Corporate Body

Faculty of Science (1903 - )

The University of Melbourne

From
1903
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Functions
Education, Industrial or scientific research and Medical Research
Website
http://www.science.unimelb.edu.au/
Location
Melbourne, Victoria

Summary

The Faculty of Science was established in 1903 at the University of Melbourne. Many fields are offered for study by the Faculty, including botany, chemistry, earth sciences, genetics, information systems, mathematics, optometry, physics and zoology.

Published resources

Books

  • Hohne, H., Success and failure in scientific faculties of the University of Melbourne: an extended follow-up of 901 students who had entered the Faculties of Science, Engineering, Medicine, Dentistry and Agriculture in 1943 and 1944 (Melbourne: Australian Council for Educational Rsearch, 1955), 129 pp. Details
  • Rasmussen, Carolyn, Milestones in the history of the Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne (Carlton (Vic.): University of Melbourne and ASUTEHC, 2003), 16 pp. Details

Book Sections

Resources

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