Swinburne University of Technology provides quality career-oriented education. Our powerful technological base and links with industry are complemented by innovative research centers and strong international partnerships.Swinburne has more than 32,000 full-time equivalent students studying across five campuses, and around 2,700 staff. There is a campus in Sarawak, Kuching, and East Malaysia which comprises more than 2,600 students.
The university offers programs from apprenticeships through to PhDs. This is a unique learning environment which places a strong emphasis on building career-ready graduates and with more than 15,000 students which are studying in the workplace.
Our higher education programs benefit from our Professional Learning Model. The model improves Swinburne’s traditional focus on real-world learning and industry-linked teaching. It goals to provide undergraduates with flexibility and opportunity, by career assistance, elective units to diversify career profile, options to pace (accelerate or spread) study, work-integrated learning opportunities industry-oriented projects and cross-discipline study options.
Vocational education and training at Swinburne is distinguished by our Vocational Learning Model, which combines the individual support, program design, and a full range of services for students. The goal is to provide the type of assistance that helps students achieve their education goals. The Swinburne is the first university in Australia to offer a guaranteed institution-wide articulation program. The Guaranteed Entry Scheme provides students guaranteed entry into the undergraduate degree program when they enroll in the Swinburne diploma or advanced diploma.
Swinburne is ranked among the top universities in the world by all three major international rankings, the Times Higher Education University World Rankings (Top 400)Academic Ranking of the World Universities (Top 500), and the QS World University Rankings (Top 3 per cent). The university is ranked in the top 100 universities in the world in the field of Physics research by the ARWU.
In the past years the Swinburne has consistently achieved more five star ratings than any other university in Melbourne in the Good Universities Guide, including for teaching quality, graduate satisfaction and generic (employability) skills.
Our researchers have also earned a reputation for high-impact research with strengths in advanced manufacturing technologies, biotechnology, design, micro astrophysics, cognitive sciences, computing, and nano-engineering, optics, applied laser technology, and the social sustainability and wellbeing. The university has invested more than $250 million in infrastructure and research to strengthen our reputation for research and teaching excellence.
Internationally we have formed important partnerships in India, China, and Vietnam. Swinburne also has formal exchange arrangements with institutions in over 80 countries around the world and our student mobility rate is higher than the national average. Swinburne is a member of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities also and the Community Colleges for International Development.
Campus Locations
Croydon
Hawthorn
Lilydale
Prahran
Sarawak, Malaysia
Wantirna
Contact Details
Wakefield Street
Hawthorn VIC 3122
Majors Courses Offered
Computer and Information Sciences, Architectural History and Criticism, Astronomy, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other, Chemical Physics,Computer Science, Education, EDUCATION, Biomedical/Medical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Engineering Technology, Linguistics, Comparative Literature, East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Russian Language and Literature, German Language and Literature, Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other, Spanish Language and Literature, Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Latin Language and Literature, Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, English Language and Literature, English Language and Literature, Biophysics, Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Environmental Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Urban Studies/Affairs, American/United States Studies/Civilization, Asian Studies/Civilization, East Asian Studies,Systematics, and Population Biology, Mathematics, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics,Modern Greek Language and Literature, French Language and Literature, Italian Language and Literature, Environmental Science, Biological and Physical Sciences, Ancient Studies/Civilization, Classical and Ancient Studies, Philosophy, Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies, Architecture, Architecture, Architectural History and Criticism, Chemistry, Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Physics, Physical Sciences, Psychology, Psychology, Anthropology, Archeology, Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, Economics, Political Science and Government, Political Science and Government, Other, Sociology, Latin American Studies, Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Russian Studies, Slavic Studies, French Studies, German Studies, Italian Studies, African-American/Black Studies, Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies, Asian-American Studies, Women's Studies, Dance, Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, Film/Cinema/Video Studies, Art History, Criticism and Conservation, Music, Visual and Performing Arts, History.
Minors Courses Offered
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics,Computer Science, Civil Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Operations Research, Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Latin Language, English Language and Literature, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies, Architecture, Psychology, Economics, Sociology, Hispanic-American, Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, French Language and Literature, Spanish Language and Literature,Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies, Dance, Art History, Criticism and Conservation.