About The University of Melbourne

The Graduate Certificate in Business is a fully online course providing graduate level introductory studies in a range of business disciplines including finance, accounting, economics, management and marketing.

Whether you are at the beginning of your career looking to develop your competitive edge, or you’re in the middle of your career looking to develop your business understanding and enhance your career, this flexibly-delivered course will provide you with the expertise to position yourself for success.

The Graduate Certificate in Business is designed to equip you with essential knowledge of management, business, and commerce, giving you the confidence to make effective decisions and articulate solutions and ideas in a range of business contexts.

Our prestigious MBA program has a long record of producing outstanding senior executives, able to lead and manage across private, public and government organisations.

The Full-time MBA offers an integrated, skill focused curriculum designed for maximum career impact and practical business experience. Immersive and challenging, it provides more than the traditional MBA toolkit. While fully developing your business knowledge , you also gain a tight network of inspiring and supportive peers, an adaptive mindset, resilience and the ability to absorb and apply learnings quickly.

You can choose to study over two years, embracing the full MBA experience and allowing more time for internships and exchange opportunities, or fast-track to get back to your career sooner. You will develop your skills and outlook at every turn through our unique Personal Effectiveness Program, which provides leadership and career development, and regular exposure to CEOs and leaders via our Immersive Business Experience and other opportunities to work on real business problems.

Immerse yourself in the world’s most liveable city and thrive in a vibrant multicultural community and advanced economy with easy access to Asian markets. Our MBA will transform how you think about yourself and the world as you gain the confidence to be a global leader.

Please note that this course is only available to applicants who are currently admitted to a University of Melbourne degree.

Follow your passion for music by studying the Diploma in Music at Melbourne. The Diploma in Music gives you the opportunity to further your musical training or explore areas of academic and practical interest in music, while gaining a music qualification alongside your undergraduate studies in another field.

The program can be tailored, depending on your interests, and provides access to the full range of the curriculum at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. You'll study alongside Bachelor of Music students, allowing you to build valuable friendships and networks in a challenging musical environment.

Pursue your own area of interest within the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. Specialisations on offer include: practical music, ensemble music performance, aural studies, composition, improvisation, music history and theory.

Accounting informs management decision-making and the allocation of resources through measuring and improving company performance.

Professional accountants operate in an increasingly complex and sophisticated field and are valued in today’s dynamic, technology-rich industries. Because they act as strategic advisers and business partners, they must understand business issues and processes and have the skills necessary for sound decision-making.

Accounting is a pathway to a range of careers for aspiring leaders who want to play an important role in driving organisational success amidst a rapidly changing world. You will develop analytical reasoning and data skills to equip yourself with the ability to make sound and strategic business decisions.

Computers are changing the world, and our lives. We've been saying that for decades, and we’ll keep saying it, because computing technology just keeps on advancing.

You probably have what a few decades ago would have been called a super-computer sitting in your pocket right now.

The Master of Computer Science will give you a broad base of high-level knowledge to keep up with these advances, with specialist skills in at least one area of knowledge systems, programming languages and distributed computing, information systems, mathematics/statistics, spatial information science or linguistics.

Understand the worlds of the past and reflect on the making of the present. Develop the capacity to locate information, analyse evidence, think critically and communicate effectively. History offers both global range and detailed attention to particular places, times and themes. Subjects extend from the medieval world through to the recent past.

History graduates find their way to positions in education, policy and administration, publishing, entertainment, tourism, writing, museums, information technology, planning, journalism, and many other areas. Your qualification could also lead you to a career in teaching, or with further study and a higher degree, a career in research or academia. If you’re interested in archiving, becoming an archivist or librarian could put you into direct contact with important historical materials.

The Department of Physiotherapy recently celebrated 25 years of excellence in physiotherapy education. The Doctor of Physiotherapy draws on the University of Melbourne's reputation for excellence in teaching and research to inspire and enable students to become outstanding physiotherapists ready to excel as world-class leaders in their chosen field.

Graduates will be work-ready and immediately employable following registration having gained diverse clinical experience in major hospitals and knowledge of primary healthcare and community engagement.

Led by highly credentialed and networked lecturers and mentors, as well as connections with leading hospitals, research institutes and the private sector, the Doctor of Physiotherapy is designed to meet the current and future needs of students, patients and the changing nature of the health workforce.

Graduates have the opportunity to pursue careers in a range of health settings including hospitals, private practice, sporting and rehabilitation facilities, community organisations, in public health advocacy or industry bodies.

The course prepares students for the current needs and changing roles of the physiotherapist in areas such as chronic disease management, health promotion and prevention, as well as acute care, rehabilitation, and sports and private practice. The clinical program builds progressively to independent practice, with approximately 37 weeks of clinical practice.

The program also features include advanced theoretical knowledge in areas such as pharmacology, leadership and management, and including a student conference.

The science of psychology involves a wide range of perspectives and approaches, with psychological research findings having important applications in areas such as health, education, business and commerce as well as a wide range of societal issues.

The Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Advanced) at the University of Melbourne has been designed to build on the knowledge and skills attained in theAPAC accredited Graduate Diploma in Psychology.

The course provides students with flexibility and choice in advanced coursework in the core discipline areas of Psychology, as well as an opportunity to undertake advanced training in the conduct of a significant research project, and to develop pre-professional knowledge of the ethical principles and assessment and interviewing skills that underpin further professional training as a psychologist.

It is also the recommended pathway for students wishing to undertake a higher research degree in Psychology to pursue a career in psychological research.

The Melbourne Juris Doctor (JD) is a graduate law degree that has set a benchmark for legal education in Australia. You may apply if you already have an undergraduate degree in a discipline other than law, will complete an undergraduate degree in a discipline other than law in the year you apply, or if you have a law degree from an overseas jurisdiction.

Graduating with an undergraduate degree in another discipline, followed by a graduate degree in law, will give you a higher level of qualification than a traditional double degree.

The Melbourne JD equips you with the skills and knowledge to take a leading role in a range of careers including legal practice, business, government and community organisations.

As a Bachelor of Oral Health student you'll develop all the scientific, theoretical and clinical skills to practice in oral health therapy — which includes careers as both dental hygienist and dental therapist. You will learn alongside dental students at the Melbourne Dental School in a high-tech clinical setting. You will also have the opportunity to undertake placements in metropolitan clinics and rural areas. You will learn from a clinical teaching team including active practitioners and world-leading academics who bring international leadership, research and policy expertise to the degree.

The Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology offers the Master of Clinical Audiology degree, which is a two year full time course. Since 1998, the Master of Clinical Audiology degree has been required for entry to the profession.

Audiology is a clinical science involving hearing and balance assessment and rehabilitation. Hearing assessment usually involves the use of a number of specialised tests which help to ascertain the site or type of problem within the auditory system. Audiologists working in this area often work closely with otologists (ear specialists).

This profession should be of interest to those with a scientific background who are interested in working with people. Students who demonstrate an aptitude for research may be considered for PhD studies within the Department.

Ten years later, it was time to once again take the educational lead by introducing our redesigned MD course, offering unprecedented levels of flexibility to those beginning their medical career.

Designed for students who have completed their undergraduate studies and are committed to professional training, the Melbourne MD supports both the personal and professional development of each individual. The redesigned course aims to produce high quality medical professionals who can thrive in complex environments and be the leaders of change.

It delivers advanced clinical and academic training to ensure students are prepared for the challenges of internship and an increasingly diverse medical career. With an emphasis on choice and customisation, the Melbourne MD allows students to build their own future.

The Master of Teaching (Primary) prepares you to teach children aged five to 12 years across all primary years with possible specialisations in literacy and mathematics.

You will learn through?our?clinical model of education which is unique in Australia. Connecting with our latest research you will?become skilled in?assessing?individual student abilities and being?able to adapt your teaching to support the needs of each student in your classroom as they grow and develop over time.

In your final year, you will undertake a professional work integrated learning experience deeply exploring an area of learning of your choice. This includes a placement relevant to your chosen topic which can be in non-education settings such as hospitals, museums, art galleries and more. This experience provides an opportunity for reflection and growth that aligns with the continuous professional learning approach in teaching practice.

Learn to teach English as an Additional Language (EAL) in a variety of educational settings. Suitable for students with no prior experience, plus a fast-track option for those with experience.

Gain the skills required to start an exciting career teaching English as an Additional Language (EAL) with our internationally recognised Master of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) course.

There is a high demand for English teachers, as it's one of the world's most widely spoken languages.

Exploring teaching English in a global context, you’ll develop specialised skills to suit varied teaching environments, both in Australia and overseas.

Equip yourself with the skills and knowledge to understand and solve key business challenges. Make a difference to society, policy, and organisations while forging a pathway to a global career.

Whether your aim is to work for a large financial consultancy, a tech startup or a social enterprise, the Bachelor of Commerce can take you straight into industry, further business and economics specialisation at Melbourne Business School, or a pathway to a range of graduate programs such as Law or Engineering.

Marine biology is much more than just swimming with dolphins – it is the key to understanding and responding to important issues facing our planet, like global warming and the impact of tourism and pollution on our oceans.

You’ll become an expert in marine biological systems, and in the application of ecological principles and environmental management strategies.

You’ll also develop a breadth of knowledge across many disciplines, from biological sciences such as botany and zoology to the physical sciences of chemistry, geography and oceanography.

You may then decide to explore careers in commercial aquaculture, environmental monitoring, research or tourism (and yes, that may include swimming with dolphins).

Are you interested in discovering the next generation of treatments to help improve the health of your community?

Does the science behind what creates, sustains and threatens people’s lives intrigue you? Can you see yourself studying and working in the largest biomedical precinct in the southern hemisphere?

Whether you want to pursue a career in medicine, professional health, biomedical research or another pursuit – a Bachelor of Biomedicine can take you there.

The integrated curriculum emphasises the relationship between the biomedical science disciplines that underpin modern clinical practice and prepares you for the challenges of contemporary health delivery and research.

Are you interested in how a bumblebee flies, how a quantum computer works, or how to build a wind turbine that doesn’t fall down?

If you’re inspired by the beauty of the cosmos and want to reveal its mysteries or use the biggest machine ever built to examine the smallest particles ever observed, Physics is for you.

You’ll learn to think critically about the world and how it works through studying matter and energy, and their interactions. At a fundamental level, biology, chemistry, engineering, medicine, and even finance can all be explained by physics.

Biology, chemistry, engineering, medicine – at its most fundamental level, everything in nature can be explained by physics.

The Harvard Business Review has labelled data science the "sexiest job of the 21st century". If they meant that jobs in data science are increasing dramatically, that data scientists can work in fields as diverse as health, retail or ecology, and that data scientists are commanding high salaries, then they were spot on. After all, we're creating more than 2.5 exabytes of data every day. Someone needs to make sense of it all.

The Master of Architecture aims to provide you with: Highly developed skills to manage an architectural practice and lead or work within cross-discipline project teams. A sustainable outlook with the ability to use new materials and technologies to create environmentally sustainable buildings. A grounding in architectural history, theory and technology that leads to the creation of innovative architecture.

The Master of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) program enjoys an excellent reputation as one of the premier clinical psychology programs in the country.

