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Graduate Diploma in ScienceInformal specialisationYear: 2021
Zoology
Overview
The Graduate Diploma 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 Diploma 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: 22 April 2021
Structure
Completion of 125 points:
- 50 points of study at Level 2 or above;
- 50 points of study at Level 3;
- 25 point of study at Level 9
Subject Options
Subject prerequisites: Details of stream specific requirements can be found at the Graduate Diploma in Science entry and participation requirements page.
Level 2
Students should select 50 points of level 2 options to meet the pre-requisites for their level 3 choices.
-
Both of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ZOOL20005 | Animal Structure and Function | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ZOOL20006 | Comparative Animal Physiology | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Plus 25 points from:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BCMB20002 | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
CEDB20003 | Fundamentals of Cell Biology | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECOL20003 | Ecology | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC20004 | Blue Planet-Intro to Marine Environments | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GENE20001 | Foundations of Genetics and Genomics | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GENE20002 | Genes and Genomes | No longer available | |
PHYS20008 | Human Physiology |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
PHYS20009 | Research-Based Physiology |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Level 3
One of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BIOL30002 | Experimental Reproductive Physiology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECOL30007 | Marine Ecosystems: Ecology & Management | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ZOOL30007 | Experimental Animal Behaviour | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ZOOL30008 | Experimental Marine Biology | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ZOOL30009 | Tropical Field Ecology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Plus three of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BIOL30001 | Reproductive Physiology | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
BIOL30002 | Experimental Reproductive Physiology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
CEDB30003 | Developmental Biology | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECOL30005 | Applied Ecology | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ECOL30006 | Ecology in Changing Environments | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
ECOL30007 | Marine Ecosystems: Ecology & Management | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE30001 | Science Research Project |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ZOOL30004 | Evolution and the Human Condition | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ZOOL30006 | Animal Behaviour | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
ZOOL30007 | Experimental Animal Behaviour | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ZOOL30008 | Experimental Marine Biology | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ZOOL30009 | Tropical Field Ecology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 9
Plus two level 9 subjects selected from listed discipline subjects in the Master of Science (BioSciences) program
Last updated: 22 April 2021