Complementing its esteemed national stature, the University of Melbourne is also deeply international in scope. The university has formed partnerships with many large companies, government departments, other universities and research organizations (e.g. the CSIRO).
Research scholarships and benefits for Australian Students
Melbourne Research Scholarships (MRS)
Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA with stipend)
Pratt Foundation Scholarship
Grimwade Scholarship
Sir John & Lady Higgins Research Scholarship
Baillieu Research Scholarship
Scholarships for Women
Helen M Schutt Scholarship
Scholarships for women graduates with career interruptions
Relocation grants for interstate students
Thesis Allowance
Application procedures and closing date
Commencement
HECS Exemption Scholarships for Australian Students (APA
Number to be awarded and benefits
Melbourne Abroad Scholarships (Postgraduate)
Australian Postgraduate Awards (APA) (Industry)
English Language Environmental Engineering Environmental Science Environmental Science Environmental Studies Film and Television Fine Arts. Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Architecture, Construction and Planning Economics and Trade Engineering.
Study area Jewish Studies
Faculty Arts
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Admission to postgraduate degree programs is highly competitive and usually requires the equivalent of an Australian four-year degree.
Postgraduate courses: an overview
Doctoral degrees
Doctor of Philosophy
Masters degrees
Postgraduate Diploma
Graduate Diploma
Graduate Certificate
Further Information
The faculty has a long history of international orientation and strong links with industry, both nationally and internationally. Joint ventures and visits by lecturers from leading practitioners in the field are encouraged. The faculty building has recently been significantly extended to provide a modern study environment that includes 24-hour access to computer-aided design studios, state-of-the-art teaching facilities, a specialist library and an atrium and gallery with large exhibition spaces for displaying student work.
Entry requirements
Course list
Coursework
Graduate Certificate in Facility Studies
Graduate Diploma in Facility Planning and Management The graduate diploma is to provide opportunities for those
Graduate Diploma in Planning and Design Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Design
Graduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Architectural History and Conservation)
Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Architectural History and Conservation)
Graduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Building) Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Building)
Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Landscape Architecture)
Graduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Urban Planning)
Postgraduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Urban Planning)
Master of Planning and Design (Architectural History and Conservation)
Master of Planning and Design (Facility Planning and Management)
Master of Planning and Design (Urban Design) The course aims to provide students with an enhanced
Research
Master of Architecture (Design)
Candidates define research topics that draw on the supervisory expertise of faculty staff and elsewhere in the university. The research focuses on the following areas: planning, design, computer and video applications, management, and history and conservation.
Research strengths
The course is primarily aimed at people who are already qualified in architecture and who wish to pursue research studies in the field. The degree can be taken either by courses or by research and may be taken in any of the faculty's disciplines, subject to approval.
Research student enrolments 1998
Further information
Faculty of Arts
Course list Coursework
Graduate Certificate in Art Conservation Studies The course provides an introductory study of conservation for
Graduate Certificate in Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Graduate Diploma in Arts
Graduate Diploma in Environmental Studies The course aims to provide basic instruction in areas of
Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Art History and Cinema Studies Type B)
This is a preparatory course leading to a Master of Arts candidate, for students who have not qualified for direct entry. Master of Criminology (Forensic Psychology) The course offers specialist training in criminal justice and criminology. The course provides a basic professional training and an entry-level qualification for applicants interested in art curatorship and museum management.
The course is designed to meet the needs of environmental policy makers and managers in Australia and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Course duration: 1-1.5 years Entry point: 1st or 2nd semester Master's thesis only.
T he Faculty of Economics and Commerce is a leading centre of teaching and research in Australia,
Students must have a degree and a minimum of two years of work experience with appropriate knowledge or experience of financial management and financial markets. Students must have quantitative skills at least equivalent to those of a Bachelor of Commerce graduate. The six core topics are: financial management, financial markets, derivatives and markets, corporate financial policies, financial law, and introduction to financial accounting concepts.
Electives may include some of the following: applied research project, bank lending practices and techniques, financial strategy and corporate valuation, financial engineering, financial spreadsheets, financial statement analysis, fundraising, funds.
Master of International Business
Master of Commerce (Economics) Master of Commerce (Finance)
Master of Commerce (Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management)
Coursework and research Doctor of Philosophy
Master of Commerce
Research Research strengths
Academic Teaching and Research Centres
Faculty of Education
Postgraduate Certificate of Education and Training The course has been specifically designed for educators and
Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Studies in Education
Postgraduate Diploma in Computer Education
Postgraduate Diploma in Education and Training
Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Studies
Postgraduate Diploma in Evaluation
Postgraduate Diploma in Mathematics and Mathematics Education
Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Studies in Education
Master of Educational Management
Master of Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Education)
Postgraduate Certificate in Education and Training The course has been designed specifically for teachers and. For additional information about the courses of the Faculty of Education, first contact the Faculty's Postgraduate Study Handbook. Science and mathematics education, assessment, classroom processes and learning strategies, school leadership and management, gender studies in education, the role and.