The program aims to produce graduates with a strong knowledge base in psychopathology, combined with a high level of skill and acumen in culturally responsive assessment and treatment of psychological conditions that can present across the lifespan.

Therapeutic skills are taught primarily within a broad cognitive-behavioural framework within didactic, individual and group-based clinical contexts.

The course is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC), providing the required sequence of subjects for graduates wishing to attain generalist registration as a psychologist in Australia as well as competency in knowledge and skills relevant to the clinical psychology specialisation.

Anthropology studies what it means to be human in a globalising world, providing a critical vantage point from which to reflect on ourselves and others. Its distinctive methodology, based on intense, long-term participation in people's daily lives, allows for ideas to develop out of local experience and knowledge.

This major explores the extraordinary variety of cultural and social forms found around the globe, focusing on the diverse ways people interact, organise their relationships, and find meaning in their lives.A major in Anthropology will expand your horizons by challenging the assumptions behind what we take for granted in society, and enhance your empathy for the perspectives of others. You’ll apply these lessons not just in theoretical inquiry but in designing your own ethnographic projects.

Gain an in-depth and scholarly understanding of art history and art markets through thematic and interdisciplinary subjects and then choose your specialisation. Niche your learning into areas such as: late antiquity, medieval and indigenous, through to modernism, post-modernism and contemporary art.

A major in art history could lead to a career in museums and galleries as an art curator, perfectly supplement other studies, and enrichen your day-to-day life. You could find yourself carving out a meaningful career in a marketing or communications role, promoting collections to the public. Should you choose to use your skills in the field of policy, you could find yourself advising on the maintenance and restoration of important works. Your expertise could also position you to make valuations on pieces for auction houses and insurance policies.

Knowledge about Asia is a crucial national asset at a time of rapid globalisation and social change. The Asian Studies program at the University of Melbourne is one of the largest in Australia. We have a comprehensive range of subjects in the intellectual, cultural, political and religious traditions of Asia.

With Australia’s close proximity and relations with Asia, an in-depth understanding of Asian traditions, ideologies and contemporary developments is invaluable. Studying an Asian studies major can equip you with the knowledge you need to succeed in a vastly expanding business market. After graduating, you could find yourself working in govnernment, international relations or diplomacy, liaising between companies and leading teams to success. Your degree could also lead you to a fruitful career in communications, or even community development.

Our Chinese Studies program is one of the largest Chinese programs in Australia. Taught at a range of levels - from beginner to advanced - our language subjects are designed to help develop your communication skills in various contexts.

It’s no secret that China is a key global player with a huge influence on the world stage. That’s why graduates with Chinese language skills are such attractive candidates to multinational corporations.

Studying a Chinese language major allows you to immerse yourself in an exciting field of rapidly growing opportunities. Whether you choose to liaise with international organisations to meet trade agreements, or use your language skills for diplomacy, translating, teaching or communications, your studies will mold you into a professional who stands out from the crowd.

Explore ancient cultures through the languages of Ancient Greek and Latin by reading key literary texts from ancient Greece and Rome. Journey through classical antiquity (history, drama, philosophy, oratory, epic and lyric poetry) and discover the influences that echo through to modern times. A knowledge of classical languages is also very useful for research and training in biochemistry, medicine, the history and philosophy of science, history, archaeology, Biblical studies, philosophy, art history, romance language studies, English literary studies, music, and more. In fact, Classics is one of the best majors for acquiring transferable skills for any career path, since students gain career flexibility by developing skills in research, writing, critical analysis, and communication.

This major offers you the opportunity to explore your feelings, thoughts and ideas in the written form. Unleash and explore your creative potential across the avant-garde, cross-genre and experimental forms of writing.

You’ll also be encouraged to critically test contemporary theoretical and philosophical schools of thought in all forms of writing. Gain focused knowledge on: fiction, poetry, non-fiction, autobiography theatre and screen. A degree in creative writing teaches you to think laterally and use your imagination to solve problems in the workplace. This is particularly valuable in corporate communications, where you could land a job in publishing, editing or marketing.

Criminology draws knowledge and perspectives from a range of disciplines such as law, sociology, psychology, psychiatry and history. It continually questions how and why different societies define and respond to crime. And it asks why approaches to punishment have varied so much from era to era.

Increasingly, criminologists also study the ways cultures depict crime, in mass-media, news, through to film and art. If you’re interested in the why and how of the human condition - and the shadows that lurk behind the individual and organisations - the specialised field of criminology can lead to interesting places. A major in criminology could also see you making waves in the area of sociology, where you’ll work to understand and solve current social issues.

Economics is the study of social behaviours related to production, distribution and consumption of goods and services through statistical data, modelling and economic theories. From this, Economists seek to understand, assess and explain the mechanisms of markets and economics to increase efficiency and productivity.

Economists have varied employment opportunities in public and private sectors. For example, they can look at how economic welfare, financial markets and government impact income and wealth creation; release economic performance indicators such as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP); or forecast to determine bank interest rate levels.

This field of study is suited for students who have strong mathematical skills or enjoy mathematics as it involves quantitative studies and analysing and interpreting data to find solutions for the commercial world.

Develop an ability to communicate in the French language that will enhance your understanding of the French-speaking world.

Study a variety of aspects of French-speaking cultures including literature, film, theatre, translation, travel writing, food and wine, immigration and identity. Learning one of the world’s most spoken languages will most definitely work to your advantage in almost any working environment. After completing a degree majoring in French, you could go on to facilitate international trade deals or become a diplomat.

Given the ubiquity of the French language, you could also work in teaching or translation, where you’ll help people learn and understand the language. Or, should you choose a corporate career, harnessing your fluency to facilitate important deals between organisations.

Gender Studies considers the effect of gender and sexuality on a range of discourses embedded within culture, identity and global history. Reflect on ideas about sexual difference, sexual politics and sexuality through close engagement with a broad variety of theorists, case studies and media. By studying the complexities of different genders – and by understanding their experiences in society – you can work to advocate equality through sociology, government and policy and community development positions. You could contribute to your field further by devoting yourself to a career in gender research.

This major develops your skills in conservation, environmental practices and social processes though problem focused and field-based activities.

You can study geomorphology, climate change, coastal processes, biodiversity, palaeoecology, sustainable development and globalisation. After completing the Geography major in the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts, you’ll be well placed to move into the workforce, further study, or graduate research.

With a major in Geography, you can find careers with private environmental and planning firms, as well as consultancies. You can also work in government departments concerned with conservation, planning, housing, transport, international aid or hydrology.

Knowledge of German opens up the rich culture of German-speaking Europe - as well as its history, philosophy, literature, music and scientific traditions. The German program has a proud history of more than 50 years at the University and provides the opportunity to complete part of your studies overseas through exchange programs. As a bi-lingual professional, you’ll be in high demand, particularly in a professional working environment. Your ability to facilitate international communications will make you a perfect fit for multinational business, communications and diplomacy.

The Indigenous Studies major prepare students for entry into the increasing number of fields in which Indigenous people and cultures participate. It offers unique perspectives on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and culture. Themes include Indigenous cultural production, key thinkers and concepts, settler and Indigenous environmental ethics, Aboriginal women and colonialism, Indigenous health, and issues relating to land, law and philosophy.

Indigenous Studies prepares students for large range of careers as Indigenous participation and issues become increasingly embedded in all aspects of industry, small business, government, health, law, the arts, media, and education at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Indigenous studies will give Indigenous and non-Indigenous students an edge.

Learn the language of one of Australia's closest neighbours. Learning Indonesian can open up many interesting employment opportunities - in Indonesia, and with the many organisations that work with its 200 million citizens, including the Australian Government. A second language gives you an advantage in any workplace. If you’re looking to add to the global bank of knowledge, becoming an academic researcher will prove to be both a rewarding and fascinating opportunity.

Completing an Indonesian major can open opportunities in fields like translation and communications, where you’ll use your abilities to help interpret and educate. working in government as a diplomat, where your ability to comprehend and analyse foreign affairs will assist in national decision-making. If you’re more interested in a corporate role, using your qualification could also place in you in international business and trade. Here, you’ll liaise with correspondents to negotiate important business deals for global organisations.

Islam is one of the fastest-growing religions in the world, embraced by around a fifth of the world's population. Gain an understanding of this complex and rich culture through Islamic thought and Muslim societies - from its origins to the present. Undertaking a qualification in Islamic studies could give you several exciting career opportunities.

Especially in today’s global environment, understanding the Islamic culture could lead you to international relations and diplomacy, where you’ll use your cultural knowledge to facilitate agreements. Your skills could also see you involved in government and policy development, where your expertise in the field of Islam will ensure the fair treatment and protection of all people under the law.

You could also work with Islamic communities to understand and alleviate problems, again, ensuring fairness and equality.

Learn to understand Italian from a wide variety of materials: both written and spoken. A knowledge of Italian opens up access to a wide range of areas, including history, art, music, literature, cinema, food and wine. Italian is one of the world’s most important languages strongly influencing languages and cultures around the world. Studying Italian is a fantastic way to broaden your career prospects.

You might see yourself getting involved in sociology, where you’ll uncover ways in which Italian-speaking ­societies – past or present – operate. You might choose to use your language proficiencies to translate and interpret communications on a government or educational level.

You’ll also be well educated on Italy’s expansive art and culture scene, making you a particularly attractive candidate to work in curatorship. Here you’ll work in museums or galleries to organise artefacts and artworks in a meaningful and interesting way. If you’d like to travel, speaking Italian could also see you working in tourism, using your language abilities to educate and inspire.

Japanese language classes for a range of competencies, from beginners level for students with little or no knowledge of the language to more advanced levels for students with prior experience. Students will receive a comprehensive grounding in Japanese language with opportunities to focus on social and cultural areas of interest that include society, politics, media, gender, linguistics, and literature.

The study of Japanese society gives the individual insight not only into a deep and diverse culture but also provides important contrasts when considering various nations' roles in the Asia Pacific region. An understanding of Japanese language and society contributes to students' wider understanding of these complex and fascinating cultural, historical, political and economic flows in Asia.

Media and Communications gives you a grounding of the key developments in media industries, and new communication technologies. It also builds your knowledge of their impact on politics, society and culture - both nationally and globally. Ranked number one in Australia for this field of study (QS World University Rankings 2018), you’ll be primed with professional skills highly valued across a range of media sectors.

If you have a gift for story, give yourself the advantage of a clear-cut pathway to a rewarding career. Build your future in journalism, public-relations and professional writing, through to marketing, media management, and communication – or even publishing.

Philosophy is the study of the most fundamental aspects of reality and value. Every area of inquiry and endeavour - from art through to economics and mathematics - generates philosophical issues about our world and our place in it. A Philosophy major gives you the ability to think and consider the world differently. This unique quality is sought after in a number of fields. For example, you could use your knowledge to contribute on a government level, giving important ethical advice or developing policies. You could also use your knowledge on ethics to complement a career in law, where you’ll advise and represent clients. Opportunities in academia and research are also open to you, as are education and training. A Philosophy major gives you scholarly, and life-long learning skills and tools. Increase the value of your day, the value of your life.

