Carnegie Mellon University is an American university established in 1900 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ranked 24 in the world, (Times Higher Education, World University Ranking, 2013-14) Carnegie Mellon has been a birthplace of innovation throughout its 114-year history and is a global leader in bringing ground-breaking ideas to market and creating successful start-up businesses.

Carnegie Mellon University in Australia forms part of Carnegie Mellon's global footprint which includes campuses in Silicon Valley, Rwanda and Qatar.

We combine an American, world-class degree with an Australian experience. Our Adelaide based campus delivers this high quality and exceptional education offering affording students with a unique advantage for when they enter the competitive graduate, global market.

Located in Adelaide, the fifth Most Liveable City in the world (Economist Intelligence Unit 2012) and Australia's most affordable capital city, the Carnegie Mellon Australia campus is home to students from over 25 countries, creating wide-reaching networks of contemporaries, global experts and alumni.

Our students study an innovative curriculum, combined with global case studies, providing a firm foundation in theory, with a focus on practical skills delivered through industry projects, internships and convocations.

Carnegie Mellon Australia offers two internationally-ranked master degrees, offered as 12 month (3 study periods) and 21 month (5 study periods) programs:

Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT)
Master of Science in Public Policy and Management (MSPPM)
Carnegie Mellon also offers two 21 month (5 study periods) global programs where students study their 1st and 2nd study periods in Adelaide and 3rd and 4th in Pittsburgh, with a choice of completing an internship globally:

Master of Information Systems Management (MISM Global)
Master of Science in Public Policy Management (MSPPM Global)
History

At the invitation of the South Australian Government, Carnegie Mellon opened its campus in Adelaide in 2006. Located in the International University Precinct situated in the heritage-listed Torrens Building in Victoria Square, it was the first international university to establish in Australia.

Accreditation

Carnegie Mellon University Australia is proud of its high standards and the recognition that our programs merit.

Degrees are granted by Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon and all of its degree programs, including those offered in Australia, are accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education of the United States.

A Master's degree earned at the Carnegie Mellon University Australia receives dual recognition, since it meets the requirements for a Master's degree in both the United States and Australia.

The courses offered are also accredited by the Minister of Further Education, Employment, Science and Training of the State of South Australia, and on the CRICOS Register of providers of Educational Services for Overseas students (CRICOS Provider 02696B).