Handbook 2008

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Course Fee Calculator

The Fee Calculators below are designed for you to calculate the fees applicable to your course based on your unit selection. The Fee Calculator will display both the Required Units and any Elective Units. On completion of the unit selection page, select the Calculate Fee check box, click [Continue] and then both the Total Course Fee and an Indicative Annual Fee will be calculated.

Procedure for determining Fees for Custom Units

Murdoch University offers the opportunity to include individually tailored studies in many of its Coursework degrees.  This might take the form of a single Independent Study Contract (http://www.tlc.murdoch.edu.au/slearn/resource/isc/) in an undergraduate degree, or may comprise the entire content of an Honours degree. 

In addition, from time to time a “Special Topic” unit may be offered at short notice, to respond to a topical issue or to take advantage of a visiting Academic’s expertise.

This statement describes the procedures used to make these Custom Units available for enrolment, and how the applicable fee rates can be determined.

Higher Education Support Act

In 2003 the Commonwealth Government introduced the Higher Education Support Act. These reforms have changed the way that students contribute to the costs of their education and how they can access Commonwealth assistance.

Further information regarding the Higher Education Support Act reforms can be found at the Commonwealth Government's 'Going to Uni' web site: http://www.goingtouni.gov.au/.

Commonwealth-Supported Pre 1997

Student Contribution Amounts

The Federal Government contributes to the cost of teaching Commonwealth-supported students. Commonwealth-supported students are also required to make a contribution towards the cost of their course. This is known as the Student Contribution.

Please note that the fees quoted within the Fees Calculator apply only to units studied in 2008 and that different fees may apply to units studied in future years. Fees for future years will be published annually on 1 October of the previous year.

Commonwealth-Supported Pre 2005 (formerly HECS, PELS and BOTPLS students)

The Commonwealth Government altered the funding and student support mechanisms for Higher Education from 1 January 2005. Students who were enrolled in 2004 and continuing in their course of study, or were on approved intermission of study, were required to transfer from their existing Higher Education Contribution Scheme to the new Commonwealth-Supported scheme from 2005.

A Commonwealth-supported student must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or the holder of an Australian permanent visa. All continuing students will be required to complete a new request for Commonwealth Assistance Form for 2005.

Student Contribution Amounts

The Federal Government contributes to the cost of teaching Commonwealth-supported students. Commonwealth-supported students are also required to make a contribution towards the cost of their course. This is known as the Student Contribution.

The 2008 student contribution amounts for each unit, for students who commenced study in or after 1997 (differential HECS) but before 2005, will be calculated [in accordance with the table below].

The cost of each unit of study depends on its discipline and the associated funding cluster. The funding clusters are the basis of Commonwealth Government funding for Commonwealth-supported students.

Please note that the fees quoted within the Fees Calculator apply only to units studied in 2008 and that different fees may apply to units studied in future years. Fees for future years will be published annually on 1 October of the previous year.

The discount for making a payment of your student contribution amount direct to the University will be 20% from 1 January 2005, whilst the discount for making payment direct to the ATO is 10%. The rules on eligibility for support as a Permanent Resident student remains the same for pre-2005 students.

Guidelines for determining pre-2005 students

The following guidelines have been established by the Commonwealth Government to determine which students are to be treated as pre-2005 HECS students:

• Students who, prior to 1 January 2005, commenced a course of study as contributing students, are to be treated as pre-2005 HECS students if they have not discontinued their enrolment (and have not applied for Intermission) in the course since that commencement nor completed the requirements for the course.

• Students who, in 2004, accept a place, enrol in, but then defer their course of study, are to be treated as pre-2005 HECS students, provided they remained enrolled in at least one unit of study after the census date for that unit of study in 2004.

• Students who are enrolled in double or combined degree courses, who are assessed as being pre-2005 HECS students for their course of study, must be treated as being a pre-2005 HECS student for the entire degree course, regardless of whether they complete the requirements of one of the awards.

• Students who are enrolled in a single degree course, who are assessed as being pre-2005 HECS students for their course of study, who then choose to transfer to a combined or double degree course, will be treated as a pre-2005 HECS student for that entire course.

Commonwealth-Supported Pre 2008

The Commonwealth Government altered the funding and student support mechanisms for Higher Education from 1 January 2008. Students who were enrolled in 2007 and continuing in their course of study, or were on approved intermission of study, were required to transfer from their existing Higher Education Contribution Scheme to the new Commonwealth-Supported scheme from 2005.

A Commonwealth-supported student must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or the holder of an Australian permanent visa.

Student Contribution Amounts

The Federal Government contributes to the cost of teaching Commonwealth-supported students. Commonwealth-supported students are also required to make a contribution towards the cost of their course. This is known as the Student Contribution.

The 2008 student contribution amounts for each unit, for students who commenced study in or after 2005 but before 2008, will be calculated [in accordance with the table below].

