Universities in Australia

Australian universities offer Bachelor, Masters and Doctoral Degrees. Studying in Universities in Australia has become more popular over the years with international students.

Australia has many top ranked private and public universities that offers a large variety of courses for you to choose from. Some Universities will accept what you have studied at your VET school and give you credit towards your degree. This means that you are reducing the total number of months/years that you need to study to complete your degree!

What is the difference between VET schools and Universities?

Generally, universities have more assignments and exams than vocational colleges. In addition, Universities are less flexible than VET schools. Although the qualification is higher at University than VET, some Universities do have Vocational courses as pathways that lead into their University courses.

How long do I need to study?

This will depend on the course you are studying and how long the course runs for:

Qualification
 Duration of study
 Note

Bachelor Degree

 3 – 5 years
  Basic academic level for many professions

Graduate Certificate

 6 months
Intensive coursework based degree

Graduate Diploma

1 – 2 years

Mid level between Bachelor Degree and Master Degree studies

 Masters Degree

1 – 2 years

Focuses on practical and conceptual aspects of different disciplines

 Doctoral Degree (PhD)

3 – 6 years

Focuses on research towards an original contribution of knowledge in any discipline

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