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Trimester information for future postgraduate students

Deakin’s new trimester system provides further flexibility and choice, and makes returning to study even easier.

Whether you’re looking to advance or change you career, formalise your knowledge or simply continue learning, the trimester system could allow you to fast-track your study and achieve your dreams sooner*.

The move to a trimester system provides many advantages, including:

  • the option to complete a 12-unit masters degree in one calendar year by studying three trimesters per year
  • use Trimester 3 to catch up on units disrupted by personal commitments or other events
  • increased flexibility, a tighter curriculum and new choices for students
  • the choice of commencing a course in any of the three trimesters.

Each trimester has 12 weeks of teaching (including where possible a swot-vac/revision week) followed by an examination period.

The timetable for 2008/2009 is as follows:

Trimester 3 (summer) 10 November 2008–6 February 2009
Trimester 1 9 March–5 June 2009
Trimester 2 13 July–2 October 2009

To fast-track your study, you could enroll into all three trimesters. Alternatively, you have the choice of studying no more than a full-time load, and study only two of the three trimesters.

Who can apply?

Trimester 3
Course applications for Trimester 3, 2008 are now closed.

Trimester 1
Postgraduate on and off campus applications can be made via the Applicant Portal.

Trimester 2
Trimester 2 applications will open in early May on the Applicant Portal.

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For more information please contact Customer Service:

Melbourne Campus at Burwood
(03) 9244 6333

Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds

(03) 5227 2333

Warrnambool Campus

(03) 5563 3333

Or email Customer Service.