What are microcredentials 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 microcredentials 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 will give you the opportunity to complete core units and a range of elective subjects. Some programs also offer capstone options including a research project or professional practice experience to take your skills to the next level.
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 crafted to empower students to cultivate advanced capabilities for independent and enduring research endeavours. Within our faculties, you'll find a diverse array of course structures, including research master's programs, PhDs, and doctoral programs, each designed to cater to your academic journey.
Central to these research degrees is a thesis component, which serves as the crucible for honing your critical application of specialized knowledge. This element equips you to engage in autonomous exploration, ultimately making an indelible and distinctive mark within the realm of existing scholarship.
Opting for a research master's program is a strategic step that readies you for more profound and original pursuits, either at the doctoral level or in applied research roles across diverse contexts. On the other hand, pursuing a doctorate degree represents an even greater challenge, tailored to broaden your skill set and elevate your 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.