Master degree courses
Find any postgraduate degree courses offered by the Joint Colleges of Science at the ANU.
| Course | Title | Term | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASTR6002 | Galaxies and Cosmology | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ASTR6007 | Stars | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ASTR6013 | Astrophysical Processes | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ASTR8001 | Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Project | First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
6 |
| ASTR8004 | Astronomical Computing | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ASTR8006 | Galaxies | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ASTR8010 | Astrophysics Research Project | First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
6 |
| ASTR8011 | Observational Techniques | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ASTR8016 | Optical Instrumentation | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ASTR8021 | Astrophysical Processes II | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6006 | Genetics | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6035 | Biology 1: Evolution, Ecology and Genetics | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6036 | Biology 2: Molecular & Cell Biology | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6106 | Biosecurity | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6107 | Advances in Medical and Plant Biochemistry | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6108 | Hallmarks of Cancer | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6109 | Developmental Biology | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6114 | Evolution | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6115 | Comparative Physiology | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6117 | Cell Biology | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6125 | Plants and Global Climate Change | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6141 | Infection and Immunity | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6142 | General Microbiology | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6143 | Biomedical Parasitology | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6144 | Advanced and Applied Immunology | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6161 | Genes: Replication and Expression | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6162 | Molecular Gene Technology | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6163 | Genomics and its Applications | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6171 | Biochemistry and Nutrition | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6174 | Cell Physiology in Health and Disease | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6177 | Advances in Molecular Plant Science | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6178 | Recovering Threatened Species and Ecosystems | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6188 | ANU SynBio Challenge Team Project | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6191 | Bioethics and Society | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6194 | Biological Sciences in the Workplace | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6200 | Introduction to Quantitative Biology | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6202 | Experimental Design and Analysis in Biology | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6203 | Advanced Microscopy in Biosciences | Winter Session 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6204 | Genetics of Human Disease 1 | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6205 | Genetics of Human Disease 2 | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6206 | Evolution of Biodiversity | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6207 | Data Science for Biologists | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6210 | Appreciating Parasites: From Molecules to Ecosystems | Spring Session 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6213 | Australian Wildlife | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6243 | Bioinformatics and its Applications | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6303 | Advanced Field Studies in Functional Ecology | Winter Session 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL6631 | Behavioural Ecology | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL8001 | Scientific Reasoning and Consulting in Quantitative Biology | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL8002 | Advanced Topics in Quantitative Biology | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL8021 | Health and Disease in a Changing World | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| BIOL8291 | Research Presentation Skills | First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
6 |
| BIOL8700 | Research Proposal | First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
12 |
| BIOL8701 | Research Project | First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
6 |
| BIOL8702 | Advanced Research Techniques | First Semester 2024 | 12 |
| BIOL8704 | Biology Literature Research Project | First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
6 |
| BIOL8706 | Biology Research Project | First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
6 |
| CHEM6202 | Advanced Materials | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| CHEM6203 | Chemical Structure and Reactivity 2 | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| CHEM6206 | Catalysis in Chemistry | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| CHEM6208 | Molecular Modelling and Computational Chemistry | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| CHEM6210 | Structure Elucidation in Chemistry | Summer Session 2024 First Semester 2024 |
6 |
| CHEM6213 | Materials Chemistry | Summer Session 2024 First Semester 2024 |
6 |
| CHEM6323 | Organometallic Chemistry | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| CHEM8003 | Research Project in Chemistry | First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
6 |
| CHEM8030 | Modern Materials Characterisation | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| CHEM8031 | Advanced Materials Manufacturing | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| CHEM8032 | Modern Materials Applications | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| CHEM8033 | Research Project in Materials Science | First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
