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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.

Where a need for a Custom Unit is identified, one or more Unit Codes will be assigned for this purpose. The Unit Codes will reflect the broad disciplinary area and level of the studies.
Example: PSY295 represents a second-year Independent Study Contract in Psychology.
Each Unit Code will be associated with a primary Field of Education or Discipline Band, which will form the basis for determination of fee rates. Fee rates are classified at the following levels:

Undergraduate Commonwealth Supported

Undergraduate Non-Commonwealth Supported

Postgraduate

Field of Education		Fee Per Credit Point
Unit Fields of Education for Postgraduate Students
Code	Description	Fee Per Credit Point
010100	Mathematical Sciences	445.00
010101	Mathematics	445.00
010103	Statistics	445.00
010300	Physics and Astronomy	445.00
010301	Physics	445.00
010303	Astronomy	445.00
010500	Chemical Sciences	445.00
010501	Organic Chemistry	445.00
010599	Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified	445.00
010700	Earth Sciences	445.00
010701	Atmospheric Sciences	445.00
010703	Geology	445.00
010713	Oceanography	445.00
010900	Biological Sciences	445.00
010901	Biochemistry and Cell Biology	445.00
010903	Botany	445.00
010905	Ecology and Evolution	445.00
010907	Marine Science	445.00
010909	Genetics	445.00
010911	Microbiology	445.00
010913	Human Biology	445.00
010915	Zoology	445.00
010999	Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified	445.00
019900	Other Natural and Physical Sciences	445.00
019901	Medical Science	752.00
019903	Forensic Science	445.00
019905	Food Science and Biotechnology	445.00
019907	Pharmacology	596.00
019999	Natural and Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified	445.00
020000	Information Technology	416.00
020100	Computer Science	416.00
020103	Programming	416.00
020111	Data Structures	416.00
020113	Networks and Communications	416.00
020115	Computer Graphics	416.00
020119	Artificial Intelligence	416.00
020300	Information Systems	416.00
020303	Database Management	416.00
020305	Systems Analysis and Design	416.00
020307	Decision Support Systems	416.00
029900	Other Information Technology	416.00
029901	Security Science	416.00
029999	Information Technology not elsewhere classified	416.00
030000	Engineering and Related Technologies	445.00
030103	Printing	416.00
030300	Process and Resources Engineering	445.00
030301	Chemical Engineering	445.00
030303	Mining Engineering	445.00
030700	Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Technology	445.00
030701	Mechanical Engineering	445.00
030703	Industrial Engineering	445.00
031103	Mapping Science	445.00
031300	Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Technology	445.00
031301	Electrical Engineering	445.00
031303	Electronic Engineering	445.00
031305	Computer Engineering	445.00
031399	Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Technology not elsewhere classified	445.00
039901	Environmental Engineering	445.00
039903	Biomedical Engineering	445.00
040100	Architecture and Urban Environment	416.00
040103	Urban Design and Regional Planning	416.00
050000	Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies	775.00
050100	Agriculture	775.00
050105	Animal Husbandry	775.00
050900	Environmental Studies	359.00
050901	Land, Parks and Wildlife Management	359.00
050999	Environmental Studies not elsewhere classified	359.00
059999	Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies not elsewhere classified	359.00
060000	Health	387.00
060101	General Medicine	386.00
060107	Obstetrics and Gynaecology	387.00
060109	Paediatrics	387.00
060113	Pathology	387.00
060115	Radiology	416.00
060117	Internal Medicine	752.00
060119	General Practice	387.00
060300	Nursing	387.00
060301	General Nursing	387.00
060303	Midwifery	387.00
060305	Mental Health Nursing	387.00
060307	Community Nursing	387.00
060315	Mothercraft Nursing and Family and Child Health Nursing	387.00
060399	Nursing not elsewhere classified	387.00
060501	Pharmacy	752.00
061100	Veterinary Studies	771.00
061101	Veterinary Science	771.00
061103	Veterinary Assisting	771.00
061199	Veterinary Studies not elsewhere classified	771.00
061300	Public Health	359.00
061301	Occupational Health and Safety	359.00
061303	Environmental Health	359.00
061305	Indigenous Health	359.00
061311	Epidemiology	359.00
061700	Rehabilitation Therapies	416.00
061705	Chiropractic and Osteopathy	416.00
069901	Nutrition and Dietetics	359.00
069903	Human Movement	359.00
070100	Teacher Education	359.00
070101	Teacher Education: Early Childhood	359.00
070103	Teacher Education: Primary	359.00
070105	Teacher Education: Secondary	359.00
070113	Teacher Education: Special Education	359.00
070199	Teacher Education not elsewhere classified	359.00
070300	Curriculum and Education Studies	359.00
070301	Curriculum Studies	359.00
070303	Education Studies	359.00
079999	Education not elsewhere classified	359.00
080100	Accounting	509.00
