Monash University

Monash University
Coat of Arms of Monash University
Motto	Ancorā impāro "I am still learning"
Established	1958
Type	Public
Endowment	A$1.178 billion
Chancellor	Alan Finkel AM
Vice-Chancellor	Edward Byrne, AO
Academic staff	8172
Undergraduates	39,000
Postgraduates	16,000
Location	Melbourne, Australia (Main Clayton Campus)
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	Group of Eight, ASAIHL
Website	www.monash.edu.au

Monash University (or simply Monash) is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL.

Monash enrolls approximately 39,000 undergraduate and 16,000 graduate students, making it the university with the largest student body in Australia. It also has more applicants than any university in the state of Victoria.

Monash is home to major research facilities, including the Australian Synchrotron, the Monash Science Technology Research and Innovation Precinct (STRIP), the Australian Stem Cell Centre, 100 research centres and 17 co-operative research centres. In 2008, Monash University attracted more than $210 million of research investment and grants from various Government bodies and external organisations.

The university has eight campuses, six of which are Victoria (Clayton, Caulfield, Berwick, Peninsula, Parkville, and Gippsland), one in Malaysia, and one in South Africa. Monash also has a research and teaching centre in Prato, Italy, and a graduate research school in Mumbai, India.

History

Beginnings

Monash University is a commissioned Victorian university. It was established by an Act of the State Parliament of Victoria in 1958 as a result of the Murray Report which was commissioned in 1957 by then Prime Minister Robert Menzies to establish the second university in the state of Victoria. The university was named after the prominent Australian general Sir John Monash. This was the first time in Australia that a university had been named after a person, rather than a city, region or state.

One of the lakes at the University's main campus, Clayton

The original campus was in the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Clayton (falling in what is now the City of Monash). The first University Council, led by Monash's first Chancellor Sir Robert Blackwood, selected Sir Louis Matheson, to be the first Vice-Chancellor of Monash University, a position he held until 1976. The University was granted an expansive site of 100 hectares of open land in Clayton.

From its first intake of 347 students at Clayton on 13 March 1961, the university grew rapidly in size and student numbers so that by 1967, it had enrolled more than 21,000 students since its establishment. In its early years, it offered undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in engineering, medicine, science, arts, economics, politics, education and law. It was a major provider for international student places under the Colombo Plan, which saw the first Asian students enter the Australian education system.

In its early years of teaching, research and administration, Monash was not disadvantaged by entrenched traditional practices. Monash was able to adopt modern approaches without resistance from those who preferred the status quo. A modern administrative structure was set up; Australia's first research centres and scholarships devoted to Indigenous Australians were established, and, thanks to Monash's entirely new facilities, students in wheelchairs could enrol.

1970s onwards

From the mid-1960s to the early 1970s, Monash became the centre of student radicalism in Australia. It was the site of many mass student demonstrations, particularly concerning Australia's role in Vietnam War and conscription. By the late 1960s, several student organisations, some of which were influenced by or supporters of communism, turned their focus to Vietnam, with numerous blockades and sit-ins.

In the late 1970s and 1980s, Monash's most publicised research came through its pioneering of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF). Led by Professors Carl Wood and Alan Trounson, the Monash IVF Program achieved the world's first clinical IVF pregnancy in 1973. In 1980, they delivered the first IVF baby in Australia. This eventually became a massive source of revenue for the University at a time when university funding in Australia was beginning to slow down.

In the late 1980s, the Dawkins Reforms changed the landscape of higher education in Australia. Under the leadership of Vice-Chancellor Mal Logan, Monash transformed dramatically. In 1988, Monash University had only one campus, Clayton, with around 15, 000 students. Just over a decade later, it had 8 campuses (including 2 overseas), a European research and teaching centre, and more than 50,000 students, making it the largest and most internationalised Australian university.

Expansion in the 1990s

The expansion began in 1990, with a series of mergers between Monash, the Chisholm Institute of Technology, and the Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education. In 1991 a merger with the Victorian College of Pharmacy created a new faculty of the University. Monash University's expansion continued in 1994, with the establishment of the Berwick campus.

In 1998, the University opened the Malaysia campus, its first overseas campus and the first foreign university in Malaysia. In 2001, Monash South Africa opened its doors in Johannesburg, making Monash the first foreign university in South Africa. The same year, the University secured an 18th Century Tuscan Palace to open a research and teaching centre in Prato, Italy.

At the same time, Australian universities faced unprecedented demand for international student places, which Monash met on a larger scale than most, to the point that today around 30% of its students are from outside Australia. Today, Monash students come from over 100 different countries, and speak over 90 different languages. The increase in international students, combined with its expansion, meant that Monash's income skyrocketed throughout the 1990s, and it is now one of Australia's top 200 exporters.

