Graduate Diploma The Graduate Diploma in Mineral Resources, with a specialty in exploration geophysics, is intended to provide professional level geophysical training to students who have completed an undergraduate pass degree in fields such as maths, physics, engineering or exploration geophysics. The postgraduate diploma is typically taken over two years of part-time study. The Graduate Diploma would typically require the student to obtain credit for: • ERTH7510 Geophysical Signal Processing • ERTH7511 Gravity and Magnetic Exploration • ERTH7520 Exploration Seismology • ERTH7521 Electrical and Electromagnetic Exploration • Research Project • plus 2 Special Topic Courses. The Postgraduate Diploma often leads into the Masters in Mineral Resource Exploration. Contact the Geophysics Course Coordinator for further details and for approval to enrol in the above courses.

Honours The Honours Degree in Exploration Geophysics is available to students who complete a Bachelor of Science (Geological Sciences / Computational Science) or similar, degree. Generally a GPA of 5 is required for entry to this honours program. Honours in the Field of Exploration Geophysics generally requires the student to obtain 16 units for: • ERTH4120 Geophysical Signal Processing • ERTH4121 Gravity and Magnetic Exploration • ERTH4220 Exploration Seismology • ERTH4221 Electrical and Electromagnetic Exploration • Earth Science Research Project In cases where one or more of these electives have been completed during the undergraduate degree, alternative honours courses are defined. The honours program is typically taken over 18 months / 2 years part time.

Masters Masters programs are based on original research or coursework undertaken by the student. Completion times are generally between one and two years full-time, two to four years part-time. Admission requires a Bachelor's Degree with Honours, or equivalent. Students may be admitted after completing a Postgraduate Diploma or Masters Qualifying course. A Masters by Coursework is available in the field of Mineral Resource Exploration. This requires the student to obtain 24 units including an 8 unit Earth Science Research Project and a number of selected courses from a range of advanced Earth Science topics including: • Deposit Systems & Search Strategies • Resource Framework & Area Selection • Exploration Geochemistry • Basin Analysis in Exploration • Geophysical Signal Processing • Gravity and Magnetic Exploration • Exploration Seismology • Electrical and Electromagnetic Exploration • Remote Sensing of the Environment • Advanced Remote Sensing • Concepts in Geographical Information Systems Note: availability of these subjects varies from year to year. Typically, students who have already completed the Postgraduate Diploma can finish their Masters by completing an 8 unit research project. Please consult the Department of Earth Sciences for further information.

Doctor of Philosophy Admission to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program is normally granted on the basis of a Bachelors Degree with Honours Class I or IIA or a Masters Degree. Other qualifications may be considered for entry, provided the Head of Department certifies that they are at least equivalent in standard to Honours Class IIA of this University. The proposed PhD thesis should cover an area that offers sufficient scope for research training and that is likely to involve an intellectually rewarding investigation which could be expected to produce sufficient results for submission of an acceptable thesis in 3 years or slightly more. Research within the Exploration Geophysics Program generally reflects the interests of staff members. Topics are often of industrial relevance, so that logistical support from outside bodies is common. Recent topics of research include: multi-component seismology, tomography, inversion, GPR, magnetic modelling and near-surface environmental geophysics.

All prospective postgraduate students should refer to the University of Queensland Postgraduate Handbook and The Department of Earth Sciences Postgraduate Handbook for more information on postgraduate studies in Earth Sciences.

Students wishing to apply for these programs should consult the Head of Department before lodging a formal application. The application for candidature, the outline of the proposed field of study, and the location of the research must be acceptable to the Head of Department.

For further details, including application procedures, contact the University of Queensland Graduate School