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Graduate Certificate in ScienceInformal specialisationYear: 2018
Physics
Overview
The Graduate Certificate allows students who have completed an undergraduate degree to re-focus or expand their body of knowledge by completing the requirement of one of the undergraduate majors (or equivalent) in the Bachelor of Science not already completed. The Graduate Certificate provides a pathway to the Master of Science Streams.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete the Graduate Certificate should:
- Demonstrate an independent approach to knowledge that uses rigorous methods of inquiry and appropriate theories and methodologies that are applied with intellectual honesty and a respect for ethical values;
- Apply critical and analytical skills and methods to the identification and resolution of problems;
- Act as informed and critically discriminating participants within the community of scholars, as citizens and in the work force;
- Communicate effectively;
- Commit to continuous learning;
- Be proficient in the use of appropriate modern technologies, such as the computer and other information technology systems, for the acquisition, processing and interpretation of data
Last updated: 31 January 2025
Structure
Completion of 62.5 points of study
- 50 points of study at level 3
- 12.5 points of study at level 9
Subject Options
Subject prerequisites: For stream specific requirements please click here.
Level 3
Students must take:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHYC30018 | Quantum Physics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Plus at least one of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHYC30017 | Statistical Physics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHYC30016 | Electrodynamics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Plus at least one of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHYC30012 | |||
PHYC30014 | Laboratory Work A |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
PHYC30015 | Laboratory Work B |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Plus (if required as a fourth subject) one elective selected from:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
PHYC30019 | Astrophysics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHYC30011 | Sub-atomic Physics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
PHYC30020 | Quantum Systems | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 9
Plus one level 9 subject selected from listed discipline subjects in the
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
Master of Science (Physics) | No longer available |
Links
http://graduate.science.unimelb.edu.au/Last updated: 31 January 2025