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Tuition Fees for Australian Postgraduate Coursework Students 2008

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General Information

*** 2009 Fees Schedule ***

This information applies to Australian citizens, permanent residents and New Zealand citizens who are studying either on campus or by distance mode.

Australian postgraduate coursework students pay the whole of the tuition costs for their program. Students may pay their fees upfront or via the FEE-HELP scheme.

The fees listed below are in Australian dollars (AUD). Tuition fees for courses are set according to their academic subject area. A student's program fee may vary depending on their course selection.

If you are studying in a Commonwealth Supported Postgraduate program, you should refer to the course fees for Undergraduate Commonwealth Supported Students.

Tuition fees for any given semester or trimester are due once the student completes the enrolment process for that term and tuition fees have been calculated. The student then receives a bill stating the amount due for that term. Different invoicing arrangements may apply for programs offered through GraduateSchool.com.

All fees must be paid in full and on time. Non payment of tuition fees by the due date may result in the termination of a student's enrolment.

More information can be found in the University's Refund and Student Indebtedness policies.

How to Calculate Your Fee

Each degree program requires the completion of a number of units. To accumulate the necessary units, students enrol in courses according to the degree requirements for each program. Each course has a unit value and this is ten (10) for most courses at the University of Newcastle. A normal full-time study load is 80 units in any year or 40 units per semester.

Courses are grouped into a number of academic subject areas where the first four letter abbreviation at the beginning of the course code tells you its subject area. A full list of academic subject areas is available.

The information below includes an indicative annual program fee. To calculate your exact fee, you should check the requirements of your program in the Postgraduate eHandbook. Then have a look at the table further down this page called Course Fees by Academic Subject Area 2008 where the subject areas are listed in groups.

For example, if in 2008 you were to undertake 3 courses in Mathematics (MATH), 2 courses in Philosophy (PHIL), 2 courses in History (HIST) and 1 course in Chemistry (CHEM) then you would calculate your fees as follows:

MATH: 3 x 1260.00 = 3780.00

PHIL: 2 x 1000.00 = 2000.00

HIST: 2 x 1000.00 = 2000.00

CHEM: 1 x 1260.00 = 1260.00

          TOTAL = $9040.00

The above example assumes all courses have a 10 unit value. If a course has a value other than 10, then the calculation needs to be weighted appropriately.

You can estimate costs for later years based on these rates. However, course fees are increased each year.

Remember that you can take out a FEE-HELP loan to pay some or all of your fees if you are an eligible fee-paying student.

Indicative Program Fees 2008

Students enrolled in some programs have flexibility in choosing courses. Program costs are calculated on the assumption of typical courses taken for a full-time load of 40 units per teaching period (semester or trimester). Actual charges will be calculated based on courses selected and the workload undertaken.

The fees listed in this table are in Australian dollars (AUD) and are the average price of a program per year. They are INDICATIVE only. The actual annual program fee may vary depending on course selection. This means that if two students enrol in the same program, but study different courses during the year, they may pay different annual program fees.

The fees indicated apply to students completing their program in 2008. It is expected that course fees will rise in subsequent years and therefore programs which take more than 12 months to complete will be subject to the increased course fees.

Note: Fees for programs offered by GraduateSchool.com are not listed. Please refer to the GraduateSchool.com website  for information on fees for those programs.

