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Graduate Diploma in Science (GradDipSc)

Information provided on this page includes:

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

1. Course overview

Course code: 3516
Campuses: Clayton, Gippsland, or by off-campus learning
Duration: Varies depending on major sequence - up to three years part-time (48 credit points)
Fees for local students: A limited number of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) are made available (awarded on academic merit), otherwise a course tuition fee is applicable.
Fees
International students: This course is not available to international student VISA holders.

The Graduate Diploma in Science (GradDipSc) offers graduates an opportunity to undertake additional studies in one specialist area of science up to third-year undergraduate level, through the completion of a 48-point major sequence in a science discipline.

Students who have completed a Graduate Diploma in Science will be eligible to seek entry into the course Bachelor of Science (Honours) or Master of Science Preliminary if they meet the entry requirements.

2. Selection of the major sequence

The specific units to be taken towards a major sequence are those described for each science discipline that is available as a major 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 major sequence is currently available for the course Bachelor of Science (BSc) including

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

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

3. Entry requirements

Completion of an approved undergraduate degree in any discipline.

4. Application process

  1. Consult the list of major 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 and off-campus learning – Friday 19 June 2009

5. Further information