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Foundation and preparatory programs

A Foundation Studies or preparatory course aims to give students the skills and capabilities required to enter the tertiary sector. Upon successful completion of the program, students will gain entry, but not credit, to a tertiary level program of study.

English language (ELICOS) programs

English Langauge Intensive Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) programs are preparatory courses that focus on developing communication skills that will prepare students for study at an English-speaking education institution. Some programs may also focus on preparing you for English language proficiency examinations, such as the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and Cambridge Certificates.

Certificates

Certificates I and II recognise basic vocational skills and knowledge that meet nationally endorsed industry/enterprise competency standards as agreed for those qualifications by the relevant industry, enterprise, community or professional group. They include preparatory and participation skills and knowledge such as: literacy and numeracy; communication skills; working in teams; workplace technology; and industry specific competencies, of increasing complexity and personal accountability at each level of the Certificate qualification. Certificates III and IV are more advanced and include training at the apprenticeship level. Certificates are offered by TAFE Institutes, private institutions and some universities.

Diplomas and Associate Degrees

Diplomas prepare students for self-directed application of skills and knowledge based on fundamental principles and/or complex techniques, and recognise the capacity for initiative and judgment across a broad range of technical and/or management functions. Advanced Diplomas are more specialised qualifications than Diplomas and signify skill and knowledge of a greater complexity and a higher level of personal accountability. They are offered in both the Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Higher Education sectors. Associate Degrees are parallel awards to Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas, but with more theoretical content, and may lead into a Bachelor Degree. Associate Degrees are offered by a small number of universities and other higher education providers.

Undergraduate bachelor degrees

A Bachelor degree is a higher education sector qualification which provides initial preparation for professional careers and postgraduate study. Graduates will possess a range of academic and vocational attributes such as: an understanding of a systematic and coherent body of knowledge and its underlying principles and concepts; communication and problem solving skills; the ability to undertake research, analyse information and apply knowledge and techniques learnt within an academic or professional context; skills for self-directed and lifelong learning; and interpersonal and teamwork skills appropriate to employment and/or further study. Bachelor degrees are offered by universities and registered higher education private providers.

Postgraduate (by coursework)

Postgraduate qualifications such as Graduate Certificates, Diplomas and Masters enhance specific professional or vocational skills which may be undertaken by directed coursework, involving more than one third of the course undertaken by coursework.

Postgraduate (by research)

Postgraduate qualifications such as Masters by Research and PhDs allow for the acquisition of in-depth understanding in a specific area of knowledge, involving a minimum of two thirds of the course being undertaken by research.

Accounting

Accounting, bookkeeping.

Agriculture

Agriculture, animal husbandry, conservation, farming, fisheries, environmental science, forestry, horticulture, landscape gardening, park management, natural resource management, rural management, viticulture, wildlife management, wool studies.

Architecture and Building

Architectural drafting, architecture, bricklaying, building, building surveying, carpentry and joinery, decorating, environmental design, furnishing installation, glazing, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, painting, plastering, plumbing, quantity surveying, rigging, scaffolding, sign writing, urban and regional planning.

Business and Management

Administration, banking, business, commerce, distribution, farm management, finance, human resources management, industrial relations, insurance, international trade, management, marketing, office studies, purchasing, real estate, sales, valuation, warehousing.

Communications

Advertising, announcing, audio production, broadcasting, cinema, editing, film, journalism, media arts, media studies, mass communications, professional writing, public relations, publishing, radio, scriptwriting, television, video production, writing.

Creative Arts

Art, art conservation, art history, craft, dance, drama, fashion design, fine arts, floristry, graphic arts & design, jewellery-making, music, painting, photography, sculpture, singing

Dentistry and Dental studies

Dentistry, dental nursing, dental studies

Economics

Agricultural economics, analytical economics, asian economics, building economics, business economics, development economics, econometrics, economic history, economic modelling, economic policy, economic statistics, environmental economics, macroeconomics, microeconomics, mineral economics, process economics, production economics, property economics, quantitative economics, regional economics, resource economics, socioeconomics, transport economics, urban and rural economics.

Engineering and Technology

All areas of engineering; Air conditioning, automotive, cartography, cleaning, electrical, electronics, engineering drafting, fire fighting, food processing, manufacturing (concrete, furniture, glass, rubber, pharmaceuticals, plastics, printing, metals, textiles, clotthing and footwear, mechanics, mining, plant operation, processing, refrigeration, survey drafting, surveying, technology, transport, welding.

English Language for Overseas Students

English for overseas students

Health Services and Rehabilitation

Audiology, chiropractic, counselling, dietetics, epidemiology, family care, natural therapies, nutrition, occupational therapy, optometry, podiatry, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, speech pathology, welfare studies.

Hospitality, Tourism and Personal Services

Hospitality: baking, bartending, butchering, catering, cooking, food & drink waiting, food preparation, hotel management, pastry making. Tourism: tourism and travel services. Personal Services: beauty, cosmetics, funeral services, hairdressing, housekeeping, marriage services.

Humanities and Social Sciences

Aboriginal Studies, anthropology, archaeology, archive studies, area and ethnic studies, gender studies, geography, government, history, library studies, linguistics, literary studies, philosophy, politics, sociology, theology.

IT, ICT and Computing

Computing, computer-aided design & manufacturing, computer science, data processing, information systems, information technology, multimedia technology, programming, systems analysis & design.

Languages

All languages including sign language

Law

Correctional services, criminology, defence studies, forensic science, justice administration, law, law enforcement, legal practice, legal studies, police studies, public safety, security.

Mathematics

Applied mathematics, engineering mathematics, environmental mathematics,financial mathematics, industrial mathematics, informatics, mathematical analysis, mathematical modelling, mathematical science, physical mathematics, pure mathematics, science mathematics, statistics.

Medicine

Medicine

Nursing

Midwifery, midwifery conversion, nursing - behavioural, -child health, -enrolled, -family, -gerontic, -health, -mental health, -medical, -post-registration, -pre-registration, -primary health care, -psychiatric, -surgical, nursing conversion.

Pharmacy

Pharmacy, community pharmacy practice.

Psychology

Psychology

Sciences

Natural and physical sciences including: anatomy, astronomy, atmospheric sciences, biochemistry, biology, botany, chemistry, earth sciences, ecology, food science, geology, laboratory technology, mathematics, meteorology, microbiology, oceanography, pharmacology, physiology, physics, soil science, sports science, statistics, zoology.

Social Work and Community Services

Aged care, children's services, community work, counselling, family welfare, residential care, social work, welfare studies, youth work.

Sport

Coaching, exercise science, fitness, human movement, leisure, outdoor recreation, racing, recreation, sport.

Study and Work Skills Preparation

Career counselling, employment skills, foundation programs, general education programs, job seeking skills, literacy, pre-employment programs, study skills, work education.

Surveying

Cadastral surveying, cartography, engineering surveying, geodetic surveying, geographic information systems (GIS), geomatic engineering, global positioning, hydrographic surveying, land information systems (LIS), land surveying, mapping, marine surveying, mine surveying, photogrammetry, quantity surveying, remote sensing, spatial information systems, topographical surveying.

Teaching and Trainer Education

Career education teaching, community education, curriculum development, educational policy & administration, special education teaching, teacher education (pre-school, primary, secondary & tertiary), trainer education.

Veterinary Studies and Animal Care

Animal health, veterinary nursing, veterinary science.

All Locations: includes all institutions in Melbourne and the state of Victoria, Australia

Melbourne: includes all institutions in the Melbourne metropolitan area

Regional Victoria: includes all institutions in the state of Victoria, Australia outside the Melbourne metropolitan area