Majors, Minors and Specialisations

MinorYear:2024

Classics is the study of the languages Ancient Greek and Latin, which have been taught at the University of Melbourne since its very foundation and have been a core element of higher education for many centuries. The overall objective of the Classics program is to introduce students to key litera...

MajorYear:2024

This major will equip you with the skills and knowledge to understand the complexities of our weather and climate, how they vary, and how they will change in the future. The major brings together knowledge from physics, mathematics and chemistry, and applies it to the fields of meteorology and cl...

MajorYear:2024

This major will equip you with the skills and knowledge to understand the complexities of our weather and climate, how they vary, and how they will change in the future. The major brings together knowledge from physics, mathematics and chemistry, and applies it to the fields of meteorology and cl...

Specialisation (formal)Year:2024

Climate Change is offered as a major field of study in the Master of Environment degree. Climate change mitigation and adaptation are increasingly being integrated into business management, government policy and technology design, requiring expertise in a range of fields including international ...

MajorYear:2024

Climate Change is offered as a major field of study in the Master of Environment degree. Climate change mitigation and adaptation are increasingly being integrated into business management, government policy and technology design, requiring expertise in a range of fields including international c...

Informal specialisationYear:2024

Students completing the Climate Change Specialisation will describe the functioning of the atmosphere and ocean in the climate system and apply this to determine climate impacts in the formulation of appropriate responses to climate change.

MajorYear:2024

Climate Change is offered as a major field of study in the Master of Environment degree. Climate change mitigation and adaptation are increasingly being integrated into business management, government policy and technology design, requiring expertise in a range of fields including international c...

Informal specialisationYear:2024

Students completing the Climate Change Specialisation will describe the functioning of the atmosphere and ocean in the climate system and apply this to determine climate impacts in the formulation of appropriate responses to climate change.

Informal specialisationYear:2024

Students undertaking this specialisation will examine global environmental challenges, their profound implications for population health and health systems, and the need for interdisciplinary solutions now, and in coming decades. The specialisation aims to improve students’ understanding and inte...

Informal specialisationYear:2024

The Pathology Honours program in the Department of Clinical Pathology provides an introduction to the challenging area of investigation of disease at the cellular and molecular level. Students will undertake a full-time research project based in a laboratory within the Department or at one of our...

Informal specialisationYear:2024

The Clinical Pathology Honours program in the Department of Clinical Pathology provides an introduction to the challenging area of investigation of disease at the cellular and molecular level. Students will undertake a full-time research project based in a laboratory within the Department or at o...

Specialisation (formal)Year:2024

Informal specialisationYear:2024

Students will acquire skills in instrumental and vocal writing, orchestration, electro-acoustic music, professional score presentation, rehearsal skills and concert management, alongside the development of a personal and original voice. Encouraging composition in all styles, students will work th...

Informal specialisationYear:2024

Students further develop compositional skills and personal voice through a deep engagement with the discipline. Compositional projects will range from writing a duo to an orchestral work, and culminate in a concert presentation of student works. A Professional Project elective allows for the proc...

MajorYear:2024

The Composition major provides a carefully designed sequence of projects, building technique and craft in the service of articulating an emerging individual voice. Students learn skills in writing for instrumental, vocal and electronic media, as well as how to communicate musical ideas clearly a...

MajorYear:2024

Please note that this major is no longer being offered to students from 2022 onwards. Students who commenced this major prior to 2022 and are planning to complete the Computational Biology major may continue to do so.  This is an interdisciplinary major that provides education in using computati...

Specialisation (formal)Year:2024

MajorYear:2024

The Graduate Diploma allows students who have completed an undergraduate degree to re-focus or expand their body of knowledge by completing the requirement of one of the undergraduate majors (or equivalent) in the Bachelor of Science not already completed. The Graduate Diploma provides a pathway ...

Specialisation (formal)Year:2024

MajorYear:2024

The program in Computer Science allows students to study a selection of topics in some depth and to work independently on a medium-sized project. It provides an introduction to research methodology and greater experience in system development. It may be used as a preparation for postgraduate stud...