Swinburne University of Technology
About
Students come first at Swinburne.
Swinburne prepares students to face their future with confidence by ensuring they have the skills to adapt in a fast-changing world. By studying with us, we aim to help you join the thousands of Swinburne graduates who have great jobs.
See our LinkedIn profile to see where our graduates are working. Employers include National Australia Bank, Telstra, IBM and ANZ Bank.
Our commitment to high-quality teaching over our 100-year history is what makes us educational leaders in science, technology, innovation, business and design. However Swinburne doesn't only offer a great in-class experience. Our students have exposure to high-impact global research and active engagement with industry and the community.
Swinburne is also a world leader in online education. Our broad range of Swinburne Online courses utilise breakthrough web technologies to deliver academic courses in a supportive learning environment, allowing you to fit your study around your work and life commitments.
At Swinburne you'll receive an education from a globally recognised university - ranked in the top 400 universities in the world by the 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities. You'll also build employability skills through our long tradition as one of Australia's most industry-connected universities and join more than 150,000 alumni around the world whose careers have benefited from their experiences at Swinburne.
Swinburne students in every course value the opportunities they have to connect with industry and engage in interdisciplinary projects. Our students gain exclusive access to our huge range of industry partners and our Industry-Based Learning program has been operating for more than 50 years. Every bachelor degree student is able to access either an industry-based placement or industry-based project.
Our business, engineering and IT degrees are professionally accredited by leading industry organisations including the Australian Computer Society, Australian Human Resources Institute, CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia, and Engineers Australia.
Depending on your chosen course you could access our state-of-the-art film, television and animation production facilities, create live network systems in our three state-of-the-art Cisco networking labs or work with students from universities in Finland, China and Chile on projects in the Swinburne Design Factory.
Life at Swinburne is about more than going to classes and studying for exams. Our campuses are vibrant communities that offer a lively and varied social experience. Just 10 minutes by train from the centre of Melbourne, our main campus in Hawthorn is the hub of our teaching, research and development activities.
Our focus is helping you develop the skills and knowledge to contribute to the modern, global economy. You can pursue your career goals with confidence with a qualification from Swinburne.
Contact
Phone: 1300 275 794
Email: study@swinburne.edu.au
Website: visit the
Swinburne University of Technology
PO Box 218
Hawthorn VIC 3122
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Student Outcomes
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Policies and Services
Admission criteria
All applicants
Special consideration
Institutional access and equity queries should be directed to:
Contact phone number: 1300 275 794
Institutional web page: read about the Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS)
E-mail address: info@swin.edu.au
Access & equity through VTAC (SEAS)
Swinburne is committed, through the principles of equity, to increasing and enhancing practices and educational opportunities for students who have been unable to reach their full educational potential or whose access to the course of their choice may have been restricted because of life circumstances. This commitment is based on a philosophy of inclusion which characterises the university's approach to service provision for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Swinburne will consider applications from domestic students for SEAS categories one through four of the VTAC Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS), to allow applicants to be granted extra consideration for course selection where SEAS adjustments can be applied.
Access & equity outside of SEAS
Swinburne offers a regional adjustment for applicants from outer regional and remote communities. These applicants will automatically receive regional adjustment factors to their ATAR score if they:
- apply for a course for which assessment is based on ATAR
- are currently studying Year 12, or Year 12 is their highest level of study.
Swinburne will automatically apply regional adjustment factors to an applicant's aggregate score based on location. Applicants are not required to apply for this consideration.
For more information read about the Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS).
Swinburne also provides adjustment factors into selected bachelor level courses for current year 12 applicants who have completed at least one award category in Swinburne's Early Leaders Program. Subject adjustments will be automatically applied for eligible applicants. To see if your chosen course applies this adjustment please see the course search entry.
Bridging programs - MathsLink Methods
Successful completion of MathsLink Methods allows applicants to waive a Mathematical Methods prerequisite required for their chosen course. The prerequisite for entry into MathsLink: Methods is a passing grade in VCE units 1 and 2 Mathematical Methods or VCE Units 3 and 4 Further Mathematics. Non Year 12 students will be considered on a case-by-case basis. To view the course in greater detail including duration and how to apply please visit our course search page below for more information.
