What are micro-credentials and short courses?
Whether your goal is to enhance your skill set, broaden your expertise, or advance your professional journey, our courses are the pathway to your success. Our micro-credentials and short courses integrate cutting-edge insights with invaluable industry experience, ensuring your learning experience is both relevant and enriching.
A shorter option designed to introduce you to core, higher-level knowledge in an area of study. Our graduate certificates are also perfect for those with professional experience looking to upskill or learn a new discipline.
Many graduate certificates are considered a stepping stone qualification and can serve as entry into a graduate diploma or master’s degree upon successful completion.
Time commitment
As little as one semester full-time.
Best for
Students wanting to sample a formal postgraduate qualification or professionals looking to upskill.
Build on your learnings from a graduate certificate with a graduate diploma. Offering additional elective units of study, you can continue to explore specialisations within your chosen field by studying many of the same subjects offered in our master’s programs.
Time commitment
One year of full-time study.
Best for
Students wanting to explore a range of additional elective units beyond core subjects within an area of study.
If you’re looking to change career or specialise in a field of study, our master’s degrees are perfect for you. These formal qualifications are often a requirement to gain entry to practice or are highly sought after by employers to demonstrate higher learning.
Our master’s degrees allow you to complete core units and a range of various elective subjects. Some programs also offer capstone options, including a research project or professional practice experience, to advance your skills.
Time commitment
Two years full-time.
Best for
Students wanting to gain entry to practice, change career or specialise in a field of study.
Our research degree programs are meticulously designed to empower students with advanced skills for independent and sustained research. Our faculties offer a diverse array of course structures, including research master's programs, PhDs, and doctoral programs, tailored to suit your academic journey. A central feature of these programs is the thesis component, which is crucial for developing your critical application of specialised knowledge. This prepares you for autonomous exploration, enabling you to make a distinctive and lasting contribution to existing scholarship.
Choosing a research master's program is a strategic step towards deeper and original research, preparing you for doctoral studies or applied research roles in various fields. Pursuing a doctorate presents an even greater challenge, expanding your skill set and enhancing your career prospects in academia, industry, or the public sector.
Time commitment
Usually, three to five years full-time.
Best for
Students interested in conducting in-depth specialist research within their areas of interest.