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Master of Geoscience (MC-GEOSC)
Masters (Coursework)Year: 2024 Delivered: On Campus (Parkville)
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
Coordinator
Mark Quigley
Contact
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact Stop 1
Future students:
- Further information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/master-of-geoscience/
Overview
Award title | Master of Geoscience |
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Year & campus | 2024 — Parkville |
CRICOS code | 089358A |
Fees information | Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date |
Study level & type | Graduate Coursework |
AQF level | 9 |
Credit points | 200 credit points |
Duration | 24 months full-time or 48 months part-time |
The Master of Geoscience course provides graduate level coursework and professional training with specialisations in environmental geoscience and mineral resources and exploration. Graduates from a broad range of scientific backgrounds will study general geoscience and specialisation-specific topics and be trained in professional skills relevant to geosciences, business and leadership by leading academics and industry professionals.
Students will have the opportunity to study core and elective subjects in a range of geoscientific fields at leading Australian Universities through an established shared regional teaching program (Victorian Institute of Earth and Planetary Sciences, VIEPS).
Entry requirements
1. In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:
- an undergraduate degree with a major in Agricultural Science, Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences, Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Science, Food Science, Genetics, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics, Plant Science or Zoology, or an equivalent qualification; and
- a course weighted average mark of at least H3 (65%).
Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection.
2. In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:
- prior academic performance
3. The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board rules on the use of selection instruments.
4. Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s English language requirements for graduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 6.5 is required.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to providing support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website. http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion of this course, graduates should be able to:
- Apply discipline-specific knowledge and expertise in a range of geoscience fields including theoretical science, recent developments and their applicability to professional practice and research
- Employ cognitive and technical skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise geoscientific information, concepts and theories and to apply this knowledge in a professional workplace
- Justify and communicate interpretations, methodologies and conclusions to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
Generic skills
Graduates will have the ability to:
- Interact in a cross-cultural environment
- Develop time and project management skills
- Exercise critical judgement and operate in both a team environment and/or with a high level of personal autonomy and accountability.
Graduate attributes
Graduates will:
- Have the ability to demonstrate advanced independent critical enquiry, analysis and reflection
- Have a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship
- Have in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline(s)
- Reach a high level of achievement in writing, research or project activities, problem-solving and communication
- Be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning
- Be able to examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines
- Have a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment
- Be able to initiate and implement constructive change in their communities, including professions and workplaces.
Course structure
Students must complete 200pts consisting of:
- First-year Core Subjects (37.5pts)
- Stream Subjects (50pts)
- Second-year Core Subjects (25pts)
- Discipline Electives (37.5-62.5pts)
- Professional Skills (25-50pts)
First Year Subjects:
First Year Core Subjects (37.5pts)
Students must complete all of the following:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
GEOL90022 | Practical Earth Science A |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
GEOL90023 | Practical Earth Science B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC20008 | Earth's Surface Processes | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Stream Subjects (50pts)
Students are required to choose one stream from the following three:
- Environmental Geosciences
- Mineral Resources and Exploration
- Integrated Geosciences
Environmental Geosciences
Students must complete both of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
GEOL30003 | Sedimentary Geology and Hydrogeology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL90005 | Hydrogeology/Environmental Geochemistry | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AND
Students must complete 12.5pts from:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ERTH90034 | Advanced Hydrogeology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
GEOL90030 | Coastal Environmental Geomorphology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
GEOL90046 | Environmental Geology Field Techniques | September (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOM90044 | Geographic Information Systems | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
AND
Students must also complete 12.5pts from:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ERTH90034 | Advanced Hydrogeology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
GEOL90030 | Coastal Environmental Geomorphology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
GEOL90046 | Environmental Geology Field Techniques | September (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOM90044 | Geographic Information Systems | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOL30004 | Geochemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ERTH90033 | Geology from Geophysics | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOL90034 | Practical Igneous Petrology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
EVSC90015 | Environmental Impact Assessment | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOG90003 | Integrated River & Catchment Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOG90024 | Coastal Landforms and Management | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
