The MPA guide to postgraduate numbers at Monash University

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The MPA guide to

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at Monash University, 2012

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Monash Postgraduate Association guide to postgraduate numbers at Monash University 2012 2

The MPA guide to

postgraduate numbers

at Monash University.

The statistical data used to make the following conclusions are derived from the Monash University Planning and Statistics Unit full year student enrolment data, as at 18 June 2013, 7 June 2012, 18 July 2011, and can be found at http://opq.monash.edu.au/us/pivot-table/ Unless otherwise indicated, the figures refer to University-wide postgraduate numbers.

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Contents page

KEY: ............................................................................................................................................... 5

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................ 6

Total number of students at Monash University by campus, 2012 ................................................... 6 Postgraduate numbers by faculty, 2012 .......................................................................................... 6 Postgraduate numbers by course type, 2012 .................................................................................. 6 Postgraduate numbers by commencing and returning, 2012 .......................................................... 7 Postgraduate numbers by international/domestic, 2012 .................................................................. 7 Postgraduate numbers by sex, 2012 ............................................................................................... 7 Postgraduate numbers by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, 2012 ............................................7 Postgraduate numbers by funding source, 2012 ..............................................................................7 Postgraduate numbers by attendance type, 2012 ........................................................................... 8 Postgraduate numbers by attendance mode, 2012 ......................................................................... 8 Postgraduate numbers by student course attempt location, 2012 ................................................... 8 Postgraduate numbers by equity groups, 2012 ................................................................................8

CAMPUS ........................................................................................................................................ 9

Total number of students at Monash University by campus for 2012, 2011 and 2010 ..................... 9

FACULTY ..................................................................................................................................... 11

Postgraduate numbers by faculty by course type for 2012, 2011 and 2010 .................................. 11 Postgraduate numbers by faculty by campus, 2012 ...................................................................... 13 HDR Postgraduate numbers by faculty by campus, 2012 ............................................................. 13 GPG Postgraduate numbers by faculty by campus, 2012 ............................................................. 13

COURSE LEVEL .......................................................................................................................... 14

Course type by course level for 2012, 2011 and 2010 .................................................................. 14

COMMENCING AND RETURNING STUDENT STATUS .............................................................. 15

Commencing and returning postgraduates by course type 2012, 2011 and 2010 ......................... 15 Commencing and returning postgraduates by course type by campus, 2012 ................................ 15 Commencing and returning by course type and by faculty 2012 ................................................... 16

AGE .............................................................................................................................................. 18

Average age by course type by campus for 2012, 2011 and 2010 ................................................ 18

INTERNATIONAL POSTGRADUATES ......................................................................................... 20

International and domestic postgraduates by campus for 2012, 2011 and 2010 ........................... 20 International postgraduates by course type, commencing and returning, by campus, 2012 .......... 20

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International postgraduates by course type by campus by year 2012, 2011 and 2010 .................. 21 International and domestic postgraduates by course type and faculty, 2012 ................................. 22 International postgraduates by faculty by course type for 2012, 2011 and 2010 ........................... 23 Country of residence of international postgraduates by course type, 2012 .................................... 25

SEX .............................................................................................................................................. 26

Sex of postgraduates by course type for 2012, 2011 and 2010 ..................................................... 26 Sex of postgraduates by campus, 2012 ........................................................................................ 26 Sex of postgraduates by course type and attendance type, 2012 ................................................. 27 Sex of postgraduates by course type and faculty, 2012 ................................................................ 27

AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER (ATSI) POSTGRADUATE ENROLMENTS ............................................................................................................................. 28

ATSI postgraduates by campus, 2012, 2011 and 2010 ................................................................. 28 ATSI postgraduates by sex, 2012, 2011 and 2010 ........................................................................ 28 ATSI postgraduates by attendance type, 2012, 2011 and 2010 .................................................... 28 ATSI postgraduates by faculty and course type, 2012, 2011 and 2010 ......................................... 29 ATSI undergraduates by faculty, 2012, 2011 and 2010 ................................................................. 29

FUNDING SOURCE ..................................................................................................................... 30

Funding source by campus and by course type, 2012 .................................................................. 30

ATTENDANCE TYPE ................................................................................................................... 31

Attendance type by course type, 2012, 2011 and 2010 ................................................................. 31 Attendance type by campus 2012, 2011 and 2010........................................................................ 32

ATTENDANCE MODE .................................................................................................................. 33

Attendance mode by course type and by year 2012, 2011 and 2010 ............................................ 33 Attendance mode by campus and by year 2012, 2011 and 2010 .................................................. 34

STUDENT COURSE ATTEMPT LOCATION ................................................................................ 35

Student course attempt location, 2012 .......................................................................................... 35

EQUITY GROUPS ........................................................................................................................ 36

Equity group by faculty, 2012 ........................................................................................................ 36 Equity group by campus, 2012 ...................................................................................................... 36 Equity group by sex, 2012 ............................................................................................................. 37

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Key:

HDR Higher degree by research refers to PhD including Professional Doctorates, and Masters by Research

GPG Graduate postgraduate refers to the following degrees; Masters by Coursework, Postgraduate qualifying/preliminary, Graduate Diploma (new/existing area) and Graduate Certificate.

