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International Postgraduate UQ Guide 2021 Advance your career THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021 UQ Study enquiries Online enquiries future-students.uq.edu.au/contact-us/ international-online-enquiries Outside Australia +61 7 3067 8608 Within Australia (freecall) 1800 671 980 General office Level 2, JD Story Building The University of Queensland St Lucia Qld 4072 AUSTRALIA +61 7 3365 7941 CRICOS Provider 00025B facebook.com/uniofqld twitter.com/uq_news instagram.com/uniofqld weibo.com/myuq 昆士兰大学官微
Important dates 2021 JANUARY 1 January New Year’s Day 1 January Research Quarter 1 starts 26 January Australia Day holiday Contents 30 January Summer Semester ends** FEBRUARY 15–19 February Orientation Week 22 February Semester 1 starts MARCH 31 March Census date (Semester 1) 31 March Research Quarter 1 ends Welcome to UQ 1 APRIL 1 April Research Quarter 2 starts 2 April Good Friday Our global reputation 2 5 April Easter Monday 5–11 April Mid-semester break Pioneering change 4 12 April Semester 1 resumes Transforming your learning 6 Find 25 April ANZAC Day holiday MAY 3 May Labour Day holiday Industry relevant 8 out more 31 May Semester 2 application closing date* 31 May–4 June Revision period A truly global network 10 JUNE 5–19 June Examination period 19 June Semester 1 ends Game-changing graduates 12 19 June–25 July Mid-year break The perfect place to study 14 30 June Research Quarter 2 ends JULY 1 July Research Quarter 3 starts UQ St Lucia 16 Meet us in your location 12–16 July July graduations** 19–23 July Mid-year Orientation Week UQ Gatton 18 UQ academic and administrative staff 26 July Semester 2 starts often travel internationally, giving you UQ Herston 19 the opportunity to meet one of our team AUGUST 9 August Royal Queensland Show holiday (Gatton) 11 August Royal Queensland Show holiday Research institutes 20 members at an event local to you. (St Lucia and Herston) Check out our events calendar. 31 August Census date (Semester 2) SEPTEMBER future-students.uq.edu.au/events 27 September–4 October Mid-semester break 30 September Research Quarter 3 ends PROGRAMS 22 OCTOBER 1 October Research Quarter 4 starts Using the Programs section 24 UQ educational representatives 4 October Queen’s Birthday holiday 5 October Semester 2 resumes UQ postgraduate programs quick reference 26 UQ’s representatives can help you find NOVEMBER 1–5 November Revision period Pathways to your program 28 information about studying at UQ, what 6–20 November Examination period 20 November Semester 2 ends • English language pathways 30 the entry requirements are, how to 29 November Summer Semester starts ** complete your application, and how to 30 November Semester 1 application closing date* Agriculture and Environment 32 lodge your student visa. DECEMBER 6–23 December December graduations** Architecture and Planning 36 future-students.uq.edu.au/contact-us/ 27 December Christmas Day holiday 28 December Boxing Day holiday find-approved-uq-agent-near-you Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences 40 31 December Research Quarter 4 ends *Some programs have earlier closing dates Business, Economics and Law 48 **These dates are provisional – please check the Academic Calendar at UQ campus tours uq.edu.au/events for final dates Education 58 UQ is a great place to study, make new Engineering and Computing 62 friends, and take part in sporting and cultural Health, Behavioural Sciences and Medicine 68 activities. Register for a campus tour and Disclaimer The University of Queensland, in providing education services to overseas students, experience first-hand what UQ has to offer. The information in this Guide is accurate complies with the National Code of Practice Science and Mathematics 82 at July 2020. However, the University has future-students.uq.edu.au/university- many programs and courses, and refreshes of the Department of Education and and updates its programs and course Training and the Universities Australia code English proficiency requirements 92 life/campus-tours offerings from time to time and without of ethical practice. notice. It is your responsibility to visit CRICOS Provider 00025B How to apply 94 future-students.uq.edu.au for up-to-date information. ESOS Act internationaleducation.gov.au/ Higher degrees by research 96 All costs and fees quoted in this publication Regulatory-Information/Pages/ are in Australian dollars (A$) except where Regulatoryinformation.aspx otherwise indicated. Privacy ESOS compliance The University complies with Australian and LIFE AT UQ 100 The provision of education services to Queensland privacy laws and guidelines. international students by Australian Privacy Accommodation 102 education institutions is governed by the uq.edu.au/terms-of-use Education Services for Overseas Students This publication was produced in July 2020 International student support 104 (ESOS) Act 2000 and the National Code of Practice for Providers of Education and by The University of Queensland. Training to Overseas Students 2018. Cost of living 106 The ESOS Act and related legislation is designed to protect the interests of students Fees and expenses 107 coming to Australia on Student visas. The legislation aims to protect and enhance Scholarships 108 Australia’s reputation for quality education, to provide tuition protection and support UQ partners 110 the integrity of the Student visa program. UQ terminology 112 Index 113 All UQ campuses are smoke-free. Find out more inside back cover about.uq.edu.au/campaigns-and- initiatives/smoke-free-uq Cover photo: Rameez Tayob, (Background) Abhisar Sharma, Jon Yi Hoo, Melinda Cheng and Rimjhim Argarwal UQ St Lucia campus, looking towards the Brisbane CBD Photographer: Sam Thies
Welcome to UQ Starting postgraduate study is an exciting time. You’ll meet people who will become lifelong friends, exchange ideas with other bright minds, and develop knowledge that will help you excel, no matter where life takes you. At UQ, we are here to support, guide and inspire you as you join us on this next step towards your future success. When you join us, you’ll be surrounded by like-minded students, who come from Australia and around the world to study here. The curiosity, creativity and resilience of our students are part of what makes employers seek out UQ graduates – a global network you will one day join, who reinforce the value of a UQ degree through their achievements and successes. As a global top 50 university, UQ has championed creative thinking for more than 100 years to solve problems facing humanity. We don’t just teach the latest research – our research pioneers are industry leaders who discover the latest breakthroughs, and make a positive difference in people’s lives around the world. You’ll study at one of our beautiful campuses in South East Queensland - whether in seminars, small tutorials, laboratories, or by partnering with our passionate educators to change how courses are taught. University isn’t just about study though – you’ll also have fun here. UQ is renowned for our vibrant campus culture, our clubs and societies, and our sporting communities, where you’ll truly enjoy your recreation time while making friends for life. No matter what your reason for being here, you are sure to enjoy UQ’s long-standing traditions, while creating some new ones of your own. INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021 1
