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3515 - Graduate Certificate in Science Studies

NOTE: This course has been updated - please refer to the postgraduate handbook change register for details.

This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course

Abbreviated titleGrad Cert Sc Stud
Managing facultyScience
Intake restrictionsThis course is not available to international student visa holders.
Study location and modeOff-campus (Gippsland)
On-campus (Gippsland, Clayton)
Multi-modal (Gippsland)
Total credit points required24
Duration (years) 2 years PT
Students normally complete one unit per semester over four semesters (ie two years). More than one unit may be taken in any semester if those units are available and all prerequisite requirements have been completed.
Recognition of prior learningStudents 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.
Contact details Email enquiries@sci.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.sci.monash.edu.au/postgrad/

Description

This graduate certificate enables students with an existing undergraduate degree in any discipline to obtain a minor undergraduate sequence of specialist training in a science discipline without having to undertake a complete Bachelor of Science degree.

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.

Structure

Students complete a 24-point minor sequence in one science area of study.

Students should be aware that many areas of study are only available for part-time study and that some areas of study require the completion of additional prerequisite units which are not normally available as part of this course.

Requirements

At Clayton, students complete a minor sequence in one of the following science areas of study:

  • astronomy
  • atmospheric science
  • biochemistry
  • biological sciences
  • chemistry
  • developmental biology
  • environmental and conservation biology
  • genetics
  • geography and environmental science
  • geosciences
  • human pathology
  • immunology
  • materials science
  • mathematics
  • microbiology
  • molecular biology
  • pharmacology
  • physics
  • physiology
  • plant sciences
  • soil science
  • statistics
  • zoology.

At Gippsland (on- and off-campus), students complete a minor sequence in one of the following science areas of study:

  • applied biochemistry
  • applied microbiology
  • applied chemistry
  • environmental science and resource management
  • human physiology
  • mathematics and modelling.

The specific requirements for each minor sequence available are outlined in the 'Science areas of study and sequences' available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad/sci.html.

Progression to further studies

Students may articulate into a Graduate Diploma in Science to continue studies in the same discipline and complete a major sequence.

Award(s) received on completion

Graduate Certificate in Science Studies

 

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