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Fees:
Invest in your future
Graduate study enhances your professional
qualifcations and increases your earning
potential. Consider your fees as an investment
in your future and a pathway to increased salary
throughout your working life.
WHAT FEES DO I PAY?
Your fees depend on your course
and the type of enrolment or place
you‘re offered. The following places
are offered to domestic students in
graduate courses:
Commonwealth Supported
Place (CSP)
If you‘re enrolling in a CSP, you‘ll
pay a student contribution amount
determined by the Australian
Government based on the subjects in
which you enrol. Subject to meeting
the eligibility criteria, you can either pay
your contribution up front to receive a
10 per cent discount, or opt for a HECS-
HELP loan, which offers a long-term
repayment plan. See page 117 for more
on HECS-HELP.
In 2013 the student contribution
amounts for study at the University of
Melbourne range from $5868 to $9792
per year for a full-time enrolment. For
details about calculating your student
contribution amount go to:
Australian fee-paying place
If you‘re enrolling in an Australian
fee-paying place you‘ll pay tuition fees
determined by the University that are
based on your course and study load
each semester. The federal government
can provide assistance through a loan
scheme called FEE-HELP (subject to
you meeting the elibility criteria). For
further information on FEE-HELP, see
page 117.
The tuition fees set by the University are
subject to annual review and may be
adjusted each year.
About the 2013 fees in the
course tables
The yearly tuition fees listed in the
course tables on pages 26–111 are for
2013 only and can be used as a guide to
the approximate amount you may need
to pay. Fees for 2014 had not been set
at time of printing.
Note that if the duration of the course
listed in the course tables is one year
or less, we have provided an estimate
of the total program fee (assuming
completion in 2013). For courses that
are only available part time and cannot
be completed in one year, the total
program fee may include an indexation
of the 2013 course fee.
For courses of more than one year,
the fee is an estimate for one year of
study (100 credit points or two standard
semesters) in 2013. The tuition fees for
the second and subsequent years may
increase.
Fees for courses offered in the
Melbourne Graduate School of
Education have been presented on a
per-points basis.
For details about calculating your tuition
fees go to:
Research Training Scheme (RTS)
Most domestic graduate research
students are enrolled under the RTS,
which is funded by the Australian
government. If you are enrolling under
the RTS you are exempt from tuition
fees for the normal duration of your
course. This exemption is valid for up
to four years for students enrolled in a
doctoral program and up to two years
for a research master‘s degree.
RTS-funded places are available to
Australian citizens, permanent residents
and New Zealand citizens accepted into
the Doctor of Philosophy, Master of
Philosophy, Doctorates by Research or
Masters by Research.
Student Services and
Amenities Fee (SSAF)
Under current Australian Government
regulations, universities may charge
students a Student Services and
Amenities Fee (SSAF). Further
information about the Student Services
and Amenities Fee, including any
amount you may be required to pay in
2014, will be available at:
In 2013, the SSAF was paid as a
separate fee by students in a CSP
or RTS place and was $273 for full-
time students and $204 for part-time
students. Students enrolled in an
Australian fee-paying place did not pay
a separate fee.
Other costs
Other costs to consider include general
course costs, costs of living (if you
are moving to Melbourne) and some
club memberships, Student Union
activities and Melbourne University
Sport services. For more information
about these costs, as well as advice on
planning and budgeting, go to:
Domestic
students
3500+
new domestic graduate
students received
a Commonwealth
Supported Place in 2012