Learn about political issues, institutions, ideas, policies that dominate local, national and international agendas. This major includes the study of themes and debates from a variety of perspectives that include: democracy, identity, gender, the media, terrorism, policy-making, international conflict and cooperation, and the many faces of power including how it is exercised and contested. In today’s political environment, having with an in-depth understanding of global events is imperative.

Studying a major in politics and international studies can launch your career in the political arena, where you can work in policy and development, and government and diplomacy or in international organisations such as the United Nations. Your knowledge of global affairs could also make you an attractive candidate for roles in multinational business, where you’ll tactfully negotiate agreements.

We all want to understand people better, ourselves included. And mental health and well-being matter now more than ever. Psychology explores the complexities of mind and behaviour, and how they relate to the brain, society and culture. Learn about every stage of human behaviour, from behavioural neuroscience to cognitive processes, and the practical aspects of developmental, social and clinical psychology. With further study in one of our accredited masters degrees you can gain registration as a professional psychologist. You will develop a deep understanding of psychology that will set you up for future research or clinical postgraduate studies. You will learn research skills from your first year that will build in later years to give you the best foundation and depth of expertise needed to interpret and understand behaviour.

Develop an ability to communicate in the Russian language that will help enhance your understanding of the Russian-speaking culture, values and world. Russian is one of the world's major international languages: it is spoken by over 140 million people and is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. Gaining skills in the Russian language is a truly valuable asset to any workplace - especially given Russia’s prominence on the world stage. With an ability to communicate in another language, you could find yourself working in international trade, where you’ll be trusted to carry out important deals. Or, you could facilitate important communications between multinational organisation through a role in diplomacy or business. You could also enter into the fields of teaching or translation, using your fluency for education or interpretation and even the arts.

Sociology engages with new forms of social problems, and the ways in which people and societies confront these new challenges. Some of these challenges include: transformations in one’s life-course and contemporary families, through to new technologies and globalisation. A Sociology major also explores emerging questions of action and identity – from new social movements and subcultures, to forms of action evident in contemporary social transformations. A major in sociology allows you to explore human relationships in a fascinating career.

You could, for example, become a sociologist, working to understand human relationships in varying contexts and improve communities. You could also work on a government level in policy development, where you’ll understand the roots of social issues and recommend ways to alleviate them. You could continue to explore the complexities of your chosen research field through academia and research.

Gain and improve your Spanish language skills and increase your awareness of Spanish and Latin American culture. Take on independent research projects, including: language, literature, culture, politics, cinema, theatre, music, food and identity. A major in Spanish and Latin American studies will allow you to explore a range of exciting professional opportunities.

Your qualification could lead you to a career in diplomacy or international trade, where you’ll use your cultural knowledge on Spanish-speaking countries (as well as your fluency in Spanish) to liaise with foreign correspondents or negotiate global agreements. You could also apply your expertise to the fields of education or translation, where your language skills will educate and inform.

The agricultural industry today is all about science: logistics, engineering, robotics and genetics. Modern farming is a cutting-edge, high-tech industry, geared towards creating a sustainable future. At the University of Melbourne, our agricultural scientists work in labs, on-farm, and with drones and new technology. We even have our own robotic dairy.

You could use your biology and chemistry knowledge to develop food and fibre products that will be sustainable in our changing environment, or put your mathematics and statistics skills to use in managing livestock and grazing patterns that mitigate the effects of climate change.

Within the major, you can choose to focus on animal production, agricultural science or crop science.

It took 13 years and $1 billion to sequence the first human genome. Today, thanks to recent advances in biochemistry and molecular biology, you only need a few thousand dollars and you’ll get the results tomorrow. In this major, you’ll develop your understanding of biological processes and biomolecules. And, of course, you’ll spend lots of time in the lab developing the skills you need to work in this field. You will build the knowledge and hands-on skills needed in many rapidly advancing fields, such as medical research and biotechnology.Careers await in medical and pharmaceutical research, the biotechnology industry, or in the development and production of specialised laboratory equipment and reagents.

Biotechnology uses biological knowledge to develop new processes and products in industry, health, agribusiness and other areas of human technology. It is one of the world’s biggest and fastest-growing industries, and because it’s so broad, we let you tailor this major to suit your interests or background in areas such as cell biology, microbiology, pharmacology and chemistry. Depending on your focus, you can go on to careers in medical or veterinary science, food technology, agriculture or forensic science.

Wondering what chemistry is all about? The better question is, what isn’t chemistry all about? Whether it’s harnessing renewable energy sources, next-gen nanotechnology or new medical breakthroughs, chemistry is an ever-present and vital tool for shaping the technologies of the future. The future of science is multidisciplinary, and chemistry sits at the intersection of so much that will change our world over the coming century. The Chemistry major enables you to view the world from a molecular perspective, and to solve complex problems that span the breadth of chemistry and other sciences.

Over the past decade there has been an explosion in the amount of data captured from mobile phones, the internet, sensors and instruments. Capturing this data is big business, but how do we make sense of it all? That’s where you come in.

Learn to integrate and apply statistical and computational principles to solve real-world problems with large-scale data science, and set yourself up for the career of the future. In this major you’ll develop a strong foundation in the statistical aspects of data analysis (data collection, data mining, modelling and inference) and the principles of computer science (algorithms, data structures, data management and machine learning).

Have you ever wondered about the history of life on Earth? When and where did a species originate? How did it evolve? What controls where a species is found and how abundant it is? Are birds really dinosaurs?

This major combines disciplines from genetics through to ecosystem science to give you a deep understanding of the evolutionary basis of ecosystems, habitats and biodiversity, and the relationships between species and their environments.

Gain skills in surveying, experimentation and modelling of ecological and evolutionary processes, and discover how evolutionary ecology can be applied to solve current problems in evolution, ecology, conservation and biodiversity.

We all like to think we’re green but, for the first time ever, more than 50 per cent of people around the world live in cities.

Some think this removes us from nature, but we’re now recognising the value of urban ecosystems, green spaces and urban forests in making our cities more liveable for us, and for our plant and animal neighbours.

Meanwhile, outside the cities, we see dwindling forests worldwide and an ever-expanding appetite for forest products and ask, what can we do?

This major will show you how to care for, use and protect urban and forest ecosystems.

Our environment is facing some serious challenges — from changing climates to habitat loss, environmental degradation, species extinction and overpopulation.

This major combines knowledge in biology, chemistry, statistics and earth sciences for a multidisciplinary approach to overcoming these challenges.

You’ll also gain important skills in risk assessment and environmental monitoring, which are crucial to careers in consulting, environmental management and laboratory research.

With the global population projected to grow to 9.7 billion by 2050, the world needs scientists who can develop foods that are nutritious, clean and green – not to mention delicious.

Apply your food science knowledge to develop new ways to improve, preserve, process, package, store and deliver nutritious food products globally, or work with other scientists and marketers to develop new products.

In the Food Science major you’ll build on a firm foundation in basic chemistry and biology to understand the properties of food components and their roles in nutrition and cell biology. As you progress through the course, you’ll learn about the macro structure of food, and how new products are developed, covering market research, product design, packaging, safety and quality.

Life as we know it couldn’t exist without genetic material and genes. Genetic material provides organisms with their unique properties, including the ability to reproduce, and is the channel for evolution.

At its core, genetics is the study of the variation between living things – humans, animals and plants – and how this is inherited.

Study genetics to find out how cells work at a molecular level, how mutations can cause disease, why these mutations occur in populations and the answers to many more fascinating questions about life!

Geographers look at the world around us and ask: What is going on? And then they ask: How can we make it better?

This major develops your skills in conservation, environmental practices and social processes though problem focused and field-based activities.

You can study geomorphology, climate change, coastal processes, biodiversity, palaeoecology, sustainable development and globalisation.

Optional field subjects will take you to East Timor or China and give you first-hand experience of the landscapes, cultures and politics that define these fascinating countries.

With 4.6 billion years’ worth of records, geology has plenty to tell us. In this major, you’ll discover the secrets hidden below the ground through field-based classes and laboratory analysis.

Explore the origins of our planet and the processes that shaped it, and how these processes continue to change our planet, sometimes dramatically. You’ll be able to read the landscape at a whole new level.

Our economy and lifestyles rely in a large part on the resources that lie below us, so there are always lots of career opportunities for geologists in research, environmental assessment and remediation, the minerals and petroleum industries, and government.

We’re seeing more and more illnesses associated with the immune system – from allergies to autoimmune diseases – and treating and preventing infectious diseases is difficult without effective vaccines.

Immunology is the study of the human immune system, which controls infections and provides protection against microorganisms.

You’ll explore its applications to the development and clinical use of new immune-based therapies for cancer and infectious diseases, allergies, autoimmune diseases and the prevention of transplantation issues such as organ rejection.

This major lays the foundation for further study in medicine and paramedical disciplines.

Do you want your degree to set you up for the data-driven 21st century economy?

Do you want to learn the universal language for abstraction and predictive modelling? Or maybe you're just captivated by the intrinsic beauty of patterns and deep truths about numbers and how the Universe works. With a major in Mathematics and Statistics, you'll learn powerful analytical and problem-solving skills you can use anywhere.

You could design algorithms for an innovative start-up, control and optimise processes in big industry, advance health care through data science, help governments and societies make critical decisions, or pursue an international career in fundamental research. This major gives you deep knowledge in one of four specialisations: Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Discrete Mathematics and Operations Research, and Statistics and Stochastic Processes.

Life on Earth began with, and has always depended on, the activities of micro-organisms. Most of these activities are helpful to the planet and to us, but occasionally micro-organisms can do bad things, like cause infections, with potentially disastrous outcomes.

Our immune system fights infections, and usually wins, but it’s an arms race and we must constantly adapt to battle new infections. Learn about the incredible ability of micro-organisms to evolve and survive, and how our immune system works to control infections and provide immunity against those micro-organisms that are out to harm us.

You’ll leave this major with a detailed understanding of microbiology – the study of microorganisms – and how it applies to a range of areas in the biomedical sciences. You’ll cover how infectious microorganisms are studied, the diseases they cause and their possible prevention or treatment. The major also covers the human immune system, how it responds to protect us during infection, and how vaccination works.

How the brain works is both fascinating and baffling. And there is still so much yet to be discovered about these living computers. This major will give you an understanding of how the nervous system is organised and how it functions: from the biology of nerve cells and neural circuits through to neural systems and complex behaviours.

You'll also find out how modern neuroscience interacts with molecular and cell biology, physiology, psychology, and cognitive and information science. You can then take this knowledge and apply it to fields like drug development, behavioural research, brain imaging, or whatever other possibilities your brain can come up with.

Diseases are a part of life, and a part of death. Not long ago we didn’t know the root cause of most common diseases. Although we’ve come a long way since then, there is still so much to learn. Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease and is the foundation of modern medical practice. In this major, you’ll discover how scientific understanding has led to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. You’ll explore how changes in the structure and function of molecules and cells are the basis of disease, and you’ll learn how cutting-edge research has led to dramatic improvements in human health.

Some drugs save lives and others destroy lives.