080101	Accounting	509.00
080300	Business and Management	509.00
080301	Business Management	509.00
080303	Human Resource Management	509.00
080305	Personal Management Training	509.00
080307	Organisation Management	509.00
080309	Industrial Relations	509.00
080311	International Business	509.00
080313	Public and Health Care Administration	509.00
080315	Project Management	509.00
080319	Hospitality Management	509.00
080323	Tourism Management	509.00
080399	Business and Management not elsewhere classified	509.00
080500	Sales and Marketing	509.00
080505	Marketing	509.00
080507	Advertising	509.00
080509	Public Relations	509.00
080599	Sales and Marketing not elsewhere classified	509.00
080700	Tourism	509.00
081100	Banking, Finance and Related Fields	509.00
081101	Banking and Finance	509.00
081105	Investment and Securities	509.00
081199	Banking, Finance and Related Fields not elsewhere classified	509.00
089901	Purchasing, Warehousing and Distribution	509.00
089999	Management and Commerce not elsewhere classified	509.00
090100	Political Science and Policy Studies	359.00
090101	Political Science	359.00
090103	Policy Studies	359.00
090300	Studies in Human Society	359.00
090301	Sociology	359.00
090303	Anthropology	359.00
090305	History	359.00
090309	Human Geography	359.00
090311	Indigenous Studies	359.00
090313	Gender Specific Studies	359.00
090399	Studies in Human Society nec	359.00
090500	Human Welfare Studies and Services	359.00
090513	Counselling	538.00
090700	Behavioural Science	568.00
090701	Psychology	568.00
090799	Behavioural Science not elsewhere classified	568.00
090900	Law	474.00
090901	Business and Commercial Law	474.00
090903	Constitutional Law	474.00
090905	Criminal Law	474.00
090907	Family Law	474.00
090909	International Law	474.00
090911	Taxation Law	474.00
090913	Legal Practice	474.00
090999	Law not elsewhere classified	474.00
091100	Justice and Law Enforcement	474.00
091101	Justice Administration	474.00
091103	Legal Studies	474.00
091105	Police Studies	474.00
091199	Justice and Law Enforcement not elsewhere classified	474.00
091500	Language and Literature	301.00
091501	English Language	301.00
091503	Northern European Languages	301.00
091505	Southern European Languages	301.00
091509	Southwest Asian and North African Languages	301.00
091513	Southeast Asian Languages	301.00
091515	Eastern Asian Languages	301.00
091519	Translating and Interpreting	301.00
091523	Literature	301.00
091700	Philosophy and Religious Studies	301.00
091701	Philosophy	301.00
091703	Religious Studies	301.00
091900	Economics and Econometrics	416.00
091901	Economics	416.00
091903	Econometrics	416.00
092103	Sports Coaching, Officiating and Instruction	416.00
092199	Sport and Recreation not elsewhere classified	416.00
099900	Other Society and Culture	416.00
099903	Criminology	474.00
099999	Society and Culture not elsewhere classified	416.00
100100	Performing Arts	416.00
100103	Drama and Theatre Studies	416.00
100300	Visual Arts and Crafts	329.00
100303	Photography	416.00
100399	Visual Arts and Crafts not elsewhere classified	416.00
100500	Graphic and Design Studies	416.00
100700	Communication and Media Studies	416.00
100701	Audio Visual Studies	416.00
100703	Journalism	301.00
100705	Written Communication	301.00
100799	Communication and Media Studies not elsewhere classified	301.00
109900	Other Creative Arts	301.00

Note: Fees shown have been rounded to the nearest dollar.

Each Unit Code will have a default Credit Point value. In some cases, it will be possible for a student to enrol in a unit for a different number of Credit Points (for example, where an Honours Dissertation taken over two years is split into two separate Unit enrolments). Fees are calculated per enrolled Credit Point.
Unit codes may include a suffix to indicate the Credit Point value if different to the default Credit Point value.
Example: PSY295-02 represents a second-year Independent Study Contract in Psychology for 2 Credit Points. PSY295-03 represents a second-year Independent Study Contract in Psychology for 3 Credit Points
Independent Study Contracts will potentially be available in all Standard University Teaching Periods, i.e. S1, S2, SUM, Y, H, W, T1, T2, T3. Special Topic units will potentially be available in any Standard University Teaching Period, or any other University teaching period according to the particular requirements of the topic.

On occasion, approval may be given to offer multiple instances of the same Unit simultaneously. In such cases, a new Unit Code will be assigned to the additional offerings, comprising the original (base) Unit Code with an additional digit appended.
Example: a student undertaking two second-year Independent Study Contracts in Psychology would enrol in PSY295 and PSY2951.
The Field of Education associated with the additional unit will be as per the base Unit Code, and hence fees will be determined in exactly the same way.

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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