IT: ICT Business Analyst / Software Engineer

Recommended institutions:

University of Adelaide — Master of Computing and Innovation

Intake: February and July each year

Course length: two years

Tuition: AUD44,000 per year,students with excellent academic results can apply for a scholarship of 15%-25% off tuition fees

Entry requirements:

an undergraduate qualification, no IT-related background required

English requirements:

IELTS 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, or PTE 58 overall with no component below 50

University of South Australia — Master of Information Technology (Enterprise Management)

Intake: February and July each year

Course length: two years

Tuition: AUD44,000 per year students with excellent academic results can apply for a scholarship of 15%-25% off tuition fees

Entry requirements:

an undergraduate qualification, no IT-related background required

English requirements:

IELTS 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, or PTE 58 overall with no component below 50

South Australian state nomination requirements:

ICT Business Analyst

Software Engineer

— IELTS four 7s, or PTE four 65s

—For the 190 visa, a standard South Australian graduate needs to currently be working in South Australia for three months (in the nominated occupation or one highly related to it,meaning an occupation whose first two ANZSCO digits match the nominated occupation, and which is assessed by the same assessing authority as the nominated occupation). South Australian high-achieving graduates can have the three months’ work experience waived.

—For the 190 visa, graduates from other states need 24 months’ work experience in the Adelaide metropolitan area, or 12 months in a regional area of South Australia (in the nominated occupation or one highly related to it).For the 491 visa, 12 months’ work experience is needed in the Adelaide metropolitan area, or 6 months in a regional area of South Australia (in the nominated occupation or one highly related to it).

Teaching: Early Childhood / Secondary Teacher

University of Adelaide — Master of Teaching (Middle and Secondary), secondary teaching major

Intake: January and July each year (giving students more flexibility in choosing a start date, compared with most other universities’ teaching programmes, which only start in February)

Course length: two years

Tuition: AUD44,000 per year,students with excellent academic results can apply for a scholarship of 15%-25% off tuition fees

Entry requirements:

An undergraduate qualification, with an undergraduate GPA of at least 4.5/7, and a relevant background in a teaching subject during the undergraduate degree: accounting, agricultural science, biology, business studies, chemistry, Chinese, classroom music, economics, earth and environmental science, English, English as a second language, languages (such as French, Spanish, Vietnamese, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Modern Greek), geography, history, information technology, instrumental music, mathematics, physics, psychology, science, and media. Plus a personal statement. The Master of Teaching (Secondary) requires students to choose two teaching areas (one Major and one Minor), determined according to the student’s undergraduate background and interests and approved by the University of Adelaide after application. The major teaching area is equivalent to 75% of one year of full-time study. The minor teaching area is equivalent to half a year of full-time study.

English requirements:

IELTS four 7s or PTE four 65s. Students who completed their undergraduate degree in an English-speaking country, including in Australia, are very likely to be exempt from English test requirements — there are already many successful cases of this.

University of South Australia — Master of Teaching (Early Childhood)

Intake: February each year

Course length: two years

Tuition: AUD30,300 per year,students with excellent academic results can apply for a scholarship

Entry requirements: almost any Australian or Chinese undergraduate major can apply for South Australia’s Master of Teaching (Early Childhood). A 400-600 word English personal statement, along with any relevant early childhood internship or work experience, will greatly strengthen an application.

Language requirements: IELTS four 7s, or PTE four 65s. If your English score doesn’t meet the requirement, you can combine it with an English language course.

South Australian state nomination requirements:

Secondary Teacher

Early Childhood Teacher

— IELTS four 7s, or PTE four 65s

—For the 190 visa, a standard South Australian graduate needs to currently be working in South Australia for three months (in the nominated occupation or one highly related to it).South Australian high-achieving graduates can have the three months’ work experience waived; to apply for the work experience waiver, registration with TRB SA (the Teachers Registration Board of South Australia) is required.

—For the 190 visa, graduates from other states need 12 months’ work experience in the Adelaide metropolitan area, or 6 months in a regional area of South Australia(in the nominated occupation or one highly related to it, meaning an occupation whose first two ANZSCO digits match). For the 491 visa, 6 months’ work experience in South Australia is needed (in the nominated occupation or one highly related to it).

Social Work

Flinders University — Master of Social Work (Graduate Entry)

Intake: March and July each year

Course length: two years

Tuition: AUD36,200 per year

Entry requirements:

An undergraduate degree, having studied at least one year of social science-related coursework during the undergraduate degree (including education, psychology, law, political science, history, accounting, economics, marketing, sociology, management, geography and more) — as you can see, this major is well suited to students with a business undergraduate background!

English requirements:

IELTS four 7s, PTE four 65s

University of South Australia — Master of Social Work

Intake: February each year

Course length: two years

Tuition: AUD30,300 per year

Entry requirements:

An undergraduate or postgraduate degree, with a background including but not limited to public utilities, community services, social science, psychology, Australian Indigenous or Aboriginal studies, or public or community health

English requirements:

IELTS four 7s, PTE four 65s

South Australian state nomination requirements:

IELTS four 7s, or PTE four 65s

A standard South Australian graduate needs to currently be working in South Australia for three months (in the nominated occupation or one highly related to it).

—There’s a favourable policy on work highly related to the nominated occupation: after graduating, social work students often find it difficult to land a job with the actual title of “Social Worker”, but the state government recognises the four community-based occupation groups under UNIT GROUP 4117 WELFARE SUPPORT WORKERS, which are relatively easier to find.For example, roles such as community worker, youth worker, disability worker, or support worker can all help social work graduates meet the state nomination work experience requirement.

—South Australian high-achieving graduates can have the three months’ work experience waived.

— For the 190 visa, graduates from other states currently need 18 months’ work experience in the Adelaide metropolitan area, or 12 months in a regional area of South Australia (in the nominated occupation or one highly related to it, meaning an occupation whose first two ANZSCO digits match). For the 491 visa, 6 months’ work experience in South Australia is needed (in the nominated occupation or one highly related to it).