6 |
| CHEM8034 | Introduction to Laboratory Work in Chemistry | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| CHMD8001 | Directed Readings in Culture, Health and Medicine | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| CHMD8004 | Qualitative Methodologies for Health Research | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| CHMD8005 | Representing Medicine: Performance, Drama and Identity | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| CHMD8009 | Anthropological Approaches to Health Interventions | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| CHMD8011 | Refugee Health: From Displacement to Resettlement | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| EMSC6007 | Economic Geology | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| EMSC6008 | EARTH: The Chemistry and Physics of our Planet | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| EMSC6019 | Geobiology and Evolution of Life on Earth | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| EMSC6021 | Fundamentals of Climate Science | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| EMSC6022 | Planetary Science | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| EMSC6023 | Marine Biogeochemistry | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| EMSC6024 | Magmatism and Metamorphism | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| EMSC6025 | Remote Sensing of Water Resources | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| EMSC6032 | Melting Polar Ice Sheets, Sea Level Variations and Climate Change | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| EMSC6034 | Dynamic Earth: Plates, Plumes and Mantle Convection | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| EMSC6107 | The Blue Planet: an Introduction to Earth System Science | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| EMSC6119 | Coral Reef Field Studies | Winter Session 2024 | 6 |
| EMSC6122 | Introduction to Global Geophysics | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| EMSC6123 | Fundamentals of Geology | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| EMSC6124 | Geochemical Cycles | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| EMSC8014 | Special Topics in Earth Science | Summer Session 2024 First Semester 2024 Autumn Session 2024 Winter Session 2024 Second Semester 2024 Spring Session 2024 |
6 |
| EMSC8017 | Research Methods for Earth Sciences | First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
6 |
| EMSC8022 | Analytical Techniques | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| EMSC8023 | Data Science | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| EMSC8030 | Earth Science Research Project | First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
6 |
| EMSC8032 | Earth Science Research Proposal & Presentation | First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
6 |
| EMSC8033 | Computational Geosciences: Problem-solving, Logical Thinking and Programming. | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| EMSC8034 | Research Orientation: Big Questions in the Earth Sciences | First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
6 |
| EMSC8706 | Introduction to Natural Hazards | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| EMSC8712 | Electronics and Data Analysis | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ENGN6512 | Optical Physics | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ENGN6613 | Photonic Sensing Systems | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6013 | Society and Environmental Change | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6015 | GIS and Spatial Analysis | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6017 | Vietnam Field School | Summer Session 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6020 | Human Ecology | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6021 | Participatory Resource Management: Working with Communities and Stakeholders | Winter Session 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6022 | Water Science | Summer Session 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6024 | Biodiversity Conservation | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6025 | Complex Environmental Problems in Action | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6026 | Managing Forested Landscapes | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6033 | International Environmental Policy | Summer Session 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6103 | Introduction to Environmental and Social Research | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6201 | Biodiversity Science: Wildlife, Vegetation and Landscape Ecology | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6202 | Environmental Measurement, Modelling and Monitoring | Spring Session 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6204 | Climate and Its Applications | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6205 | Island Sustainable Development: Fiji Field School | Winter Session 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6218 | Environmental Science Field School | Winter Session 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6223 | Sustainable Agricultural Systems | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6224 | Agricultural Systems | Spring Session 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6303 | Climate Change: Past, Present and Future | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6307 | Climate Change: Science, Society, and Policy | Winter Session 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6308 | Fire in the Environment | Summer Session 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6315 | Essentials of Environmental Law | Winter Session 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6342 | Agricultural Innovation | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6528 | Environmental Policy | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6529 | Palaeo-Environmental Reconstruction | Autumn Session 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS6555 | Water Management | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS8000 | Masters Thesis | First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
12 |