46th Our global in the world QS World University Rankings, 2021 reputation No. 1 university in Australia for research Nature Index Tables, 2019 More national teaching awards than any other Australian university Ranked Top 5 in the world in 2 subjects* Top 30 in 9 subjects* 2nd Sport Sciences 5th Mineral and Mining Engineering 11th Environmental Sciences 17th Agriculture and Forestry 19th Education 21st Nursing 23rd Psychology 27th Hospitality and Leisure Management 29th Sociology *QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2019 2 INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021
66th 54th Top 2 MBA in Asia–Pacific for eight in the world in the world Times Higher Education World University Academic Ranking of World Universities, consecutive years Ranking, 2020 2019 The Economist, 2012–19 11th most beautiful campus 91% overall international 57th in the world in the world student satisfaction QS Graduate Employability BuzzFeed, 2015 International Student Barometer, 2018 Rankings, 2020 rating for student demand, staff 100% of research fields above qualifications, teaching quality, world standard learning resources and overall Excellence in Research for Australia, 2018 experience Good Universities Guide, 2019 INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021 3
Pioneering change In 2018, UQ received $396.4 million in research income, including over 100% Heron Island Research $70 million Station, located on the in of our research fields Great Barrier Reef, is internationally competitive grants from the Australian are above world standard. renowned for coral reef research and Research Council. (Excellence in Research for Australia, 2018) student training in marine sciences. UQ researchers are named among the Our Institute for Social Science Research analyses 94% society’s ‘big’ issues including social of international students at UQ are world’s most influential. 28 UQ researchers satisfied with UQ's expert lecturers, disadvantage, employment, education, have been named in the prestigious 2019 learning environments and technology. sustainability, social wellbeing, health Highly Cited Researchers List. and housing. (International Student Barometer, 2018) 4 INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021
At UQ, we create knowledge. We are one of Australia’s leading research-intensive universities. The calibre of our research and the impact of our innovations is addressing many of the cultural, economic and social challenges facing the world today. Discover our latest innovations and the technology behind them. Be inspired by our world-leading researchers, and understand what it takes to pioneer change. Innovations for the world Pioneering your future We are a global research leader in We bring the latest ideas and research into biosciences, nanotechnology, engineering, the classroom to place you at the frontier sustainable development and social science. of knowledge. You will learn from world- Our innovations are impacting millions of renowned researchers. Our international people around the world. reputation means we attract some of the • Gardasil® cervical cancer vaccine: best minds in the world to the University 205 million doses administered in 130 – including presidents, prime ministers, countries, saving an estimated 120,000 international authors and ground-breaking lives annually. researchers – who will inspire you to break through barriers. • Conservation: software developed by UQ has enhanced conservation planning World-class facilities globally in areas like the Great Barrier Our eight globally recognised research Reef and the Galapagos Islands. institutes are home to more than 1500 • Triple P Positive Parenting Program: specialists continuing UQ’s tradition of helps millions of children and families in research leadership with the latest in 28 countries and 22 languages. equipment and instrumentation, laboratories, • MRI machines: UQ technology is used in scientific services and training, and support. the majority of the world’s MRI machines, Additionally, we have research centres located facilitating production of faster and more throughout Queensland. accurate images, and therefore improving research.uq.edu.au/research-infrastructure diagnostic quality. • GroundProbe: mine-safety technology 3MT® (Three Minute Thesis) that is used by some of the world’s Founded by UQ, 3MT has been adopted by largest mining companies. more than 600 universities in 66 countries • Food security: UQ works with the around the world. The 3MT competition sees Queensland Government to enhance our research students pitching their exciting the drought tolerance of sorghum, an ideas to industry leaders, alumni and global important cereal in sub-Saharan Africa. leaders in three-minute presentations. Each • Nanopatch: a revolutionary needle-free year, winners are awarded a range of prizes method of delivering vaccines being including research travel grants. developed in the UQ spin-out company, threeminutethesis.uq.edu.au Vaxxas. • Latch-On: gives the gift of literacy to Summer and Winter people with intellectual disability in Research Programs Australia and across the globe. Improve your employability, extend your • Water use: our technology has changed knowledge of an area of interest, and practices in global water and sewerage develop your analytical, critical thinking and utilities, saving hundreds of millions of communication skills by participating in dollars. the Summer or Winter Research Program. Successful applicants are eligible for uq.edu.au/research/impact funding to support their participation in the program. employability.uq.edu.au/research INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021 5
Transforming your learning Our teachers are the most highly awarded in the country. Recognised for transforming the way students learn at university, they will inspire and guide you with the latest knowledge and ideas. You will put theory into practice in workplace settings, expanding your understanding and contextualising your studies. Best place to learn in Australia Teaching for the future We are committed to your learning and Our courses are designed in consultation enabling you to become a creative, adaptive with learning design teams to maximise and innovative problem-solver in today’s your employability when you graduate. workplace. In the most recent Australia- Our lecturers incorporate student feedback wide survey designed to assess how into their decision-making and planning satisfied international students were with processes to ensure course material is their university, we received above 88 per exciting, fresh and transformative. We offer cent satisfaction in the following areas: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), • Overall student satisfaction MicroMasters®, and UQ’s first fully online master’s program on edX, one of the most • Good teachers reputable online course platforms in the • Quality lectures world, so you can expand your horizon, gain • Performance feedback new skills and follow your curiosity. • Managing research edx.org/school/uqx • Topic selection • Program content Practical learning You will apply knowledge in practical • Learning