Semester 1: Mid February to Early June
Semester 2: Mid July to Mid November

Exchange students must be enrolled full time throughout their stay under the Australian visa regulation.

A regular full time load is 24 credit points (equivalent to 4 courses) per semester but 18 credit points (equivalent of 3 courses) are permitted. Please note that the maximum work load for semester is 4 courses.

Please refer to the Other Links section for relevant links to course information.

English

Art & Design Arts Business & Economics Education Engineering Information Technology Law Medicine Nursing & Health Sciences Pharmacy Science

 

4th year and honour modules are generally not available. Units offered offshore (Malaysia, South Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong etc) are not available Off-campus learning (OCL) or distance education (DE) units are not available.

Additional Requirements

Faculty of Art & Design

Students enrolled in more than 50% Art & Design units must also enrol in the non-credit Occupational Health and Safety unit OHS1000 for which there is a fee. Students applying to do studio based units should include a portfolio of relevant work, preferably on CD or DVD.

Faculty of Arts

Language units are strictly sequential and students must fulfil exact prerequisites.

Faculty of Business and Economics

Quotas sometimes have to be imposed on some units, particularly at the Clayton and Caulfield campuses. Postgraduate units at Clayton campus cannot be taken by exchange students or as single units as they are structured to be studies as part of a whole degree Postgraduate coursework units are available at the Caulfield campus only and will be approved on a case by case basis. Students applying for MBA units must have two years relevant work experience.

Faculty of Education

Units with practical teaching components will be considered if the student is enrolled in a teaching program in their home university. The units offered for exchange students will be limited to 1st, 2nd and 3rd year units only. Units will be subject to the availability of placements.

Faculty of Law

The Faculty of Law will only allow students who are studying Law at their home university to enroll in law units so it is not possible for non-law students to take law units as electives. The following units are not available to exchange students.  LAW5216, LAW5149, LAW4183, LAW5110, LAW4162, LAW5207, LAW4173, LAW4174, LAW4160, LAW5127, LAW5151, LAW1003, LAW4003

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Psychology units only available to students with substantial previous study in psychology School of Psychology has strict requirements for progression at undergraduate level. In order to assess applications from exchange students they require official unit /subject descriptions for all previously studied psychology units including the number of hours of classes per week, the assessment requirements of the units, the textbooks used, and an outline of the content. Approval for 1st year units is more straightforward but students applying for 2nd or 3rd year units must have a working knowledge of a stats program like SPSS and have previously written scientific lab reports.

Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Exchange students can only apply for 1st year pharmacy units unless they come from another Bachelor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science degree.

Please check with your SEP Administrator in the Dean’s Office for actual dates.

On-campus accommodation: 

There are six residential halls within Monash. Fees are about AUD$450-$900 per month depending on the hall type. All applicants must pay $40 application fee and a non-refundable Building and Amenities Fee. Electricity, telephone calls and broadband usage are charged according to usage. Meals are not included. 

Application must be made through Monash Abroad and not directly to Monash Residential Services.

Off-campus accommodation: 

Students can obtain advice and assistance from Monash Residential Services on other accommodation options. It is advisable to arrive in Melbourne 1-2 weeks before orientation starts and be prepared to travel quite long distances to get to the Clayton campus. This is because there is less accommodation available around Clayton than in other parts of Melbourne.

Please refer to the Other Links section for the relevant links to university accommodation.

Exchange students must enter Australia with a sub-class 575 non-award student visa and not a tourist visa. Before they can for a visa students will need a letter of offer from the University and a Certificate of Enrolment (CoE).

All international students studying in Australia are required to purchase an approved Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) policy. OSHC is a condition of the Overseas Student Visa issued by the Australian Immigration authorities.

This health insurance policy is provided by a private insurance company and arranged by Monash. The policy does not cover the full cost of most medical and pharmaceutical services but it generally covers the full cost of hospital treatment in a public hospital. It does not cover dental or ophthalmology costs. More information will be provided in the offer letter. The cost is approximately AUD$210 for 6 months and AUD$385 for 12 months.

Please refer to the Other Links Section for the relevant links to the university’s insurance policies.

Breakdown of costs	AUD$
Accommodation	On-campus: 450 – 900 Off-campus: 600
Bills (Electricity, etc.)	N.A.
Food	300
Transport	0 – 100 (Depending on Off or On campus)
Internet & Phone	30
Personal Expenses	280 - 310
Monthly Estimate	1,242 – 1,962

Please refer to the Other Links Section for the relevant links to the estimated costs of living.

Universal Currency Converter

http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Student Exchange Information

http://www.monash.edu/studyabroad

Course Information

http://www.monash.edu.au/international/studyabroad/course-info/

Accommodation

http://mrs.monash.edu.au/on-campus/ http://mrs.monash.edu.au/off-campus/

Visa

http://www.immi.gov.au/students/students/575-0/ http://www.immi.gov.au/students/student-visa-assessment-levels.htm

Health and Insurance

https://www.oshcworldcare.com.au/about_oshc.aspx?language=en#whatdoes http://www.monash.edu/international/studyabroad/visas/health.html

Cost of Living

http://www.monash.edu.au/study/international/prepare/cost-of-living.html