Master of Computational Modelling

Admission requirements

An applicant for admission to candidature for the Master of Computational Modelling should have an appropriate Bachelor degree with class 1 or class 2(i) Honours from an Australian university or equivalent overseas tertiary institution, taken over a minimum of four years full-time equivalent.

For admission purposes, an appropriate bachelor degree would typically be from a quantitative discipline such as science, engineering, mathematics, statistics or computing.

Other qualifications

An applicant for admission may be accepted without the qualifications specified above. An applicant who does not possess the qualifications listed above, but has some other appropriate combination of undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications (such as relevant postgraduate diplomas) and / or professional performance which demonstrates to the Board of Graduate Studies that he / she is capable of undertaking research at a Master level, may be accepted into the program.

Preliminary candidature

Where an applicant does not meet the minimum entry requirements or where, in the Board of Graduate Studies' view, the applicant does not have sufficient background in the proposed area of study, the Board of Graduate Studies may admit the applicant as a Preliminary Candidate for a period of up to one year.

During this period, the candidate shall be required to complete work equivalent in quantity and quality to that deemed to have been achieved by standard entrants.

In addition to the standard admission requirements, a candidate wishing to take the course by distance education must nominate a suitable local co-supervisor, usually from their home institution or place of work. The local co-supervisor must be approved by the Course Director.

Intending applicants should contact the Sub-Dean, Graduate Studies to discuss the proposal before submitting the prescribed application form. In addition, applicants must complete a form describing their area of interest, which should accompany their application. Please phone info.csu on 1800 334 733 or make an online enquiry for the contact details of the appropriate person.

Internet access

CSU places great emphasis on services to its students. It is a leader in the provision of online services and, in particular, the use of the internet in the support of teaching, administration and communications with students.

The online environment is so integrated into all aspects of student life and the learning experience at CSU that the University now assumes that all on campus and distance education students at CSU will have ongoing access to an internet connected computer capable of communicating with CSU online systems.

Students enrolled in Information Technology subjects (i.e. with an ITC subject code) may be required to have additional hardware and/or software that is deemed essential for the completion of the learning activities in that subject.