support settings. From our marine research station • Virtual learning at Heron Island and our veterinary science • Laboratories centre at Gatton to the Business School in • Learning spaces. Brisbane’s CBD and our medical centres located in hospitals throughout Queensland, Source: International Student Barometer, 2018 we immerse you in environments where learning and making a difference meet. Transforming your knowledge Our teachers write the books that are Independent research used for teaching. They produce research As a master’s by coursework student, you papers every year, they contribute to will undertake compulsory independent international conversations in their fields research and project work or practice-related and their work appears in the media learning as part of your program. Depending and influences government policy. This on what you study, this may take the form of knowledge is brought into the classroom so practice-based research, literature reviews, you can address the latest issues, ideas and presentations, essays, case studies, and clinical challenges with their support. and work-based research. Independent UQ’s Master of Data Science program research develops your ability to work aims to address the current global autonomously and gives you solid grounding shortfall in data science experts for pursuing a higher degree by research. 6 INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021
More national teaching Four UQ academics received awards than any other Australian an Australian Award for University university. Teacher of the Year and an award for Teaching Excellence in 2020. Other national awards were attributed to UQ programs in 2019, such The ‘Leading High as the UQ Physiotherapy Standardised Performing Teams / Business Patients Program (Australian Financial Leadership MicroMasters program' Review Higher Education Award) and the led by the UQ Business School was UQ Faculty of Business, Economics and a finalist for the 2019 edX Prize for Law Student Employability Team program Exceptional Contributions in Online (Reimagine Education Award). Teaching and Learning. INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021 7
Industry relevant As a locally and globally Partner to companies • Fangyuan Company (China) and CODELCO (Chile): the two huge copper connected university, UQ We build partnerships with leading international companies. Our teachers work producers are funding a five-year research provides many opportunities professorship at UQ around copper on commercial challenges and bring their for students to apply experiences into the classroom. As UQ’s smelting. knowledge gained in the partnerships with companies develop, so do • EY: UQ researchers are collaborating with classroom to the real world. internship and research opportunities for EY on the importance of innovation as a students and researchers. driver of organisational productivity in You will have access to • Neusoft: UQ has an agreement with the the oil and gas sector in Australia. work-integrated learning, largest IT solutions and services provider • Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority: in China to promote research collaboration UQ provides ongoing pioneering research entrepreneurial courses, local and provide internships for students. to protect the Great Barrier Reef’s and global internships and • Siemens: provided more than $500 million precious marine species such as coral reef volunteer positions to boost your of software to UQ to enable students to communities and turtles. confidence, capabilities access advanced technology, building their and résumé. skills in digital and data-driven industries. Workplace learning • Leo Pharma Denmark: UQ has an Internships, placements and networking A wide range of free ongoing scientific collaboration with will be part of your study experience at UQ the pharmaceutical company to better through work-integrated learning. Grow your entrepreneurship programs understand and treat skin cancer. entrepreneurial mindset and employment are available to complement network before you even graduate. • Australian Government: UQ helped your studies, and to help you the government to create a national Business, Economics and Law: our • build a network, take on new compliance framework for export controls. staff work with a diverse portfolio of challenges and bring your • Johnson & Johnson (J&J): UQ researchers international organisations such as Accor, ideas to life. are collaborating with J&J immunology Bank of America, Colliers International, scientists to discover and develop a new Deloitte, EY, Flight Centre, Goldman Sachs, treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. Google, HSBC and Virgin. 8 INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021
Venture ahead with UQ’s entrepreneurial community ventures.uq.edu.au Develop the knowledge, networks and skills to chart your own path. Through UQ Ventures, students are offered a range of entrepreneurship programs, events and competitions throughout the year, including hackathons, industry events, alumni get- togethers, workshops and pitch nights. Free for UQ students across all faculties and study levels. Design your own path You can mix and match programs depending on your experience. There’s support at every stage of your Ventures journey – from flexing your creative muscles to launching a startup. Introductory Gain the skills and knowledge needed to think and act like an entrepreneur. Our introductory programs such as Idea Hub Unlimited and LeadHers, will help you to get inspired, learn core entrepreneurial skills, immerse yourself in UQ’s community of entrepreneurs and give you the confidence to take your first steps in your Ventures journey. Skills applied • Engineering, Architecture and IT: Ventures offers fully supported, hands-on the Meet a Mentor program sees internships with startups in San Francisco, Put your knowledge into practice by third- and fourth-year engineering and IT Singapore, Tel Aviv, Shanghai and other solving real industry problems. undergraduates working one-on-one with entrepreneurial hotspots. Challenge your ideas and make them managers from 80 companies. The ilab Accelerator also supports reality by applying your new-found students, researchers and alumni through entrepreneurship skills with Startup • Health and Behavioural Sciences: ten the early stage of business development Academy or Social Enterprise programs. clinics providing healthcare, rehabilitation by providing seed funding and mentoring Test and validate the fit between your and nutrition services to the general so they can scale their business or social ideas and market needs while developing public expose our students to the latest in enterprise. a sustainable business model for your equipment, tools and care. product or service. • Humanities and Social Sciences: internships, field trips and placements in Advanced Brisbane, interstate and overseas are part UniQuest, UQ’s commercialisation Our programs can take you overseas, or of course credit for humanities and social company, has helped start up help you launch your own startup. science students. more than 100 companies and raise Take you entrepreneurship journey • Medicine: students undertake placements US$22 billion in gross product sales. overseas with our