Graduate Diploma in Science

Testamur Title of Degree:	Graduate Diploma in Science (major)
Abbreviation:	GDipSc
Home Faculty:	Science
Duration:	1 year full-time or part-time equivalent
Total Credit Points:	48
Delivery Mode:	Face-to-face
Starting Session(s):	Autumn or Spring
Location:	Wollongong
UOW Course Code:	682
CRICOS Code:	007042M

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 majors 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 Associate Professor Ted Bryant - Faculty of Science Office, 41.259, telephone (02) 4221 3172, email: ebryant@uow.edu.au.

Web site: www.uow.edu.au/science/

Specific enquiries should be directed to the appropriate Academic Unit: School of Biological Sciences (02) 4221 3013, Department of Chemistry (02) 4221 3509 or School of Earth and Environmental Sciences (02) 4221 3721.