International Future students

Typical subject fees

Students enrolling at the University of Melbourne in 2009 in an international fee place will pay tuition fees based on the particular subjects they choose to study.

Undergraduate, graduate and study abroad and exchange program subjects have been grouped into fee bands, based on the cost of teaching the subjects and the demand for the discipline in which they fall. The amount you are charged is the sum of the fees for all subjects in which you enrol.

The discipline fee band tables below set out the basis for calculating your fees but do not necessarily represent a typical enrolment. The discipline fee bands are determined by the content of the subject, not the course of which it forms a part, nor the faculty or school which is responsible for teaching it.

2009 international undergraduate subject fees

Discipline fee band
International fee per 100 credit points
(1 EFTSL)*
Arts, education, foreign languages, humanities, nursing, social studies, visual and performing arts, Victorian College of the Arts (except audio visual studies) $20,800
Behavioural science, built environment, computing, mathematics, other health (except physiotherapy), statistics, associate degrees, Bachelor of Agriculture – Dookie campus $27,400
Accounting, administration, commerce, economics $28,000
Law $28,800
Engineering, other agriculture, physiotherapy, science (except optometry), surveying $29,100
Optometry $33,850
Victorian College of the Arts (audio visual studies) $43,600
Dentistry $44,500
Veterinary science $43,850
Medicine (except clinical subjects) $56,700
Medicine (clinical subjects) $60,000

* 100 credit points (1 EFTSL) represents a standard annual full-time course load.

2009 international graduate subject fees

Discipline fee band
International fee per 100 credit points
(1 EFTSL)*
Optometry (distance education) $12,800
Education, nursing $20,800
Veterinary science (online) $22,050
Arts, foreign languages, humanities, social studies, visual and performing arts $22,250
Victorian College of the Arts (except audio visual studies) $22,700
Victorian College of the Arts (audio visual studies [group 2]) $24,200
Agriculture, agriculture (online), built environment $27,650
Information systems, mathematics, science, statistics $28,000
Accounting, administration, commerce, economics $28,400
Juris Doctor $28,800
Law (except Juris Doctor) $29,600
Computing, engineering, surveying $30,300
Behavioural science, optometry (with exceptions), other health, physiotherapy $31,150
Veterinary science $31,300
Victorian College of the Arts (audio visual studies [group 3]) $31,450
Medicine PhD $31,700
Victorian College of the Arts (audio visual studies [group 1]) $36,250
Dentistry, medicine (except PhD) $43,200

* 100 credit points (1 EFTSL) represents a standard annual full-time course load.

If you would like an estimate of what your course tuition fees will be in 2009 refer to the how to calculate your course tuition fees section. You can also download the 2009 International Student Tuition Fees (PDF*, 1.68mb, 16 pages), which details typical course tuition fees for each undergraduate and graduate course. As far as possible the fees provided in this schedule show the typical fees that a student enrolled in each course will pay for the course in 2009. However, these are indicative only and may vary depending on the subject level and discipline fee band of your enrolment.

For most courses the typical tuition fees are based on historical enrolments in the course, reflecting the discipline band of the subjects comprising the degree. For new courses the typical fees are based on the best estimate of typical course structure, reflecting the discipline band of the subjects comprising the degree. For the new generation degrees a typical fee range is shown, due to the wide range of variables that may affect the course structure.

Tuition fees for students commencing in semester two

If you are commencing your course in semester 2, 2009, your fees for your first semester of study will be those listed in the relevant 2009 discipline fee band table above. For the first semester of 2010, the fees you pay will be those approved for the 2010 academic year.

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