Undergraduate Studies

As an undergraduate student there are a number of courses that will allow you to complete a major or minor sequence in geosciences. Most students wishing to complete a major or minor in geosciences will enrol in the Bachelor of Science or the Bachelor of Environmental Sciences. Most degrees will be from the Faculty of Science but other faculties have degrees that allow study in geosciences. For further information regarding single and double degrees that will allow you to include geosciences as part of your degree please refer to that faculty’s website.

• First Year  
• Second Year
• Third Year  
• Fourth Year (Honours)
  

In order to specialise in Geosciences you are required to complete a required number of geoscience units (ESC) over the duration of your degree, this is known as completing a major or minor  sequence. This is a requirement of all science degrees at Monash.
The way to do this is to complete what is known as sequences;

• A 'level one sequence' in geoscience requires you to complete both ESC1011 and ESC1022
  (for BEnvSci students this will be ENV1011 and ESC1022).
• A 'minor sequence' in geoscience requires you to complete the required level one sequence and to also complete any two geoscience units at level two.
• A 'major sequence' in geoscience requires you to complete a combination of eight geoscience units at levels one, two and three in geosciences over the duration of your degree.
• A'double major sequence' in geoscience requires you to complete a combination of 12 geoscience units at levels one, two and three in geosciences over the duration of your degree .

Please refer to the university handbook for examples of a geoscience major.