Masters by Research Masters degree with a 66% or more research component.

Masters by Coursework Masters degree with a less than 66% research component.

Full-time Full-time enrolment

Part-time Part-time enrolment

Internal a course enrolment pattern in which all units of study are undertaken through attendance at the institution on a regular basis.

External a course enrolment pattern in which all units of study involve special arrangements whereby lesson materials, assignments, etc. are delivered to the student, and any associated attendance at the institution is of an incidental, irregular, special or voluntary nature.

Multi-Modal a course enrolment pattern in which at least one unit of study is undertaken by internal mode and at least one unit of study is undertaken by external mode of attendance.

RTS Research Training Scheme

CSP Commonwealth Supported Place

International Overseas/ International postgraduate

Domestic Domestic/ Local postgraduate

T&R Teaching and Research

Low SES Low socio-economic status as defined by ABS, Australian

Student course attempt location

Student course attempt location is the location, typically the campus, from where the student’s course is offered. It may be interpreted as the location where a student is enrolled in a course.

Note: non-award student numbers have been excluded

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Executive summary

Student numbers

During 2012, there were 62,610 students enrolled at Monash University and of these 16,808 (27%) were postgraduates.

The Clayton campus had the highest number of postgraduate enrolments in 2012 with 7,909 postgraduates, compared to 5,816 postgraduates at Caulfield campus and 1,102 postgraduates at Gippsland campus. There were sixty four enrolled at Berwick campus and only thirty nine at South Africa campus

Total number of students at Monash University by campus, 2012

Clayton Caulfield Peninsula Gippsland Parkville Berwick Sunway South Africa

Total

Postgraduate 7909 5816 763 1102 656 64 459 39 16808

Undergraduate 20050 8257 3333 2753 1067 1954 5519 2869 45802

Total 27959 14073 4096 3855 1723 2018 5978 2908 62610

Source: Monash University Planning and Statistics, as at 18 June 2013.

Faculty

The Faculty of Business and Economics had the highest number of postgraduates in 2012 with 4,021 students, followed by the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences with 3,523 postgraduates and then the Faculty of Education with an enrolment of 2,955 postgraduates.

Postgraduate numbers by faculty, 2012

Faculty Total

Art, Design and

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Arts 1644

Business and Economics 4021

Education 2955

Engineering 946

Information Technology 1024

Law 985

Medicine, Nursing and

Health Sciences

3523

Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

656

Science 533

T&R 25

Total 16808 Source: Monash University Planning and Statistics, as at 18 June 2013.

Course type

HDRs comprised 27% of the postgraduate population and GPGs 73%.

Postgraduate numbers by course type, 2012

Higher degree by research Graduate/postgraduate Total

Postgraduate Numbers 4577 12231 16808 Source: Monash University Planning and Statistics, as at 18 June 2013.

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Commencing and returning

Of the 4,577 HDRs, 24% were commencing in 2012 and of the 12,231 GPGs, 47% were commencing.

Postgraduate numbers by commencing and returning, 2012

Commencing Returning Total

Higher degree by research 1104 3473 4577

Graduate/postgraduate Total

5706 6810

6525 9998

12231 16808


Age

While the average age of postgraduates in 2012 was 31 years, the largest proportion (47%) of HDR postgraduates were in the age range of 25 to 29 years. The largest proportion of GPGs (37%) were in the age range of 20 to 24 years.

International students

International postgraduates made up 32% of the HDR population and 34% of the GPG population. The largest number of international postgraduates were enrolled in the Faculty of Business and Economics where international postgraduates exceeded the number of domestic postgraduates.

Postgraduate numbers by international/domestic, 2012

International Domestic Total

Higher degree by research 1483 3094 4577 Graduate/postgraduate

Total

4111

5594

8120

11214

12231

16808 Source: Monash University Planning and Statistics, as at 18 June 2013.

Sex

There were substantially more female postgraduates than male postgraduates in both HDR and GPG during 2012. Female postgraduates comprised 60% of the total postgraduate population.

Postgraduate numbers by sex, 2012

Sex Female Male Total

Higher degree by research 2434 2143 4577 Graduate/postgraduate

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7633

10067

4598

6741

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

There were 51 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) postgraduates enrolled at Monash in 2012, 21 HDRs and 30 GPGs. While the Faculty of Education had 15 ATSI students, the highest number of any faculty, the Faculty of Engineering had no postgraduates identified as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in 2012.

