How to apply for postgraduate courses 

Make sure you have your personal details and education history (qualification titles, institutions and dates) ready before you start your application. 

Follow the 7-step process on our application website. It should only take about 15 minutes. You’ll need to register with your email address (and – sorry – make up a new password).  

If you’re only applying for a postgraduate short course, include the name of the course you’d like to do in the personal statement section and don’t worry about uploading any supporting documents. 

If you’re applying for any of these courses, we hope you love forms because there are some special ones to submit. Do this straight after you apply.

After you submit your application, we’ll send you an email to let you know which supporting documents we need. You’ll be asked to upload these as files (gif, png, jpg, jpeg, pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx or heic) – up to 10 MB in total.   

Want a heads up? Here’s what we’ll ask for:  

Higher education background  

This means you’ve studied all or part of an undergraduate course (or a preparatory course like Foundation Access Studies). You’ll need:   

• proof of identity 
• copies of your higher education results transcripts  
• evidence of any completed studies (e.g. letter of completion or testamur) 
• your current resume (for some courses) 
• evidence of your new name (if you changed it after finishing your studies) 
• evidence of your permanent residency/citizenship (if you were born overseas).   

VET background  

This means you’ve completed a TAFE course (diploma level or above). You’ll need: 

• proof of identity 
• copies of your TAFE results transcripts  
• evidence of any completed studies (e.g. letter of completion or testamur) 
• evidence of your new name (if you changed it after completing your studies) 
• evidence of your permanent residency/citizenship (if you were born overseas).   

Work and life experience background  

This means you left secondary education more than two years ago and haven't studied any VET or higher education courses, but you might have done some short courses or worked in a role that relates to your chosen study area. You’ll need:  

• proof of identity 
• copies of certificates from any short courses you’ve completed 
• your current resume 
• evidence of your permanent residency/citizenship (if you were born overseas).  

Your USI (Unique Student Identifier) is your individual education number for life. If you’ve studied in Australia since 2015, you’ll already have a USI. If you haven’t, you can create a USI online in a few minutes.