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- Bachelor of Science (Extended)B-SCIEXT
undergraduate course Year:2017
The Bachelor of Science (Extended) is a four-year program that provides a transition into tertiary science and technology study and is available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. A year of study in addition to the three-year BSc program provides students with foundation knowledge...
View detailsTeaching mode On Campus — Parkville Qualification type Bachelors Degree Duration and credit points 400 points taken over 96 months Part Time or 48 months Full Time - Diploma in General StudiesD-GENST
undergraduate course Year:2017
The Diploma in General Studies: Your stepping-stone The Diploma in General Studies is a sampler of the Melbourne Bachelor Degrees, providing you with the opportunity to study Science, Commerce, Agriculture or Environments. It gives you the breathing space of a year to decide what you want to do ...
View detailsTeaching mode On Campus — Dookie Qualification type Diploma Duration and credit points 100 points taken over 24 months Part Time or 12 months Full Time - Diploma in InformaticsD-INFO
undergraduate course Year:2017
The Diploma in Informatics will provide students in almost all areas of study with the option of complementing their principal undergraduate major with a program in the IT area, designed to give them familiarity with a range of data manipulation and presentation techniques. The delivery format vi...
View detailsTeaching mode On Campus — Parkville Qualification type Diploma Duration and credit points 100 points taken over 12 months Full Time or 24 months Part Time - Diploma in LanguagesD-LANG
undergraduate course Year:2017
The Diploma in Languages (D-Lang) is a concurrent program and provides students with the opportunity to undertake language study while completing an undergraduate, graduate coursework or RHD program at the University of Melbourne. There are 12 languages available all offering a sequenced path of ...
View detailsTeaching mode On Campus — Parkville Qualification type Diploma Duration and credit points 100 points taken over 24 months Part Time or 12 months Full Time - Diploma in Mathematical SciencesD-MATHSC
undergraduate course Year:2017
The Diploma in Mathematical Sciences is a 100-point diploma, normally taken concurrently with an undergraduate degree.
View detailsTeaching mode On Campus — Parkville Qualification type Diploma Duration and credit points 100 points taken over 24 months Part Time or 12 months Full Time - Diploma in MusicD-MUSIC
undergraduate course Year:2017
The Diploma in Music provides students with the opportunity to undertake a tailored sequence of music study and gain a music qualification while completing an undergraduate degree in another field at The University of Melbourne. It is available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts, Biomed...
View detailsTeaching mode On Campus — Parkville Qualification type Diploma Duration and credit points 100 points taken over 12 months Full Time - Diploma in Music (Practical)D-MUS
undergraduate course Year:2017
This course is not available for 2017 intake, please refer to the D-MUSIC program for 2017 intakes. The Diploma in Music (Practical) enables students to study music performance and gain a music qualification while completing an undergraduate degree in another field. It is available to students e...
View detailsTeaching mode On Campus Qualification type Diploma Duration and credit points 100 points taken over 12 months Full Time - Doctor of Agricultural ScienceDH-AGRSC
research course Year:2017
A candidate whose work, in the opinion of the examiners includes a substantial, original contribution to Agricultural Science; and is of such a standard as to give the candidate authoritative standing in the field of the candidate's study; and who has fulfilled the prescribed conditions; may be a...
View detailsTeaching mode Non-Supervised Candidature Qualification type Higher Doctorate Duration Duration and credit points not applicable for this course. - Doctor of Clinical Dentistry661AA
research course Year:2017
This course is offered in seven specialty areas: Endodontics, Oral Medicine, Orthodontics, Paediatric Dentistry, Periodontics, Prosthodontics, Special Needs Dentistry.
View detailsTeaching mode On Campus — Parkville Qualification type Doctorate by Coursework Duration and credit points 300 points taken over 36 months Full Time - Doctor of Dental ScienceDH-DSC
research course Year:2017
The Doctor of Dental Science (DDSc) is the highest qualification available by examination at Melbourne Dental School. The work submitted for examination must be of such a standard that it makes "a substantial and original contribution to dental scholarship and is of such standard as to give the ...
