Clayton, Gippsland and off-campus distributed learning + Course abbreviation: GradCertSciStud + Coordinator: Associate Professor Michael Page
The course offers graduates an opportunity to undertake additional studies in one specialist area of science up to second-year undergraduate level, through the completion of a 24-point minor sequence in a science discipline. The specific units to be taken towards a minor sequence are those described for each science discipline that is available as a minor sequence towards the Bachelor of Science. Disciplines available include anatomy, astronomy, astrophysics, atmospheric science, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, genetics, geography, geosciences, immunology, materials science, mathematics, microbiology, molecular biology, physics, physiology, plant sciences, statistics and zoology. The course provides students a possible opportunity to articulate their studies into a graduate diploma course. Students are normally expected to pass all prerequisite units before proceeding to studies at the next level, and the normal academic progress requirements for undergraduate science courses apply.
The course aims to provide students with a detailed level of understanding of one specialised area of contemporary science up to second-year undergraduate level and, where appropriate to that discipline, competence in the use of information technology, data handling, laboratory skills, communication skills and team work.
The normal time for completion of the certificate is two years part-time, with one unit taken in both the first and second semesters of each year. More than one unit may be taken in any semester if those units are available and all prerequisite requirements have been completed.
Entry is open to students who have completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline. Selection will be based on academic merit, in particular achievement in the final year of undergraduate study.
Students with previous studies in the discipline to be undertaken, or who have been assessed and approved for Recognition of Prior Learning, may be granted credit up to a maximum of 12 points of relevant science units, provided those studies were completed within the last 10 years. The normal faculty RPL policies and procedures apply to this course.
Fees will be charged on a pro-rata basis on the same fee scale as for the Bachelor of Science course. A limited number of HECS places may be available for eligible students.
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