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Postgraduate

Academic Entry Requirements

English Language Requirements

The minimum entry level requirement for a postgraduate coursework program at JCU Brisbane is successful completion of study equivalent to an Australian undergraduate Bachelor award.

Academic 

Program

Requirement

MBA 
Graduate Diploma  and Graduate Certificate of Business Administration

An undergraduate degree in any discipline or other qualifications deemed equivalent; or evidence of professional experience that meets the approval of the Head of School and Faculty. Qualifications deemed not quite equal to an Australian degree may give entry to the Postgraduate Qualifying Program (PQP) - Business and then to the MBA.

MPA, MPA-MBA
Graduate Diploma and
Graduate Certificate of Accounting

An undergraduate degree in any discipline or other qualifications deemed equivalent. Evidence of senior professional experience that meets the approval of the Head of School and Faculty may also be considered for entry into Graduate Certificate.

MIT, MIT-MBA
Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate of Information Technology

Completion of a recognised undergraduate degree in Information Technology or related discipline OR equivalent prior learning including appropriate professional experience. Please note, if students do not have the relevant IT or Computer Science background, they are not eligible for entry into any postgraduate IT degree.

MITHM, MITHM-MBA
Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate of International Hospitality Management 

An undergraduate degree in any discipline or other qualifications deemed equivalent; or evidence of professional experience that meets the approval of the Head of School and Faculty.

English Language Requirements

If your native language is not English you generally need to demonstrate your English language proficiency by achieving a score in a test such as Academic IELTS or TOEFL (see table below). Other English language tests may also be accepted as proof of English language proficiency.

If you have successfully completed two years full-time study in which the language of instruction was English may satisfy the English language requirement. To be considered, the study must have been undertaken no more than two years prior to the date of application. You will need to provide a certificate or statement issued by the Registrar's office of that institution confirming this.

Program

IELTS

TOEFL
(paper-based)

TOEFL
(internet-based)

Diploma of Business

5.5
(no component lower than 5)

525
(essay rating at least 3.5)

70
(minimum writing score of 18)

Undergraduate

6.0
(no component lower than 5.5)

550
(minimum Test of Written English score of 4.0)

79
(minimum writing score of 19)

Postgraduate Program

6.0
(no component lower than 5.5)

550
(minimum Test of Written English score of 4.0)

79
(minimum writing score of 19)