Funding source

While the majority of HDRs (64%) were supported by Research Training Scheme funds there were 32% international fee-paying HDRs. Of the 12,231 GPGs, 29% held Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP), 34% were international full-fee paying students and 37% were domestic full-fee paying students.

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Attendance type

In 2012 more than twice as many HDRs were studying full-time as opposed to part-time; however, more GPGs were studying part-time rather than full-time.

Postgraduate numbers by attendance type, 2012

Attendance Type Full-time Part-time Total


Graduate/postgraduate

Total

6001

9241

6230

7567

12231


Attendance mode

The majority (93%) of HDRs and 60% of GPGs were enrolled internally.

Postgraduate numbers by attendance mode, 2012

Attendance Mode Internal External Multi-modal Total

Higher degree by research 4253 278 46 4577 Graduate/postgraduate

Total

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11554

3773

4051

1157

1203

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Student course attempt location The Faculties of Law and Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences had postgraduates based at locations other than the main Monash campuses. 89% of Law postgraduates were based in the city while 30% of postgraduates from the Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Faculty were based at various locations around Victoria, including hospitals and research centres.

Equity groups 2.5% of postgraduates identified themselves as having a disability and 7% resided in an area of low socio-economic status.

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Campus

In 2012, 27% of students at Monash were postgraduate.

The percentage of students at each campus that were postgraduate in 2012 was:

28% of students at Clayton

41% of students at Caulfield

19% of students at Peninsula

29% of students at Gippsland

38% of students at Parkville

3% of students at Berwick

8% of students at Sunway

1% of students at South Africa

Total number of students at Monash University by campus for 2012, 2011 and 2010

Clayton Caulfield Peninsula Gippsland Parkville Berwick Sunway South

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Total

2012

Postgraduate 7909 5816 763 1102 656 64 459 39 16808

Undergraduate 20050 8257 3333 2753 1067 1954 5519 2869 45802

Total 27959 14073 4096 3855 1723 2018 5978 2908 62610

2011

Postgraduate 8026 5869 852 1205 647 13 332 59 17003

Undergraduate 19767 8371 3412 2964 1027 2036 5326 2922 45825

Total 27793 14240 4264 4169 1674 2049 5658 2981 62828

2010

Postgraduate 7843 6103 868 1295 618 17 250 28 17022

Undergraduate 19549 8369 3445 2962 1056 1991 5097 2363 44832

Total 27392 14472 4313 4257 1674 2008 5347 2391 61854 Source: Monash University Planning and Statistics, as at 18 June 2013, 7 June 2012, 18 July 2011.

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The highest number (7909) of postgraduates were enrolled at the Clayton campus while the largest proportion (41%) of postgraduates at a given campus were enrolled at Caulfield campus.

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Faculty In 2012:

24% of total postgraduates were enrolled through the Faculty of Business and Economics

21% of total postgraduates were enrolled through the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

18% of total postgraduates were enrolled through the Faculty of Education

Postgraduate numbers by faculty by course type for 2012, 2011 and 2010

Faculty Higher degree research

Graduate postgraduate

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Art, Design and Architecture 2012 276 220 496 2011 310 187 497 2010 299 169 468 Arts 2012 719 925 1644 2011 662 1008 1670 2010 616 1062 1678 Business and Economics 2012 341 3680 4021 2011 381 3702 4083 2010 394 3933 4327 Education 2012 493 2462 2955 2011 487 2445 2932 2010 495 2547 3042 Engineering 2012 615 331 946 2011 572 360 932 2010 511 351 862 Information Technology 2012 188 836 1024 2011 201 864 1065 2010 193 892 1085 Law 2012 110 875 985 2011 105 818 923 2010 96 716 812 Medicine, Nursing and 2012 1167 2356 3523 Health Sciences 2011 1111 2599 3710 2010 1049 2586 3635 Pharmacy and 2012 135 521 656 Pharmaceutical Sciences 2011 141 506 647 2010 129 489 618 Science 2012 508 25 533 2011 471 51 522 2010 408 66 474 T&R 2012 25 0 25 2011 22 0 22 2010 21 0 21 Source: Monash University Planning and Statistics, as at 18 June 2013, 7 June 2012, 18 July 2011.

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HDR numbers increased slightly from 2011 to 2012 in the Faculty of Arts, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences and Science. The rest of the faculties recorded a decrease in HDR numbers in the same period.

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Business and Economics postgraduates formed 60% of the postgraduate population at Caulfield, 32% at Sunway and 78% at Berwick. The Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences had the majority of their postgraduates located at Clayton campus (67%) with smaller numbers at Caulfield (15%), Peninsula (12%) and Gippsland (5%).

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Postgraduate numbers by faculty by campus, 2012


Total

Art, Des and

Architecture

448 48 496

Arts 1032 487 70 35 20 1644

Business and Economics

206 3508 2 125 12 149 19 4021

Education 2097 341 419 50 48 2955

Engineering 709 156 81 946

Information

Technology 60 853 80 31 1024

Law 985 985

Medicine 2346 520 420 165 2 70 3523

Pharmacy 656 656

Science 451 0 39 43 533

T&R 23 2 25

Total 7909 581 763 1102 656 64 459 39 16808 Source: Monash University Planning and Statistics, as at 18 June 2013.

