Study areas and programs
- Programs
- Professional majors (undergraduate)
- Co-majors (undergraduate)
- Minors (undergraduate)
- Co-majors and minors with other faculties (undergraduate)
- Short courses
Our diverse faculty offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Arts, Social Sciences, Psychology, Science, Multimedia and Health Science.
We aim to turn our graduates into knowledge leaders and managers of scientific, technological and social change.
If you are not currently enrolled in a Swinburne program, you may apply to undertake any of our undergraduate or selected postgraduate units as single units of study.
Follow these links to find out more about your interest area and the program and study options that are available in your chosen field.
Programs
The Faculty of Life and Social Sciences offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in the following areas:
Professional majors (undergraduate)
The Faculty of Life and Social Sciences offers the following Professional Majors:
- Biosciences
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry
- Community Health
- Digital Media
- Environmental Sustainability
- Games & Interactivity
- Journalism
- Media
- Medical Biophysics
- Politics & Public Policy
- Public health
- Psychology
- Psychology (Arts & Social Science)
- Psychology (Science)
- Arts - Psychophysiology
- Psychology & Psychophysiology (Science)
- Sociology
- Sustainability Management
Co-majors (undergraduate)
The Faculty of Life and Social Sciences offers the following co-majors:
- Advanced Biochemistry
- Advanced Chemistry
- Biosciences
- Communications
- Community Health
- Cultural Studies
- Digital Media
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Sustainability
- Food Science
- Games & Interactivity
- Journalism
- Media
- Medical Instrumentation
- Medical Technology
- Philosophy & Cultural Inquiry
- Physiology
- Politics & Public Policy
- Psychology
- Psychophysiology
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Sustainability Management
Minors (undergraduate)
The Faculty of Life and Social Sciences offers the following minors:
- Advanced Biochemistry
- Advanced Chemistry
- Arts
- Biochemistry
- Biosciences
- Chemistry
- Communications
- Community Health
- Cultural Studies
- Digital Media
- Electives Plus
- Environmental Science
- Games & Interactivity
- Journalism
- Media
- Philosophy & Cultural Inquiry
- Politics & Public Policy
- Psychology (Arts)
- Psychology (Science)
- Sociology
- Sustainability Management
Co-majors and minors with other faculties (undergraduate)
Subject to Faculty approval and timetabling, it may be possible for students to complete co-majors or minors from other Faculties.
Short courses
In addition to offering single units of study selected from our undergraduate and postgraduate programs, The Faculty of Life and Social Sciences offers short courses in statistics.