Swinburne University of Technology

Innovation Precinct open

Swinburne continues its commitment to entrepreneurship and innovation, officially opening the Innovation Precinct. This is across the entire Hawthorn campus, and includes:

• Design Factory Melbourne: Brings together students, research leaders, industry partners and entrepreneurs to solve complex problems, generate innovative solutions and forecast future scenarios.
• Factory of the Future: Equipped with advanced visualisation and design tools, this ground-breaking facility gives designers the resources to develop prototypes rapidly, create innovative products and research potential manufacturing methods.
• Digital Innovation Lab: Integrates economy-wide digital technology and the internet of things, big data, data science and domain science to help enable people to make better decisions.
• An entrepreneur-in-residence program: A mentoring program bringing leading experts together to support entrepreneurial teams of students and staff from across the university.
• A business incubator program: Supports at least 10 resident start-up companies each year from students to small start-ups, right through to established businesses and industry partners.

With a reputation for quality education and focused research, Swinburne University of Technology attracts highly qualified academics and teachers who are at the forefront of their respective fields.

At Swinburne, students will learn from academics who are making real-world impact through their ground-breaking research. The University’s teaching staff bring their expert knowledge and industry experience into the classroom. Students will also be exposed to guest lecturers and speakers who are successful industry professionals, ensuring that what they learn is relevant and connected to the needs of industry.

In 2018, The Good Universities Guide rated Swinburne’s overall teaching quality 83.3% and awarded the University a five-star rating for its teacher-to-student ratio of 1:18. This ratio means students can expect smaller class sizes and more personalised one-on-one interaction with teaching staff.

Swinburne has an international reputation for offering programs with a career-focused curriculum. Its courses are taught by academics who are engaged with industry in the areas they teach. Swinburne offers courses designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge required to succeed in their chosen field.

Its courses cover the following study areas:

• Arts and Humanities
• Aviation
• Built Environment and Architecture
• Business
• Design
• Education
• Engineering
• Film and Television
• Games and Animation
• Health
• Information Technology
• Law
• Media and Communication
• Psychology
• Science

Swinburne makes it easy to progress between different course levels. Its Foundation Year and UniLink programs are designed to help prepare students to progress to a bachelor degree.

Swinburne offers a range of postgraduate degrees designed to help students reach their goals:

• Professional master degrees designed to allow students to transition smoothly from study to the workplace.
• Advanced master degrees designed to help students develop specialised knowledge and research skills.
• Swinburne’s research degrees that allow students to plan, conduct and manage a substantial research project and give students access to specialist facilities, world-class researchers, training and support.
• Swinburne’s Global Leadership Program offers two postgraduate qualifications from two leading universities students graduate with a degree from Swinburne and a degree from Northeastern University in Boston, USA.

Swinburne also offers English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS). These courses give students the opportunity to learn from qualified teachers, interact in English in a multicultural environment, and prepare for entry to other Swinburne programs.

International students must meet both academic and English language entry requirements for their chosen course.

English language requirements

Students may be required to sit one of the English language tests prescribed by the Australian Government, regardless of whether they meet the Swinburne entry requirements by other means.

The English language requirements vary for different study levels.

Academic requirements

Students must meet the minimum academic entry requirements to be accepted into their chosen course:

• Foundation Year: successful completion of the equivalent of Australian Year 11
• UniLink diplomas, vocational diplomas and certificates: successful completion of the equivalent of Australian Year 12
• Bachelor degrees, master degrees, PhD programs: entry requirements vary depending on the course students choose.

There may be some additional requirements, depending on the chosen course. For example, these may include referee reports or a portfolio.

Find out more about how to apply on the University’s website.

Hawthorn campus

Student population: 22,000

Nearest city: Melbourne

Just 10 minutes by train from Melbourne’s city centre, Swinburne’s Hawthorn campus is set in a vibrant shopping hub which includes laneways and arcades where students can get great coffee and find a quiet place to read. There is a diverse choice of restaurants and cafés plus dozens of shops and boutiques, and a bookshop. Two supermarkets and a number of international grocers mean students will never have to go far for the essentials. They can also take a break from study to visit the Central Gardens, go to the gym at the Hawthorn Aquatic and Leisure Centre, or catch a movie at the local movie theatre, Lido Cinemas.

Multimillion-dollar facilities

Major refurbishments and new infrastructure are a feature at the Hawthorn campus. The development of new buildings, renovation of existing buildings and beautiful landscaping enhance the study environment and education experience it offers its students.

Cutting-edge facilities include:

• The AUD 100 million Advanced Manufacturing and Design Centre (AMDC), which provides an innovative teaching, learning and research environment for design, business, engineering and information technology students.
• The Advanced Technologies Centre, which features state-of-the-art laboratories and research and education facilities. It includes a 550-seat retractable lecture theatre, 40 high-tech learning spaces and the Smart Structures laboratory – the only one of its kind in Australia – for leading-edge research in structural engineering.
• The George Building, a multi-storey student services hub, which houses study areas and a student games room.

Swinburne is committed to rewarding academic excellence.

An international student scholarship can save students money on tuition fees and help make their education goals a reality. Swinburne offers scholarships to high-achieving students across a range of study levels and disciplines.

Once students apply to study at Swinburne, they will be considered for an international student scholarship.

Some of the scholarships available include:

• Undergraduate degrees: up to AUD 38,000 is available to selected students who apply for a bachelor degree. The higher their academic results, the greater the scholarship amount.
• Postgraduate programs: up to AUD 19,000 is available to selected students who apply for any two-year master by coursework program – except the Master of Information Technology (Professional Computing) and Master of Science (Network Systems).
• Postgraduate Professional Computing and Networking Systems programs: AUD 2500 is available to selected students who apply to study the Master of Information Technology (Professional Computing) or Master of Science (Network Systems).
• Postgraduate Loyalty Scholarship: Students can continue their studies and save on tuition fees. Students who are graduating from a Swinburne bachelor degree and apply to study a master’s by coursework program will receive a 10% reduction in tuition fees. This reduction in fees increases with each year of their studies, helping students save more, the longer they study.
• Pathway courses: Between AUD 2500 and AUD 5000 is available to selected students who apply for a packaged Foundation Year and/or UniLink diploma with a bachelor degree.