HDR Postgraduate numbers by faculty by campus, 2012


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Art, Des and Architecture

265 11 276

Arts 528 117 36 18 20 719

Business and

Economics 113 167 2 10 12 37

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Education 361 83 42 7 493

Engineering 534 81 615

Information Technology

58 76 31 23 188

Law 110 110

Medicine 970 65 57 11 64 1167

Pharmacy 135 135

Science 430 35 43 508

T&R 23 2 25

Total 3127 690 142 176 135 19 268 20 4577


GPG Postgraduate numbers by faculty by campus, 2012


Total

Art, Des and

Architecture

183

37 220

Arts 504 370 34 17 925

Business and

Economics 93 3341

115 112 19 3680

Education 1736 258 377 43 48 2462

Engineering 175 156 331

Information

Technology 2 777

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Law 875 875

Medicine 1376 455 363 154 2 6 2356

Pharmacy 521 521

Science 21 4 25

T&R

Total 4782 5126 621 926 521 45 191 19 12231


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Course level

In 2012:

84% of HDRs were enrolled in PhDs

16% of HDRs were enrolled in Masters by research

79% of GPGs were enrolled in the Masters by coursework

12% of GPGs were enrolled in the Graduate diploma new area

Course type by course level for 2012, 2011 and 2010

Course level 2012 2011 2010

PhD 3848 3645 3295

Masters by research 729 818 916 HDR total 4577 4463 4211

Master by coursework 9641 9603 9593 Postgrad. Qual/Preliminary 24 38 38

Graduate diploma (new area) 1428 1615 1711 Graduate diploma (existing area) 334 452 557

Graduate certificate 804 832 912

GPG total 12231 12540 12811

Total 16808 17003 17022 Source: Monash University Planning and Statistics, as at 18 June 2013, 7 June 2012, 18 July 2011.

In 2012, the majority (84%) of HDRs were enrolled in a PhD program and the majority (79%) of GPGs were enrolled in a Masters by coursework degree.

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Commencing and returning student status

In 2012:

41% of postgraduates were commencing

24% of HDR were commencing

47% of GPG were commencing

Commencing and returning postgraduates by course type 2012, 2011 and 2010

Source: Monash University Planning and Statistics, as at 18 June 2013, 7 June 2012, 18 July 2011.

In 2012:

74% of commencing postgraduates at Clayton were GPG

95% of commencing postgraduates at Caulfield were GPG

91% of commencing postgraduates at Peninsula were GPG

88% of commencing postgraduates at Gippsland were GPG

90% of commencing postgraduates at Parkville were GPG

Commencing and returning postgraduates by course type by campus, 2012

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South Africa

Total

HDR

Com. 765 103 34 54 29 7 102 10 1104

HDR Ret.

2362 587 108 122 106 12 166 10 3473

GPG Com.

2191 2331 348 400 271 45 120 5706

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Ret. 2591 2795 273 526 250 71 19 6525


Commencing Returning Total

2012 Higher degree by research 1104 3473 4577

Graduate/postgraduate 5706 6525 12231 Total 6810 9998 16808

2011 Higher degree by research 1053 3410 4463

Graduate/postgraduate 6010 6530 12540

Total 7063 9940 17003

2010

Higher degree by research 1145 3066 4211 Graduate/postgraduate 6124 6687 12811

Total 7269 9753 17022

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In 2012 there were more returning HDR postgraduates than commencing in each faculty. Returning GPGs were greater than commencing GPGs in all Faculties except Education and Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

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Art, Design and Architecture

33 243 103 117

Arts 191 528 454 471

Business and Economics 48 293 1620 2060

Education 138 355 1479 983

Engineering 186 429 134 197

Information Technology 37 151 381 455

Law 23 87 267 608


Health Sciences 295 872 995 1361

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Pharmaceutical Sciences 29 106 271 250

Science 116 392 2 23

T&R 8 17


The Faculty of Education had the largest growth (37%) of commencing HDRs in 2012, followed by Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (21%) and Engineering (11%). The top three faculties that recorded the largest negative growth are Art, Design and Architecture (-43%), Business and Economics (-29%) and Information Technology (-27%).

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The Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture recorded the largest growth (12%) of commencing GPGs in 2012 which was followed by Education (7%). The rest of the faculties recorded negative growth of commencing GPGs in 2012 of which the Faculty of Science had the largest reduction of GPGs of -89%.

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Age of postgraduates

In 2012:

The average age of postgraduates at Monash was 31

The average age of HDRs at Monash was 34

The average age of GPGs at Monash was 30

The highest average age of a postgraduate group was at the Peninsula campus, with an HDR average age of 40.

