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Coordinator
Associate Professor Kevin Walsh
Structure
The School of Earth Sciences offers a wide variety of one-week theory/practical or field studies from which to choose; typically there are 30 such short courses available each year, of which candidates must complete 12. These are offered within the formal 12.5 point subjects listed for the MSc (Earth Sciences), all of which are available to Graduate Diploma in Science (Advanced) students with authorisation from the coordinator. Please see the MSc (Earth Sciences) handbook entry. This allows the Graduate Diploma in Science (Advanced) candidate to specialise in a particular aspect of Earth Science or attain more broadly-based expertise.
In addition to the coursework requirement (75 points), the Graduate Diploma in Science (Advanced) also requires the completion of a literature review and minor thesis (25 points).
Candidates who attain an average mark of over 65% may be eligible to upgrade their studies to the Master of Science (MSc) or honours degree.
Two options are available regarding your research topic:
- You may have your own research topic and dataset in mind, particularly if you are coming from industry.
- You may wish to undertake a research project offered by one of the many academics within the School of Earth Sciences.
In both cases you can contact the Postgraduate Coursework Coordinator directly at mesc-coord@earthsci.unimelb.edu.au who will direct your enquiry to the appropriate specialist in the School of Earth Sciences, or you can investigate the Earth Sciences staff members on this website and contact them directly http://www.earthsci.unimelb.edu.au/
Subject Options
Subject prerequisites: For stream specific requirements please click here.
Coursework Subjects
Students will select 75 points from the following subjects:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ATOC90004 | Current Topics in Atmospheric Research | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
ATOC90005 | Atmosphere Ocean Interaction and Climate | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ATOC90006 | Climate Analysis and Modelling | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ATOC90007 | Mesoscale Atmospheric Dynamics | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
ATOC90010 | Statistics in Climate Dynamics | February (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
ATOC90011 | Convective Clouds and Storms | Semester 1 (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
ATOC90012 | Advanced Dynamical Meteorology | Semester 1 (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
ATOC90013 | Atmospheric Modelling | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
COMP90059 | Introduction to Python Programming | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ERTH90029 | Environmental Geochemistry | June (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
ERTH90030 | Mineral Exploration Through Cover | Not available in 2017 | 6.25 |
ERTH90031 | Regolith Geoscience | Not available in 2017 | 6.25 |
ERTH90032 | Interpretation of Satellite Images | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOL90005 | Hydrogeology/Environmental Geochemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL90021 | Earth's Biogeochemical Cycles | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL90027 | Advanced Structural Mapping | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOL90028 | Geochronology and Thermochronology | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
GEOL90029 | Geology of Gold | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
GEOL90030 | Coastal Environmental Geomorphology |
March (Off Campus)
May (Off Campus)
|
6.25 |
GEOL90031 | Ore Reserve Estimation | March (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOL90032 | Introduction to Mineralogy | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
GEOL90033 | Mine Safety and Engineering | April (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOL90034 | Practical Igneous Petrology | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
GEOL90035 | Geodynamics | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
GEOL90036 | Australian Coal Basins | Not available in 2017 | 6.25 |
GEOL90037 | Applied Structural Geology | Not available in 2017 | 6.25 |
GEOL90038 | Igneous Geodynamics and Ore Deposits | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
ERTH90033 | Geology from Geophysics | February (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOL90041 | No longer available | ||
GEOL90042 | Ore Textures & Breccias | Not available in 2017 | 6.25 |
GEOL90043 | Fundamentals of Geological CO2 Storage | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
GEOL90044 | Ore Deposit Models | May (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOL90045 | Exploration Skills Mapping | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOL90046 | Environmental Geology Field Techniques | September (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
GEOM90044 | No longer available | ||
ERTH90034 | Advanced Hydrogeology | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
Research Project
Students must complete the following Research Project subject:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ERTH40001 | Earth Sciences Research Project |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Notes
This program has a start-year and a mid-year intake.
Links
http://graduate.science.unimelb.edu.auLast updated: 18 December 2020