Deakin University

Deakin University was established in the 1970s as one of the new generation of Australian universities. Named after Alfred Deakin, Australia’s second Prime Minister, Deakin combines a university’s traditional focus on excellent teaching and research with a desire to seek new ways of developing and delivering courses. Deakin has won several awards for its teaching and learning excellence – testament to its excellent facilities, flexible study options and courses which are informed by industry professionals.

Deakin University was established by the Deakin University Act 1974. It was the first university in regional Victoria. The primary objectives for Deakin University’s establishment were to create a university in the Geelong area and to provide an opportunity for tertiary education at university level to all qualified persons whether within or outside Victoria by means of distance education programs. Deakin University’s first campus was established at Waurn Ponds in 1979.

Since then it has grown to include campuses in Warrnambool, by amalgamation with the Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education in 1990 under the Deakin University (Warrnambool) Act 1990, and in Burwood, arising from an amalgamation with Victoria College in 1991 under the Deakin University (Victoria College) Act 1991. A second Geelong campus was established at the Geelong Waterfront in 1996.

Mission
Deakin University aims to be a catalyst for positive change for the individuals and the communities it serves.

Courses Offered

• Undergraduate Programs
• Graduate Programs

Faculty

• Faculty of Arts and Education
• Faculty of Health
• Faculty of Business & Law
• Faculty of Science and Technology

Schools

• School of Communication and Creative Arts
• School of Education
• School of History Heritage and Society
• School of International and Political Studies
• Deakin Graduate School of Business
• School of Accounting, Economics and Finance
• School of Information Systems
• School of Law
• School of Management and Marketing
• School of Psychology
• School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
• School of Health and Social Development
• School of Nursing and Midwifery
• School of Medicine
• School of Architecture and Building
• School of Engineering
• School of Information Technology
• School of Life and Environmental Sciences

Centres

• Centre for Citizenship and Globalisation
• Centre for Citizenship, Development and Human Rights
• Centre for Partnerships and Projects in Education
• Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific
• Centre for Teaching Asian Languages and Cultures

Institutes

• Institute of Koorie Education
• Institute of Teaching and Learning
• Alfred Deakin Research Institute
• Institute for Technology Research and Innovation

Contact Details
Deakin University
Locked Bag 20000
Geelong, VIC 3220
03 5227 1100
Official Website: http://www.deakin.edu.au/