Dean Head of a Faculty. Deferment Where we offer you a place, and then hold it for you for a year. A section within a faculty that relates to a specialist area. For example, the Faculty of Nursing has six departments, including Life Sciences in Nursing and Clinical Nursing. Elective A unit which you can do within a degree, usually an option within a course.
Electives allow more detailed study of a particular subject.
Faculty A grouping of academic Departments, Schools and Centres. The Faculty of Arts, for instance, has Departments such as Philosophy and Fine Arts, Schools such as English, and Centres such as the Centre for Performance Studies. It is also a term used to describe a course offered only to graduates. HECS Higher Education Contribution Scheme. See the Frequently Asked Questions section on HECS above.