Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne

Date: 4/9/2000

Name Of Institution: Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne

Is there an academic program at your institution that has at least one degree concentration or track in software engineering?: YES

Academic Unit(s):
School of Information Technology

Academic Department(s):
At Swinburne we have no faculties or departments. The School of IT resembles a faculty with no departments!

Degrees:
Title: Bachelor of Software Engineering Field: (this is a BE degree, accredited by IEAust)
Approximate date the degree began: 1997
Number of credit hours for degree or a range of hours if appropriate: 4 academic years

Approximate number of students in degree program
Full-time: 120 Part-time: 0
Approximate number of graduates of degree program to date: 0

Title: Bachelor of Applied Science Field: (Computer Science & Software Engineering)
Approximate date the degree began: 1990
Number of credit hours for degree or a range of hours if appropriate: 3 academic years

Approximate number of students in degree program
Full-time: 160 Part-time: 0
Approximate number of graduates of degree program to date: 250

Title: Master of Information Technology Field: (no extra label; students may, or may not, choose an SE concentration)
Approximate date the degree began: 1995
Number of credit hours for degree or a range of hours if appropriate: 1 academic year, following a CS degree

Approximate number of students in degree program
Full-time: 10 Part-time: 10
Approximate number of graduates of degree program to date: 30

Title: Doctor of Philosophy Field: (as in all Australian univs, this is like a UK PhD - no coursework, major dissertation / thesis required)
Approximate date the degree began: 1988
Number of credit hours for degree or a range of hours if appropriate: 3 academic years

Approximate number of students in degree program
Full-time: 1 Part-time: 3
Approximate number of graduates of degree program to date: 0

Total number of software enineering courses available: Under Graduate: 2 Graduate: 2

System used for courses at your institution: semester system(standard course length is 15-16 weeks)

Number of full-time faculty with primary interest in software engineering: 8

Number of part-time faculty with primary interest in software engineering: 2

Web URL address of information about the degree programs: http://www.it.swin.edu.au

Contact Information:
Prof Doug Grant
dgrant@swin.edu.au
+61 3 9214 8764
School of IT, Swinburne Univ of Technology
PO Box 218, Hawthorn
Victoria, Australia 3122