2000 onwards

A panorama view of Robert Menzies Building in Clayton Campus

In recent years, the University has been prominent in medical research. A highlight of this came in 2000, when Professor Alan Trounson led the team of scientists which first announced to the world that nerve stem cells could be derived from embryonic stem cells, a discovery which led to a dramatic increase in interest in the potential of stem cells. It has also led to Monash being ranked in the top 20 universities in the world for biomedicine.

For more details on this topic, see Monash University shooting.

On 21 October 2002 Huan Yun "Allen" Xiang, a paranoid delusional man, shot two people dead and injured five others on the Clayton campus.

On 30 May 2008, Monash University celebrated its 50th Anniversary.

The current Vice-Chancellor and President of Monash University is Professor Edward Byrne AO (since 6 July 2009).

Campuses

Clayton campus

The Australian Synchrotron is located at the University's Clayton Campus

The Clayton campus covers an area over 1.1 km² and is the largest of the Monash campuses. Clayton is the flagship campus for Monash, demanding higher ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) scores than all the other campuses, with the exception of Parkville. Clayton is home to the faculties of Arts, Business & Economics, Education, Engineering, IT, Law, Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences and Science. The Clayton campus has its own suburb and postcode (3800).

Various major scientific research facilities are located on or adjacent to the campus. Chief among these are the Australian Synchrotron and the CSIRO.

The campus is also home to numerous restaurants and retail outlets, as well as student bars Sir John's (located in the Campus Centre) and the Notting Hill Hotel (founded in 1891), both of which are hubs of social life on the campus.

The campus is also home to a number of halls of residence, colleges and other on-campus accommodation that house several thousand students. Six halls of residence are located at the Clayton campus in Clayton, Victoria. There is an additional private residential college affiliated with the University.

Halls of Residence

Howitt Hall is the tallest Monash residential building, standing 12 stories high, with a good view of the other halls and the university. Howitt Hall is the third oldest hall, and was opened in September 1966. The hall is named after Alfred Howitt, a scholar and prominent figure in early Gippsland.

Farrer Hall is divided into two buildings, Commons and Lords, with an annex to Commons called Chastity which is located above the common room. The Hall has more focus on floors, with kitchens, laundries and common rooms shared across them. The hall is named after William Farrer, who developed many strains of wheat suited to Australian conditions.

Richardson Hall (Richo) is the newest of the Halls of Residence at Monash University. Richardson is home to 190 residents. Richardson has been known as the "International Hall" to residents of other halls, due to the high numbers of international students residing in Richardson. The hall is named after Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson, a prominent Australian author who adopted the male pseudonym Henry Handel Richardson.

Deakin Hall was the first residence hall established at Monash University in Australia, in September 1962. The residence hall was named after Alfred Deakin, Prime Minister from 1903–1910 and father of the Australian Constitution.

Roberts Hall is named after Tom Roberts, an Australian artist who was affectionately known as "the bulldog". The mascot of Roberts Hall is a bulldog in recognition of this.

Mannix College is a residential college affiliated with Monash, located near the south-western corner of the university's Clayton campus, adjacent to the Monash Clayton bus interchange. It is made up of two wings of dormitories, Hoevers and Fitzgerald, each with three levels and approximately 40 students per floor - giving a total student residence of approximately 240. Mannix is the only on-campus residence to provide fully catered board and lodging.

Howitt Hall

Farrer Hall

Deakin Hall

Caulfield campus

H Building on the Caulfield campus in Victoria, Australia

The Caulfield campus is Monash University's second largest campus. Its multifaceted nature is reflected in the range of programs it offers through the faculties of Arts, Art & Design, Business & Economics, Information Technology and Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. A major building program has been announced, to expand teaching facilities, provide student accommodation and redevelop the shopping centre.

Other Australian campuses

One of Monash's newest, Berwick campus was built on the old Casey airfield in the south-eastern growth corridor of Victoria, Australia. The town of Berwick has experienced an influx of people and development in recent times, which includes the new campus of Monash University. With a presence in the area since 1994, the first Monash Berwick campus building was completed in 1996 and the third building in March 2004. It is situated on a 55-hectare site in the City of Casey, one of the three fastest growing municipalities in Australia

The Gippsland campus is home to 2,000 on-campus students, 5,000 off-campus students and nearly 400 staff. The campus sits in the Latrobe Valley town of Churchill, 142 km east of Melbourne on 63 hectares of landscaped grounds. It is the only non-metropolitan campus of Monash University. The campus offers many undergraduate degrees, and attracts many students from the Latrobe Valley, East and West Gippsland. The Gippsland Medical School, offering postgraduate-entry Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) courses was officially opened by the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon on 5 June 2008, providing students with a unique opportunity to learn medicine in a rural setting working with rural practitioners.