The cost of each unit of study depends on its discipline and the associated funding cluster. The funding clusters are the basis of Commonwealth Government funding for Commonwealth-supported students.

Please note that the fees quoted within the Fees Calculator apply only to units studied in 2008 and that different fees may apply to units studied in future years. Fees for future years will be published annually on 1 October of the previous year.

Guidelines for determining pre-2008 students

A person is a pre-2008 student for a unit of study if:

• the person commenced a course of study with a provider before 1 January 2008 and was a Commonwealth supported student in relation to a unit of study in that course; and

• the person did not complete the course by 31 December 2007, or if they completed the course, it was:

  • an enabling course undertaken in 2007; or
  • the related course for an honours course of study and they are undertaking the honours course of study; and

• the period over which the person is undertaking the unit of study ends on or before 31December 2012; and

• the person is not a pre-2005 HECS student in 2008 (see section 4.2); and

• the unit of study would have been in the accounting, administration, economics or commerce funding cluster repealed by Schedule 2 of the Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Act 2007.

Commonwealth-Supported 2008 Onwards

A Commonwealth supported student must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or the holder of an Australian permanent visa.

Each year the Federal Government allocates a number of Commonwealth supported places to the University in an arrangement known as a Funding Agreement. The agreement specifies, among other matters, how many students the University can enrol as Commonwealth supported students.

Student Contribution Amounts

The Federal Government contributes to the cost of teaching Commonwealth-supported students. Commonwealth-supported students are also required to make a contribution towards the cost of their course. This is known as the Student Contribution.

The cost of each unit of study depends on its associated Discipline or funding cluster. The funding clusters are the basis of Commonwealth Government funding for Commonwealth-supported students.

Please note that the fees quoted within the Fees Calculator apply only to units studied in 2008 and that different fees may apply to units studied in future years. Fees for future years will be published annually on 1 October of the previous year.

Domestic Undergraduate (full fee paying)

The University offers students the option of enrolling as a domestic tuition fee paying undergraduate student in most undergraduate courses - apart from Veterinary Studies, Primary and Secondary Teacher Education, and Nursing. Currently-enrolled students can also choose to undertake individual units on a domestic fee-paying basis. International students who become Permanent Residents during the year are offered domestic tuition places so that they can continue their studies.

The cost of each unit of study depends on its discipline and the associated funding cluster. The funding clusters are the basis of Commonwealth Government funding for Commonwealth-supported students, and are therefore used by the University as the basis for determining fees for domestic fee paying students.

As undergraduate courses at Murdoch typically offer students a wide range in their choice of units, it is difficult to provide an advance estimate of the annual or total cost of a course. For example, students enrolled in a business or science course frequently take units from the humanities funding cluster. It is also common for students enrolled in humanities courses to take units in the administration/commerce/economics and science funding clusters.

Please note that the fees quoted within the Fees Calculator apply only to units studied in 2008 and that different fees may apply to units studied in future years. Fees for future years will be published annually on 1 October of the previous year.

Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of a permanent visa are eligible to obtain a Federal Government income contingent loan to pay all or part of their tuition fees. This loan is known as FEE-HELP. Students who are requesting FEE-HELP assistance must complete a request for FEE-HELP Assistance form , and read the FEE-HELP booklet available online or in hardcopy from Central Student Administration. A loan fee of 20% is added in the FEE-HELP loan amount. There is a life-time limit of approximately $50,000 (indexed annually and not including the loan fee) to the amount of FEE-HELP loan that a student can incur.

Domestic Postgraduate (full fee paying)

The cost of each unit of study depends on its discipline and the associated Field of Education. The Field of Education is the basis of Commonwealth Government funding for Commonwealth-supported students, and is therefore used by the University as the basis for determining tuition fees for domestic fee-paying students.

Please note that the fees quoted within the Fees Calculator apply only to units studied in 2008 and that different fees may apply to units studied in future years. Fees for future years will be published annually on 1 October of the previous year.

Australian citizens and holders of a permanent humanitarian visa are eligible to obtain a Federal Government income contingent loan to pay all or part of their tuition fees. This loan is known as FEE-HELP. Students who are requesting FEE-HELP assistance must complete a request for FEE-HELP Assistance form , and read the FEE-HELP booklet available online or in hardcopy from Central Student Administration. There is a life-time limit of approximately $50,000 (indexed annually and not including the loan fee) to the amount of FEE-HELP loan that a student can incur.

Students who were supported in 2004 under the PELS and BOTPLS support schemes are able to transfer to FEE-HELP under the same conditions.

Teaching Periods and Census Dates

Information on teaching periods and census dates for units on offer in 2008 can be found here.

Cancellation of Courses, Minors and Units
The University reserves the right to cancel, without notice, any course, major, minor or unit if the number of students enrolled falls below limits set by the University.

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