Discover the interaction between chemical agents and living matter. Learn about the mechanisms of biologically active substances, such as therapeutic agents and agricultural, household, and industrial chemicals.

Be inspired to set off on a research path towards the treatment of diabetes, heart attacks, asthma, cancer, and Parkinson’s disease, amongst others, in this $1 trillion industry.

You’ll be studying in the heart of Australia’s pharmaceutical industry, so look out for opportunities to connect with the many companies and institutes within the Parkville precinct. In this major, you will study the interaction between chemical agents and living matter, and learn how biologically active substances (such as pharmaceutical, agricultural, household, and industrial chemicals) act in the human body.

You’ll learn how drugs work, and how drugs are used as therapies and as experimental tools for investigation of important problems in biology.

Our bodies work amazingly most of the time, but what happens when something goes wrong? In Physiology, you’ll discover how the body works, and how cells and organs function within the body as a whole. Understand how disturbances in the endocrine, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, developmental and neural control systems impact our health and devise studies to help us understand what we can do to stop them. Classes include interactive lectures, hands-on practicals, the chance to design and carry out your own experiments, and even use virtual reality to see inside our body!

Forget solar panels and Tesla batteries, the true solar energy and storage powerhouses of the world are plants. Study the big and the small: from single-celled algae (the solar factories of the oceans), to giant eucalyptus trees, ancient ferns, the crop plants that supply most of the world's nutritional needs, or the plant toxins that might be the basis for the next life-saving drug. Plant science (also called botany) can take you in as many directions as there are plants – from agriculture to horticulture, and from conservation to biotechnology.

Through this major you’ll develop a comprehensive knowledge of the biology of plants, from cells and molecules to evolution and the environment. You’ll also learn field and laboratory skills used in plant science. You’ll explore how plants’ solar-powered food and oxygen factories work, and delve into issues such as how plants respond to climate change, the diversity of marine organisms and ecosystems, genomics and proteomics, and the evolution and ecology of Australian flora.

We all want to understand people better, ourselves included. And mental health and well-being matter now more than ever. Psychology explores the complexities of mind and behaviour, and how they relate to the brain, society and culture. Learn about every stage of human behaviour, from behavioural neuroscience to cognitive processes, and the practical aspects of developmental, social and clinical psychology. With further study in one of our accredited masters degrees you can gain registration as a professional psychologist.

Did you know that some female lizards can clone themselves? That some baby spiders practise ‘matriphagy’ – eating their mothers after birth? The Zoology major gives you the option to study animals at every scale, from the biology of cells to the behaviour of whole populations. We’re not promising you’ll be the next Sir David Attenborough, but he did study zoology at university, so it’s a start!

The Master of Teaching (Secondary) prepares you to teach ages 12 to 18 years.

You will learn through our clinical model of education which is unique in Australia. Connecting with our latest research you will become skilled in assessing individual student abilities and being able to adapt your teaching to support the needs of each student in your classroom as they grow and develop over time.

In your final year, you will undertake a professional work integrated learning experience deeply exploring an area of learning of your choice. This includes a placement relevant to your chosen topic which can be in non-education settings such as hospitals, museums, art galleries and more. This experience provides an opportunity for reflection and growth that aligns with the continuous professional learning approach in teaching practice.

The Master of Public Health offers students the opportunity to gain the skills and knowledge required for a career in public health practice. Within the course, students are exposed to the core foundations of public health theory and practice and also have the opportunity to specialize in the advanced public health training streams offered through the University of Melbourne. The Master of Public Health programs at the University of Melbourne are delivered by academic staff with extensive experience and depth of knowledge, who are leaders in their chosen fields of public health.

Master of Public Health (Global Health)

Complete all of the following

• Foundations of Public Health

This subject is a compulsory subject within the Master of Public Health. It lays the foundation for the degree and provides an orientation to the field of public health. It provides a critical overview of public health historical development, conceptual underpinnings, and practice in the following domains.

• Biostatistics

This subject is compulsory for students enrolled in the Master of Public Health, Master of Epidemiology, and the Master of Science (Epidemiology). Students should enroll in this subject early in their program of study.

• Epidemiology 1

This subject is a core subject within the Master of Public Health, the Master of Epidemiology, the Master of Science (Epidemiology), and the Master of Biostatistics. Students should enroll in this subject early in their program of study.

• Public Health Leadership and Management

This subject is a compulsory subject within the Master of Public Health that aims to develop the practical leadership and management skills necessary for the public health workforce.

• Qualitative Research in Public Health

This is a compulsory subject in the Master of Public Health. Qualitative research plays an important role in public health as it can explain how people experience a particular health issue or why they perform a health-related behavior, taking into account specific social, political, and economic contexts.

• Prioritising & Planning in Public Health

This is a core subject of the Master of Public Health degree. In this unit, students will be introduced to the concepts, frameworks, and methods used in prioritizing and planning in public health.

The Master of Public Health offers students the opportunity to gain the skills and knowledge required for a career in public health practice. Within the course, students are exposed to the core foundations of public health theory and practice and also have the opportunity to specialize in the advanced public health training streams offered through the University of Melbourne. The Master of Public Health programs at the University of Melbourne are delivered by academic staff with extensive experience and depth of knowledge, who are leaders in their chosen fields of public health.

Master of Public Health (Indigenous Health)

Complete all of the following

• Foundations of Public Health

This subject is a compulsory subject within the Master of Public Health. It lays the foundation for the degree and provides an orientation to the field of public health. It provides a critical overview of public health historical development, conceptual underpinnings, and practice in the following domains.

• Biostatistics

This subject is compulsory for students enrolled in the Master of Public Health, Master of Epidemiology, and the Master of Science (Epidemiology). Students should enroll in this subject early in their program of study.

• Epidemiology 1

This subject is a core subject within the Master of Public Health, the Master of Epidemiology, the Master of Science (Epidemiology), and the Master of Biostatistics. Students should enroll in this subject early in their program of study.

• Public Health Leadership and Management

This subject is a compulsory subject within the Master of Public Health that aims to develop the practical leadership and management skills necessary for the public health workforce.

• Qualitative Research in Public Health

This is a compulsory subject in the Master of Public Health. Qualitative research plays an important role in public health as it can explain how people experience a particular health issue or why they perform a health-related behavior, taking into account specific social, political, and economic contexts.

• Prioritising & Planning in Public Health

This is a core subject of the Master of Public Health degree. In this unit, students will be introduced to the concepts, frameworks, and methods used in prioritizing and planning in public health.

The Master of Public Health offers students the opportunity to gain the skills and knowledge required for a career in public health practice. Within the course students are exposed to the core foundations of public health theory and practice and also have the opportunity to specialise in the advanced public health training streams offered through the University of Melbourne. The Master of Public Health programs at the University of Melbourne is delivered by academic staff with extensive experience and depth of knowledge, who are leaders in their chosen fields of public health.

Designed for educators working in a range of educational settings in government and non-government sectors, VET and tertiary sectors, and workplace training contexts who are seeking to advance into leadership positions. Access practical knowledge, conceptual frameworks, and state-of-the-art research with a global perspective to help you grow into an effective and sought-after leader.

For those wanting to learn more about literacy or interested in influencing literacy development. Equip yourself to lead schools and students in all facets of literacy development, from early years to adulthood, and gain contemporary in-depth knowledge of literacy policy, theory and curriculum.

The Master of Professional Psychology will provide psychology graduates with training in the skills required to meet the core competencies outlined by the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA).

The two-year program? (full-time equivalent) will include coursework subjects addressing psychological assessment, interventions and related professional skills; alongside a research project and practical placement experience.

Upon completion, you will be eligible to undertake one year of supervised generalist practice, sit the National Psychology Exam and progress to full registration as a psychologist.

The honours program in Agricultural Science comprises advance coursework and an individual research project to extend students’ knowledge and skills in solving research problems. After successfully completing the program, students will be prepared to either enter the workforce pursuing a career in Agriculture, or enrol for further research study through applying for a Masters or Doctor of Philosophy degree.

If you want to extend your skills in research, consider adding an honours year in BioSciences to your Bachelor of Science. Honours is a one-year program that builds on what you've learned to date in your Bachelor of Science. It is a pathway to further studies in research higher degrees such as a PhD.

Wondering what chemistry is all about? The better question is, what isn’t chemistry all about? Whether it’s harnessing renewable energy sources, next-gen nanotechnology or new medical breakthroughs, chemistry is an ever-present and vital tool for shaping the technologies of the future.

Wondering what chemistry is all about? The better question is, what isn’t chemistry all about? Whether it’s harnessing renewable energy sources, next-gen nanotechnology or new medical breakthroughs, chemistry is an ever-present and vital tool for shaping the technologies of the future.

The honours program in Food Science comprises advanced coursework and an individual research project designed to extend students’ knowledge and skills in solving food industry research problems. After successfully completing the program, students will be prepared to either enter the workforce pursuing a career with food companies, or enrol for further research study through applying for a Masters or Doctor of Philosophy degree.

Geographers look at the world around us and ask: What is going on? And then they ask: How can we make it better? This major develops your skills in conservation, environmental practices and social processes though problem focused and field-based activities. You can study geomorphology, climate change, coastal processes, biodiversity, palaeoecology, sustainable development and globalisation.

Actuaries assess, evaluate and manage the financial risks faced by individuals, organisations and governments to plan effectively for the future. The risks assessed by actuaries can include illness, disability and death, the effects of natural disasters, and major economic or social change.

A major in Actuarial Studies in the Bachelor of Commerce will give you a firm grounding in the traditional actuarial skillset of mathematics, statistics, demography, economics, and finance.

This background, coupled with strong analytical skills, sees actuaries serving as financial advisers to a range of organisations including insurance companies, banks and other financial institutions, superannuation funds and governments.

Actuaries tackle many types of problems, most of which involve uncertainty about the future.

Economics is the study of social behaviours related to production, distribution and consumption of goods and services through statistical data, modelling and economic theories. From this, Economists seek to understand, assess and explain the mechanisms of markets and economics to increase efficiency and productivity.

Economists have varied employment opportunities in public and private sectors. For example, they can look at how economic welfare, financial markets and government impact income and wealth creation; release economic performance indicators such as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP); or forecast to determine bank interest rate levels.

This field of study is suited for students who have strong mathematical skills or enjoy mathematics as it involves quantitative studies and analysing and interpreting data to find solutions for the commercial world.

Finance is the management of money and assets. This includes the activities involved in banking, investments, financial systems and markets. Finance professionals manage assets to facilitate the growth of wealth for individuals, institutions, firms and governments. Economic analysis, accounting concepts and quantitative methods are used to solve financial problems, assess risks and make calculated financial decisions.

Effective managers lead businesses and organisations in achieving their goals by bringing people and processes together. Studying management equips you with the leadership, analysis, planning and decision-making skills you need to succeed from day one.

Equip yourself with the leadership, analysis, planning and decision-making skills to succeed from day one. In this major, you can choose subjects from specialist areas including business management, human resource management, international business and operations management.

Marketing is integral in selling products or services in an effective and profitable way, no matter the size of the business. It influences brand and corporate strategy. Using research and customer insight, marketing champions the voice, wants and needs of the customer to shape the product, service or delivery.