The Parkville campus is situated in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville, around 2 km north of the Melbourne CBD on Royal Parade. The campus is the home of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Phamaceutical Sciences. The faculty specialises in the areas of formulation science and medicinal chemistry and offers the Bachelor of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science undergraduate degrees, the latter replacing the Bachelor of Formulation Science in 2007 and the Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry in 2008. Double degrees are also offered including the Bachelor of Pharmacy/Commerce with the Business and Economics faculty at Clayton, and also the Bachelor of Engineering/Pharmaceutical Science with the Engineering faculty. It also offers postgraduate degrees.

The Peninsula campus has a teaching and research focus on health and wellbeing, and is a hub of undergraduate and postgraduates studies in Nursing, Health Science, Physiotherapy and Psychology - and particularly in Emergency Health (Paramedic) courses.

The campus is located in the bayside suburb of Frankston on the edge of Melbourne. Peninsula campus also offers a range of courses including those from its historic roots with early childhood and primary education (during the 1960s and 1970s the campus was the State Teachers' College), and Business & Economics (since the merger of the State Teachers' College with the Caulfield Institute of Technology to create the Chisholm Institute of Technology in 1982). The campus was also home to the Peninsula School of Information Technology, which in 2006 was wound back with Information Technology units previously offered being relocated to the Caulfield campus.

Overseas campuses

The Monash University Sunway campus opened in 1998 in Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia. The Sunway campus offers various undergraduate degrees through its faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences, Engineering, Information Technology, Business, and Arts and Sciences. It is currently home to almost 4,000 students. The new purpose-built campus opened in 2007, providing a high-tech home for Monash in Malaysia. In addition to a wide range of undergraduate degrees, the campus also offers both postgraduate Masters and PhD programs. Its degrees in Medicine and Surgery are the first medical degrees outside Australia and New Zealand to be accredited by the Australian Medical Council.

Monash South Africa is situated on the western outskirts of Johannesburg, and opened its doors in 2001. A new learning commons opened in 2007, and, in early 2008, new housing will mean the campus will be able to provide secure on-campus accommodation for 1,000 students. The campus offers undergraduate courses from the faculties of business and economics, arts and IT.

Il Duomo di Prato, in the town's main piazza, is about 100 metres from the Monash Prato Centre

The Monash University Prato Centre is located in the 18th Century Palace, Palazzo Vaj, in the historic centre of Prato, a city near Florence in Italy. Primarily, it hosts students from Monash's other campuses for semesters in Law, Art and Design, History, Music, as well as various international conferences. The Department of Business Law and Taxation, in the Faculty of Business and Economics also runs subjects in Prato. It was officially opened on 17 September 2001 as part of the University's vigorous internationalisation policy.

The IITB-Monash Research Academy opened in 2008 and is situated in Mumbai, India. It is a partnership between Monash and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. It aims to carry out high impact research in engineering and sciences, particularly clean energy, biotechnology and nanotechnology. Students undertake their research in both India and Australia, with supervisors from both Monash and IITB. Upon graduating, they receive a dual PhD from the two institutions.

In the month following its official opening, 36 joint projects had commenced, with a further several hundred planned. Construction of a new $5m facility began in November 2008.

Academia

Admissions

Monash has the highest demand for places among high school graduates of any university in Victoria. In 2009, one in four applicants put Monash as their first preference.This equates to more than 15,000 first preferences from Victorian high school leavers.

The Good Universities Guide places the Clayton, Caulfield, Parkville and Peninsula campuses in the category of universities which are most difficult to gain admission to in Australia, with each campus receiving an Entry Standards mark of 5/5.

Of the top 5% of high school graduates in Victoria, more choose Monash than any other institution. In 2010, almost half of the top 5% of high school leavers chose to attend Monash - the highest of any Victorian university by quite some margin. In 2009, among students with a "perfect" ENTER score of 99.95 (i.e. students in the top 0.05% of high school applicants), 63 made an application for Monash.

Faculties

Monash is divided into 10 faculties. These incorporate the University's major departments of teaching and research centres.

The faculties are:

Faculty of Art & Design
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Business and Economics
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Information Technology
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Faculty of Science

Notable interdisciplinary research centres include:

Monash University Accident Research Centre
Monash Centre for Synchrotron Science

Various other academic organisations exist alongside the faculties and research centres. Monash College provides students with an alternative point of entry to Monash University. The institution offers pathway studies for students who endeavour to undertake studies at one of Monash's campuses. The College's specialised undergraduate diplomas (Diploma Part 2 is equivalent to first-year university) provide an alternative entry point into more than 60 Monash University bachelor degrees, taught intensively in smaller classes and an environment overall similar to that offered by the university. Monash College offers programs in several countries throughout the world, with colleges located in Australia (Melbourne), China (Guangzhou), Indonesia (Jakarta), Singapore and Sri Lanka (Colombo).