The lowest average age of a postgraduate group was at the Sunway campus, with a GPG average age of 25 and at South Africa campus, the HDR average age was also 25.

Average age by course type by campus for 2012, 2011 and 2010


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2012

HDR 33 39 40 36 27 37 30 27 34 GPG 34 27 33 34 28 27 29 37 30

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2011

HDR 33 38 40 37 27 33 30 25 34

GPG 34 27 33 35 28 - 25 38 31

Overall average

33 29 35 35 28 33 28 35 32

2010 HDR 33 39 40 38 28 35 31 25 34

GPG 34 28 34 35 28 - 26 35 31 Overall average

33 29 35 35 28 35 29 33 32


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While the average age of postgraduates was 31 years in 2012, approximately 47% of HDRs were in the age range of 25 to 29 years with numbers decreasing as age increased. The oldest HDR in 2012 was 85 years of age.

Approximately 37% of GPGs were in the age range of 20 to 24 years followed by 24% in the 25 to 29 year old range. Ages of GPGs ranged from 19 to 82 years old.

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International postgraduates

In 2012:

33% of postgraduates were international students

22% of postgraduates on Clayton campus were international students

53% of postgraduates on Caulfield campus were international students

20% of postgraduates on Peninsula campus were international students

11% of postgraduates on Gippsland campus were international students

International and domestic postgraduates by campus for 2012, 2011 and 2010


Africa Total

2012

Domestic 6198 2762 607 981 609 56 1 11214

International 1711 3054 156 121 47 8 458 39 5594

Total 7909 5816 763 1102 656 64 459 39 16808

2011

Domestic 6283 2936 690 1037 597 9 1 11553

International 1743 2933 162 168 50 4 331 59 5450

Total 8026 5869 852 1205 647 13 332 59 17003

2010

Domestic 6080 3139 684 1091 575 12 1 0 11582

International 1763 2964 184 204 43 5 249 28 5440

Total 7843 6103 868 1295 618 17 250 28 17022


The majority (73%) of the international postgraduate population in 2012 were GPGs. Caulfield campus had the highest number of international postgraduate students than any other campus.

International postgraduates by course type, commencing and returning, by campus, 2012


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HDR Com 240 26 9 16 12 101 10 414 HDR Ret 670 127 20 42 30 4 166 10 1069 HDR Total 910 153 29 58 42 4 267 20 1483

GPG Com 416 1467 64 7 2 4 120 2080

GPG Ret 385 1434 63 56 3 71 19 2031 GPG Total 801 2901 127 63 5 4 191 19 4111

Total 1711 3054 156 121 47 8 458 39 5594 Source: Monash University Planning and Statistics, as at 18 June 2013

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Between 2010 and 2012 numbers of international postgraduates decreased at Clayton, Peninsula and Gippsland campuses. The number of international postgraduates at all other campuses increased during this time.

International postgraduates by course type by campus by year 2012, 2011 and 2010


In 2012, the proportion of international postgraduates in each faculty was:

25% in Art, Design and Architecture

29% in Arts

59% in Business and Economics

28% in Education

40% in Engineering

69% in Information Technology

5% in Law

12% in Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

7% in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Africa Total

2012

HDR 910 153 29 58 42 4 267 20 1483 GPG 801 2901 127 63 5 4 191 19 4111 Total 1711 3054 156 121 47 8 458 39 5594

2011

HDR 868 170 24 60 39 4 205 10 1380 GPG 875 2763 138 108 11 126 49 4070

Total 1743 2933 162 168 50 4 331 59 5450

2010 HDR 813 161 21 57 37 5 146 6 1246

GPG 950 2803 163 147 6 103 22 4194 Total 1763 2964 184 204 43 5 249 28 5440

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During 2012, the largest number of postgraduates were enrolled in the Faculty of Business and Economics (4,021) and more than half of these (59%) were international students, most of whom were GPGs (93%).

In the Faculty of Information Technology, in 2012, there were twice as many international postgraduates (702) as there were domestic postgraduates (322), and the majority of these international students were GPGs (84%). Similarly, there were more international (114) than domestic (74) HDRs.

The two faculties with the lowest proportion of international HDR postgraduates were Law (14%) and Art, Design and Architecture (6%).

