Swinburne University of Technology has a rich and enviable record as a provider of quality, career-oriented education for both undergraduates and postgraduates. As it enters the new millenium, post-secondary education has never played a more critical role in shaping the future of your lives and your careers.

The students are fortunate. Swinburne University of Technology is one of the few universities in Australia to offer a full range of programs from apprenticeships to PhDs. It gives the students the added flexibility in study options of following well-defined ‘Pathways’ between the TAFE and Higher Education sectors.

Swinburne provides students with the skills and knowledge that will help them find employment in their chosen career and provides an exciting environment that makes learning fun. The students have access to a number of sporting, computer, library and student welfare facilities at each campus and all campuses are in close proximity to many forms of public transport.

Undergraduate students have the advantage of working closely with industry through the Industry Based Learning (IBL) program. The IBL program not only provides students with paid work experience before graduating, it often leads to full-time employment opportunities with the same employer after graduation. Most degree courses include IBL which provides a free-flow information between the University and the future employers of the graduates.

It also offers a wide variety of postgraduate courses from graduate certificates through to PhDs in the areas of Applied Science, Business and Innovation, Design, Engineering and Technology, Health and Human Services, Informatics (Computing and Information Technology), Multimedia, and Social Sciences and Arts.

Swinburne’s strong vocational emphasis and its close links with business and industry ensure that the postgraduate programs keep pace with change and remain firmly linked to the needs of the future. The University’s approach to applied research plus relevant coursework programs, and a firm commitment to postgraduates and their careers, have earned Swinburne a reputation as a university of distinction.

Much of Swinburne’s research is concentrated in the specialist centres which are noted for their industry and institutional links, community service and multi-disciplinary approach. Graduates who have worked in these centres are widely recognised for the contribution they are making to Australian and international industry, business and society through the solving of important practical problems by applied, interdisciplinary research. These people bear testimony to the standards of excellence and ensure the continuation of the proud tradition. It hopes that after reading this course guide you choose to become part of that tradition.