View detailsTeaching mode Non-Supervised Candidature Qualification type Higher Doctorate Duration Duration and credit points not applicable for this course. - Doctor of Dental SurgeryMC-DDENSUR
graduate course Year:2017
The Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) is a professional postgraduate degree of 4-years' duration. It is a fixed, full-time program and will lead to registration as a general dental practitioner with the Dental Practice Boards throughout Australia and New Zealand. Students will be expected to take on...
View detailsTeaching mode On Campus — Parkville Qualification type Masters (Extended) Duration and credit points 400 points taken over 48 months Full Time - Doctor of Education300BB
research course Year:2017
The Doctor of Education is a research doctorate for experienced professionals with educational responsibilities. Carefully designed to build the knowledge and skills necessary for research at the doctoral level through a tailored coursework program, the course enables experienced educators to des...
View detailsTeaching mode On Campus — Parkville Qualification type Doctorate by Research Duration 4 years full-time, or equivalent part-time - Doctor of LawsDH-LLD
research course Year:2017
The Doctor of Laws (LLD) is the highest qualification available by examination at Melbourne Law School. The work submitted for examination must be of such standard that it makes a substantial and original contribution to legal scholarship and is of such standard as to give the candidate authorita...
View detailsTeaching mode Non-Supervised Candidature Qualification type Higher Doctorate Duration Duration and credit points not applicable for this course. - Doctor of Medical ScienceJ15AA
research course Year:2017
The Doctor of Medical Science (DMedSc) is a graduate research doctorate offered by the Melbourne Medical School to medical graduates of the University of Melbourne and other recognised universities. The DMedSc enrolled candidature course (J15AA) is designed for medical graduates to develop advanc...
View detailsTeaching mode On Campus — Parkville Qualification type Doctorate by Research Duration 4 years full-time, or equivalent part-time - Doctor of Medical ScienceJ15TC
research course Year:2017
The Doctor of Medical Science (DMedSc) is a graduate research doctorate offered by the Melbourne Medical School to medical graduates of the University of Melbourne and other recognised universities. Selection into the DMedSc by compilation of published papers is at the discretion of the Head of ...
View detailsTeaching mode Non-Supervised Candidature Qualification type Higher Doctorate Duration Duration and credit points not applicable for this course. - Doctor of MedicineMC-DMED
graduate course Year:2017
The Doctor of Medicine (MD) is a four year graduate entry medical course. The first year of the course combines bioscience, clinical, population health and behavioural science learning in a case-based context to develop the foundations of biomedical knowledge and skills required for subsequent ye...
View detailsTeaching mode On Campus — Parkville Qualification type Masters (Extended) Duration and credit points 400 points taken over 48 months Full Time - Doctor of Medicine550AA
research course Year:2017
This course is unavailable for new students and is being phased out. Prospective students should refer to the Doctor of Medical Science.
View detailsTeaching mode On Campus Qualification type Doctorate by Research Duration 3 years full-time, or equivalent part-time - Doctor of MusicDH-MUS
research course Year:2017
The DMus is a higher doctorate, awarded on the basis of published or commercially recorded work in composition, performance or the history, theory, psychology and aesthetics of music and music therapy, together with any other appropriate body of work, published or unpublished, or commercially rel...
View detailsTeaching mode Non-Supervised Candidature Qualification type Higher Doctorate Duration Duration and credit points not applicable for this course. - Doctor of OptometryMC-DOPTOM
graduate course Year:2017
Optometry is the occupation of measuring eyesight, prescribing corrective lenses, and detecting and managing eye disease. It is a professional allied health discipline based on the optical, visual, and biomedical sciences. An optometrist's role is to solve their patients' visual problems. The Do...
View detailsTeaching mode On Campus — Parkville Qualification type Masters (Extended) Duration and credit points 400 points taken over 48 months Full Time - Doctor of Philosophy - Agricultural SciencesDR-PHILAGR
research course Year:2017
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) signifies that the holder has undertaken a substantial piece of original research, which has been conducted and reported by the holder under proper academic supervision and in a research environment for a prescribed period. The PhD thesis demonstrates aut...
View detailsTeaching mode On Campus — Parkville Qualification type Doctorate by Research Duration 4 years full-time, or equivalent part-time