3516 - Graduate Diploma in Science
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 title | Grad Dip Sc |
|---|---|
| Managing faculty | Science |
| Intake restrictions | This course is not available to international student visa holders. |
| Study location and mode | Off-campus (Gippsland) On-campus (Gippsland, Clayton) Multi-modal (Gippsland) |
| Total credit points required | 48 |
| Duration (years) | 3 years PT Students normally complete one unit per semester over two years, and two units in each semester of the final year (ie three 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 learning | 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. |
| Contact details | Email enquiries@sci.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.sci.monash.edu.au/postgrad/ |
Description
Objectives
Structure
Students complete a 48-point major 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 major sequence in one of the following science areas of study:
- astrophysics
- atmospheric science
- biochemistry
- biotechnology
- biological sciences
- chemistry
- computer science
- developmental biology
- ecology
- environmental and conservation biology
- genetics
- geography and environmental science
- geosciences
- human pathology
- immunology
- marine and freshwater biology
- materials science
- mathematics
- microbiology
- molecular biology
- pharmacology
- physics
- physiology
- plant sciences
- statistics
- zoology.
At Gippsland (on- and off-campus), students complete a major sequence in one of the following science areas of study:
- applied biochemistry
- applied microbiology
- applied chemistry
- environmental science and resource management
- mathematics and modelling.
The specific requirements for each major sequence available are outlined in the 'Science areas of study and sequences' available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad/sci.html.
Award(s) received on completion