About Torrens University Australia

The Bachelor of Business (Event Management) covers every aspect of planning and running major events. Choose from electives to tailor your event management degree to your specific interests. Gain relevant, real-world experience with one of our acclaimed Torrens University industry partners. This course will help you learn how to bring events to life. You’ll learn how to come up with creative themes and formats, and manage clients to ensure their expectation for an event is met. You’ll gain a thorough understanding of the legal, marketing, financial and strategic concepts in event management. You will also gain practical industry skills in project, strategic and event management and have the option to specialise in hospitality, tourism, marketing, public relations and advertising.

A Bachelor of Business (Hospitality Management) covers key hospitality concepts and skills. Explore marketing, entrepreneurship and innovation in global hospitality. Gain real-world experience through our work placement program with our industry partners. Graduate with skills to launch your career.

During this course, you will study critical business and management subjects and gain knowledge, attributes, skills and experience in key areas of hospitality. This course has been designed to be flexible and can be studied fully online, on-campus or a combination of both. You can choose from a wide range of electives so you focus on the area you’re passionate about.

A Bachelor of Business (Marketing) enhances core business knowledge with marketing expertise. At Torrens University, you'll learn to engage and influence customers, develop brand loyalty and excute strategic campaigns. When you study with us, you gain hands-on experience with industry work placement.

This degree builds a strong understanding of business principles while you learn marketing theories, practice and how marketing impacts the success of contemporary organisations. This degree was developed in consultation with the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) to ensure you’re taught the most relevant and up-to-date information.

Torrens University's Master of Business Administration (MBA) connects you with business leaders and C-suite executives. Master the advanced skills and leadership ability to solve contemporary problems. Be empowered to advance your career or transition into a new industry.

This MBA is designed and delivered by high-achieving industry experienced academics to help you strengthen your business acumen and learn to employ dynamic leadership skills. Upon completion of our on-campus or online MBA, you will have the skills, knowledge, and connections to enable solid, long-term business returns. This course consists of eight core and four elective subjects, so you can focus on your specific career objectives, and you can enter or exit with a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma of Business Administration.

The Bachelor of Community Services equips you with theory and skills necessary for a career in community and public sectors. You'll cover counselling, social justice, advocacy and welfare, and gain practical experience working with individuals and communities. This course is currently seeking accreditation by the industry peak body.

This course focuses on practical training while providing a solid grounding in the relevant communication, counselling and policy theory. You'll be able to choose from our extensive range of elective subjects to focus your study on what you're passionate about. This degree includes fieldwork placements, ensuring that you graduate with valuable experience and industry contacts.

A Master of Professional Accounting covers accounting, auditing, finance, economics, information systems and tax law. Study with us and know that your course is CPA Australia and CAANZ accredited. Graduate prepared for a career in global accounting and financial organisations. During this course, you will learn from our industry-experienced academics through practical and work-integrated learning. You will gain hands-on experience with industry-leading software used in the industry, including SAP and Xero.

Our Bachelor of Information Technology is co-designed with industry to prepare you for a career in the ICT industry. Cover programming, software engineering, networks and databases, human-centred design, smart technologies and cloud architecture, and use technical and creative skills with 4.0-era technology to design IT solutions.

Throughout the course, you’ll learn how to solve and propose innovative solutions to complex and highly technical problems. You’ll cover foundational studies in programming, software engineering, network and database systems, and human-centred design, as well as topics in smart industry technologies, enterprise computing and cloud architectures. A choice of elective subjects, including software development, data analytics, artificial intelligence, web development and UX, game programming and cybersecurity, allows you to tailor the course to your interests. You will also have the opportunity to undertake work experience, which lets you apply your learnings and further prepare for entry into the workforce.

The Bachelor of Psychological Science is designed to equip you with a broad theoretical base in psychology and introduce you to the application of the skills, tools and techniques of the discipline. This Psychological Science degree is your first step towards becoming a professional psychologist. This course is currently seeking accreditation by peak body.

During this course, you will gain a foundation of psychological knowledge and the ability to analyse, critique and apply this knowledge in a culturally appropriate manner. You will develop your communication skills, as well as an understanding of the importance of ethics and values, and their role in psychology. In addition to specialised studies in psychology, you will undertake a range of other subjects to strengthen transferrable skills and broaden your education, outlook and employability.

The Bachelor of Nursing prepares you for a career as a Registered Nurse, teaching you vital assessment and clinical decision making skills, and developing a person-centred, professional approach to care. A bachelor's degree in nursing allows you to work in healthcare, industry and community settings.

