Responsible faculty or institute:
Science, Engineering and Technology (principal)
Campus(es) Offered:
Hobart:
Launceston:
Course Duration: Minimum
1 yrs, Maximum
3 yrs.
Course Contact (faculty or school):
Faculty of Science, Engineering & Technology (03) 6226 2125
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Introduction
The Graduate Diploma of Science with Honours allows non-science graduates to obtain the necessary prerequisites for higher degrees in Science. It is offered by all the Science schools of the Faculty.
Admission & Prerequisites
A graduate who does not hold a Science degree may be accepted as a candidate for a Graduate Diploma with Honours provided that the candidate's preparation for the course is adequate.
Course Objectives
The course aims to provide:
- advanced training in the area of study chosen, and
- the opportunity for training in research, to prepare candidates for further research study and employmnet in research organisations.
Career Outcomes
Graduates of the Graduate Diploma of Science with Honours will be competitive for professional careers in their area of specialisation. Employment opportunities also exist in more general areas as detailed in the career outcomes section of the
Bachelor of Science which provides references to the individual discipline entries where these expected outcomes are specified.
Professional Recognition
Depending on the area of specialisation, graduates may be eligible for membership of a number of professional organisations.
Miscellaneous Information
Specific school information
Some additional information provided by schools on their specialisations within the Graduate Diploma of Science with Honours course follows. All Science Schools offer a course at this level; if no information is shown here then the School should be contacted for details.
Agricultural Science
Specialisation: Microbiology
For details, see Agricultural Science Honours course (KLA423 and KLA424)
Enrolment master codes
| KLA525 |
Full time Sem 1 or Sem 2 |
50% |
| KLA526 |
Part time Sem 1 |
25% |
| KLA527 |
Part time Sem 2 |
25% |
Specialisation: Medical Microbiology
Enrolment master codes
| KLA517 |
Full time Full year |
100% |
Biochemistry
The Discipline of Biochemistry within the School of Medicine offers a number of courses which are open to Science graduates.
Specialisation: Biochemistry
For details, see Biochemistry Honours course (CBA420 and CBA421 or CBA422 CBA425)
Chemistry
Specialisation: Chemistry
For details, see Chemistry Honours course (KRA407/KRA408 and KRA408)
Enrolment master codes
| KRA502 |
Full time Sem 1 or Sem 2 |
50% |
| KRA503 |
Part time Sem 1 |
25% |
| KRA504 |
Part time Sem 2 |
25% |
Computing
Specialisation: Computer Science/Software Engineering
These specialisations are designed to help students develop the necessary skills and knowledge to undertake research within the computing field.
For details, contact the School of Computing on (03) 6324 3347.
Enrolment master codes
| KXA502 |
Full time Sem 1 or Sem 2 |
50% |
| KXA503 |
Part time Sem 1 |
25% |
| KXA504 |
Part time Sem 2 |
25% |
Geography
Specialisation: Geography & Environmental Studies
This course is based on the structure and schedules of the BSc (Hons) course S4E. For more details see units KGA447/448.
Enrolment master codes
| KGA447 (KGA431, KGA432) |
Full time Sem 1 or Sem 2 |
50% |
| KGA448 (KGA433, KGA434, KGA435) |
Part time Sem 1 or Sem2 |
25% |
Geology
Specialisation: Geology/Geophysics/Geochemistry
The School of Earth Sciences offers specialisations in Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry to enable graduates whose major studies were in another area to switch to Geology for postgraduate studies. For details seeGeology 4 (Honours) (KEA416/KEA417 and KEA418).
Enrolment master codes
Geology
| KEA512 |
Full time Sem 1 or Sem 2 |
50% |
| KEA513 |
Part time Sem 1 |
25% |
| KEA514 |
Part time Sem 2 |
25% |
Geophysics
| KEA520 |
Full time Full year |
100% |
| KEA521 |
Part time Full year |
50% |
Geochemistry
| KEA540 |
Full time Full year |
100% |
| KEA541 |
Part time Full year |
50% |
Mathematics and Physics
Specialisation: Mathematics
For details, see Mathematics Honours course (KMA408/KMA409 and KMA410)
Enrolment master codes
| KMA502 |
Full time Sem 1 or Sem 2 |
50% |
| KMA503 |
Part time Sem 1 |
25% |
| KMA504 |
Part time Sem 2 |
25% |
Specialisation: Physics
For details, see Physics Honours course (KYA412/KYA413 and KYA414)
Enrolment master codes
| KYA512 |
Full time Sem 1 or Sem 2 |
50% |
| KYA513 |
Part time Sem 1 |
25% |
| KYA514 |
Part time Sem 2 |
25% |
Plant Science
Specialisation: Botany
For details, see Botany Honours course (KPA407/KPA408 and KPA409)
Enrolment master codes
| KPA502 |
Full time Sem 1 or Sem 2 |
50% |
| KPA503 |
Part time Sem 1 |
25% |
| KPA504 |
Part time Sem 2 |
25% |
Specialisation: Genetics
For details, see Genetics Honours course (KPA430/KPA431 and KPA432)
| KPA512 |
Full time Sem 1 and Sem 2 |
50% |
Specialisation: Forest Processes
See also Honours course in Forest Ecology (KPA422/KPA423 and KPA424)
Enrolment master codes
| KPA522 |
Full time Sem 1 or Sem 2 |
50% |
| KPA523 |
Part time Sem 1 |
25% |
| KPA524 |
Part time Sem 2 |
25% |
Zoology
Specialisation: Zoology
For details, see Zoology Honours course (KZA407)
Enrolment master codes
| KZA502 |
Full time Sem 1 or Sem 2 |
50% |
