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Graduate Diploma in ScienceInformal specialisationYear: 2024
Chemistry
Contact information
Coordinator
A/Prof Colette Boskovic
Administrator
Ms Andrea Oliver
School of Chemistry
Email: a.oliver@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
Students who complete the Graduate Diploma (Chemistry specialisation) will develop the capacity to view the world from a molecular perspective and will have the ability to solve complex problems that span the breadth of chemistry and other sciences. Pathways for Graduate Diploma (Chemistry specialisation) students will include careers in research (through further study including MSc and PhD programs in chemistry and allied areas), teaching, government and professional positions.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete the Graduate Diploma (Chemistry Specialisation) should be able to:
- Demonstrate an independent approach to chemical 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 chemical problems;
- Act and communicate as informed and critically discriminating participants within the community of chemistry scholars, as citizens and in the work force;
- Demonstrate proficiency in the use of appropriate instrumentation and technologies for the acquisition, processing, interpretation and modelling of data;
- Demonstrate expertise in the experimental investigation and solution of qualitative and quantitative problems in the chemical sciences, both individually and in teams.
Last updated: 2 May 2024
Structure
125 credit points
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.
Students must take all of:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEM20018 | Chemistry: Reactions and Synthesis | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CHEM20019 | Practical Chemistry 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CHEM20020 | Chemistry: Structure and Properties | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Plus one elective selected from:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEM20011 | Environmental Chemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CHEM30013 | Chemical Research Project |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Level 3
Students must select 50 points of level 3 subjects.
Students must take both of:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEM30015 | Advanced Practical Chemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CHEM30016 | Reactivity and Mechanism | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Plus two of:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEM30012 | Analytical & Environmental Chemistry | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CHEM30014 | Specialised Topics in Chemistry B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CHEM30017 | Specialised Topics in Chemistry A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Level 9
Plus 25 points of level 9 subjects selected from listed discipline subjects in the Master of Science (Chemistry) program.
Last updated: 2 May 2024