Nanotechnology

The Graduate Diploma in Nanotechnology is a 36-unit program offered by the College of Science and Engineering.The course articulates with the 72-unit Master of Nanotechnology.

Students who have completed the Graduate Diploma are awarded credit for related topics towards the Masters degree.

To qualify for the Graduate Diploma in Nanotechnology, a student must complete 36 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, according to the program of study below.

Core - Year 1 topics

36 units comprising: NANO8701 Structure and Characterisation GE (4.5 units) NANO8702 Frontiers of Nanotechnology GE (4.5 units) STEM8001 Research Methods and Professional Skills (4.5 units)

Plus 18 units selected from:

BTEC9010 Medical Biotechnology GE (4.5 units) BTEC9012 Environmental Biotechnology GE (4.5 units) CHEM8701 Applied Spectroscopy and Electrochemistry GE (4.5 units) CHEM8702 Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry GE (4.5 units) CHEM8711 Organic Synthesis and Mechanism GE (4.5 units) CHEM8712 Introduction to Polymer Science GE (4.5 units) MATH8702 Methods of Applied Mathematics GE (4.5 units) MATH8712 Partial Differential Equations GE (4.5 units) MATH8731 Algebra (4.5 units) PHYS8701 Nuclear and Statistical Physics GE (4.5 units) PHYS8702 Solid State Physics and Optoelectronics GE (4.5 units) PHYS8711 Quantum Physics GE (4.5 units) PHYS9712 Thermodynamics and Energy Systems GE (4.5 units)

Plus 4.5 units selected from:

ENGR9704 Engineering Management (4.5 units) INNO9001 Innovative and Creative Thinking: Recognising Opportunities GE (4.5 units)

* or with the approval of the Course Coordinator, any other 4.5 units topic from the University at the requisite level that meets the educational aims and learning outcomes of the course.

Applicants must normally hold a degree in any relevant discipline of science or engineering or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution. Examples of relevant disciplines include but are not limited to Chemistry, Physics, Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Biotechnology.

The Dean (Education) may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.

The Graduate Diploma in Nanotechnology is designed to broaden the knowledge and skills of graduates who hold an undergraduate qualification in science, engineering or equivalent, and is not available to graduates who hold an undergraduate qualification in nanotechnology.

Upon successful graduation students will:

• have a sound grounding and expert knowledge in multidisciplinary areas of nanoscience
• have a sound grounding in and expert knowledge of the basic sciences relevant to employment or further study in the traditional sciences
• have a grounding in economics and commerce relevant to the needs of high-technology companies
• be prepared to work in a high tech work force or pursue a research higher degree in nanotechnology
• analyse and critically evaluate ideas/information/data and apply relevant scientific principles to solve problems by, for example, creating hypotheses, testing theories and predictions, designing and carrying out experiments and analysing reported data
• design and carry out experiments using both classical and novel science techniques and protocols
• communicate their findings to a variety of audiences in written and spoken form through debates, posters, reports and oral presentations
• appreciate that the relationships and connections across the sciences and non-science disciplines are core to nanotechnology and understand such relationships and connections
• work and learn independently and appreciate the need for life-long learning
• interact effectively as part of a team in order to achieve common goals