Marketing is essential to the health of any profitable enterprise, whether in the public or private sector. All organisations engage in marketing activities and must decide on a marketing mix that suits them best.

Marketing allows you to manage a brand and contribute to an organisation’s business strategy. This is relevant within large organisations as well as start-ups or new businesses.

Melbourne Business School's Master of Finance program is designed to provide students with specialized technical knowledge that surpasses what is typically covered in an undergraduate degree. This comprehensive program prepares students for a career in the dynamic and ever-evolving finance sector. The degree holds recognition from the CFA Institute.

• Detailed Knowledge of Financial Markets: Graduates will gain in-depth knowledge of the operations and activities within financial markets. This includes understanding how these markets function and operate.
• Financial Management Principles: Students will develop a strong understanding of financial management principles and how to apply them to financial policy decisions. This knowledge is essential for effective financial management within organizations.
• Understanding of Global Financial Markets: The program provides a comprehensive understanding of both Australian and international financial markets, allowing graduates to navigate and work within a global financial context.
• Knowledge of Asset Classes: Students will acquire a thorough knowledge of various asset classes and gain insights into how these asset classes operate within financial markets. This knowledge is essential for investment and portfolio management.
• Applied Knowledge in Finance: The program equips students with practical and specialized insights into various aspects of the finance industry, ensuring they are well-prepared for real-world challenges and opportunities.

This program is designed to offer a robust foundation in finance and cater to the evolving demands of the financial sector. It prepares graduates to make informed financial decisions, manage assets, and contribute effectively to the finance industry. The recognition by the CFA Institute underscores the program's quality and relevance.

The Master of Laws (LLM) is the flagship degree in the world-renowned Melbourne Law Masters program, offering students a choice of over 170 subjects across dozens of specialist legal areas.

It’s available only for law graduates and the flexible structure makes it ideal for working professionals looking to immerse themselves in selected areas of the law.

As an LLM student, you can choose from all subjects available in the Melbourne Law Masters program, allowing you to tailor the degree to suit your professional aspirations and personal interests. You can also choose to undertake the degree as a combination of coursework and a minor thesis.

Develop expertise in the design, implementation and analysis of systems that learn, plan and reason. Learn about knowledge representation and planning, machine learning and data mining, digital ethics and security analytics.

Develop the knowledge required to design, analyse, implement and evaluate IT projects and future needs in the changing context of the IT industry. You’ll learn about IT project and change management, software development, programming languages, artificial intelligence and software design.

The Master of Information Technology is for students who want to gain advanced technical IT skills and expertise in computing, cybersecurity, distributed computing, human-computer interaction or artificial intelligence. You’ll be equipped to create technical solutions and drive success in business, government, health, entertainment, society and more.

Discover how to create new technologies to improve existing security and minimise vulnerability in design systems.

Lead IT innovation with the Master of Information Technology at Australia’s leading university*.

The Master of Information Technology is for students who want to gain advanced technical IT skills and expertise in computing, cybersecurity, distributed computing, human-computer interaction or artificial intelligence. You’ll be equipped to create technical solutions and drive success in business, government, health, entertainment, society and more.

Businesses that can extract value from the ever-increasing volume of data in today’s world have a competitive edge, making graduates with the computational, analytical and business skills to provide that edge highly sought after by employers in Australia and globally.

The Melbourne Business School Full-time Master of Business Analytics gives you the skills and knowledge to become a stand-out data scientist expert in not just maths and information systems, but also able to approach analytics with the strategic perspective of the business mind.

Learn how the United States, China, the European Union, and the United Nations operate in our global community, and acquire knowledge of key developments within international relations. The Master of International Relations engages with theory, international governance and law, international security, international political economy and international history.

Participate in an international student exchange and study another language to complement your skills. You can transcend theoretical perspectives by applying your expertise in a working environment, such as through an optional internship. Designed to meet your career-oriented goals, your internship can be in international organisations, government, business, media and NGOs.

Delivered by world-renowned faculty, this career-changing program will equip you to create and deliver powerful marketing strategies for any organisation.

The Melbourne Business School Master of Marketing is a flexible part-time program that gives busy professionals the opportunity to add value to their organisation and career as they study.

The program will broaden your general management skills and enhance your strategic marketing prowess through a greater understanding of consumer behaviour, product and brand management, market research, data analysis and other areas.

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Offered to students holding an undergraduate degree in an area outside of business/commerce or those with a business background (with the option of some credit for prior study), Melbourne Business School's Master of Management will equip you with foundational business training, as well as specialist training in organisational management.

You will leave the course with a strong understanding in:

• Managing innovation and change
• Motivating and leading people
• Developing customer-orientated organisations

The Graduate Certificate in Public Health will provide skills that prepare students for public health practice and augment existing professional skills in health care practice, policy and management. The Graduate Certificate will provide a stepped pathway into the University’s flagship Master of Public Health (MPH) program. It will also provide an opportunity for current health sector professionals to gain a valuable skills-based qualification that strengthens their career path, enables them to respond to public health challenges in a variety of health and social policy contexts and responds to an Australia-wide urgent workforce need for health professionals with public health training. The Graduate Certificate in Public Health will provide full credit into the Master of Public Health.

Our Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics is delivered in a hybrid format by our world-class faculty, providing flexibility to attend classes in person or online.

Designed for highly motivated and experienced professionals, it comprises of four subjects from your choice of focus area, equipping you with specialist skills while you continue to work, so that you can apply what you learn on the job.

And if you choose, you can go further by studying a Graduate Diploma - or dive right into the Master of Business Analytics itself.

Designers apply creative and open approaches to defining and solving problems, leading to high-quality decisions. This enables businesses and industries to overcome rigid or outdated ways of doing things.

Design has applications in the creation and improvement of our cities, buildings, transport networks, furniture, websites, processes, bridges, landscapes and environment. Designers are innovators who enhance the way we live and interact with the world around us.

The Melbourne Business School's Master of International Business will equip you with effective management skills for the international business sector.

Your knowledge and understanding will be developed through in-depth learning in areas such as:

• Strategic management
• Corporate governance in a global context
• Cross-cultural impacts
• Marketing in an international space

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Our Graduate Diploma in Business Administration is designed for aspiring leaders who want to make a difference without putting their life on hold.

Comprising of Business Essentials, our foundational business program, and seven core subjects from our MBA program, you’ll graduate with a complete business toolkit that will develop your understanding of how to deliver value across all areas of the business. And if you choose, you can go further by studying the MBA itself.

If you’re stuck getting to class, you can take part virtually alongside those attending in person. It's the most flexible way to study a graduate business program, while learning new skills that can be applied immediately at work.

Advance your engineering career with the Master of Engineering Management at Australia’s leading university.* Fast-track your career in management, gain expertise in navigating organisational change and leading projects to achieve tangible results.

The Master of Engineering Management is co-developed with Melbourne Business School to offer world-leading business study opportunities to engineering students.

Be guided in developing your technical problem-solving skills and the business skills needed to manage people, projects and resources in complex organisational settings. Understand the legal, commercial and marketing issues from a management perspective.

You will learn through our clinical model of education, which is unique in Australia. Connecting with our latest research you will become skilled in assessing individual student abilities and being able to adapt your teaching to support the needs of each student in your classroom as they grow and develop over time.

In your final year, you will undertake a professional work integrated learning experience deeply exploring an area of learning of your choice. This includes a placement relevant to your chosen topic which can be in non-education settings such as hospitals, museums, art galleries and more. This experience provides an opportunity for reflection and growth that aligns with the continuous professional learning approach in teaching practice.

The Master of Social Work at the University of Melbourne offers an outstanding graduate course of study. You will benefit from our research-led teaching, based on up-to-date data allowing you to apply the most relevant theory to your social work practice.

Speech pathologists work with people of all ages who are experiencing communication and/or swallowing disorders as a result of illness, injury or disability. Speech pathologists may work in a range of education and health sectors.

The Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology at University of Melbourne offers the Master of Speech Pathology degree, which is a two-year full-time course. Completion of this degree qualifies you to work as a speech pathologist.

Broaden your knowledge through core subjects focusing on international crime and justice, terrorism, criminal justice research and evaluation, and criminological theory and practice. The Master of Criminology program exposes you to the latest theoretical and practical advances in criminology from international crimes – like terrorism and genocide – to local issues – like Indigenous justice and injustice.

This cutting-edge course is taught by experts working at the forefront of national, international and comparative research. It equips you with a sophisticated appreciation of global trends in crime and criminal justice.

Melbourne Business School's Master of Economics offers advanced studies in economics and econometrics. You will gain the skills necessary to practice as a professional economist in the public or private sectors.

Graduates of the Master of Economics will have detailed knowledge of the most recent research in the disciplines of economics and econometrics and will have developed the skills needed to make their own contributions to that research. Graduates will leave as critical thinkers in microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics.

The Master of Economics is designed for students with prior training in economics or a similar discipline with a strong analytical/mathematical component, who wish to acquire the advanced skills needed to practice as a professional economist in the public or private sectors. The program is also an appropriate foundation for further PhD study.

Learn a language by studying the Diploma in Languages alongside your undergraduate degree at Melbourne. You will demonstrate a master of both the oral/aural and written/reading skills to communicate effectively in another language and appreciate its cultural contexts.

Imagine bringing a new cancer diagnostic test from the lab safely to market, via patent applications, through regulatory and quality assurance systems, capital raising, marketing and finally sales.

Each step requires advanced technical skills but also business acumen and communications skills.

Biotechnology uses fundamental biological and medical knowledge to develop new processes and products in health, agribusiness, food and other areas of human technology.

The Master of Biotechnology gives you the opportunity to study all aspects of the biotechnology product pipeline, and you’ll have the chance to put your knowledge into practice with one of our industry partners.

The Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences’ Graduate Diploma in Psychology is designed for graduates of other disciplines who may be interested in changing career direction and eventually qualifying as a registered psychologist, or for those who wish to study psychology simply out of interest in the discipline.

The course is accredited by the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC), and provides the required foundational sequence of subjects for students wishing to undertake further study in psychology to pursue a career as a registered psychologist or as a researcher in psychology.

Study in psychology prepares graduates for a diverse range of careers that are based on understanding human behaviour, including health, education, industry, commerce, welfare and government.

Through this course you’ll develop fundamental skills in both computer science and statistics, so you can keep pace with the rapidly changing demands of a data-driven job market – and world.

You’ll be shown how to use statistical tools, techniques and methods along with in-depth analysis and evaluation, learning to solve real-world problems in the data realm.

The Master of Landscape Architecture will give you the knowledge and skills to help improve our built and natural environments through innovative design.

You will gain:

• The skills to design ecologically sound and contemporary landscapes using the latest materials and technologies
• An in-depth understanding of international contemporary practice
• The management and communications skills to work effectively in interdisciplinary project teams, directly applicable in professional practice
• An extensive knowledge of landscape architectural history and theory.

The Master of Landscape Architecture offers you flexibility, so you can take a two-year program if you already have a three-year undergraduate degree in landscape architecture, or the three-year program if you are applying with a degree from another discipline.