Faculties

Art, Design and Architecture

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Education

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Law

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Science

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Arts

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Engineering

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Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

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Business and Economics

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Information Technology

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Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Course

Undergraduate Course

Singel degrees

Bachelor of Accounting
Bachelor of Adult Learning and Development
Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering
Bachelor of Architectural Design
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
Bachelor of Arts (Global)
Bachelor of Arts (International)
Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences)
Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
Bachelor of Behavioural Science
Bachelor of Biomedical Science
Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Scholar Program)
Bachelor of Biomedical Science Advanced with Honours
Bachelor of Biotechnology
Bachelor of Business
Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
Bachelor of Business (Law)
Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
Bachelor of Business (Psychology)
Bachelor of Business and Commerce
Bachelor of Business and Commerce (Global)
Bachelor of Business Information Systems
Bachelor of Business Science
Bachelor of Business Science (Accounting)
Bachelor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance)
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
Bachelor of Commerce (Dean's Scholars Program)
Bachelor of Communication
Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (AOD&MH)
Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences
Bachelor of Computer Science
Bachelor of Computer Systems Engineering
Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication)
Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies
Bachelor of Economics
Bachelor of Education (P-10)
Bachelor of Emergency Health (Paramedic)
Bachelor of Engineering
Bachelor of Environmental Engineering
Bachelor of Environmental Science
Bachelor of Fine Art
Bachelor of Health Promotion
Bachelor of Health Science
Bachelor of Industrial Design
Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems
Bachelor of Interior Architecture
Bachelor of Journalism
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Letters
Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering
Bachelor of Midwifery
Bachelor of Multimedia and Digital Arts
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Nursing
Bachelor of Nursing (Community Health)
Bachelor of Nursing Practice
Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics
Bachelor of Nutrition Science
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
Bachelor of Performing Arts
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science
Bachelor of Pharmacy
Bachelor of Physiotherapy
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (with Honours)
Bachelor of Primary Education
Bachelor of Professional Communication
Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing
Bachelor of Psychological Science and Business
Bachelor of Psychology (with Honours)
Bachelor of Public Health
Bachelor of Radiography and Medical Imaging
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)
Bachelor of Science (Food Science and Technology)
Bachelor of Science (Medical Bioscience)
Bachelor of Science (Science Scholar Program)
Bachelor of Science (Veterinary Bioscience)
Bachelor of Science Advanced with Honours
Bachelor of Social Science
Bachelor of Social Welfare
Bachelor of Social Work
Bachelor of Social Work (with Honours)
Bachelor of Software Engineering
Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation
Bachelor of Technology (Infrastructure - Design, Construction and Management)
Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
Bachelor of Visual Arts
Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts (Faculty of Arts)
Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts (Faculty of Arts)
Honours degree of Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
Honours degree of Bachelor of Behavioural Neuroscience
Honours degree of Bachelor of Biomedical Science
Honours degree of Bachelor of Business and Commerce
Honours degree of Bachelor of Business Information Systems
Honours degree of Bachelor of Business Science
Honours degree of Bachelor of Commerce
Honours degree of Bachelor of Communication (Faculty of Arts)
Honours degree of Bachelor of Communication (Faculty of Arts)
Honours degree of Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences
Honours degree of Bachelor of Computer Science
Honours degree of Bachelor of Design
Honours degree of Bachelor of Economics
Honours degree of Bachelor of Education
Honours degree of Bachelor of Emergency Health (Paramedic)
Honours degree of Bachelor of Fine Art
Honours degree of Bachelor of Health Science
Honours degree of Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems
Honours degree of Bachelor of Journalism
Honours degree of Bachelor of Medical Science
Honours degree of Bachelor of Midwifery
Honours degree of Bachelor of Multimedia and Digital Arts
Honours degree of Bachelor of Music
Honours degree of Bachelor of Nursing
Honours degree of Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics
Honours degree of Bachelor of Performing Arts
Honours degree of Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science
Honours degree of Bachelor of Psychological Science and Business (Psychology)
Honours degree of Bachelor of Science
Honours degree of Bachelor of Science (Science Scholar Program)
Honours degree of Bachelor of Social Science
Honours degree of Bachelor of Visual Arts
Honours degree of Bachelor of Visual Communication
Associate Degree in Arts and Social Sciences
Associate Degree in Business and Commerce
Associate Degree of Community Welfare and Counselling
Diploma in Languages
Diploma in Liberal Arts
Diploma of Business
Diploma of Tertiary Studies

