Postgraduate courses
Choose the graduate course that best suits your needs, whether you're looking to start a new career or build on your existing knowledge base.
We know you have many priorities and commitments. That’s why we offer flexible study modes to allow you to build your study around your life. Most of our courses are offered in both full-time and part-time study modes.
You don’t have to be at Monash to study with Monash. Through our online distance learning, you can study with Australia’s biggest university without ever having to set foot on campus. You’ll study the same units and gain the same qualification as you would if you were on campus. It includes a combination of print study material and electronic communication.
Please refer to the individual courses below for specific study modes.
Start a new career
Master of Teaching
If you already hold a degree in another discipline, a Master of Teaching will qualify you to become a teacher. Specialisations include early childhood, primary and secondary education.
Master of Counselling
Providing you with a professional qualification, and offering a combination of theory and professional experience, this course equips you with all you need to start a rewarding career as a counsellor.
Further your studies in psychology
Graduate Diploma of Professional Psychology
If you've completed an Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited undergraduate psychology sequence, you can take the next step and complete your fourth-year qualification.
Master of Professional Psychology
This one-year course is designed to meet the requirements of the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for a generalist fifth year in psychology.
Master of Educational and Developmental Psychology
This Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) accredited fifth and sixth-year sequence in psychology prepares you to practise as educational and developmental psychologist.
Master of Educational and Developmental Psychology Advanced
This sixth-year qualification in educational and developmental psychology is designed for registered psychologists.
Advance your career
Graduate Certificate of Education Studies
Designed to introduce you to the field of education at a graduate level, this course is suited to those with a first qualification in a discipline other than education. It’s also a pathway for students who don’t meet the entry requirements for graduate courses.
Graduate Certificate of Early Childhood Education
Designed as a pathway to the professionally accredited Graduate Diploma of Early Childhood Education, this course will build on your early childhood expertise and further develop your capacity as an educator teaching infants and children from birth to five years of age.
Graduate Certificate of Educational Research
This course is aimed at high achievers wanting to take on a graduate research degree such as a research master’s degree or a PhD, but who don’t meet the eligibility requirements of previous research experience or feel they don’t have sufficient previous research experience.
Graduate Certificate of Counselling
Designed by experienced educators with substantial experience working as professional counsellors and psychologists, this course will provide you with theory, concepts, principles, issues and contexts relevant to working as a counsellor, as well as preparatory skills.
Graduate Diploma of Early Childhood Education
This course enables early childhood educators who hold a Diploma of Children's Services to quality to be an early childhood teacher.
Master of Education
Designed to develop your professional expertise and advance your career in education, this course addresses the professional learning needs of those interested or involved in learning and education, both locally and internationally.
Master of Educational Leadership
The Master of Educational Leadership is designed for aspiring and practising leaders across educational settings. You will become a leader that seeks to develop yourself and others to reach their full potential.
Master of Inclusive Education
Designed for qualified teachers who wish to develop specialist knowledge and skills in inclusive practices in classrooms and schools.
Master of TESOL
This suits a range of professionals, educators or prospective educators working in English language teaching locally or internationally.
Master of Applied Behaviour Analysis
The Master of Applied Behaviour Analysis is for those interested in the science and practice of applied behaviour analysis in clinic, home, school and work settings.
Research courses
See Research courses for course information, pathways, scholarships and application details.