This is great. As a mature age student I wish i had of seen this 2 years ago as now I am in my 3rd year and I have had to learn the hard way. I have taken 3 subjects per study period as this is considered full time in Queensland.
You're not alone! Most people do have to try and figure it out when they get to uni, which is not that easy! Hope your third year is going well for you 👍
Hi Tom, excellent video. Checked out your website and had a quick scroll through your other videos but didn't see anything, so apologies if I missed it.. Would be keen to hear your take on adult/later entry into uni! e.g if you did/didn't finish year 11/12, if the time between now and when you went to high school makes a difference, if you've done TAFE or completed a trade, part time/full time study balance and general adulting (bills, family etc.) and generally what the process is. Subscribed and liked, cheers mate!
Hey Zac, This is a great suggestion. I haven't made any videos or written specifically about this yet, but here are a couple of links that could be helpful: 'Pathways to uni' blog post - careerchamp.com.au/find-your-pathway-to-university/ 'Costs of tertiary study' video - czcams.com/video/BnD_UfzlbyU/video.html I've definitely worked with people in this kind of situation, so will have to make some more specific videos about it soon! 👍 Tom
Im somewhat confused on the course vs subject difference. My uni just emailed my saying that I have confirmed what course I'm into but havent yet selected the subjects. Idk what to do :/
Unis also use the term "course" when they're talking about your degree. So they are probably talking about which degree you're going to study. You'll select your subjects when you've accepted your offer and created a student account at your uni.
In uni, how does the acceptance system work? If it's dependable from which university, how does it work at universities, e.g, Macquarie University, UTS, UNSW and USYD In other countries across the world, there's an apperant "university essay" and I'm wondering if it applies to Australia. Do they accept by every factor, or some factors. Thank you dearly.
Great question. Essays as a part of entrance to university is very rare in Australia. Most universities in Australia just use academic merit to select people. That means everyone who applies for a degree is assigned a "selection rank" and this rank is used to figure out who gets a place. Selection ranks can come from different things. Most of the time it's your Year 12 studies (e.g. ATAR in Australia, A Levels in UK), but you can also get a rank from previous university study or other completed tertiary qualifications (e.g. diplomas). Sometimes, if a degree is very competitive, a university will use other criteria to assess applicants for entry. Medicine and dentistry degrees are good examples - they are super popular, so just using a rank to separate candidates is usually not doable - there will be too many people with the same rank. So unis will use other criteria to help separate candidates out, such as UCAT ANZ score and performance in an interview. Creative degrees might also assess people for entry differently. Some will just use audition/portfolio for selection, instead of a selection rank (e.g. most fine arts degrees). As a general guide, at UNSW, USYD, UTS and Macquarie, the types of degrees that might use other criteria in addition to selection rank include medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, law and fine arts degrees. Good luck!
I wanted to know as I am a international student so it is difficult to understand the semester time , I completed my 1st sem in June and second is starting in 10 July , after this period I would have 3-4 months left in the year , is it all holiday ? Would I be able to work in that period?
