Professional Purpose program

What is Professional Purpose?

At Swinburne, you’ll encounter various opportunities to explore your future career through learning, experiences and programs. Some of these will be integrated into your study, such as Professional Purpose: a Swinburne-designed career learning program.

You’ll be guided by your lecturers and tutors on how Professional Purpose is being used in a unit and where to find the learning content.

Professional Purpose is integrated into units across higher education courses (undergraduate degrees) during various years of study. 

Why is having purpose important?

Making decisions about your future career is more straightforward when you work towards what’s important to you, what you want to contribute, and how you want to make a difference. Uncovering your purpose helps you take meaningful steps towards your career while making a contribution to your chosen field, community or cause.
It also allows you to make the most of the many career development opportunities Swinburne has to offer throughout your degree, including Work Integrated Learning (WIL). To learn more, visit our Careers and Employability page.