Snapshot of Deakin - Waurn Ponds Campus
in 2025
- Deakin has a long history of working with local and international industry and community partnerships to collaborate in solving real-world problems and provide current and future employees with the skills they need for 21st century careers.
- The Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus is home to the recently completed Geelong Future Economy Precinct - the epicentre of world-leading research and innovation, and developed to attract and host global leaders working in the areas of advanced manufacturing, materials, energy, sustainability, technology, health, and high-value agricultural initiatives with strong research links.
- The Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus is also home to a $55 million state-of-the-art facility housing some of the most advanced and future-focused simulation and visualisation systems, purpose-built interactive laboratories and learning environments in the country.
- A 4-year Medical Imaging course offered by Deakin is taught at the Waurn Ponds Campus - Medical Imaging. The department is a fully equipped x-ray department, and students have access to adult-sized human models designed to be x-rayed and reflect human-like responses to x-rays. This course provides knowledge in medical radiation science, and trains students in techniques like general radiography, computed tomography (CT), digital vascular imaging and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
- Deakin University's Faculty of Health offers the Bachelor of Vision Science/Master of Optometry. Students have access to a dedicated simulated optometry store for simulated exercises. Clinical placement rotations take p lace in both metropolitan and regional or rural settings, where students consolidate their knowledge and skills under the supervision of qualified optometrists.
- Deakin’s School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences - Exercise & Sport Science is delivered by the leading School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences in the world. Students have access to state-of-the-art equipment. Students also have access to Deakin’s Elite Regional Sports Precinct while completing their course.
- The School of Medicine - School of Medicine – is another state-of-the-art facility at the Deakin Waurn Ponds Campus – and offers a 4-year graduate medical degree, with 2 years of pre-clinical education at the University campus in Waurn Ponds, and then 2 years clinical education and experience in one of its clinical schools – hospitals as far-flung as Ballarat to Box Hill.
- The Geelong Waurn Ponds student accommodation is only a 15 minutes from the Geelong CBD and five minutes from Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre. A 320-bed accommodation precinct offers students a contemporary, affordable, high-quality living experience. Over 1000 students call Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus home.