Monash University: University Handbooks: Postgraduate Handbook 2002: Units indexed by faculty
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Master of Applied Science


General information

Clayton and Gippsland campus
The Faculty of Science offers a Master of Applied Science program to appropriately qualified graduates who have relevant work experience. A research-based program involving examination of a thesis, plus ancillary coursework as may be prescribed, leads to the MAppSc degree. Inquiries should be directed in the first instance to the relevant head of school. Areas for research include chemistry, mathematics and applied physics.

Chemistry

Water sciences, aquatic biology, applied electro-chemistry, manufacture of synthetic drugs, polymer chemistry and surface chemistry.

Mathematics and statistics

Mathematical modelling of physical systems, air quality modelling, complex analysis, business forecasting, applied robust statistics.

Applied physics and materials science

Acoustics, particularly propagation of impulsive noise; materials, structure and detection of faults in materials by computerised tomography and other techniques; computer image processing applied to shape analysis, texture aspects of surfaces and monitoring and control.

Biotechnology

Various schools within the faculty offer study in this field.

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