Types of Educational Institutions in Australia
Private Colleges
Universities
TAFEs
Private Colleges in Australia
Colleges offering Bachelor’s and Master’s programs
- Independent Colleges offer Bachelor’s & Master’s Degrees
e.g. International College of Management, Sydney
- Some colleges are affiliated with universities (offer UG & PG programs)
e.g. Australian Technical and Management College affiliated with Federation University
- These colleges offer Information Technology and Business programs
Colleges offering Pathway programs
- These Colleges offer ELICOS and Diploma leading to Degree programs
e.g. Griffith College leading to Griffith University
- Programs are offered in almost all popular disciplines such as IT, Engineering, Health, Business, Hospitality, etc.
Universities in Australia
- There are a total of 43 Universities in Australia
Public – 38 Universities
Private – 3 Universities (Bond, Notre Damn and Torrens)
International Universities – 2 (Carnegie Mellon and University College London)
- The Higher Education Sector in Australia primarily consists of Universities
- The top 8 universities in Australia are popularly known as Group of 8
- Australian Universities offer pathway programs, bachelor’s & master’s degrees and doctoral programs
Programs offered by Australian Universities
- pharmacy
- IT & Computer Science
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Engineering & Project Management
- Education & Teaching MBBS,
- Nursing & Public Health
- Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences
- Media & Communication
- Architecture & Urban Planning
- Business, Management & Accounting
Pathway Programs
- Students who are not able to meet the direct entry requirements of Australian Universities can be offered ‘Pathway Programs.’
- These programs can be offered at undergraduate level and postgraduate level.
- These are also called as ‘Packaged Programs’
- Pathway programs are a good opportunity to the students who fail to meet the direct entry requirements of the Australian universities.
Types of Pathway Programs
Pathway Programs are of two types
- Academic Pathway Programs
Offered to the students not able to meet the Academic entry criteria
- English Language Programs
Offered to the students not able to meet the English language criteria
Academic Pathway Programs
(Undergraduate)
- Students scoring 55% to 64% in HSC can be offered these programs
- They are also called as Diploma leading to Degree programs (D to D programs).
- Students usually get admission in a college where they study a Diploma Program for one year (e.g. Diploma of Business).
- After successful completion of Diploma, they progress to the second year of Bachelor’s degree, eventually
completing their graduation in 3/4 years.
Explanation of Academic Pathway Programs
(Undergraduate)
Student A – 60% in HSC (Directly not eligible)
Studies Diploma of Business in a college in his 1st year
them will progress to study the second year of Bachelor of Business in the university
They graduate together eventually
Student B – 75% in HSC (Directly eligible)
Studies Bachelor of Business in the university in his 1st year
them will progress to study the second year of Bachelor of Business in the university
They graduate together eventually
Academic Pathway Programs (Post-graduate)
Some Australian universities offer pathways at postgraduate level.
- Offered to the students who fail to meet NOOSR criteria e.g., Second division from a Section
3 university/Pass division from a Section 2 university.
- Students are offered a qualifying program of one semester called as PQP
- Student first completes the PQP and then progresses to the master’s degree
- PQPs are available only for business/management/accounting degrees
(Exception: Griffith University offers PQP for business, engineering and IT courses
English Language Pathways (ELICOS)
- English Language Pathways are also called as ELICOS, EAP, ELP, etc.
- Offered to students falling short of English language requirement
- Students have to study English ‘before’ commencing their main program
- Duration of ELICOS is restricted to 10 weeks
- Tuition Fee of ELICOS: AUD 300 to AUD 400 per week
