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Online study to suit you

 

UC’s online postgraduate courses are tailored to flexibly suit your lifestyle and designed to elevate your career. They are accessible anywhere, so you can study what you want and when it suits you.

While studying online, you get all the benefits of being a UC postgraduate student in terms of support, resources and guidance. Enjoy a close relationship with our academics and tutors and engage with other students to share skills, insights and make professional connections. 

Flexible learning

Study in a way that suits your lifestyle and your learning with our online postgraduate courses.

Part-time study

If full-time study is too much to handle at any point during your degree, you can change to part-time study.

With full support

Get the help you need, when you need it. Our academics and supporting staff are available to assist you with your studies and to get the most of your university experience.

Explore your online options

Online-only courses

These courses are offered 100% online with no face-to-face commitment.

  • Certificates
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Online courses with campus and/or industry attendance

These courses are mostly online with a smaller face-to-face commitment as part of placement requirements or work integrated learning.

  • Certificates
  • Diplomas
  • Masters

How much time do you have to study?

Wondering if you can find time to study alongside work, family life and other commitments?

UC’s study time calculator will help you understand how much potential time you have for study in any given week.

Even with a busy lifestyle, you might be surprised to discover that fitting in time to study is more achievable than you think!

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Complete your degree in stages

Complete your postgraduate research degree in stages

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If you haven't studied for a while or are worried about juggling life, work and postgraduate study, you don’t have to commit to a full master’s degree initially.

Many of our postgraduate degrees are structured to create a study pathway with flexible starting and finishing points in three stages, meaning you can earn one of three qualifications.

Graduate certificate

Six months full time

A graduate certificate is the first stage of postgraduate study and takes around six months to complete full time (or the part-time equivalent).

Graduate diploma

One year full time

A graduate diploma is the second stage of postgraduate study, taking one year full time to complete (or the part-time equivalent), or six months if you’ve already studied a graduate certificate.

Master degree by coursework

1.5 to two years full time

A full master’s degree takes around one-and-a-half to two years of full-time study (or the part-time equivalent), or six months if you’ve already completed a graduate certificate and graduate diploma.

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