Startup Adventures. in hospitals and clinics around the world Our four-week intensive global where they are trained and mentored by internships at some of the world’s most doctors and healthcare specialists. Since 2003 we have been vibrant startup hot spots including San in partnership with Boeing, • Science: our researchers work with industry Francisco, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tel Aviv the world’s largest aerospace company. partners including the peak industry and Singapore. Boeing Research & Technology–Australia councils for cotton, fisheries, horticulture (BR&T–A) is located at our St Lucia campus. Accelerate your startup and get up to and forestry, as well as Rio Tinto and BHP. Boeing collaborates with UQ researchers $20,000 to take your business or social • Extra-curricular opportunities: and students on the latest ideas in enterprise to the next level with the ilab with UQ's range of entrepreneurship aerospace, so you can learn from their Accelerator program. programs students can access local and discoveries and setbacks in the classroom global internships and work experience. or directly from Boeing staff. INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021 9
A truly global network As an international student, you know the importance of thinking and acting globally. At UQ, so do we. Our worldwide partner and alumni networks give you the international opportunities and connections to enhance your learning, life skills and employment prospects from the start of your degree to long after you graduate. 10 INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021
While you are at UQ Short-term global experiences Global business connections While studying at UQ, head overseas for a At UQ you will join a global network of Our partnerships = your opportunity short-term global experience at one of our more than 268,000 graduates, many of partner institutions during semester break. whom are leaders in their fields, including As a UQ student, Brisbane or Gatton is just The short-term global opportunities include more than 14,500 PhDs in 170 countries. the first stop on your overseas adventure. study, internships and community-based You will benefit from an extensive graduate Grow your global network through UQ’s learning. network, strong industry partnerships and student exchange program by studying up employability.uq.edu.au/ many notable alumni. to two semesters of your degree at one of our 180 partner institutions in 38 countries. global-experiences alumni.uq.edu.au You will gain program credit while expanding your world perspective, Incoming exchange and study abroad Relationships changing the world enhancing your employability, developing Even if you are partway through a degree at a Global connectivity is at the heart of UQ’s your network, and maybe even learning a non-Australian university, with our incoming vision to create knowledge leadership for new language. While on exchange, tuition exchange and study abroad programs you a better world. From renewable energy fees at the host university are waived as you can still study at UQ for one or two semesters technologies and sustainable mining remain enrolled at and pay fees to UQ. and gain credit for your degree back home. If practices, to disease control and child employability.uq.edu.au/ your university has an exchange agreement psychology, our international collaborations global-experiences with UQ, you are eligible for the Incoming are working towards a cleaner, healthier Exchange program. If your university is not and happier future. Explore our impact Unlock new languages partnered with UQ, you can apply to UQ as a around the world. In a global economy, the ability to Study Abroad student. global-engagement.uq.edu.au communicate with a wide range of people is uq.edu.au/studyabroad invaluable. Perfect your English at our award- winning English language institute, ICTE, or learn several languages at our Institute of Modern Languages. A range of Humanities and Social Sciences courses also allow you to learn a language for credit. ICTE icte.uq.edu.au Institute of Modern Languages We are members of the prestigious iml.uq.edu.au Group of Eight coalition in Australia and School of Languages and Cultures the leading global network of research languages-cultures.uq.edu.au universities, Universitas 21. INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021 11
Mr Cameron Bellamy Ms Shandana Aurangzeb Durrani Master of International Economics and (pictured) Finance Master of Development Practice After growing up in Cape Town, South Shortly after completing her degree, Africa, Cameron Bellamy vowed to Shandana joined UNICEF and returned make a difference after witnessing the to her home country of Pakistan. She inequalities around him. Upon graduating provided support during a series of from Rhodes University, Bellamy large-scale emergencies, including completed a Master of International the displacement crisis in 2009, Economics and Finance at UQ. and the 2010 floods, which affected An accomplished athlete, Bellamy more than 20 million people. Since founded the Ubunye Challenge in 2011, then, Shandana’s work with UNICEF and it is through endurance challenges has included emergency response that Bellamy and his team of athletes assignments in Africa and as the raise money to support communities in Officer in Charge of Specialist Planning, some of the poorest areas of South Africa Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting. and Zimbabwe. She is passionate about supporting marginalised and vulnerable children Cameron Bellamy is the recipient of the facing life-threatening and challenging 2018 Distinguished Young Alumni Award. circumstances all over of the world. Shandana is the recipient of both the Professor Opha Pauline Dube Vice-Chancellor’s Alumni Equity and Doctor of Philosophy (Geographical Diversity Award 2010 and International Sciences and Planning) Alumnus of the Year 2017 award from A recognised leader in global The University of Queensland. environmental change, Professor Opha Pauline Dube has been active in international climate change research for more than 25 years, with a focus on Africa. She is an environmental change scientist and an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Science at the University of Botswana. Dube has received many accolades for her research, including a Nobel Peace Prize Certificate awarded in 2007 as part of the IPCC authorship for significant contribution to the scientific understanding of climate change and its implications for society. Professor Opha Pauline Dube was the 2018 International Alumnus of the Year. 12 INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021
