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With a multitude of undergraduate degrees and a variety of certificates, diplomas and pathway options, you're sure to find an exciting and rewarding educational experience that's right for you.
With a degree in the area of accounting and finance, you’ll develop a dynamic understanding of the world’s fiscal systems and complex economic landscape. Stretch your skill set, so your strategic problem-solving skills can be applied in a variety of roles such as an accountant, financial analyst, investment banker, stockbroker, and more.
Your studies might lead you to work for a global consultancy – assessing the financial validity of future corporations – or to work with the Reserve Bank, providing economic forecasts to drive official interest rates. You’ll gain insight into the global interplay between the financial, legal, political, and economic systems, looking at how these factors influence the contemporary business environment in Australia and across the globe.
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Business and entrepreneurship students are trailblazers. Whether it’s taking a vision and turning it into a successful business, or improving existing business practices around the world. Our degrees are more dynamic, flexible and industry-engaged than ever before. Gain a broad understanding of Australian and global business environments, as well as practical skills needed for a successful career in marketing, human resources, tourism, sports management – or whichever major you choose. Where you take your degree is completely up to you.
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Are you curious about how different people interact, and the way society operates? A degree in community services allows you to understand, predict, explain and nurture human behaviour. You will use your skills to improve all aspects of society. This includes economy, social justice and mental health. You’ll have the chance to address social challenges in local and global communities, creating positive change at a ground level, to help make the world a better place.
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Pursuing a career in communication and creative industries is a chance to bring your boldest ideas to life. You can tailor your degree to focus on an area you’re passionate about such as digital content creation, animation, music, art, design, media and so much more. Collaborate with industry partners on real-life projects, from the production of music videos to art installations, and contribute to the new-gen thinking that will help define the 21st century.
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A great teacher can change lives and truly impact the communities in which they work. Through our education degrees you’ll learn more than just how to teach – you’ll gain the skills needed to empower future generations and inspire young minds. A career in education is rewarding and diverse, and with access to the latest technologies including TeachLivE simulated classrooms, you’ll graduate with globally-transferable skills and qualifications.
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If you’re inspired by social justice and access to justice issues, and want to understand more about creating real change through legislation and policy – law is the career for you. You’ll learn about the principles underlying the Australian legal system while also advocating for legal rights on local, national and global issues. As Australia’s leading clinical law school, the Newcastle Law School’s Legal Centre provides you with the practical legal training and supervised clinical legal experience needed to practice as an Australian lawyer without any further study.
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Art, language, history, English and writing, Indigenous studies, politics, and religion. There’s so much to explore in the area of society and culture, and even more career pathways for you to follow.
Develop diverse skills across a broad range of subjects, or hone in on a specialisation that suits your interests. Whether you want to become a curator, creative director, producer, translator, journalist, community development manager, or cultural heritage conservationist a degree in the area of society and culture will help you get there.
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