Graduate Certificate in Manufacturing Studies The course aims to give the students an increased knowledge and understanding of a number of modern methods, issues and problems in modern manufacturing. The Faculty of Engineering has been at the forefront of engineering education and research in Australia.
T he Faculty of Engineering has been at the forefront of the engineering education and research in Australia
Upon successful completion of the course, candidates should acquire more specialized knowledge, understanding and skills in their chosen technical area of environmental engineering.
Graduate Diploma in Manufacturing Studies Postgraduate Diploma in Manufacturing Studies
Graduate Diploma in Telecommunications Engineering The course aims to develop a fundamental understanding of
Postgraduate Diploma in Software Engineering The course aims to consolidate the student's knowledge and
Master of Engineering Science (Preliminary)
Master of Software Systems Engineering
Master of Telecommunication Engineering
Master of Applied Science
For more information about the programs of the Faculty of Engineering Science, reference is made in the first instance to the Faculty's Postgraduate Handbook.
Graduate Certificate in Forest Science (Farm Forestry) Administered by Parkville Campus
Graduate Certificate of Applied Science (Agricultural Extension)
Graduate Certificate of Agri-Industry Management Parkville Campus
Graduate Certificate of Applied Science (Crop Improvement)
Graduate Certificate of Applied Science (Dairy Technology)
Graduate Certificate in Forest Industries Cresu'ick Campus
Graduate Certificate in Forest Science (Farm Forestry) Administered by Parkville Campus
Graduate Diploma of Agri-Industry Management Parkville Campus
Graduate Diploma of Applied Science (Agricultural Management and Extension)
Graduate Diploma of Applied Science (Dairy Technology) Gilbert Chandler Campus
Graduate Diploma of Applied Science (Horticulture) Burnley Campus
Graduate Diploma of Applied Science (Turfgrass Science and Management)
Graduate Diploma in Forest Industries Cresu•ick Campus
Postgraduate Diploma in Forest Science Parkville Campus
Postgraduate Diploma in Agricultural Science Parkville Campus
Master of Agribusiness
Master of Agricultural Science
Graduate Diploma in Corporations and Securities Law The course focuses on Australian Corporations Law and Securities Regulation, where appropriate compared to foreign systems. T he Faculty of Law is committed to the highest standards of legal education and scholarship. The faculty offers many opportunities not available in smaller law schools, including programs varied enough to meet the needs of almost any legal interest. Theoretical and practical interests are equally encouraged. All academic staff are highly qualified and most have published major works in their fields. The Law Library includes. Graduate Diploma in Health and Medical Law The course examines laws related to the doctor-patient relationship, medical procedures, legal obligations of health professionals, and moral and ethical principles underlying the law.
Duration of the training: 1-1.5 years full-time Entry point: semester 1 or 2 master's degree in health and medical law. Course duration: 1-1.5 years full-time Entry point: semester 1 or 2 Master of Labor Relations Law.
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
The course is designed to provide thorough professional preparation for graduates who intend to work as clinicians, researchers, policy makers and educators in the growing field of women's health. Postgraduate Diploma in Health Care History The course is designed to develop an understanding of the history of health care and the biomedical sciences. The aim of the course is to provide comprehensive training in clinical audiology to prepare candidates for clinical practice.
The course is designed to prepare nurses for advanced roles in clinical practice and aims to enable students to pursue specific areas of interest. The aim of the course is to prepare students for the professional practice of psychology in organizational contexts.
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Neuropsychology) The course offers the opportunity to study the affective,
Doctor of Psychology (Forensic Psychology) This course aims to provide a thorough grounding in the
Doctor of Psychology (Organisational/Industrial Psychology)
Master of Arts (Psychology) Master of Science (Psychology)
Master of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Master of Medicine
Master of Surgery
Master of Public Health
Master of Science (Physiotherapy)
This is an advanced postgraduate degree in the Faculty of Medicine and may be considered as a supervised research program by approved candidates. Doctor of Philosophy (Dentistry) Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine) Doctor of Philosophy (Nursing) Doctor of Philosophy (Physiotherapy) Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology). The College of Postgraduate Studies administers the Ph.D. for the Academic Council of the University.
Faculty of Medicine: Anatomy and cell biology, biochemistry and molecular biology, general practice and public health, medicine, microbiology, obstetrics and gynecology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, pediatrics, pathology, pharmacology, physiology, psychiatry, medical imaging, surgery, women's health. School of behavioral science: cognitive neuroscience (perception, speech development, psychology of language, decision-making, laterality, attention, motor control, psychophysiology, behavioral electroencephalography).
