Programs available for Internal Program Transfer (IPT) by faculty
Skip the admissions process and change your degrees with ease
Skip the admissions process and change your degrees with ease
Whether you're considering a new direction or seeking a better fit for your career or academic goals as a current student, we've got you covered. Internal Program Transfer (IPT) allows you to swap into a different degree without losing access to your university services, providing a seamless transition for you.
Use the tabs below to browse through a list of programs available for IPT by faculty.
Applications for entry into dual degree law programs for non-combined law students are only possible in Term 1.
Transfers into programs in the Arts, Design & Architecture faculty will be assessed based on:
Credit transfer (RPL) may be granted during the IPT application assessment if completed courses count towards the requested program.
Articulating between Graduate Certificate, Diploma and Masters
If you are within an articulated suite (Graduate Certificate, Diploma, Masters), you will be approved to transfer to a higher-level program if you are:
Transferring between programs with the same entry criteria
If you are transferring between postgraduate Business School programs with the same entry criteria (e.g. 8404 Master of Commerce to 8417 Master of Commerce (Extension)), you will not need to meet any additional entry requirements and may be transferred without further assessment.
Transferring to a program with different entry criteria
If you fall under either of the categories below, you must meet the minimum entry requirements for the requested program transfer:
Entry criteria include minimum English Language Requirements for programs. These can be found on the Degree Finder.
If you are transferring to a postgraduate Engineering degree from a different faculty or to a different Engineering school, you will need to:
Articulating between a Graduate Certificate and Masters
If you are in one of the below sequences, you will be automatically articulated from the Graduate Certificate to the Masters once you have successfully completed 18 UOC:
UNSW Law and Justice offers an internal pathway between the Master of Laws (LLM) and the Juris Doctor (JD).
Non-law postgraduate students interested in either the Master of Laws (LLM) or Juris Doctor (JD) programs must apply directly through Apply Online.
Eligibility
Credit transfer
Up to 24 UOC in unspecified credit. You may be able to receive further credit if you have completed additional courses or subjects that are taught in both the JD and LLM programs.
Note: Domestic students interested in competing for a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) in the Juris Doctor must apply through UAC.
Eligibility
There is no WAM requirements to transfer from JD to LLM.
Credit transfer
All JURD courses that you have successfully completed will be credited towards the LLM program. This may also include RPL from a partially completed LLM or JD completed at another institution. However, this will be assessed during the PG IPT application process.
If you have completed JURD7152 - Introducing Law and Justice (6 UOC) and JURD7155 - Legal Research & Writing (0 UOC), you will be:
If you are a Forensic Mental Health postgraduate student transferring between the programs below, you will not need to meet any additional requirements and may be transferred without further assessment:
If you wish to transfer to a program within the School of Optometry and Vision Science, you must contact the school via oandm@unsw.edu.au to discuss your eligibility.
If you are transferring from a program in another faculty, you must meet the minimum entry requirements for the requested program, which can be viewed through the Degree Finder.
If you are already a Medicine & Health student but would like to transfer to a different school within the faculty (e.g. Master of Global Health to Master of Health Data Science), you must meet the minimum entry requirements for the requested program, which can be found in the Degree Finder.
If you are transferring from a different faculty, you must ensure that you have:
As a student enrolled in 7659 - Graduate Certificate in Mathematics and Statistics or 5659 - Graduate Diploma in Mathematics and Statistics, you can articulate to one of the following degrees once you meet the below requirements:
Entry requirements
Note: All completed courses in your current program that count towards the Masters program will be transferred over in your IPT. This will be up to 24 UOC for Graduate Certificate students and 48 UOC for Graduate Diploma students.
UNSW Online programs
If you are transferring from 7446 - Graduate Certificate in Data Science or 5646 - Graduate Diploma of Data Science, you can articulate into the higher level program once you have:
Note: You are not permitted to skip programs if you are articulating to a higher-level degree in UNSW Online. If you are in a Graduate Certificate, you must articulate to and complete the Graduate Diploma before being permitted to transfer to the Masters program.
You must meet the following requirements in order to transfer to a UNSW Online program:
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