Delivered over three years through contemporary and evidence-based methods, this degree teaches foundational human biology and research practice, essential clinical knowledge and skills, as well as how to put patients first. Through your experience at our on-campus simulation hospital environment and 840 hours of clinical placements, you will develop the necessary skills and knowledge to register and confidently begin working across a variety of different healthcare and community settings. The Bachelor of Nursing Enrolled Nurse pathway allows you to enter our bachelor’s in Nursing in the second year, while other options for prerequisites for Bachelor of Nursing include at ATAR of 60 or work-life experience. *Main Intake 3 is reserved for those who have a completed (current) Diploma of Nursing and Registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). View all key dates for more information.

A Bachelor of Business Information Systems combines data, technology and people skills. Be a bridge between business decision-makers and IT . Learn to translate technical knowledge into actionable business insights. At Torrens University, you’ll gain practical experience in real-world settings.

This degree focuses on the introduction and development of skills to prepare you for a career as an information systems professional. You will learn critical academic skills, as well as knowledge and applications of a variety of information systems and how they impact businesses. This course is a candidate for accreditation with the ACBSP.

The Bachelor of Cybersecurity will prepare you for a career fighting cybercrime in some of the world's most in-demand roles. Designed and delivered by industry, this course will help you understand the ethical use of emerging and smart technologies, and how to defend them within a cybersecurity context.

The course will cover an extensive range of theoretical and technical skills across subjects including cybersecurity principles; ethical hacking and penetration testing; human-centric cybersecurity in a smart society; enterprise cybersecurity governance and applications; as well as work-integrated learning to allow you to put your knowledge into practice. On completion, you'll be able to analyse and recommend innovative cybersecurity solutions, utilising your design thinking and problem-solving skills to protect the digital fortress.

A Bachelor of Business (Entrepreneurship) empowers you to be your own boss. Build skills to bring your business venture to life. Gain experience in communications, marketing, management and ethics with Torrens University's network. Develop your entrepreneurial mindset and graduate start-up ready.

This course will develop your understanding of the principles of innovation and how to apply them to solve the diverse entrepreneurial challenges that come with new ventures as well as established organisations. You’ll acquire the skills to recognise market trends, analyse potential business opportunities, negotiate contracts, obtain funding, and apply lean principles in development of a business concept and business plan. This course strengthens your entrepreneurial mindset with creativity, innovation, and research and analytical capabilities.

The Master of Public Health (Advanced) builds upon existing knowledge and skills to better equip health professionals in addressing public health issues.

The course places an emphasis on the social determinants of health and prepares you to address inequalities for the most vulnerable populations in Australia and across the globe.

This degree gives professionals from a broad range of health backgrounds the advanced knowledge and skills to address public health challenges locally and around the world.

You’ll enhance your understanding of current global and environmental health issues, ethical practice, health policy, systems and economics, along with social, behavioural and cultural determinants of health and welfare. As an extended degree, this is ideal for international students.

The Master of Public Health builds upon existing knowledge to better equip health professionals to meet relevant challenges. You will learn strategies and techniques to prevent disease and promote health on a national and global scale. This course develops you into a leader who can drive innovation behind public health and solve complex issues on an international scale.

Available as a double degree with a Master of Business Administration or a Master of Global Project Management

This degree gives health professionals from a broad range of backgrounds the advanced knowledge and skills to address public health challenges locally and around the world. You’ll enhance your understanding of current global and environmental health issues, ethical practice, health policy, systems and economics, along with social, behavioural and cultural determinants of health and welfare.

The Master of Education (Inclusive Education) takes a design-thinking approach to analyse challenges faced by people with a range of additional learning needs. It focuses on problem solving in education, informed by advanced theoretical knowledge from a person-centred perspective.

This degree highlights three distinct streams: the autism stream, which provides you with advanced knowledge and skills in supporting an autistic individual; the mental health stream, which provides you with advanced knowledge and skills in supporting individuals with mental health challenges; and the learning differences stream, which provides you with advanced knowledge and skills in supporting individuals with a range of learning needs.

A Graduate Certificate of Business Administration is a foundation in leadership, marketing and business management. With us, you'll learn to make effective decisions in a global context. Develop your business acumen and leadership ability. Apply what you learn in your current workplace or a new venture.

This course is designed to help you develop strong business acumen, which will help you to lead people, teams and businesses and enhance your career prospects. You’ll learn how you can apply your knowledge and skills instantly in your current workplace or a new entrepreneurial venture. The Graduate Certificate of Business Administration comprises four core subjects: Business Environment, Business Communications, Marketing and Financial Management.

