2001 Swinburne Undergraduate and TAFE Course Guide
2001 Swinburne Undergraduate and TAFE Course Guide
2001 Swinburne Undergraduate and TAFE Course Guide
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For many students entering tertiary education means leaving home for the first time; moving<br />
to Melbourne from the country, or from overseas, while others simply decide it’s time to assert<br />
their independence <strong>and</strong> move out of home<br />
Transition from secondary school to university or <strong>TAFE</strong> can also involve a lifestyle transition for those students who have to leave home to<br />
pursue their tertiary education. Many students move to Melbourne from the country or interstate regions, or from overseas, while others simply<br />
decide it’s time to assert their independence <strong>and</strong> move out of home.<br />
Deciding where to make your next home can be a daunting task <strong>and</strong> one which too many students think about only after they have received an<br />
offer into a particular course. Accommodation at <strong>Swinburne</strong> includes both on-campus <strong>and</strong> off-campus options, with support staff to advise <strong>and</strong><br />
assist you making your decisions.<br />
<strong>Swinburne</strong>’s eighty-five room Residential College, located in Hawthorn, features individual rooms furnished with a single bed <strong>and</strong> bedding,<br />
built-in study desk <strong>and</strong> bookshelf, cupboards, chairs, wash basin, electric jug <strong>and</strong> hydronic heating. The adjacent Apartments comprise either<br />
two or three bedrooms <strong>and</strong> are well suited to second year <strong>and</strong> above continuing students.<br />
Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) student, Tiana Sweeney, originally from Mt. Gambier, South Australia, lived at <strong>Swinburne</strong>’s Residential<br />
College during the first year of her course. Even though Tiana couldn’t wait to become independent, she realised moving to a new state <strong>and</strong> not<br />
having any friends at university would prove challenging.<br />
‘At <strong>Swinburne</strong>’s Residential College, all the students are in the same boat so you know everyone is feeling the same way you are’, said Tiana.<br />
‘That’s why it’s important to be aware of what is going on around you <strong>and</strong> to make the effort to talk to people. Also, don’t think everything will<br />
happen at once; I have been here a year <strong>and</strong> am still settling in. I had to get used to knowing all the tram <strong>and</strong> train routes to get to classes at<br />
the Prahran campus <strong>and</strong> to get to the city. However, I relied on the staff <strong>and</strong> students at the University to tell me how to get around to other<br />
places’, said Tiana. The Residences also have student caretakers living in to provide a h<strong>and</strong> with things like study.<br />
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