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Master of Geoscience (MC-GEOSC) // Course structure
About this course
Coordinator
Mark Quigley
Contact
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Contact Stop 1
Future students:
- Further information: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/master-of-geoscience/
Course structure
Students must complete 200pts consisting of:
- First-year Core Subjects (37.5pts)
- Stream Subjects (50pts)
- Second-year Core Subjects (25pts)
- Discipline Electives (37.5-62.5pts)
- Professional Skills (25-50pts)
First Year Subjects:
First Year Core Subjects (37.5pts)
Students must complete all of the following:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOL90022 | Practical Earth Science A |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOL90023 | Practical Earth Science B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EVSC20008 | Earth's Surface Processes | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Stream Subjects (50pts)
Students are required to choose one stream from the following three:
- Environmental Geosciences
- Mineral Resources and Exploration
- Integrated Geosciences
Environmental Geosciences
Students must complete both of:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOL30003 | Sedimentary Geology and Hydrogeology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOL90005 | Hydrogeology/Environmental Geochemistry | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AND
Students must complete 12.5pts from:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERTH90034 | Advanced Hydrogeology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
| GEOL90030 | Coastal Environmental Geomorphology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
| GEOL90046 | Environmental Geology Field Techniques | September (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOM90044 | Geographic Information Systems | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
AND
Students must also complete 12.5pts from:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERTH90034 | Advanced Hydrogeology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
| GEOL90030 | Coastal Environmental Geomorphology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
| GEOL90046 | Environmental Geology Field Techniques | September (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOM90044 | Geographic Information Systems | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOL30004 | Geochemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ERTH90033 | Geology from Geophysics | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90034 | Practical Igneous Petrology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
| EVSC90015 | Environmental Impact Assessment | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG90003 | Integrated River & Catchment Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG90024 | Coastal Landforms and Management | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| GEOM90008 | Spatial Data Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Mineral Resources and Exploration
Students must complete both of:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOL30004 | Geochemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOL90052 | Precious Metal and Magmatic Ore Deposits | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AND
Students must complete 12.5pts from:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERTH90033 | Geology from Geophysics | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90034 | Practical Igneous Petrology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
| GEOL90044 | Ore Deposit Models | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
| GEOL90045 | Exploration Field Skills | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
AND
Students must also complete 12.5pts from:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERTH90033 | Geology from Geophysics | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90034 | Practical Igneous Petrology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
| GEOL90044 | Ore Deposit Models | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
| GEOL90045 | Exploration Field Skills | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOL30003 | Sedimentary Geology and Hydrogeology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOL90046 | Environmental Geology Field Techniques | September (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOM90044 | Geographic Information Systems | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOM90008 | Spatial Data Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| EVSC90015 | Environmental Impact Assessment | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Integrated Geosciences
Students must complete both of:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOL30004 | Geochemistry | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOL90005 | Hydrogeology/Environmental Geochemistry | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AND
Students must complete 25pts from:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOL30003 | Sedimentary Geology and Hydrogeology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOL90052 | Precious Metal and Magmatic Ore Deposits | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ERTH90034 | Advanced Hydrogeology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
| GEOL90030 | Coastal Environmental Geomorphology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
| GEOL90046 | Environmental Geology Field Techniques | September (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOM90044 | Geographic Information Systems | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| ERTH90033 | Geology from Geophysics | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90034 | Practical Igneous Petrology | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
| GEOL90044 | Ore Deposit Models | Not available in 2024 | 6.25 |
| GEOL90045 | Exploration Field Skills | Summer Term (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| EVSC90015 | Environmental Impact Assessment | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG90003 | Integrated River & Catchment Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOG90024 | Coastal Landforms and Management | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| GEOM90008 | Spatial Data Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Students may take the remaining 12.5 points from the discipline elective list or professional skills list.
Second Year Subjects:
Second Year Core Subjects (25pts)
Students must complete the capstone subject:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOL90024 | Project In Geoscience |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
Discipline Electives (37.5 - 62.5pts)
Students must complete between 37.5 – 62.5pts of discipline electives:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERTH90060 | Spatial Data Analytics and Geoprocessing | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90025 | Research Project In Geoscience |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| GEOL90027 | Advanced Structural Mapping | March (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90028 | Geochronology and Thermochronology | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90031 | Ore Reserve Estimation | March (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90032 | Introduction to Mineralogy | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90033 | Mine Safety and Engineering | Semester 2 (Off Campus) |
6.25 |
| GEOL90048 | Sedimentary Basins and Resource Analysis | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOL90050 | Field Geology of New Zealand | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| GEOL90051 | Basin Structure and Stratigraphy | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| GEOM90005 | Remote Sensing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOL30009 | Field Geology | July (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
Note: Students may not take more than a total of two Level 3 subjects.
Professional Skills (25 - 50 pts)
Students must complete between 25 - 50pts of professional skills subjects:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSA90403 | Business Tools: Money People & Processes | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SCIE90006 | Scientists,Communication & the Workplace | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MKTG90022 | Commercialisation of Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SCIE90012 | Science Communication | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MAST90007 | Statistics for Research Workers | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MAST90072 | Data and Decision Making | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SKIL90004 | Project Management in Science | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MGMT90171 | Leadership in Science | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| COMP90059 | Introduction to Programming |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| SCIE90017 | Science and Technology Internship |
Summer Term (Off Campus)
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90203 | Science & AI: Legal & Ethical Challenges | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SCIE90013 | Communication for Research Scientists |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Students should note that SCIE90013 is only available to those students who are currently undertaking a research project.
Last updated: 30 January 2024