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Originally Posted by Quark
Hi Stu,
I completed a Grad Cert Sc with SAO back in 2005 and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. It is online and you get out of it what you are willing to put in. I found all of the unit instructors and project supervisors that I had were very supportive and helpful, offering as much feedback as I wanted. I looked at the minimum requirements for each unit and made sure that I well and truly exceeded them in all respects. I graduated with straight HD's and was latter presented with my faculties award for excellence. The Centre for Astrophysics & Super Computing which SAO is within, is a centre for research astronomy. Swinburne is the only Australian University with a time allocation on the Keck telescopes in Hawaii. I was very fortunate to travel to Hawaii with a Swinburne research team headed up by Professor Duncan Forbes, we had 2 nights observing on Keck II, Duncan was the unit supervisor for my final unit at Swinburne. I suppose you will get different opinions from different people on this matter but for me, it was an incredibly rewarding experience.
Regards
Trevor
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Exactly, Trevor. You get out what you're willing to put in. The SAO course has a very good reputation, not only in Australia, but overseas as well.