GEOM90008 | Spatial Data Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Mineral Resources and Exploration
Students must complete both of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
GEOL30004 | Geochemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL90052 | Precious Metal and Magmatic Ore Deposits | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AND
Students must complete 12.5pts from:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ERTH90033 | Geology from Geophysics | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOL90034 | Practical Igneous Petrology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
GEOL90044 | Ore Deposit Models | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
GEOL90045 | Exploration Field Skills | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
AND
Students must also complete 12.5pts from:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ERTH90033 | Geology from Geophysics | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOL90034 | Practical Igneous Petrology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
GEOL90044 | Ore Deposit Models | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
GEOL90045 | Exploration Field Skills | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOL30003 | Sedimentary Geology and Hydrogeology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL90046 | Environmental Geology Field Techniques | September (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOM90044 | Geographic Information Systems | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOM90008 | Spatial Data Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
EVSC90015 | Environmental Impact Assessment | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Integrated Geosciences
Students must complete both of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
GEOL30004 | Geochemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL90005 | Hydrogeology/Environmental Geochemistry | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AND
Students must complete 25pts from:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
GEOL30003 | Sedimentary Geology and Hydrogeology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL90052 | Precious Metal and Magmatic Ore Deposits | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ERTH90034 | Advanced Hydrogeology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
GEOL90030 | Coastal Environmental Geomorphology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
GEOL90046 | Environmental Geology Field Techniques | September (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOM90044 | Geographic Information Systems | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
ERTH90033 | Geology from Geophysics | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOL90034 | Practical Igneous Petrology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
GEOL90044 | Ore Deposit Models | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
GEOL90045 | Exploration Field Skills | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
EVSC90015 | Environmental Impact Assessment | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOG90003 | Integrated River & Catchment Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOG90024 | Coastal Landforms and Management | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
GEOM90008 | Spatial Data Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Students may take the remaining 12.5 points from the discipline elective list or professional skills list.
Second Year Subjects:
Second Year Core Subjects (25pts)
Students must complete the capstone subject:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
GEOL90024 | Project In Geoscience |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Discipline Electives (37.5 - 62.5pts)
Students must complete between 37.5 – 62.5pts of discipline electives:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ERTH90060 | Spatial Data Analytics and Geoprocessing | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
GEOL90025 | Research Project In Geoscience |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
GEOL90027 | Advanced Structural Mapping | March (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOL90028 | Geochronology and Thermochronology | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
GEOL90031 | Ore Reserve Estimation | March (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOL90032 | Introduction to Mineralogy | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
GEOL90033 | Mine Safety and Engineering | Semester 2 (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOL90048 | Sedimentary Basins and Resource Analysis | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL90050 | Field Geology of New Zealand | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
GEOL90051 | Basin Structure and Stratigraphy | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
GEOM90005 | Remote Sensing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL30009 | Field Geology | July (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
Note: Students may not take more than a total of two Level 3 subjects.
Professional Skills (25 - 50 pts)
Students must complete between 25 - 50pts of professional skills subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BUSA90403 | Business Tools: Money People & Processes | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90006 | Scientists,Communication & the Workplace | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MKTG90022 | Commercialisation of Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90012 | Science Communication | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MAST90007 | Statistics for Research Workers | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MAST90072 | Data and Decision Making | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SKIL90004 | Project Management in Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90171 | Leadership in Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
COMP90059 | Introduction to Programming |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
SCIE90017 | Science and Technology Internship |
Summer Term (Off Campus)
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90203 | Science & AI: Legal & Ethical Challenges | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90013 | Communication for Research Scientists |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Students should note that SCIE90013 is only available to those students who are currently undertaking a research project.
Further study
If the optional research project is completed, there is the possibility of admission to the PhD degree.
Last updated: 30 January 2024