Course transition for Open Universities Australia
In order to ensure our degrees provide the most industry-relevant curriculum, our degrees are regularly reviewed. If your degree changes, you have the option of staying in your original degree or changing (transitioning) to the later version of the degree.
If you wish to transition, you can apply by completing the online Open Universities Australia (OUA) Degree Transition Application form at the bottom of this page to change your enrolment. All subjects completed during your original degree will contribute to the new degree and you won't have to repeat already completed subjects.
Before you apply
Before you submit a Course Transition Application, you must ensure you understand the implications and have checked the degree planner information. After you’ve submitted a Course Transition Application and been approved, you cannot change back to the old version of your course.
Ready to complete the course transition application?
Once you have read and fully understood the implications of transitioning to the later version of your degree, you can complete the course transition application.
Undergraduate Open Universities Australia (OAU) degree planners
The OUA degree planners are designed to help you identify which subjects you still need to complete in order to be eligible to graduate by showing you:
- your degree structure and course rules
- all subjects compulsory to your degree — for undergraduate degrees this includes all majors, co-majors and minors applicable to your degree
- which subject codes or titles have changed
- which of your subjects have been replaced over time, and which subjects replaced them
- what non-Swinburne subjects are accredited to your degree (if any)
- which of your subjects are now in teach-out phase and, if applicable, the study period and year that the subject will be offered for the last time.
In some cases, the OUA degree planners show how the subjects in your current degree are aligned with the subjects in the newer version of the degree.
Ensure you download the degree planner applicable to the year you were officially approved for admission into your degree. If you’re unsure of the year you were approved for admission, you can check this in your study plan in eStudent by clicking on your degree code.
These degree planners are updated in November/December each year.
The following changed degrees are available to transition into:
Original course title | New course title |
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Bachelor of Behavioural Studies (Psychology) | Bachelor of Psychological Sciences* |
*Students who are admitted into the Bachelor of Behavioural Studies (Psychology) prior to 2017 and who have not completed both PSY30009 Social Science (final offering SP3 2018) and STA20007 Multivariate Statistics (final offering SP1 2019) MUST transition to the Bachelor of Psychological Sciences in order to be eligible to graduate.
- Bachelor of Business Degree Planner 2017–2019 [PDF 107KB]
- Bachelor of Business, Co-Majors and Minors Degree Planner 2017–2019 [PDF 159KB]
- Bachelor of Business Information Systems Degree Planner 2017–2019 [PDF 116KB]
- Bachelor of Psychological Studies Degree Planner 2017–2019 [PDF 131KB]
- Bachelor of Behavioural Studies Degree Planner 2017–2019 [PDF 161KB]
- Bachelor of Business Degree Planner 2015–2016 [PDF 198KB]
- Bachelor of Business, Co-Majors and Minors Degree Planner 2015–2016 [225KB]
- Bachelor of Technology (Information Systems) Degree Planner 2015–2016 Changed to Bachelor of Business Information Systems for students admitted from 2017
- Bachelor of Behavioural Studies (Psychology) Degree Planner 2015–2016 152 KB Changed to Bachelor of Psychological Sciences for students admitted from 2017
- Bachelor of Behavioural Studies Degree Planner 2015–2016 [PDF 170KB]
- Bachelor of Business Degree Planner 2010–2014 [PDF 200KB]
- Bachelor of Business, majors and minors course planner 2010–2014
- Bachelor of Technology (Information Systems) Degree Planner 2011–2014 Changed to Bachelor of Business Information Systems for students admitted from 2017
- Bachelor of Behavioural Studies (Psychology) [PDF 162KB] Changed to Bachelor of Psychological Studies for students admitted from 2017
- Bachelor of Behavioural Studies Degree Planner 2010–2014 [PDF 180KB]
Postgraduate Open Universities Australia (OAU) degree planners
These are updated in November/December each year.
Note: All postgraduate degree planners comprise degree structure information on the Master, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate levels where applicable.
- Master of Arts (Writing) [PDF 129KB]
- Master of Commerce [PDF 707KB] — commenced teach out in 2017
- Master of IT Project Management [PDF 132 KB] — changed to Master of Business Information Systems for students admitted from 2017; commenced teach out in 2019
- Master of Science (Applied Statistics) [PDF 130KB] — changed to Master of Applied Statistics for students admitted from 2018
- Master of Science (Astronomy)[PDF 131KB]
- Master of Technology (Business Systems) [PDF 132KB] — commenced teach out in 2017
- Master of Arts (Writing) [PDF 129KB]
- Master of Business Management [PDF 152KB] — commenced teach out in 2017
- Master of Commerce suite [PDF 707KB] — commenced teach out in 2017
- Master of IT Project Management [PDF 138KB] — changed to Master of Business Information Systems for students admitted from 2017; commenced teach out in 2019
- Master of Science (Applied Statistics) [131KB] — changed to Master of Applied Statistics for students admitted from 2018
- Master of Science (Astronomy[PDF 132KB]
- Master of Technology (Business Systems) [PDF 137KB] — commenced teach out in 2017
- Master of Arts (Writing) [PDF 132KB] — changed to the Master of Writing for students admitted from 2019
- Master of Business Management [PDF 152KB] — commenced teach out in 2017
- Master of Commerce [PDF 707KB] — commenced teach out in 2017
- Master of Business Information Systems [PDF 139KB] — previously Master of IT Project Management
- Master of Applied Statistics [PDF 130KB] — previously Master of Science (Applied Statistics)
- Master of Science (Astronomy) [PDF 131KB]
- Master of Technology (Business Systems) [PDF 137KB] — commenced teach out in 2017
Unsure which subjects you need to complete?
If you’re an OUA student and need additional help understanding which subjects you still need to complete, the team at studentHQ is here to help. Alternatively, you can speak with a Course Advice Specialist by booking an appointment.