Electives Plus @ Sarawak
- Fast Track Over Winter
- What is Electives Plus?
- Electives Available
- Dates
- Program Fees
- Registration and Application
- About Sarawak
- Further Information
Fast Track Over Winter
It's on again in 2009!
For four weeks during Winter Term a lucky group of students will have the opportunity to fast track their degrees by studying an elective at Swinburne's Sarawak campus in Malaysia.
Swinburne is offering up to 21 x $1000 Sarawak scholarships!
Applications closes on Friday 24 April so get in quick!
Swinburne has an exciting opportunity for students to study one elective during Winter Term. This is a 4 week overseas program giving you the chance to fast-track your degree on HECS, undertake an electives plus sequence, as well as experience the amazing destination of Kuching, Malaysia, home of Swinburne's Sarawak campus.
The group of students, accompanied by a Swinburne Australia staff member, will not only gain career-oriented skills, but also develop independence and make new friends.
What is Electives Plus?
Electives Plus is an initiative aimed at integrating career skills development into the undergraduate curriculum.
Electives Plus sequences are available in all degree programs with the exception of double degrees, specialist double major degrees, and where entry has been approved with advanced standing.
Want to know if this applies to you?
Need more info?
Electives Available on the Sarawak Winter Term Program
Electives Plus Units
- HBM110 The Marketing Concept
- HET123 The Internet & WWW 2
- HET215 Multimedia Applications
- HIT1401 Introduction to Business Information Systems
Other Business Units
- Class Period: Monday 29 June - Friday 24 July.
(Actual travel dates may vary slightly)
Program Fees
Program fees will be approximately $2800. Package price includes:
- Return economy airfare: Melbourne/Kuching/Melbourne
- On-campus accommodation in Sarawak
- Sightseeing tours in Kuching and weekend away
- Travel insurance
Students pay HECS-HELP tuition fees for the unit taken (or up-front tuition fees for International or non-Commonwealth supported students). All Commonwealth supported students can study Winter Term units on HECS-HELP - no up-front fees.
Please note that passport costs, meals, personal spending money, public transport, books and study material, are not included. Fee subject to change.
Registration and Application
Interested?
About Sarawak and Our Campus
Situated on the island of Borneo, Sarawak is Malaysia's largest state. With 29 ethnic groups speaking 45 languages and dialects, it is also Malaysia's most diverse state.
The friendliness and hospitality of its people is well known.
Its national parks, such as Mulu and Bako, are renowned for their beautiful natural wonders. Its rainforest, among the oldest on the planet, accommodates the world's most diverse ecosystem.
Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, offers entertainment to suit most tastes and eating out is a favourite pastime among city folk. Restaurants offer a variety of traditional Chinese, Indian and Malay cuisines, while more contemporary Japanese and Western-style eateries are also available.
Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus is the only international branch campus of Swinburne, Australia. Established in the city of Kuching in 2000, the campus is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, offers undergraduate degrees in Engineering, Business, IT and Multimedia, as well as postgraduate research programs.
The campus is only 15 minutes from the city centre.
Wondering where Sarawak is?
Further Information for Students and Parents
For further information please use the contact details below:
Karen Docking
Manager, Swinburne Abroad
Telephone: 9214 8890
email: exchange@swin.edu.au