Good question. Usually, yes, you would be on holiday for a few months. Whether or not you can work would depend on your visa, but a lot of international students are able to work as many hours as they like whenever it's not uni semester time. You might like to ask someone like Study Brisbane or a similar organisation for your area for more info. 👍
Hi Tom, thanks for explaining everything, we are all very grateful. I'm just wondering what is the highest degree you can take straight out of highschool with no pre-requisites- I know it must be an undergraduate degree but there are so many options its overwhelming. Some more questions: Whats an honours degree as in whats the difference between a bachelor degree and a bachelor honours degree? is the general structure 3 years under graduate degree and 1+ year postgraduate degree? does the term postgraduate mean the same as graduate? and when you apply, are you applying for the overall degree or do you have to register for every individual subject within that degree? and lastly, I'm aiming to study psychology at FlindersSA, any advice? Thanks so much 🙂
So many great questions. Yes, graduate and postgraduate are similar terms but we don't really use 'graduate' when we talk about uni study in Australia - we usually use postgraduate or PG. Honours degrees are technically postgraduate degrees but can be embedded into Bachelor degrees. These degrees would be the highest type of degree you could enter from school. Doing a degree with embedded Honours can be helpful because you can feel a lot more confident that you'll get to do your Honours year (unlike other Honours programs, where you apply in your final year of your Bachelor and hope for a place). For psychology, doing Honours is especially important. Here's some more info on the study pathways to registration as a psychologist - psychology.org.au/psychology/careers-and-studying-psychology/studying-psychology/study-pathways It's very competitive to get to each stage of the process, so it's a great idea to start with a 4 year psychology degree that includes Honours. Not all unis have them, but Flinders seem to 👍
Good question. I am talking about bachelor degrees in this video. You don't usually do a major in a diploma. You also don't usually have much choice in subjects. I'd recommend asking the institution you're interested in studying with for some more advice though, because there's quite a lot of variation out there between courses and institutions. 👍
Not 100% sure I understand your question, but usually a full-time degree will be 4 subjects per semester or 8 subjects per year. This is pretty standard across undergraduate degrees (bachelor degrees). When it comes to Master degrees, including MBAs, the structure can be different. For example, the QUT MBA is usually one subject at a time and each subject is shorter and more "intensive" than a "normal" undergraduate subject (ie. more work per week and more frequent assessments). Majors and minors are less common in postgraduate degrees as well. Usually you are choosing something pretty specific when you choose a post-grad degree, so you might have some electives but you're less likely to have a formal "major" or "minor". If you're still a bit unsure, I'd suggest contacting the universities you're interested in and asking them to show you some course/degree plans so you can see how the degrees you're interested in are structured. Good luck! 💪
It can depend on the university. Often failing one subject won't be much of an issue and you take it again later and just have to pay for it again. But if you fail the subject a second time or you fail a certain percentage of your subjects in a study period or year, other rules can kick in that impact your enrolment at uni. For example, you might be put on academic probation - www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/assessments-exams/expected-academic-performance-for-coursework If you're studying in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) -- ie. the government are paying some of your fees for you -- failing a few units could mean you lose your Commonwealth Supported Place funding. This can make a degree a lot more expensive. This link has some more info about the rules for CSP: www.studyassist.gov.au/help-loans-commonwealth-supported-places-csps/low-completion-rate It's also good to know that if you fail because there are other things going on in your life outside of your control, or you have a health condition that got worse over the study period, you might be able to get your results "wiped" and your fees credited. There's some more info here: www.studyassist.gov.au/paying-back-your-loan/cancel-your-help-debt-under-special-circumstances
It's hard to say what you'd consider hard, but at most universities, you'd need at least 65% in half of your subjects and at least 75% in the other half of your subjects to achieve a 5.5 GPA.
You'd need a degree in Geology "or equivalent". •This might be a Bachelor of Science where you've majored in Geology, Applied Geology, Geoscience or Mineral Geoscience (E.g. UOW, Curtin, Uni of Adelaide, Uni of WA) • This might be a Bachelor of Geoscience (E.g. UNE) • This might be a Bachelor of Geology (E.g. JCU) Each uni is a bit different, so employers will accept a few different degrees when they're recruiting a geologist.
finally someone who expplain it completely
thank you
No worries. So good to hear this was helpful.
Thank you for posting this! I’ve tried so hard to find info and this is great.
So glad this helped!
This is great. As a mature age student I wish i had of seen this 2 years ago as now I am in my 3rd year and I have had to learn the hard way. I have taken 3 subjects per study period as this is considered full time in Queensland.
You're not alone! Most people do have to try and figure it out when they get to uni, which is not that easy! Hope your third year is going well for you 👍
thank you sm this was very enlightening, it’s hard to find someone to explain these simple terms and it’s so easy to get lost in it
So happy this helped!
Thank you for this, super helpful for a parent from NZ! have passed on to my son who starts Uni here in in Aus in 2023.
