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Geology
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 both of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
GEOL20002 | Investigating Earth's Structure | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL20003 | Building Earth: Rocks, Minerals, Magmas | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Plus two of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ERTH20001 | Dangerous Earth | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL20001 | Geology of Southeast Australia | February (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
GEOL20004 | Field Mapping and Sedimentary Geology | No longer available |
Or any level 2 or 3 GEOL or ERTH subject options for which pre-requisites have been met
Level 3
Students must select 50 points of level 3 subjects.
Students must take:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ERTH30002 | Applied Geoscience | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Plus three of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
GEOL30002 | Tectonics and Geophysics | Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
GEOL30003 | Sedimentary Geology and Hydrogeology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL30004 | Geochemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL30007 | Geobiology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL30009 | Field Geology | July (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
SCIE30001 | Science Research Project |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Level 9
Plus 25 points of level 9 subjects selected from listed discipline subjects in the Master of Science (Earth Sciences) program
Last updated: 8 November 2024