Study Abroad Guide Swinburne University of Technology Melbourne, Australia www.international.swinburne.edu.au/studyabroad CHECK-IN HERE! Why Swinburne? 01 Experience Melbourne 02 Our campuses 04 Accommodation 06 Study programs 07 We’ll look after you 09 Explore Australia 11 Study areas available 12 Apply now! 13 Hurstbridge Epping N Melbourne Sydenham Airport Pascoe Vale AUSTRALIA Doncaster Brunswick Lilydale campus Flemington Queen Victoria Market Melbourne Box Hill Ringwood CBD Croydon campus Hawthorn campus Bayswater Prahran campus Laverton Knox Wantirna campus Chadstone Clayton Belgrave Moorabbin www.international.swinburne.edu.au/studyabroad [email protected] Cover image: Greg Bartley WHY SWINBURNE? HOW DO YOU GET A GLOBAL Swinburne is a responsive and student- We are entrepreneurial, cutting-edge PERSPECTIVE IF YOU STAY AT HOME? • You’ll have easy access to downtown centered institution. and innovative. We offer industry-relevant • You’ll have the ability to study a range Melbourne from our Hawthorn and courses. We offer a personalised of subjects from across all academic Prahran campuses We consistently rate among the top 10 experience and have degrees built around disciplines universities in Australia for Learning and • Swinburne has been ranked as one of the principles of flexibility and individuality. Teaching Performance and we ranked in • You’ll have the opportunity to study the top 500 universities in the world in alongside other students from over the Top 10 for Australian Research Council Above all we Question Everything. And we The Times Higher Education – QS World 100 different countries discovery grants for research universities. invite you to Question us too. University Rankings • Swinburne is ranked Melbourne’s * According to the Good Universities best university for Teaching Quality Guide 2009 and Cultural Diversity* www.international.swinburne.edu.au/studyabroad 01 WHAT WILL I DO IN MY FREE TIME? • Discover Melbourne – voted one of the • Roam on the accessible public world’s most liveable cities transportation system that allows you • Experience Melbourne’s cultural, culinary to easily move throughout the city DID YOU KNOW? and sporting offerings • Melbourne is a wonderful jumping-off Some of Melbourne’s best venues are hidden down city laneways. • Explore sporting events, live music, point to explore the rest of Australia – museums, parks – there is something bus, rail, and plane connections are • The Croft Institute: 21 Croft Alley for everyone in Melbourne right at your doorstep • Double Happiness: 21 Liverpool Street • Melbourne is home to over 140 ethnic See what other Swinburne Abroad students • Pony: 68 Little Collins Street groups – embrace the opportunity to have to say about their time here: • Khokolat Bar: 43 Hardware Lane engage with people from Argentina to blogs.swinburne.edu.au/destination • Degraves Espresso Bar: Zambia. 23 Degraves Street 02 MELBOURNE! WEAVE YOUR WAY THROUGH THE HEART AVERAGE COST OF LIVING OF MELBOURNE, ALL YEAR ROUND Melbourne is an affordable place to study SUMMER (DECEMBER–MARCH) AUTUMN/FALL (APRIL–JUNE) SPRING (SEPTEMBER–NOVEMBER) abroad. Living costs vary depending on your • Boxing Day Test cricket test • ANZAC Day • Melbourne Fringe Festival lifestyle and the type of accommodation you choose. But there are many places to buy • Moonlight Cinema outdoor films • Melbourne International Comedy Festival • AFL Grand Finals (championships) cheap, fresh food and endless free activities • Big Day Out music festival • Spanish Film Festival • Royal Melbourne Show and events for students. • Australian Open Grand Slam tennis • St Kilda Film Festival (May and June) • Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix We recommend you budget $A1700 for each championships • Spring Racing Carnival month you intend to study in Melbourne. WINTER (JUNE– AUGUST) • Australia Day • Melbourne Cup Here is a sample of Melbourne prices*: • Victorian Ski Season • Melbourne International Music Festival • Daily public transport ticket: $6.80 • Melbourne International Animation Festival • Australian Grand Prix • Loaf of bread: $2.30–$3.90 • Melbourne International Film Festival • AFL (Australian Rules Football) season • Espresso coffee: $3.00–$3.50 • Melbourne Design Festival opens in March • Can of coke: $2.00 • Big Mac: $4.25 • Take out main meal: $8-$15 • Daily newspaper: $1.50 • Student movie ticket: $13.00 * All prices in Australian dollars and accurate at the time of printing www.international.swinburne.edu.au/studyabroad 03 MORE THAN JUST BEACHES HAWTHORN PRAHRAN AND BARBECUES 14,500 students 2000 students • From the modern, sophisticated capital 8 km from the city 6 km from the city Studying at Swinburne gave me cities to rustic rural towns in the outback, 10–15 minutes by train 10 minutes by train the opportunity to live in a beautiful it is one big country that is exciting to country, in the city of Melbourne. Study areas: Study areas: explore Prahran is a great community to be • Arts • Circus Arts • Australia is known as a friendly, based in, with many shops, cafés and • Business • Design easy-going country where people exciting