Why choose Deakin?
Deakin University successfully combines excellence in teaching and research with new and innovative ways of developing and delivering courses. This combination allows us to provide students with a meaningful learning experience, preparing them for a successful career.
Industry Experience
The practical, hands-on nature of our courses gives you the skills and knowledge to pursue your career with confidence. Many Deakin courses provide opportunities to gain
discipline-specific work experience through Work-Integrated Learning programs. Courses offering professional practice programs are highly sought-after by employers and students alike, as they play a critical role in the development of
employability skills and job readiness of graduates.
Global opportunities
To enrich your learning experience, we offer a range of opportunities to gain a global perspective.
Our Study Abroad and Exchange Office has various programs including exchange, study abroad, short-term study programs, study tours and international volunteering placements available for our students.
Flexible study options
Genuine flexibility is a key feature of Deakin’s courses – it’s all part of treating you like an individual, not a number.
This means giving you options, such as helping you fast-track your course and graduate sooner with our trimester system, or taking advantage of our Gap Year Program which allows you to keep in touch with Deakin while you work, travel or volunteer. Please refer to the gap year heading for more information about this program.
Many of our courses offer you the option to choose elective study units to complement your degree, allowing you to tailor your studies to your interests
and career goals.
We also recognise that everyone learns differently. At Deakin you can choose from a variety of teaching delivery methods including on-campus lectures, podcasts, iLectures and online tutorials.
Full-time and part-time study options allow you to choose the pace of your program, giving you the flexibility and choice to fit your learning experience with your lifestyle, work and personal commitments.
Gap Year
Deakin’s Gap Year Program allows you to defer your studies for up to two years while staying connected with Deakin. If you choose to take part in Deakin’s Gap Year Program you will have the opportunity to:
- gain credit for learning that occurred during your gap year experience
- study units linked to your degree on or off campus – perfect if you have taken the time off to work or are only travelling for a few months
- attend Deakin events and lectures
- connect with other Deakin students
- access Deakin’s libraries and career counselling services.
You can tailor Deakin’s Gap Year Program to suit you and help turn your break from study into a kick start to your career.
See more about Gap Year.
Scholarships
Deakin University offers a range of scholarships in a variety of categories, ensuring higher education is accessible and achievable for all members of the community.
Deakin offers scholarships for:
- academic excellence
- access and equity
- accommodation
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
Each Deakin scholarship provides financial assistance, with several incorporating Work-Integrated Learning opportunities or a mentoring component. Academic excellence scholarships are awarded to high-achieving students who are offered a place at Deakin in undergraduate and honours courses.
Deakin recognises its responsibility to make higher education affordable for those in need of assistance by offering a comprehensive range of generous scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to support them in their studies at the University. This is reflected in the growing number of access and equity, accommodation and Indigenous scholarships available at the University. These scholarships are developed specifically for people who might not otherwise have the opportunity to access higher education, such as students from disadvantaged financial backgrounds; regional and rural backgrounds; students with a disability; mature-age students; and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
Download the Scholarships Guide 2012.
Jessica Brien
Bachelor of Health Sciences – majoring in Nutrition and Family, Society & Health
Studying at Deakin gave me food for thought
‘I knew I wanted to study something in nutrition. However, I didn’t want to be tied down to only nutrition so studying a Bachelor of Health Sciences really appealed to me.’
* Australian Graduate Survey Course Experience Questionnaire (2010) bachelor degree graduates
