Undergraduate study

Ever entertained the idea of a career in law? You’re not alone. Thanks to our favourite courtroom dramas, a career in law is a common aspiration – yet at the same time, it’s so easily dismissed as a ‘pipe dream’. Law takes great focus and commitment, leading to the perception that a career in law…

“I had a dream when I was younger that I would study sociology,” says Shiree, Project Coordinator at child protection agency Barnardos “It was a long time coming when I started studying as a mature aged student”. At 19, Shiree became a mother. A great deal of responsibility had fallen into the lap of such…

What drew Matthew to a career in accounting was a desire to become more valuable to the economy. In his prior role in business development, Matthew felt that he was disposable in the eyes of his company. “In sales, if the economy slumps, you’re the first one to go” he says. Matthew craved financial stability…

It was a Wednesday afternoon in December, when the students of La Trobe’s Bachelor of Food and Nutrition put on their graduation gowns, preparing for the handover of their long-awaited prize. Family and friends buzzed around the campus grounds, laughing, shaking hands and offering endless supplies of heartfelt hugs. There’s few prouder days in a…

Video games have been around for decades – from arcade games, to Atari 2600, to the 2D classics on CD-ROM. Fast forward to 2019, and the gaming industry has come an impressively long way. With technological advances into highly-detailed 3D, people of all walks of life are becoming self-professed ‘gamers’. It only takes a quick…

If you don’t have a strong or extensive academic history, it doesn’t mean you can’t get into uni. That’s the beauty of Open Universities Australia. We believe that everyone deserves a quality education, no matter who you are, or what has happened in your past. Through us, you’ll have the opportunity to study a university-level…