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Master of Geoscience (MC-GEOSC) // Course structure
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About this course
Coordinator
Dr John Moreau
Contact
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact Stop 1
Future students:
- Further information: http://courses.science.unimelb.edu.au/study/degrees/master-of-geoscience/overview
Course structure
Students must complete 200 pts including:
Discipline Core subjects (75-112.5 points)
Core Practical Work (50 points)
Professional Skills subjects (37.5-62.5 points)
Optional Research Project (25 points)
Subject options
Discipline Core
Students must select between 75 pts and 112.5 pts from the following subjects. Up to 50 pts of which can be level 3 subjects. Normally students would be expected to take 25 pts of level 3 subjects in the first semester of their program, unless they have already taken the relevant subjects or their equivalents:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOL30009 | Advanced Field Geology | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOL30005 | Applied Geophysics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOL30006 | Economic Geology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOL30003 | Sedimentary Geology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOL30007 | Geomicrobiology and Biogeochemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOL30004 | Geochemistry & Petrogenesis | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOL30002 | Tectonics & Geodynamics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOL90005 | Hydrogeology/Environmental Geochemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOL90021 | Earth's Biogeochemical Cycles | Semester 2 (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 |
| 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 |
| GEOL90034 | Practical Igneous Petrology | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90035 | Geodynamics | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90038 | Igneous Geodynamics and Ore Deposits | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90041 | No longer available | ||
| GEOL90044 | Ore Deposit Models | May (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| ERTH90032 | Interpretation of Satellite Images | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90033 | Mine Safety and Engineering | April (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90036 | Australian Coal Basins | Not available in 2017 | 6.25 |
| GEOL90037 | Applied Structural Geology | Not available in 2017 | 6.25 |
| GEOL90042 | Ore Textures & Breccias | Not available in 2017 | 6.25 |
| GEOL90045 | Exploration Skills Mapping | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| ERTH90033 | Geology from Geophysics | February (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90043 | Fundamentals of Geological CO2 Storage | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90046 | Environmental Geology Field Techniques | September (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| ERTH90051 | Python for Earth Sciences | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| ERTH90034 | Advanced Hydrogeology | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| GEOM90044 | No longer available |
Core Practical
Students must take all of the following subjects:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOL90022 | Practical Earth Science A |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| GEOL90023 | Practical Earth Science B |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| GEOL90024 | Project In Geoscience | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
Professional Skills
Students must select between 37.5 pts and 62.5 pts of professional skills subjects from the following list:
| 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 |
| BUSA90471 | Business Tools: The Market Environment | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| SCIE90013 | Communication for Research Scientists | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MAST90072 | Data and Decision Making | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SKIL90004 | Project Management in Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LING90002 | Presenting Academic Discourse |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC90839 | Science in Schools | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90171 | Leadership in Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90059 | Introduction to Python Programming | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Research Project
Subject to student performance in Practical Earth Science A and accompanying coursework, and subject to supervisor availability, a student may undertake a 25 point research project. This project would be designed for students who demonstrate high aptitude and potential for research.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOL90025 | Research Project In Geoscience | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020