Under-represented disciplines

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If you're applying for an undergraduate course that's listed below as under-represented for your gender, you may be eligible for additional consideration.

If your course application is through VTAC, you can apply for additional consideration through the VTAC equity schemes (SEAS) and scholarships process. If your course application is directly to Deakin, you can indicate that you're eligible for additional consideration on the application portal.

List of courses in which women are under-represented, by campus and VTAC course code, as identified by Deakin for 2025 entry.

Course name	Burwood (Melbourne) Campus course code	Waurn Ponds (Geelong) Campus course code	Waterfront (Geelong) Campus course code	Online course code
Artificial Intelligence	1400510621			1400610621
Commerce /Business Analytics	1400516351			1400616351
Computer Science	1400514151			1400614151
Construction Management (Honours)			1400415571
Construction Management (Honours)/ Property and Real Estate			1400410291
Cyber Security	1400514201	1400314201		1400614201
Cyber Security (Honours)	1400511621	1400311621		1400611621
Data Science	1400511361			1400511361
Engineering - Software (Honours)	1400510341			1400610341
Engineering (Honours)	1400512051	1400312051		1400612051
Engineering (Honours) (Civil Engineering major)	1400512081	1400312081		1400612081
Engineering (Honours) (Electrical and Renewable Energy Engineering major)	1400512091	1400312091		1400612091
Engineering (Honours) (Environmental and Sustainability Engineering major)	1400512121	1400312121		1400612121
Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical Engineering major)	1400512101	1400312101		1400612101
Engineering (Honours) (Mechatronics Engineering major)	1400512111	1400312111		1400612111
Engineering (Industry) (Honours)	1400511441	1400311441		1400611441
Information Technology	1400514441	1400314441		1400614441
Sport Development	1400514421			1400614421

List of courses in which men are under-represented, by campus and VTAC course code, as identified by Deakin for 2025 entry.

