1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Coat of Arms
The coat of arms, conferred on Swinburne by the College
of Arms on 25 June 1969, is based on the coat of arms of
the Swinburne family.
At a period during the 12th-13th centuries, when the
northern counties of England were ruled by the Scots, a
knight of France came to the aid of Queen Margaret of
Scotland. She rewarded him with a grant of land in what is
now Northumberland, on the banks of the Swin Burn, a
small river that flows into the North Tyne, where he built
a castle. He became known as William Swinburn(e) and
soon the county reverted to the crown of England.
The Swinburne family coat of arms in medieval times was
silver with three boars' heads in triangular formation. In
the 17th century, during the wars between the Stuart
Kings and the Parliament of England, the Swinburnes
fought for the royalists. After the restoration of Charles 11
in 1660, the head of the family was created a baronet for
his services. The crest became a baronet's coronet, with
the boar's head rising from it and the coat of arms, divided
horizontally red and silver, was charged three cinquefoils
countercharged.
Swinburne holds a unique place among educational
institutions in Australia in the link that persists between it
and the founder and his family. The conferring of a
modification of the family's coat of arms preserves and
strengthens that link.
The arms: the basic colours of red and white, and the
cinquefoils charged on the shield, commemorate the arms
of the Swinburne family. The omission of the third
cinquefoil which appears in the family coat and the
addition of the Bordure and the Mullets (Stars) are what
are known heraldically as 'differences', which may often
serve to indicate an association with another armigerous
body or family. The four Mullets in Cross symbolise the
Southern Cross.
The crest: the demi-Boar and the cinquefoil perpetuate the
Swinburne connection; the book is symbolic of learning.
The motto: the College of hm' translation of the motto is:
Achievement through learning
Swinburne name changes
since inception
8th July 1908 Eastern Suburbs Technical College
1913 Swinburne Technical College
4th April 1975 Swinburne College of Technology
Limited
28th April 1980 Swinburne Limited
1st July 1992 Swinburne University of Technology
University Assembly
The University Assembly provides a regular open forum
for the discussion of issues and ideas of significant interest
to the University community.
The University statute formally establishing the
University Assembly sets out its membership and terms of
reference. Its membership includes all staff and students of
the University.
Meetings of the University Assembly are normally held
twice a year. Notice of each meeting and an invitation to
submit items for discussion are conveyed to the University
community at least one month before the meeting. Details
are usually published in the The Swine, the newspaper
published by the Swinburne Student Union.
Teaching Sectors
Swinburne has two teaching sectors under the control of
one Council: the Higher Education Sector and the
Technical and Further Education Division (TAFE).
Higher Education Sector
The Higher Education Sector offers professional
qualifications ranging from degrees of Bachelor to graduate
qualifications (certificates, diplomas and degrees of Master
and PhD).
The Higher Education Sector comprises two divisions: the
Division of Business, Humanities and Social Science
(which incorporates the previous faculties of Business and
Arts) and the Division of Science, Engineering and Design
(incorporating the previous faculties of Applied Science
and Engineering and the School of Design).
A total of 9250 students were enrolled in the Higher
Education Sector in 1995, made up of 5365 full-time
students and 3885 part-time students.
Technical and Further Education Division (TAFE)
The TAFE Division offers courses at professional and
para-professional level covering associate diploma,
advanced certificate, apprenticeship, VCE and access
programs. A number of specialist courses are also provided
for industry and the community.
The TAFE Division is made up of three schools: the
School of Business and Information Systems, the School of
Engineering and Industrial Science and the School of Social
Sciences and Arts.
A total of 10,044 students were enrolled into TAFE
courses in 1995, made up of 2678 full-time and 7366 parttime
students (excluding short courses).