-->Double degrees

Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Laws

Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce

Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education (Faculty of Education)

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education (Faculty of Education)

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work (with Honours)

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts

Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce

Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling

Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education (Primary)

Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts

Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Commerce

Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Engineering

Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Laws

Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)

Bachelor of Business (Accounting) and Bachelor of Business (Management)

Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance) and Bachelor of Laws

Bachelor of Business (Management) and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)

Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation

Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Visual Arts

Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication

Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems

Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication

Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts

Bachelor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Bachelor of Business and Commerce

Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Business Information Systems

Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Economics

Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Education

Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Engineering

Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws

Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering

Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Architectural Design

Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design)

Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Laws

Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science

Bachelor of Environmental Engineering and Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Environmental Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce

Bachelor of Environmental Engineering and Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Health Science and Bachelor of Business

Bachelor of Health Science and Bachelor of Social Work

Bachelor of Health Science and Bachelor of Social Work (with Honours)

Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Business

Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Commerce

Bachelor of Journalism and Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Laws

Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Commerce

Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education (Faculty of Education)

Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education (Faculty of Education)

Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Laws

Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Performing Arts

Bachelor of Nursing and Bachelor of Emergency Health (Paramedic)

Bachelor of Nursing Practice and Bachelor of Midwifery

Bachelor of Performing Arts and Bachelor of Laws

Bachelor of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Commerce

Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) and Bachelor of Science (Medical Bioscience)

Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Computer Science

Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Education (Faculty of Education)

Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Education (Faculty of Education)

Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering

Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Laws

Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation and Bachelor of Education (Faculty of Education)

Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation and Bachelor of Education (Faculty of Education)

Bachelor of Visual Arts and Bachelor of Education

Bachelor of Visual Arts and Bachelor of Education (Secondary)

Postgraduate

Master in Adult Education (Global)

Master in Applied Linguistics for Language Teachers

Master in Counselling

Master in Organisational Leadership

Master in Regional and Community Development

Master in School Leadership

Master of Applied Econometrics

Master of Applied Finance

Master of Applied Finance and Master of Applied Econometrics

Master of Applied Finance and Master of Business (Accounting)

Master of Applied History

Master of Applied Information Technology

Master of Applied Linguistics

Master of Architecture

Master of Asian Studies

Master of Australian Indigenous Studies

Master of Bioethics

Master of Biomedical Science (Part 1)

Master of Bioresource Engineering

Master of Biostatistics

Master of Business

Master of Business (Accounting)

Master of Business (Accounting) and Master of Business Law

Master of Business (Banking and Finance)

Master of Business (Honours)

Master of Business (Science and Technology)

Master of Business Administration

Master of Business and Master of Professional Accounting

Master of Business Economics

Master of Business Information Systems

Master of Business Information Systems (Honours)

Master of Business Information Systems Professional

Master of Business Law

Master of Clinical Embryology

Master of Clinical Midwifery

Master of Clinical Pharmacy

Master of Clinical Research Methods

Master of Commercial Law

Master of Communications and Media Studies

Master of Counter-Terrorism Studies

Master of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Master of Cultural Arts

Master of Design

Master of Diplomacy and Trade

Master of Education

Master of Education (TESOL International)

Master of Emergency Health

Master of European and International Studies

Master of Family Medicine

Master of Family Medicine (Clinical)

Master of Forensic Medicine

Master of Health Professional Education

Master of Health Services Management

Master of Human Resource Management

Master of Human Rights Law

Master of Human Services Management

Master of Information Technology

Master of Information Technology (Honours)

Master of Information Technology Professional

Master of Infrastructure Engineering and Management

Master of Integrated Water Management

Master of Intellectual Property Law

Master of International and Comparative Law

Master of International Business

Master of International Business and Master of European and International Studies

Master of International Crisis Management

Master of International Health

Master of International Relations

Master of Interpreting and Translation Studies

Master of Islamic Studies

Master of Journalism

Master of Journalism and Master of Business

Master of Journalism and Master of European and International Studies

Master of Journalism and Master of International Relations

Master of Journalism and Master of Sustainability

Master of Laws

Master of Laws (Commercial Law)

Master of Laws (Human Rights)

Master of Laws (Intellectual Property)

Master of Laws (International and Comparative Law)

Master of Laws (Juris Doctor)

Master of Laws (Workplace and Employment Law)

Master of Maintenance and Reliability Engineering

Master of Management

Master of Marketing

Master of Medical Radiations

Master of Medical Ultrasound

Master of Mental Health Science

Master of Multimedia

Master of Multimedia Design

Master of Music

Master of Nursing

Master of Nursing (IN)