| ENVS8003 | Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation | Spring Session 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS8013 | Research in Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS8016 | Contemporary Perspectives in Environment-Society Interaction | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS8018 | Partnership Research for Agricultural and Natural Resource-Based Development | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS8019 | Sustainable Futures: Thinking in Systems | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| ENVS8048 | Topics in Environment & Society | First Semester 2024 Autumn Session 2024 Second Semester 2024 Spring Session 2024 |
6 |
| ENVS8100 | Independent Research Project | Summer Session 2024 First Semester 2024 Autumn Session 2024 Winter Session 2024 Second Semester 2024 Spring Session 2024 |
6 |
| ENVS8105 | Forests Research Essay | First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
6 |
| ENVS8605 | Sustainable Urban Systems | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| HLMD9001 | Health and Medicine Higher Degree by Research Internship | Summer Session 2024 First Semester 2024 Autumn Session 2024 Winter Session 2024 Second Semester 2024 Spring Session 2024 |
3 |
| MATH6005 | Discrete Mathematical Models | First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
6 |
| MATH6100 | Bioinformatics and Biological Modelling | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH6102 | Environmental Modelling and Integrated Assessment | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH6103 | Scientific and Industrial Modelling | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH6109 | Probability Theory with Applications | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH6110 | Analysis 1: Metric spaces and Applications | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH6111 | Scientific Computing | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH6114 | Number Theory and Cryptography | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH6115 | Stochastic Analysis with Financial Applications | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH6118 | Algebra 1: Groups, Rings and Advanced Linear Algebra | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH6119 | Numerical Optimisation | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH6205 | Differential Geometry | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH6208 | Advanced Mathematical Bioinformatics | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH6209 | Special Topic in Mathematical Sciences | Summer Session 2024 First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
6 |
| MATH6211 | Topics in Mathematical Physics | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH6212 | Analysis 2: Lebesgue Integration and Hilbert Spaces | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH6213 | Complex Analysis | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH6214 | Advanced Functional Analysis, Spectral theory and Applications | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH6215 | Algebra 2: Field extensions and Galois Theory | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH6216 | Advanced Topics in Algebra | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH6222 | Introduction to Mathematical Thinking: Problem-Solving and Proofs | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH6405 | Ordinary Differential Equations and Advanced Vector Calculus | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH6406 | Partial Differential Equations, Fourier Analysis and Complex Analysis | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH8201 | Topics in Computational Maths | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH8202 | Theory of Partial Differential Equations | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH8204 | Algebraic Topology | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH8343 | Foundations of Mathematics | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MATH8701 | Mathematics Research Project | Summer Session 2024 First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
6 |
| MATH8702 | Mathematics Reading Course | Summer Session 2024 First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
6 |
| MATH8705 | Masters Special Topics in Mathematics | First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
6 |
| MEDN6001 | Medical Physiology and Pharmacology | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MEDN6002 | Pathogenesis of Human Disease | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MEDN6820 | Biomedical Imaging: Principles, Technologies and Applications in Health Sciences | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MEDN8007 | Computational Biomedicine Project | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| MEDN8701 | Medical Research Project | First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
12 |
| NEUR6101 | Cellular Neuroscience | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| NEUR6102 | Systems Neuroscience | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| NEUR8010 | Neuroscience Research Project | Summer Session 2024 First Semester 2024 Autumn Session 2024 Winter Session 2024 Second Semester 2024 Spring Session 2024 |
6 |
| NEUR8700 | Neuroscience Research proposal | Summer Session 2024 First Semester 2024 Autumn Session 2024 Winter Session 2024 Second Semester 2024 Spring Session 2024 |
6 |
| NEUR8701 | Readings in Neuroscience | First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
6 |
| NEUR8704 | Neuroscience Essay | Summer Session 2024 First Semester 2024 Autumn Session 2024 Winter Session 2024 Second Semester 2024 Spring Session 2024 |
6 |
| PHYS6010 | Hydrogen Economy | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS6013 | Quantum Mechanics | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS6020 | Thermal and Statistical Physics | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS6032 | Solid State Physics | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS6070 | Physics of the Earth | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS6101 | Advanced Quantum Mechanics | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS6102 | Advanced Electromagnetism | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS6103 | Advanced Statistical Mechanics | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS6105 | Physics of Matter | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS6201 | Quantum Field Theory | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS6203 | General Relativity | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS6205 | Physics for Future Leaders | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS6500 | Optical Physics | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS6502 | Photonic Sensing Systems | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS6701 | Rapid Prototyping | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS6711 | Fundamentals of Noise and Measurement | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS8000 | Masters Research Project | First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