So happy to hear that!
Thank you so much for explaining so well, you were great!!
Very inspirational...... Thank you.
I should be starting online classes, end of July..... This is good info to have :)
Great to hear! Good luck with your first semester 👍
This was really helpful, thank you. :)
Thanks in advance!
Banger video
Hi Tom, excellent video. Checked out your website and had a quick scroll through your other videos but didn't see anything, so apologies if I missed it..
Would be keen to hear your take on adult/later entry into uni!
e.g if you did/didn't finish year 11/12, if the time between now and when you went to high school makes a difference, if you've done TAFE or completed a trade, part time/full time study balance and general adulting (bills, family etc.) and generally what the process is.
Subscribed and liked, cheers mate!
Hey Zac,
This is a great suggestion. I haven't made any videos or written specifically about this yet, but here are a couple of links that could be helpful:
'Pathways to uni' blog post -
careerchamp.com.au/find-your-pathway-to-university/
'Costs of tertiary study' video -
czcams.com/video/BnD_UfzlbyU/video.html
I've definitely worked with people in this kind of situation, so will have to make some more specific videos about it soon! 👍
Tom
Can you do 3 majors in a Batchelor of Science?
so informative!
Im somewhat confused on the course vs subject difference. My uni just emailed my saying that I have confirmed what course I'm into but havent yet selected the subjects. Idk what to do :/
Unis also use the term "course" when they're talking about your degree. So they are probably talking about which degree you're going to study. You'll select your subjects when you've accepted your offer and created a student account at your uni.
And so what subjects would I pick for the course Bachelor of Medical and Health Sciences@@careerchampau9144
In uni, how does the acceptance system work?
If it's dependable from which university, how does it work at universities, e.g, Macquarie University, UTS, UNSW and USYD
In other countries across the world, there's an apperant "university essay" and I'm wondering if it applies to Australia.
Do they accept by every factor, or some factors.
Thank you dearly.
Great question.
Essays as a part of entrance to university is very rare in Australia.
Most universities in Australia just use academic merit to select people. That means everyone who applies for a degree is assigned a "selection rank" and this rank is used to figure out who gets a place. Selection ranks can come from different things. Most of the time it's your Year 12 studies (e.g. ATAR in Australia, A Levels in UK), but you can also get a rank from previous university study or other completed tertiary qualifications (e.g. diplomas).
Sometimes, if a degree is very competitive, a university will use other criteria to assess applicants for entry. Medicine and dentistry degrees are good examples - they are super popular, so just using a rank to separate candidates is usually not doable - there will be too many people with the same rank. So unis will use other criteria to help separate candidates out, such as UCAT ANZ score and performance in an interview. Creative degrees might also assess people for entry differently. Some will just use audition/portfolio for selection, instead of a selection rank (e.g. most fine arts degrees).
As a general guide, at UNSW, USYD, UTS and Macquarie, the types of degrees that might use other criteria in addition to selection rank include medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, law and fine arts degrees.
Good luck!
I wanted to know as I am a international student so it is difficult to understand the semester time , I completed my 1st sem in June and second is starting in 10 July , after this period I would have 3-4 months left in the year , is it all holiday ? Would I be able to work in that period?
Good question. Usually, yes, you would be on holiday for a few months. Whether or not you can work would depend on your visa, but a lot of international students are able to work as many hours as they like whenever it's not uni semester time. You might like to ask someone like Study Brisbane or a similar organisation for your area for more info. 👍
Hi Tom, thanks for explaining everything, we are all very grateful. I'm just wondering what is the highest degree you can take straight out of highschool with no pre-requisites- I know it must be an undergraduate degree but there are so many options its overwhelming. Some more questions: Whats an honours degree as in whats the difference between a bachelor degree and a bachelor honours degree? is the general structure 3 years under graduate degree and 1+ year postgraduate degree? does the term postgraduate mean the same as graduate? and when you apply, are you applying for the overall degree or do you have to register for every individual subject within that degree? and lastly, I'm aiming to study psychology at FlindersSA, any advice?
