Course code: 2130 + Gippsland campus + HECS fees applicable + Attendance compulsory for some units
This
double degree is designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills and
understanding of the role of science and communication in society.
There is an increasing need for scientists to be able to communicate their work
and its importance to colleagues in other rapidly diverging fields, and to
grant-awarding bodies as well as to industry and the community in general,
there is also a need for people with specialised and flexible communication
skills to make science accessible to the general community.
Candidates
for the award would be eligible to seek membership of professional societies
appropriate to areas of science specialisation (eg a chemistry major - the
Royal Australian Chemical Institute) and the professional media
associations.
Professional societies appropriate to the sciences offered within this double
degree program include the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, the Australian
Institute of Energy and the Australian Psychological Society.
Normal Monash entry requirements apply - the VCE or equivalent with a study score of at least 25 in English. Applicants will also be interviewed, and this interview may be conducted as a face-to-face interview or via electronic communication. Non-VCE applicants should refer to the section on admission requirements at the front of this guide.
To complete this course satisfactorily, it is strongly recommended that students have access to a PC, a modem and the world wide web.
All applicants should be willing to undertake a normal initial workload of at least 24 points a year by off-campus distributed learning. Off-campus distributed learning students should note that this may have implications regarding eligibility for Austudy or similar schemes.
Students
enrolling in any biological or chemical science units (especially upper-level
units) must attend on-campus laboratory sessions. These sessions are conducted
in residential schools which are held once each semester and are usually from
three to seven days duration (laboratory work in some first-level science units
is performed entirely off-campus, using home experimental kits loaned to
students on the basis of a refundable deposit). There are no compulsory
attendance requirements in the communication component of the award.
In addition, in some units, optional weekend school sessions are conducted for
the benefit of students who are able to attend. These sessions are typically of
two to four hours duration. They include lectures, seminars or tutorials and
hands-on workshops.
For more detailed information about the course structure in science, please refer to the ´Science' section of this handbook.
For more information, contact the Faculty of Science, telephone (03) 9902 6431 or (03) 5122 6431, or the School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences, telephone (03) 9902 6339 or (03) 5122 6339.
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