Carnegie Mellon University - Australia

Overview

Carnegie Mellon University is an American, internationally renowned research university with campuses in Pittsburgh, Washington DC and Silicon Valley in the United States, Qatar in the Middle East, and Adelaide in Australia. The university consistently ranks amongst the top universities worldwide.

Carnegie Mellon University – Australia offers two highly-ranked and internationally recognised masters degree programs. Our Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) program is ranked #1, and Master of Science in Public Policy and management (MSPPM) #4, by the benchmark U.S News & World Report.

Carnegie Mellon University was ranked #10 in the U.S News 7 World Report 2008 Graduate School Rankings, Schools of Public Affairs
Ranked #20 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2010
Ranked #34 in QS World University Rankings 2010, Top 500 Universities
Ranked #10 in the Top 25 Universities favoured by graduate recruitment agencies in the Wall Street Journal

Basic TOEFL/IELTS

Applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit official score results from the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). An IELTS score of 6.5 is an academic module (or TOEFEL equivalent) is required for admission.

Applicants from assessment level three (3) or four (4) countries who have completed studies for the duration of at least five (5) years at a higher education institution in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, the united Kingdom, the United States of America or South Africa are exempt.

English Language Support

Carnegie Mellon University Australia can arrange English training at the Intensive English Language Institute (IELI) in Adelaide, South Australia for students who need to improve their English language skills to an IELTS score of 6.5 prior to commencing study at Carnegie Mellon University. This training is at additional cost payable directly to IELI.
IELI enables you to develop the skills necessary for academic study, such as listening to lectures, note-taking, planning and writing essays and reports, and taking part in group discussions and spoken presentations. Students at IELI can spend an average of 10-30 weeks on intensive study to attain an IELTS score of 6.5 depending on entry language proficiency.
IELTS test scores are valid for two (2) years and must be submitted directly by IELTS to the Carnegie Mellon University Australia Admissions Office or emailed directly to Aadmissions for verification.