The University Monash University has approximately 40,000 students spread over six campuses in Melbourne and the surrounding suburbs. One of the largest universities in Australia, it has a strong commitment to international programs. Monash is also ranked among the top Australian universities and offers coursework in virtually every area of study, including performing and fine arts, design, humanities, social sciences, business, education, engineering, and sciences. The academic year follows the standard Australian calendar, which is the reverse of the calendar used in the northern hemisphere. Fall semester runs from late February to late June, and Spring semester runs from late July to early December.
Exchanges are possible for a semester or a year.
Clayton is the largest and oldest campus at Monash. Humanities and social sciences, fine and performing arts, business, education, engineering, and sciences are available at the Clayton campus. Caulfield students may easily access the Clayton campus facilities by using the university's shuttle bus -travel between the two campuses takes 15 minutes. Design, fine arts, business, engineering, and limited humanities and social sciences are available at the Caulfield campus. The Gippsland campus has about 2,000 students and is located 2 hours east of Melbourne in the town of Churchill.