Welcome to Life and Social Sciences
from our Dean
The
world is experiencing an unprecedented rate of advancement
in scientific and technological knowledge.
Courses
offered by the Faculty of Life & Social Sciences provide the tools
for keeping up with and understanding the pace of change.
These advances in science and technology, together
with rapid changes in the way we use and disseminate
information, have profoundly influenced the way we
live our personal lives, the way we are educated and
pursue our career paths
Our programs provide
an opportunity for an integrated understanding of
the interface between science, technology and society
and human behaviour – the timeless equation
of human needs and their relationships to technologies and social structures.
We also emphasise the importance of this understanding
in the education of professionals to be the future
leaders of industry and society - those who will influence
the way in which new technologies are developed.
The Faculty of Life & Social Sciences is one
of the largest of Swinburne’s six faculties.
It contains over 180 academic, administrative, research
and technical support staff, and 2000 effective full
time student load places across all of the programs,
including 250 postgraduate research students. There
are 500 international students undertaking studies
in either undergraduate or postgraduate programs.
The Faculty offers a range of undergraduate and
postgraduate courses in the disciplines of biomedical
sciences, biotechnology, biochemistry, chemistry,
good
manufacturing practices, media
and communications,
multimedia, sociology, statistics, politics, philosophy,
psychology, psychophysiology and public
and environmental health.
The Faculty is home to several research centres
and groups, including the Brain
Sciences Institute, Institute
for Social Research, Australian
Centre for Emerging Technologies and Society, Environment
and Biotechnology Centre, SwinPSYCHE and Sensory
Neuroscience Laboratory.
Our flexible undergraduate and postgraduate
programs have been designed with a real world context
in mind, and offer students an opportunity to achieve
qualifications that will improve not only their career
and communication skills, but also their employment
prospects.
The opportunity for students to obtain
professional experience as
part of their studies is one of the
hallmarks of our programs, ensuring that our graduates
are capable in their chosen professions.
Integrating science, technology and society, the Faculty
of Life and Social Sciences explores the creative
potential of bridging disciplinary boundaries in its
learning, teaching and research activity. This leads
to new forms of knowledge and new means of expressing
and presenting that knowledge.
Our graduates are equipped to take up active
and innovative roles in the world as knowledge leaders and managers of
scientific, technological and social change.
I am sure that you will find our Faculty encompasses your interests, whether
those interests be advancing your education, pursuing your research or engaging
with our multiple industry links.
Our people are experts and leaders in their
fields and I welcome you to explore our website and discover the breadth of
activity and expertise within our Faculty.
Professor
Russell Crawford
Dean,
Faculty
of Life and Social Sciences
