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Postgraduate education

The most popular courses in Australia | How to work fulltime, study and survive | Is an MBA worth the investment? | Tips for asking your boss to pay for your studies

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Master’s degrees in clinical psychology were again the top choices for postgraduate students in NSW and the ACT.

The most popular postgraduate courses in Australia revealed

Legal degrees were the top choice two years ago, but students are now flocking to a different field entirely.

  • by Sian Powell
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Postgraduate students (from left): Katie Petchell, Simon Wood and Sara Chica-Latorre.

‘The hardest years of my life’: How Simon survived the relentless work-study struggle

Studying while holding down a full-time job isn’t as impossible as it sounds. Three students share the secret to success.

  • by Sian Powell
How to get your boss to pay for your next degree.

How to get your boss to pay for your next degree

Be smart and strategic in how you ask your employer to contribute to the cost of your studies - or even pay for them outright.

  • by Melinda Ham
Professions such as architecture, psychology, medicine and physiotherapy require a postgraduate degree to practice.

The six questions you need to ask before taking on postgrad study

From a master’s degree to an MBA or PhD, there are plenty of options. Here’s how to decide which is the right one for you.

  • by Melinda Ham
Lieutenant Colonel Kylie Hasse.

‘It’s not always easy’: Why this Army nurse can’t stop studying

Army officer, nurse, mum and master’s student. Kylie Hasse says she’s been studying since she left school - and she’s not done yet.

Masud Hossain Majumder is a mine planning engineer with an MBA from the University of Queensland.

Want to earn $170k? It’s not the only reason to do an MBA

It can boost your salary, but a master of business administration also gives companies an insight into someone’s drive, ambition and aspirations.

  • by Alexandra Cain
University of Technology Sydney’s new master of medical science leadership (MMSL) is the first online degree of its kind.
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Bridging the gap between science and the marketplace

Australia can lead the world in medical science, but it lacks leaders with the skills to carry it out, says a top expert in the field.

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Melbourne Business School’s Online MBA course welcomed its first intake in July last year, with demand exceeding the school’s expectations.
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Online MBA allows career-minded learners to balance work and study

Students want flexibility when it comes to their education; digital tools have removed geography as a barrier to learning.

UNSW Online master of human resource management graduates learn the skills to play crucial roles in an organisation’s development.
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Equipping HR professionals for the C-suite

Human resource managers increasingly must embrace the imperatives that matter to their executive colleagues in a bid to deliver organisational outcomes.

A key tenet of the UTS Online MBA is that it is designed to be accessible to any student, no matter their circumstances.
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New MBA approach for the times

The go-to postgraduate business degree for decades, the master of business administration has been revamped by one university to better meet contemporary needs.