Get the flexibility to study your way. For most courses you can set your own pace and switch between part-time and full-time study. Plus, you can study entirely on-campus or online, or try out blended learning via a combination of on-campus and online subjects if it fits better with your timetable.
For over 40 years we’ve been perfecting distance and online learning. Our premium online learning platform gives you easy access to course content, classes, teachers and peers whenever and wherever it suits you. You'll also be backed by Australia's top-rated tech support.*
At Deakin you won't just learn about the future, you'll prepare for it with real-world learning fuelled by progressive thinking. Explore our practical, industry-shaped courses and get ready to launch a career with impact.
Expand your horizons by joining a virtual global learning program or an international internship, exchange, study tour or volunteer placement. Gain a competitive edge in the workplace and get credit towards your degree by studying abroad at a Deakin partner university, located in more than 40 different countries.
Many Deakin courses offer a range of workplace internships, placements and work-integrated learning programs to help you get a head start in your career. This, combined with our partnerships and close ties to industry, ensures you’ll graduate with a well-recognised qualification that stands out to your future employers.
Deakin's stackable online short courses are flexible, fast and affordable and give you the skills you need now. They're designed to stack together as credit towards a full Deakin postgraduate degree.
Do you want to learn at a university that builds your aspirations, supports your achievements and respects your cultural values and beliefs? Find your dream course and learn more about our pathways, support services and the National Indigenous Knowledges Education Research Innovation (NIKERI) Institute.
As one of Australia's leading sports universities, Deakin is a proud member of the Elite Athlete Friendly University (EAFU) network. Our highly regarded EAFU program helps elite athletes manage their academic aspirations against the demands of training and competition.
We've curated some of the most commonly asked questions our future student advisers get about ways to study at Deakin.
If you study less than three units per trimester, you’re considered a part-time student and, while it will take you longer to complete your course, it will provide you with the flexibility to juggle work and/or other commitments.
For most courses you can switch between part-time and full-time study, and set your own pace throughout your education. This means, if things change, you’re not locked into a study commitment that no longer suits you.
If you’re receiving Centrelink, you need to remember that your payments may be affected if you switch from full-time to part-time study. Similarly, if you are an international student, there are international enrolment conditions that you must adhere to.
Deakin has four campuses around Victoria: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront and Warrnambool campuses. Many of our courses are offered at multiple campuses, meaning you can study close to where you live. Plus, many of our courses are available online.
Our premium online learning platform gives you easy access to course content, classes, teachers and peers whenever and wherever it suits you.
Yes. Depending on your course you can study entirely on campus or online – or try our blended learning via a combination of on-campus and online subjects if it fits better with your timetable.
Study a single unit or two before you enrol in a full course. A single unit can count towards a degree if you decide to enrol in one afterwards, and you'll get to satisfy your personal and professional interests.
Yes. Develop skills, advance your career or learn more about what you love with a short course from Deakin. We also offer stackable short courses designed to stack together as credit towards a full Deakin postgraduate degree.
Yes. You can study a second degree in as little as one extra year of study.
Get credit towards your degree by studying abroad at a Deakin partner university, located in more than 40 different countries. Expand your horizons by joining a virtual global learning program or an international internship, exchange, study tour or volunteer placement.
There are lots of ways to fund your overseas experience with Deakin. Some programs may have one or more funding opportunities and can vary between $1000 and $8000.
Many Deakin courses offer a range of workplace internships, placements and work-integrated learning programs. We have many partnerships and close ties to industry.
Depending on your course, you may have the chance to go on an international internship. These are usually intensive and can be done on your own or as part of a team.
We have Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program government funding for our work placement program, as well as the WIL Financial Support Scheme.
Study with the National Indigenous Knowledges Education Research Innovation Institute and gain a fully accredited Deakin degree in an environment that encompasses and celebrates Indigenous knowledges and experiences.
Deakin is a proud member of the Elite Athlete Friendly University (EAFU) network. Our highly regarded EAFU program helps elite athletes manage their academic aspirations against the demands of training and competition.
Study online or on campus at Deakin and you'll enjoy Victoria’s #1 university for student support.^ Get in touch for more info on ways you can study.
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*According to the Voice Project IT Service Quality Support Benchmark Survey
^2020 Student Experience Survey, UA benchmark group Victorian universities.
