Step 4: Plan your course
Choosing the right subjects allows you to make the most of your course and your university experience. Use our resources to plan your course so you’ll be ready to enrol in your subjects.
Understand your course structure and plan your subjects
Each course has a specific structure and set of requirements which must be met in order to be eligible to graduate.
- Know your course rules and structure: the University Handbook sets out the structure and rules for each course and gives detailed subject information
- Explore your Faculty course planning resources: your Faculty or School website has detailed course planning information to assist you with subject selection
- Understand your study load requirements: this tells you how many subjects you must study each semester to maintain your enrolment
Check your prerequisites
Prerequisites are subjects or other requirements that must be successfully completed before you can enrol in a subsequent, more advanced subject. Prerequisites ensure that all students who enrol in a subject have sufficient background knowledge to cope with the subject content.
If you have trouble enrolling due to prerequisites, please visit the Enrolment Variation page for troubleshooting advice.
Advanced standing (credit for prior learning)
If you have completed prior tertiary study, you may be eligible for advanced standing towards a new course. Advanced standing may be granted as:
- Exempt subjects (for equivalent subjects completed at another institution)
- Credited subjects (for subjects completed in another University of Melbourne course)
- General advanced standing (for unspecified credit).
Find out how to apply for advanced standing.