Monash University

Our alliance with Warwick University includes mobility, undergraduate research, an online peer-reviewed journal and joint PhD program.

Beyond its home in Melbourne, Monash University has a campus in Malaysia, a Joint Graduate School in China, a learning centre in Prato, Italy, and a research centre in Mumbai, India. Monash University awards are delivered at other locations, including at Monash South Africa.

So Melbourne needn’t be your only destination. We can support you to take a semester at our other centres and campuses or with one of our international partner universities across the globe in places such as Thailand, Korea, India, Spain, Canada or Chile.

A full range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes are offered across ten faculties. Most undergraduate degrees are 3-4 years long; most postgraduate courses are 1-2 years, with options to double up degrees or combine coursework and research. You can also take electives in other faculties.

In 2016 Monash attained AU$342 million in research grants from various agencies. Our world-class researchers are having an impact across more than 150 fields of study, including leading capabilities in the following areas:            

• Health and wellbeing – injury and trauma, neuroscience, stem cells, reproductive health
• Future technologies – advanced manufacturing, aerospace, nanomaterials
• Sustainable environments – climate change and weather, energy, green chemistry
• Resilient cultures and communities – cultural heritage, economic modelling, mental health law

Many masters by research and PhD programmes are supported by generous scholarships and bursaries.

Monash invests heavily in teaching and learning facilities all for the student. It boasts state-of-the-art multimedia lecture theatres (recorded lectures can be downloaded as podcasts), over 2500 computer work stations and eight libraries that contain around three million items (including 350,000 electronic books). And our student/staff ratio remains strong so you can access academics to discuss your studies.

But Monash is more than a place to study - it offers you the chance to join a community that supports academic achievement, personal growth and the development of lasting friendships. Orientation Week welcomes all new students from over 100 countries and connects them via  150 clubs and societies, student associations and a host of support services including a campus centre, chaplains, prayer rooms, learning support, and health and disability services.

We understand that the transition to living in another country can be a challenge. Monash Residential Services is a dedicated support unit that can help you find suitable accommodation whether it is temporary, on-campus Halls of Residence or off-campus lodging. Prices vary and there are practicality issues if you choose an off-campus option. Staying in Halls offers the greatest flexibility where you can jump from bed to the lecture theatre and enjoy the campus community!

Monash has a proud tradition of working in its communities and we want you to share in that. Students can extend their experience by volunteering in Arts (Oxfam and World Vision), Law (legal advice centres), Engineering (Engineers Without Borders), Art and Design (Monash University Museum of Art volunteer programme) and Monash Sports (support crew), or you can engage through Monash’s Volunteer Gateway.

The New York Times survey of executives from leading companies in ten countries placed Monash in the top 50 universities worldwide from which they recruit.

The Australian Group of Eight universities are recognised for teaching and research excellence as well as their ability to produce graduates who find full-time work sooner, and who begin on higher salaries.

For students seeking real-world experience, Monash University offers IBL programmes and internships across most of its degrees. The Faculties of Arts, Business and Economics, Education, Engineering, IT and Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (MNHS) provide good examples of this cooperative education program that gives students the opportunity to unleash the knowledge and skills learned at university in the real world.

During their industry placements, students gain the opportunity to network with industry representatives, define career directions, gain hands-on work experience and increase employability before leaving university.

Opportunities exist in all sorts and sizes of organisations. They can occur in the retail, commercial, consulting, industrial, government, and not for profit sectors – in small, medium, large and entities. For example, Business and Economics partnerships include L’Oreal, Adidas, Deloitte, GM Holden, Mondelez, PwC and EY.

Other forms of IBL exist for Education, such as professional experience placements in Australia and overseas, including China, Cook Islands, India, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, South Africa and UAE. Students complete a minimum of 80 days of supervised professional experience as part of their teaching degree.

For MNHS, depending on the chosen degree, students undertake clinical experience at prominent Victorian hospitals e.g. Alfred Hospital, Monash Medical Centre, Box Hill), or research experience at internationally renowned institutes e.g. Prince Henry's, Burnet and Cancer Council, or industry experience as a core component of their course.

Students undertaking degrees in IT attend placement interviews with partner organisations with scholarships are available, while Business and Economics students can apply for IBL programs at the Faculty and will be matched to suitable positions in industry. An internship with the Faculty of Arts requires students to hold an academic average of 70 percent.

To find out more about IBL and Monash programmes speak to your Study Options representative.

• Top one per cent of world universities - 74th in the world (Times Higher Education, 2016-2017)
• 1st in Australia, 57th in the world from which to hire graduates (Global Employability University Rankings, 2016)
• Best university in Australia for engineering and technology (Times Higher Education, 2016-2017)
• 63rd in the world for business and economics (Times Higher Education, 2016-2017)
• 41st in the world for clinical, pre-clinical medicine and health (Times Higher Education, 2016-2017)

2017 QS rankings by subject

• Nursing 12
• Education 17
• Medicine 29
• Engineering and Technology 44
• Economics and Econometrics 45