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Degrees & courses

We offer a range of exciting and challenging courses in earth and marine sciences within several bachelor programs.

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Honours is a one-year specialisation that can be taken after completing the requirements of a 3 year Bachelor Degree in Science.

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Advance your career with a postgraduate qualification from the Research School of Earth Sciences.

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Are you considering doing a PhD? We have many interesting projects waiting for talented postgraduate researchers.

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We run a large number of courses that can be taken individually or packaged into streams, majors, minors or specialisations.

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Scholarships

Our scholarships reward and encourage students who have demonstrated excellence in areas of academia, leadership, and community and we are committed to providing support to students experiencing financial and other difficulties.

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RSES offers Summer Research Scholarships to third or final year undergraduate students (including current Honours students) who are currently enrolled at universities in Australia or New Zealand and are considering undertaking postgraduate research towards a higher degree.

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Student projects

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Here we list potential student projects in RSES, with links to relevant supervisors and research groups.

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Student profiles

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Studying earth sciences at ANU is a lifetime experience. Find out why directly from our students.

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