The federal government in June announced a restructure of university courses, where the cost of degrees like nursing and teaching would be reduced, while humanities and law degrees would be significantly more expensive.

Under the original plan, psychology and social work degrees fell under the humanities bracket.

But Federal Minister for Education Dan Tehan on Tuesday confirmed the two courses would be bundled together with allied health and move to a lower cost band.

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"We have made sensible amendments to the legislation after listening to the constructive feedback provided during the consultation process," Mr Tehan said in a written statement.

In June, La Trobe University said it was worried the fee changes would affect the enrolments of low socio-economic, Indigenous, and regional students wanting to study humanities, law, and business disciplines.

A La Trobe spokesperson on Tuesday said the university supported Mr Tehan's change of heart.

"We welcome the proposed amendments to the federal government's Job Ready Graduates policy package that will reduce fees for students studying accredited psychology and social work degrees," the spokesperson said.

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"These courses are very likely to experience increasing workforce demand in the future, especially in regional areas where these services are in greatest need."

Mr Tehan said there would also be changes to legislation on the $5000 tertiary access payment. The amendment means universities in regional areas will be allowed to offer the payment to their students.

"We also welcome the changes to the Tertiary Access Payment because they will ensure that the new payments are more focused on supporting regional students studying at regional campuses than the original proposal was," the La Trobe spokesperson said.

"This will importantly encourage and assist students to access higher education at regional campuses, in turn leading to regional workforce contribution and economic growth."

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