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 and 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
