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Study between semesters, graduate sooner

Are you itching to complete your degree sooner? By studying in Summer and Winter Term you could speed up your course!  

Current students can get ahead with your studies by using the break to keep accruing credit points towards your degree. 

You can select up to two Summer Term and two Winter Term units. Options include internships, electives and core units. Don't forget to check your course planner. 

If you’re an international student – either currently in Australia or arriving in Australia before the start of Summer or Winter Term – check your course planner to see which units can be undertaken as part of your course. 

Why study during Summer or Winter Term?

Accelerate your studies to fast-track completion.

Catch up on core units or explore units outside your primary area of study.

Balance your unit load with other commitments.

Learn key skills to prepare you for the workforce and get ready to navigate your chosen career path.

Relaunch your study goals and finish what you started.

Your study options

Professional internships

A Summer Term internship is an immersive way to gain real industry experience. The shorter delivery period during these terms allows for an intensive internship, rather than spreading out across an entire semester.

Internships for Summer Term 2026 must be confirmed by Monday 15 December 2025.

Fast-track your course

Explore units by study area to get you closer to graduation. All Summer Term units are worth 12.5 credit points and delivered on campus at Hawthorn, unless otherwise noted.

Key Summer and Winter Term dates 

  • Enrolments will open for all of 2026 study periods on Wednesday 5 November 2025
  • Enrolments for summer and winter terms close by the end of the first day of teaching 
     

Head over to our enrolment portal from Wednesday 5 November to enrol. 

There are no aviation units available in the summer 2026 term.

Unit code Unit title Prerequisites
ART20002 Experimental Image-Making Processes Yes
Unit code Unit title Prerequisites
EAT20008 Professional Experience in Engineering+ No
TNE10006 Networks and Switching No
TNE60006 Networks and Switching No
EAT20024 Professional Practice in Engineering+ No
EXCA0112 International Exchange Engineering and Related Technologies No
EXCA0108 International Exchange Computer Engineering No
+Unit is worth 0 credit points
Unit code Unit title Prerequisites
FTV20026 Creative Industry Experience Yes
Unit code Unit title Prerequisites
INV20002 Innovation for the Future No

Please note: MathsLink is a bridging program for VCE students who have not completed either Units 3 and 4 Mathematical Methods or Further Mathematics.

Unit code Unit title Prerequisites
CAR20001 Future Work Skills Yes

Fast-track your course

Explore units by study area to get you closer to graduation. All Summer Term units are worth 12.5 credit points and delivered on campus at Hawthorn, unless otherwise noted.

Unit code Unit title Prerequisites
MFP20001 Sustainability Project Yes
+Unit is worth 0 credit points
Unit code Unit title Prerequisites
FTV20026 Creative Industry Experience Yes
Unit code Unit title Prerequisites
NTR10001 Introduction to Nutrition No
Unit code Unit title Prerequisites
INV10001 Exploring Creativity and Innovation No
INV10003 Innovation Sandpit No
Unit code Unit title Prerequisites
PSY10007 Brain and Behaviour No
Unit code Unit title Prerequisites
CAR20001 Future Work Skills Yes

Advance your studies this summer via ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳ Online

ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳ Online offers a range of units during Teaching Period 3. Whether you’re looking to spread out your study load or catch up on a unit you’ve yet to complete, studying via ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳ Online over summer 2026/2027 is a great, flexible way to get ahead.

Units available in Teaching Period 3 via ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳ Online

6-week units

These units run from 30 November – 8 January. They are designed specifically for intensive study, with learning activities, assessment and content deliberately structured to support focused engagement, timely feedback and steady progress across the six-week period. Rather than compressing a standard unit into a shorter timeframe, the units focus on the most important concepts and skills to provide a purposeful and manageable learning experience. 

Unit code Unit title Prerequisites
SOC10004
 Sociological Foundations No
COM10007 Professional Communication Practice No

The 12-week units will run from 2 November to 16 February as part of the standard Teaching Period 3 course structure. With more than 150 units available, students can choose an equivalent core unit from your discipline or explore an elective option from another discipline, providing flexibility to tailor your study to your course and interests.