Bridging programs - MathsLink Further
Successful completion of MathsLink: Further allows applicants to waive the 'Any Mathematics' prerequisite. Entry into MathsLink: Further is dependent on the applicant passing any Mathematics units 1 and 2. Non Year 12 applicants will be considered on a case-by-case basis. To view the course in greater detail, including duration and how to apply, please visit our course search page.
Work experience
For some courses work experience will be considered as a basis of entry. For requirements around the type of work experience, duration and evidence required, please see individual course listings.
Pathways
Pathways allow students to move through qualification levels, with successful completion of one qualification (to an appropriate standard) considered as an entry requirement to the next qualification. There are many pathway options for applicants at Swinburne, and students can transition from certificates and diplomas to degrees, from another institution to a Swinburne course, between courses at Swinburne and from school or the workforce.
English language test validity
Swinburne will consider the results of the following English language tests where the applicant has sat for the academic version of the assessment.
- IELTS - International English Language Testing Systems
- OET - Occupational English Test
- PTE - Pearson Test of English
- TOEFL iBT - Test of English as a Foreign Language (Internet - based test) These tests need to be taken within the last two years to be considered for assessment.
Applicants with a HE study
Special tertiary admissions test
Non year 12 applicants can be considered for entry into a course that lists the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) as an alternative entry method, if they sit the STAT multiple choice test. In addition, some courses consider results from the STAT multiple choice test when non year 12 applicants have not met the 'Any Maths' prerequisite, and the STAT written English test for an 'Any English' prerequisite.
Validity of past studies
Applicants' incomplete and complete VET studies, for example advanced diploma, are considered if they were undertaken within the last 7 years. Incomplete bachelor level studies within the last seven years are also considered. All completed bachelor level studies will be considered for bachelor level studies. Applicants who are applying for our graduate entry teaching courses are required to have a completed bachelor within the last ten years. Additional information is listed for each course, please see individual course listings.
VCE Prerequisite units - validity period
Some courses list VCE units as prerequisite within their selection criteria. Mathematics units need to have been completed within the past five or ten years, depending on the course. Information about this is provided under each course listing. There are no restrictions for English and design-based courses around timings of prior study completion.
For more information, please see individual course listings.
Basis of Admission
Applicants are selected on the basis of various criteria depending on their chosen course. Some courses assess on the basis of high school studies, ATAR, STAT, language, literacy and numeracy test results, English language skills tests, VET studies, bridging courses, skills assessment tests, portfolio presentations, interviews and work experience. The selection criteria is listed under each course entry.
For more information, please see individual course listings.
Advanced standing
Applicants are able to apply for academic credit, which is also known as advanced standing, based on their prior study. Academic credit takes the form of exemptions within the next course, potentially reducing the number of subjects an applicant is required to complete to gain their qualification. Applicants are required to submit an application before they commence their studies and provide statements of academic achievement to support their application.
Recognition of prior learning
Applicants are able to apply for academic credit, also known as advanced standing, based on either formal training and/or extensive work and life experience. For more information and guidelines on how to apply for RPL, please visit our site below.
Overseas qualifications
Applicants with qualifications completed overseas must upload a copy of their original transcripts and completion certificates along with a translated copy of all documents. If your qualification was completed overseas in a language other than English you will need to meet the English language proficiency requirements. Please upload any academic results from IELTS, TOEFL iBT, PTE or OET tests taken within the past two years to VTAC. Note that each Swinburne course has a minimum English language requirement for entry.
Applicants with a VET Study
Special tertiary admissions test
Non year 12 applicants can be considered for entry into a course that lists the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) as an alternative entry method, if they sit the STAT multiple choice test. In addition, some courses consider results from the STAT multiple choice test when non year 12 applicants have not met the 'Any Maths' prerequisite, and the STAT written English test for an 'Any English' prerequisite.
Validity of past studies
Applicants' incomplete and complete VET studies, for example advanced diploma, are considered if they were undertaken within the last 7 years. Incomplete bachelor level studies within the last seven years are also considered. All completed bachelor level studies will be considered for bachelor level studies. Applicants who are applying for our graduate entry teaching courses are required to have a completed bachelor within the last ten years. Additional information is listed for each course.
