1. Handbook
  2. Graduate Certificate in Science
  3. Informal Specialisation
  4. Integrated Geography
  5. Print

Integrated Geography

Graduate Certificate in ScienceInformal specialisationYear: 2020

You’re viewing the 2020 Handbook:
Or view archived Handbooks
You’re currently viewing the 2020 version of this component

Overview

The Graduate Certificate allows students who have completed an undergraduate degree to refocus 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 March 2021

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 choose 50 points from:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
GEOG30001 Geomorphology: Catchment to Coast
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
GEOG30007 China Field Class Not available in 2020 25
GEOG30019 Sustainable Development
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
GEOG30021 The Disaster Resilient City
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
GEOG30022 Riverine Landscapes: Hydrology & Ecology Not available in 2020 12.5
GEOG30023 Global Climate Change in Context
February (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Level 9

Plus one level 9 subject selected from listed discipline subjects in the Master of Geography program

* If students select GEOG30007 China Field Class (25 points), then only 2 other subjects should be taken to fulfill the 50 point requirement

Links

http://graduate.science.unimelb.edu.au

Last updated: 31 March 2021