Graduate Diploma in Science
Rules Variation Summary for 2025
Summary of Changes for 2025 | Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Science student |
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Program of study
| BOTY370 replaces BOTY302 ERS501 replaces ERS301 |
Rules Variation Summary for 2024
Summary of Changes for 2024 | Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Science student |
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Program of study
| Note changes to Majors |
Rules Variation Summary for 2023
Summary of Changes for 2023 | Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Science student |
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Change to the listed unit component of the Program of Study:
| Note changes to Majors |
Rules Variation Summary for 2022
Summary of Changes for 2022 | Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Science students |
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Changes to Biochemistry, Biomedical Science, Chemistry, Genetics, Health, Neuroscience, Physical Sciences, Regulatory Science, and Zoology Majors
Applied Statistics Group 2
Biochemistry Group 1
Group 2
Biodiversity Science – this major has been withdrawn
Biomedical Science Group 1
Chemistry Group 1
Genetics Group 1
Group 2
Health Group 2
Medicinal Chemistry Group 1
Group 2
Neuroscience Group 1
Group 2
Quantitative Ecology
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Regulatory Sciences – this major has been withdrawn Zoology Group 1
Group 2
| Note unit changes Note changes to Majors |
Rules Variation Summary for 2021
Summary of Changes for 2021 | Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Science students |
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Changes to Biochemistry, Biomedical Science, Chemistry, Genetics, Health, Neuroscience, Physical Sciences, Regulatory Science, and Zoology Majors
Biochemistry Group 1
Group 2
Biomedical Science Group 1
Chemistry Group 1
Genetics Group 1
Group 2
Health Group 1
Neuroscience Group 1
Group 2
Physical Sciences Group 2
Regulatory Sciences – this major has been withdrawn Zoology Group 1
Group 2
| Note unit changes Note changes to Majors |
Rules Variation Summary for 2020
Summary of Changes for 2020 | Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Science students |
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Changes to Majors
Biochemistry
Biodiversity
Biomedical Science Group 1 Listed Units
Group 2 Listed Units:
Chemistry Group 1 Listed Units
Group 2 Listed Units:
Computational Data Science Group 2 Listed Units
Genetics
Health Group 1 Listed Units
Group 2 Listed Units:
Medicinal Chemistry
Neuroscience Group 1 Listed Units
Group 2 Listed Units:
Physical Sciences Group 2 Listed Units
Regulatory Sciences Group 2 Listed Units – Chemical Contamination and the Environment
Zoology Group 1 Listed Units
Group 2 Listed Units:
| Current students may complete under their current rules or apply to transfer to the 2020 rules subject to meeting the admission requirements. Current students will be permitted to complete the new units. Note unit, unit code and title changes Note changes to Majors |
Rules Variation Summary for 2019
Summary of Changes for 2019 | Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Science students |
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Admission to Candidature
Minimum Assumed Knowledge
Majors - Overview New Majors:
Zoology Major
| Current students may complete under their current rules or apply to transfer to the 2019 rules subject to meeting the admission requirements. Note unit, unit code and title changes Note new Major |
Rules Variation Summary for 2018
Summary of Changes for 2018 | Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Science students |
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Program of Study Applied Statistics Major Group 2 Listed Units:
Biochemistry Major Group 1 Listed Units:
Group 2 Listed Units:
Biodiversity Science Major Group 2 Listed Units:
Biomedical Science Major Group 1 Listed Units:
Chemistry Major Group 1 Listed Units:
Computation Data Science Major Group 1 Listed Units:
Group 2 Listed Units:
Genetics Major Group 1 Listed Units:
Group 2 Listed Units:
Health Major Group 2 Listed Units:
Mathematics Major Group 2 Listed Units:
Physical Science Major Group 2 Listed Units:
Quantitative Ecology Group 1 Listed Units:
Zoology Major Group 2 Listed Units:
| Continuing students may complete under their year specific rules or request to transfer to 2018 rules subject to units completed. Note unit, unit code and title changes Students who have already successfully completed units that have been withdrawn will be credited towards their course. Current students may undertake the new units, where course rules permit. |
Rules Variation Summary for 2017
Summary of Changes for 2017 | Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Science students |
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Admission to Candidature
Majors - Overview New Majors:
Renamed Major:
Program of Study Biochemistry Major Group 1 Listed Units:
Biodiversity Science Major Group 2 Listed Units:
Chemistry Major Group 1 Listed Units:
Genetics Major Group 2 Listed Units:
Health Major Group 1 Listed Units:
Group 2 Listed Units:
Physical Science Major Group 1 Listed Units:
Group 2 Listed Units:
Zoology Major Group 2 Listed Units:
| Current students may complete under their current rules or apply to transfer to the 2017 rules subject to meeting the admission requirements. Note unit, unit code and title changes Note new Majors and change in Major title Students who have already successfully completed units that have been withdrawn will be credited towards their course |
Rules Variation Summary for 2016
Summary of Changes for 2016 | Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Science students |
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There are major changes to the Graduate Diploma in Science for 2016.
