Postgraduate Guidelines

General Rules, Guidelines and Definitions Governing Postgraduate Programs offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Postgraduate Degree Programs

• Postgraduate Certificates will require a total of 40 credit points (4 subjects or equivalent)
• Postgraduate Diplomas will require a total of 80 credit points (8 subjects or equivalent)
• Masters programs will require a minimum of 120 credit points (see each program for details)
• Programs may be studied on a full-time or part-time basis. 

Program Rule and Other Variations

PSYC71 coded subjects can only be taken within postgraduate Psychology degree programs, and are not permitted to be taken as electives within any other postgraduate program. Variations to postgraduate coursework rules may be authorised by the Dean or designate.

Subject Credit Point Weighting

Every subject offered is allocated a weighting which defines

(1) the credit the subject carries towards the total credit points required for award of a particular degree program and,

(2) the portion of a full time student workload (40 points per semester) occupied by that subject. In this section, "subject" indicates a standard 10 credit-point subject, unless otherwise specified.

Majors or Areas of Specialisation

A ‘major’ in Postgraduate studies is a group or sequence of three (3) related subjects selected from one subject area, or from associated areas of study.

In some programs, majors require certain subjects as specified. The rules for majors may be waived from time to time by the Dean.  A ‘double major’ is a group of six (6) subjects in the postgraduate schedule, from one subject area or from associated areas of study.

Recommendations about majors, double majors or other subject groups, which may be of greatest interest or value to individuals, can be obtained from Program Advisors or from academic staff teaching in subject areas of interest to the students.

Postgraduate Admission

Brief notes about admission requirements are offered after the outline of each program. To be admitted to a postgraduate program, students must normally have completed a Bachelors degree, with a grade point average (GPA) of 1.5 or better where:

4 = High Distinction,
3 = Distinction,
2 = Credit,
1 = Pass

Please note that students will require a GPA of 2.0 for admittance into the Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology

International Student Admission

In addition to meeting the English Language requirements international students must have obtained the qualifications as outlined in the Postgraduate Entry Requirements or All students seeking admission to a postgraduate program must apply directly to Bond University.

English Language Requirements

Students must satisfy the individual academic requirements for the course they wish to study. In addition, students applying from overseas may need to provide formal evidence of  English proficiency for direct entry as follows, unless otherwise stated.

Changes and Variations to Programs

The Dean or delegate, will be responsible for approving credits, exemptions and variations to student programs.

Information on web pages is accurate at the time of posting and may be subject to change from semester to semester to reflect changes in program structure. It is therefore important to check current information at the time of enrolment.