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Graduate Certificate in Science

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Graduate Certificate in Science

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Graduate Certificate in Science

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The Graduate Certificate in Science is a 62.5-point course, with 14 available streams.

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62.5 pts - A specialisation in Plant Science will provide the springboard for students in entering careers or research in all fields requiring a solid understanding of plants and their environments. Graduates will develop a comprehensive integrated knowledge of the biology of plants as well as both field and laboratory skills. This will include knowledge from all aspects of plant biology from cells to ecosystems.

View detailed information in the Handbook Plant Science

62.5 pts - Students who complete the Graduate Certificate (Chemistry specialisation) will develop the capacity to view the world from a molecular perspective and will have the ability to solve complex problems that span the breadth of chemistry and other sciences. Pathways for Graduate Certificate (Chemistry specialisation) students will include careers in research (through further study including MSc and PhD programs in chemistry and allied areas), teaching, government and professional positions.

View detailed information in the Handbook Chemistry

62.5 pts - Students who complete the Graduate Certificate (Medicinal Chemistry specialisation) will develop the capacity to view the world from a molecular perspective and will have the ability to solve complex problems that span the breadth of chemistry and other sciences with a focus on medicinal chemistry. The pharmacology component introduces students to the unified study of the interaction between chemical agents and living matter. Pathways for Graduate Certificate (Medicinal Chemistry specialisation) students will include careers in research (through further study including MSc and PhD programs in chemistry and allied areas), teaching, government and professional positions.

View detailed information in the Handbook Medicinal Chemistry

62.5 pts - A specialisation in Genetics will prepare students for careers or advanced study which involve the application of fundamental genetics and genomics to all areas of biology, biomedical sciences and biotechnology. Graduates will develop knowledge and skills in the theory of genetics and molecular biology, population genetics and evolution. The transferable skills developed can be used in broad careers in science, including conservation, teaching, forensics, publishing, genetic counselling and research and in careers beyond the field of science.

View detailed information in the Handbook Genetics

62.5 pts - A specialisation in Integrated Geography will provide students with skills and conceptual frameworks about the processes that shape the world around us. Students will investigate and seek to understand the dynamic relationships between societies and environments, why these relationships are the way they are, how and why they are changing, and how and why their characteristics vary over time and space. Integrated Geography combines elements of physical and human geography, and as such, it is a globally-minded discipline that seeks to understand the complex connections between people and place in order to work towards a more equitable world.

Geography is a field-based discipline, enabling students to gain hands-on research experience via practical laboratory classes, field trips, and group project work, whilst also being provided opportunities to develop critical intellectual skills, transferable professional skills, a sense of public responsibility and higher research degree capacities.

Completion of the Graduate Certificate with a specialisation in Integrated Geography will allow students to enter careers in the following areas: research institutions, teaching, environmental sciences, resource management and planning, environmental consultancies, industry and all levels of government.

The Graduate Certificate (Integrated Geography specialisation) also provides a pathway into the Master of Geography.

View detailed information in the Handbook Integrated Geography

62.5 pts - A specialisation in Human Geography will allow students to investigate and understand the dynamic relationships between societies and environments. Human Geography will study human actions and activities from the local scale to the global scale and it will encompass different ways of knowing - those of science and those of the humanities and social sciences - in its approach to the world’s urgent problems and injustices. As such, it is a globally-minded discipline that seeks to understand the complex connections between people and place in order to work towards a more equitable world.

Geography is a field-based discipline, enabling students to gain hands-on research experience via practical laboratory classes, field trips, and group project work, whilst also being provided opportunities to develop critical intellectual skills, transferable professional skills, a sense of public responsibility and higher research degree capacities.

Completion of the Graduate Certificate with a specialisation in Human Geography will allow students to enter careers in the following areas: research institutions, teaching, environmental sciences, resource management and planning, environmental consultancies, industry and all levels of government.

The Graduate Certificate (Human Geography specialisation) also provides a pathway into the Master of Geography.

View detailed information in the Handbook Human Geography

62.5 pts - A specialisation in Physical Geography will provide students with skills and conceptual frameworks needed to understand the processes that shape the world around us. It brings many disciplines together to examine big picture issues, like climate change and inequality. In Physical Geography, particular attention is given to understanding the spatial and temporal scales of landscapes, their history and their biota, and the processes by which these vary.

Geography is a field-based discipline, enabling students to gain hands-on research experience via practical laboratory classes, field trips, and group project work, whilst also being provided opportunities to develop critical intellectual skills, transferable professional skills, a sense of public responsibility and higher research degree capacities.

Completion of the Graduate Certificate with a specialisation in Physical Geography will allow students to enter careers in the following areas: research institutions, teaching, environmental sciences, resource management and planning, environmental consultancies, industry and all levels of government.

The Graduate Certificate (Physical Geography specialisation) also provides a pathway into the Master of Geography.

View detailed information in the Handbook Physical Geography

62.5 pts - The Graduate Certificate with a specialisation in Geology allows students who have completed an undergraduate degree to re-focus on and expand their geology related body of knowledge by completing the requirements of the Geology major of the Bachelor of Science. This specialisation provides a pathway into the Master of Science (Earth Sciences) and the Master of Geoscience.

View detailed information in the Handbook Geology

62.5 pts - This specialisation of the Graduate Certificate allows students who have completed an undergraduate degree to refocus or expand their body of knowledge by completing the requirements of the Pure Mathematics specialisation in the Mathematics and Statistics major of the Bachelor of Science. It provides a pathway into the Master of Science (Mathematics and Statistics).

View detailed information in the Handbook Pure Mathematics

62.5 pts - This specialisation of the Graduate Certificate allows students to expand their body of knowledge by completing the requirements of the Applied Mathematics specialisation in the Mathematics and Statistics major of the Bachelor of Science. It provides a pathway into the Master of Science (Mathematics and Statistics).

View detailed information in the Handbook Applied Mathematics

62.5 pts - This specialisation of the Graduate Certificate allows students who have completed an undergraduate degree to refocus or expand their body of knowledge by completing the requirements of the Discrete Mathematics / Operations Research specialisation in the Mathematics and Statistics major of the Bachelor of Science. It provides a pathway into the Master of Science (Mathematics and Statistics).

View detailed information in the Handbook Discrete Mathematics / Operations Research

62.5 pts - This specialisation of the Graduate Certificate allows students who have completed an undergraduate degree to refocus or expand their body of knowledge by completing the requirements of the Statistics & Stochastic Processes specialisation in the Mathematics and Statistics major of the Bachelor of Science. It provides a pathway into the Master of Science (Mathematics and Statistics).

View detailed information in the Handbook Statistics / Stochastic Processes

62.5 pts - The Graduate Certificate in Science with a specialisation in Physics (GC-SC – Physics) program allows students who have completed an undergraduate degree with a major in a discipline other than Physics to re-focus or expand their body of knowledge by completing the Physics specialisation and it provides an introduction to graduate-level coursework. The GC-SC (Physics) provides a pathway to continue study in Physics at a graduate level and provides graduates with knowledge of Physics principles and concepts that is valuable in a broad range of professions.

View detailed information in the Handbook Physics

62.5 pts - A specialisation in Zoology will provide the springboard for students entering careers in many areas of animal biology, from conservation and wildlife management to the biotech, biomedical and bioinformatics industries. Graduates will be prepared for these pathways by developing skills in appropriate zoological concepts, data collection and analysis, and critical evaluation of empirical arguments. This specialisation will provide an understanding of the complexities of animal systems by integrating knowledge from the biology of cells to the behaviour of whole organisms.

View detailed information in the Handbook Zoology

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