Nursing, marine biology in demand at Deakin Warrnambool

Jan. 21, 2015, 4 a.m.

NURSING has been identified as Deakin Warrnambools most popular course as thousands of south-west school leavers prepare for university.

NURSING has been identified as Deakin Warrnambools most popular course as thousands of south-west school leavers prepare for university.

Marine biology, nursing-midwifery and primary teaching also gained strong enrolment numbers as first-round university offers were released this week.

Deakin University acting vice-chancellor Gary Smith said the reputation of the Warrnambool campus in health and science was one of the prime reasons behind the upwards trend.

We know that if you educate people in the region, they stay in the region, Professor Smith said.

Its not surprising that were seeing continuing popularity of courses in the health and science fields, reflecting Warrnambools reputation for innovation in these areas.

Its still very early in the process, with round-two offers still to come and further opportunities for potential students to apply directly to study at Deakin.

Data from the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) revealed the states most popular course was Melbourne Universitys bachelor of arts degree, which had nearly 2800 student applications, followed by its general science degree with more than 2300 school leavers showing interest.

The VTAC statistics also showed overall applications for undergraduate courses were down 2.2 per cent on last year, with less interest in most fields of study except engineering.

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