A Master of Information Technology will build on your current knowledge to help you create new opportunities and explore different career paths across a range of IT topics. Designed to provide advanced capability using existing and emerging technologies, this course will redefine your IT career. Choose electives that align with your goals in the field of IT, including big data and analytics, user experience design, management of people and teams, cybersecurity and deeper exploration of technical topics like artificial intelligence. This program focuses on the infrastructure aspect of IT, specifically on designing and implementing the technical solutions needed by businesses such as cloud computing.

Structured to align with the guidelines of the Australian Computer Society (ACS), this course focuses on developing advanced information technology skills preparing ICT professionals to better exploit Industry 4.0 technologies. Your studies will review current information technologies and system trends, investigate security issues in an enterprise networking context, explore new application and database development approaches, and understand emerging technologies. You’ll also learn how to deal with risk, interdependent integrations, software updates and software development management.

This course has been co-developed with industry-leading ICT practitioners and academics, and is structured to align with the guidelines of the Australian Computer Society.

A Master of Business Analytics advances your ability to convert data into insights and solutions. At Torrens University, you'll master the analytical lifecycle in this multi-disciplinary course. Diversify your career path. Deliver data-driven business and social solutions.

Fundamental knowledge and skills in key analytical areas, such as artificial intelligence, data, optimisation, and visualisation and storytelling will be developed. Contemporary technologies and communication techniques will also be examined to build your data and analytical capabilities along with your ability to converse with expert and non-expert stakeholders. Ultimately, you will learn how to elicit business requirements and recommend analytical solutions that seamlessly embed within business flows. The unique course design also provides the ability to link into other study opportunities for further career development, including a Master of Business Administration or Master of Business Information Systems.

The Graduate Certificate in Public Health focuses on health and the prevention of illness, disease, injury and death. Covering topics such as social, cultural and behavioural factors in public health; health policy and advocacy; health systems and economics, and epidemiology, this course offers experienced health professionals both a standalone qualification and a pathway to the Graduate Diploma of Public Health or the Master of Public Health.

This online graduate certificate develops your understanding of current global and environmental health issues, health policy, systems and economics, along with social, behavioural and cultural determinants of health. There is a strong focus on the ethical practices of public health and the communication of health information to diverse audiences.

The Master of Counselling provides a postgraduate qualification that builds upon existing knowledge of interpersonal communication. It delivers key information about the importance of personal and professional self-care, trauma-informed practice and the use of telehealth services. This qualification has been designed to prepare you for a professional career in counselling, to improve current practice, or to take counselling theory into real-world settings.

A counselling master's is the highest level of counselling training available in Australia and provides a holistic environment for you to gain hands-on experience, practising your counselling skills in a professional and supervised setting. You will be equipped with a wide range of skills to enable further lifelong learning, support continued resilience and set professional boundaries to facilitate effective interpersonal communication across business, community, education and well-being settings. Work placement during your course will allow you to put your skills into practice and complement your theoretical learning.

The Graduate Certificate of Cybersecurity is designed to provide you with fundamental IT skills and an extensive understanding of the field of cybersecurity. The course will develop your knowledge of essential IT areas including software and data security, as well as a foundation of cybersecurity principles.

Learn to apply your skills and knowledge in practical ways within the ever-evolving Industry 4.0 environment. This qualification teaches you the in-demand human-centric solutioning skills that employers are seeking within the industry, while you gain an understanding of the continuously changing environment and the crucial nature of ethical and professional decision making in a cybersecurity context.

This course has been co-developed with industry-leading ICT practitioners and academics, and is structured to meet the Australian Computer Society’s Core Body of Knowledge (CBOK) and Cybersecurity Body of Knowledge (CyBOK).

A Graduate Diploma of Business Administration expands on business knowledge. Take a global leadership perspective to advance in your field. Develop strategies to guide business development and employ dynamic leadership skills.

This course is designed by high-achieving industry academics for future-focused, ambitious individuals, who are serious about leading their careers and businesses to new heights. You will learn how to develop critical strategies to guide your business and employ dynamic leadership skills across four core and four elective subjects. The Graduate Diploma of Business Administration Course is a pathway to a full MBA or MBA (Advanced), as well as a solid stand-alone qualification.

The Master of Engineering Management enhances management, innovation and sustainability practices. Focus on effective engineering management practices in technical organisations. You'll benefit from Torrens University's extensive network of industry partners. Graduate equipped for leadership roles.

