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GRADUATE PROSPECTUS 2021 CONTACT US For information on our courses and entry requirements contact Stop 1 Submit an enquiry online at study.unimelb.edu.au/connect-with-us Call 13 MELB (13 6352) + 61 3 9035 5511 Visit us at Stop 1 (Parkville): 757 Swanston Street The University of Melbourne Victoria 3010 Australia 2 CONTENTS INTRODUCING MELBOURNE 5 Graduate study at Melbourne 6 Research at Melbourne 7 Your city 8 Your campus 10 Pathways into graduate study 12 Graduate Access Melbourne 13 Scholarships 14 Your home 16 Your living costs 18 Your student experience 20 COURSE BY STUDY AREA 23 Architecture, building, planning and design 24 Arts, humanities and social sciences 28 Business and economics 36 Education 44 Engineering 52 Environment 58 Health 62 Information technology and computer science 80 Law 84 Music, visual and performing arts 90 Science 98 Veterinary, agricultural and food sciences 104 ADMISSIONS: DOMESTIC STUDENTS 111 Admissions 112 How to apply: Coursework 114 How to apply: Research 115 Fees 116 Fee assistance 117 ADMISSIONS: INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 119 Admissions 120 How to apply: Coursework 122 How to apply: Research 123 English language requirements 124 Fees 126 Preparing for study 127 REFERENCE 129 Glossary 130 Study area index 132 Your timeline 139 3 4 INTRODUCING MELBOURNE 5 GRADUATE STUDY AT MELBOURNE Graduate study is an investment in your future. Choose Melbourne, and join the best and brightest students from diverse backgrounds across Australia and overseas to pursue your passion and develop your career. As a University of Melbourne graduate student, you’ll study alongside talented peers in an environment focused on research impact and relevance. You’ll be part of a university that is committed to changing lives around the world by contributing to the policy, debate and skills required for a better global society. INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE Employers look for people with a proven commitment to their chosen field, and who have that ‘extra’ level of insight. As a graduate of the University of Melbourne, you’ll be seen as a work-ready, self-directed learner with breadth and depth in your chosen discipline. Whether you’re choosing your first career, changing direction or gaining that competitive edge, our world-class research and coursework graduate programs offer a professionally relevant education. Our graduates develop strong connections with community and industry that open the door to an outstanding future. 6 RESEARCH AT MELBOURNE Who says you can’t change the MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY Additional scholarships and awards are world? We expect nothing less. The Master of Philosophy (MPhil) is an available to domestic graduate researchers, internationally recognised masters degree and can provide annual living allowances, Our reputation as Australia’s leading by research and requires the completion of a relocation grants and paid parental and sick comprehensive research-intensive university thesis of 30 000–40 000 words. leave. See page 14. enables us to attract and cultivate the most INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS promising researchers from around the world. MASTERS BY RESEARCH Masters by Research degrees differ from the More than 400 scholarships are available to We collaborate with industry, other MPhil in that they may have a coursework international graduate researchers. Many institutions and research organisations, the component, along with a shorter thesis of cover tuition fees, as well as a living allowance community, government and not-for-profit about 30 000 words. and paid parental and sick leave. See page 14. organisations to achieve research outcomes with global impact. We remain at the forefront OUTSTANDING SUPPORT DEVELOP YOUR RESEARCH of innovation in Australia. Research training is a core activity of the SKILLS Melbourne is a place where world-class University. Our comprehensive support We offer award-winning professional researchers choose to work, and as a graduate will help you become a more effective development programs to graduate research student you’ll be supervised by researcher. We offer access to dedicated researchers, including workshops and online leading experts in your field. research centres, advanced research facilities, support, and specialist offerings such as the generous scholarships, unique professional three-minute thesis competition. OUR RESEARCH DEGREES development and established student support networks. gradresearch.unimelb.edu.au Our graduate schools offer research programs in most major disciplines. SCHOLARSHIPS AND FEES FIND OUT MORE DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY study.unimelb.edu.au/study-with-us/ DOMESTIC STUDENTS Graduating with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) our-degrees/graduate-research Most domestic graduate research students marks your admission to the community of are funded by the Australian Government scholars in your discipline and requires the Research Training Program (RTP) Fee Offset completion of a thesis of 80 000–100 000 Scholarship, meaning you are exempt from words on a specialised topic. paying tuition fees. See page 116. 