That sounds like a real decent opportunity! It's so great to hear about unis allowing alternative entry pathways and changing up how things are done. Cheeky tangent, I love how Swinburne offers incremental qualifications to their students e.g. if you drop out after one or two years, you're rewarded with a Cert III or Diploma in whatever it is you were studying, with the option to return for the final Bachelor year at a later point. Other unis are moving towards this model. I digress.
Over the past year I have been studying full-time postgrad and working 3-4 days each week (25-30 hours). The degree is centered around a biomedical research project and requires a lot of in-person, tedious, isolated lab work. (Oh it's worth noting that I am aiming for high marks, trying for med school). Not gonna water it down, it has been really fkn hectic doing it this way. Studying full-time and working 3 days a week was bearable...but when I picked up another shift, I didn't have a day off for nearly 2 months...would not recommend 0/10 i'm an idiot
It would've been much easier studying a postgrad degree 'by coursework' and not 'by research.' I could def see myself working 25ish hours weekly and studying coursework full-time, no doubt. Guess it depends on the subject/material, too. Biomed...is involved. And if you're not chasing HDs then yes yes, for sure its doable. I reckon the sweet spot would be part-time study whilst working 30-35 hours each week.
What's the field of study for this postgrad you're looking to get into, if you don't mind me asking?