Summer and Winter Term units for postgraduate students
Are you an postgraduate student looking to get ahead and study in the Summer or Winter Term?
Summer Term 2025
Monday 6 January – Sunday 16 February 2025
Winter Term 2025
Monday 23 June – Sunday 3 August 2025
Study between semesters, graduate sooner
Are you itching to complete your degree sooner? By studying in Summer and Winter Term you could speed up your course!
Current students can get ahead with your studies by using the break to keep accruing credit points towards your degree.
You can select up to two Summer Term and two Winter Term units. Don't forget to check your course planner.
If you’re an international student – either currently in Australia or arriving in Australia before the start of Summer or Winter Term – check your course planner to see which units can be undertaken as part of your course.
Why study during Summer or Winter Term?
Accelerate your studies to fast-track completion.
Catch up on core units or explore units outside your primary area of study.
Balance your unit load with other commitments.
Learn key skills to prepare you for the workforce and get ready to navigate your chosen career path.
Relaunch your study goals and finish what you started.
Your study options
Explore units by study area to get you closer to graduation. All Summer and Winter Term units are worth 12.5 credit points and delivered on campus at Hawthorn, unless otherwise noted.
Aviation
Business
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|
MGT80002 | Business Strategy | No |
Engineering
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|
TNE60006 | Networks and Switching | No |
Research
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|
MFP60004 | Research Engagement (STEM) |
Yes |
MFP60005 |
Research Training (STEM) |
Yes |
Aviation
Business
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|
MGT80002 | Business Strategy | No |
SIP60002 | Leadership for Social Impact | No |
Psychology
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|
PSY80014 | Professional Ethics and Psychopharmacology |
Yes |
PSY80086 | Professional Ethics and Psychopharmacology | Yes |
Research
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites |
---|---|---|
MFP20001 |
Sustainability Project |
No |
MFP60004 |
Research Engagement (STEM) |
Yes |
MFP60005 | Research Training (STEM) | Yes |
MFP60008 | Epistemological and Methodological Foundations of Research | Yes |
Am I eligible?
Summer and Winter Terms are available to any student enrolled in a postgraduate qualifications, dependent on unit availability.
Do I need to have met any prerequisites?
Many of the Summer and Winter Term units do not have prerequisites, which means you can enrol in these if you meet the eligibility criteria. To check prerequisites, click on the individual unit to read the unit information in detail.
How to enrol
To enrol in Summer or Winter Term units, select the Summer or Winter teaching period when you are choosing units.
Ready to enrol?
Enrolments open on Tuesday 24 October 2023 for 2024. Head over to our enrolment portal to sign up.