places to keep you busy. are welcoming and laid-back • Engineering • Film and Television • Information Technology MATTHEW ANDERSON • Politically safe and stable, an ideal Our alumni told us they love Prahran Bachelor of Circus Arts student • Psychology destination to study and live because… USA • Good quality institutions and standards • Science • The train station is on the corner. Easy in education Our alumni told us they love to find. Trams run past campus. • Australia has a high standard of living Hawthorn because… • There’s restaurants, nightclubs, shops, that is relatively inexpensive • The train station is practically on campus. cafes and so much to see. • Diverse in culture and rich in Aboriginal There’s a tram line too. • Definitely vibrant and a cool place to study. heritage • It’s set amongst cafes, banks, boutiques, bookshops, supermarkets, patisseries, • Spectacular landscapes and amazing restaurants – everything you need wildlife • I can live on campus. There are great Each campus is an exciting location. student apartments. 04 OUR CAMPUSES LilYDALE SARAWAK, MALAYSIA 1900 students Did you know Swinburne has a campus 40 km from city in Malaysia? 50 mins by train • Experience the charm of Malaysia – an Study areas: affordable and exotic destination – with • Business state-of-the-art facilities on Swinburne’s new 16.5 acre campus. DID YOU know? • Communications • The Sarawak campus is located in tropical • Psychology wiRELESS inTERNET Kuching, just 15 minutes from the city IS AVAilABLE AT All • Social Sciences centre, and offers degrees in engineering, • Tourism business, IT and multimedia. Malaysian SWINBURNe’s MAIN Our alumni told us they love Lilydale culture and language subjects are also CAMPUSES because… available. • It’s easy meeting other students and • The current student population is about making friends with locals. 2500 with international students from more than 20 countries. • I can live on campus in the Student Village and the shopping centre is just nearby. • For more information visit www.swinburne.edu.my/ • It’s in the Yarra Valley – famous for its wineries and wildlife sanctuary www.international.swinburne.edu.au/studyabroad 05 ACCOMMODATE YOUR LEARNING THE RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE LILYDALE STUDENT VILLAGE PRIVATE RENTAL AND SHARE (HAWTHORN) Note that the campus you study at will depend Fully furnished modern apartments within ACCOMODATION Each room has a single bed, a built-in desk on what units (subjects) you choose. Studying walking distance of the train station and You could choose to rent your own with bookshelf, a sink and vanity cupboard, between campuses is possible (timetable local shops. The fees in 2009 are apartment, or share a two- or three-room an electric jug, desk, lamp, telephone, permitting). You would need to be prepared A$155–$180 per week, including utilities. rental house or apartment with other broadband internet connection, ergonomic to travel at least 30 minutes between students. We recommend that if you are study chair and a visitors’ chair. The 2009 HOMESTAY Hawthorn and Prahran; or an hour between seeking this type of accommodation you fees are $A250–$275 per week. between Lilydale and Hawthorn by train. Homestay means living with a local family choose a short-term accommodation or resident. The student lives as a guest in www.internationalswinburne.edu.au/ option for when you first arrive, and look STUDENT RESIDENCE the home and it is a great way for students accommodation APARTMENTS (HAWTHORN) for something to rent after a few months to experience Australian lifestyle. settling in. Share accommodation The partly furnished apartments offer vacancies can easily be found online at UNILODGE @ SWINBURNE independent living and are particularly Homestay includes three meals per day, PLACE (HAWTHORN) the Swinburne Student Housing Database: suited to senior students or to those a furnished bedroom, electricity, gas and swinaccomm.visualeyes.net.au Fully furnished apartments, prices (including who have lived away from home before. water. Hot dinners are prepared by the host. utilities) for multishare apartment rooms The cost per week is $A265 for students In 2009, the average cost of share start at $A199 per week, and studios from The fees in 2009 are $A195–$250 aged over 18, and $A285 for students accommodation is $A120 per week for $A291 per week. For more information per week. under 18 years of age. a room plus utilities (gas, electricity and email [email protected] Visit www.international.swinburne.edu. water), of approximately $A17 per week. au/homestay Swinburne International can provide you with advice on location, and a reference LIVING COSTS letter confirming your enrolment at Living costs vary according to the type of Swinburne. Remember that setting up accommodation you choose and the lifestyle your own apartment or house will also you lead. You will require approximately mean furnishing it, so you’ll need to $A20,000–$22,000 per year for ongoing budget for that. living costs (not including tuition fees or airfares). You will also need to budget Visit www.international.swinburne.