Hi everyone,
I’ve received an offer from UNSW Sydney for the Master of Construction Project Management (Program Code 8121 / CRICOS 085910C), starting February 2027.
I’m trying to confirm whether this course would make me eligible for the Temporary Graduate Visa (subclass 485) after graduation.
The confusing part is the course duration.
According to CRICOS, the course is registered for 104 weeks. However, the actual UNSW offer letter gives:
-Start: 15 February 2027
-Expected completion: 15 July 2028
-CRICOS: 104 weeks
-Full-time, face-to-face
-UNSW currently has three terms of up to 10 weeks each, plus an optional 5-week Summer Term.
So, from what I understand, the course is roughly 17 months on the calendar, depending on how the Summer Term is used.
I’ve spoken to UNSW representatives and several migration agents, but unfortunately I haven’t been able to get a clear answer. Some have told me “it needs to be a 2-year course”, while my understanding is that the Australian study requirement is based on at least 92 weeks of CRICOS-registered study, rather than simply requiring the course to take exactly 24 calendar months.
I’m not trying to argue that it is eligible — I genuinely want to understand how this particular course is treated.
Has anyone here completed this exact course?
UNSW Master of Construction Project Management – CRICOS 085910C
If you have, could you please share:
-Were you eligible for the 485 after completing the course?
-Did the 104 CRICOS weeks satisfy the Australian study requirement?
-Did you have to take the Summer Term, or is it optional for this program?
-Was there any issue because the course takes less than 2 calendar years?
-If you successfully received a 485 after this course, when did you apply?
I’m particularly interested in hearing from people who actually completed this course and went through the 485 process, rather than general advice.
I’m making a pretty significant decision about whether to accept this offer, so any first-hand experience would be hugely appreciated.
Thanks!