Australian Defence Force

New Program Alert Project Management Interested in undertaking a Master or Graduate Diploma in Project Management? Courses within the University of Adelaide's Project Managment Program are offered on an intensive basis so that defence personnel can fly into Adelaide, Singapore or Sydney for a short period of time and fly out.

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Australian Defence Force Higher Education Advanced Standing Scheme (ADFHEAS Scheme)

The University of Adelaide has in place credit transfer arrangements for Australian Defence Force (ADF) members where maximum credit is granted towards a limited number of Adelaide programs.

A Letter of Understanding (LoU) (pdf 228kB) between the two organisations sets out how the scheme is operated and administered.  

Find a Program

Depending on their previous studies, students from the ADF scheme can choose to study one of the following Postrgraduate programs:

Sciences programs

• Wine Business
• Agricultural Business

Business programs

• Graduate Certificate in Management
• Graduate Diploma in Management
• Masters of Business Administration
• Project Management

Language programs

• Graduate Certificate of Applied Linguistics
• Graduate Diploma of Applied Linguistics
• Masters of Applied Linguistics

Health programs

The Faculty of Health Sciences continues to work closely with the Australian Defence Force in accordance with the provisions of a Letter of Understanding (LoU) relating to the the delivery of Health curricula to ADF personnel at the Centre for Military and Veteran’s Health.

Institute of Aviation Medicine Students who have completed the RAAF Aviation Medical Officers Course may be awarded up to 3 units of credit into the Master of Public Health and Master of Occupational Health and Safety Management.

• Master of Public Health
• Master of Occupational Health and Safety

How much credit

This table outlines the current advanced standing (credit) offered to appropriately qualified ADF members for programs at the University of Adelaide.

Name of Program	Specific Credit (Total Number of Units)	General Credit
Wine Business (postgraduate) Agricultural Business (postgraduate) Credit may also be granted for specific Business courses.		Case-by- case.
MBA Graduate Cert in Management Graduate Diploma in Management Credit may be granted for no more than one half of the program for which the student is enrolling.	Maximum credit may be granted as follows: Up to 2 courses in the Graduate Certificate Up to 4 courses in the Graduate Diploma of Business Up to 6 courses in the MBA Up to 8 courses in the advanced MBA	Credit will be considered for core courses and may be considered for electives.
Master of Applied Project Management (Advanced) Master of Applied Project Management Master of Project Management Graduate Certificate in Project Management Credit may also be granted for specific Programs in the Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences on a case-by-case basis.		Credit will be considered for up to one elective. Up to 50% of the award in suitable cases.
Master of Public Health Master of Occupational Health and Safety	Up to 3 units
Master of Arts (Applied Linguistics) Graduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics Graduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics		Some credit may be offered. Maximum of 12 units applies.

How to apply

The following links provide information regarding admission into Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programs.

Need more information?

Australian Defence Force personnel requiring further information should contact Student Administrative Services or visit the Department of Defence website.