The world is facing many environmental challenges – needing your help.

Through the Master of Environmental Science, you’ll learn risk assessment techniques and scientifically rigorous ways to tackle grand environmental challenges such as air, water and land contamination and controls, climate change, energy transition, conservation and ecosystem management, and food security.

You'll specialise in an area of your choice, learning from leaders in their fields, while also building professional skills in communication, policy, planning, and ethical business studies.

The Graduate Diploma in Arts at the University of Melbourne builds a solid foundation for your further studies and research. Develop the analytical and critical capacities you need to apply to contemporary contexts, and understand the important issues and conceptual frameworks relating to your area of study. Examine contemporary modules like anthropology, gender studies, and creative writing, or opt to major or minor in languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian, or French. Tailor your study through a range of electives and benefit from flexible study options, including evening classes.

The Master of Urban Design develops professionals who can understand the city as possessing both spatial and temporal elements that interplay in a complex system, and who can design for contemporary challenges such as mass urbanisation and changing climate demands.

Differing from architecture, which focuses on individual buildings and structures, urban design looks at groups of buildings, streetscapes, landscapes and the provision of municipal services, and aims to create harmonious, cohesive spaces.

By working in interdisciplinary teams that encourage interaction, collaboration and collegiate working environments, our students are employment-ready for a challenging and rewarding career in Urban Design.

The Graduate Certificate in Computer Science provides students with any undergraduate degree and some programming/maths experience with the equivalent of a major in Computer Science. The course will augment students’ existing knowledge with considerable technical expertise in computer science, including exposure to a variety of programming paradigms, an understanding of the systematic processes underpinning the software development lifecycle, and an appreciation of advanced topics in computing

Designed for ambitious managers, looking for greater responsibility and seniority, the Executive MBA (EMBA) program is the perfect platform to enhance your executive capabilities. In a rich learning environment, designed for busy managers, you study over 18 months on 17 x four-day weekend residential modules and a one-week overseas module in Asia. You will return to your workplace each time ready to apply new insights, knowledge and skills and see an immediate return on your investment. The curriculum focuses current business challenges and is globally oriented. Its learning methods include interactive technologies, class discussions, syndicate projects, case studies, group problem-solving activities, simulations and international projects.

The Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (DCD) degree at University of Melbourne is for general dentists who wish to become specialists. The (DCD) degree is designed to provide the opportunity to advance professional knowledge and skills in one of the specialist areas to an expert level and engage new and emerging relevant fields of study. The course aims to facilitate the advanced development of clinical, academic and research skills necessary for students to further their career in specialty practice, academia or research.

Our Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics is delivered in a hybrid format by our world-class faculty, providing flexibility to attend classes in person or online.

Designed for highly motivated and experienced professionals, it comprises of eight subjects, equipping you with a complete analytics toolkit for responding to data-related business challenges with confidence.

And if you choose, you can go further by studying the Master of Business Analytics itself.

Designed for busy professionals working in procurement and supply chain, or related functions, this innovative course draws on industry expertise, emphasising a strategic approach to supply chain management (SCM). The program focuses on global best practice and makes extensive use of “real life” case studies. It will cover core and contemporary supply chain topics relevant to practitioners from a wide range of industry sectors and is designed for those who wish to advance their knowledge and careers in SCM.

Blend business and IT to drive organisational and technological change and transform the way the world works at Australia’s top university for computer science and information systems.

The Master of Information Systems is suited for students who want the skillset to be tomorrow’s digital thinkers and business leaders.

Re-imagine our cities in a growing world with the Master of Civil Engineering at Australia’s leading university.* Develop unique skills and knowledge to apply to urban developments, environmental protection, water resources and energy conservation.

Gain advanced civil engineering skills, guided by experts in infrastructure design, water resource management and transport engineering.

Our civil engineers are working on breakthrough projects from prefabricated housing for a more efficient and sustainable construction industry to applying geothermal energy for greener and cheaper heating and cooling.

Apply your skills in internships, industry projects, and innovation challenges with industry mentors. Access engineering careers around the world with dual accreditation in the Master of Engineering.

A Bachelor of Agriculture is your opportunity to use science, technology and business to tackle critical sustainability issues and build a career with lasting impact.

If you’d like to understand how to harness natural processes to sustainably feed our growing population, improve natural resource management and contribute to Australia’s growing agricultural industry, the Bachelor of Agriculture is an ideal choice. Graduates with a degree in agriculture are highly sought after in Australia, with an employment rate of over 92 per cent.

You’ll learn the science necessary to produce safe, high-quality and ethical food and fibre as well as the economics underpinning Australia’s important role in international trade. Australia is a major global supplier of agricultural goods – around $40 billion of Australia’s projected $60 billion of agricultural production in 2019–20 was exported.

Applied linguists have increasingly more positions for work in the world today and the Master of Applied Linguistics will train you for these jobs with a theoretical and practical foundation. Linguistics at the University of Melbourne is ranked 25 in the world (QS World University Rankings 2022).

This course brings a research component to your existing knowledge so that you will graduate with a competitive edge in language teaching, language assessment and language program evaluation.

The Master of Property is a professional degree to help develop your career in the property industry.

You will gain advanced knowledge in:

• Property valuation and analysis
• Development and management of property
• Professional practice in a property context.

Our environment has many faces: cities, wilderness, agricultural lands, the oceans and everything in between.

The Master of Environment has many faces too. We offer 12 different streams of study, from climate change to environmental management and science, to public policy, to sustainable cities and more, including a tailored stream that you can design yourself.

You’ll develop specialised knowledge and technical skills in an environmental discipline or field of practice, and graduate with the confidence to use this know-how to create positive changes in our environment.

Our graduates go on to effect real change in the world.

The Master of Epidemiology (MEpi) at the University of Melbourne is designed for students to want to increase their research skills in epidemiology with the aim of either contributing to epidemiological or medical research or developing a research career, but who don’t want the breadth of subjects required for the MPH.

The course combines five compulsory integrated subjects in epidemiology and statistical methods, one specialty elective subject and a research report where students conduct an applied project.

The Master of Epidemiology is an excellent grounding for undertaking a PhD or other graduate research program. It also develops skills that enable clinical researchers to undertake their own research.

The Master of Environmental Law (MEnvLaw) is designed to develop your expertise in a dynamic area of law that is continuing to grow in importance.

It’s available for both law and non-law graduates and is ideal for government professionals, legal practitioners, professionals working in environmental and resources sectors, and those with a broader philosophical or practical interest.

As a student in the Master of Environmental Law, you’ll choose from a wide array of subjects with a focus on emerging national and international legal issues and practices, such as in water law, climate change law, the management of land subject to native title and general planning and development.

The Master of Environmental Law is part of the world-renowned Melbourne Law Masters program.

The Graduate Diploma in Computer Science provides students with any undergraduate degree and some programming/maths experience with the equivalent of a major in Computer Science.

The course will augment students’ existing knowledge with considerable technical expertise in computer science, including exposure to a variety of programming paradigms, an understanding of the systematic processes underpinning the software development lifecycle, and an appreciation of advanced topics in computing.

The course provides a pathway to the Master of Computer Science for high achieving students.

If you are looking for flexibility by completing a shorter graduate qualification in economics, the Melbourne Business School's Graduate Diploma in Economics provides this. You should acquire and be able to apply the skills of a professional economist at an honours level. Those with good results will be eligible for graduate level study in economics and econometrics at the Masters and Graduate Research levels.

The Master of Construction Management is a professional degree that will kick start your career in the construction industry or enhance your existing expertise to advance your career.

You will gain the theoretical knowledge, as well as the practical skills, to manage the social, technological, financial and environmental challenges facing the construction industry today.

The Master of Construction Management provides students with the possibility to organise their studies in three different areas of specialisation:

1. Building

The major in building is conceived for those students who aspire to become construction/project managers and work within medium-large general construction contracting companies. It has a strong technical and management component concerned with construction planning, contract administration, and all aspects of site operations.

2. Cost management

The specialisation in cost management prepares students for a professional career in quantity surveying, cost engineering and cost estimating in the Australian and the International market. Its main technical component is concerned with all aspects of contractual and financial management in construction projects.

3. Project management

The specialisation in project management is conceived for students who have an interest in coordinating all aspects of the building procurement process on behalf of clients – either within a private project management company or within a client organisation. This specialisation is well suited to students with previous work experience in a built environment discipline. The educational focus is placed on the integration of technical dimensions and the ability to understand, foresee, evaluate and control industry contributions to a project.

The Master of Development Studies provides specialist training in the fields of development and environment, development and gender, development and urbanisation, and health policy and development. Refine your transferable skills in critical analysis, communication, cross-cultural understanding, research methods, project design, project management and teamwork.

At professional practice seminars, research workshops, careers events, and alumni get-togethers, you can rub shoulders with top-notch policy makers and experts in the international development sector. While in your studies you can engage with debt and poverty, microfinance, culture and human rights, migration and transnationalism, food and environmental security, civil society organisations, and gender relations.

In the Master of Agricultural Sciences, you will develop your knowledge of the fundamental and applied science of agriculture to solve critical global issues around sustainability and food supply using science, technology and business. Whether you want to work in agronomy, soil science, biotechnology, farm enterprise management, agribusiness consulting, financial services, animal nutrition, animal welfare or policy, this degree will accelerate your professional development and prepare you for a lasting and impactful career.

The Master of Biostatistics at the University of Melbourne provides an advanced education in biostatistics. It encompasses the design of advanced experiments and the collection, summary, interpretation and communication of data analysis to health professionals.

This degree covers all the necessary statistical theory, and the emphasis throughout is on the application and adaptation of computational analysis using current health datasets. The compulsory research project ensures that you are able to apply your skills to real-world problems. The wide-ranging elective subjects allow great flexibility in terms of biostatistics career pathways.

On completion of the master’s degree, graduates will have had the opportunity to complete a research-based project under expert biostatistical supervision and will attain the required skills for employment as a professional biostatistician or for continuing to a research higher degree. The Master of Biostatistics at the University of Melbourne allows students to:

• Fast-track your qualification: study full-time and complete in 18 months
• Learn from leading biostatisticians at the University of Melbourne and Australia-wide
• Benefit from a hybrid approach to teaching - subjects offered both face-to-face and online courses.
• Attain skills for employment as a professional biostatistician in medical and public health research centres, universities, hospitals, government departments and the pharmaceutical industry

This degree is accredited by the Statistical Society of Australia Inc. (SSAI) and also provides an excellent grounding for those wishing to undertake a PhD

The Master of Biomedical Science is a coursework Masters degree incorporating a substantial research project.

The Master of Biomedical Science gives you the opportunity to undertake a research project in a field of your choice, as well as a broad range of coursework subjects, including industry-focused subjects. It will equip you with the skills and knowledge to pursue a career in the wide range of commercial and industrial contexts, as well as increasing the industry knowledge and links of the next generation of biomedical researchers.

The Master of Biomedical Science is a pathway to PhD study or entry into industry.

The Master of Advanced Nursing Practice (MANP) at the University of Melbourne allows masters-prepared nurses to assume a major responsibility in developing new professional roles, devising new models of care and overseeing dynamic changes to nursing practice.

