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Graduate Certificate in Professional Skills for Scientists (GC-PROFSC) // Course structure
About this course
Principal Coordinator
Craig Nitschke
Contact
Currently enrolled students:
- Contact Stop 1
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
Course structure
Students must choose at least one subject from each the three specialisations listed below. The final subject can be chosen from any of the specialisations:
Subject options
Management Skills
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKTG90022 | Commercialisation of Science | Semester 2 (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 |
| SCIE90005 | Ethics and Responsibility in Science | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| BUSA90403 | Business Tools: Money People & Processes | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| BUSA90471 | No longer available | ||
| SCIE90017 | Science and Technology Internship |
Summer Term (Off Campus)
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
| SCIE90018 | No longer available |
Quantitative Skills
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAST90072 | Data and Decision Making | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MAST90045 | Systems Modelling and Simulation | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| MAST90044 | Thinking and Reasoning with Data | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MAST90007 | Statistics for Research Workers | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Communication Skills
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCIE90012 | Science Communication | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SCIE90013 | Communication for Research Scientists |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| EDUC90839 | Science in Schools | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| MULT20011 | Science Communication and Employability | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
**Please note**
SCIE90012 Science Communication is only to be undertaken by students who are concurrently admitted into a Masters by Coursework degree
SCIE90013 Communication for Research is only to be undertaken by students who are concurrently admitted into PhD program or are enrolled in Research Project subject
Last updated: 10 April 2025