Graduate Diploma in Science (GDipSc)
Graduate Diploma in Science (GDipSc)
Program Code
GDSC
Program Faculty
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Special Notes
This program will not be offered in 2022
Academic Year
2022
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
The Graduate Diploma in Science provides students with advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in specialised scientific fields including Earth Science, Grape and Wine Science, International Agricultural Development and Plant Breeding Innovation. The program contains a compulsory core of communication and quantitative skills relevant to all science disciplines. Students can develop an understanding of specialised fields in which they have minimal previous knowledge through their choice of courses.
The Graduate Diploma in Science is an AQF Level 8 qualification with a standard duration of 1 year.
Conditions
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Executive Dean or delegate before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.
Academic Program Rules for Graduate Diploma in Science
There shall be a Graduate Diploma in Science.
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the degree of Graduate Diploma in Science, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 24 units, comprising:
- Core courses to the value of 6 units
- Courses to the value of 12 units towards the specialisation of their choice:
- Earth Science;
- Grape and Wine Science;
- Plant Breeding Innovation;
- International Agricultural Development.
- Electives to the value of 6 units, which may include Internship or Study Tour courses
Core Courses
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Core courses
To satisfy the requirements for Core courses students must complete courses to the value of 6 units.
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value SCIENCE 7020 Communicating Science 3 SCIENCE 7025WT Research Methodology 3 -
Specialisations
To satisfy the requirements for Specialisations students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.
Earth Science
Courses to the value of 12 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value GEOLOGY 7030 Igneous and Metamorphic Geology 3 GEOLOGY 7060 Exploration Methods 3 GEOLOGY 7065 Mineral and Energy Resources 3 SPATIAL 7008 Earth Observation 3 Grape and Wine Science
Courses to the value of at least 9 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value OENOLOGY 7000NW Foundations of Wine Science 3 OENOLOGY 7100WT Advances in Grape and Wine Science 3 OENOLOGY 7105WT Methods of Grape and Wine Analysis 3 and
Courses to the value of up to 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value OENOLOGY 7028WT Introductory Winemaking 3 VITICULT 7002WT Viticultural Science A 3 International Agricultural Development
Courses to the value of 12 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value AGRIBUS 7055 Global Food and Agricultural Markets 3 AGRIC 7100WT Farming Systems in Developing Countries 3 AGRIC 7110WT Managing Agricultural Development in Farming Systems 3 GEOG 7002 Environmental Planning and Governance 6 Plant Breeding Innovation
Courses to the value of 12 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value PLANT SC 7300WT Plant Genetics and Genomics 3 PLANT SC 7305WT Plant Breeding 3 PLANT SC 7310WT Innovations in Plant Biotechnology 3 PLANT SC 7315WT Innovations in Plant Breeding 3
Electives
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Electives
To satisfy the requirements for Electives students must complete courses to the value of 6 units.
Courses to the value of 6 units from the following:
or
courses chosen from outside the major area of study.