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Diploma in Science (D-SCI) // Course structure

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Course structure

The Diploma in Science requires the successful completion of 100 credit points.

Compulsory Subjects

Code Name Study period Credit Points
MAST10014 Foundation Mathematics 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
MAST10015 Foundation Mathematics 2
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SCIE10007 Science in Practice
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SCIE10005 Today's Science, Tomorrow's World
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SCIE10010 Science Skills Foundations
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

And one of

Code Name Study period Credit Points
SCIE10006 Science Knowledge Foundations: Biology
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SCIE10009 Science Knowledge Foundations: Chemistry
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SCIE10008 Science Knowledge Foundations: Physics
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

And 12.5 points of level 1 breadth subjects offered in the Bachelor of Science

And 12.5 points of a Science Elective offered in the Bachelor of Science

Last updated: 10 December 2025