Entry requirements for Monash university

richard — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:08:09 +0000

To commence a Monash College program and pathway on to Monash University, you first need to meet age, academic and English language proficiency requirements.

1. Age requirements

> Diploma Part 1
You must be at least 16 years of age when you first enrol in a Monash College program.

> Diploma Part 2
You must be at least 17 years of age when you first enrol in a Monash College program.

You may be offered a deferred place within a Monash College diploma program if you do not meet the age requirement. This means you can start your diploma when you have reached the required age.

2. Academic requirements

Whether you enter your Monash College program at Diploma Part 1 or Diploma Part 2 depends on your:

entry scores
your highest education qualification
prerequisite subjects
your academic results

Entry scores

The academic entry scores for a Monash College diploma program differ according to:

your preferred diploma program
your previous qualification
the country from which you are applying

Highest education qualification

> Diploma Part 1

The minimum level of schooling required is the successful completion of Australian Year 11 or equivalent.

To find out which qualification requirements apply to you visit:

Entry Requirements for the Diploma of Art and Design Studies Part 1
Entry Requirements for the Diploma of Arts (Communication, Journalism and Psychology) Part 1
Entry Requirements for the Diploma of Business Part 1
Entry Requirements for the Diploma of Engineering Studies Part 1
Entry Requirements for the Diploma of Health Sciences Part 1
Entry Requirements for the Diploma of Information Technology Part 1

> Diploma Part 2

The minimum level of schooling required is successful completion of Sri Lankan and London A levels, Australian Year 12 or equivalent.

To find out which qualification requirements apply to you visit:

Entry Requirements for the Diploma of Art and Design Studies Part 2
Entry Requirements for the Diploma of Arts (Communication, Journalism and Psychology) Part 2
Entry Requirements for the Diploma of Business Part 2
Entry Requirements for the Diploma of Engineering Studies Part 2
Entry Requirements for the Diploma of Health Sciences Part 2
Entry Requirements for the Diploma of Information Technology Part 2

> Prerequisite subjects

Some diploma courses have specific subject prerequisites.

For a complete list of the subject prerequisites for the Diploma Part 1 visit: Prerequisite Subjects for Entry to Diploma Part 1

For a complete list of the subject prerequisites for the Diploma Part 2 visit: Prerequisite Subjects for Entry to Diploma Part 2

For a complete list of the subject prerequisites for the Progression to 2^nd Year Monash University visit:
Prerequisite Subjects for Progression to 2^nd Year Monash University

3. English language proficiency requirements

English Test	Result required for Diploma Part 1 (Art & Design, Business, Engineering, IT)	Result required for Diploma Part 1 (Arts, Health Sciences)	Result required for Diploma Part 2 (Art & Design, Arts, Business, Engineering, Health Sciences, IT)
GCE O or A level General Paper (English)	C	C	C
Malaysia SPM / STPM English	A1 or A2	A1 or A2	A1 or A2
Hong Kong CEE English Syllabus B	C	C	C
IELTS	5.5 (No band lower than 5)	6.0 (No band lower than 6)	6.5 (No band lower than 6)
TOEFL including Test of Written English (paper based)	527, TWE 4	550, TWE 4.5	580, TWE 4.5
TOEFL including Essay Writing (ER) (computer based)	197 (ER 4)	213 (ER 5)	237 (ER 5)
TOEFL iBT (internet based)	Overall: 71 Writing: 17+ (No section lower than 13)	Overall: 80 Writing: 20+ (No section lower than 18)	Overall: 90 Writing: 22+ (No section lower than 20)

Note:

Students must be able to demonstrate English language ability before being admitted to a Monash College diploma program.

English language requirements can be met if:

English was the language of instruction in Secondary studies and an approved English language subject was completed at:
- Year 11 (at least C Grade or 60%);
- Year 12 (VCE units 3 & 4 with a study score of at least English 25 or ESL 30);
Or equivalent English language proficiency as set out in the above table.

Research targets major savings in transport industry

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:02:45 +0000

Monash University researchers are working with Constraint Technologies, a company that provides optimisation software to the transport, travel and logistics sector, to develop a software system that will transform the way transport companies roster staff.

The $1.24M project will deliver major savings to public and private organisations in the airline, trucking, rail and public transport industries by streamlining their approach to ‘crewing’.

Transportation crewing is a complex process that involves rostering staff with the right skills, in the right place over the right time periods. Crewing also involves ensuring rosters meet safety criteria and industry regulations.

The disruption caused by crewing difficulties is estimated to account for more than 25 per cent of a company’s operational crew costs.

The research team from the Faculty of Information Technology will combine artificial intelligence, operational research, and data mining — a sophisticated search technique that sorts relevant information from large amounts of data — to build a software tool that can quickly and easily generate staff rosters that satisfy all transportation crewing requirements.

Monash IT Professor Mark Wallace said a method for fast development of efficient solutions would enable organisations to more efficiently manage and roster their staff.

“Crewing costs are critical to the financial viability of companies. An increase in crewing costs of only a few per cent can make an enterprise unviable,” Professor Wallace said.

“There is also often a lot of wastage. Crew schedules can leave people being paid to do nothing in places they don’t want to be and if anything changes on the day, for example, if a flight is delayed and the rostered crew reaches their allowed duty time, passengers have to sit in the plane and wait until a substitute crew arrives.

“This software will allow companies to prepare efficient, legal, fair and robust rosters which can be modified flexibly on the day of operation.”

Professor Wallace said better management of staff could also benefit consumers financially.

“Since transportation underpins most manufacturing and commerce, costs in crewing have a flow-on effect to all goods and services,” Professor Wallace said.

“Improvements in operational reliability and costs through better transportation crewing will have great economic benefit.”

The research will focus on the airline industry initially, before examining rail, shipping, bus and trucking. Researchers expect the approach will eventually apply to industries such as mining, production and construction, as well as large government departments including health, defence and education.