Universities in Australia

As of 2017 there were 43 universities in Australia , including 40 Australian, two international and one private specialty university . The largest university is Monash University in Melbourne with 63,000 students and the smallest university is Bond University in Gold Coast with 6,000 students.

Outline map of Australia

Education

Australian universities are essentially autonomous, but they are monitored by the Australian government's AQF (Australian Qualifications Framework). The AQF is also responsible for changes within the 10 levels of the study system and the recognition of foreign study achievements.

Universities offer academic degrees at both the more general undergraduate and in-depth (post) graduate level. The system for university studies is essentially the same as the UK one. The bachelor's degree can be obtained after three years at the earliest. This is followed by the one to two-year master's degree . The highest degree is the Ph.D.

Vocational training, on the other hand, takes place at the state-funded TAFE (Technical and Further Education) colleges or the private-professional colleges (VET). Subject-specific courses are also offered by the private and special colleges.

After two years of study, a first degree, the Diploma or Associate Diploma, can be obtained; another year leads to the advanced or undergraduate diploma. The bachelor's degree takes three to five years, depending on the subject, focus and university. Students who complete a bachelor's degree with a very good grade receive an academic award, e.g. B. First class honors. An honors award should not be confused with the academic degree "Bachelor (with) Honors", which can be obtained with an excellent grade after completing a Bachelor's degree. This “postgraduate” degree with a duration of at least one year requires courses at Master’s level and a long “high research” thesis. It entitles directly to the Ph.D. or a “very high research” master’s degree. After completing the bachelor's degree, it is also possible to obtain an even more professionally oriented degree with a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma (6 or 12 months).

Postgraduate studies that build on the bachelor's degree include an in-depth academic examination of a specific subject and lead to a master's degree. A master's degree or a Bachelor (with) Honors degree is a mandatory requirement for entry into the research-oriented doctoral level with a Ph.D.

The eight major, leading and research-intensive universities in Australia have joined forces to form the Group of Eight .

Undergraduate courses

• Bachelor (BA): three or four year basic studies. Most students finish their studies with this degree.

Postgraduate courses

• Bachelor with Honors (e.g. BA (Hons.)): 1 year with lectures and an academic paper, usually throughout the year; 4–5 years including previous bachelor's degree. A (With) Honors degree directly qualifies you for a Ph.D. degree.
• Graduate Certificate: one semester course
• Graduate Diploma: two semesters
• Masters by Coursework: 2–4 semesters (Coursework courses are completed without a thesis. As soon as the prescribed number of courses have been completed with appropriate grades, the title is awarded)
• Masters by Coursework & Thesis or Masters by Coursework & Research: 2–6 semesters (combination of course attendance and own research or thesis)

Postgraduate Research

• Masters by (very high) Research: 4–6 semesters of research.
• Doctoral level with a Ph.D .: doctorate with 3–5 years of research work.

promotion

In the Australian university education system, the aim of the dissertation "the highly qualified contribution of the finished dissertation to current research" is quite comparable with the European one, but the way there is different.

In contrast to German practice (teaching + research), a doctorate in Australia is a purely scientific work over approximately three years and is a so-called research doctorate with a Ph.D. -Graduation. The doctorate is divided into 3 phases, whereby the first phase is the "elaboration", the second phase the "implementation" of a program and the third phase of the "writing down" with an explanation of the scientific problem, the methodology and the scientific knowledge. The entire academic work is carried out very independently by the doctoral candidate. The supervisors of the dissertation project are limited to a steering function. Any errors that occur are welcome and are discussed in a scientific manner. The approach that the dissertation does not take place exclusively in the institute is also beneficial here.

The progress of the work and the qualitative scientific discussion are planned in a targeted manner. After a third of the time, the status of the work is checked by a committee in the form of a “confirmation” and a “progress report”. The finished dissertation will be assessed by two anonymous reviewers. The positive assessment means the successful completion of the work.

