Overview

These courses are no longer available to commencing students from 2023.

The primary aim of this suite of degrees is to facilitate transfer of skills from another relevant area of engineering or science and technology to the study of nanotechnology.

Nanotechnology is science at the molecular level. Nanotechnology, a term that embraces a wide spectrum of technological endeavours across a range of scientific and technological disciplines – such as chemistry, physics, engineering, and biological and biomedical sciences – is attracting tremendous attention in industrialised countries worldwide both in terms of fundamental scientific research and technological development. Nanotechnology is predicted to be a technological hallmark of the 21st century.

Interest in nanotechnology from industry, government agencies, investors, entrepreneurs and from the general public is likely to grow rapidly over the next decade with growth rates exceeding those seen in other areas of science.

These courses will help you to:

develop the capacity to understand the basic scientific concepts underpinning nanoscience and the properties of materials and biomaterials at the atomic/molecular level, as well as the scaling laws governing these properties
understand current frontier developments in nanotechnology
recognise and develop novel and innovative ideas
demonstrate ability in a range of laboratory methods, specifically the fabrication and characterisation tools used in nanotechnology such as various microscopies, surface modifications and molecular-level construction methods
demonstrate communication and problem based and critical thinking skills that will promote lifelong learning in your future career.

Courses

This course is no longer available to commencing students from 2023.

Master of Nanotechnology

Duration: 2 years

Delivery mode:
On campus

Availability:
Full-time
Part-time

Start dates:
March
July

SATAC code: 2CM060

Annual indicative fees (2022):
$34,092 (Full fee paying)

Further information on fees listed

This course is no longer available to commencing students from 2023.

Graduate Diploma in Nanotechnology

Duration: 1 year

Delivery mode:
On campus

Availability:
Full-time
Part-time

Start dates:
March
July

SATAC code: 2GD045

Annual indicative fees (2021):
$33,600 (Full fee paying)

Further information on fees listed

Your career

Whatever the environment, commercial or research, employment opportunities will be at the cutting edge of technology. Graduates of this specialisation may find research-based careers.

Potential occupations include:

nanofabrication technologist
nanomaterial scientist
nanomaterials business manager
nanosystems scientist
production supervisor
research officer
technical officer.

Small science. Big ideas.

There’s no one definition for ‘nanotechnology,’ but we like to think of it as the organisation and manipulation of molecules to form new and useful structures. It involves knowledge from chemistry, physics, biology and materials science. Since atoms make up everything on Earth—from the composition of our own bodies to the food we eat and the energy we consume—nanotechnology has huge implications for our future. Nanotechnology touches many aspects of our everyday lives, such as particles used to make sunscreen transparent or to control the slow release of drugs.

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What you will study

The graduate diploma provides a comprehensive coverage of the fundamental knowledge and skills in the core areas of nanotechnology. The masters covers fundamental knowledge and skills in core areas and subsequently extends this via advanced study of selected areas. The topics build upon your undergraduate studies by adding problem-based learning exercises and other assessment items that provide the necessary development of higher level cognition (synthesis, interpretation, critical thought). This assumes that you already have a degree and in many cases significant work experience.

Practical experience

At the core of the second year of the masters is an extended research project in which the knowledge and skills gained in the first year are applied to a specific problem. The project will also equip you with expert skills in advanced experimental tools in nanotechnology, which will further enhance your employment prospects in the industry.

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Graduate Diploma in Nanotechnology

Master of Nanotechnology

Entry requirements

Graduate Diploma

Applicants for the Graduate Diploma in Nanotechnology must normally hold a degree in any relevant discipline of science or engineering or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.

Masters

Applicants for the Master of Nanotechnology must normally hold a degree in any relevant discipline of science or engineering or equivalent from an approved tertiary institution.

Examples of relevant disciplines include but are not limited to biology, biotechnology, chemical engineering, chemistry, materials engineering, medicine (requiring a minor in a science discipline), or physics. Mathematics and earth sciences are not viewed as relevant areas of science.

Applicants who have completed an undergraduate nanotechnology course at Flinders, or equivalent are not eligible for the graduate diploma or masters degree.

How to apply

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Entry requirements

Graduate Diploma

Applicants for the Graduate Diploma in Nanotechnology must normally hold a degree in any relevant discipline of science or engineering or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution.

Masters

Applicants for the Master of Nanotechnology must normally hold a degree in any relevant discipline of science or engineering or equivalent from an approved tertiary institution.

Examples of relevant disciplines include but are not limited to biology, biotechnology, chemical engineering, chemistry, materials engineering, medicine (requiring a minor in a science discipline), or physics. Mathematics and earth sciences are not viewed as relevant areas of science.

Applicants who have completed an undergraduate nanotechnology course at Flinders, or equivalent are not eligible for the graduate diploma or masters degree.

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