Careers
Many of our graduates gain employment in the following roles:
- building surveyor
- engineer
- project manager
- information technology practitioner.
Colleges
Our courses are provided by the:
Short courses 5 courses
Duration: 1000 hours
EAP is a university and TAFE preparation course. It is designed for students with upper intermediate to advanced levels of English who want to gain admission to an Australian TAFE, undergraduate or postgraduate course.
Duration: 13 weeks
Foundations at VU is a fully funded 13 week course providing you an alternative pathway, if you didn't meet direct entry requirements, to reach your goal of studying a higher education undergraduate or diploma course.
Duration: 16 hours
Gain a fundamental understanding of control processes & applications of direct digital controllers (DDCs) in the HVAC and BMS sector.
Duration: 72 hours
Gain data cabling knowledge in electrical classification, rules, data and telephony installation techniques, dossiers and related mandatory documentation and inspections.
Duration: 40 hours
Become an electrician trained to meet Clean Energy Council Accreditation standards when you study the Electrotechnology national training package.
TAFE certificates & diplomas 14 courses
Duration: 1 year
Take control of your building career and become a registered builder. Take the next step and learn the skills to run your own building business.
Duration: 2 years
Learn how to coordinate the complete construction of a residential, industrial or commercial building.
Duration: 1 year
Gain the specialist skills and knowledge to launch your career as a building estimator or building scheduler. Learn the skills of quantity surveying, tendering, planning and scheduling construction technology.
Duration: 2 years
Become proficient in the design, presentation and documentation process for residential, industrial and commercial buildings.
Duration: 2 years
This course provides training in building theory and surveying related to residential, industrial and commercial buildings.
Duration: 1.5 years
In this course you will learn advanced trade skills for a career in engineering. You’ll gain strong practical and theoretical knowledge that will ensure you are work ready.
Duration: 3 months
Lay the foundation for a career in the engineering industry with a Certificate II in Engineering pre-apprenticeship.
Duration: 1 year
Take your engineering interests to the next level. This course provides offers an opportunity for tradespeople to upgrade their qualifications, and entry into technician positions in industry.
Duration: 2 years
Equip yourself for a career in the engineering industries by improving your existing skills in CAD, robotics, and advanced manufacturing.
Duration: 1 year
This course will equip you with skills and knowledge in the manufacturing, design, maintenance, modification and installation of mechanical equipment and systems.
Duration: 2 years
Learn the technical skills to design, validate and evaluate electrical equipment and systems for a career in electrical engineering.
Duration: 1 year
Learn how to set up and maintain automated equipment and systems.
Bachelor degrees (undergraduate) 13 courses
Duration: 3 years
Develop an independent and creative approach to building design and learn about the cultural, social, technical and sustainable issues that are associated with the built environment.
Duration: 3 years
Become a specialist in building and construction regulations, safety and design with this three-year degree in building surveying.
Duration: 4 years
Take a leading role in exciting, large-scale building construction with VU's Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours).You’ll learn all the skills needed to manage residential, commercial and industrial projects.
Duration: 4 years
Prepare for a career designing practical and sustainable community infrastructure, with a degree in civil engineering from VU.
Duration: 4 years
Gain practical and problem-solving skills working on projects in the workplace that will help launch a career as an electrical or electronic engineer.
Duration: 4 years
Get set for an exciting career inventing devices and generating clever solutions to engineering challenges, with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical Engineering) from VU.
Duration: 3 years
Gain the skills and knowledge of IT applications needed to work in the field of network and systems computing.
Duration: 3 years
This course combines the areas of human health and disease with the complementary areas of pharmaceutical, design and synthesis and analysis.
Duration: 3 years
Study an industry focused science degree that offers intensive hands-on laboratory and fieldwork experience, has modern laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment, provides opportunities for industry projects and placements which will prepare you for a career in science.
Duration: 1 year
Undertake an independent research project in the areas of biotechnology, chemistry, computer science, ecology or physics.
Duration: 3 years
The Bachelor of Science (Science for Teaching) will provide students aspiring to become specialist Maths/Science teachers with a solid foundation in Science and/or Maths.
Postgraduate 7 courses
Duration: 2 years
Acquire the specialised skills, knowledge and expertise from your engineering study area and apply it to research and complex technological problem solving scenarios.
Duration: 0.5 years
The Graduate Certificate in Project Management equips you with advanced project management techniques and the fundamental skills to begin a rewarding, in-demand career.
Duration: 2 years
Expand your job opportunities by studying to become a project manager in your chosen field. You’ll gain a diverse and in-demand skill set for a challenging and rewarding career.
Postgraduate research 9 courses
Research postgraduate
Our Office for Research provides support to our current and future researchers, such as:
- identify a research topic
- find a supervisor
- apply for research supervision or grants.
Duration: 2 years
Develop your knowledge and focus your practical skills on a specific research area in engineering. You will undertake research on a topic that you and your supervisor choose.
Duration: 4 years
Become a leading researcher and designer of innovative engineering solutions, with a PhD in Engineering from VU.
Duration: 4 years
Make real advances in IT and mathematical modelling with original research in your PhD in Information and Computer Sciences.
Duration: 4 years
Contribute important findings with a PhD in Science conducted in VU's world-class research institutes and collaborative industry studies.
Duration: 4 years
Undertake important and innovative engineering projects. Our integrated program provides an alternative path to a PhD in Engineering.
Duration: 2 years
Enhance your range of knowledge in various research fields across health, biomedicine, engineering and science and to enable a focusing of practical skills into a specific research area.
Duration: 2 years
Enhance your knowledge across various research fields and focus your practical skills into specific research areas in health, IT and science.
Duration: 2 years
Enhance your range of knowledge in various research fields across health, biomedicine, IT and science.
Course guides
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Victoria University has been the perfect learning environment for me. Becoming a student mentor helped my all-round development and I want to continue providing support to new graduates in the future. As part of my final year project, I developed two remote observatories at West Preston and Avoca.Shaun Clark