Unit code Unit title
ACC10008 Financial Information Systems
ACC20021 Management Accounting and Business Intelligence
ACC30009 Analysis for Competitive Advantage
ACC30010 Auditing
ACC30011 Financial Crime Analysis
ADV10001 Principles of Advertising
ADV20003 Search, Social Media and Video Marketing
ADV20004 Advertising Issues and Impact
BUS10014 Business for Sustainability, Social Change & Impact
BUS30032 Business Consulting Project
CAR10001 Planning for Career Success
COM10003 Learning & Communicating Online
COM10011 Learning and Communicating for Innovative Business Practice
COS10009 Introduction to Programming
COS10025 Technology in an Indigenous Context Project
COS20015 Fundamentals of Data Management
COS20019 Cloud Computing Architecture
COS20028 Big Data Architecture and Applications
COS20030 Malware Analysis
COS30017 Software Development for Mobile Devices
COS30019 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
COS30043 Interface Design and Development
CRI20001 Policing: Systems and Practice
CRI20002 Global Crime
CRI20003 Crime, Deviance, and Conformity
CYB60002 Cyber security Operations Management
CYB60004 Networks and Cybersecurity Frameworks
DCO10003 Packaging Design
DCO20001 Brand & Identity Design
DCO20004 User Interface Design
DDD30013 Publication Design
DDD30047 Communication Design Capstone Project
ECO80001 Economics
EDU10001 Introduction to Curriculum Planning and Assessment: Practicum 1
EDU10002 Understanding Language and Literacy
EDU10003 The World of Maths
EDU10004 Theories of Teaching and Learning
EDU10005 Indigenous Education and Perspectives
EDU10006 Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
EDU10024 Academic Skills for Success
EDU10026 Introduction to Academic Language, Literacy and Numeracy in Education
EDU10027 Curriculum, Planning and Assessment for Primary: Practicum 1
EDU20002 Mathematics In Practice
EDU20003 Contemporary Perspectives Of Learning And Development
EDU20006 Curriculum, Planning And Assessment For Primary: Practicum 2
EDU20053 Curriculum, Planning and Assessment: Practicum 2
EDU30002 Science and Technology
EDU30003 Curriculum, Planning And Assessment For Infants: Practicum 3e
EDU30005 Understanding And Supporting Inclusion
EDU30011 Discovering Science
EDU30015 Curriculum And Pedagogy For Primary: Practicum 3p
EDU30027 Planning, Teaching and Learning for Infants: Practicum 3E
EDU30059 Teaching Technologies
EDU30063 Teaching English
EDU30068 Teaching Early Reading
EDU30070 Teacher Wellbeing, Resilience and Emotional Intelligence
EDU40001 The Healthy And Active Child
EDU40006 Ready To Teach Early Childhood: Practicum 5e
EDU40007 Integrated Studies
EDU40008 Arts Education
EDU40011 Teaching The Humanities
EDU40020 Nature Pedagogies
EDU40022 Innovation for Education
ENT60011 Future Fit Innovation
ENT80035 Designing for Change
FIN20016 Ethics and International Finance
FIN30014 Financial Risk Management
FIN30021 Fixed Income and Debt Markets
FIN30022 Personal Financial Risk and Estate Planning
FOR10001 Introduction To Forensic Psychology
HIS30012 History, Politics and Human Rights
HRM20016 Dynamics of Diversity in Organisations
HRM30012 Digital Management and the Future of Work
HRM60013 Employee Relations
HRM60016 Behaviour in Organisations
HRM60018 Human Resource Fundamentals
ICT20025 ICT Design Project
ICT30016 ICT Innovation Project
ICT30018 ICT Project B
INF10024 Business Digitalisation
INF20016 Big Data Management
INF20030 Cloud Approaches for Enterprise Systems
INF30015 Knowledge Management and Analytics
INF60019 Emerging Technology
INS10001 Connecting with Culture: Indigenous Australian Experiences
LAW10010 Introduction to Australian Law & Statutory Interpretation
LAW10013 Commercial Law
LAW10016 Professional Experience in Law 1
LAW10022 Law & Social Science
LAW10025 Torts 2
LAW10026 Legal Writing
LAW10029 Contract Law 2
