Please note - Swinburne University of Technology

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Teaching Divisions
Swinburne has two teaching divisions under the control of
one Council. They are:
Higher Education Division
This division offers professional qualifications (diplomas and
$ degrees of Bachelor) and graduate qualifications (certificates,
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6- diplomas and degrees of Master and PhD). Enrolments in
1993 were 4958 full-time and 3873 part-time students.
Technical and Further Education Division (TAFE)
This division offers courses at professional and paraprofessional
level, covering associate diploma, advanced
certificate, apprenticeship, VCE and access programs. A
number of specialist courses are also provided for industry
and the community. Enrolments in 1992 were 4093 full-time
and 7319 (not including short courses) part-time students.
Hawthorn Campus
General enquiries: 819 8911
Hawthorn is Swinburne's original campus. It offers a broad
range of undergraduate higher education and TAFE courses
in Applied Science, Art and Design, Arts, Business and
Engineering. All Swinburne's postgraduate programs are
offered on this campus.
Hawthorn campus is one of the few in Australia that offers
well integrated Higher Education and TAFE sectors on the
one campus. This is illustrated by the innovative Pathway;
Program that is implementing detailed articulation and credit
transfer programs between TAFE and Higher Education.
It is also the site for many of Swinburne's research and
training centres.
Students enjoy a full range of services and facilities including
a library, bookshop, sports centre, cafeterias, health centre,
childcare, counselling and careers advice.
The Hawthorn campus is located seven kilometres from the
city, and is easily accessible by train and tram. Limited areas
have been set aside for student parking. The campus is also
close to the Glenferrie Road shopping centre which offers a
wide variety of goods and services.
Mooroolbark Campus
General enquiries: 728 7111
Students at the Mooroolbark campus enjoy an attractive
intimate atmosphere in a natiw setting, boasting a small
lake, sporting facilities and all the amenities of a modern
tertiary institution. This new campus increases educational
options in the outer eastern suburbs.
Situated on the site of the former MDA Grammar School in
Edinburgh Rd, Lilydale, the campus provides courses in the
Business, Applied Science, Arts and Engineering Faculties.
The courses offered in the Bachelor of Business are in
Accounting, Marketing and Economics
and the Bachelor of Applied Science course in
Mathematicdcomputer Science is also offered, with students
undertaking the same programs as students at the
Hawthorn Campus. The majors offered in the Bachelor of
Arts are Psychology, Media Studies, Sociology, Philosophy
and Cultural Studies, Economics (taught by Business Faculty),
Literature, and Political Studies where students numbers
permit. A distinctive aspect of the Mooroolbark Campus
degrees in Business and Arts is that there is the opportunity
to cross faculty boundaries which allows the construction of
tailored programs which combine aspects of Business and
Arts. Students wishing to study a language (Japanese, Italian,
Korean, Vietnamese) currently must secure a place on the
Hawthorn Campus.
The Engineering Faculty offers the common first year of its
degree courses in Electrical (Power. Communications and
Computer Systems), Civil, Manufacturing and Mechanical
Engineering. Postgraduate programs in Computer Systems
Engineering and Information Technology are also offered.
The degrees of Master of Engineering and Doctor of
Philosophy are also available. This establishes a complete and
fully accredited tertiary environment by having in place
programs ranging from first year undergraduate to Masters
and PhD studies.
Prahran Campus
General enquiries: 522 6700
Prahran campus (formerly Prahran College of TAFE) joined
Swinburne in 1992. The roots of this campus are deeply
entrenched in the history of the local area. This small and
friendly campus with its mixture of modern and historical
buildings, is easily accessible by train, tram and bus and is
situated in the heart of cosmopolitan Prahran.
Through its Schools of Business Studies. Social Sciences and
Arts and its Centre for Furniture Studies, the campus offers
Associate Diploma, Advanced Certificate and Certificate
courses via full-time or part-time enrolment. External study
options are also available through the Off-campus
Department.
Courses include: accounting, credit management, credit
procedures and practices, computer programming, insurance,
information technology, real estate, records management,
office and secretarial studies, management, library and
information studies, child care studies, residential and
community services, Koori child care, theatre technology and
small companies, graphic art, art and design - film and
video production, applied language, E.S.L., literacy, furniture
studies for indentured apprentices, year eleven and year
twelve VCE.
Owr 600 fee-for-service short courses are also offered
embracing the entertainment industry, hobby, skill
enhancement, language and business and computing.
Full-time Bachelor of Arts courses in Graphic and Industrial
Design are also offered through the School of Design.