How to apply
In addition to the attachments required in the application form applicants who are not graduates of this University must submit an original transcript or certified copy of their academic record for all tertiary qualifications to date.
Key information
- UWA Course Code: 72550
- CRICOS Code: 074954D
- 96 credit points
- 2 years full-time
- Intake periods: Semester 1 and Semester 2. Only part time study is available for students commencing in Semester 2. Full time study is then available for all subsequent semesters.
- Fees
Application Closing Dates
- Semester 1
End of December - Semester 2
End of June
Links
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.
The Master of 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 and a faculty bursary within this course.
Course outline
The Master of Geoscience (UWA Course Code: 72550) consists of 16 units totalling 96 points. Students must complete both core units and optional units chosen from the list below.
Core units:
- GEOS4410 Australia's Geological Evolution
- SCIE4403 The Conduct, Ethics and Communication of Science
- GEOS5521 Geoscience Project Part 1 (12 points)
- GEOS5522 Geoscience Project Part 2 (12 points)
- ENVT4411 Geographic Information Systems Applications
- SCIE4401 Data use in the Natural Sciences
Optional units:
- GEOS4411 Mineralising Systems
- GEOS4412 Petroleum Systems
- GEOS4413 Environmental Geoscience
- GEOS4415 Mineral Geoscience Special Topic
- GEOS4416 Petroleum Resources
- ENVT5510 Soil dynamics
- ENVT5511 Advanced Geographic Information Systems
- MING5501 Applied Structural Geology
- MING5503 Ore Deposit Field Excursion
- SCIE4402 Data Management and Analysis in the Natural Sciences
- SCIE5500 Advanced Modelling
- ECON5511 Climate, Energy and Water Economics
Admission requirements
Applicants require a relevant bachelor's degree from this or another recognised university, or to have successfully completed the Graduate Diploma in Geoscience from this university, or an approved equivalent.
Students admitted with a relevant Honours (4th Year) or Graduate Diploma in Geoscience may be permitted to complete the Master of Geoscience in one year.
English Language Competence
All applicants for UWA coursework programs must demonstrate a minimum level of English Language Competence.
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
University information
CRICOS Code: 00126G
