Health and Psychology | A Day in the Life of a Swinburne Student
Your first steps towards studying health and psychology after high school start here
Do you nerd out over the brain? Fascinated by biology? Hoping to one day have a career in healthcare or psychology? This event will show you exactly what it’s like to study the body and mind at uni.
Get inspired in our cutting-edge facilities, then hear tips from our academics to help you feel more confident about your future studies.
This immersive event is for you if you’re interested in any of the following study areas:
- Nutrition
- Biomedical Science
- Exercise Science
- Psychology
- Nursing
What’s involved?
Get ready to dive into all things health and psychology at Swinburne as you:
Explore
Work with other students in our technology-driven laboratories and immersive simulations
Collaborate
Work with other students in our technology-driven laboratories and immersive simulations
Discover
Get a taste of brand-new Swinburne courses in Nutrition and Biomedical Science.
Learn
Hear about course options, entry requirements and potential career paths
There’ll be plenty to learn, see and experience on the day, including:
hands-on workshops
a guided campus tour
a presentation from one of our star academics
an ‘ask me anything’ session with a Swinburne student
a complimentary food truck lunch and coffee voucher
free Swinburne merch!
Session details
You’ll attend not one, but two different workshops and see how you could explore your passion for health and psychology at uni. Choose from:
Visit the anatomy lab and immerse yourself in digital technologies like virtual reality to see how they revolutionise the way we understand anatomy. Interact with different bodily systems through virtual reality and perform digital dissections on touch screen Anatomage tables
Take a tour of the lab where Swinburne’s Exercise and Sport Science students learn about anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, and strength and conditioning through practical classes.
Get a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to work in the healthcare industry as a nurse. Observe nursing simulations, then tackle real-life scenarios to build your critical thinking skills and gain hands-on nursing experience.
You are what you eat, right? Learn how various types of nutrition fuel the health of different bodily systems through demos in our dietetics kitchen.
Learn about the role a clinical therapist by participating in a narrative therapy session. Explore important factors that impact our relationships and see what it’s like to study clinical psychology at Swinburne.
Take part in a variety of different brain-based experiments, including visual illusions, cognitive and memory tests, perception, and electrophysiology.
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