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Graduate Certificate in Science Studies (GradCertScStud)

Information provided on this page includes:

  1. Course overview
  2. Selection of the minor sequence
  3. Entry requirements
  4. Application process
  5. Further information

1. Course overview

Course code: 3515
Campuses: Clayton, Gippsland, or by off-campus learning
Duration: Varies depending on minor sequence – up to four semesters (24 credit points)
Fees for local students:

A course tuition fee is applicable.
Fees

International students: This course is not available to international student VISA holders

The Graduate Certificate in Science Studies (GradCertSciStud) offers graduates in any discipline an opportunity to undertake additional studies in one specialist area of science up to second-year undergraduate level, through the completion of a 24-point minor sequence in a science discipline. The specific units to be taken towards a minor sequence are those described for each science discipline that is available as a minor sequence towards the Bachelor of Science (BSc).

Students are also able to articulate from the Graduate Certificate in Science Studies into the Graduate Diploma in Science (GradDipSc) if they wish to continue their studies in the same discipline and complete a major sequence.

2. Selection of the minor sequence

The specific units to be taken towards a minor sequence are those described for each science discipline that is available as a minor sequence towards the Bachelor of Science (BSc). Full details are given in the Monash Undergraduate Handbook for the Clayton campus and the Gippsland campus.

Studies can be undertaken in most disciplines for which a minor sequence is currently available for the course Bachelor of Science (BSc) including:

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

Gippsland campus – applied biochemistry, applied microbiology, applied chemistry, environmental science and resource management, human physiology and mathematics and modelling.

3. Entry requirements

Completion of an approved undergraduate degree in any discipline.

4. Application process

  1. Consult the list of minor sequences to determine the specific units to be studied
  2. Contact the coordinator of the area of study and sequence if you have any queries regarding the area of study and the units offered.
  3. Complete the online application process.

Online applications to commence in semester two 2009 close:

Clayton – Tuesday 30 June 2009

Gippsland/off-campus learning – Friday 19 June 2009

5. Further information