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Advance Your Career the UNIVERSITY of QUEENSLAND INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2020 SPINE International Postgraduate UQ Guide 2020 Advance your career THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE POSTGRADUATE INTERNATIONAL UQ UQ GUIDE 2020 Study enquiries Online enquiries future-students.uq.edu.au/enquire-online/international Outside Australia +61 3 8676 7004 Within Australia (freecall) 1800 671 980 General office Level 2, JD Story Building The University of Queensland St Lucia Qld 4072 AUSTRALIA +61 7 3365 7941 CRICOS Provider 00025B facebook.com/uniofqld twitter.com/uq_news instagram.com/uniofqld weibo.com/myuq 昆士兰大学官微 SPINE SPINE Important dates 2020 JANUARY 1 January New Year’s Day 1 January Research quarter 1 starts 25 January Summer Semester ends** 27 January Australia Day holiday FEBRUARY 17–21 February Orientation Week 24 February Semester 1 starts Contents MARCH 31 March Census date (Semester 1) 31 March Research quarter 1 ends Welcome to UQ 1 APRIL 1 April Research quarter 2 starts 10 April Good Friday Our global reputation 2 13 April Easter Monday 13–19 April Mid-semester break Pioneering change 4 20 April Semester 1 resumes Transforming your learning 6 25 April Anzac Day holiday Industry relevant 8 MAY 4 May Labour Day holiday Find 31 May Semester 2 application closing date* A truly global network 10 JUNE 1–5 June Revision period 6 –20 June Examination period Game-changing graduates 12 out more 20 June Semester 1 ends 20 June –26 July Mid-year break The perfect place to study 14 30 June Research quarter 2 ends UQ St Lucia 16 Meet us in your country JULY 1 July Research quarter 3 starts 13–17 July July Graduations** UQ Gatton 18 UQ academic and administrative staff 20–24 July Mid-year Orientation often travel internationally, giving you 27 July Semester 2 starts UQ Herston 19 the opportunity to meet one of our team AUGUST 12 August Royal Queensland Show Day holiday Research institutes 20 members at an event in your home country. 31 August Census date (Semester 2) Check out our events calendar. SEPTEMBER 28 September– 5 October Mid-semester break future-students.uq.edu.au/events OCTOBER 1 October Research quarter 4 starts PROGRAMS 22 5 October Queen’s Birthday holiday 6 October Semester 2 resumes Using the Programs section 24 UQ educational representatives NOVEMBER 2-6 November Revision period UQ postgraduate programs quick reference 26 7–21 November Examination period UQ’s representatives can help you find 21 November Semester 2 ends Pathways to your program 28 information about studying at UQ, what 30 November Summer Semester starts** the entry requirements are, how to 30 November Semester 1 application closing date* • English language pathways 30 complete your application, and how to DECEMBER 7–24 December December Graduations** Agriculture and Environment 32 lodge your student visa. 25 December Christmas Day 28 December Boxing Day holiday Architecture and Planning 36 future-students.uq.edu.au/ 31 December Research quarter 4 ends find-international-representative Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences 40 *Some programs have earlier closing dates Business, Economics and Law 48 ** These dates are provisional – please check the Academic Calendar at UQ campus tours uq.edu.au/events for final dates Education 58 UQ is a great place to study, make new Engineering and Information Technology 62 friends, and take part in sporting and cultural Health, Behavioural Sciences and Medicine 68 activities. Register for a campus tour and Disclaimer of Practice for Providers of Education and experience first-hand what UQ has to offer. The inclusion in this publication of details of Training to Overseas Students 2018. Science and Mathematics 82 a program or a course creates no obligation The ESOS Act and related legislation is future-students.uq.edu.au/campus-tours on the part of the University to teach it as designed to protect the interests of students or when described. The University may coming to Australia on Student visas. The English proficiency requirements 92 discontinue or vary programs and courses legislation aims to protect and enhance at any time without notice. Information in Australia’s reputation for quality education, How to apply 94 this guide is accurate as at March 2019. to provide tuition protection and support While care has been taken to provide the integrity of the Student visa program. Higher degrees by research 96 accurate information in this guide, it is the The University of Queensland, in providing responsibility of students to check and education services to overseas students, confirm the specific details of programs, complies with the National Code of Practice courses and enrolment. of the Department of Education and LIFE AT UQ 100 Visit future-students.uq.edu.au for up-to- Training and the Universities Australia code of ethical practice. date program information. Accommodation 102 All costs and fees quoted in this publication CRICOS Provider 00025B are in Australian dollars (A$). ESOS Act International student support 104 Any agreement with this University does internationaleducation.gov.au/ not remove the right to take action under Regulatory-Information Australia’s consumer protection laws. Cost of living 106 Privacy Australian Consumer Protection The University complies with Australian and Fees and expenses 107 australia.gov.au Queensland privacy laws and guidelines. ESOS compliance Privacy Scholarships 108 The provision of education services to uq.edu.au/terms-of-use international students by Australian This publication was produced in April 2019 UQ partners 110 education institutions is governed by the by The University of Queensland. Education Services for Overseas Students UQ terminology 112 (ESOS) Act 2000 and the National Code Index 113 All UQ campuses are smoke-free. Find out more inside back cover uq.edu.au/wellness-program/ smoke-free-uq Cover photo: Parvinder Rathore; (background) Azalia Rodriguez and Cherie Cheah Photographer: Sam Scoufos UQ St Lucia campus, looking towards the Brisbane CBD SPINE Welcome to UQ Starting university is an exciting time. You’ll meet people who will become lifelong friends, exchange ideas with other bright minds, and develop knowledge that will help you excel, no matter where life takes you. At UQ, we are here to support, guide and inspire you as you join us on this next step towards your future success – whatever form that takes. When you join us, you’ll be surrounded by like- minded students, who come from Australia and around the world to study here. The curiosity, creativity and resilience of our students are part of what makes employers seek out UQ graduates – a global network you will one day join, who reinforce the value of a UQ degree through their achievements and successes. As a global top 50 university, UQ has championed creative thinking for more than 100 years to solve problems facing humanity. We don’t just teach the latest research – our research pioneers are industry leaders who discover the latest breakthroughs, and make a positive difference in people’s lives around the world. You’ll learn in a way that suits you at one of our beautiful campuses in South East Queensland – whether in seminars, small tutorials, laboratories, online or by partnering with our passionate educators to change how courses are taught. University isn’t just about study though – you’ll also have fun here. UQ is renowned for our vibrant campus culture, our clubs and societies, and our sporting communities, where you’ll truly enjoy your recreation time while making friends for life. No matter what your reason for being here, you are sure to enjoy UQ’s long-standing traditions, while creating some new ones of your own. I look forward to hearing about the positive impact you create in your time with us and beyond. Professor Peter Høj AC Vice-Chancellor and President The University of Queensland INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2020 1 48th in the world QS World University Our global Rankings, 2019 reputation No. 1 university in Australia for research Nature Index Tables, 2018 More national teaching awards than any other Ranked Top 5 in the world in 2 subjects* Australian university Top 30 in 9 subjects* 2nd Sport Sciences 5th Mineral and Mining Engineering 11th Environmental Sciences 17th Agriculture and Forestry 19th Education 21st Nursing 23rd Psychology 27th Hospitality and Leisure Management 29th Sociology *QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019 2 INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2020 69th 55th Top MBA in the world in the world in Australia for six Times Higher Education World University Academic Ranking of World Universities, consecutive years Ranking, 2019 2018 The Economist, 2012–17 11th 91% 48th most beautiful campus overall international in the world in the world student satisfaction QS Graduate Employability Rankings, 2019 BuzzFeed, 2015 International Student Barometer, 2018 rating 100% for student demand, staff of research fields above qualifications, teaching quality world standard and educational experience Excellence in Research for Australia, 2018 Good Universities Guide, 2018 INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2020 3 Pioneering change In 2017, UQ received the second highest level of funding for any Australian university from % Heron Island Research the Australian Research Council. We receive 100 Station, located on the of our research fields Great Barrier Reef, is internationally A $368 million are above world standard. renowned for coral reef research and in funding annually. ( Excellence in Research for Australia, 2018) student training in marine sciences. Our Institute for Social % Science Research analyses 94 UQ researchers are named among the society’s ‘big’ issues including social of students at UQ are satisfied with world’s most influential. 27 UQ researchers disadvantage, employment, education, UQ's expert lecturers, learning have been named in a prestigious 2018 sustainability, social wellbeing, health environments and technology. Highly Cited Researchers List. and housing. ( International Student Barometer, 2018) 4 INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2020 At UQ, we create knowledge.
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