Geoscience is the study of our dynamic planet and helps us to understand the origin and evolution of Earth, its ancient environments and climates, natural hazards and the formation of natural resources including groundwater, petroleum and minerals.

Knowledge of past and present earth processes is fundamental to predicting future changes, particularly in the area of climate and environmental change. As the majority of Australia’s mineral and petroleum resources are found in Western Australia, UWA is in a prime location for students to gain geological skills.

A Graduate Diploma in Geoscience will prepare you to gather and interpret geological information for a wide range of purposes.

Domestic students may be eligible for a Commonwealth supported place within this course.

Course outline

The Graduate Diploma in Geoscience (72350) consists of eight coursework units. Students must complete four core units and four options chosen from the list below, with their field of specialisation in mind.

Core units:

• GEOS4410 Australia's Geological Evolution 
• ENVT4411 Geographic Information Systems Applications 
• SCIE4401 Data use in the Natural Sciences
• SCIE4403 The Conduct, Ethics and Communication of Science

Option units:

• GEOS4413 Environmental Geoscience
• GEOS4411 Mineralising Systems 
• GEOS4412 Petroleum Systems 
• GEOS4415 Mineral Geoscience Special Topic 
• GEOS4416 Petroleum Resources
• SCIE4402 Data Management and Analysis in the Natural Sciences

Further study:

• A Graduate Diploma in Geoscience may be articulated into a Master of Geoscience.

Course enquiries

Science Student Office

The University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway
Crawley, WA 6009

Telephone:

+(61 8) 6488 7333

Fax:

+(61 8) 6488 1058

Email:

postgradenquiries-fnas@uwa.edu.au