Nanotechnology (Master)
This course information is for local students only
Year
2012
Award
Master of Nanotechnology
Length
2 years full-time or up to 4 years part-time.
Campuses
Melbourne
Course description
This course features in-depth lecture subjects, seminars by leading practitioners, and a wide range of practical learning opportunities. Graduates should be equipped with the broad range of skills required to excel in the rapidly developing field of nanotechnology - understanding, creating and controlling events on the scale of nanometres (millionths of a millimetre). The course has a strong research focus, with high-achieving students working in the state-of-the-art research laboratories equipped with world-class fabrication and analytical technology.
Course structure
Students take six specialist nanotechnology subjects: Nanochemistry, Scanning Probe Microscopy, Imaging and Materials Characterisation, Synchrotron Science and Technology, Nanomaterials and Fabrication, and Sensors and Devices. An Issues in Nanotechnology seminar series each semester features presentations from leading practitioners in all aspects of nanotechnology.
Contact hours
24 contact hours per week (average) in first year
Subject details
Overseas study opportunities
Overseas study opportunities are available.
Please see
www.latrobe.edu.au/international/exchange
for more information
Application
Apply directly to the University up to two weeks prior to the commencement of the course. Visit our postgraduate website to download an application form.
Fee type
Fees (Fee-Help available)
Annual (or Total) Tuition Fee (AUD)
Indicative (2012): $20,580 per 120 credit points.
Scholarships
A variety of scholarships and prizes are available for postgraduate students at La Trobe. Visit the postgraduate scholarships webpage for details http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scholarships/postgraduatesPrerequisites
Three-year undergraduate degree in physics, including at least two years of chemistry, and a minimum third year grade average of 65 per cent, or equivalent. Please note student numbers are limited at each course intake.
Semester starts
Semester 1 and 2 (March and July)
Career opportunities
Graduates are likely to find work in diverse sectors, including emerging nanotechnology ventures, advanced materials, semiconductor and microelectronics businesses, advanced medical diagnostics, mineral processing, and businesses involving chemicals, polymers, or surface coatings. High-achieving students may go on to enrol in a PhD program at La Trobe or elsewhere.
Professional recognition
Graduates may be eligible for membership of the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP).