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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
CRICOS code: None – this course is not available to international applicants
First offered: 2001
Campuses: Clayton, Gippsland, or by off-campus distributed learning
Duration: Varies depending on major sequence - up to two years part-time (48 credit points)
Fees for local students: A limited number of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) under the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) are made available (awarded on academic merit), otherwise a course tuition fee of $21,360 (2009)
Fees for international students: This course is not available to international applicants

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 achieve 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 2009 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 materials science, mathematics, microbiology, molecular biology including anatomy, astronomy, astrophysics, atmospheric science, biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, cell biology, chemistry, genetics, geography, geosciences, immunology, physics, physiology, plant sciences, statistics and zoology.

3. Entry requirements

Completion of an undergraduate course: 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
  3. Complete the application form by the stated deadline.Local applicants: apply online here (this course is not available to international applicants)
    Applicants shall not be advised of the outcome of their application for entry for semester 1, 2009 until January 2009.

5. Further information