International and domestic postgraduates by course type and faculty, 2012

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Domestic 260 114 374

International 16 106 122

Arts Domestic 562 601 1163


Business and Economics Domestic 167 1502 1669


Education Domestic 372 1762 2134


Engineering Domestic 264 308 572


Information Technology Domestic 74 248 322


Law Domestic 95 842 937



Health Sciences

Domestic 904 2202 3106


Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Domestic 93 516 609

International 42 5 47 Science Domestic 284 25 309

International 224 224

T&R Domestic 19 19

International 6 6

Total 4577 12231 16808

Source: Monash University Planning and Statistics, as at 18 June 2013

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International postgraduates by faculty by course type for 2012, 2011 and 2010

Faculty Higher degree research


Art, Design and Architecture 2010 15 108

2011 18 101 2012 16 106

Arts 2010 135 288 2011 147 319

2012 157 324

Business and Economics 2010 185 2079 2011 190 2041

2012 174 2178 Education 2010 119 726

2011 123 708

2012 121 700 Engineering 2010 255 50

2011 291 35 2012 351 23

Information Technology 2010 110 609 2011 117 600

2012 114 588

Law 2010 14 48 2011 17 40

2012 15 33 Medicine, Nursing and 2010 203 276

Health Sciences 2011 232 214

2012 263 154 Pharmacy and 2010 37 6

Pharmaceutical Sciences 2011 39 11 2012 42 5

Science 2010 169 4 2011 201 1

2012 224

T&R 2010 4 2011 5

2012 6 Source: Monash University Planning and Statistics, as at 18 June 2013, 7 June 2012, 18 July 2011.

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The number of international HDRs increased in every faculty between 2010 and 2012 except for Art, Design & Architecture, Business & Economics, Education, Information Technology and Law. The faculty of Engineering recorded the largest growth (21%) in international HDR numbers from 2011 to 2012.

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In 2012:

41% of international postgraduates were from China (2270).

Malaysia had the highest number of international HDRs (309), followed by India (167) and China (156).

China had the highest number of international GPGs (2114), followed by Singapore (279) and Malaysia (226).

Country of residence of international postgraduates (total count above 50) by course type, 2012

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Bangladesh 87 28 115

Canada 21 35 56

China (excl SARs and Taiwan) 156 2114 2270

Hong Kong (SAR of China) 7 201 208

India 167 145 312

Indonesia 78 205 283

Iran 58 28 86

Malaysia 309 226 535

Saudi Arabia 55 74 129

Singapore 45 279 324

Sri Lanka 53 26 79

Thailand 20 60 80

United States of America 25 41 66

Viet Nam 48 134 182


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Sex

In 2012:

60% of postgraduates were female

53% of HDRs were female

62% of GPGs were female

Sex of postgraduates by course type for 2012, 2011 and 2010

Female Male Total

2012


Graduate/postgraduate coursework 7633 4598 12231 Total 10067 6741 16808

2011


Graduate/postgraduate coursework 7800 4740 12540

Total 10214 6789 17003

2010


Graduate/postgraduate coursework 7901 4910 12811

Total 10181 6841 17022


In 2012 there were more female postgraduates than males at every campus. At Peninsula and Parkville campuses there were more than double the numbers of female postgraduates to male postgraduates.

Sex of postgraduates by campus, 2012


South Africa

Total

Female 4844 3182 603 656 477 41 244 20 10067

Male 3065 2634 160 446 179 23 215 19 6741

Total 7909 5816 763 1102 656 64 459 39 16808


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In 2012:

75% of male HDRs and 67% of female HDRs were enrolled full-time.

52% of male GPGs and 48%% of female GPGs were enrolled full-time.

64% of the part-time postgraduate population at Monash was female.

Sex of postgraduates by course type and attendance type, 2012

Female Male Total

Higher degree by research Full-time 1629 1611 3240

Part-time 805 532 1337 Graduate/postgraduate Full-time 3632 2369 6001

Part-time 4001 2229 6230 Total 10067 6741 16808 Source: Monash University Planning and Statistics, as at 18 June 2013

There were more female HDRs than male in all faculties except Engineering, Information Technology and Science.

Of the 3,523 postgraduates in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences in 2012, 52% were female GPGs. Similarly, of the 2955 postgraduates enrolled in the Faculty of Education, 61% were female GPGs.

Sex of postgraduates by course type and faculty, 2012

Female Male Total


HDR 158 118 276

GPG 140 80 220

Arts HDR 367 352 719

GPG 616 309 925

Business and

Economics

HDR 178 163 341

GPG 1995 1685 3680

Education HDR 345 148 493

GPG 1796 666 2462

Engineering HDR 173 442 615

GPG 45 286 331

Information Technology HDR 56 132 188

GPG 260 576 836

Law HDR 57 53 110

GPG 537 338 875

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

HDR 784 383 1167

GPG 1825 531 2356 Pharmacy and

Pharmaceutical Sciences

HDR 70 65 135

GPG 407 114 521

Science HDR 227 281 508

GPG 12 13 25

T&R HDR 19 6 25

Total 10067 6741 16808


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Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

(ATSI) postgraduate enrolments

The overall number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander postgraduates increased between 2010 and 2012.

