A Day in the Life of a Swinburne Student | Social Impact & Innovation

Mass-produced clothing might be cheap to buy, but what’s the true cost to the planet – and the workers who make it? Learn how to resist the pressure of ever-changing retail trends so you can break the cycle of over-consumption for yourself.

Join us in our KordaMentha Financial Crime Lab as you explore the world of forensic accounting and anti-money laundering investigations. Experience firsthand how experts tackle these crimes and protect businesses from fraud – just like real-life financial detectives!

Experience different roles in a courtroom in the centre of a trial. Draw on previous cases to support the complainant or defendant under the guidance of current law students and academics.

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.

Step into a fist-fight scenario to experience conflict resolution in action. Examine the justice and community services sector from a client's perspective and explore different career options along the way. 

Think you can invent the next TikTok? Work in groups to invent a new social media platform, with help and advice from current Swinburne social media students.

Want to know how you can become an innovative teacher? Step inside a VR classroom simulation and work with other students to solve problems using robotics technology.

Take part in a variety of different brain-based experiments, including visual illusions, cognitive and memory tests, perception, and electrophysiology.

When it comes to the law, things aren’t always black-and-white. Take a trip through the Victorian legal system as an expert criminologist, working in grey areas like injustice and social justice.

Collaborate and compete to dream up and describe the most thought-provoking, entertaining object to exist in an alternative future – the more radical, the better!