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UQ Guide 2014
International Postgraduate
Contact details:
International Student Advisor 1800 671 980 (free call within Australia) or +61 3 8676 7004
Rural Systems
Management
Upgrade your knowledge and skills with courses focusing on the theories and models of change and innovation in rural and
regional development and practical work or community-based training. You will work with individuals, groups and communities
to analyse, plan, implement and evaluate community development programs and activities.
Program
Code
CRICOS
Code
Program
duration
Start
Semester
Program
Location
Study
Mode
Indicative
semester fee^
English language
proficiency
Coursework Masters
5428
059504M
Two semesters 1 (3 March 2014),
2 (28 July 2014)
Gatton,
St Lucia
Internal/
External
$16,080 per
semester
IELTS overall 6.5 / 6 in
each sub-band: see
page 57
5227
030145A
Three
semesters
Admission requirements
For #24 program 5227: Bachelor degree in agricultural science, animal science, biological science, or
in a relevant discipline; or a Graduate Certifcate or Graduate Diploma in Rural Systems Management or
equivalent.
For #16 program 5428: If you have a four-year bachelor degree in a relevant discipline you may apply.
Closing Date:
See page 84
Special note: Courses are offered in a fexible delivery mode beginning with a fve-day residential session where you will be introduced to relevant concepts and
theories, develop an action plan, and then undertake work-based learning projects for the subsequent ten weeks. There is a follow up two-day residential session
where your work is presented and your learning is documented with a written assignment.
Postgraduate
Pathways to Masters
5053 Graduate Certifcate
5106 Graduate Diploma
Science
Gain advanced theoretical and practical knowledge through lectures, workshops, projects and directed study in a range of
specialised scientifc felds. Extend your knowledge in your chosen discipline or develop your understanding of disciplines
in which you have little previous knowledge.
Program
Code
CRICOS
Code
Program
duration
Start
Semester
Program
Location
Study
Mode
Indicative
semester fee^
English language
proficiency
Coursework Masters
Fields of study:
Financial mathematics •
Human movement science
• Mathematics • Physics
•Statistics
5389
057052F
Two semesters 1 (3 March 2014),
2 (28 July 2014)
St Lucia
Internal $16,080 per
semester
IELTS overall 6.5 / 6 in
each sub-band: see
page 57
5244
038548F
Three
semesters
Admission requirements
For #24 program 5244: Bachelor degree in a relevant discipline; or a Graduate Certifcate or Graduate
Diploma in Science or equivalent.
For #16 program 5389: If you have a four-year bachelor degree in a relevant discipline you may apply.
Closing Date:
See page 84
Postgraduate
Pathways to Masters
5138 Graduate Certifcate
5240 Graduate Diploma
Urban and
Regional
Planning
Applying the disciplines of commerce, government, sociology, communities and ecology, you will assist communities, companies
and governments to integrate the environmental, economic and social aspects of development, from small sites to whole regions.
As a planning professional you will integrate strategic (long range) planning, with the structural and statutory components required
for the built and natural environments, and the legislative framework controlling land use.
Program
Code
CRICOS
Code
Program
duration
Start
Semester
Program
Location
Study
Mode
Indicative
semester fee^
English language
proficiency
Coursework Masters
5219
002061D
Three semesters 1 (3 March 2014),
2 (28 July 2014)
St Lucia
Internal $16,080 per
semester
IELTS overall 6.5 / 6 in
each sub-band: see
page 57
5559
077535K
Four semesters
Admission requirements
If you have a bachelor degree in planning or a cognate discipline you may enrol in the #24 program
5219; otherwise you may enrol in the #32 program 5559 to gain the requisite background knowledge.
Closing Date:
See page 84
Postgraduate
Pathways to Masters
5068 Graduate Certifcate
5116 Graduate Diploma
Veterinary
Studies
These programs offer a combination of formal courses, a signifcant project, and a report which can be customised with a
particular focus to suit your individual professional development needs. You will acquire specialist knowledge in your chosen
area and be qualifed to enrol in a higher degree.
Program
Code
CRICOS
Code
Program
duration
Start
Semester
Program
Location
Study
Mode
Indicative
semester fee^
English language
proficiency
Coursework Masters
5220
002063B
Three
semesters
1 (3 March 2014),
2 (28 July 2014)
Gatton
Internal $26,160 per
semester
IELTS overall 6.5 / 6 in
each sub-band: see
page 57
Admission requirements
Bachelor degree in a relevant discipline; or a Graduate Certifcate or
Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Studies or equivalent.
Further study options
PhD
Closing Date:
See page 84
Postgraduate
Pathways to Masters
5069 Graduate Certifcate
5117 Graduate Diploma
Additional cost: Apply frst aid certifcate (including CPR) (approximately $155).
* Placements
You will be expected to fund travel and living expenses associated with placements, some of which may be outside the Brisbane metropolitan area.
** External mode
Some courses are also offered externally which means you can complete part of your program off-campus (although there may be a residential school).
^ Indicative fee
Indicative fees are calculated on the basis of average frst-year, full-time study patterns. Actual fees may vary according to your choice of majors and electives and
whether studying full-time or part-time.