Graduate Degree Packages

Follow your career ambitions from day one

As a student at the University of Melbourne, your degree structure may seem a little different to most universities in Australia. We follow a similar framework to many of the world’s top universities. This means you'll have the opportunity to complete a broad undergraduate degree in your chosen area of study, specialising at the graduate level.

How can you make sure you reach your career ambitions of becoming a lawyer, engineer or maybe a dentist from the day you leave high school?

Our Graduate Degree Packages for school leavers bundle your undergraduate degree offer with an offer for a place in one of our specialised, professional entry graduate programs. You can choose to enrol in your desired undergraduate degree and hold your place in a graduate program immediately after your final year of high school.

For example, you could enrol in the Bachelor of Science and lock in your spot in the Master of Engineering from day one at Melbourne.

Each of our Graduate Degree Packages for school leavers is listed below with its own unique VTAC code. Domestic students are eligible for a Commonwealth Supported Place for both the undergraduate and graduate studies, while international students may receive a full fee-paying place in one of our programs.

Regardless of where you’re from, you’ll need to make sure you have completed an Australian Year 12 or the International Baccalaureate (IB) in Australia to be eligible for a Graduate Degree Package. Australian citizens who complete the above qualifications outside Australia are also eligible.

You can withdraw from your chosen Graduate Degree Package at any point, concluding your studies with a bachelor's qualification, or pursuing another career by applying for a different graduate program.

An undergraduate degree Packaged with a guaranteed place in CSP VTAC code1 IFP VTAC code2 Entry requirements
Bachelor of Design Master of Architecture
How to become an architect
3800510431 3800510433 ATAR: 95.00+
WAM 65%+
A Bachelor of Design with a major in Architecture is required
Bachelor of Design Master of Construction Management
How to become a construction manager
3800510441 3800510443 ATAR: 93.00+
WAM 65%+
A Bachelor of Design with a major in Construction Management is required
Bachelor of Design Master of Landscape Architecture
How to become a landscape architect
3800510451 3800510453 ATAR: 93.00+
WAM 65%+
A Bachelor of Design with a major in Landscape Architecture is required
Bachelor of Design Master of Property
How to become a property professional
3800510461 3800510463 ATAR: 93.00+
WAM 65%+
A Bachelor of Design with a major in Property is required
Bachelor of Design Master of Urban Planning
How to become an urban planner
3800510471 3800510473 ATAR: 93.00+
WAM 65%+
Bachelor of Arts Master of Urban Planning 3800510481 3800510483 ATAR: 93.00+
WAM 65%+
An undergraduate degree Packaged with a guaranteed place in CSP VTAC code1 IFP VTAC code2 Entry requirements
Bachelor of Biomedicine Master of Engineering
How to become an engineer
3800510171 3800510173 ATAR: 95.00+
Prerequisite subjects must be satisfied
Bachelor of Commerce Master of Engineering 3800510181 3800510183 ATAR: 93.00+
Prerequisite subjects must be satisfied
Bachelor of Design Master of Engineering 3800510191 3800510193 ATAR: 93.00+
Prerequisite subjects must be satisfied
Bachelor of Science Master of Engineering 3800510201 3800510203 ATAR: 93.00+
Prerequisite subjects must be satisfied
An undergraduate degree Packaged with a guaranteed place in CSP VTAC code1 IFP VTAC code2 Entry requirements
Bachelor of Biomedicine Doctor of Dental Surgery
How to become a dentist
3800510311 3800510313 ATAR: 99.85+
WAM 80%+
Prerequisite subjects must be satisfied for the graduate degree on the first attempt
Bachelor of Science Doctor of Dental Surgery 3800510251 3800510253 ATAR: 99.85+
WAM 80%+
Prerequisite subjects must be satisfied for the graduate degree on the first attempt
Bachelor of Biomedicine Doctor of Optometry
How to become an optometrist
3800510261 3800510263 ATAR: 99.00+
WAM 75%+
Prerequisite subjects must be satisfied for the graduate degree on the first attempt
Bachelor of Science Doctor of Optometry 3800510271 3800510273 ATAR: 99.00+
WAM 75%+
Prerequisite subjects must be satisfied for the graduate degree on the first attempt
Bachelor of Biomedicine Doctor of Physiotherapy
How to become a physiotherapist
3800510281 3800510283 ATAR: 98.00+
WAM 75%+
Multi-mini interview in final year of UG degree. Prerequisite subjects must be satisfied for the graduate degree on the first attempt
Bachelor of Science Doctor of Physiotherapy 3800510291 3800510293 ATAR: 98.00+
WAM 75%+
Multi-mini interview in final year of UG degree. Prerequisite subjects must be satisfied for the graduate degree on the first attempt
An undergraduate degree Packaged with a guaranteed place in CSP VTAC code1 IFP VTAC code2 Entry requirements
Bachelor of ScienceMaster of Data Science 3800510491 3800510493 ATAR: 95.00+
Prerequisite subjects must be satisfied

