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Master of Climate Science (MC-CLIMSCI) // Course structure
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Coordinator
Andrew King
Course structure
200 Point Program
Students must complete 200 points including:
- Foundational core (25 points)
- Discipline core (75 points)
- Discipline electives (75 points)
- Professional skills (25 points)
Foundational Core Subjects (25 points)
Students must complete both of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ATOC30006 | Modern and Future Climate | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ATOC30008 | Atmospheric Processes and Composition | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Discipline Core Subjects (75 points)
Students must complete all of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ERTH90026 | Climate Modelling and Climate Change | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ATOC90002 | Climate Science for Decision-Making | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ATOC90017 | Advanced Past Climates | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ATOC90004 | Current Topics in Climate Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AND one of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ATOC90018 | Climate Science Industry Project | Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
ATOC90019 | Climate Science Research Project |
Year Long (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Note: ATOC90004 is a capstone subject and should be taken towards the end of the course with either ATOC90018 or ATOC90019.
Discipline Electives (75 points)
Students may take discipline electives from any of the following areas:
- Climate Dynamics
- Climate Change
- Non-Specialised
Climate Dynamics
Completion of this stream requires students to have previously completed Calculus 2 or equivalent.
All of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ATOC30003 | Tropical Meteorology and Climate | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ATOC30004 | Dynamical Meteorology and Oceanography | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ATOC90011 | Convective Clouds and Storms | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
ATOC90016 | Weather and Climate Extremes | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AND an additional 25 points from the Non-Specialised elective list.
Note: Climate Dynamics requires students to take ATOC30003 and ATOC30004 in the first 100 points of study.
Climate Change
All of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ENST90004 | Climate Change Politics and Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90033 | Climate Change Mitigation | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90034 | Adapting to Climate Change | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90017 | Global Environmental Change | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AND an additional 25 points from the Non-Specialised elective list.
Non-Specialised Electives
Student may take up to 75 points from:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ATOC30004 | Dynamical Meteorology and Oceanography | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ATOC30003 | Tropical Meteorology and Climate | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ATOC90016 | Weather and Climate Extremes | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ATOC90011 | Convective Clouds and Storms | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
ATOC90015 | Data Assimilation and Model Improvement | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
ATOC90010 | Statistics in Climate Dynamics | Semester 1 (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
SCIE90014 | Renewable Energy | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90017 | Global Environmental Change | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
EVSC90014 | Environmental Risk Assessment | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90004 | Climate Change Politics and Policy | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90034 | Adapting to Climate Change | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ENST90033 | Climate Change Mitigation | February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Note: Students choosing to take ATOC30003 and/or ATOC30004 must do so in the first 100 points of study.
Professionals Skills (25 points)
Students are required to take 25 points from:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BUSA90403 | Business Tools: Money People & Processes | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MAST90045 | Systems Modelling and Simulation | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90005 | Ethics and Responsibility in Science | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MAST90044 | Thinking and Reasoning with Data | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MAST90007 | Statistics for Research Workers | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SCIE90013 | Communication for Research Scientists |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Winter Term (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
SCIE90017 | Science and Technology Internship |
Summer Term (Off Campus)
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
SCIE90012 | Science Communication | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
COMP90059 | Introduction to Programming |
Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
COMP90072 | The Art of Scientific Computation |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90203 | Science & AI: Legal & Ethical Challenges | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 24 January 2023