Murdoch University

Qualifications offered

Undergraduate and postgraduate degrees

Subject areas

Engineering, IT, Mathematics & Statistics, Physics & Energy
Management, Governance, Public Policy & International Affairs
Media, Communications & Culture, Social Sciences & Humanities
Chiropractic, Counselling, Nursing & Midwifery
Psychology & Exercise Science
Education
Law
Veterinary Science, Agriculture & Fisheries Science, Environmental & Conservation Sciences, Molecular & Biomedical Science, Chemical & Analytical Sciences.

Location

Perth, Western Australia

Contact details

Telephone: +61 (08) 9360 6063
Web address: www.murdoch.edu.au
Email: International@murdoch.edu.au

CRICOS provider code

00125J

Murdoch University has an outstanding reputation as an institution that, within an engaging and caring environment, provides student with the quality of education and recognised academic standing. Murdoch is committed to excellence in teaching and research within an international context and provides the ideal place to take the next step on your path of lifelong learning.

Murdoch recently placed between 301-350 in the Times Higher Education World University rankings for 2012/13, one of only 19 Australian universities listed in 2012 and only two in Western Australia.

Established in 1973 as a research university, Murdoch is approximately 20 minutes by car (15 kilometers) from Perth's City Centre and 10 minutes (8 kilometers) from the port city of Fremantle.

Murdoch University aims to create leaders, innovative thinkers, and problem solvers - people capable of tackling the most pressing regional and global challenges. We apply world-class research to real world problems, and this expertise combines to produce quality graduates capable of performing in demanding work environments.

Each of our Schools and academic programs are also designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills they need for a rewarding and successful career. We constantly review and renew our courses, so that they are relevant, modern and equip students for careers anywhere in the world. We are proud to currently have more than 19,000 students and 1,400 staff working together, exploring new ways of thinking and engaging with significant social and scientific challenges of our time.

Our School include:

• School of Engineering and Information Technology
• School of Management and Governance
• School of Arts
• School of Health Professionals
• School of Psychology and Exercise Science
• School of Education
• School of Law
• School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
• Sir Walter Murdoch School of Public Policy and International Affairs

Explore for yourself, take a 360° tour and discover what's on offer

Program levels offered at Murdoch University include certificates, undergraduate, graduate certificates, graduate diplomas, Masters Programs and research higher degrees programs.

We're recognised as one of Australia's leading research institutions, as more industries place their belief and resources into our projects to provide our research candidates and scientists with the opportunity to make amazing discoveries. As a member of Innovative Research Universities Australia, Murdoch University is committed to innovation and high quality higher education that can be applied on a global level.

Our University also has award winning teaching facilities that assist in giving you hands-on experience, these include:

• Purpose-built law building, including electronic moot court and law clinic. In its first five graduating classes Murdoch Law School produced a Rhodes Scholar, a Fulbright scholar, a Lionel Murphy scholar and several winners of the Rotary Graduate Fellowship.
• Murdoch University is one of only four educational institutions in the world to have a state-of-the art engineering pilot plant.
• Murdoch University's Veterinary Science course was the first veterinary course in Australia to achieve American Veterinary Medical Association accreditation. It is also accredited with British Veterinary Association and Australasian Veterinary Boards Council. The University also hosts a veterinary hospital, 24-hour clinic and is the only university in Australia with a large animal farm on campus.
• Murdoch is home to a state-of-the-art Media Arts Centre, which boasts facilities such as two digital TV studios, a news room, a print journalism space, radio studios, video edit suites, recording studios, surround sound suites and much more.
• Murdoch has an Environmental Technology Centre on campus, which is the United Nations Environmental Programme International Environmental Technology Centre (UNEP-IETC), Asia Pacific Cooperation Research Centre. Murdoch was one of the first universities in Australia to offer Environmental Science.

The International Discoverers' Scholarship Scheme is designed to make study at Murdoch University more affordable in the current economic climate. Murdoch University would like to ensure that in uncertain global economic times, where never seen before currency fluctuations are taking place, that an international education experience is made more affordable for prospective international students.

The scholarship scheme applies to a wide range of Murdoch courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. Depending on the course selected, the scheme allows for a reduction in annual course fees, by between AUD $500 and AUD $6,667.

Getting an education is one of the most important decisions you will make, and an excellent standard of teaching is a key factor determining where you will choose to study. As a highly ranked teaching campus, Murdoch can certainly offer you the best education possible. But, teaching is not the only key factor. Where you live, the friends you make and courses you study are just as important to the University as they are to you. Murdoch will help you to make the most of your university education and can offer opportunities that will make your study experience in Australia a truly memorable and worthwhile event.