Australia operates on a different academic calendar to the UK.
Term dates:
Application deadline (once allocated a Global Opportunities place). Full year deadlines:
Information on courses available to exchange students can be found on the University of Melbourne website.
Students should enrol in a standard credit load of 50 credit points per semester. For more information, please see Study Load (unimelb.edu.au).
To be eligible for a place, you must achieve the minimum of 60% average or higher, or an equivalent.
The following Faculties are not available to Exchange students:
Admission to the following Faculties is limited:
Further information regarding restrictions is available here.
The language of instruction at the University of Melbourne is English. If you are a non native English speaker, you may be required to provide evidence of language ability.
Student services provide wide-ranging support including: Advocacy Service, Careers & Employment Service, Chaplaincy, Counselling, Disability Support, Financial Aid & Advice, Health Service, Housing Support, Security Service, Sporting Clubs & Facilities, and Student Union.
The University of Melbourne offers study abroad and exchange students a range of accommodation options, including College Residence, Student Apartments and Shared Housing.
For more information please visit Melbourne's Planning your Arrival webpages and the Student Accommodation webpages.
Find out more about the estimated costs of living in Melbourne.
It is an Australian Government requirement that all international students must have health insurance, known as Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC), from an approved Australian provider. This is compulsory and costs around $437.
Students coming from overseas to study at the University of Melbourne must have a student visa unless they are an Australian or New Zealand citizen. Exchange students apply for the Student Visa (sub-class 500) once the Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) has been issued.
Did you know the University of Melbourne is home to more than 100 research centres, galleries and museums, a veterinary clinic and even a working vineyard?