Overview | Summary of Courses

Offered By:	ANU Joint Colleges of Science
Academic Contact:	ANU Colleges of Science

This is a one year (full time) or longer (part time) degree offered jointly with the National University of Singapore.  The program requires the completion of 8 courses.

Full time students

Full time students will spend one semester (January to June) at NUS and the Science Centre Singapore, before having the option to spend one semester (July to December) at ANU. Alternatively, they may complete the whole program at NUS.

Proposed schedule for full time students

NUS Core Module (Innovations in Science Teaching) NUS Core Module (Topics in Science Communication)	At NUS	January to May
ANU Core Module (SCOM8020)	At SCS	June (intensive mode over 2 weeks)
ANU Core Module (SCOM8021 or BIOL6191) ANU Elective ANU Elective	At ANU
Project		January to December

 

Part time students

Part time students will complete the entire program at NUS. The ANU modules will be conducted in intensive mode at the Science Centre Singapore (SCS) or online via http://wattle.anu.edu.au. Students can progress at their own pace and choose modules that best suit their work schedule.

Proposed schedule for part time students

NUS Core Module (Innovations in Science Teaching) NUS Core Module (Topics in Science Communication)	At NUS	January to May
ANU Core Module (SCOM8020)	At SCS	June (intensive mode over 2 weeks)
ANU Core Module (SCOM8021 or BIOL6191) ANU Elective ANU Elective	Online learning provided by ANU	Elective modules offered throughout the year. Elective modules offered will vary from year to year.
Project		January to December

 

ANU Electives

ASTR8512 Astrophysics (Not in 2010)

BIOL8021 Health and Disease in a Changing World

BIOL8705 Challenges in Conservation Biology

BIOL8020 Genomics and Biotechnology

CHEM8023 Chemistry and the Pharmaceutical Industry

CHEM8024 Environmental Chemistry

EMSC8015 Imaging Earth Structure

ENVS8005 Climate Change Science

MATH8001 Poetry of the Cosmos (Not in 2010)

MATH8020 Computational Science

PHYS8510 Lasers and Photonics

PHYS8511 Optical Fibre Communications

PHYS8513 The Big Questions in Physics

SCOM8015 Speaking of Science. Not online.

SCNC8020 Research Placement

Requirements

Admission Criteria: 

A Bachelor's degree in Science (or equivalent) from a reputable university.

A postgraduate diploma from NIE for school teachers without an honours degree.

Good TOEFL score if English was not the medium of instruction in their undergraduate studies.

Other applicants without an honours degree in science will be considered on a case by case basis

Assessment

The assessment is intimately tied to the learning objectives as defined within each course.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2011 website applies to the 2011 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2010 website.