suitable alternative subjects if those listed above have already been completed in another course.
Satisfactory completion of the Pharmacognosy course offered by Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE will be fully credited to the Graduate Certificate.

Further information

Contact Ms Lauren Burney, Administrative Officer, School of Applied Sciences, telephone (03) 990 26844, fax (03) 990 26738.

Completed applications

Completed applications are to be forwarded to School Administration, School of Applied Sciences, Monash University Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria 3842 by 18 September 1998 to be considered for a first-round offer.