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Deakin University
An undergraduate course is available to students who are undertaking their first course at university. At Deakin University courses which are classified as undergraduate include bachelor degrees and bachelor degrees (honours). Check Deakin's areas of study to see the wide range of subject areas available to you and make sure you visit application information.
Postgraduate students undertake further study at a higher level than a bachelor degree. At Deakin postgraduate study courses include: graduate certificates, graduate diplomas, masters by coursework or by research and doctorates.
As Australia's leading provider of flexible professional education, Deakin University offers postgraduate study programs that can fit around your work and lifestyle demands. If you are interested in undertaking study for career or personal reasons, postgraduate education is an important option to consider. Have a look at our postgraduate student information for the areas of study available and how to apply for postgraduate study, including both on and off-campus. The entry requirement for postgraduate courses is normally the completion of a bachelor degree, however some postgraduate courses may also be offered to those who have gained significant work experience. Please visit postgraduate information for more on courses at Deakin.
Information about research and doctorates can be found through Research Services.
Single subject non-award study provides the general public with access to a wide variety of tertiary level units. Some units have prerequisites or special requirements, but most are open to all.
A non-award unit is a unit of study from a degree course or courses that does not lead to a degree. If successfully completed, the unit may be counted as credit towards a degree course at Deakin, subject to admission to a degree course and approval by the Faculty.
The successful completion of a single unit does not automatically qualify a student for admission to an award course at Deakin. Anyone wishing to enrol in an award course after completing a non-award unit will be required to complete the normal application process and their application will be considered with all other applicants.
If admitted to a unit/s, students must complete all administrative, academic and examination requirements in order to obtain formal acknowledgement that they have completed all requirements of the unit.
For more information please visit single subject non-award study
'I was introduced to Melbourne Institute of Business and Technology (MIBT) through a study agency after finishing high school in Jakarta, Indonesia. With a keen interest in animation, I found MIBT offered courses and subjects which were relevant to what I wanted to study. I was also able to choose the fast track option so I could finish my diploma in eight months. This meant I could go straight into a second year undergraduate arts degree at Deakin.'
Michelle Hardi
Diploma of Mass Communication, MIBT, graduated 2006
Bachelor of Arts - majors in animation and digital culture, graduated 2008
Working as a graphics and multimedia developer in South Melbourne
Sarah enrolled in a behavioural science course at an outer suburban university in Melbourne, completing her first semester and then realising that 'it was too science-based and I was going to come out as a psychologist which I didn't want'. Sarah ended up applying for a Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin. She found the people at Deakin easy to deal with and she could obtain credit for prior learning.
'People were only too happy to help. The process was more simple than I thought and before I knew it I was enrolled'.
Sarah Coldwell
Commenced a Bachelor of Behavioural Science at another institution, 2007
Transferred to a Bachelor of Commerce at the Melbourne Campus at Burwood in 2008