7 YOUR CITY Melbourne has become one of the world’s most multicultural cities and a dynamic international business hub, but it’s still easy to navigate. The inner city is a cluster of exciting communities connected by public transport and bike paths – and the University of Melbourne is at the heart of it all. You can spend time in the famous cobblestone lanes, or at world-class theatre productions – and if you don’t yet have an Australian Football League (AFL) team, you might want to choose one! Regional Victoria is world famous for its iconic beaches, wineries, bushwalking and farm-to-table food and is just a short train or bus ride away. Ranked one of the world’s most liveable cities since 2011Q More cafes and restaurants per number of residents than any other city in the world World-class shopping State capital of Victoria Sporting capital of Australia Q The Economist Intelligence Unit. 8 9 YOUR CAMPUS The University of Melbourne has SPECIALIST CAMPUSES IN been a central part of the city of MELBOURNE AND REGIONAL Melbourne from its earliest days. VICTORIA The University is a key partner in Australia’s It’s hard to say where the central business industries. At our specialist campuses across CRESWICK district stops, and the University begins! Victoria, we collaborate with others to solve CAMPUS When you join Melbourne, you’ll also be rural health issues and the big ecological 124km joining a vibrant medical precinct, a world- challenges facing us today. WERRIBEE famous artistic community, a thriving start-up CAMPUS network, and urban and rural researchers In the city’s west, the Werribee campus 30km who’ll be feeding the world into the future. boasts some of the world’s most advanced veterinary facilities at the University’s Animal Which Melbourne will be yours? Hospital. PARKVILLE Our Burnley campus is dedicated to environmental and ornamental horticulture, Our Parkville campus is a city within a with nine hectares of heritage-listed gardens. city – it even has its own postcode. With cafes, 12 libraries, gyms, specialty stores, a small In Creswick you’ll find Australia’s only supermarket – even a seasonal farmers’ dedicated forest ecosystem science campus, market – spread across a mix of historic focusing on conservation, forest industry and sandstone buildings and state-of-the- molecular biology research. art facilities, you’ll never have to leave. The campus has played a pivotal The Parkville campus is situated within a Dookie role in the development of agriculture renowned knowledge precinct, which includes and agricultural teaching and learning in eight hospitals, many leading research Australia since 1886. It remains a focal point institutes and a wide range of knowledge- for key research, teaching and technology based industries. development, helping to shape the future of agriculture in Australia. SOUTHBANK The Medical Centre campus At our Southbank campus, among the city’s Shepparton lively creative arts precinct, you’ll find the specialises in rural health and clinical University’s acclaimed Faculty of Fine Arts and education. Music. Southbank campus is purpose-built for the creative arts, and features sound and dance stages, animation studios, cinemas and visual arts studios. It sits alongside the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Theatre Company, Melbourne Recital Centre, the Australian Ballet, Chunky Move dance company, the Arts Centre and the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. 10 SHEPPARTON CAMPUS DOOKIE CAMPUS 190km 212km CENTRAL BUSINESS PARKVILLE CAMPUS DISTRICT BURNLEY CAMPUS 6km SOUTHBANK CAMPUS 11 PATHWAYS INTO GRADUATE STUDY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE HONOURS YOUR CAREER GRADUATE COURSEWORK DEGREEQ Graduate certificate Graduate diploma Masters by Coursework GRADUATE RESEARCH DEGREEQ Masters by Research Doctorate (PhD) Q Please check entry requirements for individual courses listed on study.unimelb.edu.au/find. 12 GRADUATE ACCESS MELBOURNE Our access and equity program for AM I ELIGIBLE? domestic graduate students rewards Domestic students can apply using one success and provides opportunities. or more of the following Graduate Access Melbourne categories: Entry to graduate study at Melbourne is • Personal difficulties competitive. Give yourself the best chance by Disability or chronic medical condition applying for Graduate Access Melbourne. • • Disadvantaged socioeconomic If you’re a domestic student and your personal circumstances circumstances have had a sustained, adverse • Rural or isolated background effect on your