Master of Geoscience (MC-GEOSC) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students will be equipped with:

• Discipline-specific knowledge and expertise in a range of geoscience fields including theoretical science, recent developments and their applicability to professional practice and research
• The cognitive and technical skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise geoscientific information, concepts and theories and to apply this knowledge in a professional workplace
• Ability to effectively justify and communicate interpretations, methodologies and conclusions to specialist and non-specialist audiences

Generic skills

• The ability to interact in a cross-cultural environment
• The ability to develop time and project management skills
• The ability to 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