Universities and Higher Education

The Australian higher education system consists of independent, self-governing public and private universities and higher education institutions that award higher education qualifications. There are 38 public universities and 3 private universities in Australia. Seven out of one hundred top universities in the world are Australian.

Australia University Rankings

According to Australian Education Network, the top 25 universities in 2017 are listed as follows.

Aus Rank	University	World Rank 2017
1	Australian National University	20
2	University of Melbourne	=41
3	University of Sydney	50
4	University of New South Wales	45
5	University of Queensland	=47
6	Monash University	60
7	University of Western Australia	=93
8	University of Adelaide	=109
9	University of Technology Sydney	176
10	University of Newcastle	=224
11	University of Wollongong	232
12	Queensland University of Technology	=247
=13	Curtin University	262
=13	Macquarie University	=240
=13	RMIT University	=247
16	University of South Australia	=279
17	University of Tasmania	313
18	Deakin University	=293
19	Griffith University	=325
20	James Cook University	=367
21	Swinburne University of Technology	421-430
22	La Trobe University	360
23	Bond University	431-440
24	Flinders University	551-600
25	Western Sydney University	551-600

Qualifications

These are the different qualifications you can attain by completing university or higher education program:

Associate Degree

Duration – Two years
Completed following – Year 12 or equivalent, Certificate III or Certificate IV
Details – The Associate Degree is a short-cycle Degree program that can help with career development if you’re already working and don’t have time to complete a full Bachelor Degree. It can be a pathway to a Bachelor Degree or prepare you for an Advanced Diploma in specialist industry training. An Associate Degree will be about the basics or foundations of your field. It will cover the broad theory and enable you to develop the basic employment-related skills.

Bachelor Degree

Duration – Three years
Completed following – Year 12 or equivalent, Certificate III or Certificate IV
Details – A Bachelor Degree is the basic qualification for entry to a field. It will give you a systematic body of knowledge, the underlying principles and the problem-solving techniques you’ll need to work in the discipline. With deeper content than an Associate Degree, your Bachelor Degree will develop your skills and knowledge to the point where you can pursue postgraduate studies if you want to

Graduate Certificate

Duration – 6 months
Completed following – Bachelor Degree
Details – Your Graduate Certificate will broaden individual skills you already have from an undergraduate program, or develop your knowledge in a new area.

Graduate Diploma

Duration – One year
Completed following – Bachelor Degree
Details – A Graduate Diploma will apply a body of knowledge in a range of contexts for you to undertake professional or highly skilled work and as a pathway for further learning.

Master Degree

Duration – 1 to 2 years
Completed following – Bachelor Degree (Honours) or Bachelor Degree
Details – A Master Degree is a course of independent research, traditional coursework or a combination of the two, and will make you a leader in your field. A Master Degree takes either one year after a Bachelor Degree with honours, or two years after a Bachelor Degree.

Doctoral Degree

Duration – Typically 3 years
Completed following – Masters Degree
Details – The highest award offered by Australian universities, the Doctoral Degree is a research program, although it can have some coursework.

Details – The highest award offered by Australian universities, the Doctoral Degree is a research program, although it can have some coursework.

If you are unable to meet the entry requirements to get into your desired course in Australia, there are other pathways that can help to reach your goal. This might include studying in an Australian school, taking English language preparation or studying a vocational education, and attending training courses.

One of the most popular pathways is Foundation Studies – one-year intensive preparatory courses available through the majority of institutions. These will give you the skills you need to enter an undergraduate (Bachelor Degree) course.

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Universities and Higher Education

Universities and Higher Education

Australia University Rankings

Aus Rank

University

World Rank 2017

1

Australian National University

20

2

University of Melbourne

=41

3

University of Sydney

50

4

University of New South Wales

45

5

University of Queensland

=47

6

Monash University

60

7

University of Western Australia

=93

8

University of Adelaide

=109

9

University of Technology Sydney

176

10

University of Newcastle

=224

11

University of Wollongong

232

12

Queensland University of Technology

=247

=13

Curtin University

262

=13

Macquarie University

=240

=13

RMIT University

=247

16

University of South Australia

=279

17

University of Tasmania

313

18

Deakin University

=293

19

Griffith University

=325

20

James Cook University

=367

21

Swinburne University of Technology

421-430

22

La Trobe University

360

23

Bond University

431-440

24

Flinders University

551-600

25

Western Sydney University