Game-changing graduates Our research, teaching and connections prepare you to forge an exciting career. Outside the classroom you can access our career resources and networking events, and participate in our Employability Award to expand your capabilities and mindset. When you graduate, you will be ready for any challenge. Careers Service Employer events and Volunteer Our award-winning Careers Service can Expo help you plan your career, develop your With multiple Employers on Campus events Our free online course capabilities and gain that competitive throughout the year, you can speak with EMPLOY101x will help you edge. We offer workshops in how to find future employers from a diverse range of unlock your career Testimonials potential updated and 10/01/19 work, network, write a résumé, excel in industries and backgrounds to find the market yourself to employers. interviews, apply for a job, and leadership right job for you. Most employers offer edx.org/course/unlocking-your- and presentation techniques. roles in graduate recruitment programs employability employability.uq.edu.au/find-a-job and some offer vacation work, internships, work experience, scholarships and co-op Career portals programs. Our yearly Volunteer Expo is an opportunity to find out how you can help UQ is ranked 57th in UQ offers an exclusive online job board the community and your career prospects. the world for graduate for its students and graduates featuring employability (QS Graduate vacation work, volunteer work, internships, Employability Rankings, 2020). and graduate employment opportunities Employability Award from over 3000 employers. Our Global Grad The Employability Award gives careers search portal is just for international postgraduate coursework students the students with Australian and international chance to build capabilities that future Over the last three years, companies posting work opportunities employers value, such as leadership, UQ’s student employability regularly. teamwork, communication, problem solving and careers services have been and cultural awareness. To qualify for the recognised with multiple national studenthub.uq.edu.au (login required) Award, you need to complete a minimum and international awards. globalgrad.uq.edu.au of 100 hours of work experience, 100 hours of volunteering, and participate in five Student-Staff Partnerships supplementary activities. It’s free to join and The UQ International Enhance your employability and networks is awarded upon graduation. Student Ambassador by working collaboratively with staff on employability.uq.edu.au/award program gives high-achieving projects, committees or via focus groups international students the and feedback sessions. During Partnership opportunity to represent the projects, staff and students collaborate to University in a range of paid roles. design courses, facilitate events, or develop engagement initiatives. employability.uq.edu.au/student-staff- partnerships INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021 13
The perfect place to study We offer one of the best campus experiences in the world in a location renowned for its relaxed and safe lifestyle, subtropical climate and vibrant and diverse culture. BRISBANE Sport Getting around Brisbane, the home of UQ’s St Lucia and Brisbane’s amazing weather and sporting One of the best views of Brisbane is from a Herston campuses, is the capital city of facilities make physical activity a must. Kayak CityCat – a ferry service that runs along the Queensland and its economic engine along the Brisbane River, rock climb your way river from UQ’s St Lucia campus to the city room. Young and progressive, the city is to the top of the Kangaroo Point Cliffs, ride and the riverside suburb of Hamilton. Brisbane fast becoming a hub in the Asia–Pacific along more than 20 kilometres of riverside also has an extensive bus and train network for business, investment, major events cycle paths, join a sporting club, or barrack like that makes it easy to get around. A ‘go card’ a local when you attend a rugby union, rugby will allow you to travel on all Brisbane public and education. It is also home to over 200 league, cricket, ‘Aussie Rules’ or football match transport at discounted student prices. nationalities and 220 languages. at one of our famous sporting stadiums. Around Brisbane Entertainment When you want to head out of the city, Brisbane city has a great live music scene Food there is plenty to discover. Head south for that can be discovered in Fortitude Valley and With just under a third of Brisbane’s the famous golden sands of the Gold Coast West End. For comedy, live theatre and dance, population born overseas, you can find cuisine and Byron Bay, north for the quiet beaches head to the Brisbane Powerhouse and the from almost every culture. From affordable of the Sunshine Coast or the majestic Great Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC). lunchtime and ‘Cheap Tuesday’ offers, to Barrier Reef, west for ancient rainforests The Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA) is one of reasonably priced cafes, pubs, restaurants and and charming outback towns or east for the best modern art galleries in the country, farmers’ markets, there is plenty to choose the spectacular Moreton Island, Stradbroke and keep an eye out for the Brisbane Writers from and plenty of new culinary experiences to Island and Fraser Island. Sydney, Cairns and Festival and the Brisbane Festival that attract be had. And you can always picnic or barbecue Melbourne are all short flights away. You will international artists from across the globe. in one of our lovely parks by the river. wish you had more holidays. 14 INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021
+21° to +28°c Brisbane named Brisbane's population is 2.4 million Australia’s coolest city (Forbes, 2019) average maximum temperature most days of the year people GATTON Gatton, the largest town in South-East Queensland’s Lockyer Valley, is the home of the UQ Gatton campus. Bordered by unspoilt mountain ranges and located only one hour's drive from Brisbane, Gatton has a culturally diverse population of approximately 7000 people. UQ Gatton students enjoy a laidback, country lifestyle in a close-knit community. Find out more about living in Queensland future-students.uq.edu.au/university-life/living-in-brisbane INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021 15
UQ St Lucia Considered one of the most beautiful campuses in the world, our main campus is a vibrant mix of old sandstone buildings, modern architecture, parklands and lakes. It is a city within a city with everything you need to study, live and relax. 16 INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021
Food Fitness UQ St Lucia is full of cafe and food options. You’ll be spoilt for choice with a massive From great coffee and bakery food, to range of sporting, fitness and recreational make-your-own sandwich stations, pizza, opportunities on offer at our St Lucia vegan and vegetarian options, noodles, campus. Explore Queensland’s largest multi- bubble tea and juice bars, you won’t go sport complex, featuring dedicated fitness, hungry or thirsty. Options include organic aquatic, tennis, and athletics centres, as well and halal food. as an array of sporting fields and courts. uqu.com.au/feeding-u Play your way with more than 75 sports and activities to choose from, including up to 90 instagram.com/uqfood weekly group fitness classes, across nearly instagram.com/uqueats 40 sporting clubs and social sports. uqsport.com.au Retail You don’t need to leave the campus for your Library shopping. There is a bookshop, as well as a shop where you can sell your secondhand We have six libraries on campus. They feature books, a convenience store, hairdresser, computers for students, group study and travel agent, post office, newsagency and meeting rooms, postgraduate study areas, Wednesday