Entry requirements

Entry requirements for the Master of Energy Systems

English Language Criteria

All domestic and international students studying at the University of Melbourne must satisfy the University of Melbourne English Language Entry Requirements.

You must satisfy the requirements below in one sitting and the test must be have been taken within the last 24 months (2 years) preceding application.

For graduate coursework, if an English language test is required, you must achieve are a minimum of:

Test Normal English language requirements
IELTS (Academic English only) 6.5 (With no band less than 6)
TOEFL (Paper-based test) 577 + and TWE 4.5
ITOEFL (internet-based test) 79 +
Writing 21
Speaking 18
Reading 13
Listening 13
Pearson Test of English (Academic) 58+ and no communicative skill below 50
Cambridge English: Advanced/Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) 176+ and no skill below 169

The University of Melbourne English Language Bridging Program (UMELBP)

For graduate entry we offer a pathway to students who have met the alternative English language IELTS or TOEFL scores listed in the table below. You may gain entry to graduate study at the Melbourne School of Engineering by successfully completing the University of Melbourne English Language Bridging Program (UMELBP) offered by Hawthorn-Melbourne.

Test Normal English language requirements
IELTS (Academic English only) 6.0 (no band less than 5.5)
TOEFL (Paper-based test) 550 + TWE 4.0
ITOEFL (internet-based test) 60 + Writing 18, Speaking 16, Reading 8, Listening 7
Pearson Test of English (Academic) 50 and no communicative skill below 42

More information is available from Hawthorn-Melbourne website.

Note: UMELBP is not available for MPhil or PhD applicants.

Graduate Access

If you’re a domestic student and have experienced adverse circumstances that affected your tertiary results, consider applying for the Graduate Access Melbourne scheme. Through the scheme, you may be able to gain entry into this course even if your tertiary marks are below entry requirements.

Categories include being from a rural area, being an Indigenous Australian, experience of financial disadvantage or personal difficulties, having refugee status, or living with disability or medical condition.