ATSI postgraduates by campus, 2012, 2011 and 2010

Campus Clayton Caulfield Peninsula Gippsland Parkville Berwick Sunway South

Africa Total

2012 HDR 6 7 2 5 1 0 0 0 21

GPG 16 6 1 6 0 1 0 0 30

Total 22 13 3 11 1 1 0 0 51

2011

HDR 8 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 18

GPG 16 6 2 7 0 0 0 0 31

Total 24 13 4 7 1 0 0 0 49

2010

HDR 8 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 19

GPG 12 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 20

Total 20 12 2 5 0 0 0 0 39


More than half of the ATSI postgraduates in 2010, 2011 and 2012 were female.

ATSI postgraduates by sex, 2012, 2011 and 2010

Sex Female Male Total

2012 33 18 51

2011 31 18 49

2010 24 15 39


More than half of the ATSI postgraduates in 2010, 2011 and 2012 were part-time students.

ATSI postgraduates by attendance type, 2012, 2011 and 2010

Full-time Part-time Total

2012 20 31 51

2011 19 30 49

2010 12 27 39


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In 2012, 29% Indigenous postgraduates were enrolled in the Faculty of Education and 21% were enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. Between 2010 and 2012, there were no Indigenous students enrolled in HDR or GPG degrees in the Faculty of Engineering.

ATSI postgraduates by faculty and course type, 2012, 2011 and 2010

Faculty 2012 2011 2010

Art, Design and Architecture HDR 7 5 5

GPG 0 1 1

Arts HDR 5 2 3

GPG 4 1 2

Business and Economics HDR 0 0 0

GPG 1 0 1

Education HDR 4 6 6

GPG 11 9 5

Engineering HDR 0 0 0

GPG 0 0 0

Information Technology HDR 0 0 0

GPG 1 2 1

Law HDR 1 1 1

GPG 4 5 3

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences HDR 2 1 2

GPG 9 13 7

Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences HDR 1 1 0

GPG 0 0 0

Science HDR 2 2 2

GPG 0 0 0

Total 52 49 39 Source: Monash University Planning and Statistics, as at 18 June 2013, 7 June 2012, 18 July 2011.

Between 2010 and 2012 the number of undergraduate ATSI students was highest in the Faculties of Arts, and Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.

ATSI undergraduates by faculty, 2012, 2011 and 2010

Faculty 2012 2011 2010

Art, Design and Architecture 4 4 3 Arts 43 36 33

Business and Economics 7 3 4

Education 11 8 10

Engineering 1 1 1

Information Technology 5 4 3

Law 8 6 5 Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences 24 19 21 Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 1 Science 9 11 10 Total 112 92 91


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Funding source

Of the 4577 HDRs in 2012, 68% were supported by the Research Training Scheme or were domestic and fee-exempt.

34% of GPGs were international fee-paying in 2011. While there were 8,116 domestic GPGs, 44% held Commonwealth Supported Places, 33% were fee-paying students assisted with FEE-HELP, and 23% were fee-paying without FEE-HELP.

Funding source by campus and by course type, 2012

Payment method


Total

Higher degree by research

Research Training

Scheme

2107 496 108 110 91 15 2927

International fee-paying

914 153 29 58 42 4 267 20 1487

Domestic

fee-exempt

106 41 5 8 2 162

Domestic fee-paying,

no FEE-HELP

1 1

HDR Total 3127 690 142 176 135 19 268 20 4577


CSP 1801 380 339 720 315 38 3593 International fee-paying 802 2904 127 63 5 4 191 19 4115 Domestic

fee-paying

with FEE-HELP 1244 1192 60 96 103 2 2697

Domestic fee-paying,

no FEE-HELP 935 650 95 47 98 1 1826 GPG Total 4782 5126 621 926 521 45 191 19 12231


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Attendance type

In 2012:

55% of postgraduates were enrolled full-time

71% of HDRs were enrolled full-time

49% of GPGs were enrolled full-time

Attendance type by course type, 2012, 2011 and 2010

Full-time Part-time Total

2012



Total 9241 7567 16808

2011



Total 8904 8099 17003

2010



Total 8644 8378 17022


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In 2012:

55% of postgraduates at Clayton were enrolled full-time

65% of postgraduates at Caulfield were enrolled full-time

Numbers of part-time postgraduates were substantially higher than full-time postgraduates at:

Peninsula with 56% of the postgraduate population studying part-time

Gippsland with 77% of the postgraduate population studying part-time

Parkville with 80% of the postgraduate population studying part-time

Attendance type by campus 2012, 2011 and 2010


South Africa

Total

2012

Full-time 4325 3770 337 251 129 54 356 19 9241 Part-time 3584 2046 426 851 527 10 103 20 7567 Total 7909 5816 763 1102 656 64 459 39 16808

2011

Full-time 4178 3696 353 243 132 11 264 27 8904

Part-time 3848 2173 499 962 515 2 68 32 8099

Total 8026 5869 852 1205 647 13 332 59 17003

2010

Full-time 3925 3777 348 269 117 13 189 6 8644

Part-time 3918 2326 520 1026 501 4 61 22 8378

Total 7843 6103 868 1295 618 19 183 28 17022


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Attendance mode

In 2012:

