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Graduate Diploma in Science (Advanced)
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
The Graduate Diploma in Science (Advanced) at the University of Melbourne gives students with an undergraduate science major an additional 100 points of study, potentially including a minor thesis research project, across streams including biosciences, earth sciences, mathematics and statistics, and physics. Students choose between a coursework and research option or a coursework-only pathway depending on their stream.
Graduates are well placed for further research or study, particularly in the related Master of Science stream, or to take their advanced discipline knowledge into the workforce.
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Admissions
To be considered for entry into this course, you must: Have completed a bachelor degree (AQF7) in a cognate (relevant) discipline with a weighted average mark (WAM) of 65% in the best 25 points of appropriate discipline studies at level 2 or above, or equivalent. Appropriate disciplines depend on the stream being undertaken. Cognate (relevant) disciplines include: BioSciences: Biological Science or equivalent. Earth Sciences: Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, or Physics or equivalents. Mathematics and Statistics: Mathematics and Statistics or equivalents. Physics: Physics, Mathematical Physics, Chemical Physics or equivalents. The University of Melbourne is committed to maintaining a transparent admissions policy by clearly communicating all entry scores to prospective students. Entry requirements to the Univer
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