As a clinically proficient and professionally articulate MANP graduate, you will be prepared to make your mark on the profession and on health care with the skills required to develop, implement and undertake new and innovative practices within established legislative and professional boundaries of Advanced Nursing Practice.

Did you start exploring geology but end up discovering geography? Or perhaps you dipped your toe into chemistry but came out with physics?

The Graduate Diploma in Science allows you to complete the equivalent of a major in one of 14 streams, depending on your academic background.

Broaden your expertise

The Graduate Diploma in Science is designed for students who have already completed a bachelor degree with one major, as well as first-year subjects in another area of science, which they’d now like to pursue for further study.

The Graduate Diploma in Biostatistics at The University of Melbourne provides an understanding of the concepts and analytic skills required to tackle today’s ever-increasing quantity of quantitative data in the health sciences, so that we can generate and apply new solutions to real-world problems.

The course encompasses the design of experiments and the collection, summary and analysis of data, including, importantly, the interpretation and communication of data analysis to health professionals using real-world datasets.

Your professional background could be in health sciences or mathematics – this degree suits both, but you must have an aptitude for mathematics. You can benefit from interaction with local biostatistics experts and also have access to academic biostatisticians located throughout Australia via our affiliation with the Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia. The course is also accredited by the Statistical Society of Australia Inc. (SSAI).

If you’re looking to explore teaching English as an additional language, the Graduate Certificate is an excellent entry to this field. At the Faculty of Education, you’ll be taught by a number of internationally recognised education experts. As students of Faculty researchers, you’ll experience research-led learning, focusing on concepts and findings, sometimes even before publishing. Alongside being taught by thought-leaders in this field, the course has been built for practical application in the real world, so you can return to teaching with the skills in place.

The reputation of the University of Melbourne is strong and globally recognised, particularly for education, where we are regularly ranked #1 in Australia and among the top 15 worldwide. We are at the cutting edge of teaching and research.

The Graduate Diploma in International Law (GDipIntLaw) is a diverse program that allows you to specialise in a key area or gain a broader qualification in international law.

It’s ideal for international legal practitioners, scholars and those working in international agencies or non-government organisations who are looking to gain specialised knowledge in the area.

As a student, you can choose from a wide array of subjects that includes international humanitarian law, international criminal law, international economic law, finance, tax, law and development or international arbitration.

Did you start exploring geology but end up discovering geography? Or perhaps you dipped your toe into chemistry but came out with physics.

The Graduate Certificate in Science allows you to complete the equivalent of a major in one of 15 streams, depending on your academic background.

Broaden your expertise

The Graduate Certificate in Science is designed for students who have already completed a bachelors degree in one major, as well as first and second-year subjects in another area of science, which they’d now like to pursue for further study.

The Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) is based on the latest global thinking in veterinary science practice, teaching and learning.

A degree that helps you to be the veterinarian you want to become

The University of Melbourne’s Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree gives you the experience and flexibility to succeed in your choice of veterinary career: as a small or large animal veterinarian, an animal welfare supervisor in the agricultural industries, an equine health professional, a government veterinarian monitoring wildlife health or a zoo veterinarian.

As we adapt to global changes that impact our cities including climate change and deepening inequality, concerns for community health and safety, and the emergence of global city-regions, planning has never been more critical.

The Master of Urban Planning is a professional degree that focuses on Australian and international policy and planning pertaining to human settlements and how we cope with challenging population and environmental issues.

Because practicing planners work closely with other disciplines, our interdisciplinary approach to teaching will prepare you to work effectively and collaboratively in industry.

If you’re looking for networks to help with internships and job opportunities, or the funds to help you get to Melbourne, we have scholarships and bursaries to get you connected overseas and get you to Melbourne when you can.

The Master of Translation and Interpreting will give you the practical, theoretical and academic training you need to work at the heart of cross-cultural communication.

Gain practical experience in both written and oral translation between English and Chinese languages. Learn from leading academics with diverse research interests who are also practising translators. Access the intellectual resources of Australia’s number one university, including the Asia Institute.

You’ll be able to tailor your studies to match your career goals through our strong focus on specialisations. You’ll become a specialist in your chosen field, including business and commerce, journalistic writing, political and governmental language, or literary writing.

You’ll graduate with extensive bilingual skills, cross-cultural expertise, and a portfolio that demonstrates your skills and knowledge – ready to become one of the highly skilled professionals who will mediate international relations over the coming decades.

In the Master of Public Policy and Management you’ll refine a high-level analytic skill-set that meets the demands of complex public policy-making. Use the theoretical and analytical perspectives and debates you learn in public policy, governance and management to generate understandings of the institutions, processes and practices of contemporary government and policy.

With over 30 years of teaching and learning, the Master of Public Policy and Management is the premier degree of its kind in Australia. Understand the challenges and opportunities of interdependence, national and local institutions, diversity and dynamics of global, and appreciate the potential and limits of public policy action.

Which part of our planet do you want to explore? Deep beneath the lithosphere, or out into the atmosphere? Our research ranges from the solid Earth to the fluid Earth and the processes that operate at the interface of these regions. You'll be able to narrow your focus, choosing between the Geology and Atmospheric Science streams, and drilling down (or up) even further.

The Master of Sports Medicine is a course designed for qualified practitioners with a passion for excellence in sports and exercise medicine working with athletes of all ages and abilities.

Linking theory and practice, this course explores sport and exercise medicine in diverse contexts.

As a student of this course you’ll have access to a network of internationally recognised experts in sports medicine and clinicians working with elite sports teams and institutions. You’ll also have the opportunity to appraise authentic expert consultations of real clinical cases.

This course is offered part-time and full-time, offering you the flexibility to plan your study around other commitments.

The Master of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary) is for those seeking dual registration to teach in early childhood settings (0–5 years) and across all primary years (5–12 years) as a generalist teacher.

The Master of Nursing Science (MNSc) from the University of Melbourne is a professional master’s degree that provides exceptional preparation for a nursing career. It is accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (formerly Nurses Board of Victoria).

The Master of Nursing Science provides students a higher level degree with enhanced learning outcomes, while meeting the competencies identified by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council as necessary for practice as a registered nurse.

Melbourne Business School's Master of Management (Marketing) provides foundation training in a variety of business and management disciplines and specialist training in marketing. It enables graduates to develop, implement and control integrated marketing programs, work closely with managers in other functional areas, and pursue a career in marketing management.

This program is ideal for students holding undergraduate degrees in areas outside of business/commerce whose goal may be to assume a managerial position in the marketing and communications field.

Engineer solutions to the challenges facing our world in climate change, water resources, energy and bushfire management with the Master of Environmental Engineering at Australia’s leading university.* Design sustainable solutions to the world’s environmental problems.

If you have a relevant undergraduate major, you'll be able to complete the masters degree in 2 years.

Once you’ve started studying, you can specialise in ‘Earth Observation’, ‘Energy Systems’ or ‘Water Systems’, or continue without specialising.

Be guided by world leading academics specialising in energy, hydrology, hydraulics, water resources and waste management. Our experts are working on exploring wave dynamics, removing sludge from wastewater, turning any water into drinking water, and using drones in viniculture.

The minerals, energy, geotechnical and environmental geoscience sectors remain some of the world’s most significant industries.

To take your place in these industries, you’ll need the type of advanced, specialised knowledge that the Master of Geoscience provides.

You’ll take intensive specialised subjects in geoscience, but also round out your skill set with business and leadership subjects, all taught by leading academics and industry professionals.

You’ll have the opportunity to study subjects in a range of geoscientific fields at other leading Australian universities through the Victorian Institute of Earth and Planetary Sciences (VIEPS) partnership.

In Australasia, genetic counsellors are allied health professionals who work in partnership with clinical geneticists or other medical specialists, often as part of a multidisciplinary team that may include other allied health professionals and/or scientists.

Genetic counselling is a communication process that aims to help individuals, couples and families understand and adapt to the implications of a genetic contribution to a health condition.

Get ready for a unique and exciting career designing new and better ways to feed the world with the Master of Food Science from Australia’s number 1 university.

You’ll be equipped to work in growing industries like product research and development, food safety and regulation, nutrition assessment and quality assurance.

The Master of Food Science was developed for science or engineering graduates seeking the specialist skills and knowledge required to excel in the food industry.

It combines a strong core in food chemistry, processing, sensory science, food safety and microbiology, with career-focused electives and the opportunity to conduct an original research project.

The Master of Construction Law (MConstrLaw) gives construction lawyers and professionals in building, construction, engineering and associated industries the legal knowledge to take the next step in their careers.

It’s available for both law and non-law graduates and the flexible structure makes it ideal for working professionals looking to immerse themselves in the study of construction law.

Working with lecturers who are leaders in their fields, and fellow students from Australia and around the world, you’ll have a unique opportunity to gain advanced understanding of construction law and its interaction with the commerce and practice of the industry.

The Master of Clinical Optometry is the University of Melbourne’s premier course for established optometrists seeking to develop a stronger practice and advance their careers.

Via a range of robust and challenging elective subjects, this course offers you the opportunity to develop your professional knowledge via an entirely online learning experience. You will gain specialist knowledge in areas including anterior eye disease, paediatric patients, contact lens patients, and glaucoma and retinal disease.

The Master of Digital Marketing is for Bachelor of Commerce graduates (or equivalent) with marketing studies or earlier career marketing professionals.

You will learn how to design the digital customer experience, which digital metrics matter, how best to craft creative viral content, and best-practice examples from industry thought leaders.

The course aims to equip graduates for a career in this fast-changing area through a specialised suite of advanced subjects including, Customer Experience Design, Digital Marketing Metrics, Content Marketing, and Thought Leadership in Digital Marketing.

The course is academically rigorous, practically orientated and globally relevant.

Aimed at students with a background in economics, analytics or mathematics (including some statistics), the Master of Applied Econometrics is a three-semester program that focuses on the practical application of advanced econometric modelling techniques.

Econometric skills (the application of statistical methods to economic data), are increasingly in demand as advances in information and communications technologies, offer greater opportunities to work with big data.

Meet the health challenges of the future with the Master of Biomedical Engineering at Australia’s leading university. Gain the specialist skills required to create new medical treatments, instruments and devices.

You will be guided by academics who have worked on ground-breaking innovations in medical bionics, human movement, prosthetics and tissue engineering. Some of these breakthroughs include: the bionic eye, implants to help control epilepsy, treating real-world injuries with virtual reality and tissue regeneration for patients recovering from breast cancer.

Melbourne Business School's Master of Actuarial Science is the fastest graduate pathway to prepare you for the actuarial profession. Graduates of this degree will be analytical in the application of actuarial theory, knowledge, principles, techniques and data. They will be problem solvers capable of explaining, applying and critically evaluating the use of actuarial models, particularly in relation to insurance and superannuation.

The Master of Actuarial Science is designed to provide non-actuarial graduates with their initial education in actuarial studies. It's suitable for graduates who have mathematical or statistical specialisations (e.g. mathematics, physics or engineering).