For more information, please see individual course listings.
VCE Prerequisite units - validity period
Some courses list VCE units as prerequisite within their selection criteria. Mathematics units need to have been completed within the past five or ten years, depending on the course. Information about this is provided under each course listing. There are no restrictions for english and design-based courses around timings of prior study completion.
For more information, please see individual course listings.
Basis of Admission
Applicants are selected on the basis of various criteria depending on their chosen course. Some courses assess on the basis of high school studies, ATAR, STAT, language, literacy and numeracy test results, English language skills tests, VET studies, bridging courses, skills assessment tests, portfolio presentations, interviews and work experience. The selection criteria is listed under each course entry.
For more information, please see individual course listings.
Advanced standing
Applicants are able to apply for academic credit, which is also known as advanced standing, based on their prior study. Academic credit takes the form of exemptions within the next course, potentially reducing the number of subjects an applicant is required to complete to gain their qualification. Applicants are required to submit an application before they commence their studies and provide statements of academic achievement to support their application.
Recognition of prior learning
Applicants are able to apply for academic credit, also known as advanced standing, based on either formal training and/or extensive work and life experience. For more information and guidelines on how to apply for RPL, please visit our site below.
Overseas qualifications
Applicants with qualifications completed overseas must upload a copy of their original transcripts and completion certificates along with a translated copy of all documents.
If your qualification was completed overseas in a language other than English you will need to meet the English language proficiency requirements outlined on the site below. Please upload to VTAC any academic results from IELTS, TOEFL iBT, PTE or OET tests taken within the past two years.
For more information, read about the entry requirements.
Applicants with Work and Life experience
Special tertiary admissions test
Non year 12 applicants can be considered for entry into a course that lists the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) as an alternative entry method, if they sit the STAT multiple choice test. In addition, some courses consider results from the STAT multiple choice test when non year 12 applicants have not met the 'Any Maths' prerequisite, and the STAT written English test for an 'Any English' prerequisite.
VCE Prerequisite units - validity period
Some courses list VCE units as prerequisite within their selection criteria. Mathematics units need to have been completed within the past five or ten years, depending on the course. Information about this is provided under each course listing. There are no restrictions for english and design-based courses around timings of prior study completion.
For more information, please see individual course listings.
Basis of Admission
Applicants are selected on the basis of various criteria depending on their chosen course. Some courses assess on the basis of high school studies, ATAR, STAT, language, literacy and numeracy test results, English language skills tests, VET studies, bridging courses, skills assessment tests, portfolio presentations, interviews and work experience. The selection criteria is listed under each course entry.
For more information, please see individual course listings.
Recognition of prior learning
Applicants are able to apply for academic credit, also known as advanced standing, based on either formal training and/or extensive work and life experience. For more information and guidelines on how to apply for RPL, please visit our site below.
Applicants with a recent secondary education (Current, 2017 and 2018)
Basis of Admission
Applicants are selected on the basis of various criteria depending on their chosen course. Some courses assess on the basis of high school studies, ATAR, language, literacy and numeracy test results, English language skills tests, VET studies, bridging courses, skills assessment tests, portfolio presentations, interviews and work experience. The selection criteria is listed under each course entry.
For more information, please see individual course listings.
Additional information
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Swinburne's Indigenous student support team is available to help students with the admissions process and choosing courses.
Further information on the Moondani Toombadool Centre is available on the Swinburne website
When applying through VTAC, applicants with recognition as Indigenous Australians are eligible for special consideration through the Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS).
For more information, read about the Indigenous Student Services.
ATEP
The Alternative Tertiary Entry Program (ATEP) is a collaboration between Swinburne University and participating high schools. The aim of the program is to provide an alternative to the traditional ATAR entry into tertiary study for students already demonstrating the capacity to be independent learners. Through ATEP, students can demonstrate their suitability and likelihood of success in a Swinburne course and therefore be assessed for an offer based on their ATEP results.
How to apply
Enrolment
Receiving your offer
Successful applicants, including applicants who have received a supplementary offer, will receive an email (to the email address supplied in their VTAC course application) with offer information and details about when and how to accept and enrol.
