Applying for Courses
Register your interest here, for our Masters or Professional Doctorate courses to receive up to date course information and documentation.
How to Apply
1. Pre viewing
If you want to find out more about our Masters course you can attend one of our information sessions.
Read all our relevant course information.
View the series of our student experience videos.
Look over our frequently asked questions.
Spend time some time with our Professional Doctorate research
Take a brief look at our approach to arts inquiry with our Glossary Document
2. Information Sessions and Selection and Admissions Workshops
Attending an information session is not mandatory, but it’s an excellent opportunity to meet with our academics and see our learning space.
It is however, mandatory to participate in a Selections and Admissions Workshop.
You can begin your application for our 2027 Annual Intake in the Masters course by booking a workshop here.
Please contact admissions@miecat.edu.au for more information.
3. Submit an Application
After attending a Selection & Admissions workshop candidates will be sent the link to our application form and detailed instructions on what documentation you need to apply.
Masters Selection Criteria
Selection for admission into the Masters course will be based on both Academic and Other Criteria.
Applicants will be considered according to:
- Past academic performance
- Relevant and sufficient work and other life experience
- Capacity to express ideas fluently in written form
- Capacity to attune and be present to others
- Capacity to describe and not interpret experience
- Quality of supporting references
1. Academic Criteria
An undergraduate degree plus a minimum of one year of work experience in a relevant field (for example, as an allied health worker, educator, counsellor, artist, community arts practitioner, arts-based researcher)
OR
A Diploma or an Advanced Diploma in a related field of study plus a minimum of five year’s work experience in a related field and demonstrated capacity to write academically.
2. Other Criteria
Work and other life experience that is relevant to the specific program (CV and information from referees if required).
Capacity to be descriptive rather than interpretive (in the arts-based selection workshop).
Capacity to be aware of one’s own experience and to be present to, and non-judgemental of others (in the arts-based selection workshop and reflection).
Capacity to clearly express ideas in written form (written reflection).
* You may be asked to attend an interview if more information is required about any of the criteria for selection.
Professional Doctorate Selection Criteria
Applicants will be considered according to;
- Past academic performance
- Relevant and sufficient work and other life experience
- Capacity to express ideas fluently in written form
- Capacity to attune and be present to others
- Capacity to describe and not interpret experience
- Quality of supporting references
Prerequisites
MIECAT Masters in Therapeutic Arts Practice or previous MIECAT Masters degree.
PLUS
Evidence of capacity to complete academic writing, such as an arts-inquiry paper, a peer-reviewed journal article, or equivalent publication (3,000–5,000 words).*
AND
Professional experience related to the fields of the arts, therapy, psychology, the humanities, community well-being, education, or research.
OR
Either Honours degree or Masters degree from another Higher Education provider in a relevant area (with grades considered reasonable).
PLUS
Evidence of capacity to:
- Complete academic writing, such as a peer-reviewed journal article or equivalent publication (3,000–5,000 words).
- Undertake an arts-based inquiry, such as examples or a portfolio of creative works.
AND
Related professional experience (as above).
* Submitted examples of the applicant’s academic writing must be in the original English or have been translated from the original language of writing/publication into English by the applicant themselves.
Applicants who have not completed a MIECAT degree might be asked to complete additional content at the beginning of year one. This foundational content will be incorporated into a student’s study sequence and communicated in our letter of offer.
Depending on prior experience these additional workshops would focus on: Artsbased/artistic research and bringing artsmaking or an arts practice into inquiry work; and an introduction to MIECAT’s approach to arts inquiry.
Tuition Fees
Student Visas / Overseas Students
MIECAT is NOT currently an approved provider of courses for people studying in Australia on student visas.
Prospective overseas students are instead directed to make further enquiries at CRICOS.
Withdrawal and Cancellation from courses
MIECAT will make every effort to keep to the advertised course dates, but reserves the right to cancel or postpone courses if minimum numbers are not reached. In the event of minimum numbers not being met a full refund will be made.
MIECAT shall not be liable for consequential loss of income, travel or accommodation costs, or other losses that students may incur by any cancellation or postponement.
Students who withdraw from a course after Census date will not be entitled to a refund of tuition fees.
A student who has applied for FEE-HELP will still incur a FEE-HELP debt.