69% of postgraduates were enrolled via internal mode

24% of postgraduates were enrolled via external mode

7% of postgraduates were enrolled via multi-mode

93% of HDRs were enrolled via internal mode

6% of HDRs were enrolled via external mode

1% of HDRs were enrolled via multi-mode

60% of GPGs were enrolled via internal mode

31% of GPGs were enrolled via external mode

9% of GPGs were enrolled via multi-mode

Attendance mode by course type and by year 2012, 2011 and 2010


Internal External Multi-modal Total

2012 Higher degree by research 4253 278 46 4577 Graduate/postgraduate 7301 3773 1157 12231 Total 11554 4051 1203 16808

2011 Higher degree by research 4153 260 50 4463 Graduate/postgraduate 7248 4040 1252 12540

Total 11401 4300 1302 17003

2010 Higher degree by research 3858 314 39 4211 Graduate/postgraduate 7427 4412 972 12811

Total 11285 4726 1011 17022

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In 2012:

70% of postgraduates at Gippsland were enrolled via external mode

53% of postgraduates at Parkville were enrolled via external mode

34% of postgraduates at Peninsula were enrolled via external mode

26% of postgraduates at Clayton were enrolled via external mode

10% of postgraduates at Caulfield were enrolled via external mode

Attendance mode by campus and by year 2012, 2011 and 2010



Africa Total

2012 Internal 5269 5053 380 217 133 54 409 39 11554

External 2088 582 260 769 348 4 4051 Multi-

modal

552 181 123 116 175 6 50 1203

Total 7909 5816 763 1102 656 64 459 39 16808

2011

Internal 5184 5053 418 217 143 13 317 56 11401 External 2261 616 280 859 283 0 0 1 4300

Multi-modal

581 200 154 129 221 0 15 2 1302

Total 8026 5869 852 1205 647 13 332 59 17003

2010 Internal 5028 5222 414 200 127 17 249 28 11285

External 2306 681 325 943 471 0 0 0 4726 Multi-

modal

509 200 129 152 20 0 1 0 1011

Total 7843 6103 868 1295 618 17 250 28 17022

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Student course attempt location

Postgraduate student course attempt location, 2012

Law Faculty

City location 875

Law Total 875

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Faculty

Alfred Hospital 213

Baker Heart Research Institute - Alfred Hospital 32

Bendigo 2

Box Hill Hospital 4

Macfarlane Burnet Inst For Med Res & Public Health Alfred 12

Moe (School Of Rural Health Only) 17

Monash Medical Centre – Clayton 129

Monash Medical School – Alfred 191

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute 1

Notting Hill 20

Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute - East Melbourne 3

Prince Henry’s Institute- MMC Clayton 17

Southbank (Department of Forensic Medicine Only) 4

The Walter & Eliza Hall Inst of Medical Research 1

Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Total 646

Grand Total 1521 Source: Monash University Planning and Statistics, as at 18 June 2013.

The table above lists course attempt locations excluding the eight main campuses and any externally enrolled postgraduates. The remaining locations each have postgraduates physically based at the premises for the duration of their courses.

88% of the postgraduates enrolled in the Faculty of Law were based in the city location

18% of the postgraduates enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences were based at various hospitals, research centres and other locations as described above.

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Equity groups

In 2012:

425 or 2.5% of postgraduates identified themselves as having a disability

1097 or 6.5% of postgraduates were from an area of low socio-economic status

Equity group by faculty, 2012 Faculty Disabled Low SES

Art, Design and Architecture 18 20

Arts 78 88

Business and Economics 51 107

Education 77 238

Engineering 13 86

Information Technology 16 36

Law 54 49 Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

88 367 Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 13 74 Science 17 30 T & R

2

Total 425 1097


The largest number of postgraduates with a disability were enrolled through the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (88) however the greatest proportion were enrolled in the Faculties of Law (5.5%) and Art (4.7%).

The largest number of postgraduates from an area of low socio-economic status, were enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (367) however the greatest proportion were enrolled in the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (11%).

Equity group by campus, 2012

Campus Disabled Low SES

Clayton 240 548

Caulfield 106 196

Gippsland 41 176

Peninsula 17 94

Parkville 13 74

Berwick 3 9

Sunway 5

Total 425 1097


The largest number of postgraduates with a disability were on the Clayton and Caulfield campuses however the greatest proportion, 5% were enrolled via Berwick campus.

Gippsland campus has the greatest proportion (16%) of postgraduate students from an area of low socio-economic status.

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Equity group by sex, 2012

Sex Disabled Low SES

Female 264 706

Male 161 391

Total 425 1097


62% of postgraduates who identified themselves as having a disability were female.

64% of postgraduates from an area of low socio-economic status were female.

Documents

The MPA guide to postgraduate numbers at Monash University