Deferment for Higher Education
Successful applicants may apply to defer the commencement of their studies for up to two years. Deferrals are not granted automatically and may not be permitted for all courses. To check if your chosen course accepts deferrals, find your course via our search page. Courses that do not accept deferrals will contain information as such on the page. Deferral is not granted to allow the commencement of another tertiary course.
Deferment for VET
Successful applicants may apply to defer the commencement of their studies for up to one year. Deferrals are not granted automatically and may not be permitted for all courses. To check if your chosen course accepts deferrals, find your course via our search page.
Courses that do not accept deferrals will contain information as such on the page. Deferments are not granted to allow the commencement of another tertiary course.
Financial assistance
Scholarships
Institutional scholarships queries should be directed to:
Contact phone number: 1300 275 794
Institutional web page: view the available scholarships
E-mail address: scholarship@swin.edu.au
Swinburne offers a range of access and equity, and academic merit scholarships to commencing students to assist with fees or living expenses. A number of scholarships are also available to continuing students, including scholarships to enable students to undertake study at our Malaysian campus.
Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Scholarship
There is no need to apply for the Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Scholarship, which is available to current year 12 students. As long as you preference, and receive an offer for, a Swinburne degree and achieve an ATAR of 95 or higher, you will automatically be offered a Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Scholarship and entry into the High Achievers Program.
Applicants are guaranteed a place in Swinburne's accommodation residences provided they apply prior to 9am, Monday 7 January 2019.
Government loans
The Australian Government loan schemes are there to assist eligible students with their study fees.
- HECS-HELP assists eligible students in Commonwealth supported places to pay their student contribution amounts.
- FEE-HELP assists eligible fee-paying students to pay all or part of their tuition fees for higher education courses.
- VET Student Loan assists eligible students to pay all or part of their tuition fees for vocational education and training (VET) higher level qualifications (i.e. diploma)
For more information, read about fees and financial support.
Financial advice
Swinburne students are able to book a free appointment with a campus financial adviser who can provide information about Centrelink benefits and other possible sources of income. Among other things, our advisers can help applicants with budgeting for the year, applying for loans or grants, emergency financial assistance and a payment plan for some vocational education fees. They can also assist applicants who are unable to afford books and equipment.
Student and campus services
Available services
A range of services are available to Swinburne students including accommodation, careers and employment, disability, child care, student counselling, health services, sport and recreation, financial services, study support programs, advocacy, student representation, and clubs and social activities.
For more information, read about student services support.
Disability or long-term medical condition
Prospective students with a disability or long-term medical condition are encouraged to contact Swinburne's Disability Services to discuss their needs in the university environment. All enquiries are treated confidentially.
Accommodation
Swinburne has on-campus accommodation at Hawthorn including Swinburne Residential College and Apartments and UniLodge Apartments. Swinburne can also provide advice and assistance to students in obtaining off-campus accommodation, such as home-away-from-home, private rental/share housing and local hostels.
For more information, read about accommodation.
International students
Swinburne welcomes international students and provides a number of specialist services and programs to assist students with their academic and personal needs.
For more information, read about life at swinburne.
Student profile
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Where to get further information
- Swinburne University of Technology – Swinburne University of Technology's Profile
- TEQSA national register – The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) is Australia's independent national quality assurance and regulatory agency for higher education
- ComparED – The ComparED website provides prospective students with transparent institution information from recent graduates and current students views.
- Study Assist – Information for students about government assistance for financing tertiary study.
- Tertiary Admission Centre: VTAC (NSW & ACT)
Student Profile
The table below gives an indication of the likely peer cohort for new students at the institution. It provides data on all students who commenced undergraduate study in the most relevant recent intake period, including those admitted through all offer rounds, across all Australian campuses, and international students studying in Australia.
For more information about the Student Profile, please visit Student Profile explained.
| Applicant background | Semester 1, 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of students No. of students | Percentage of all students % of all students | |
| (A) Higher education study | 2610 | 27% |
| (B) Vocational education and training (VET) study | 1814 | 19% |
| (C) Work and life experience | 1400 | 14% |
| (D) Recent secondary education | ||
|
2752 | 28% |
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<5 | <5 |
| (E) International students | 1062 | 11% |
| All students | 9711 | 100% |
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N/A - Students not accepted in this category
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Data source: ComparED website