12 |
| PHYS8013 | Principles of Energy Generation and Transformation | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS8017 | Optoelectronics and Integrated Optics | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS8201 | Fundamentals of Nuclear Science | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS8202 | Reactor Science | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS8203 | Accelerators and their Application | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS8204 | Fundamentals of Nuclear Radiation | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS8205 | Nuclear Fuel Cycle | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS8206 | Nuclear Measurement | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS8207 | Master of Nuclear Science Research Project | Summer Session 2024 First Semester 2024 Autumn Session 2024 Winter Session 2024 Second Semester 2024 Spring Session 2024 |
6 |
| PHYS8212 | Advanced Reactor Science | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS8301 | Applied Mathematical Methods in Physics | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS8302 | Quantum Field Theory II | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS8303 | Nonlinear Dynamics in Physics | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS8304 | Quantum Scattering | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS8702 | Prototyping and Systems Integration | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS8721 | Advanced Imaging Methods and Systems | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS8750 | Masters Special Topics in Physics | Summer Session 2024 First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
6 |
| PHYS8751 | Quantum Technology | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PHYS8752 | Quantum Industry | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| POPH6115 | Health Promotion and Protection | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| POPH8100 | Fundamentals of Epidemiology | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| POPH8101 | Biostatistics in Population Health | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| POPH8102 | Global Population Health | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| POPH8103 | Introduction to Health Services Research and Policy | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| POPH8106 | Public Health Research Project | Summer Session 2024 First Semester 2024 Autumn Session 2024 Winter Session 2024 Second Semester 2024 Spring Session 2024 |
6 |
| POPH8108 | Social and Cultural Determinants of Health | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| POPH8313 | Analysis of Public Health Data | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| POPH8315 | Research Design and Methods | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| POPH8317 | Public Health Surveillance | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| POPH8318 | Human Health, Environment and Climate Change | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| POPM8001 | Research, Treatment, Policy: Current Issues in Mental Health | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PSYC6010 | Biological Basis of Behaviour | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| PSYC6016 | Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| SCNC8000 | Science Internship | Summer Session 2024 First Semester 2024 Autumn Session 2024 Winter Session 2024 Second Semester 2024 Spring Session 2024 |
6 |
| SCNC8001 | Science Higher Degree by Research Internship | Summer Session 2024 First Semester 2024 Autumn Session 2024 Winter Session 2024 Second Semester 2024 Spring Session 2024 |
3 |
| SCNC8021 | Science Research Project | Summer Session 2024 First Semester 2024 Autumn Session 2024 Winter Session 2024 Second Semester 2024 Spring Session 2024 |
3 |
| SCNC8820 | Exchange Program for Graduate Science Students | Summer Session 2024 First Semester 2024 Autumn Session 2024 Winter Session 2024 Second Semester 2024 Spring Session 2024 |
6 |
| SCOM6003 | Science in Popular Fiction | Summer Session 2024 | 6 |
| SCOM6004 | Science Communication Internship | Summer Session 2024 First Semester 2024 Autumn Session 2024 Winter Session 2024 Second Semester 2024 Spring Session 2024 |
6 |
| SCOM6005 | Special Topics in Science Communication | Summer Session 2024 First Semester 2024 Autumn Session 2024 Winter Session 2024 Second Semester 2024 Spring Session 2024 |
6 |
| SCOM6006 | Science and Humour | Winter Session 2024 | 6 |
| SCOM6007 | Science Communication Project Design and Delivery | Autumn Session 2024 | 6 |
| SCOM6015 | Speaking of Science | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| SCOM6016 | Science in the Media | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| SCOM6027 | Science Politics | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| SCOM6029 | Cross Cultural Perspectives in Science Communication | Winter Session 2024 | 6 |
| SCOM6032 | Making Modern Science | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| SCOM6501 | Strategies in Science Communication | Winter Session 2024 | 6 |
| SCOM8000 | Master of Science Communication Research Project | First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
6 |
| SCOM8004 | Science Communication Fieldwork Placement | First Semester 2024 Second Semester 2024 |
12 |
| SCOM8014 | Communicating Science with the Public | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| SCOM8019 | Research Methods in Science Communication | First Semester 2024 | 6 |
| SCOM8088 | Engagement for Policy Impact | Winter Session 2024 | 6 |
| VCPG6001 | Unravelling Complexity | Second Semester 2024 | 6 |
| VCPG6003 | Leadership and Influence in a Complex World | First Semester 2024 | 6 |