About Open Universities Australia
Address and contact details
Campus location
Course information
Academic structure
Information for enrolling students
Fees schedule
Minimum requirements
Scholarship information
Quality information
About Open Universities Australia
Open Universities Australia
, formerly Open Learning Australia, Australia’s national specialist distance tertiary education agency, was established by the Australian Government to ensure that the highest quality tertiary education was open to all Australians. There are no education prerequisites for entry to most undergraduate courses, no limits on numbers and in most cases no requirements to attend on-campus or residential seminars. Learners can study in any or all of the four study periods each year, commencing March, June, September or December.
Students may take individual units or study for one of the nearly fifty undergraduate, postgraduate and TAFE level qualifications which are awarded by participating universities and colleges, and are identical to those received by students completing studies on campus. Students may change study pathways without worrying about paper work and may take up to eight to ten years to complete a qualification.
Students can also use units to gain credit for qualifications undertaken directly at universities.
Open Universities Australia has over 16 respected universities and other tertiary education providers offering units. It handles student advice and enrolment and provides a range of support services. All academic support and assessment is provided by the academic provider.
All units can be studied at home through a specifically designed package of study materials using a range of media, including on-line, CD-ROMs, DVD's and print.
FEE-HELP is available for Open Universities Australia studies.
Number of Available Higher Education Places
No limit
National Priority Places
Not relevant
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Address and Contact details
Open Universities Australia Pty Ltd
Level 1, 131 Queen Street
Melbourne GPO Box 5387
Melbourne VIC 3001
Phone:
- (enrolment enquiries) 1300 36 36 52
- (office) 03 8628 2500
Campus Location
Open Universities Australia has no campuses. Students study with Open Universities Australia where they live and have access to networks of State-based learning centres around Australia (forexample, Learning Network Queensland) for computer access, quiet study and in some cases other support. Details are on the Open Universities Australia website.
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Course Information
Course Finder
Online Handbook
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Academic Structure
Open Universities Australia is owned and operated by a consortium of seven Australian Universities.
Please refer to the individual profiles for more information on these providers. Nine other providers also give access to qualifications and units.
Decisions on units and courses are made on the advice of an Academic Programs Committee which includes senior academic staff of each of these universities.
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Information for enrolling students
Open Days
Not relevant - Students can visit web site and talk to student advisors at any time.
Tertiary Admission Application/Direct Applications
All unit enrolemtn is through Open Universities Australia itself. Students may enrol:
Open Universities Australia
GPO Box 5387
Melbourne VIC 3001
Important Enrolment Dates
Open Universities Australia has four Study Periods a year for undergraduate study. Students must register in their chosen units by the close of enrolemtn for the relevant Study Period. Students may enrol in all, some or only one Study Period. They may register in one or more units in each Study Period.
Study Period One (SP1)
Close of Enrolment - 15 February (online 17 February) 2008
Study Period Two (SP2)
Close of Enrolment - 16 May (online 18 May) 2008
Study Period Three (SP3)
Close of Enrolment - 15 August (online 17 August) 2008
Study Period Four (SP4)
Close of Enrolment - 14 November (online 16 November) 2008
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Fees Schedule
Fees Schedule: Tuition Fees and Student Contribution amounts
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Minimum Entrance Requirements
There are no pre-requisites for studying most Open Universities Australia first year undergraduate units. Admission assessment us required only for nursing, teacher education, the MBA and the Juris Doctor (graduate law).
Minimum Entrance Requirements information
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Scholarship Information
Open Universities Australia provides nine academic scholarships for students with an excellent early record of study; seven for study at undergraduate level, one at postgraduate level and one for Aboriginal students. further details are on the website. Student Association (OUSA) Members are also eligible for the Charles Jameson Scholarship, a $500 prize awarded each study period to a Student Association member who demonstrates how it will benefit their study.
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Quality Information
Each of Open Universities Australia's higher education providers participates in the quality assurance audits of Australian University Quality Agency (AQUA) website.
Internal quality assurance is supervised by the Open Universities Australia Academic Programs Committee.
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