Faculties and departments

Find out more about our faculties, schools and departments across higher education and vocational education.

Higher education

Swinburne offers world-class higher education in health, arts, design, business, law, science, engineering and technology.

• Faculty of Business and Law:
  • Swinburne Business School
    • Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance
    • Department of Business Technology and Entrepreneurship
    • Department of Management and Marketing
  • Swinburne Law School

• Faculty of Health, Arts and Design:
  • School of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
    • Department of Education
    • Department of Social Sciences
    • Department of Film and Animation
    • Department of Media and Communication
      
      
  • School of Design
    • Department of Communication Design
    • Department of Architectural and Industrial Design
      
      
  • School of Health Sciences
    • Department of Health Science and Biostatistics
      
    • Department of Psychological Sciences
    • Department of Nursing and Allied Health
      
      
  • National Institute of Circus Arts Australia (NICA)

• Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology:
  • School of Science
    
    • Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology
    • Department of Mathematics
    • Department of Physics and Astronomy
  • School of Engineering
    • Department of Aviation
    • Department of Civil and Construction Engineering
    • Department of Mechanical Engineering and Product Design Engineering
  • School of Software and Electrical Engineering
    • Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
    • Department of Telecommunications, Electrical, Robotics and Biomedical Engineering

Pathways and vocational education 

Swinburne provides pathways and vocational education courses for practical skills or an opportunity to progress to another qualification

We offer foundation and pathways courses and vocational education in design, media, ICT, business, finance, health, science, education, social services, trades and engineering technology.

• Swinburne Academy
• Swinburne Professional
• Department of Business, Design, Media and ICT
• Department of Health, Science and Community
• Department of Trades and Engineering Technology