Program Name

INDICATIVE ANNUAL FEE (rounded)
Doctor of Business Administration $24,500
Doctor of Clinical and Health Psychology $13,860
Doctor of Clinical Psychology $13,440
Doctor of Health Psychology $13,300
Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance $6,720
Graduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics $5,040
Graduate Certificate in Applied Management (Health) $5,880
Graduate Certificate in Aviation Management $6,720
Graduate Certificate in Business Administration $6,720
Graduate Certificate in Clinical Toxicology $5,040
Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology $5,040
Graduate Certificate in Digital Media $6,720
Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies $4,000
Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies - Ourimbah $4,000
Graduate Certificate in Elementary Mathematics $5,040
Graduate Certificate in Engineering Science $6,720
Graduate Certificate in Environmental and Business Management $5,460
Graduate Certificate in Environmental Management $4,520
Graduate Certificate in Environmental Studies $5,040
Graduate Certificate in Health Promotion $5,040
Graduate Certificate in Health Science (Drug and Alcohol Studies) $5,040
Graduate Certificate in Human Genetics $5,040
Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management $6,720
Graduate Certificate in Information Technology $6,720
Graduate Certificate in Information Technology (Online) $6,720
Graduate Certificate in International Business $6,720
Graduate Certificate in Management Enterprise $5,040
Graduate Certificate in Marketing $6,720
Graduate Certificate in Multimedia $6,720
Graduate Certificate in Music Technology $5,040
Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety $5,040
Graduate Certificate in Pharmacoeconomics*** $5,040
Graduate Certificate in Population Health $5,040
Graduate Certificate in Property $6,720
Graduate Certificate in Quality Improvement in Health Care $5,040
Graduate Certificate in Science  $6,720
Graduate Certificate in Social Change and Development $6,300
Graduate Certificate in Social Science $4,780
Graduate Certificate in Statistics $5,040
Graduate Certificate in Stroke Management $5,040
Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (Exit Point Only) $13,440
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Epidemiology $10,080
Graduate Diploma in Diabetes Care $10,080
Graduate Diploma in Education (Primary) $8,000
Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) $8,000
Graduate Diploma in Economic Studies $13,440
Graduate Diploma in Environmental Studies $9,980
Graduate Diploma in Genetic Counselling $10,080
Graduate Diploma in Health Promotion $10,080
Graduate Diploma in Health Social Science $10,080
Graduate Diploma in Information Technology $13,440
Graduate Diploma in International Business (Exit Point Only) $13,440
Graduate Diploma in Medical Radiation Science (Nuclear Medicine) $10,080
Graduate Diploma in Medical Statistics $10,080
Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Advanced Practice) $8,000
Graduate Diploma in Nursing (General Practice) $8,000
Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety $10,080
Graduate Diploma in Psychology $13,440
Graduate Diploma in Quality Improvement in Health Care $10,080
Graduate Diploma in Science  $13,440
Graduate Diploma in Statistics $10,080
Graduate Diploma in Stroke Management $10,080
Master of Architecture $13,440
Master of Applied Finance $13,440
Master of Applied Linguistics $10,080
Master of Applied Management (Architecture) $13,440
Master of Applied Management (Health) $11,760
Master of Applied Management (Operations Management) $12,180
Master of Applied Management (Tourism) $13,440
Master of Applied Psychology $13,440
Master of Advanced Information Technology $13,230
Master of Aviation Management $13,440
Master of Business $13,440
Master of Business Administration $20,160
Master of Business Administration / Master of Applied Finance $20,160
Master of Business Administration / Master of Human Resource Management $20,160
Master of Business Administration / Master of Information Technology $19,880
Master of Business Administration / Master of International Business $19,880
Master of Business Administration / Master of Marketing $20,160
Master of Clinical Epidemiology $10,080
Master of Clinical Psychology $13,440
Master of Diabetes Care $10,080
Master of Digital Media $13,440
Master of Disability Studies $8,000
Master of Disability Studies (Honours) $8,000
Master of Early Childhood Education $8,000
Master of Early Childhood Education (Honours) $8,000
Master of Educational Studies $8,000
Master of Educational Studies (Honours) $8,000
Master of Engineering Management $13,440
Master of Engineering Science $13,440
Master of Entrepreneurship $13,440
Master of Environmental and Business Management $11,760
Master of Environmental Management $9,980
Master of Environmental Management (Honours) $10,010
Master of Environmental Studies $10,010
Master of Food Technology $10,080
Master of Genetic Counselling $10,080
Master of Health Psychology $13,440
Master of Health Science $9,820
Master of Health Science (Honours) $9,900
Master of Health Science (Drug and Alcohol Studies) $10,080
Master of Human Resource Management $13,440
Master of Information Technology $13,440
Master of Information Technology (Honours) $13,440
Master of International Business $13,440
Master of Leadership and Management in Education $8,000
Master of Leadership and Management in Education (Honours) $8,000
Master of Management Enterprise $10,080
Master of Marketing $13,440
Master of Medical Radiation Science (Nuclear Medicine) $10,080
Master of Medical Science (Clinical Epidemiology) $10,080
Master of Medical Science (Health Promotion) $10,080
Master of Medical Science (Health Social Science) $10,080
Master of Medical Statistics $10,080
Master of Multimedia $13,440
Master of Music $8,000
Master of Music Technology $10,080
Master of Nursing (Advanced Practice) $12,000
Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)  $12,520
Master of Occupational Health and Safety $10,080
Master of Pain Medicine $10,080
Master of Pharmacy $26,520
Master of Professional Accounting $15,120
Master of Property $13,440
Master of Quality Improvement in Health Care $10,080
Master of Scientific Studies  $13,440
Master of Social Change and Development $11,660
Master of Social Science $9,040
Master of Social Science (Honours) $9,040
Master of Special Education $8,000
Master of Special Education (Honours) $8,000
Master of Special Education (Sensory Disability) (Renwick College)  $8,000
Master of Special Education (Sensory Disability) (Honours) (Renwick College) $8,000
Master of Sports Nutrition ^^ $10,080
Master of Statistics $10,080
Master of Stroke Management $10,080
Master of Trade and Development $13,440
Master of Workplace Injury Management and Occupational Rehabilitation $10,080

*** Program subject to approval

^^ Program is only available to continuing students

Course Fees by Academic Subject Area 2008

This table presents the academic subject areas in 5 groups. The fees listed are in Australian dollars (AUD), for each 10 units of study.

Academic Subject Areas
Rate per 10 units
in AUD
AART ABOR AHIS ARTC CHIN
CMNS CULT DRAM EDST EDUC
ENGL FILM FREN GEND GREK
GRMN HIST HUMA JAPN LATN
MUSI NURS PHIL POLI RELI
SOCA SOCS TEHE THEO TOUR
$1000
AVIA BIOL BIOS BUSN CATH
CHEM EMGT ENVS EPID FOOD
FORS FSHN GEOG GEOS HLSC
HPRO HUBS IBUS LING MARI
MATH MEDI MENT MRSC MTEC
NUDI OCCT OHSE PDTY PHTY
PHYS PUBH RIGH SCIM SPSW
SPTH SRMT STAT STEC SWRK
$1,260
ACFI ARBE ARCH BLDG CHEE
CIVL COMP DESN EBUS ECON
ECOS ELEC ENVE GEBU GECO
GENG GINF GSBS IDEA INFO
INFT IRHR LAWS LEGL LEIS
LGAL MECH MKTG MNGT ORHL
PACC PSYC SENG SPOR SURV
$1,680
PHAR        
$2,210
GSBR        
$2,470