Postgraduate Qualifying Program

The Postgraduate Qualifying Program (PQP) prepares students who do not meet Swinburne’s English language and/or academic entry requirements to undertake postgraduate study at Swinburne.

Successful completion of the program offers guaranteed entry to the first year of a postgraduate degree or double degree at Swinburne.

By combining English language training and academic studies, students are equipped with the skills they need to succeed in postgraduate study in areas including, business administration, marketing, social impact, supply chain innovation, practicing accounting, finance and banking, digital business management, financial planning, business information systems, IT, and media and communications.

Below is a list of courses which includes the Postgraduate Qualifying Program as an optional entrance requirement.

Please refer to the individual courses for a full list of entrance requirements.

Master of Business Administration Master of Business Administration (Executive) Master of Business Information Systems Master of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Master of Finance Master of Financial Planning Master of Financial Technologies Master of Human Resource Management Master of Information Technology Master of Marketing Master of Media and Communication Master of Professional Accounting Master of Professional Accounting (Extended) Master of Project Management Master of Social Impact Master of Supply Chain Innovation

International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.

To complete the Postgraduate Qualifying Program students must complete units comprising of:

4 core non-award units

Units of study

Students must complete all 4 non award units COM10010 Academic Practices and Communication Skills LAL10003 Applied Academic Literacies MFP30001 Critical Thinking for Further Study MFP30002 Research Techniques for Further Study

A prerequisite for many courses, the Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) can now be done on campus in Hawthorn at Room 132, Building TD. Book now or call +61 3 9214 3584 for more information.

Satisfactory completion of a 3 Year post-secondary qualification (After Australian equivalent Year 12 completion).

English language requirements

• IELTS (Academic Module): Overall 6.0 with no individual band below 5.5
• Swinburne English Language Centre: EAP 5 Advanced level with overall 65% and all skills 60% or above
• TOEFL iBT: minimum score 75 (no band less than 17)
• Or equivalent measures available at http://www.swinburne.edu.au/study/international/apply/entry-requirements/