Master of Nursing Practice

Master of Occupational and Environmental Health

Master of Pharmacy Practice

Master of Professional Accounting

Master of Professional Accounting (Advanced)

Master of Professional Accounting and Master of Business Law

Master of Psychology (Counselling)

Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental)

Master of Public Health

Master of Public Policy and Management

Master of Publishing and Editing

Master of Regulatory Studies

Master of Social Work

Master of Social Work (Forensic Studies)

Master of Social Work (Qualifying)

Master of Sustainability

Master of Teaching (Early Childhood)

Master of Teaching (Secondary)

Master of Tourism

Master of Traffic

Master of Transport

Master of Visual Arts

Master of Workplace and Employment Law

Master of Wound Care

Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Research)

Postgraduate Diploma in Business and Commerce

Postgraduate Diploma in Business Information Systems

Postgraduate Diploma in Economics and Commerce

Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology

Postgraduate Diploma in Organisational Leadership

Postgraduate Diploma of Education

Postgraduate Diploma of Psychology

Graduate Diploma in Accounting

Graduate Diploma in Applied Econometrics

Graduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics

Graduate Diploma in Biostatistics

Graduate Diploma in Business

Graduate Diploma in Business Information Systems

Graduate Diploma in Clinical Research Methods

Graduate Diploma in Economic Studies

Graduate Diploma in Engineering Maintenance Management

Graduate Diploma in Health Economics and Policy

Graduate Diploma in Health Services Management

Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management

Graduate Diploma in Information and Knowledge Management

Graduate Diploma in Information Technology

Graduate Diploma in Infrastructure Engineering and Management

Graduate Diploma in International Health

Graduate Diploma in Law

Graduate Diploma in Law (Commercial Law)

Graduate Diploma in Law (Human Rights)

Graduate Diploma in Law (Intellectual Property)

Graduate Diploma in Law (International and Comparative Law)

Graduate Diploma in Law (Workplace and Employment Law)

Graduate Diploma in Local Government Law

Graduate Diploma in Materials Engineering

Graduate Diploma in Mental Health for Teaching Professions

Graduate Diploma in Music

Graduate Diploma in Occupational and Environmental Health

Graduate Diploma in Psychology

Graduate Diploma in Pulp and Paper Technology

Graduate Diploma in Regional and Community Development

Graduate Diploma in Regulatory Studies

Graduate Diploma in Reproductive Sciences

Graduate Diploma in Transport and Traffic

Graduate Diploma in Wound Care

Graduate Diploma of Business (Management)

Graduate Diploma of Education (Primary)

Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary)

Graduate Diploma of Emergency Health

Graduate Diploma of Midwifery

Postgraduate Certificate in Business Information Systems

Postgraduate Certificate in Information Technology

Graduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics

Graduate Certificate in Biostatistics

Graduate Certificate in Business

Graduate Certificate in Business Information Systems

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Research Methods

Graduate Certificate in Clinical Simulation

Graduate Certificate in Commercialising Research

Graduate Certificate in Emergency Health

Graduate Certificate in Forensic Studies (Accounting)

Graduate Certificate in Health Professional Education

Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management

Graduate Certificate in Information Technology

Graduate Certificate in Infrastructure Engineering and Management

Graduate Certificate in Maintenance Management

Graduate Certificate in Medical Acupuncture

Graduate Certificate in Occupational Health

Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice

Graduate Certificate in Pharmacy Practice (Internship)

Graduate Certificate in Regional and Community Development

Graduate Certificate in Reliability Engineering

Graduate Certificate in Research Ethics

Graduate Certificate in Transport and Traffic

Graduate Certificate in Wound Care

Graduate Certificate of Pharmacoeconomics

Executive Certificate in Business

Executive Certificate in Information Technology

Faculty Certificate in Human Services Management

Professional Certificate in Information Technology

Research

Doctor of Juridical Science

Doctor of Medicine (supervised)

Doctor of Philosophy (Faculty of Science)

Doctor of Philosophy (Faculty of Law)

Doctor of Philosophy (Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences)

Doctor of Philosophy (Faculty of Business and Economics)

Doctor of Philosophy (Faculty of Arts)

Doctor of Philosophy (Faculty of Engineering)

Doctor of Philosophy (Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Doctor of Philosophy (Monash Injury Research Institute)

Doctor of Philosophy (Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture)

Doctor of Philosophy (Faculty of Information Technology)

Doctor of Philosophy (Faculty of Education)

Doctor of Philosophy (Creative Writing)

Doctor of Philosophy (Music Composition)

Doctor of Philosophy (Music Performance)

