Graduate Pathways Advising

If you are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student looking to take the next step, we have got you covered! The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS) offers priority access for Indigenous students into select courses through the Indigenous Graduate Pathways program. Additionally, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders can use Graduate Access Melbourne (GAM) when applying for entry into graduate coursework degrees.

Establishing Your Eligibility

All applicants identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander must submit documentation confirming their identity as part of the Indigenous Graduate Pathway application process.

For guidance on this process, please contact the Access and Participation Coordinator at Murrup Barak, the University’s Institute for Indigenous Development: access-participation@unimelb.edu.au

Alternatively, you can visit the Establishing Your Eligibility page for more information.

Graduate Access Melbourne (GAM)

Graduate Access Melbourne (GAM) is the University’s equity program for domestic graduate coursework students. Under GAM, being an Indigenous Australian will be considered in relation to admission and bursaries. For more information on how GAM can impact your admission into a degree, please visit Graduate Access Melbourne.

To understand what kind of evidence is required for a GAM application, please visit GAM Eligibility.

Graduate Pathways - Course Spotlight!

The Master of Genetic Counselling and Master of Genomics and Health interpret the language of DNA. This allows people to discover more about their genetic story, empowers them to communicate with medical practitioners and make informed decisions about their health.

The Victorian Indigenous Genomics Indigenous Scholarship program is for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders interested in pursuing these programs. The Scholarship will be tailored to each student and will include the payment of course fees, academic support and mentoring, conference travel and more.  It can also support up to a year of prepatory study for students who need more experience before entering the program.

These courses offer a rare opportunity to have your course fees and many other expense covered by a scholarship. The coordinators are keen to talk to you and tell you more about their area of study. Please email us at mdhs-indigenous-admissions@unimelb.edu.au to be put in touch.

Indigenous Graduate Pathways and Priority Access

Some courses have established different entry requirements for Indigenous students and/or priority access to attract more applicants and address workforce shortages. We hope to be growing this list in the future!

  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants are given priority access to the Doctor of Dental Surgery.

    Please contact us for application and admission support or for advice on meeting the prerequisites.

  • Indigeous applicants who meet the nominated GPA cut off will be invited for a multi-mini interview. If successful in satisfying both the GPA and multi-mini interview requirements, there is an additional interview with a panel chaired by the Associate Dean (Indigenous). There is no requirement to sit the GAMSAT.

    For more information please see the Doctor of Medicine Study Page.

    Please contact us for application and admission support or for advice on meeting the prerequisites.

  • Applicants of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent are given priority access to the Doctor of Physiotherapy.

    Indigenous applicants who meet the requirements and pass the multi mini interview may be invited for a second interview with a panel of key Indigenous staff members and course staff.

    Please contact us for application and admission support or for advice on meeting the prerequisites.

  • Applicants of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent are given priority access to Master of Clinical Audiology at the University of Melbourne.

    Please contact us for application and admission support or for advice on meeting the prerequisites.

  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants are given priority access to the Master of Genetic Counselling.

    The course coordinators would love to talk to you about their program, whether you currently meet the prerequisites for entry or not. Please contact us for application and admission support and/or to be put in touch with the course coordinators.

  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants are given priority access to the Master of Genomics and Health.

    Please contact us for application and admission support or for advice on meeting the prerequisites.

  • Applicants of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent are given priority access to the Master of Social Work at the University of Melbourne.

    Please contact us for application and admission support or for advice on meeting the prerequisites.

  • Applicants of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent are given priority access to the Master of Speech Pathology.

    Please contact us for application and admission support or for advice on meeting the prerequisites.

  • Applicants of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent are given priority access to Nursing at the University of Melbourne. There are multiple courses including Master of Nursing Science, Master of Advanced Nursing Practice, Master of Advanced Nursing Practice/Master of Public Health and Master of Advanced Nursing Practice (Nurse Practitioner).

    Please contact us for application and admission support or for advice on meeting the prerequisites.

  • Please check the course page for any updates to entry requirements and reach out to us to see if we have any new information by emailing mdhs-indigenous-admissions@unimelb.edu.au

FAQs

  • No, absolutely not! We accept all undergraduate degrees from recognised institutions. Please reach out with your official academic transcipt and we will review it with the Admissions Team to check you are above the minimum entry requirements for your desired degree.

  • Indigenous Graduate Pathway applications sit outside the standard application systems. Please contact the Indigenous Student Success Team via mdhs-indigenous-admissions@unimelb.edu.au.

  • The minimum requirements are in place to address a number of factors including likelihood to succeed. If you do not meet the minimum requirements, you may benefit in undertaking additional studies to boost your knowledge and GPA or there might be a course better suited to you.

    Please contact the Indigenous Student Success Team via mdhs-indigenous-admissions@unimelb.edu.au to discuss your options.

  • The Indigenous Graduate Pathway is a dedicated initiative for Australian students who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and have confirmed their identity with the required documentation.

    If you are not eligible for this pathway, you can still explore a range of graduate study options at the University of Melbourne.

    For more information visit the Study Hub.

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