Course code: 3515 + Off-campus (Gippsland) + Full fees apply (some Commonwealth-supported [HECS] places available) + Fees will be charged on a pro-rata basis on the same fee scale as the Bachelor of Science course + Attendance is compulsory for some laboratory-based units
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. The course provides students a
possible opportunity to articulate their studies into a graduate diploma.
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.
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.
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 (RPL), 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.
Please refer to the Bachelor of Science entry in this guide.
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 pre-requisite requirements have been completed.
As for the Bachelor of Science entry in this guide.
Students are strongly advised to consult a course adviser when planning their study program as this will depend on what study area is selected.
Please refer to the Bachelor of Science entry in this guide.
For more detailed information, contact the Faculty of Science Office, Gippsland campus, telephone +61 3 9902 6431, fax +61 3 9902 6931.
Completed applications are to be forwarded to the Faculty of Science Office, Monash University Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria 3842, Australia, by 24 September 2004 to be considered for a first-round offer. Later applications will be welcome (subject to quotas).
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