Choosing a course and campus
With thousands of undergraduate degrees and VET courses on offer at hundreds of tertiary education providers around Australia, choosing the right course for you can be tough. Every student is different, and the most important thing is finding a course, institution and campus to match your interests and ambitions. From graduate outcomes and study abroad opportunities to diversity of the student body, this section suggests factors to consider when making your tertiary education plans.
How to choose a course
Each course is a unique mix of many different ingredients — from subject matter, to the kinds of people who study and teach it, to the jobs it leads to. The following is a list of those ingredients. You can use it as a checklist of things you need to find out about courses of interest… (Read more)
Different degrees
With 5000 degrees to choose from, are there any that stand out in the crowd? Most bachelor degrees follow a standard format: three or more years in lectures, tutorials and labs, and you come out ready for action. However, in some universities and faculties, new degree structures have begun to shake up the old format… (Read more)
University, TAFE or private provider?
In whichever location you plan to study, there is bound to be a university and a TAFE institute, and a few private providers. Which type of institution should you choose? Each individual institution is unique, but institutions of the same type have a few things in common… (Read more)
How to choose a tertiary institution
There are two things that are often used to determine whether one institution is preferred over another: word-of-mouth and location. While these are reasonable things to consider, many other factors could and should inform your decision… (Read more)
How to choose a campus
University, TAFE and other institutions’ campuses differ in many ways. Here are some things to consider when comparing the pros and cons of each… (Read more)
