Course results for Graduate Diploma of Science

Would you like to lead an organisation towards better decisions for the environment? This course will show you how. Consider the greater context of ecosystems as you make choices based on impact and risk using management systems and auditing. 

Develop advanced skills to track bushfire spread, contribute to precision agriculture (using data for greater harvests), slow climate change and more. Learn to acquire, analyse and interpret spatial data so that you can solve real challenges.

Learn how to preserve our river basins through science and data. Understand water resource management, and how to plan for disturbances through modelling. When you graduate, you can enrol in the world’s only catchment-focused Masters Degree.

Take your interest in health challenges and environments to the next level with this series of eight subjects, forming your qualification. Learn to develop integrated responses to hazards for work in the private sector of government agencies. 

Complete eight subjects covering the application of Geographic Information Science (GIS) software. Analyse not only the use of remote sensing and air photos, but graduate with management skills for leading environmental research. 

From creating metadata to managing collections, you’ll unpack the core principles of library science. Organise information. Facilitate access to knowledge. Explore the inner workings of libraries and information services.

Achieve an understanding of human health together with an applied intro to medical sciences. Enhance your scientific communication skills and get to know clinical research. Enhance your career prospects or grasp the opportunity for a pathway to medicine.

Explore health promotion and health protection concepts—and learn to apply them in practice. You’ll build skills and confidence working with diverse populations. Topics include health policy, health systems, and disease prevention and control.

Build practical leadership skills for a wide range of healthcare environments. You’ll explore current approaches in play with healthcare administrators and managers. Delve into policy and planning. Work on coaching and mentoring.