The differences between Australian and domestic undergraduate majors

The hot summer of 2014 is coming, which also marks the approaching of the college entrance examination. It is also faced with the choice and application of college majors. What is the difference between the undergraduate majors in Australian universities and the majors in domestic universities? Students From what aspects should we consider and choose majors in Australian universities?

Standard 1: Undergraduate major academic system

From the perspective of categories, undergraduate majors in Australian universities can be divided into 6 major categories , 30 subcategories. The six major categories are liberal arts, business, law, science, engineering and medicine. Australian university undergraduate majors are divided into four types: 3 years, 4 years, 5 years and 6 years.

Most undergraduate majors last for 3 years, including media, social sciences, linguistics, accounting, business management, economics, hotel management, environmental science, natural science, computer, design and nursing; 4 One-year undergraduate majors include education, psychology, social work, law, engineering, surveying and pharmacy; five-year undergraduate majors include dentistry and veterinary medicine; and clinical medicine is a six-year major.

Standard 2: Clarify your own strengths

Successfully completing undergraduate courses at Australian universities requires students to have strong knowledge and skills, including professional abilities, English abilities, mathematical abilities and other abilities. . If your English ability is strong but your math ability is weak, studying a liberal arts major or a law major can help you maximize your strengths and avoid your weaknesses; if your English ability and math ability are average or relatively good, a business major will be more appropriate; if your English ability is average and your math ability is strong, then It will be more advantageous to study computer or engineering majors.

Standard 3: Is it possible to immigrate?

The way of studying abroad and then applying for Australian immigration is called "Australian International Student Skilled Immigration".

The new list of skilled occupations (independent skilled immigrants) released by the Australian Immigration Bureau has 192 occupations. Among these occupations, there are nine major categories of immigration study abroad majors. Common liberal arts majors for immigrants include early childhood education, middle school teachers, and social work; business majors for immigrants include accounting, auditing, and actuarial science; surveying majors for immigrants include quantity surveying, surveying, and cartography; and engineering majors for immigrants include chemical engineering, civil engineering, etc. Engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, mining engineering, etc.; Immigration computer majors include program analysis, program development and system analysis, etc.; Immigration architecture majors include architecture, landscape architecture, town planning, etc.; Immigration medicine Specialties include dentistry, nursing, occupational physiotherapy, general practice and veterinary medicine.

Standard 4: Career Interest

Whether you are interested in a career corresponding to or related to a certain major is a key factor when choosing a major. For example, if a student majors in undergraduate accounting, his or her corresponding career after graduation will be an accountant or auditor, and related careers include investment analysts, tax consultants, etc. If students can study the major they like and engage in the career they like, it will be easier for them to gain professional satisfaction and achievement.

There are various factors that affect career interests, such as personal personality, family background, academic background, etc. If students are not sure about their career interests, they can try career interest assessment tools on the Internet.

Standard Five: Career Prospects

From the perspective of job opportunities, for Chinese students who have completed undergraduate courses in Australia, if they want to find a job in Australia, technology-intensive occupations ( Such as accounting, engineers, computer professionals) provide relatively more job opportunities; management-intensive or communication-intensive occupations often set higher thresholds in terms of cultural background and English communication ability, making it more difficult for Chinese students to learn from local students or other international students compete. Judging from the starting salary of graduates, the starting salary of engineering and computer graduates is higher, while the starting salary of business and liberal arts graduates is relatively low.

Standard Six: Industry Prospects

From the perspective of ownership, some undergraduate course majors do not have clear industry affiliations, such as accounting and computer majors. Students majoring in accounting can work in accounting firms after graduation, or they can engage in accounting work in any industry and any enterprise. Therefore, whether a certain industry is prosperous will not directly affect the employment opportunities of students majoring in that type of major. Some undergraduate majors have clear industry affiliations, such as hotel management, finance, etc. The prosperity index of the industry will directly affect the employment opportunities of students studying in this major.

Based on the above six criteria, choosing an undergraduate course major at an Australian university is actually a relatively complicated decision-making process. In the decision-making process, we can use Standard 1 (undergraduate major academic system) and Standard 2 (own advantages) to make a clearer qualitative analysis, use Standard 3 (Immigration Opportunities) to make quantitative analysis, and the other three standards can be used for Assisted analysis and forecasting. Only by analyzing your own characteristics and advantages and clarifying your own needs can the professional choice you make be a rational choice.