markets offering handicrafts, height-adjustable desks, 24-hour study gifts, flowers and fashion. spaces, quiet areas, and friendly staff ready to help you with finding information, accessing uqu.com.au/feeding-u resources, research support, student IT and training, and details about the latest author Entertainment talk, lecture or panel discussion in the library. Check out UQ Life to see all that awaits you library.uq.edu.au on campus! There is something on every week, and if you can’t see anything that Healthcare grabs your attention then get in touch and If you need to see a doctor, visit our friendly we can make it happen together. team at the UQ Health Care clinic. There is also life.uq.edu.au a pharmacy and a dental clinic on campus. uqu.com.au/entertaining-u uqhealthcare.org.au future-students.uq.edu.au/university-life/campuses-research-sites Ashgrove Herston KE LVI HER N UQ Herston STO GR NR W D AT OV E ER EE TC ER S W Red Hill AS O YP Fortitude D RK Y B Valley JUBIL S T CI RD E R INN Spring Hill Paddington ST N AN BRISBANE RD CITY R VE RI DR TO N ER IV NE N IL A O M R SB TI BRI NA E N RO South Brisbane Kangaroo BA CO Point IS Toowong BR D EY R Highgate Hill ERL ANN Woolloongabba SIR FRED SCHONELL DR Dutton Taringa Park SW PEDESTRIAN AN NR D St Lucia & BUS BRIDGE WY IPSWICH RD HA W PACIFIC M KE N DR 2km Greenslopes INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021 17
UQ Gatton Our rural campus is located near the town of Gatton, 87 kilometres west of the Brisbane CBD. It offers a laid-back and friendly lifestyle with on-campus accommodation, a publicly accessible motel and a variety of sporting facilities. Food and retail You can buy food and drinks from the Coffee Pod, Dining Hall and Walkway Cafe, and you can purchase and sell books at our retail bookshop. There is an on-campus ATM and a post office, and keep an eye out for the regular events for students in the Central Walkway. Teaching and research facilities The campus houses production animals, horticultural fields, a plant nursery, post-harvest facilities, research laboratories and greenhouses, a wildlife facility, specialist veterinary and equine hospitals, and some of the best animal teaching facilities in the southern hemisphere. Fitness Whether you’re looking to boost your fitness, meet new people, or relax and unwind, UQ Sport Gatton offers an ideal opportunity to do it all in one location. There’s both gym and pool facilities – as well as tennis, basketball, netball and squash courts. There are weekly group fitness classes, sporting clubs and social sports to enjoy. uqsport.com.au Library UQ Gatton’s recently refurbished library provides computers, comfortable furniture and break-out spaces, individual study spaces with acoustic lining, power and USB connectors, height-adjustable desks, meeting rooms, a postgraduate study area, and a 24-hour study space. Free inter-campus bus service UQ provides a free inter-campus bus service between Travel time by free inter-campus bus between UQ Gatton and UQ St Lucia for students and staff. UQ St Lucia and UQ Gatton: 90 minutes (one way) future-students.uq.edu.au/university-life/campuses- research-sites 18 INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021
UQ Herston Just three kilometres from the Brisbane city centre, UQ Herston is the specialist campus for health and medical teaching and research. UQ shares premises with the Royal Brisbane hemisphere, accommodating about and Women’s Hospital and the QIMR 100 nursing and allied health students. Berghofer Medical Research Institute, which creates a connected and engaged community. Library The campus is home to: UQ Herston’s Health Sciences library • Faculty of Medicine provides computers, study rooms and • School of Public Health meeting rooms, a 24-hour study space, • School of Dentistry height-adjustable desks, and access to the • Herston Imaging Research Facility Queensland Health network. • Oral Health Centre • RECOVER Injury Research Centre Food and retail • UQ Centre for Clinical Research. You can grab a bite to eat or drink from Cafe Dose, the hospital cafes or Subway. Surgical, Treatment and There is a bank and ATMs on campus, as well as a gift shop, pharmacy, post office Rehabilitation Service (STARS) and newsagency, and bookshop. Currently under construction, STARS will be one of the largest tertiary specialist future-students.uq.edu.au/university-life/ rehabilitation centres in the southern campuses-research-sites INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021 19
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UQ has a proud reputation for creating change in the world through research. In partnership with government, industry and donors, UQ has established eight globally recognised research institutes, as well as research centres at our three main campuses and other locations across Queensland. Australian Institute for issues, including social disadvantage, individual Bioengineering and and community development, employment, Nanotechnology (AIBN) education, sustainability, social wellbeing, health and housing. AIBN seeks to deliver innovative solutions to society’s problems through sustainable issr.uq.edu.au materials, healthy living and translational success. AIBN’s research is underpinned by Mater Research Institute – UQ Five Pillars of Research that includes stem (MRI–UQ) cell ageing and regenerative engineering, MRI–UQ aims to turn scientific discovery precision nanomedicine, advanced into the best possible treatment, care and materials, agriculture nanotechnology and outcomes for patients and the broader advanced biomanufacturing. community. Key focus areas include cancer aibn.uq.edu.au biology and care; mothers’, babies and women’s health; chronic disease biology Global Change Institute (GCI) and care; neurosciences and cognitive GCI’s mission is to promote transdisciplinary health; optimising acute care; and collaboration from across UQ, industry, implementing evidence to improve health. government and the community to address materresearch.org.au grand challenges and build a strong Australia within a competitive global economy. Through Queensland Alliance for Agriculture innovation brokering, design-led facilitation, and Food Innovation (QAAFI) impact research networks and institute operations, the GCI seeks to stimulate research QAAFI is a world-leading research institute, collaboration for complex transdisciplinary and among only a handful of similar scientific challenges across five key areas: ‘Leading organisations anywhere in the world. QAAFI Healthy Lives’, ‘Building Better Bioeconomies’, delivers high-impact science to significantly ‘Achieving Resilient Environments and improve the productivity, competitiveness Livelihoods’, ‘Designing Technology for and sustainability of tropical and subtropical Tomorrow’ and ‘Transforming Societies’. food, fibre and agribusiness industries. gci.uq.edu.au qaafi.uq.edu.au Institute for Molecular Bioscience Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) (IMB) QBI is dedicated to understanding how IMB is a multidisciplinary life sciences the brain works, how it can be repaired research institute where 500 scientists and how we can harness its full potential. use world-leading infrastructure to drive QBI scientists are working to develop new discoveries from genome