Postgraduate Study

• Enhancing Careers Through Postgraduate Study
• Enhancing Careers Through Postgraduate Study – More Information

Enhancing Careers Through Postgraduate Study

Introduction

You will find this booklet of use if you are trying to make a decision to enter Postgraduate Study, or you are already undertaking Postgraduate Study and wishing to make the most of it. You will find the Career Information booklet series from Graduate Careers Australia most helpful.

Unlike other publications in this series this document is not focused on one particular discipline, but on Postgraduate Qualifications in general. When choosing to undertake a particular qualification in a particular discipline it is always recommended that you speak with the institution with which you intend to study and ensure that it meets your own personal and professional needs.

Why Further Study?

It seems that more and more individuals are choosing to take up Postgraduate Study. Of those enrolled in study in 2006 (Source: DEST Selected Higher Education Statistics 2007) over 25 per cent were in some form of Postgraduate Study (five per cent in a research qualification), up from 16 per cent in 1996. However, the number of people who have Postgraduate qualifications nationwide is only 3.2 per cent, as opposed to the 15 per cent whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree (Source: ‘ABS Education and Work, Australia 6227.0 May 2006’).

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Enhancing Careers Through Postgraduate Study – More Information

FUNDING YOUR STUDY

Other financial support mechanisms are:

• Austudy – Further information is available at www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/payments/austudy.htm
• Cooperative Research Centres Program (CRC) – www.crc.gov.au/Information
• Employer Assistance – For current research in this area go to www.graduatecareers.com.au >>Professional Resources>>Research Centre
• FEE-HELP – www.goingtouni.gov.au/Main/Quickfind/PayingForYourStudiesHELPLoans/FEEHELP.htm
• Joint Academic Scholarship Online Network (JASON) – www.jason.edu.au
• The Complete Guide to Postgraduate Funding Worldwide (ISBN 1-4039-9254-1) – www.palgravemacmillan.com.au .

CHOOSING WHERE TO STUDY

• www.goingtouni.gov.au/Main/CoursesAndProviders/GettingStarted
• www.graduatecareers.com.au >>What Job for You>>Postgraduate Study
• www.graduateopportunities.com/career_advice/further_study
• www.myfuture.edu.au

Research Students – Choosing a Supervisor

For further information on choosing a research supervisor read ‘The process of supervisor selection’. (Source: Chapter 3, Wilks, S Doctorates Downunder, keys to successful doctoral study in Australia & New Zealand, Eds. Denholm, C & Evans, T 2006, ACER Victoria)

MAKING THE MOST OF POSTGRADUATE STUDY

Support Structures

Some campuses do have dedicated support services for Postgraduate students. These are normally provided by independent Postgraduate students’ associations. A directory of these organisations is available at www.capa.edu.au .

Career Planning

For a full list of university Career Service contacts in Australia and New Zealand go to www.graduatecareers.com.au >>How to Find a Job>>Important Dates & Contacts>>Campus Contacts.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) is the national representative body for Postgraduates. CAPA actively supports individual Postgraduate associations providing quality services at the local level, as well as representing Postgraduate interests more broadly in the higher education sector – www.capa.edu.au

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations provides information about higher education courses from the 39 universities in Australia as well as other useful higher education information – www.dest.gov.au/sectors/higher_education/publications_resources/summaries_brochures/courses.htm

Going to Uni is a site dedicated to individuals looking for education options. It provides information on courses available, study options and help with funding your study – www.goingtouni.gov.au

GradsOnline provides information on graduates’ activities, salaries and jobs – www.gradsonline.com.au

Graduate Careers Australia provides information about careers and employment targeted at students. It provides useful tips for job seekers as well as information on graduate career outcomes – www.graduatecareers.com.au

Graduate Opportunities has been the link between graduates and employers for over 40 years. It is the reference tool for all students and graduates – www.graduateopportunities.com

myfuture is a government site designed to help all Australian residents with their career needs. It is worth exploring the my guide section as it can help in determining your best way forward. The site also provides useful starting information about different career options – www.myfuture.edu.au

Olivier provides information and research on the employment market, including salary surveys and data on employment availability by sector – www.olivier.com.au

Open Universities Australia provides a flexible opportunity to studying when you cannot visit a campus, and provides a comprehensive list of all available Postgraduate qualifications – www.open.edu.au >>What to study>>All Postgraduate Units or A-Z of Postgraduate Qualifications

Postgraduate Study Links

Listed below are universities that offered Postgraduate Study courses in 2008.

National

• Australian Catholic University – www.acu.edu.au/research/higher_degrees_by_research

ACT

• The Australian National University – http://studyat.anu.edu.au/graduate_study@anu.html
• University of Canberra – www.canberra.edu.au/research-students

NSW

• Charles Sturt University – www.csu.edu.au/study/postgrad
• Macquarie University – www.postgradandbeyond.mq.edu.au
• Southern Cross University – www.scu.edu.au/research/college
• The University of Newcastle – www.newcastle.edu.au/study/graduate
• The University of Sydney – www.usyd.edu.au/fstudent/postgrad
• University of New England – www.une.edu.au/for/future-students/postgraduates
• University of New South Wales – www.unsw.edu.au/futureStudents/postgradCourse/sad/postgradstudy.html
• University of Technology, Sydney – www.gradschool.uts.edu.au
• University of Western Sydney – http://yourfuture.uws.edu.au/postgraduate_study
• University of Wollongong – www.uow.edu.au/prospective/postgrad

NT

• Charles Darwin University – www.cdu.edu.au/research/office/postgradresearch.html

QLD

• Bond University – www.bond.edu.au/study/options/postgraduate.html or www.bond.edu.au/study/options/research.html
• Central Queensland University – http://postgraduate.cqu.edu.au
• Griffith University – www.griffith.edu.au/postgraduate
• James Cook University – www.jcu.edu.au/future/studyoptions/postgraduate
• Queensland University of Technology – www.qut.edu.au/study/courseinfo/postgraduate
• The University of Queensland – www.uq.edu.au/study/postgraduate
• University of Southern Queensland – www.usq.edu.au/futurestudents/postgrad
• University of the Sunshine Coast – www.usc.edu.au/Students/Handbook/Postgrad

SA

• Flinders University – www.flinders.edu.au/future-students/postgrad.cfm
• The University of Adelaide – www.adelaide.edu.au/student/postgrad
• University of South Australia – www.unisa.edu.au/future/postgrad

TAS

• University of Tasmania – www.postgrad.utas.edu.au

VIC

• Deakin University – www.deakin.edu.au/future-students/postgrad-students
• La Trobe University – www.latrobe.edu.au/study/Postgrad.html
• Monash University – www.monash.edu.au/study/postgraduate
• RMIT University – www.rmit.edu.au/POSTGRAD
• Swinburne University of Technology – www.swinburne.edu.au/hed/postgrad
• The University of Melbourne – www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/aust/apg
• University of Ballarat – www.ballarat.edu.au/aasp/student/recruitment/postgraduate_page.shtml
• Victoria University – www.vu.edu.au/Future_Students >>Postgraduate students

WA

• Curtin University of Technology – http://futurestudents.curtin.edu.au/postgraduate
• Edith Cowan University – http://reachyourpotential.com.au/postgrads.htm
• Murdoch University – www.murdoch.edu.au/Courses/Postgraduate-study
• The University of Western Australia – www.studyat.uwa.edu.au/postgrad
• University of Notre Dame Australia – www.nd.edu.au/research

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