Undergraduate Certificate in Earth Science
The fully online Undergraduate Certificate in Earth Science provides knowledge and experience that gives insight into how our planet works, the time and spatial scales on which geological processes operate, and how society uses the Earth's valuable natural resources. These units provide hands-on, transferable scientific, problem-solving, and communication skills that enhance student's employability and opportunities further study in the earth sciences.Course overview
- Course code
- CU004
- Status
- Rescinded subject to continuing students being able to re-enrol and complete
- Intake periods
- beginning of year and mid-year
- Admission requirements
- Minimum ATAR Threshold is . The ATAR Subject Prerequisites are
- Administered by
- Faculty of Earth Sciences; Graduate Research School
- Full-time
- 6 months
- Part-time
- 1 year (maximum 2 years)
- Delivery mode
- internal
- Locations offered
- UWA (Perth)
- Available to international students
- No
- Fees
- Visit the fees calculator.
Prospective students should see the Future Students website for details on admission requirements, intake periods, fees, availability to international students, careers information etc.
Course structure
Key to availability of units: |
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S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2 |
All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.
For students without ATAR Mathematics or equivalent, take all units this group (12 points) with either MATH1720 or PACM1101 to be taken in the winter teaching period.
Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirments | Contact hours |
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S1, S2 | MATH1720 | Mathematics Fundamentals |
| 3 x 1 hr lectures and 1 x 1hr workshop |
S1, S2 | PACM1101 | Communication in Practice | 3 hours per week |
For students with ATAR Mathematics or equivalent, take all units from this group (6 points). Please note: PACM1101 to be taken in the winter teaching period.
Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirments | Contact hours |
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S1, S2 | PACM1101 | Communication in Practice | 3 hours per week |
Take all units (12 points):
Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirments | Contact hours |
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S2 | BIOL1131 | Plant and Animal Biology | lectures: 2 hours per week; practical or group work sessions: 3 hours per week (approximately) | |
S2 | EART1104 | Discovering Earth |
| lectures: 3 hours per week; practicals: 3 hours per week from week 2; field courses: 2 x 1-day after week 2 |
For students with ATAR Mathematics or equivalent, take one unit from this group (6 points). Note: ATAR or equivalent prerequisites are required for some units.
Availability | Unitcode | Unitname | Unit requirments | Contact hours |
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S2 | ANHB1102 | Human Biology II: Being Human | lectures: approximately 3 hours per week, delivered live and also all available online; tutorials: approximately 1.5 hours per week. | |
S1, S2 | CHEM1001 | Chemistry—Properties and Energetics | lectures: 3 hours per week; labs: 3 hours per week (for 6 weeks) (unsatisfactory attendance and/or performance at the laboratory sessions leads to a laboratory mark of zero) | |
S1, S2 | CHEM1002 | Chemistry—Structure and Reactivity | lectures: 3 hours per week; labs: 3 hours per week (for 6 weeks) (unsatisfactory attendance and/or performance at the laboratory sessions leads to a laboratory mark of zero) | |
S1, S2 | CHEM1003 | Introductory Chemistry |
| lectures: 3 hours per week; labs: 18 hours per semester (unsatisfactory attendance and/or performance at the laboratory sessions leads to a laboratory mark of zero) |
S2 | CHEM1004 | Biological Chemistry |
| lectures: 3 hours per week; labs: 4 x 3 hours (unsatisfactory attendance and/or performance at the laboratory sessions leads to a laboratory mark of zero) |
S1, S2 | ECON1120 | Environmental Economics 1 | lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 1 hour per week | |
S2 | NEUR1001 | Neuroscience in Society | lectures: 2 x 1 hour per week; online activities: 2.5 hours per week | |
S2 | PSYC1102 | Psychology: Behaviour in Context | lectures: 2 hours per week; labs: 2 hours per week (6 weeks face to face, 6 weeks online) | |
S1, S2 | SCIE1104 | Science, Society and Data Analysis |
| lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 1 hour per week; computer labs: 2 hours per week |
S2 | SCIE1106 | Molecular Biology of the Cell |
| lectures: 3 hours per week; labs: 12 hours per semester |
S1, S2 | SSEH1104 | Active Leadership 1: Developing Leadership Skills | online lectures/seminars/pracs: 2 hours per fortnight; planning and execution of leadership experience: 30 hours |