Graduate Certificate of Science (Astronomy)
Overview
The Graduate Certificate of Science (Astronomy) is an online course suited to students who have a broad-ranging knowledge of contemporary astronomy. The course provides individuals with the necessary academic knowledge and science communication skills across astronomy and its related fields. Upon graduating, students may seek advanced employment opportunities in teaching, working in observatories, science centres, and museums.
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Upgrade your skills
- Assessing astronomical information
- Communicating astronomical knowledge
- Conducting a minor research project
Stretch your career further
- Astronomy related science communication
- Pathway to further learning
International student visa
International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.
Why Swinburne?
Top 200 universities worldwide for Physics and Astronomy
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023The median income for PG graduates five years out is $89K
90.8% of PG graduates found employment within 4 months of completing their course
Top 20% for PG teaching quality in Australia