Bachelor of Commerce

Master of Information Technology38005107213800510723ATAR: 93.00+
Prerequisite subjects must be satisfied

Bachelor of Design

Master of Information Technology3800510711

3800510713

ATAR: 93.00+
Prerequisite subjects must be satisfied

Bachelor of Science

Master of Information Technology38005107313800510733ATAR: 93.00+
Prerequisite subjects must be satisfied
An undergraduate degree Packaged with a guaranteed place in CSP VTAC code1 IFP VTAC code2 Entry requirements
Bachelor of Agriculture Juris Doctor
How to become a lawyer
3800410331 3800410333 ATAR: 99.80+
Bachelor of Arts Juris Doctor 3800510321 3800510323 ATAR: 99.80+
Bachelor of Biomedicine Juris Doctor 3800510211 3800510213 ATAR: 99.80+
Bachelor of Commerce Juris Doctor 3800510221 3800510223 ATAR: 99.80+
Bachelor of Design Juris Doctor 3800510231 3800510233 ATAR: 99.80+
Bachelor of Science Juris Doctor 3800510241 3800510243 ATAR: 99.80+
An undergraduate degree Packaged with a guaranteed place in CSP VTAC code1 IFP VTAC code2 Entry requirements
Bachelor of Arts Master of Teaching
How to become a teacher
3800510351 3800510353 ATAR: 95.00+
Teacher Capability Assessment Tool (TCAT) to be completed during Year 12 or during the undergraduate degree
Applicants intending to progress to the Master of Teaching (Secondary) must also satisfy the requirements for two learning areas.
Bachelor of Design Master of Teaching 3800510361 3800510363 ATAR: 95.00+
Teacher Capability Assessment Tool (TCAT) to be completed during Year 12 or during the undergraduate degree
Applicants intending to progress to the Master of Teaching (Secondary) must also satisfy the requirements for two learning areas.
Bachelor of Science Master of Teaching 3800510421 3800510423 ATAR: 95.00+
Teacher Capability Assessment Tool (TCAT) to be completed during Year 12 or during the undergraduate degree
Applicants intending to progress to the Master of Teaching (Secondary) must also satisfy the requirements for two learning areas.
An undergraduate degree Packaged with a guaranteed place in CSP VTAC code1 IFP VTAC code2 Entry requirements
Bachelor of Science Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
How to become a veterinarian
3800510301 3800510303 ATAR: 98.50+
WAM 70%+ (in both Level 1 and Level 2 science subjects)
Personal statement to be submitted at the time of enrolment in the Veterinary BioSciences major.
Bachelor of Science with a major in Veterinary BioScience is required

1. Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) VTAC codes for domestic students only.
2. International Fee Place (IFP) VTAC codes for onshore international students only.

All students must satisfy the following requirements to be eligible for a Graduate Degree Package:

  • Apply for entry through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) 
    • School-leaver applicants who are completing an Australian Year 12 or the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma in Australia are currently eligible to be considered for a Graduate Degree Package. Australian citizens who are completing an Australian Year 12 or the IB outside Australia are also eligible.
  • Apply for a University of Melbourne Graduate Degree Package via VTAC for commencement in the intake following the completion of your Year 12 or the IB
  • Enrol and commence studying at the University of Melbourne (or be granted an approved deferral) in the intake immediately following your completion of Year 12or the IB
  • Commence graduate study within 18 months of completing your undergraduate degree (subject to exceptions for cases that require special treatment, for example, protracted illness).

If you are already enrolled at the University of Melbourne, you are not eligible to enrol into a Graduate Degree Package retrospectively. Instead, you may be eligible for one of our existing guaranteed graduate pathways to graduate studies.


3. For example: if you are finishing Year 12 in December 2023, you will be eligible to apply for a Graduate Degree Package in the Start Year 2024 (Semester 1, 2024) intake. If you receive an offer, you will have the option to either commence your studies in this intake or apply to defer your place for up to one year. If your deferral is approved, your place in the Graduate Degree Package will be held for you, and you will remain eligible for the bachelor degree and the packaged graduate program. Please note that deferrals are not granted automatically, and you are not permitted to undertake other tertiary studies during an approved deferral period. Refer to our deferral FAQs for more detail.