to drug design, treatments for disorders including dementia, disease discovery application and sustainable stroke, concussion, intellectual and learning futures. IMB’s research is framed through disabilities, Parkinson’s disease, motor neuron centres focused on superbugs, pain, heart disease, depression, anxiety and schizophrenia. disease, inflammation, solar biotechnology qbi.uq.edu.au and the genomics-disease interplay. imb.uq.edu.au Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) SMI is a world leading research institute Institute for Social Science Research committed to developing knowledge-based (ISSR) solutions to the sustainability challenges of As UQ’s flagship institute for quantitative social the global resource industry and ensuring sciences, ISSR is committed to improving the supply of natural resources required economic and social wellbeing for individuals, for a low carbon future. SMI comprises six families, communities and regions in Australia research centres and a Centre of Excellence and internationally. With expertise in research in Chile, and its work integrates the expertise methods and statistics, ISSR conducts policy of production, environmental, social science UQ’s Global Change Institute and program evaluations for governmental and health and safety specialists. and other agencies, and analyses society’s ‘big’ smi.uq.edu.au INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021 21
Programs At UQ, a qualification or degree is called a program. We have more than 150 subject areas on offer as well as Higher Degrees by Research (HDR). You can choose a program that enhances your existing knowledge, or a program that sets you on a new career path. We give credit for prior studies, and if you do not meet the entry requirements for the program of your choice, you may be able to gain entry by undertaking a graduate certificate to enrol in your dream pogram. 22 INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021
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Using the Programs section 1 Use the ‘UQ Programs Quick Reference’ Key to symbols used table on pages 26-27 to find your program. in the Programs section Alternatively, you can refer to the index on page 113. Additional costs Choose your program Additional costs can include items such as equipment, clothing, field trips, placements, special registrations or other Entry requirements for postgraduate necessities and may be coursework programs can be found within purchased from providers each program’s description (pages 32–91). other than UQ. TIP A ll programs require that you have Quota program either ‘Minimum’ or ‘Higher-than- 2 A quota program is one that minimum’ English language skills. has limited places available for You can find definitions of ‘Minimum’ students, and entry may be and ‘Higher-than-minimum’ English on competitive. pages 92-93. TIP F or most programs you will need External Check your program’s a ‘grade point average’ (GPA) (or If a program is external, admission requirements equivalent). At UQ, we use a 7-point it means it is conducted grading scale, where 4 is a pass and 7 off-campus (usually online). is the highest grade. International students future-students.uq.edu.au/ who enrol in an external admissions/postgraduate-coursework program are not eligible for an Australian student visa. External programs can be studied part-time. 3 Placement A placement is work experience for course credit. Use the step-by-step application process on Placements can be compulsory page 94 as a guide for how to apply to UQ. or optional. Apply for your UQ program You can find a description of each key term used in the programs section on the ‘UQ terminology’ page at the back of this guide 4 (page 112). There are scholarships available to postgraduate coursework students. See pages 108-109 for more detail and to check your eligibility. Check if you are eligible for a scholarship Higher Degrees by Research of Veterinary Clinical Science (DVetClinSci) Detailed information on HDRs including UQ also offers the following Higher Degrees to equip you with specialist knowledge, admissions qualifications, fees and by Research (HDRs): Master of Philosophy enhance your employability, upgrade your application instructions can be found on (MPhil), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Doctor qualifications, help you get promoted, or pages 96–99. of Biotechnology (DBiotech) and Doctor pave the way for your career in research. graduate-school.uq.edu.au 24 INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021
DURATION Program table The time it takes to explained complete a program when it is studied full-time. Full-time: The standard study load is eight units per semester. Part-time: Part-time START SEMESTER study load is less than 75 per cent of the standard The academic year at UQ study load (i.e. less than is divided into two main six units per semester semesters. Semester 1 usually starts at the end of INDICATIVE FEE for most programs). Tuition fees vary according International students February and Semester 2 starts at the end of July. to program. We have can only study part-time provided an indicative if they do not require a The majority of programs semester fee for each student visa or where the begin at the start of the program in this guide. program is external. All semester, and some only RELEVANT/SAME/ This indicative amount APPROVED DISCIPLINES international students on have one start semester is based on a standard an international student per year; however, some For some programs full-time study load for visa must complete the programs may have an you must have studied one semester unless the program within the stated earlier or later start date or particular disciplines program is part-time only. program duration. begin in Summer semester. to obtain entry. DURATION START FEE CAMPUS ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS SEMESTER (1ST SEM ) ENGLISH YOUR CURRENT GPA ADDITIONAL RELEVANT/SAME/ APPLICATION QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS APPROVED DISCIPLINES CLOSING DATES CAMPUS ENGLISH YOUR CURRENT GPA APPLICATION CLOSING DATES QUALIFICATION One of three UQ teaching All programs require either GPA stands for Grade Point Some programs have early sites located at St Lucia, ‘Minimum’ or ‘Higher- Almost all programs require Average; it is a measure application closing dates. Herston and Gatton where than-minimum’ English you to have completed a of academic performance For all other program the majority of lectures language proficiency. specific degree. based on grades received application closing dates, are held. ‘Minimum’ English Some also have additional and the number of see page 95. Some programs may be language proficiency is requirements. units completed. At UQ, delivered at UQ’s other IELTS 6.5 with a 6 in each academic performance is teaching sites. sub-band (or equivalent). graded on a seven-point scale: QR CODES External programs are ‘Higher-than-minimum’ 7 – High Distinction For a direct link taught online. English language 6 – Distinction to more details proficiency varies and is 5 – Credit about a specific program, higher than ‘Minimum’ 4 – Pass. scan the QR code. English. Anything below a 4 is a fail. New generation smart See pages 92–93 for a list phones do not require a of programs with ‘Higher- QR reader – just hover -than-minimum’ English your phone’s camera over language proficiency the code. On other phones, requirements and to view you will need to download alternate ways to meet a QR reader app. ‘Minimum’ and ‘Higher- than-minimum’ English language proficiency requirements. INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021 25