Affiliated Research Institutes
The goal of the course is to develop a new approach to the issue of women's health by connecting social science and humanities knowledge with medical science. School of Dentistry: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Clinical Dental Science and Biomaterials, Public Dentistry and Epidemiology, Oral Medicine and Surgery (including Experimental Oral Pathology and Imaging), Growth and Development and Restorative Dentistry. School of Physiotherapy: Neuroscience, Cardiothoracic Treatment, Rehabilitation of Quadriplegia, Movement Analysis, Isokinetics, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Patellofemoral Joint Pain, Back Pain, Headache and Cervicogenic Pain, Bone Density and Stress Fractures, Pediatric Outcomes, Orthopedics outcome measures.
School of Postgraduate Nursing: Anesthetic nursing, cardiac surgery, coronary care, critical care, drug and alcohol abuse, emergency, ethics, evidence-based practice, intensive care, neuroscience, nurse-patient relationship, nursing history, perioperative, renal, children and adolescents, pediatric intensive care , palliative care, patient/parent education effectiveness, psychiatric nursing and rural critical care. For further information about the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, please first refer to the Faculty's various postgraduate handbooks.
Melbourne Business School
Finance: Valuation of derivative securities, costs of capital under-allocation, portfolio analysis and asset allocation, corporate restructuring, foreign exchange management, securities pricing behavior, tax effects on organizational structure, tax alternatives and remuneration, corporate capital structures. Economics: Oligopolistic competition, antitrust policy, regulation, tax and tariff policy, impact of macroeconomic policy, trends in industrial profits, international trade strategy, regional economics.
For further information about Melbourne Business School, please refer in the first instance to the School's Postgraduate Course Information handbook. Applicants who wish to study at postgraduate level in the Faculty of Music must meet the following general requirements. Prospective students should also refer to the Faculty Guide for Prospective Students: Undergraduate and Postgraduate and Postgraduate Handbook for prerequisites for individual subjects and fields of study.
Graduate Diploma in Music Recording and Production*
Graduate Diploma in Guided Imagery and Music The course prepares music therapy graduates, and
Postgraduate Diploma in Improvisational Music Therapy 1*
Master of Music (Instrumental Teaching)*
Master of Music (Musicology/Ethnomusicology)*
Master of Music
Doctor of Musical Arts
Faculty of Science
Dental Science; Genetics; Geography and Environmental Studies; History and Philosophy of Science; Mathematics and Statistics; Grass; Microbiology and Immunology;. Master of Science programs that include courses and a minor thesis are offered in Applied Statistics and Mathematics and Statistics. Duration of the course: 1 - 2 years full time; 2 - 4 years part-time Entry point: Beginning of Semester 1 or Semester 2.
The disciplines in which candidacy for the Master of Science is possible are: Anatomy and Cell Biology; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology;. Chemistry: Computer Science; Dental Science; Earth Sciences; Epidemiology; Genetics; Geography and Environmental Studies; History and Philosophy of Science;.
T he Faculty of Veterinary Science provides research and advanced professional training in all veterinary
The degree course provides the candidate with supervised training in scientific methods applied to the identification and solution of problems through research.
Substantial funding comes from research and development corporations linked with the major
Australia's elite visual and performing arts training institute offers postgraduate programs through six schools: art, dance, drama, film and television, music and studies in creative arts. It is dedicated to the education and training of artists for the highest level of professional activity and offers some of the best facilities in Australia. Admission to all courses at Victorian College of the Arts is on the basis of talent, assessed by audition or a folio of artwork, except for the School of Studies in Creative Arts, for which the eligibility criteria are academic merit and/or experience .
International students may submit a certified video, or slide or photo folio, and may be interviewed by phone instead of an in-person audition. Students will gain skills in a variety of areas that include art criticism and learn to adapt criticism in a variety of formats.
Graduate Diploma in Arts Management
Graduate Diploma in Dramatic Art (Design) The course aims to develop an understanding of the role
Graduate Diploma in Dramatic Art (Direction) The course aims to empower directors to operate
Graduate Diploma in Film and Television
Graduate Diploma in Improvisation
The course aims to develop the capacity to initiate and realize artistic projects and to expand expertise within the students' primary performance discipline (dance, drama or music). The course aims to expand skills and expertise within a selected field of research and to develop appropriate skills for documentation, description and analysis of dance-creative processes. Graduates will undertake research that combines theory and practice in an area of the visual, performing or literary arts.
The course aims to provide a professional level of expertise, a comprehensive knowledge of the musical content and style of the available repertoire; and promote artistic and creative independence. This course is administered by the School of Postgraduate Studies, 1888 Building, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3052.
Lifestyle
Accommodation
Housing
Off-campus accommodation
A Student Housing Package has been developed to meet the needs of students.The package provides a
Application procedure
Closing dates
Scholarship/Bursary Application procedure
Fees & HECS charges for Australian Citizens & permanent residents
Scholarship applications
Semester dates 1999
Summer Term (Semester 3)
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