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About University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne is a dynamic research-driven community that offers a wealth of cultural, institutional, and recreational opportunities for social interaction, leadership, and personal development. It is an environment in which students will be challenged and supported to extend themselves intellectually and creatively. The University of Melbourne experience is the reason most students—past and present, international and Australian—choose to study here. It is its international leadership, combined with international ranking, a stimulating environment, creative approaches to learning, extensive student support, and impressive career outcomes that make studying at the University so exciting and rewarding. With a campus community made up of 40,000 students (8,000 international) and over 6,000 staff, campus life is vibrant and always diverse at the University of Melbourne.

Term Dates

The University of Melbourne offers IBEX opportunities in fall and spring semesters.

• Fall semester (semester 2): late-July to early-December
• Spring semester (semester 1): mid-February to late-June

Dates are approximate and may be subject to change.

Housing and Living Costs

• Housing: there are a range of accommodation options: independent share, assisted share, residential college, and student apartments. Costs range from approximately AU$420 – AU$851/week. 
• Food: approximately AU$80 – 100/week.
• Books and course materials: approximately AU$500 – 750/semester.
• Transportation: approximately AU$30/week.
• Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC): approximately AU$220/semester (required for all international students in Australia).
• Visa: approximately AU$550 which also grants you the right to work in Australia while studying.

AU$ = Australian Dollars

Find out more about IBEX tuition, housing, and other logistics.

Language of Instruction

English

Student Services

The student services available to exchange students include:

• Melbourne Student Exchange Club
• Special Exchange and Study Abroad Welcome Day Activities

Academic Information

If you are accepted to IBEX, you will attend two advising meetings to plan and revise your schedule: one individual advising meeting with NYU Stern Academic Advising and one group advising meeting with the NYU Stern Global Experiences team. As you build your academic schedule for your semester abroad, carefully review and consider the following course information. Please note that Melbourne requires a minimum 3.0 GPA for all exchange students.

IBEX Course Information

• You may take a full semester of business classes while abroad on IBEX.
• At University of Melbourne, students can complete up to 2 classes of their concentration. You will need to take or have taken 2 other courses in your concentration in residence at Stern. There are no exceptions to this policy. Students with concentrations that have more than a 12 credit and 4 class minimum, please contact your Advisor for specific guidance.
• Leave room for at least two general electives in your schedule. This allows you to:
  • Take interesting, location-specific courses not offered at Stern, and
  • Have more flexibility during the course registration process.
• Reference the IBEX Course Guide: What you can or cannot take.
  • You can take a maximum of two classes per concentration.
  • Accounting courses cannot be taken for credit toward the Accounting or CPA majors/concentrations.
  • All IBEX grades will transfer back to NYU Stern as Pass/Fail.

Melbourne Pre-Approved Courses

• Review the list of Melbourne Pre-Approved courses via the link below. The courses listed on this sheet were taken previously by Stern IBEX students and have already been approved for a specific NYU equivalent.
• There is no guarantee that the courses listed here will be offered during the specific semester you study abroad. It is important to be flexible. Have a Plan A and Plan B and the space to take some electives.
• If a course is already on this pre-approved list, it does not need to be reviewed again - unless you want to see if it will count towards a new requirement.

Finding New Courses

• You are not limited to only taking the courses listed on the Approved Courses spreadsheet.
• If you see a course on Melbourne’s website that you would like to take, but is not listed below, you must submit the syllabus to Stern’s Global Experiences team for approval.
• Once Melbourne publishes its confirmed courses for the semester you will be attending, you can revise your list as needed based on what is being offered.