New Majors:
Withdrawn Majors:
| Note change to composition of Majors Note addition of transitional arrangement sentence Note new Majors Note withdrawn Majors Students will be able to complete the course under their current rules or they may apply to transfer to 2016 course rules |
New – Applied Statistics Major Listed Units:
Group 1 – Complete 24-42 cps from the following units:
Group 2 – Complete 6-24 cps from the following units:
| Note new major These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2016 course rules |
New – Biochemistry Major Listed Units:
Group 1 – Complete 24-48 cps from the following units:
Group 2 – Complete 0-24 cps from the following units:
| Note new Major These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2016 course rules |
Biodiversity Major Listed Units:
Group 1 - Complete 24-48 cps from the following units:
Group 2 - Complete 0-24 cps from the following units:
| Note Listed Units now divided into two Groups Note unit changes Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2016 course rules |
Biomedical Science Major Listed Units:
Group 1 - Complete 24-48 cps from the following units:
Group 2 – Complete 0-24 cps from the following units:
| Note Listed Units now divided into two Groups Note unit changes Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2016 course rules |
Biotechnology/Molecular Genetics Major
Listed Units:
| Note withdrawn major Note unit and/or title changes Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course |
Chemistry Major Listed Units:
Group 1 – Complete 24-48 cps from the following units:
Group 2 – Complete 0-24 cps from the following units:
| Note Listed Units now divided into two Groups Note unit changes Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2016 course rules |
New – Computational Data Science Major Listed Units:
Group 1 – Complete 24-48 cps from the following units:
Group 2 – Complete 0-24 cps with not more than 12 cps at 100-level from the following units:
| Note new Major These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2016 course rules |
Genetics Major Listed Units:
Group 1 – Complete 24-48 cps from the following units:
Group 2 – Complete 0-24 cps from the following units:
| Note Listed Units now divided into two Groups Note unit changes Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2016 course rules |
Health Major Listed Units:
Group 1 – Complete 24-48 cps from the following units:
Group 2 – Complete 0-24 cps from the following units:
| Note Listed Units now divided into two Groups Note unit changes Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2016 course rules |
Mathematics Major Listed Units:
Group 1 – Complete 24-48 cps from the following units:
Group 2 – Complete 0-24 cps from the following units:
| Note Listed Units now divided into two Groups Note unit changes Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2016 course rules |
Physical Sciences Major Listed Units:
Group 1 – Complete 24-42 cps from the following units:
Group 2 – Complete 6-24 cps from the following units:
| Note Listed Units now divided into two Groups Note unit changes Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2016 course rules |
Statistics Major
Listed Units:
| Note withdrawn Major Note unit code change Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course |
Zoology Major Listed Units:
Group 1 – Complete 24-48 cps from the following units:
Group 2 – Complete 0-24 cps from the following units:
| Note unit code changes Note 200-level units replaced with 400-level units Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2015 course rules |
Rules Variation Summary for 2015
Summary of Changes for 2015 | Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Science students |
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Biomedical Science Major Listed Units:
| Note unit code and/or title changes Note 200-level units replaced with 400-level units Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2015 course rules |
Biotechnology/Molecular Genetics Major Prescribed Units:
Listed Units:
| Note unit code and/or title changes Note 200-level units replaced with 400-level units Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2015 course rules |
Botany Major renamed Biodiversity Major Listed Units:
| Note renaming of Major Note unit code and/or title changes Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2015 course rules |
Chemistry Major Listed Units:
| Note unit and unit code changes Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2015 course rules |
Ecology Major
Listed Units:
| Note withdrawn Major Note unit code and/or title change These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2015 course rules |
Genetics Major Listed Units:
| Note unit and unit code changes Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2015 course rules |
Health Major Listed Units:
| Note unit code and/or title changes Note 200-level units replaced with 400-level units Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2015 course rules |
Mathematics Major Listed Units:
| Note unit code and/or title changes Note 200/300-level units replaced with 400-level units Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2015 course rules |
Physics Major renamed Physical Sciences Major Prescribed Units:
Listed Units:
| Note renaming of Major Note unit changes Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2015 course rules |
Statistics Major Listed Units:
| Note unit code and/or title changes Note 200/300-level units replaced with 400-level units Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2015 course rules |
Zoology Major Listed Units:
| Note unit code changes Note 200-level units replaced with 400-level units Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2015 course rules |
Rules Variation Summary for 2014
Summary of Changes for 2014 | Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Science students |
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Statistics Major:
| Note unit title changes |
Rules Variation Summary for 2013
Summary of Changes for 2013 | Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Science students |
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Biomedical Science Major:
Botany Major:
Ecology Major:
Health Major:
Statistics Major:
Zoology Major:
| Note unit and/or title changes These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2013 course rules |
Rules Variation Summary for 2012
Summary of Changes for 2012 | Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Science students |
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Biomedical Science Major:
Botany Major:
Chemistry Major:
Ecology Major:
Genetics Major:
Health Major:
New – Mathematics Major
Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Major renamed Biotechnology/Molecular Genetics: Major changed from all Listed Units to – Prescribed Units: Complete the following units -
Listed Units: Complete 24 credit points from the following units –
The following unit has been withdrawn:
The following units have been added:
Physics Major:
| Note unit and/or title changes Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course These course rule changes only apply to students who commence or transfer to 2012 course rules Note New Major and Renaming of Major |
Rules Variation Summary for 2011
Summary of Changes for 2011 | Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Science students |
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Biomedical Science Major:
Botany Major:
Chemistry Major:
Ecology Major:
Genetics Major:
Health Major:
Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Major:
Physics Major:
Zoology Major:
| Note unit and/or title changes Students who have already successfully completed units that are no longer offered will be credited towards their course |
Rules Variation Summary for 2010
Summary of Changes for 2010 | Implications for current Graduate Diploma in Science students |
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Botany Major:
Chemistry Major:
Ecology Major:
Physics Major:
Statistics Major:
Zoology Major:
| Note unit and/or title changes |
