New courses for 2012
We offer a large selection of courses and disciplines across our study areas, with the right balance of practical knowledge and academic excellence and a wide range of study options. If you want to reach your potential in a learning environment that is supportive, flexible and relevant to the real world - then you've come to the right place.
- Bachelors Degrees (Undergraduate) (17)
- Bachelor of Arts
Enables students to pursue their passion and career goals simultaneously. Students will have a unique opportunity to design a cross-disciplinary course according to their personal interests, perhaps in creative writing from the perspective of a deep commitment to ecological issues, or a future in political ...
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Duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Business
Allows students to succeed in business in today's rapidly changing society. The course will broaden students' understanding of themselves, their community and the larger world as well as provide them with a foundation in the disciplines which constitute business studies, together with the ...
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Duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Communications
Enables students to succeed in today's rapidly changing society. This course will broaden students' understanding of themselves, their community and the larger world as well as provide them with the theoretical and practical dimensions of communication. This is a challenging educational ...
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Duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science
Enables students to succeed in science in today's rapidly changing society. This course will broaden students' understanding of themselves, their community and the larger world as well as provide them with a foundation in the disciplines which constitute the various fields of health and science ...
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Duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Bachelor of Communications
This course focuses on the theoretical and practical dimensions of communication. Students can select their major from the following disciplines: - Advertising - Broadcasting - Creative Services - Journalism - Media, Culture & Mass Communications - Public Relations
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Duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Bachelor of Creative Industries
The creative industries are a growing and important component of the global economy, focused upon the creation and exploitation of intellectual property across a range of disciplines. This course is designed to meet the needs of the creative industries and enable graduates to meet the challenges ...
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Duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies)
This course is dedicated to producing quality graduates who are ready to take up employment across the early childhood education sector. This includes teaching children aged 0-3 years, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, pre-primary and years 1-3 in a primary school. Dealing specifically with children ...
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Duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Bachelor of Education (Primary)
This is a progressive course dedicated to producing future teachers ready to enter the primary education profession. A key feature of this course is the range and number of professional practice experiences offered to teaching students which ensure they can make the essential connection between ...
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Duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
Designed for students wishing to become secondary teachers of English, Social Sciences, Mathematics, Health and Physical Education, Physical Science, Biological Science, Design & Technology, Music, Drama, Visual Arts, Home Economics and for those seeking a career as a Teacher Librarian. Students ...
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Duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Bachelor of Engineering (Ocean Engineering)
Ocean engineers are involved in the design of some of the largest, most complex and most expensive structures produced by humankind, including offshore structures such as oil and gas platforms, subsea pipelines, submersible vehicles, and the wide range of infrastructure associated with the ports and ...
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Duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Bachelor of Science
Provides high quality studies in a wide range of science and technology disciplines. Students take four introductory science/maths units and can then select combinations of disciplines relevant to their interests and aspirations in a wide range of professions in science and technology. Disciplines ...
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Duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Bachelor of Science (Aviation)
Provides a broad professional education and graduate status for those entering the general aviation industry. The course has been developed in close consultation with the aviation industry. Core units in aviation are complemented by units from other disciplines across the university to provide a ...
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Duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Bachelor of Science (Cyber Security)
Prepares students for careers in the field of cyber security, including areas such as network security, computer forensics, information warfare and wireless security. The program focuses on the practical and theoretical dimensions of Information Technology (IT) security across a range of fundamental ...
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Duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Bachelor of Science (Nursing Studies)
Enables registered nurses with a hospital-based or diploma qualification to upgrade to a Bachelor degree. Students will develop their skills in academic and scholarly writing, plus develop a heightened understanding of social contexts and the diverse roles for professional nurses.
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Duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time - Bachelor of Science (Sports Science and Football)
Designed for students who wish to apply their exercise and sports science skills in the 'world game' of football (soccer). The course comprises exercise and sports science units and specialised football units designed to provide practical skills and theoretical knowledge to enable students ...
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Duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Business
Allows scientifically able students to undertake four years of concurrent study in science and business across a wide range of disciplines. Students of this double degree will graduate with the skills required to contribute to the development and marketing of products and services which utilise and ...
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Duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Bachelor of Technology (Aeronautical)
Intended for students who have an interest in aviation, aeronautics and flying, and wish to have the option of expanding their studies into a pathway towards becoming an accredited professional in an engineering qualification. Aeronautical technology deals with the engineering aspects of aviation ...
