Postgraduate study at Deakin

By choosing Deakin University for your postgraduate study you can be sure that your qualification will be respected and recognised throughout the world.

Deakin understands your need to strike a work-life balance while you study. Deakin’s industry-relevant postgraduate study programs and innovative delivery modes give you the flexibility to study without rearranging your lifestyle – allowing you to advance your knowledge at your own pace, as it suits you.

Various modes of study mean you can study on campus, off campus, full time or part time, or you could take advantage of our time-efficient intensive or mixed-mode delivery.

Deakin provides a vibrant learning environment that can be tailored to your busy lifestyle. With our innovative approach to learning (such as iLectures, virtual chartrooms and Deakin Studies Online – our unique online delivery system), postgraduate study has never been easier or provided so much choice and flexibility.

Comprehensive study guides and our award-winning library services also mean you can access our electronic collection or get the materials you need delivered directly to you.

Many of Deakin's programs are developed in partnership with corporate and professional organisations so you gain the skills that employers want today. Lecturers draw on current industry practice and industry practitioners often feature as guest lecturers. This ensures our courses are up-to-date and responsive to real-world graduate success.

Postgraduate study at Deakin has never been more valuable. According to study from the Graduate Careers Australia (GCA) it seems that more and more individuals are choosing to take up postgraduate study. Of those enrolled in study in 2006 over 25 per cent were in some form of postgraduate study (five per cent in a research qualification). (Source: DEST Selected Higher Education Statistics 2007)

The survey found that the typical (median) annual salary for a new postgraduate was $60 000 in 2006, (up by $1900 from 2005) and a higher proportion of postgraduates were in full-time employment than in 2005 – of those available for full-time employment, 89.9 per cent were working full-time.

MBAs have been found to be particularly valuable. According to the article, 'Reinventing leadership' (2008), 'people who completed their MBAs in 2002 enjoyed an average 20 per cent pay rise each year for the next five years. The majority were earning between $50,000 and $100,000 in the year before they started their MBA, but by 2006 more than a third were in the $100,000 to $150,000 bracket and a further 25 per cent were earning even more,' (Source: Financial Review - Boss, May 2008, volume 9, 'Reinventing leadership').

There has never been a better time to commence postgraduate studies at Deakin.

The difference is Deakin University.