UQ postgraduate programs quick reference PROGRAM TITLE PROGRAM TYPE DURATION START CRICOS 2021 INDICATIVE INDICATIVE TOTAL SEE (SEMESTERS) SEMESTER CODE SEMESTER FEE (A$) TUITION FEE (A$)** PAGE Advanced Economics Master of (#16) 2 1 092449E $20,320 $40,640 50 Master of (#24) 3 1 092450A $20,320 $62,179 Advanced Nursing Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 N/A $16,688 $51,065 75 Agribusiness Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 030142D $21,264 $65,068 34 Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 079391E $21,264 $87,608 Agricultural Science Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 079380G $21,264 $65,068 34 Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 079381G $21,264 $87,608 Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Graduate Certificate in (#8) 2 P/T 1, 2, Summer N/A $8,356 $16,712 70 Studies Animal Science Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 079382F $21,264 $65,068 34 Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 079383E $21,264 $87,608 Applied Econometrics Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 084721E $20,320 $62,179 50 Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 089169F $20,320 $83,718 Applied Linguistics Master of (#16) 2 1, 2 090305D $16,056 $32,112 Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 064993B $16,056 $49,131 42 Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 082604D $16,056 $66,151 Architecture Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 060311K $20,320 $83,718 38 Arts in Chinese Translation and Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 082605C $17,400 $71,688 42 Interpreting Arts in Japanese Interpreting and Master of (#32) 4 1 013035D $17,400 $71,688 42 Translation Audiology Studies Master of (#32) 4 1 070265F $23,568 $97,100 70 Bioinformatics Master of (#16) 2 2 076218J $20,520 $42,271 84 Master of (#24) 3 1 076217K $20,520 $62,791 Bioinformatics Research Extensive Master of (#24) 3 2 085554G $20,520 $64,022 84 Master of (#32) 4 1 082610F $20,520 $84,542 Biostatistics Master of (#16) 4 P/T 1, 2 N/A $10,160 $41,859 70 Master of (#24) 6 P/T 1, 2 N/A $10,160 $64,691 Biotechnology Master of (#16) 2 1, 2 057055C $20,520 $41,040 Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 034034J $20,520 $62,791 85 Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 082611E $20,520 $84,542 Biotechnology Research Extensive Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 085549D $20,520 $62,791 86 Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 085552J $20,520 $84,542 Business Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 037519G $21,136 $64,676 50 Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 082595M $21,136 $87,080 Business Administration Master of (#24) 1 year* 1, 2 060533G $40,404 $80,808 51 Business Psychology Master of (#24) 3 1 092457E $23,360 $71,482 71 Business Research Methods Graduate Diploma in (#16) 2 1 065372A $21,136 $42,272 51 Clinical Dentistry Doctor of (#48) 6 1 058537K $36,536 $232,632 71 Clinical Pharmacy Master of (#16) 2 1, 2 N/A $23,560 $47,120 71 Clinical Psychology Master of (#32) 4 1 026000G $21,328 $87,871 72 Commerce Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 002020B $22,136 $67,736 51 Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 082596K $22,136 $91,200 Communication Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 049208B $17,888 $54,737 43 Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 089661E $17,888 $73,699 Computer Science Master of (#16) 2 1, 2 073270G $22,560 $45,120 64 Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 073272E $22,560 $69,034 Computer Science (Management) Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 073269M $22,560 $92,947 64 Conservation Biology Master of (#24) 1 year* 2 077443C $30,012 $61,825 35 Conservation Science Master of (#32) 1.5 years* 2 082609K $30,012 $82,733 35 Counselling Master of (#32) 4 1 048816G $13,768 $56,724 72 Cyber Security Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 0100692 $22,560 $69,034 64 Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 0100693 $22,560 $92,947 Data Science Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 092453J $22,560 $69,034 65 Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 092454G $22,560 $92,947 Development Economics Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 065383J $20,320 $62,179 52 Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 082598G $20,320 $83,718 Development Economics / Economics Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 096019F $20,320 $83,718 52 and Public Policy Development Practice Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 053341G $15,872 $48,568 43 Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 082606B $15,872 $65,393 Dietetics Studies Master of (#24) 3 1 065374K $23,568 $72,118 72 Economic Studies Graduate Certificate in (#8) 1 1, 2 084718M $20,320 $20,320 52 Economics Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 083671G $20,320 $62,179 53 Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 058270K $20,320 $83,718 Economics and Public Policy Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 077436B $20,320 $62,179 53 Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 082599G $20,320 $83,718 Educational Studies Master of (#16) 2 1, 2 090307B $15,152 $30,304 Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 002028E $15,152 $46,365 60 Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 082608M $15,152 $62,426 Engineering Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 093154A $22,560 $92,947 65 Master of (#48) 6 1, 2 099431C $22,560 $143,644 Engineering Science Master of (#16) 2 1, 2 076003B $22,560 $45,120 65 Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 075742G $22,560 $69,034 Engineering Science (Management) Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 075740K $22,560 $92,947 66 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 096017G $21,136 $64,676 53 Environmental Health Sciences Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 098321F $17,384 $71,622 73 Environmental Management Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 006689B $20,520 $62,791 35 Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 084722D $20,520 $84,542 Epidemiology Master of (#24) 3 1 066287A $16,712 $51,139 73 Financial Mathematics Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 079388M $20,520 $62,791 86 Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 079389K $20,520 $84,542 Food Science and Technology Master of (#24) 3 1, 2 079384D $21,016 $64,309 87 Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 079385C $21,016 $86,586 Geographic Information Science Master of (#24) 3 1 003927F $20,520 $62,791 87 Master of (#32) 4 1, 2 084723C $20,520 $84,542 26 INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATE UQ GUIDE 2021
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