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University of Tasmania

The course aims to provide students with opportunities to acquire knowledge, attitudes and skills in an area of specialisation different from the focus of your undergraduate degree. The course diversifies career options available to graduates.Requirements for the Graduate Diploma of Science generally involve a set schedule of units, sometimes involving projects. Assessment for each unit, is usually based on assignments, essays and examinations.
The specialisations available are Chemistry, Geology, Geophysics, Computational Mathematics, Operations Research, Statistical Applications, Physics, Psychology.
The course aims to provide students with opportunities to acquire knowledge, attitudes and skills in an area of specialisation that is different from the concentrations they completed in their undergraduate degree.
Completion of a Bachelor of Science, another approved bachelor degree or other tertiary qualification deemed by the Faculty to be equivalent for admission purposes. To be admitted candidates must satisfy the prescribed prerequisites for their specialisation or provide evidence that they are able to undertake the work for the award.
Depending on the area of specialisation, graduates may be eligible for membership of a number of professional organisations.This course is accredited by the Australian Institute of Medical Scientists (AIMS).
The course diversifies the career options available to graduates from their initial qualifications. The career outcomes section of the Bachelor of Science degree course provides references to the individual discipline entries where these expected outcomes are specified.
Minimum 1 year, maximum 3 yrs