What Is A Bachelor’s Degree?
The Bachelor’s Degree is the base university qualification. Graduates at this level will have broad and coherent theoretical, practical and academic knowledge and skills in a range of contexts for professional work and or further learning. However, entry into the bachelor’s degree can be very competitive, depending on the field of study. Prospective students will may need to meet a certain academic standard higher than others as typically there are limited spaces.
Duration: Generally takes three to four years to complete (this depends on whether you’re studying full-time or part-time).
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Level: 7
About Degree Courses
Degrees are the Australian Higher Education qualifications. Unlike diplomas and certificates, they typically have more emphasis on academic learning, knowledge, theory, personal attributes, the development of professional and transferable skills, rather than industry specific occupational skills.
- Degrees are the highest level post-school qualifications (except for the Bachelor’s Degree, which is a step below the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma, and the Associate Degree, which is the same level as the Advanced Diploma)
- Degrees come in five levels, from lowest to highest, these are the Associate Degree, Bachelor’s Degree, Bachelor Honours Degree, Master’s Degree and Doctoral Degree
- Degrees generally take between one and four years to complete
- Degrees are internationally recognised qualifications
- Degrees are typically delivered by universities
- Degree quality and overall standards in Australia are specified or ‘put forth’ by the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)
- Degree quality and overall standards in Australia are regulated by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA), the national regulatory body for Higher Education
- Degrees cover a huge-range of disciplines including science, mathematics, history, business, arts, law and medicine
As degrees are internationally recognised (accredited) qualifications, their standards are consistently regulated and assured. In Australia, their standards (as specified by the AQF) are accredited, regulated and assured by TEQSA. Furthermore, in order to deliver a degree qualification in Australia, course providers must meet standards maintained by TEQSA called the ‘Higher Education Standards Framework 2015’. These standards are used to ensure consistency of training and assessment for degree courses. This means that degree courses are of the same quality standard, value and assured recognition, regardless of where you earn them in Australia.
Useful Links
- To learn more about nationally recognised (accredited) qualifications, click here.
- To learn more about each accredited post-school qualification, click here.
- To learn more about the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF), click here.
- To learn more about the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA), click here.
- To learn more about the education providers who can deliver Bachelor’s Degrees, click here.