Doctor of Philosophy (Theatre Performance)

Doctor of Philosophy (Translation Studies)

Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology

Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology

Doctor of Public Health

Master of Arts (Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture)

Master of Arts (Faculty of Arts)

Master of Arts (Creative Writing)

Master of Arts (Music Composition)

Master of Arts (Music Performance)

Master of Arts (Theatre Performance)

Master of Arts by Research and Coursework

Master of Bioethics

Master of Biomedical Science

Master of Business Systems (Research)

Master of Design (by Research)

Master of Education (Faculty of Education)

Master of Education (Faculty of Education)

Master of Engineering Science (Research)

Master of Environmental Science

Master of Environmental Science by Research and Coursework

Master of Fine Art

Master of Information Management and Systems (Research)

Master of Information Technology (Research)

Master of Laws (Research)

Master of Nursing (Research)

Master of Pharmaceutical Science

Master of Philosophy (Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences)

Master of Philosophy (Monash Injury Research Institute)

Master of Philosophy (Faculty of Law)

Master of Philosophy (Faculty of Science)

Master of Philosophy (Faculty of Business and Economics)

Master of Philosophy (Faculty of Information Technology)

Master of Psychology (Counselling)/Doctor of Philosophy

Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental)/Doctor of Philosophy

Master of Reproductive Sciences

Master of Rural Health (Research)

Master of Science

Master of Social Work (Research)

Master of Surgery

Rankings

The following publications ranked universities worldwide. Monash University ranked:

Publications	Ave.	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
THE-QS World University Rankings	42.86		33	33	38	43	47	45	THE:178 QS:61	THE:117 QS:60
Shanghai Jiao Tong University		152–200	202–300	203–300	201–300	201–300	201–302	201–302	150-200	150-200
Global University Ranking								74–77
Newsweek					73
Economist Intelligence Unit's MBA rank	49			59	49	43	47	59	58
New York Times:										47
Webometrics:	119					144	104	111 (Jan.), 137 (Jul.)	99

The corresponding rankings within Australia are:

Publications	Ave.	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
THE-QS World University Rankings	4.33		3	3	4	5	6	5
Shanghai Jiao Tong University		5–7	7–9	7–9	7–9	8	7–9	7–9	6-7
Global University Ranking								3
Newsweek					5
Economist Intelligence Unit's MBA rank	1.6			1	1	1	2	3	2
New York Times										1
Webometrics:	2.66							2 (Jan.), 3 (Jul.)	2

Research produced by the Melbourne Institute in 2006 ranked Australian universities across seven main discipline areas: Arts and Humanities, Business and Economics, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, and Science. For each discipline, Monash University was ranked:

Discipline	R1*	No.	R2*	No.
Arts and Humanities	4	38	4	35
Business and Economics	5	39	4	34
Education	2	35	3	32
Engineering	4	28	5	28
Law	5	29	5	28
Medicine	3	14	4	13
Science	6	38	8	31

* R1 refers to Australian and overseas Academics' rankings in tables 3.1–3.7 of the report. R2 refers to the Articles and Research rankings in tables 5.1–5.7 of the report. No. refers to the number of institutions in the table against which Monash is compared.

Other rankings:

The Monash Clayton campus was ranked number 1 in Australia for student experience by the National Union of Students of Australia in 2007
In life sciences and biomedicine, Monash was ranked 25th best in the world by Times Higher Education in 2009
In social sciences, it was ranked 26th best in the world by Times Higher Education in 2009
In the employer review category, in which employers rate the quality of a university's graduates, Times Higher Education ranked Monash 15th best in the world in 2008.
In the international students category, Times Higher Education ranked Monash 17th best in the world in 2008.
The Monash MBA was ranked number 1 in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit in the category of "personal development and educational experience"
The Monash Faculty of Business and Economics School was ranked number 1 in Australia by Webometrics in 2010 (July Ranking).
Monash University chemistry ranks top 75 in the world and number 1 in Australia according to ARWU's ranking.
In 2010, the Australian Government's Learning and Teaching Performance Fund recognised the Monash Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences as the best in Australia.

Collections

Monash University Library

Monash University Library currently operates several libraries at all of its campuses, spanning over 3 continents. Monash University Library has over 3.2 million items.

Rare Books Collection

Located at the Sir Louis Matheson Library on the Clayton Campus, the Rare Books Collection consists of over 100,000 items, valued because of their age, uniqueness or physical beauty, which can be accessed by Monash staff and students. The collection was started in 1961 when the University Librarian purchased original manuscripts by Jonathan Swift and some of his contemporaries. The Collection now consists of a range of items including photography, children's books, 15th-17th century English and French literature, original manuscripts and pamphlets. A variety of exhibitions are hosted throughout the year in the Rare Books area.

