Degree Structure

Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Science comprises of 24 units coursework (4 electives), all available fully online.

Coursework modules available can include:

• ASTR8512 Astrophysics
• BIOL8020 Genomics and Biotechnology
• BIOL8021 Health and Disease in a Changing World
• BIOL8705 Challenges in Conservation Biology
• CHEM8023 Chemistry and the Pharmaceutical Industry
• CHEM8024 Environmental Chemistry
• EMSC8015 Imaging Earth Structure
• MATH8001 Poetry of the Cosmos
• MATH8020 Computational Science
• PHYS8510 Lasers and Photonics
• PHYS8511 Optical Fibre Communications
• PHYS8513 The Big Questions in Physics
• PSYC8020 Visual Sensation and Perception
• SCOM8020 Science Communication and Creative Teaching
• SCOM8021 Ethics, Issues and Consequences of Science
• ENVS8005 Greeenhouse Science

Students enrolled in this program can progress into the associated Master of Contemporatry Science degree. Full credit is awarded for successfully completed elective courses.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2009 website applies to the 2009 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2008 website.