Australia’s leading Master in Applied Positive Psychology explores the science of wellbeing with an evidence-based approach. You will gain a scientific understanding of how humans flourish and communities and institutions can be strengthened through positive psychology. The course will equip you to apply positive psychology principles in your professional and personal life.

The course is for students looking for a scientific approach to studying wellbeing and anyone in a professional setting wanting to increase productivity. The course aims to equip graduate students with the skills, knowledge and abilities to competently apply positive psychology and wellbeing science principles to a range of real-world contexts. Graduates with either professional experience or post-graduate study are welcome to apply. The program is ideal for teachers, HR professionals, entrepreneurs, consultants, health or law professionals.

The Master of Advanced Social Work provides advanced skills relevant to social work practice and social policy and addresses the complex and growing challenges faced by this sector.

This course develops your leadership skills and connections in the community and health and human services sectors and equips you to make a profound impact on the health and well-being of individuals and society.

The Master of Applied Data Analytics is a course designed to meet the growing demand for information analysis across various sectors. In this course, you will develop a better understanding of using data analytics – its capabilities, its limits and its pitfalls – and learn how to analyse data to make better organisational decisions and forecasts.

Offered 100% online, this interdisciplinary course allows you to gain the skills necessary to apply analytic solutions to real-world operational and strategic issues.

As a student, you will develop evidence and practice-based knowledge of applied data analytics that is relevant across disciplines. You’ll gain an advanced understanding of research principles as well as data collection, measurement and management. This will prepare you to predict and influence behaviours and business decisions.

The Master of Applied Data Analytics is suited to individuals who want to improve processes, systems and outcomes in their workplace through data analysis, and to enrich and extend their career paths by becoming an expert in analytics techniques.

This 'bridging course' will allow non-Clinical Psychology graduates, who have full registration as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia, training in the skills required to meet the core competencies outlined by the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA) as necessary for specialist endorsement as a Clinical Psychologist.

The two-year, part-time program includes coursework subjects addressing psychological assessment and diagnosis, child psychopathology, biological psychology and pharmacology and advanced skills in clinical psychology along with practical placement experience.

Upon completion, graduates will be eligible to undertake two years of supervised practice – enabling them to progress to specialist endorsement as a Clinical Psychologist.

This program is accredited with conditions by Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC).

The Graduate Diploma in Laws (GDipLaw) allows you to tailor your studies to meet your own professional and personal areas of interest in law.

As a student in the Graduate Diploma in Laws, you’ll study four subjects from the world-renowned Melbourne Law Masters program, which offers students a choice of more than 170 subjects across dozens of specialist legal areas.

Like the Master of Laws (LLM), it’s available only for law graduates and the flexible structure makes it ideal for working professionals looking to develop their expertise in selected areas of the law.

The Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law (GDipEnvLaw) is designed to develop your expertise in a dynamic area of law that is continuing to grow in importance.

It’s available for both law and non-law graduates and is ideal for government professionals, legal practitioners, professionals working in environmental and resources sectors, and those with a broader philosophical or practical interest.

As a student in the Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law, you’ll study four subjects from a wide selection that includes a focus on emerging national and international legal issues and practices, such as in water law, climate change law, the management of land subject to native title and general planning and development.

The Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law is part of the world-renowned Melbourne Law Masters program.

Get ready for a unique and exciting career designing new and better ways to feed the world with the Master of Food Science from Australia’s number 1 university.

The Graduate Diploma in Food Science combines a strong core in food chemistry, processing, sensory science, food safety and microbiology with career-focused electives.

The Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Business is designed to provide graduates with the knowledge and training to integrate sustainability issues and frameworks into business considerations. The subjects in this course adopt an interdisciplinary, international, and evidence-based approach to respond to the complex and growing sustainability challenges and opportunities facing businesses in a range of fields and industries.

The Graduate Certificate in Sports Medicine is a course designed to help passionate, qualified practitioners working with athletes of all ages and abilities to extend their practice in sports and exercise medicine.

Linking theory and practice, this course explores sport and injury in diverse contexts including athlete case management, biomechanics and performance, and sports injury prevention.

You’ll have access to a network of internationally recognised experts in sports medicine and clinicians working with elite sports teams and institutions. You’ll also have the opportunity to appraise authentic expert consultations of real clinical cases.

This course is offered part-time and full-time, giving you the flexibility to plan your study around other commitments.

The Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing expands the scope of practice for registered nurses. It advances your knowledge, specialist skills and core competencies in critical care nursing, equipping you with the expertise to care for patients and their families in high-pressure environments.

Offered in a blended online and work-integrated learning model, this flexibly delivered course will enable you to competently practice as a critical care registered nurse in accordance with the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses Practice Standards.

In this course, you will explore educational research methodology and design an educational research project. On completion of this course, you may be eligible to progress to other graduate coursework or research programs, subject to entry requirements and competitive entry, including a Master of Education (Research) with advanced standing.

The Graduate Certificate in Gerontology is an exciting, interdisciplinary course providing specialised knowledge and skills in the physical and psychosocial aspects of ageing that will set you up for the many opportunities in this fast-growing sector. There is also a nursing specialisation as part of this Graduate Certificate.

This is a highly flexible online program, with the option of part-time study. It includes a broad range of subjects to select from. Developed by subject matter experts assisted by learning designers, you will enjoy an engaging, interactive learning experience that will equip you with practical and highly relevant skills. The course also provides great opportunities to network with like-minded professionals.

Get ready for a unique and exciting career designing new and better ways to feed the world with the Graduate Certificate in Food Science from Australia’s number 1 university.

The Graduate Certificate in Food Science allows you to explore food science, manufacturing and quality assurance through a course of advanced subjects.

The graduate certificate is designed for students who want to prepare for a career in the food and associated industries through study in food chemistry, processing, food safety and microbiology.

Graduates of this course can also enter the Graduate Diploma in Food Science with full credit. This will give you the opportunity to gain a more comprehensive understanding of food science.

The Graduate Certificate in Arts builds a solid foundation for further studies and research.

The certificate helps you develop the analytical and critical capacities you need to understand the important issues and conceptual frameworks relating to your area of study and how to apply these skills to contemporary issues.

You will use relevant technologies to understand the best way to handle research tasks.

Areas of study include Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Media and Communications, Philosophy, and Politics and International Studies.

The Doctor of Optometry (OD) at the University of Melbourne is a master’s-level professional entry degree. The OD program is the first of its kind in the southern hemisphere, creating a new benchmark in optometric education.The course has full accreditation from the Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand (OCANZ).

The OD degree is a four-year full-time program consisting of a combination of on-campus teaching and clinical placements. Clinical studies commence in first year and gradually increase to full-time in the final year. The course covers the basic and applied optical, visual, and biomedical sciences that underpin optometry.

A research project, with clinical relevance, is conducted as a required component of the degree. Students will also be given the opportunity to undertake clinical training at metropolitan, rural and overseas sites as part of their final year of study.

The Doctor of Optometry is the pathway to an exciting and rewarding career in optometry. Specific graduate attributes have been carefully defined, developed and mapped to every component of the course.

The Bachelor of Science (Extended) is a degree for talented Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians who may not meet the regular Bachelor of Science entry requirements.

This four-year course is your first step towards a dream career in science or technology.

Bring your passion, get ready to learn from our internationally renowned lecturers, and join us to tackle the world’s greatest challenges.

You’ll have access to the full range of subject choices and opportunities within the Bachelor of Science, plus built-in support and academic skills development to ensure your success.

The Bachelor of Science Advanced (Honours) is a four-year program offered in partnership with a select list of Indian universities.

The degree integrates the four major disciplines of science (mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology) into a common unified curriculum for two years – taken in India – followed by a diverse choice of majors from science, technology, engineering and health sciences and an advanced specialised year of study which includes a minor research thesis. The final two years of study are completed in Melbourne.

Students will be equipped with a range of knowledge and skills to enhance and extend their science studies. The degree will provide flexible pathways to employment, research higher degrees and many professional postgraduate programs.

Students must first qualify for entry and commence study in the degree with a recognised partner institution. To progress to the final two years in Melbourne, you will need to meet academic requirements in your first two years of study in India.

The Bachelor of Music provides advanced training across a variety of musical disciplines. Students major in Composition, Interactive Composition, Jazz & Improvisation, Musicology & Ethnomusicology, Music Studies, or Performance.

The program develops technically advanced and experienced musicians through an immersive and practical curriculum with music core studies, music electives and complementary breadth subjects. The focus of the Performance major is to provide you with practical instruction and ensemble experiences on orchestral instruments, piano, guitar and classical voice.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation) involves the practical exploration, innovation and development of animated screen production. It incorporates research, idea development, screenwriting, storyboarding, character design and expression through intensive studio-based learning. It also covers a comprehensive range of animation art, craft and technical production methods, styles and outcomes.

You will have access to professional facilities and resources, including animation and stop-motion studios; rushes viewing rooms; editing, sound recording and mixing suites; 90 and 220-seat cinemas; professional production equipment; and HD digital vision and audio post-production facilities.

Animation methods include paint on glass, charcoal, sand, ink, 2D and 3D digital, stop-motion, pixilation, rotoscoping, visual effects and motion graphics, experimental film techniques, projection art and interdisciplinary collaborations.

Breadth subjects at each year level enable you to explore cross disciplinary studies from the wider University community, accessing multi-disciplinary knowledge and skills that will build on existing knowledge or present opportunities for you to investigate and develop new interests.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) is a future-focused program nurturing the next generation of culturally aware actors for the international stage and screens.

The course offers intensive studio-based actor training that uses a conservatoire-style approach to prepare you to work across all areas of the profession for stage, screen and digital media, including animation and gaming.

The structure of the course allows intensive skills training and practice to take place alongside rehearsal processes and a wide variety of performance situations. With small class sizes in a studio-based environment, you will develop a creative methodology and sense of self in your artistic practice, working in concentrated workshop environments and on public productions and showings.

Breadth subjects at each year level enable you to explore cross disciplinary studies from the wider University community, accessing multi-disciplinary knowledge and skills that will build on existing knowledge or present opportunities for you to investigate and develop new interests.

The Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance) builds on the Victorian College of the Arts’ outstanding reputation for performance-focused dance education.

The course develops kinetically strong, culturally and conceptually aware dance artists through specialist education in an inclusive range of contemporary dance practices, dance science and somatics, critical dance studies, choreography and performance.

In a vibrant and stimulating atmosphere, you will train to meet the technical demands, kinaesthetic awareness and creative challenges of a career in dance.

New works by professional Australian and international choreographers and repertory studies provide invaluable performance experience and interaction with the dance profession.

Developed by the Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (Australia and New Zealand), the "Clinical Facilitation: Essential Skills and Principles" short course is tailored to empower healthcare professionals seeking to elevate their clinical facilitation skills. Whether you're an experienced clinical facilitator or embarking on your educational journey, this course is designed to equip you with the tools needed to excel in this critical role.

Clinical facilitation is a dynamic and pivotal aspect of preregistration nursing and midwifery student education. It requires a unique blend of clinical expertise, effective communication, and andragogy proficiency. In this concise yet comprehensive online course, we will guide you through the fundamental skills and principles that underpin successful clinical facilitation.