2021 Postgraduate Coursework Student Guide Message from the Vice Chancellor
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2021 POSTGRADUATE COURSEWORK STUDENT GUIDE MESSAGE FROM THE VICE CHANCELLOR Welcome to The Australian National University It gives me great pleasure to introduce you to our postgraduate guide for 2021. As the national university of Australia, we stand ready to offer you one of the world’s finest research and learning experiences. We believe that great research, supported by outstanding staff, creates the right environment for the highest quality education. Our top ranking in Australia and amongst the world’s top universities, allows ANU to attract the very best teachers and researchers from across the globe in a range of disciplines. If you choose ANU, you will have the chance to work alongside some of the greatest minds in the world in an environment that embraces innovative teaching practices. Your postgraduate degree from ANU will prepare you for the future of your choice and help you realise your career ambitions. Our graduates are rated the most employable in Australia and amongst the most sought after by employers around the world. We are a community committed to supporting you all the way through your studies. You will have exceptional teachers, mentors and support services to help you reach your educational goals. We are a university that welcomes students from across the country and all over the world. Everyone at the University stands for the highest possible standards of ethical behaviour and we support an inclusive and diverse environment that leads to more original thinking and better outcomes for our community, the nation and the world. Many of our students live right here on our beautiful parkland campus in the national capital. In our postgraduate lodges, you will find friends that you will keep for a lifetime and become part of a lively intellectual community. ANU is an incredibly exciting university and I am pleased to invite you here to undertake your postgraduate studies. I look forward to welcoming you to ANU in 2021. Professor Brian P. Schmidt AC Vice-Chancellor and President b The Australian National University CONTENTS Academic excellence 2 Academic disciplines 4 What you can study 6 Postgraduate programs 8 Accommodation 13 Student services 14 Application, Scholarships And Fees 15 Global network 17 Graduate outcomes 18 About Canberra 19 Published May 2020 by the Marketing & Student Recruitment Division, The Australian National University. CRICOS Provider Number: 00120C No undertakings are binding on the University unless they are obtained in an official letter from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic). The University may vary the entrance scores and requirements, content and availability of programs and courses, and costs and charges applied to the courses outlined in this Student Guide. The University reserves the right to change the contents of courses and not to offer all courses listed in the Student Guide. 2021 Postgraduate Programs 1 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Ranked 1st in Australia and Ranked #2 in 29th in the World Australia for International Outlook 2020 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) International Outlook Times World University Rankings Higher Education Rankings 2019 Academic staff Students 1,726 (as at 2018) Postgraduate Coursework 9,719 88% hold a PhD - more than any Higher Degree Research 2,815 other Australian university Undergraduate 12,827 (as at 2018) One of the highest academic In 2019 almost 6,000 students staff to student ratios live on campus INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES 2 The Australian National University 96% ★★ ★★★ world Five star standard maximum rating for 6 Nobel Laureates student demand, 96% Research student retention, among faculty and student teacher ratio rated above alumni including and staff qualifications. World standard our VC (Good Universities Guide 2019) Current subject rankings QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020 Subject In the world In Aust. Subject In the world In Aust. Agriculture and Forestry 32 2 History 12 1 Anatomy and Physiology 21 2 Linguistics 15 1 Anthropology 4 1 Law and Legal Studies 17 4 Archaeology 11 1 Mathematics 39 3 Computer Sciences and Modern Languages Information Systems 41 2 31 3 Development Studies 13 1 Philosophy 7 1 Earth and Marine Sciences 9 1 Physics and Astronomy 45 1 Politics and Economics and Econometrics 30 2 International Studies 8 1 Social Policy and Environmental Sciences 21 2 Administration 13 1 Geography 6 1 Sociology 9 1 2021 Postgraduate Programs 3 ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES ANU is recognised as one of the world’s foremost centres of education, research and leadership. You will be guided by some of the world’s brightest minds, have access to world-class facilities and resources, and enjoy unique opportunities for exploration, career development and personal and professional networking. Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences Asia & the Pacific > ANU Centre for European Studies > Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs > ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods > Crawford School of Public Policy > Australian Centre for Federalism > School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) > Australian Dictionary of Biography > School of Culture, History and Language > Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies > Australian National Dictionary Centre ANU College of Asia and the Pacific asiapacific.anu.edu.au > Australian Studies Institute > Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research > Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies > Centre for Digital Humanities Research > Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies > Centre for the Study of Australian Politics > Humanities Research Centre > Research School of Humanities and Arts > Research School of Social Sciences > School of Archaeology and Anthropology Business & Economics > School of Art and Design > School of Demography > Research School of Accounting > School of History > Research School of Economics > School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics > Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies and Statistics > School of Music > Research School of Management > School of Philosophy > School of Politics and International Relations ANU College of Business and Economics cbe.anu.edu.au > School of Sociology ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences cass.anu.edu.au 4 The Australian National University Engineering & Computer Science Science, Health & Medicine Research Schools > ANU Medical School > Research School of Electrical, Energy and > Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness Materials Engineering of Science > Research School of Aerospace, Mechanical and > Centre for Research on Ageing, Health and Wellbeing Environmental Engineering > Climate Change Institute > Research School of Computer Science > Energy Change Institute Innovation Institutes > Fenner School of Environment and Society > The Autonomy, Agency and Assurance Institute (3A Institute) > Mathematical Sciences Institute > Cyber Institute > Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics > Software Innovation Institute > Research School of Biology ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science > Research School of Chemistry cecs.anu.edu.au > Research School of Earth Sciences > Research School of Physics > Research School of Population Health > Research School of Psychology > The John Curtin School of Medical Research ANU Joint Colleges - Science; Health & Medicine science.anu.edu.au Law > Australian Centre for Environmental Law > Centre for Climate Law and Policy > Centre for Commercial Law > Centre for International and Public Law > Centre for Law and Economics > Centre for Law, Arts and Humanities > Centre for Military and Security Law > Profession, Education and Regulation in Law Centre ANU College of Law law.anu.edu.au 2021 Postgraduate Programs 5 WHAT YOU CAN STUDY Postgraduate coursework Flexible options Postgraduate coursework will deepen your knowledge, Flexible Double Master: ANU has pioneered the Flexible Double expand your skills and equip you for a successful career in Master degree so you can study two Master-level programs your field. at the same time to strengthen your expertise, and fast-track your qualifications and your career. Unique to ANU, our Flexible Our postgraduate coursework programs include Master Double Master degree is offered through the ANU College of Arts degrees, along with a range of graduate-level Certificates and Social Sciences. and Diplomas. Some coursework programs also contain a research component, where students work with the For more information and a list of possible combinations, visit assistance of a supervisor. cass.anu.edu.au/study/master-degrees/flexible-double-master- degree Admission into a postgraduate coursework program requires the completion of a Bachelor degree as Graduate Studies Select: Create your own postgraduate study a minimum. program with Graduate Studies Select (GSS). You can choose from a broad range of postgraduate courses offered across most Graduate Certificate: six months’ full-time study, or of our academic colleges, including some pre-approved courses approximately 24 units from our partner universities. Graduate Diploma: one year full-time study, or To learn more, visit anu.edu.au/study/study-options approximately 36–48 units Master degree: two years’ full-time study, or approximately 96 units Master degree (Advanced): two years’ full-time study, or approximately 96 units. Includes a 24-unit equivalent supervised sub-thesis. 6 The Australian National University Postgraduate research Postgraduate research, or a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) program, is a research-focused degree usually undertaken by someone who has completed