Dissertations are mainly financed through grants provided by the university, the state or research institutions. The scholarships can be combined with each other and top-ups with project funds are possible. However, it is not customary to finance it exclusively through project funds, as the independence and autonomy of the students should be preserved. In addition to the scholarships, all students have an annual budget at their disposal that can be used, for example, for attending national congresses. The universities also promote the establishment of contacts and a scientific network in order to create prospects for the future.

German students

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In 2009, a total of 3,480 German students studied at Australian universities. 1,884 of these were enrolled in so-called award courses , which means that these students were planning to obtain an academic title ( Bachelor , Master , PhD or similar) in Australia. Of this group of students, 57.3% chose a subject from the subject group “Law, Economics and Social Sciences” in 2009, 4.7% of the students chose a subject from the field “Linguistics and cultural studies, sport” and for the subject group “mathematics, natural sciences” was chosen by 16.6% of the students. The remaining percent was divided among other subject groups.

Universities

New South Wales (NSW)

• Charles Sturt University (CSU), Bathurst
• Macquarie University (MQ), North Ryde ( Sydney )
• Southern Cross University (SCU), Coffs Harbor
• University of New England (UNE), Armidale
• University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney
• University of Newcastle (NEWCASTLE), Callaghan
• University of Sydney (SYDNEY), Sydney
• University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Sydney
• University of Western Sydney (UWS), Sydney
• University of Wollongong (UOW), Wollongong
• Australian Catholic University (ACU), Brisbane , Sydney, Canberra , Ballarat , Melbourne

Queensland (QLD)

• Bond University (BOND), Gold Coast
• Central Queensland University (CQU), Rockhampton et al.
• Griffith University (GRIFFITH), Gold Coast Campus
• James Cook University (JCU), Townsville
• Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane
• University of Queensland (UQ), Brisbane
• University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Toowoomba
• University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Sippy Downs

South Australia (SA)

• Flinders University (FLINDERS), Adelaide
• University of Adelaide (ADELAIDE), Adelaide
• University of South Australia (UniSA), Adelaide

Tasmania (TAS)

• University of Tasmania (UTAS), Hobart and Launceston

Victoria (VIC)

• Deakin University (DEAKIN), Geelong , Melbourne
• La Trobe University (LTU), Albury-Wodonga, Beechworth , Bendigo , Melbourne (Bundoora, City), Mildura , Mount Buller , Shepparton
• Monash University (MONASH), Melbourne et al.
• RMIT University (RMIT), Melbourne
• Swinburne University of Technology (SWINBURNE), Melbourne et al.
• University of Ballarat (BALLARAT), Geelong, Ballarat
• University of Melbourne (MELBOURNE), Melbourne
• Victoria University (VU), Melbourne

Western Australia (WA)

• Curtin University of Technology (CURTIN), Perth
• Edith Cowan University (ECU), Perth
• Murdoch University (MURDOCH), Perth
• University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA), Fremantle
• University of Western Australia (UWA), Perth

Northern Territory (NT)

• Charles Darwin University (CDU), Darwin

Australian Capital Territory (ACT)

• Australian National University (ANU), Canberra
• University of Canberra (CANBERRA), Canberra

literature

• Jörn Schulz: Studying in Australia: Studying and doing research as a Bachelor, Master or Ph.D. student at Australian universities . 1st edition. Mana-Verlag, Berlin 2010. 350 pages. ISBN 978-3934031432
• German Students Abroad - Statistical Overview 1999–2009 . Federal Statistical Office, Wiesbaden 2011.

Web links

• Homepage. Ranke-Heinemann Institute, accessed on January 6, 2015 (Studienstiftung Institut Ranke-Heinemann / Australian-New Zealand University Association). 

Individual evidence

1. ^ Universities and Higher Education . Australian Government. Retrieved December 15, 2017
2. ↑ German Students Abroad - Statistical Overview 1999 - 2009 . 2011, p.  11 .
3. ↑ German Students Abroad - Statistical Overview 1999 - 2009 . 2011, p.  30 .