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Media Release
605 new places to boost university entry in Victoria
11 September 2007
University students in Victoria will benefit from 605 new Commonwealth supported places announced today by the Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop MP.
“The new university places have been allocated to areas of skills need and student demand,” Minister Bishop said.
“The new student places will provide for the training of 125 teachers, 115 accountants, 100 engineers, 70 science professionals, 60 health professionals, 25 foreign language specialists, 20 nurses, 20 IT professionals, 20 psychologists, 10 social workers and 40 places in mathematics and statistics disciplines.”
Minister Bishop said that while the majority of the new places have been provided to public universities, 15 places have been allocated to a Victorian private higher education provider in the national priority area of teaching.
The Australian Government is providing new engineering places as part of the Skills for the Future package and other student places as part of the Our Universities: Backing Australia’s Future package. The majority of these places will commence in 2008.
Victoria will receive 1,588 additional places by 2011.
“Nationally the Australian Government has allocated more than 2,300 new Commonwealth supported places to help meet student demand for higher education,” Minister Bishop said.
“The number of eligible students missing out on a place is at historically low levels, with a record 92% of home-state Year 12 eligible applicants receiving an offer this year, up from 90% last year, which was the best result in more than two decades.
“The record funding increase for higher education announced in this year’s Budget will give providers increased capacity and flexibility to respond to student and employer demand. Greater flexibility in the management of places means there is potential for an additional 21,000 places nationally next year.”
A full list of the new places is attached.
Media Contacts:
Minister Bishop’s Office: Tory Vidler 0414 228 727
Dept of Education, Science & Training: Media Unit 02 6240 7300
Non-media queries 1300 363 079
Allocation of New Places for 2008
(Commencing in 2008 unless otherwise indicated)
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VICTORIA |
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COURSE |
CAMPUS |
PLACES |
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Australian Catholic University |
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Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood) |
Ballarat |
10 |
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Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of Arts (Mathematics) |
Melbourne |
20 |
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Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) |
Melbourne |
20 |
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Total |
50 |
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Monash University |
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Bachelor of Biotechnology with Honours |
Clayton |
25 |
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Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies |
Peninsula campus |
15 |
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Bachelor of Medical Science |
Clayton |
15 |
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Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Emergency Health (Paramedic) |
Peninsula Campus |
20 |
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Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics |
Clayton |
10 |
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Bachelor of Physiotherapy |
Peninsula |
20 |
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Bachelor of Radiography and Medical Imaging |
Clayton |
10 |
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Bachelor of Social Work |
Caulfield |
10 |
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Total |
125 |
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RMIT University |
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Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management) |
City |
10 |
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Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Applied Science (Disability) |
Bundoora |
15 |
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Bachelor of Education/Bachelor of Science |
Bundoora/City |
15 |
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Bachelor of Physical Education |
Bundoora West |
5 |
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Master of Professional Accounting |
City |
10 |
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Bachelor of Engineering |
City |
10 |
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Bachelor of Engineering (Manufacturing and Engineering Management) |
City & Bundoora East |
5 |
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Total |
70 |
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Swinburne University of Technology |
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Accounting |
Hawthorn |
80 |
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Bachelor of Computing (Network Design and Security) |
Hawthorn |
20 |
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Community Health |
Hawthorn |
20 |
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Civil Engineering |
Hawthorn |
20 |
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Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Technology |
Hawthorn |
10 |
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Total |
150 |
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Tabor College - Victoria |
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Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) |
Ringwood |
15 |
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Total |
15 |
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The University of Melbourne |
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Foreign Languages Disciplines |
Parkville |
25 |
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Master of Commerce (Accounting) |
Parkville |
25 |
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Mathematics & Statistics Discipline across Science and Engineering Programs |
Parkville |
20 |
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Psychology Discipline |
Parkville |
20 |
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Mathematics & Statistics Discipline across Science, Engineering & Teaching Programs |
Parkville |
20 |
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Engineering Disciplines |
Parkville |
45 |
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Total |
155 |
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University of Ballarat |
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Bachelor of Biomedical Science |
Mt Helen |
20 |
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Bachelor of Mathematical Science/Bachelor of Education |
Mt Helen |
5 |
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Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Education |
Mt Helen |
5 |
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Master of Engineering Technology |
Mt Helen |
10 |
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Total |
40 |
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STATE TOTAL |
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605 |
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