The University of Melbourne

Entry requirements

• There are no mandated entry requirements.

In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:

• An undergraduate degree in any discipline, or equivalent; and
• A personal statement maximum 400-500 words in length outlining why you wish to be considered for the course.

In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:

• Prior academic performance
• The personal statement.

Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s English language requirements for graduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 6.5 is required.

English proficiency categories:

• Non English-speaking background

You must meet the University's English language requirements to be eligible for entry.

You can use TOEFL Internet-based test, IELTS (Academic), Pearson Test of English, or Cambridge English, Advanced/Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) to meet the University's English language requirements. You can only submit results from one sitting within 24 months preceding the proposed date of commencement of enrolment. To find out English language test scores required for entry to graduate courses, see the course-specific requirements for your Faculty or School.

• English speaking background or education

Applicants who have completed an undergraduate degree, or a graduate degree of at least 2 years duration.

If you've completed an undergraduate degree, or a graduate degree of at least two years duration, where the degree was taught and assessed entirely in English^, you may satisfy the University’s English requirements if you fulfill the following.

If the degree was completed:

• within two years of your commencement to study at the University of Melbourne, no additional evidence of English language proficiency is required
• between two and five years of your commencement to study at the University of Melbourne, evidence of work** in an English-speaking environment is required
• more than five years of your commencement to study at the University of Melbourne, evidence that sustained work** in a designated country1,2, in an English-speaking environment, has been undertaken since completing the degree will be required.