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Postgraduate handbook 2005 - Science

Graduate Certificate in Mathematical Studies

Course code: 3525 + Course abbreviation: GradCertMathStudies + Off-campus (Clayton; Gippsland)
Course coordinator: Associate Professor Philip Rayment

Course structure

The specific units to be taken are for a minor in mathematics, with four units in first and second-level university mathematics. The level-one units to be taken are 'Foundation mathematics' and 'Calculus and linear algebra'; the level-two units are 'Chance, data and decisions', and 'Introduction to mathematical structures'. Students completing the Graduate Certificate in Mathematics Studies will be able to articulate into the Graduate Diploma in Science, to complete a full major in tertiary mathematics.

Objectives

Students will deepen their understanding of mathematics topics in the context of teaching, and the topics have been chosen to be the most relevant to secondary mathematics.

Course length

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 requirements

Entry is open to registered secondary teachers or graduates who are nearing completing of a secondary teaching qualification.

Advanced standing

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.

Graduate Diploma in Science

Course code: 3516 + Course abbreviation: GradDipSc + On-campus (Clayton; Gippsland), off-campus (Gippsland)

Course structure

The course offers graduates an opportunity to undertake additional studies in one specialist area of science up to third-year undergraduate level, through the completion of a 48-point major sequence in a science area of study. The specific requirements for each major sequence available are outlined in the 'Science areas of study and sequences' in the undergraduate handbook. Areas of study available on-campus at Clayton include analytical chemistry, anatomy, astrophysics, atmospheric science, biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, cell biology, chemistry, ecology, environmental and conservation biology, environmental chemistry, genetics, geography and environmental science, geophysics, geosciences, human pathology, immunology, marine and freshwater biology, materials chemistry, materials science, mathematics, medicinal and biological chemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, pharmacology, physics, physiology, plant sciences, statistics, synthetic chemistry and zoology. Areas of study available, both on and off-campus at Gippsland include applied biochemistry, applied microbiology, applied chemistry, environmental science and resource management and mathematical modelling.
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.

Objectives

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.

Course length

The normal time for completion of the certificate is three years part-time, with one unit taken in both the first and second semesters of the first two years and two units taken in each semester of the third year. More than one unit may be taken in any semester if those units are available and all prerequisite requirements have been completed.

Entry requirements

Entry is open to students who have completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline. Selection will be based on academic merit, and in particular, achievement in the final year of undergraduate study.

Advanced standing

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 24 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.

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