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Duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time
- Bachelor of Arts
- Honours (Undergraduate) (3)
- Bachelor of Science (Biological Sciences) Honours
An Honours degree is a fourth year of study at undergraduate level, which typically includes some coursework units and a research thesis or project. It is expected that students who are interested in study at this level will consult the relevant course coordinator before making application for admission ...
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Duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time - Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management) Honours
An Honours degree is a fourth year of study at undergraduate level, which typically includes some coursework units and a research thesis or project. It is expected that students who are interested in study at this level will consult the relevant course coordinator before making application for admission ...
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Duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time - Bachelor of Science (Security) Honours
An Honours degree is a fourth year of study at undergraduate level, which typically includes some coursework units and a research thesis or project. During the Honours course, students complete a research project on a topic negotiated between them and their academic supervisor. It is expected ...
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Duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time
- Bachelor of Science (Biological Sciences) Honours
- Graduate Certificate (Postgraduate) (3)
- Graduate Certificate in Counselling Skills
Offers an introduction to counselling skills for graduates. The focus is on providing the conceptual underpinnings of counselling practice and developing a self awareness – two practitioner capacities essential to effective counselling in a community work context.
Study Mode: Part-time, Delivery Mode: Off-campus, On-campus,
Duration: 1 year part-time - Graduate Certificate in Dementia Studies
This course is ideally suited to health care professionals working with people who have dementia. The course is relevant to acute care, long term residential aged care, and community care settings. The course has a multidisciplinary focus. The varied backgrounds of students to whom the course is ...
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Duration: 0.5 year full-time or equivalent part-time - Graduate Certificate in Intelligence
This course provides students from a broad range of disciplines and professional backgrounds an opportunity to undertake postgraduate studies in intelligence that builds on their foundation studies or professional experience. The course is suitable both for those seeking employment and those currently ...
Study Mode: Part-time, Delivery Mode: Off-campus, On-campus,
Duration: 1 year part-time
- Graduate Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Graduate Diploma (Postgraduate) (1)
- Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary)
A dynamic course which builds on expertise developed in an undergraduate degree. It incorporates proven contemporary teaching and classroom management strategies, Information Technologies, curriculum understanding and practical school experience, to qualify graduates to teach in a major and minor ...
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Duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time
- Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary)
- Master by Research (Postgraduate) (2)
- Master of Arts (Performing Arts)
This Master by Research program will require students to research, devise and produce new works of art, or develop new approaches to arts practice. It is expected that this activity will be a contemporary expression of traditional arts practice leading towards new insights in the selected field of ...
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Duration: 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Master of Education
This research master's provides an opportunity for persons concerned with educational practice to undertake advanced coursework and research in a field of particular interest to them and to gain an internationally recognised postgraduate qualification. It can be completed in one and a half years ...
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Duration: 1.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time
- Master of Arts (Performing Arts)
- Master by Coursework (Postgraduate) (2)
- Master of Business Administration (International)
This course enables graduates and suitably qualified non-graduates to complete a generalist post-graduate degree designed to provide a broad business knowledge base and the management skills and personal competencies required for success in operating international businesses. Students can select ...
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Duration: 1.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Master of Professional Marketing
This coursework master's course is designed to provide the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed for a stimulating career in senior marketing management within several industry specialisations. The first stage of the program provides a general overview of marketing and essential ...
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Duration: 1.5 years full-time or equivalent part-time
- Master of Business Administration (International)
- Doctorate of Philsophy (Postgraduate) (2)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Medical Science)
This doctoral course is offered in the field of Medical Sciences. The doctorate by research consists of the preparation of a research proposal, the conduct of research, the preparation of a thesis, and participation in seminars and conferences. Although formal coursework is not a stipulated part ...
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Duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time - Doctor of Psychology (Clinical and Forensic)
This doctorate by coursework prepares students for professional practice in both clinical psychology (assessment and treatment of psychological disorders) and forensic psychology (application of psychology to the legal and justice systems) as well as preparing them to work as research psychologists. ...
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Duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time
- Doctor of Philosophy (Medical Science)
- Advanced Diploma (VET) (1)
- Advanced Diploma of Live Production ..... s (Technical Production) : Lighting
This nationally recognised qualification provides lighting skills and experience consistent with the growing needs of the entertainment industry. The skills and knowledge gained will equip graduates to find employment in the areas of film and television lighting, lighting design, lighting operation ...
Study Mode: Full-time, Delivery Mode: On-campus,
Duration: 3 years full-time
- Advanced Diploma of Live Production ..... s (Technical Production) : Lighting