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POSTGRADUATE STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE
Postgraduate students in Marine Science are enrolled in the Faculty of Science. We offer graduate training in research leading to the research degrees of Graduate Diploma in Science (GradDipSc), Master of Applied Science & coursework degrees, Master of Science (MSc) & Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
Postgraduate ProgramsMaster of Applied Science (Environmental Science)Master of Applied Science (Coastal Management) CLOSED - last intake February 2007This postgraduate program includes a number of Units of Study in Marine Science (PDF document). It allows a student to obtain a Graduate Certificate, Diploma or Masters through completion of coursework units of study. Students may be enrolled on either a full-time or part-time basis. Masters & PhD programs by research are also available. Details can be found on Faculty of Science website. For further information regarding Postgraduate Coursework options, please contact Associate Professor Gavin Birch or refer to the Postgraduate Coursework information available on the Faculty of Science website. FeesAustralian citizens and permanent residents are liable to pay fees for their postgraduate degrees. All research students, however, receive a waiver of these fees in the form of a research training scheme (RTS) scholarship. The RTS scholarship exempts students to postgraduate fees for up to 4 years equivalent full-time study of a PhD and two years of an MSc. Fees are also waived for students with an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA, see scholarships below). For postgraduate coursework degrees, students are required to pay up-front fees, although again there are ways of offsetting or deferring these (see Scholarships below). Foreign students have to pay tuition fees up-front. These are in the order of $22,000 per annum for a research degree, depending on the degree. For coursework degrees, students pay fees per unit of study undertaken. These can vary between units but average around AUD$22000 per year. Details are given in the material sent out by the International Office, to whom any further enquiries concerning fees should be directed. ScholarshipsFor Australian citizens and permanent residents: For coursework degrees, there is a range of financials aids, from FEE-HELP to Commonwealth Supported Equity and Merit scholarships. Overseas students: Graduate TrainingSupervision:The primary teaching relationship for postgraduate students is with their supervisor. Usually each student has one supervisor but a co-supervisor may be appointed from within the Department or from another Department, if the student's research interests require this. The usual practice is for student and supervisor to meet or communicate at least once a week unless there are particular circumstances making this impossible. If the supervisor is absent from Sydney for more than a month, a co-supervisor must be arranged. Students are expected to identify a general research topic before enrolling in postgraduate work. Further development of the intended research is undertaken in consultation with the supervisor. Although in some instances supervisors may provide postgraduate students with topics forming part of a larger project, it is common practice for individual students to take responsibility (under supervision) for initiating potential research topics. In the initial stages, supervision is directed at the planning of an appropriate training program, which may include the acquisition of necessary skills, the review of relevant literature, and the formulation of realistic research objectives. As the student progresses, the supervisor becomes more involved with giving technical advice and maintaining the impetus and direction of the research program. In the final phase the supervisor is most closely concerned with matters of organisation and presentation of the thesis. Annual Progress Report:Every postgraduate student is required to complete an annual progress report by November each year. Those with a Commonwealth or university research award will be sent a report form. Others will be given or sent a progress report form by their supervisor. It is important that this report form is completed and passed to the supervisor. The renewal of scholarships depends on completion of the form, but for non-scholarship holders the report is also important. When the supervisor has completed his or her section, the form receives further comment from the Head of Department. The student reads all comments before signing and returning the form. For scholarship holders the form is sent to the Scholarships Office where the necessary action for renewal of the scholarship is taken. It is then sent on to the Faculty Office to which non-scholarship holders' forms have been sent directly. It is at this point that the Dean of the Faculty may decide that the state of affairs revealed by the progress report is unsatisfactory or in need of further investigation. The first year of a PhD or MSc is probationary.
Where a candidate has not produced evidence of satisfactory progress,
the Faculty may recommend to the Academic Board that his or her
enrolment as a candidate for the degree be ended. The Academic Board
has also resolved that where there is disagreement among examiners
about a thesis under examination then the Head of Department, before
making a recommendation Welfare And AdviceStudents with problems, whether academic or personal, should take them up in the first instance with the Department's Postgraduate Coordinator. If necessary, they may then be taken up with the Head of Department. There are periodic meetings of postgraduate students in the Department to discuss management of the program. Postgraduate students elect a student representative at the first meeting of each year. The role of the postgraduate representative is to liaise with the departmental postgraduate coordinator if required, on any matters of concern or interest raised by postgraduate students; to organise academic and social meetings of postgraduates as requested by the postgraduate student body; if necessary, to liaise with the appropriate Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association (SUPRA) coordinator on any matters raised by postgraduates; and to coordinate the meetings of postgraduates throughout the year. International Student Services UnitThe International Student Services Unit helps overseas students with practical problems such as accommodation, and students are always welcome at this office. A network of overseas counsellors is available for overseas students. Many overseas students have organised themselves into groups such as the Association of Malaysian Students and the Korean Students Society. The University of Sydney Union, which is responsible for providing most student services and facilities, has an International Students Committee. Accommodation for overseas students on campus is available at International House. |
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