Featured Courses
Swinburne postgraduate courses are reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that the content meets the needs of our students and industry.
The courses listed below have recently had changes in their delivery mode, new units of study added or content updated.
- Applied Statistics
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Aviation (Human Factors)
- Prenatal and Postnatal Family Support
Applied Statistics
Many professionals use statistics for routine data collection, data mining analysis and interpretation in order to assist decision making and ongoing work-related activities. Others, who rely on research articles and reports to stay ahead of developments in their industry require an understanding if statistical methods to accurately interpret and comprehend reported results and relationships. Finally, there are those who develop and conduct their own research in which an understanding statistical methods and tools is a necessity.
The broad application of statistics demand that professionals have a sound knowledge of the statistical methods applicable to their discipline so that the decisions they make are informed. Statistical techniques are regularly under review and the technology available to carry out analyses is constantly developing. Therefore many professionals feel the need to keep up to date with the latest developments.
To help facilitate this process Swinburne offers graduate programs in applied statistics which focus on practical applications especially in the areas of social science and market research.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
This unique program provides professional capabilities not only to potential entrepreneurs, but also to ‘entrepreneurial professionals’ and managers with an entrepreneurial outlook who want to create new ventures in a corporate setting. The core of this program provides the theoretical and practical skills required to produce a comprehensive business plan, integrating marketing, organisational behaviour and financial planning by means of a flexible corporate strategy.
Aviation (Human Factors)
The Aviation - Human Factors program provides students with the skills necessary to design and implement human factors programs within the aviation industry. It also provides insight into management of the air transportation industry and a deep understanding of the multiple facets of human factors training and its application to the aviation industry.
This course is designed primarily to meet the needs of personnel currently involved in the aviation industry who wish to upgrade their skills at tertiary level in the specialist area of human factors. In addition, the course is designed to have considerable application for personnel in other technologically based industries including rail, shipping, heavy industry, the chemical industry and energy production.
Prenatal and Postnatal Family Support
The birth of a child is a special time for a family. It can also be a demanding time for parents, particularly in the months leading up to and following the birth. Because of this, the need for family support workers with specialised skills in prenatal and postnatal care is always high. Swinburne’s Graduate Certificate of Social Sciences in Prenatal and Postnatal Family Support is specifically designed for those with a diploma, advanced diploma or degree in children’s services and is an opportunity to add to your existing expertise and focus your career.
Offered on a part-time basis so that you can continue to work while you study, the course is a year in duration and can be undertaken at either the Croydon or Prahran campus. As a student, you can draw on the experience of teachers who are not only working in the field, but who have consistently been appraised in glowing terms by graduating students.
In addition to its outstanding teaching, the course is renowned for the hands-on work experience, a component of the qualification which has also been praised highly by past students.
Graduates can find work in family support centres, parent and baby units in maternity hospitals, as well as maternal and child health centres.