Our graduates are highly employable, offering multidisciplinary and inter-disciplinary skills, and detailed knowledge of diverse world views and issues.

In a typical undergraduate cohort:

• 95% will be in further study or employment 6 months after graduation.
• Around 45% of our students will go on to postgraduate education, including professional qualifications such as one-year conversion courses to law, management and teaching.
• 90% of students who go directly into work will be in a managerial or professional role within 6 months of graduation

 our Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion (TRPR) undergraduate course once again secured its position amongst the world’s top academic programs, with a particular focus being the outstanding career prospects of our graduates recognised in multiple rankings.

Post Study Work Steam Renames to Post Higher Education Work Steam.

• Bachelor degree holders including honours can get upto 2 years of post study stay
• Master by course work and extended (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 2 years
• Masters by research (with a duration exceeding 2 years) and PhD holder can stay upto 3 years
• The Maximum eligible age to apply for PSW will be reduced to 35 years of age from 50 years of age for all applicants

Due to the Australian Indian Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement signed by the 2 countries, according to which:

• Indian students completing bachelor degree including honours can stay upto 2 years
• Bachelor degree with First class honours in STEM including ICT can stay upto 3 years
• Masters by coursework in extended researched (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 3 years
• PhD students can stay upto 4 years

Admission criteria

To be eligible for admission an applicant must satisfy the Research Committee that he or she has completed one of the following awards at the University of Divinity to the specified standard, or an equivalent award in divinity or its associated disciplines at another higher education provider recognized by the Academic Board to an equivalent standard:

• a Masters by research with a 75% average, or where a mark is not available, examiners’ reports which indicate to the satisfaction of the Research Committee that the candidate is adequately prepared for doctoral research; or
• a Masters by coursework with a 75% average; or
• a Graduate Diploma with a 75% average; or
• a four-year undergraduate degree with Honours with a 75% average.

An applicant must also satisfy the Research Committee that he or she has completed a research essay or thesis of at least 12,000 words graded at or above 75%. The research essay or thesis may have been completed either within one of the awards listed above or as part of another program of study.

The English language test threshold for admission to higher degrees by research at the University may be met by one of the following: 

a) an IELTS Academic score of at least 7.0 with no individual band under 6.5.

b) a TOEFL Academic score of 577 with a TWE score of at least 5.0. 

c) an internet-based TOEFL score of 91 with no less than 25 for Writing, 22 for Listening, 22 for Reading, 22 for Speaking.

d) a PTE Academic overall score of at least 65 and all PTE communicative skills scores of at least 58.

e) equivalent results in an English language test approved by the Academic Board.