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Course title ATAR Range Location
Bachelor of Medical Imaging 89.95 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Criminology 60.00 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Criminology 56.65 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Criminology 55.05 Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science 62.40 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science 67.75 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Arts 60.00 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Arts 55.80 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Arts 57.35 Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Cyber Security 64.15 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Cyber Security 63.30 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Cyber Security Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Arts 81.00 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Arts 71.00 Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Arts 71.00 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Arts 71.00 Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)/Bachelor of Property and Real Estate 71.20 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Forensic Science/Bachelor of Criminology 65.05 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion/Bachelor of Commerce 75.35 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion/Bachelor of Commerce Unpublished Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion/Bachelor of Commerce Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science/Bachelor of Nutrition Science 76.00 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) 70.80 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) 67.20 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Laws Unpublished Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Laws Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws Unpublished Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery 88.45 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery 84.90 Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery 74.80 Warrnambool More Info
Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion 73.85 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence New Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Artificial Intelligence New Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Health and Physical Education Range of criteria Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Health and Physical Education Range of criteria Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Sport Development 63.50 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Science/Master of Teaching (Secondary) Range of criteria Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Diploma of Spanish Unpublished Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Diploma of Spanish Unpublished Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Diploma of Spanish Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Business Analytics Unpublished Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Business Analytics Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Education (Early Years) Range of criteria Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Education (Early Years) Range of criteria Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Environmental Science (Marine Biology) 51.00 Warrnambool More Info
Bachelor of Computer Science 61.70 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Computer Science Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion 60.25 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion Unpublished Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Arts - Advanced (Honours) Unpublished Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Arts - Advanced (Honours) Unpublished Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Arts - Advanced (Honours) Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts (International Relations) 66.70 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts (International Relations) Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Information Technology 60.00 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Information Technology 62.30 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Information Technology Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Marine Science New Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Health Sciences 60.20 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Health Sciences 55.15 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Health Sciences 54.95 Warrnambool More Info
Bachelor of Health Sciences Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Creative Arts (Drama) 63.20 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws 90.00 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws 85.40 Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws 85.40 Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts) Range of criteria Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts) Range of criteria Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Creative Writing 64.95 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Creative Writing Unpublished Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Creative Writing Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Business (Sport Management) 80.25 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Business (Sport Management) Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Communication (Public Relations) 66.00 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Communication (Public Relations) 72.90 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Communication (Public Relations) Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Film, Television and Animation 60.50 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Property and Real Estate 70.00 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Property and Real Estate Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Design (Architecture) 70.25 Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours) 70.25 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (Honours) 70.55 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (Honours) 65.15 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (Honours) Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws 91.15 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws 85.05 Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Honours) 74.30 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Honours) 71.70 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Honours) Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of International Studies (Global Scholar) 81.65 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of International Studies (Global Scholar) Unpublished Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Nutrition Science 60.15 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Science 65.20 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Science 60.00 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Diploma of Indonesian Unpublished Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Diploma of Indonesian Unpublished Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Diploma of Indonesian Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Business 62.05 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Business 62.10 Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Business 60.40 Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) 60.10 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) 55.05 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Science 80.55 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Commerce 80.70 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Property and Real Estate/Bachelor of Commerce Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Environmental Science (Wildlife and Conservation Biology) 74.05 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Nutrition Science (Dietetics Pathway) New Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Education (Primary) Range of criteria Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Education (Primary) Range of criteria Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Education (Primary) Range of criteria Warrnambool More Info
Diploma of Arabic Unpublished Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Diploma of Arabic Unpublished Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Diploma of Arabic Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy 70.00 Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Social Work 64.50 Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Social Work Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Associate Degree of Arts Unpublished Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Associate Degree of Arts Unpublished Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Creative Arts (Photography) Range of criteria Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Creative Arts (Photography) Range of criteria Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) 80.00 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) 80.20 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) 61.85 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) 56.00 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of International Studies/Bachelor of Commerce 65.30 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of International Studies/Bachelor of Commerce 66.45 Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of International Studies/Bachelor of Commerce Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Design (Digital Technologies) Unpublished Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) Range of criteria Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) Range of criteria Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) 71.90 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) 63.40 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Environmental Science (Environmental Management and Sustainability) 60.35 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science/Bachelor of Business (Sport Management) 80.00 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science/Bachelor of Business (Sport Management) 66.05 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) 60.60 Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Forensic Science 60.35 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science 70.25 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science 62.00 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Biomedical Science 80.15 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Biomedical Science 72.50 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Vision Science/Master of Optometry 95.10 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Diploma of Chinese Unpublished Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Diploma of Chinese Unpublished Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Nursing (Clinical Leadership) 80.85 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Health Sciences/Bachelor of Arts 60.10 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Health Sciences/Bachelor of Arts Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Commerce 80.00 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Commerce 70.45 Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Commerce 63.90 Warrnambool* More Info
Bachelor of Commerce 66.00 Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Psychological Science 65.70 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Psychological Science 55.35 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Psychological Science Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Design (3D Animation) Range of criteria Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Arts New Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Arts New Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Arts New Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Arts New Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Business Analytics 80.10 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Business Analytics Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Communication (Advertising) 60.35 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Communication (Advertising) Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Nursing 70.15 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Nursing 62.15 Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Nursing 56.35 Warrnambool More Info
Bachelor of Communication (Digital Media) 62.65 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Communication (Digital Media) 56.30 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Communication (Digital Media) Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of International Studies 60.30 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of International Studies 55.65 Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of International Studies Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Psychological Science 60.00 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Psychological Science 60.00 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Psychological Science 77.65 Warrnambool More Info
Bachelor of Psychological Science 66.00 Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Design (Architecture)/Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) 79.30 Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of International Studies 90.70 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of International Studies 85.30 Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of International Studies Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Zoology and Animal Science 65.30 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Creative Arts (Dance) Range of criteria Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws 91.00 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws 86.10 Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Laws 90.15 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Laws 84.05 Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Laws Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Cyber Security New Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Cyber Security New Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Cyber Security New Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Cyber Security New Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) 64.35 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours) Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Cyber Security 62.00 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Cyber Security 63.75 Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Cyber Security Unpublished Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Nutrition Science/Bachelor of Commerce 73.45 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Marketing (Psychology) New Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Marketing (Psychology) New Cloud (online) More Info
Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Psychological Science 74.70 Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Psychological Science 71.70 Waterfront (Geelong) More Info
Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Psychological Science Unpublished Warrnambool More Info
Associate Degree of Education Unpublished Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Associate Degree of Education Unpublished Waurn Ponds (Geelong) More Info
Associate Degree of Education Unpublished Warrnambool More Info
Bachelor of Arts/Master of Teaching (Secondary) Range of criteria Burwood (Melbourne) More Info
Bachelor of Arts/Master of Teaching (Secondary) Range of criteria Cloud (online) More Info

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