Major study areas for Diploma of Higher Education Studies

Career opportunities

The Diploma of Higher Education Studies is a pathway programme to a degree in one of following areas: Arts and Social Sciences, Business and Economics, Information Technology or Science.

On completion of the DHES and the relevant degree there are many career paths available.

Graduates of the DHES Arts and social science stream and the Bachelor of Arts (Social Science) and the stream of subjects students choose in their arts degree may guide them towards a particular career. Monash arts graduates are working in fields such as:

journalism, publishing, editing, writing, electronic media, public relations, corporate communications

marketing, advertising, business research and analysis

management consulting, international trade, human resources, training and development, management and administration

diplomacy, foreign affairs, politics

social and community services, counselling, social welfare, social research, policy and planning

Graduates of the DHES business stream and the Bachelor of Business and Commerce and depending on the area of major study undertaken, graduates can work in many occupations, including financial analyst and human resources officer, as well as in marketing, accountancy, international trade, administration and advertising.

Graduates of the DHES IT stream and the Bachelor of IT and Systems degree enter a variety of roles such as:

Specialist programmer

Systems analyst

Business analyst

Database administrator

Games developer

Multimedia developer

IT Consultant