FAQs

What is Postgraduate Study?

Postgraduate study is a term generally used to describe tertiary education courses available to students who have already completed a bachelor’s degree or have significant relevant work experience. Postgraduate study takes the form of either coursework or research.

Coursework consists of a program of academic study to achieve one or more of the following:

• Graduate Certificate
• Graduate Diploma
• Postgraduate Diploma
• Master by Coursework
• Professional Master
• Professional Doctorate

Taking a research approach to postgraduate study entails conducting research and providing a thesis to earn a:

• Master by Research OR
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)