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Geosciences
COURSES OFFERED
The following courses are available:
- 1. Doctor of Philosophy
- 2. Honours Master of Science and Honours Master of Arts by:
- a. Coursework
- b. Coursework and Research
- c. Research
- 3. Master of Science
- 4. Master of Arts
- 5. Graduate Diploma in Science
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Physical Geography and Environments
Human Geography and Environments
Fuels & Sedimentology
Minerals & Hard Rock Geology
and other studies in Geoscience.
CURRENT RESEARCH AREAS
The following areas of research are available to candidates undertaking
the Honours Master degrees by research and the Doctor of Philosophy degree:
Physical Geography
Quaternary studies
Australian prehistory
Coastal geomorphology
Fluvial geomorphology
Evolution of landforms
Soils and landscapes
Environmental impact
Environmental management
Remote sensing applications
Geographical information systems
Biogeography
Palynology
Natural hazards
Human Geography
Agricultural geography
Asia-Pacific Rim
Environmental management
Rural Studies
Geographical information systems
Australian prehistory
Urban studies
Population studies
Health and welfare
Food resources and World economy
Economic restructuring
Cultural landscapes
Development Studies
Geology
Coal geology
Environmental geology
Environmental geochemistry
Hydrology
Igneous petrology
Isotope geochemistry
Marine Geoscience
Metamorphic petrology
Ore geology
Palaeontology and stratigraphy
Petroleum geology and oil shales
Sedimentology
Structural geology and tectonics
Volcanology
1. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Available to candidates with Honours degrees of at least Class II Division
2 standard. Candidates for this degree enrol in GEOS999.
2. HONOURS MASTER OF SCIENCE
The rapid development of earth sciences has produced a need for postgraduate
coursework. The courses offered by the School of Geosciences provide further
training to graduates currently employed in government, industry or education.
The courses are intended to provide a broad general training. Specialist
training is mainly by the preparation of a research thesis, but specialist
coursework training is also available. Entry and choice of subjects is
subject to the approval of the Head of the School of Geosciences. The
subject combinations in each program may be varied to take account of
the candidates' qualifications, objectives and study plan. The minimum
pre-requisites for all programs is that the student must have graduated
with at least the equivalent of 24 credit points of 300-level Geosciences
subjects.
Students entering with a degree in Geosciences at the level of at least
Bachelor Honours Class II, Division 2 will take subjects to a value of
48 credit points. Students entering with a pass or Bachelor Honours Class
III degree will take subjects to a value of 96 credit points. The course
consists of subjects selected from one of the listed postgraduate programs
and/or a 48 credit point research thesis.
3. HONOURS MASTER OF ARTS
The primary aim of the Honours Masters program in Geosciences is to provide
research training at the postgraduate level. Students are required to
have at least an Honours Class II, Division 2 degree in an appropriate
discipline and will be required to complete a thesis with a value of at
least 48 credit points. (GEOS944)
4. MASTER OF SCIENCE and MASTER OF ARTS
The School of Geosciences offers a program of postgraduate level subjects
which leads to the degree of Master of Science or Master of Arts. The
program has been devised to meet the needs of students who wish to proceed
to the postgraduate level, but for whom the research orientation of the
Honours Masters degree is not appropriate.
Students with a satisfactory background in Geosciences will be required
to complete subjects with a value of 48 credit points. Other students
will be required to complete postgraduate subjects with a value of 72
points. The subjects are grouped in four strands which reflect the major
research strengths of the Geosciences program, each of which provides
a structured grouping of subjects relevant to a major vocational focus.
Students are encouraged to confine their choice of subjects to one of
the strands. Entry to the program and the choice of subjects will be dependent
upon approval by the Head of the School of Geosciences.
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Master of Science and Master of Arts (Physical Geography and Environments)
Master of Science and Master of Arts (Human Geography and Environments)
| GEOS935 |
Research Report |
| GEOS946 |
Geographical Information Systems |
| GEOS947 |
Australian Prehistory |
| GEOS951 |
Environmental Policy and Management |
| GEOS963 |
Population and Health: Dynamics, Analysis and Policy |
| GEOS964 |
Food and Development Studies |
| GEOS965 |
Change in the Asia-Pacific Rim |
| GEOS968 |
Cultural Landscapes |
Master of Science (Minerals & Hard Rock Geology)
Odd Years
Even Years
Master of Science (Fuels & Sedimentology)
Odd Years
Even Years
5. GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN SCIENCE
The Graduate Diploma in Science offers graduates lacking a major strand
of Geosciences in their degree the opportunity to acquire competence in
the discipline. Alternatively, Geosciences graduates may enrol in the program
in order to update, broaden and/or intensify their knowledge, e.g. for teaching,
or to equip themselves for work in applied fields such as environmental
studies, fuels or mining resources, or in urban, regional or social planning.
In addition to the University's Rules for Graduate Diplomas, candidates
for the Graduate Diploma in Science shall:
i) complete Geoscience subjects to a value of not less than 48 credit points
from those listed in the General Schedule, at least 24 credit points being
for subjects at the 300-level and the remainder at 200-level, provided that
by approval of the Head of School, up to 12 credit points at 200-level may
be obtained for cognate subjects offered by another Department;
ii) not include in the diploma program subjects which, in the opinion of
the Head of School, are substantially equivalent in content to those for
which credit has already been obtained towards some other degree or diploma;
iii) have their program approved by the Head of School before enrolling;
iv) successfully complete the graduate diploma program in not more than
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