Because the school conducts a summer semester each year, as well as the other two usual semesters, students may accelerate the completion of their undergraduate degreee courses by the inclusion of summer study. The school's course offerings aim to be both academically sound and industrially relevant. The School is actively involved in research in the areas of computing associated with the School's focus on network computing. The School, as part of the Faculty of Information Technology, offers the expertise and resources of the largest computing faculty in Australia. However, studying within the School also provides an atmosphere that is more personal, a place where students are known to staff and other students.
Class sizes are relatively small, and students have ready access to their lecturers and tutors.
The school is housed in a well appointed building and offers excellent teaching and computing facilities Some Industry Partnerships The School of Network Computing has entered into a partnership with Sun Microsystems, the inventors of Java. The School is an Authorised Academic Java Campus, the only one in Australia. Sun Microsystems also sponsor the Chair of Network Computing at the School. Please click this link to go to the Authorised Academic Java Campus homepage. A message from Sun Microsystems.