Graduate Diploma in Science

Overview

The Graduate Diploma in Science provides graduates with the opportunity to acquire competence in a particular area of science at a sufficiently advanced level to enable them to either proceed with further study or to update, broaden or intensify their knowledge and skills in the discipline.

The diploma will be found useful by international students and by students either without a full major in a discipline at undergraduate level or who completed their first degree some years ago.

The disciplines available are:

• Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geography
• Geology
• Physics*

* Refer to the Faculty of Engineering

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

A relevant undergraduate degree of at least three years duration, or a similar tertiary qualification with relevant work experience.

Course Requirements

Candidates select subjects to the value of 48 credit points from the Undergraduate Science Schedule of subjects, the selection to be approved the Head of the relevant Department or School, who may also specify other required subjects.

Other Information

For further information contact the Faculty of Science Office, 41.258, or telephone 42213481. Web site: www.uow.edu.au/science/

Specific enquiries should be directed to the appropriate Academic Unit: School of Biological Sciences 4221 3013, Department of Chemistry 42213509 or School of Earth and Environmental Sciences 4221 3721.