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Swinburne University of Technology - Degree Programs

Overview

Established in 1908, Swinburne University of Technology delivers a wide range of tertiary programs, ranging from vocational qualifications through to undergraduate and postgraduate coursework and research programs. Swinburne has a strong focus on research, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Close links with business and industry ensure that the University’s study programs are appropriate to the demands of the commercial sector.

Swinburne has a total student population of 45,000, including 4,500 full-degree and Study Abroad students from around the world. Ranked among the top universities in Australia for Learning and Teaching Quality by the Australian Government Department of Education, Science, and Training, student success in finding employment or continuing to higher studies post-graduation, and overall satisfaction with teaching and course quality are a hallmark of Swinburne.

Campuses are located in Hawthorn and Prahran, which are two of Melbourne’s most vibrant suburbs.

Academic Highlights

Areas of study available at Swinburne include Arts, Psychology, and Social Sciences, Business, Entrepreneurship, and Management, Design and Creative Industries, Engineering, Health and Community Services, Hospitality and Tourism, Information Technology, Networks, and Computing, Multimedia, Science, Technology, and the Environment, English Language, Foundation, and Degree-transfer Programs.

Swinburne is renowned for its flexible pathways, innovative programs and strong relationship with industry. Swinburne offers an extensive and diverse range of programs and is strong in all of them. Highly regarded for Design, Tourism and the arts, Swinburne’s programs are outstanding and offer real world, relevant learning in a creative environment.

Swinburne houses several institutes and centres including the Design Centre, the National Institute for Circus Arts and Sports Without Borders Foundation.

Facts

Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Overseas Students: 4500
Staff: 2865
Total Enrolment: 23000

Dates

All dates are provided by each university and are subject to change.AustraLearn will attempt to provide you with the most up-to-date information as we receive it. Be sure to confirm dates before finalizing any travel plans. 
February 2009 Full Degree - SpringApplication Deadline: November 1, 2008
Anticipated Departure
Start DateFebruary 23, 2009
End DateJune 20, 2009
Mid Semester Break #1April 6, 2009 - April 10, 2009
Mid Semester Break #2 -
July 2009 Full Degree - FallApplication Deadline: April 1, 2009
Anticipated Departure
Start DateAugust 3, 2009
End DateNovember 27, 2009
Mid Semester Break #1September 21, 2009 - September 25, 2009
Mid Semester Break #2 -

University Specific Scholarships

As part of a Swinburne Centenary Scholarship Package, Swinburne will be offering two $3500 scholarship awards for students beginning a degree program at Swinburne in 2008. Students must enroll through AustraLearn to be eligible for these single-year scholarships.

AustraLearn Coordinator


Name:Jodi Reesman and Michelle Finerty
Title:Degree Program Enrollment Coordinators
Department:Degree Programs in Australia and New Zealand
BIO:
Jodi and Michelle work in tandem in degree student services, managing student admissions and pre-departure processes to all Australian and New Zealand universities.

AustraLearn’s degree student services provides assistance and advice on accepting offers, banking and financing an overseas education, the visa application process, as well as , travel and housing arrangements.

Jodi earned her B.S. in mass communication at the University of Evansville in Indiana. She studied a semester abroad at the University of South Australia and has also been an exchange student to Germany. She has traveled through western Europe, volunteered in Guatemala, and has extensively backpacked Australia and New Zealand.

Michelle holds a B.S. in International Business from the University of Colorado at Denver. She worked in London for 6 months and has traveled extensively throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Europe, Australia, Mexico, and Canada.

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