This course will develop your ability in engineering management by further developing your cognitive, technical and creative skills so you can solve problems, manage risks and develop strategies in an organisational context. The course promotes your understanding of engineering management concepts across 10 core subjects and six elective subjects to tailor your qualification to your career goals.

Graduate Diploma in Public Health provides advanced knowledge to health professionals to improve population health and wellbeing. It places emphasis on the social determinants of health, equipping you to address inequalities for the most vulnerable populations in Australia and across the world. Upon completion, you have the option to progress your career in Public Health or continue onto the Master of Public Health.

This graduate diploma will equip you with the knowledge and skills to address public health challenges. You’ll gain understanding of current global and environmental health issues, health policy, systems and economics, along with social, behavioural and cultural determinants of health. The course develops skills such as planning, implementation and evaluation of public health programs, health promotion and disease prevention strategies, advocacy, statistics and epidemiology and analytical and communication skills.

A Diploma of Business provides core business knowledge and skills. Learn the fundamentals of communication, marketing and management. You'll learn from Torrens University's industry-expert academics. With four elective subjects, you can tailor the course to fit your career goals.

This course promotes critical thinking skills that are used to create strategic business and marketing plans and identify business opportunities. You’ll research, analyse and interpret domestic and international environments. The Diploma of Business consists of eight subjects, including four core subjects and four elective subjects, so you can tailor the course to fit your career goals. Upon completion, you can use your credits to enter the second year of a Bachelor of Business program.

A Master of Design encourages students to explore advanced design knowledge and studio practices to develop human-centred solutions to complex problems. Our Master of Design offers a variety of pathways and electives to choose from, allowing you to design your course to suit your career goals.

Throughout the course, you’ll extend your leadership skills, build your understanding of enterprise, and explore how innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship can change economies.

In the core subjects, you’ll develop your own skills and practices through the design of artefacts, systems, communications and services. Then delve into specialist areas of user-centered design, design methodologies, sustainability, design leadership, service design, and the role of design in driving social and economic innovation. Study face-to-face or online in our flexible learning environment, and complete your qualification faster if you already have a related undergraduate degree.

The advanced capstone studio project gives you an opportunity to consolidate your knowledge, skills and research capabilities into an innovative major design project that focuses on your own career aspirations.

The Graduate Diploma of Counselling provides a postgraduate qualification for you to enhance your skills in the professional domain of counselling and interpersonal communication. You will learn about the importance of personal and professional self-care, the effects of vicarious trauma and telehealth services. This course focuses on the theories and practices of counselling to support and foster positive human change.

You will be equipped with professional counselling experience and a wide range of skills to enable further lifelong learning, support continued resilience-building, and facilitate effective interpersonal communication across business, community, education or wellbeing settings. The Graduate Diploma of Counselling enables you to begin a career as a counsellor or to enhance your current practice. This course can also act as a pathway to the master's degree.

The Graduate Certificate of Counselling provides a postgraduate qualification that enhances counselling and interpersonal communication skills. It delivers an improved understanding of the human psyche, counselling theories and barriers to overcome in order to support an individual’s wellbeing. This course is valuable to professionals looking to extend relevant skills in fields such as nursing, social work and teaching.

This graduate certificate develops your knowledge of the theoretical and ethical underpinnings of counselling; delivery methods such as telehealth; suicidality; common mental health conditions; and the importance of personal and professional self-care and effective boundaries. The course enables you to start or advance a successful and rewarding career in the counselling and wellbeing industry.

A Master of Professional Accounting (Advanced) builds your technical expertise to help solve accounting and business challenges. Master future-proofed leadership skills. At Torrens University, you'll network with real experts in the industry. This course integrates theoretical and technical knowledge of financial and management accounting, auditing, finance, economics, quantitative methods information systems, business law and taxation. You will get hands-on experience with industry-leading software, including Xero.

A Master of Business Information Systems connects people, data and technology. Advance your ability to generate key business insights by combining professional and technical knowledge. Torrens University's industry focus helps you keep up with the fast-moving industry. This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to further developing your business acumen. You will immerse yourself in theory to meet the changing business environments in which you aspire to work and manage, with the skills and knowledge to critically analyse core business functions, implement strategic processes, manage risk and lead complex teams. The course has core and elective units comprising data management, systems analysis and design, requirements engineering, microservices architecture, ethical decision making and strategic planning. You can enter or exit the degree via the Graduate Diploma of Business Information Systems.

Our Diploma of Information Technology is designed in collaboration with industry to provide you with the knowledge required to get started in the ICT sector. You can graduate with this standalone qualification or use it as a pathway into further study in a bachelor’s degree.

