How to choose a major when going to Australia for a master's degree?

Students studying in Australia need to understand that the choice is two-sided. When we are worried about which major to choose, the major is actually choosing the best students, so we need to be clear about our own advantages and choose the best.

The successful completion of the master's program in Australian universities requires students to have strong knowledge and skills, including professional ability, English ability, mathematics ability, communication ability and so on.

If English ability is strong, but math ability is weak, learning liberal arts, design art or law can foster strengths and avoid weaknesses; If English ability and math ability are average or good, it will be more appropriate to study business major; If you have average English ability and strong math ability, you will have an advantage in studying computer or engineering.

2. Career interests

We all say that interest is the best teacher. Future career development direction and career interest are one of the biggest factors that determine our choice of major.

Whether you are interested in the corresponding or related professions, or in the fields involved in the family's past business environment, is the key factor in choosing a major.

For example, students majoring in accounting should be accountants or auditors after graduation, and their related occupations include investment analysts and tax consultants.

If students can study their favorite major and engage in their favorite career, they will be more likely to get professional satisfaction and sense of accomplishment. There are many factors that affect career interests, such as personal character, family background, academic background, family business environment and so on.

3. Do you plan skilled migration?

At present, students who choose to study in Australia will have plans to immigrate to some extent. If students apply for skilled migration after studying abroad, this is one of the most economical ways to immigrate.

There are 192 occupations in the list of new skilled occupations (general skilled immigrants) published by the Australian Immigration Bureau. Common types are:

The liberal arts majors of immigrants include: preschool education, middle school teachers and social work;

Immigrant business majors include: accounting, actuarial science, etc.

Immigration survey majors include: quantity measurement, measurement and drawing.

Immigration engineering majors include: chemical engineering, civil engineering, electronic and electrical engineering, electronic engineering, material engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, etc.

Immigration computer major includes: information technology, program analysis, program development, system analysis;

Immigrant architecture majors include: architecture, landscape architecture and urban planning;

Immigration medicine majors include: dentistry, nursing, occupational physiotherapy, general practitioner and veterinarian.

4. Career development prospects

When considering the selected major, we should not only consider personal interests, but also consider the development prospects of the major.

From the perspective of job opportunities, for China students who have completed their master's programs in Australia, if they want to work in Australia, technology-intensive occupations (such as accounting, engineering, architecture, surveying and computer science) provide relatively more job opportunities; Management-intensive and communication-intensive occupations often set a high threshold in terms of cultural background and English communication ability, which makes it difficult for China students to compete with local students or other international students.

Judging from the starting salary of graduates, the starting salary of engineering or computer majors is higher, while the starting salary of business and liberal arts graduates is relatively low.