News from Federation University

Changes to courses from 2026

Bachelor of Midwifery: launching in Berwick, 3 yrs full-time or 6 yrs part-time. Bachelor of Social Work: available at Berwick and Mt Helen campuses.

Bachelor of IT: online delivery at Gippsland due to low face-to-face demand. On-campus delivery will remain for Mt Helen and Berwick.

Relaunched specialised Science courses:

Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Science (Advanced)

Bachelor of Biomedical Science

Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Gippsland Partnership Program)

Bachelor of Food and Nutrition

Changes to Engineering courses:

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Honours):

Delivered via block-mode (flexible) delivery plus intensive 4-day week of classes per month allowing students to have greater flexibility (remaining a 4 yr course).

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Honours):

Not offered at Gippsland in 2026 due to low student numbers. Future review for possible block-mode (flexible) delivery.