Monash University Museum of Art

The Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA) was founded in 1961 and is located on the University's Caulfield Campus. The establishment of the Museum reflected a desire by the University's founders for students to obtain a broad education, including an appreciation and understanding of the arts. Its collection has now grown to over 1500 works, including a variety of items from artists such as Arthur Boyd, William Dobell, Sidney Nolan, Howard Arkley, Tracey Moffatt, John Perceval, Fred Williams and Bill Henson. While the gallery's focus is on Australian art, it houses a number of international works and exhibitions. It hosts regular exhibitions which are open to Monash students and staff, as well as the general public. The current Curator of the Museum is Geraldine Barlow.

The Monash Art and Design Faculty at Caulfield Campus

Switchback Gallery

The Switchback Gallery was opened in 1995 in the landscaped gardens of the University's Gippsland Campus, and has become a cultural focal point for the region. It hosts a diverse range of exhibitions each year, from work by Monash students, to displays by international artists.

Monash Faculty of Art and Design Gallery

The Art and Design Faculty houses its own collection of artwork. It is located at the University's Caulfield campus. Its collection includes a wide range of media including painting, tapestry, printmedia, ceramics, jewellery, photomedia, industrial design, digital media and installation. In addition to being a public gallery, it runs a Visiting Artists program which attracts artists from around the world to spend a year at the gallery.

Student life

Student organisations

There are approximately 56,000 students at the university, represented by individual campus organisations and the university-wide Monash Postgraduate Association.

Monash Union of Berwick Students (MUBS) - Berwick campus
Monash Student Association (MSA) - Clayton Campus
Monash Student Union Caulfield (MONSU Caulfield) - Caulfield Campus
Monash University Gippsland Student Union (MUGSU) - Gippsland Campus
Monash Parkville Students Association (MPSA) - Parkville Campus
Monash Student Union Peninsula (MONSU Peninsula) - Peninsula Campus
Monash Student Association of South Africa - South Africa Campus.
Monash University Student Association (MUSA) - Malaysia campus

Other notable student organisations include:

Lot's Wife, a newspaper
Monash Association of Debaters
Monash Whites Football Club

Sport

Monash University Soccer

Sport at Monash University is overseen by Monash Sport, a department of the University which employs over 200 staff. Currently, there are 47 sporting clubs at the University.

Each campus has a range of sporting facilities used by students and staff, including football, cricket, hockey, soccer, rugby and baseball fields; tennis, squash and badminton courts; gyms and swimming pools. The University also has an alpine lodge at Mount Buller.

Monash's sporting teams compete in a range of local and national competitions. Monash sends the largest number of students of any Australian university to the Australian University Games, in which it was Overall Champion in 2008 and 2009.

Facilities at Monash are often used by a range of professional sporting teams. For example, the Australia national association football team, the Socceroos, used the Clayton and South Africa campuses for training for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Colleges and Halls of Residence

Monash Residential Services (MRS) is responsible for co-ordinating the operation of on-campus halls of residence. MRS manages a variety of facilities at all five Australian campuses and South Africa.

The following residences are based at the Clayton Campus:

**List of colleges**
College	Affiliation
Howitt Hall	1966
Farrer Hall	1965
Richardson Hall	1972
Deakin Hall	1962
Roberts Hall	1971
Normanby House	2005
Jakomos Hall	2012
Briggs Hall	2012
South East Flats

Mannix College, founded in 1969 and owned by the Catholic Church, is also affiliated with the university.

Faculty and alumni

List of Monash University people

Monash has a long list of alumni who have become prominent in a wide range of areas. 1100 Monash graduates (or 8.33% of the total biographical listings) are listed among the 13,200 biographies of Australia's most notable individuals in the 2008 edition of Who's Who in Australia.

Monash graduates who are currently leaders in their fields include:

Daniel Andrews, Victorian Opposition Leader
Adam Bandt, Member for Melbourne
Boediono, Vice President of Indonesia
Simon Crean, Australian politician
David de Kretser, Governor of Victoria
Robert Doyle, Lord Mayor of Melbourne
John Lenders, former Treasurer of Victoria
George Pell, present Australian Cardinal of the Catholic Church
Marilyn Warren, Chief Justice of Victoria

Vice-Chancellors and Chancellors

The Vice-Chancellor is the chief executive of the University, who is head of Monash's day-to-day activities. The Vice-Chancellor is also the University President. In North America and parts of Europe, the equivalent role is the President or Principal.

The Chancellor is chair of the University Council and provides advice to the Vice-Chancellor, as well as having ceremonial duties.