Thanks so much 🙂
So many great questions. Yes, graduate and postgraduate are similar terms but we don't really use 'graduate' when we talk about uni study in Australia - we usually use postgraduate or PG. Honours degrees are technically postgraduate degrees but can be embedded into Bachelor degrees. These degrees would be the highest type of degree you could enter from school. Doing a degree with embedded Honours can be helpful because you can feel a lot more confident that you'll get to do your Honours year (unlike other Honours programs, where you apply in your final year of your Bachelor and hope for a place). For psychology, doing Honours is especially important. Here's some more info on the study pathways to registration as a psychologist - psychology.org.au/psychology/careers-and-studying-psychology/studying-psychology/study-pathways It's very competitive to get to each stage of the process, so it's a great idea to start with a 4 year psychology degree that includes Honours. Not all unis have them, but Flinders seem to 👍
@@careerchampau9144 thank you so much, this is all very useful for me and my future goals seem much clearer now. thank you !!
For a diploma do you need to do other subjects that aren’t your major?
Good question. I am talking about bachelor degrees in this video. You don't usually do a major in a diploma. You also don't usually have much choice in subjects. I'd recommend asking the institution you're interested in studying with for some more advice though, because there's quite a lot of variation out there between courses and institutions. 👍
How many subjects we need to study in a masters degree in commerce field like MBA and so on . Meanwhile, total subjects in a semester major+ minor?
Not 100% sure I understand your question, but usually a full-time degree will be 4 subjects per semester or 8 subjects per year. This is pretty standard across undergraduate degrees (bachelor degrees).
When it comes to Master degrees, including MBAs, the structure can be different. For example, the QUT MBA is usually one subject at a time and each subject is shorter and more "intensive" than a "normal" undergraduate subject (ie. more work per week and more frequent assessments). Majors and minors are less common in postgraduate degrees as well. Usually you are choosing something pretty specific when you choose a post-grad degree, so you might have some electives but you're less likely to have a formal "major" or "minor". If you're still a bit unsure, I'd suggest contacting the universities you're interested in and asking them to show you some course/degree plans so you can see how the degrees you're interested in are structured.
Good luck! 💪
@@careerchampau9144 thnks a lot …..
What happens if you fail a unit/subject?
It can depend on the university. Often failing one subject won't be much of an issue and you take it again later and just have to pay for it again.
But if you fail the subject a second time or you fail a certain percentage of your subjects in a study period or year, other rules can kick in that impact your enrolment at uni. For example, you might be put on academic probation - www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/assessments-exams/expected-academic-performance-for-coursework
If you're studying in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) -- ie. the government are paying some of your fees for you -- failing a few units could mean you lose your Commonwealth Supported Place funding. This can make a degree a lot more expensive.
This link has some more info about the rules for CSP: www.studyassist.gov.au/help-loans-commonwealth-supported-places-csps/low-completion-rate
It's also good to know that if you fail because there are other things going on in your life outside of your control, or you have a health condition that got worse over the study period, you might be able to get your results "wiped" and your fees credited. There's some more info here:
www.studyassist.gov.au/paying-back-your-loan/cancel-your-help-debt-under-special-circumstances
It is hard to get GPA 5.5 sir?4subject must be A or B?
It's hard to say what you'd consider hard, but at most universities, you'd need at least 65% in half of your subjects and at least 75% in the other half of your subjects to achieve a 5.5 GPA.
What courses do I need to be a Geologist?
You'd need a degree in Geology "or equivalent".
•This might be a Bachelor of Science where you've majored in Geology, Applied Geology, Geoscience or Mineral Geoscience (E.g. UOW, Curtin, Uni of Adelaide, Uni of WA)
• This might be a Bachelor of Geoscience (E.g. UNE)
• This might be a Bachelor of Geology (E.g. JCU)
Each uni is a bit different, so employers will accept a few different degrees when they're recruiting a geologist.