Upon completion, you will be equipped with foundational knowledge in topics such as computer hardware and software, networking and programming, website development and cloud computing. By the end of this course, you will have gained a thorough introduction to IT professional practice.

This course has been co-developed with industry-leading ICT practitioners and academics, and is structured to align with the guidelines of the Australian Computer Society.

The Master of Counselling (Advanced) qualification has been designed to prepare you for employment in a role that leverages counselling and coaching skills within a specialist work environment, or in community and business settings to facilitate positive human change.

The course further develops your capability in providing counselling and support across the life-stages through a range of theoretical and practical skills.

You will be equipped with a wide range of skills to enable further lifelong learning, support continued resilience and professional boundaries in order to facilitate effective interpersonal communication across business, community, education and wellbeing settings.

This accredited master's degree is the highest level of counselling training available in Australia and provides a holistic environment for students to gain hands-on experience practising their counselling skills.

A Graduate Certificate of Design equips you with advanced design and problem-solving skills to enhance professional practice. You’ll explore new technologies, learn new design methodologies and develop modern practices to solve business or societal problems through design thinking and critical analysis.

This course aims to provide an understanding of critical and creative thinking to solve complex problems with innovative solutions through design.

Alongside the three core subjects –Professional Identity, Design Methods and Design Communication – you’ll also complete one elective from our postgraduate UX Design program or Project Management programs, ensuring you graduate as a design expert with an extensive understanding of operating in global creative businesses.

If you don’t have an undergraduate degree in design, this course offers a platform to start exploring new opportunities in the field. Or to level up your current career by learning how to transform your business model or solve complex societal challenges.

The Bachelor of Nutrition prepares you to assess the determinants of health and nutritional needs of communities and broader populations. This online-only course offers a special, industry-led group nutrition project supported by an industry partner, giving you practical experience in the field.

This degree in Nutrition will teach you how to apply preventative principles to address nutrition issues at all levels of the population. Throughout the course, you will gain a solid understanding of health science, biology and physiology.

You will learn about nutrition in the context of public health, pathology and improving health and wellness, and develop skills to critically analyse, develop and implement nutrition intervention programs.

You’ll also study specialist subjects like First people culture, history and healthcare, public health nutrition and a special populations project, allowing you to gain valuable industry skills.

A Bachelor of Game Design and Development expands on design, artistic and technical skills for creating modern games and interactive projects. It covers the creation of elements such as environments, characters and stories for immersive experiences, and provides hands-on experience with industry-standard software.

Throughout this game design degree you will work alongside lecturers who’ll offer practical industry insights while you develop enhanced skills in 2D, 3D, animation, environment art, character art and an understanding of user experience in games.

Working in teams, you’ll develop electronic games across various platforms, including online, mobile and console in a similar environment to a real-world studio.

As well as giving you practical skills, knowledge and design capability, the Bachelor of Game Design and Development also encourages a holistic approach, enhancing your soft skills such as communication, commercial acumen, and an understanding of business realities.

A Bachelor of Interior Design (Commercial) provides the knowledge required to design the ever-changing features of our commercial environments, such as retail, hotels, restaurants, nightclubs and workspaces. It anticipates online virtual commercial environments, engages with contemporary theory and represents spatial environments with computer 3D modelling.

Throughout this course, you will explore the theoretical and practical elements of designing and making commercial interiors – branding, lighting, sustainability and materiality – to create environments that meet your client’s needs. You will discover how commercial interior-design strategies are developed and assessed, as well as practical industry-based management skills, such as documentation, contract management, professional design practice and cross-disciplinary interaction. Using industry standard software, you’ll develop the skills to communicate information that’s relevant to designing, costing and constructing interiors, and find out how to represent spatial environments. The course engages you in contemporary theory and provides an overview of the leading interior-design trends and a look towards the future.

A Bachelor of Interior Design (Residential) teaches you practical design skills and essential theory to help you respond to contemporary living challenges. You will graduate with a strong foundation of design best practice, prepared to embark on a creative career as an interior designer.

This course teaches you environmentally sustainable practices while you investigate the finer details of home interior design, such as fittings and fabrics, as well as societal issues which include our ageing population, homelessness, evolving gender roles and the definition of family. You’ll discover the impact the selection of materials, lighting, joinery and furniture can have on your design, and explore technologies such as artificial intelligence and interactive audio-visual systems. From a practical point of view, you will realise residential environments through professional design practice and cross-disciplinary interaction, technical documentation, contract management and visualisation solutions.