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There are 38 governments funded and 2 private universities in Australia offering wide range of
courses to choose from. Fields for higher studies in Australian
universities can be primarily categorized as:
Postgraduate (Graduate Diploma and Certificate) courses: After completing undergraduate
program if you would like to broaden your skills, you can go for graduate diploma and certificate
courses. These courses are usually designed for specific vocational purposes to help you to gain
knowledge in a new professional area. For these type of courses, average cost of study range from
ASD 9000 (USD6000) to ASD 16000 (USD10000) per year. Course duration is usually six months to
one year.
Postgraduate (Masters) courses: After doing graduation, you can go for master degrees that are
one to two years full time course. Australian universities award master degrees that are:
Course work master degrees
Research based master degrees
Professional master degree involving work based project
For these type of courses, average cost of study range from ASD 11,000 to ASD 18,500 per year.
Postgraduate (Doctoral) courses: Doctoral or The PhD is the highest degree awarded by
Australian universities. Professional doctorate degree requires past work experience. Research
doctorate is primarily achieved through supervised research. These courses are 3 to 4 years full time
course. Average cost of study per year ranges from 7000 to 12000 USD.
How to search for available courses?
You can start your search in two ways. First way is to search the courses that fit into your background
and find the universities that offer these courses. Than proceed from that point.
Search for courses based on area of study. Here is the suggested site:
http://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/Sia/en/CourseSearch/searchform.htm
The other suggested way is to search for the colleges / universities and find specific courses that are
offered in that institute. An alphabetical list of Australian universities is provided here. You can visit the
official websites of these universities from here.
(Alphabetical list of Australian universities)
As you can see different universities offer different courses. It is advisable that you check the courses
offered by using the official website of the institution.
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