Course name	Burwood (Melbourne) Campus course code	Waurn Ponds (Geelong) Campus course code	Waterfront (Geelong) Campus course code	Warrnambool Campus course code	Online course code
Architecture/ Property and Real Estate			1400411451
Arts	1400514101	1400314101			1400614101
Arts (Associate Degree)	1400510251	1400310251
Arts (Criminology major)	1400511911	1400311911			1400611911
Arts (Education major)	1400511951				1400611951
Arts (English - Children's Literature major)	1400511941	1400311931			1400611931
Arts (English - Creative Writing major)	1400511931	1400311931			1400611931
Arts (English - Literature major)	1400511921	1400311921			1400611921
Arts (Film and Television Studies major)		1400312151			1400612151
Arts (History major)	1400511871	1400311871			1400611871
Arts (Indigenous Studies major)					1400612161
Arts (Media and Communication major)	1400511971	1400311971			1400611971
Arts (Philosophy major)	1400511891	1400311891			1400611891
Arts (Politics and Policy Studies major)	1400511881	1400311881			1400611881
Arts (Psychology)	1400516261	1400316261			1400616261
Arts (Sociology major)	1400511901	1400311901			1400611901
Arts (Visual Communication Design major)	1400511961	1400311961			1400611961
Arts/ International Relations	1400510411	1400310411			1400610411
Arts/Law	1400514011		1400414011		1400614011
Arts/Science	1400514391	1400314391
Business/Arts	1400510641		1400410641		1400610641
Commerce/ Communication	1400511461		1400411461		1400611461
Commerce/ Science	1400514741
Communication	1400511381	1400311381			1400611381
Communication (Advertising major)	1400511531				1400611531
Communication (Digital and Social Media major)	1400511541				1400611541
Communication (Journalism major)	1400511551	1400311551			1400611551
Communication (Public Relations major)	1400511561	1400311561			1400611561
Creative Arts	1400511391
Creative Arts (Dance major)	1400511471
Creative Arts (Photography major)	1400511491
Creative Arts (Theatre major)	1400511481
Creative Arts (Visual Arts major)	1400511511
Creative Arts (Writing major)	1400511521
Criminology	1400514631	1400314631			1400614631
Criminology/ Business	1400512141	1400312141			1400612141
Criminology/ Law	1400515301		1400415301		1400615301
Criminology/ Psychological Science	1400510041	1400310041			1400610041
Early Childhood and Primary Education	1400510691				1400610691
Early Childhood Education	1400511181				1400611181
Forensic Science		1400315231
Forensic Science/ Criminology		1400315561
Health Sciences	1400514301	1400314301		1400714301	1400614301
Health Sciences (Disability and Inclusion major)	1400511631				1400611631
Health Sciences (Environmental Health major)	1400511641	1400311641
Health Sciences (Exercise Science major)	1400511651	1400311651			1400611651
Health Sciences (Family, Society and Health major)	1400511661				1400611661
Health Sciences (Food Studies major)	1400511671
Health Sciences (Health Promotion major)	1400511691	1400311691			1400611691
Health Sciences (Health, Nature and Sustainability major)	1400511681				1400611681
Health Sciences (Medical Biotechnology major)	1400511701	1400311701			1400611701
Health Sciences (Nutrition major)	1400511711	1400311711		1400711711	1400611711
Health Sciences (Physical Activity and Health major)	1400511721	1400311721			1400611721
Health Sciences (Psychological Science major)	1400511731	1400311731			1400611731
Health Sciences (Psychology for Allied Health major)	1400511741	1400311741		1400711741	1400611741
Health Sciences (Public Health major)	1400511751	1400311751			1400611751
Health Sciences/Arts	1400514071	1400314071			1400614071
Human Resource Management (Psychology)	1400510681		1400410681		1400610681
Law	1400514061		1400414061		1400614061
Law/ International Studies	1400515331		1400415331		1400615331
Marketing (Psychology)	1400510661				1400610661
Medical Imaging		1400310211
Medical Imaging (Regional and Remote)		1400310481
Nursing	1400514351		1400414351	1400714351
Nursing (Clinical Leadership)	1400510231
Nursing/ Midwifery	1400514361		1400414361	1400714361
Nursing/ Psychological Science	1400514081		1400414081	1400714081
Nutrition Science	1400514961
Nutrition Science (Dietetics Pathway)	1400510671
Nutrition Science (Disability and Inclusion major)	1400511791
Nutrition Science (Exercise Science major)	1400511801
Nutrition Science (Family, Society and Health major)	1400511811
Nutrition Science (Food Innovation major)	1400511861
Nutrition Science (Health Promotion major)	1400511821
Nutrition Science (Physical Activity and Health major)	1400511831
Nutrition Science (Psychology major)	1400511841
Nutrition Science/ Commerce	1400510111	1400310111
Nutrition Science/ Commerce (Regional and Remote)		1400311351
Occupational Therapy			1400415351	1400715351
Occupational Therapy (Regional and Remote)			1400411591	1400711591
Optometry		1400315541
Optometry (Regional and Remote)		1400310261
Primary Teaching	1400514271	1400514271		1400714271
Psychological Science	1400514231	1400314231		1400714231	1400614231
Psychological Science (Child and Family major)	1400511771	1400311771			1400611771
Psychological Science (Forensic Studies major)	1400511761				1400611761
Psychological Science (Organisational Studies major)	1400511781				1400611781
Psychology (Honours)	1400515151	1400315151			1400615151
Public Health and Health Promotion	1400514321	1400314321			1400614321
Public Health and Health Promotion/ Commerce	1400514251	1400314251			1400614251
Science/Law	1400514001
Social Work			1400415431	1400715431	1400615431
Social Work (Regional and Remote)			1400411421	1400711421
Wildlife and Conservation Biology	1400514171
Zoology and Animal Science		1400315481

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