Deakin University - Handbooks 2006
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Business and Law
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
Faculty of Science and Technology
Professor Joan Beaumont
The Faculty of Arts offers an exciting range of programs across the fields of communication and media; government and community; international studies; and the performing and creative arts. All programs offer high-quality teaching of humanities and social science disciplines and generic skills such as critical and analytical thinking, research methodologies, oral and written communication, IT competencies and teamwork. Our programs link these intellectual skills to the professional and vocational skills required by the changing workplace. Students are given many opportunities to undertake work placements and to experience international exchange, particularly in international relations and language and cultural studies. Our programs also aim to provide students with the knowledge and professional flexibility relevant to the world of globalisation in which graduates of the early twenty-first century must work.
I am sure that you will enjoy your studies in the Faculty Arts and come to realise for yourself that the arts really do make a difference! The study of the humanities and social sciences are vital to making Australian society equitable, humane and innovative.
Professor Philip Clarke
Welcome
to Deakin's Faculty of Business and Law.
In this Handbook you will find information about the structure of our courses and the units we offer in the areas of business and law. Please use this Handbook as a guide when planning your studies.
Our students are located on four campuses—Melbourne campuses at Burwood and Toorak, Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds and Warrnambool Campus. Our students have the option of studying full-time or part-time on campus or by distance in Australia or overseas.
The Faculty has five Schools—the Deakin Business School, responsible for postgraduate courses in business; and the Schools of Accounting, Economics and Finance; Information Systems; Law and the Bowater School of Management and Marketing.
Our Faculty is committed to extending the boundaries of business and legal education and to conducting research in these areas. We achieve this through close relationships with professional associations, other universities and teaching institutions, business, employers and government—across Australia and internationally.
Professor Shirley Grundy
The Faculty of Education at Deakin University aims to produce critically reflective professionals who, recognizing the diversity of learners and the inherent worth of each and every student, are committed to creating quality learning environments and experiences, producing worthwhile knowledge and sustaining education as a public good. To achieve this aim the Faculty of Education explores and promotes teaching and learning across all phases of formal education and training as well as through community-based and workplace learning. The Faculty offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs in primary and secondary teaching as well as professional, adult, workplace and vocational education and training.
The Faculty is committed to flexible delivery and to the active engagement of students in constructing their learning experiences. On-campus courses are offered at Melbourne Campus at Burwood, Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds and Warrnambool Campus. Off-campus courses and doctoral studies are offered Australia wide and are available internationally. The Faculty also offers professional development programs for teachers through its Consultancy and Development Unit. The Faculty utilises information and communication technologies such as online learning and web-based delivery to provide innovative and relevant programs for all students—undergraduate as well as postgraduate.
The Faculty has a strong international reputation for the quality of its research and scholarship and in a recent commonwealth report on the impact of educational research, it ranked within the top three Australian Universities across the range of performance measures relating to educational research.
Professor John Catford
The Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences is recognised internationally for its contribution to improving health and wellbeing, and strengthening the health and human services sectors in Australia and internationally.
The Faculty comprises the following Schools: School of Health and Social Development; School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences; School of Nursing; School of Psychology.
The Schools offer a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs and short courses designed to assist students to achieve their career goals and professional aspirations. The courses are highly regarded by the professions and industry and all can lead to higher degree studies, either by coursework or research.
The Faculty has a number of key research areas, including: functional foods; physical activity and nutrition; cellular metabolism; sport and exercise science; risk behaviours; drugs and alcohol; social exclusion; social and mental health; forensic psychology; hyper-acute nursing; chronic illness; health promotion; health impact assessment; disability; rural health; and quality of life.
Schools and individual staff of the Faculty work collaboratively in partnership with a number of external organisations. These include federal and state governments, schools, hospitals, health centres, non-government organisations (NGOs) such as the Heart Foundation, community groups, international bodies such as the World Health Organisation (WHO), commercial companies, and other universities at home and overseas. These activities reflect a broad range of interests and expertise. They demonstrate the Faculty's strong commitment to a set of core values which focus on social responsibility, professional integrity, quality with vitality, and sustainability with creativity.
Professor Andrew Flitman
Welcome to the Faculty of Science and Technology. We offer a diverse and stimulating range of courses in Architecture and Building, Environment, Engineering, IT and Science, that share the common aim of inspiring our students to achieve their full potential. Our strong links to industry and the professions ensure that our courses reflect the latest developments and equip our graduates with the skills and expertise to move into challenging and rewarding careers.
Whilst providing the opportunity for study in vibrant metropolitan Melbourne, we also contribute to the University’s goals in enriching educational and cultural experiences in and around our regional campuses in Geelong and Warrnambool. Many of the Faculty’s research and teaching staff are actively engaged in community projects that provide benefits to our students and our community.
Students benefit from close interaction with Faculty research staff at the forefront in their field, many providing international leadership in areas as diverse as sustainable aquaculture, light metals engineering, cellular and molecular biology, IT security and sustainable building design.
Individual learning preferences and needs are catered for through a range of flexible learning options including on-line studies and friendly, responsive teaching staff will make your Deakin experience a memorable one.
Faculty Vision
We aim to be recognised internationally as a progressive Faculty working in distinctive multi disciplinary teams to achieve excellence.
We will inspire our students, staff and partners to achieve their full potential, engage in the challenges facing our global community and stimulate imaginative solutions for a sustainable future.
FaST - Inspire, engage, stimulate.