LAW20007 International Commercial Law
LAW20009 Evidence
LAW20010 Administrative Law
LAW20014 Land Law
LAW20018 Professional Experience in Law 2
LAW20019 Law of Commerce
LAW20024 Law and the Media
LAW20031 Crime and Punishment in the International Context
LAW20040 Legal Technology and Innovation
LAW20041 Advanced Criminal Law and Sentencing
LAW20043 Copyright
LAW20048 Victims, Justice and the Law
LAW30015 Legal Practice & Professional Conduct
LAW30016 Professional Experience in Law 3
LAW30031 Family Violence
MDA10001 Introduction To Media Studies
MDA10008 Global Media Industries
MDA10013 Social Media Cultures
MDA20001 Business of Media
MDA30006 Media and Communications Project A
MDA30012 Researching Social Media Publics
MGT10010 Ethics of Innovation
MGT20008 Business, Society & Sustainability
MGT30005 Strategic Planning
MGT80002 Business Strategy
MKT10009 Marketing and the Consumer Experience
MKT20021 Integrated Marketing Communication
MKT20025 Consumer Behaviour
MKT30016 Marketing Strategy and Planning
MKT30018 Marketing Insights
MKT60011 Data Empowered Marketing
MKT60012 Consumer Behaviour
MKT70021 Customer Experience Management
POL10001 Australian Politics
POL20009 Dictators and Democrats: Comparative Politics
POL30016 Countering Violent Extremism
POL30018 Cyber Crime and Security
PRM60003 The Risk Management Spectrum
PRM80002 Project Governance and Resource Management
PSY10005 Introduction to Research Methods
PSY10008 Fundamentals of Psychology
PSY20006 Cognition And Human Performance
PSY20007 Developmental Psychology
PSY30008 Psychology Of Personality
PSY30011 Psychology of Wellbeing
PSY30013 History and Philosophy of Psychology
PSY30014 Applied Social Psychology
PSY30016 Mental health diversity, diagnosis and treatment
PSY70010 Introduction to Research Methods
PSY70012 Fundamentals of Psychology
PSY70014 Cognition And Human Performance
PSY70015 Developmental Psychology
PSY70016 Psychology Of Personality
PSY70017 History and Philosophy of Psychology
PSY70018 Mental health diversity, diagnosis and treatment
PSY70020 Introductory Research Methods and Statistics
PSY80113 Psychological Assessment
PSY80114 Ethical and Professional Issues
PSY80117 Thesis A - Research Project Development
PSY80118 Thesis B - Literature Review
PSY80136 Thesis C - Empirical Study
PUB10001 Introduction to Public Relations Theory and Practice
PUB20004 Issues, Crisis and Risk Communication
PUB30003 Public Relations Project And Campaign Planning
SCM20003 Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
SCM30002 Understanding Risk Management
SCM60001 Operations Management
SPO20003 Sport Business Analytics
SPO30004 Sport & Sustainability
STA10003 Foundations Of Statistics
STA70006 Foundations of Statistics
TNE10005 Network Administration
TNE30012 Secure Remote Access Networks
TNE20002 Network Routing Principles
COS10009 Introduction to Programming
ICT10022 ICT Inquiry Project

Why study online?

Studying a unit online not only gets you closer to completing your degree sooner, but it also allows you to:

  • study at your own pace from wherever you want
  • access your online classroom 24/7
  • interact with dedicated facilitators.
     

What does online study look like?

You’ll access all your recordings, live sessions, readings, activities and course assignments via Canvas – your online classroom. This platform is also your portal to peer-driven discussions and a range of our support services available throughout your study.

NOTE: Units studied via ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳ Online will be housed in a different Canvas site to our on-campus Canvas. You can access these units using your ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳ username and password at .

Key ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳ Online Teaching Period 3 dates

Teaching Period 3 runs from Monday 2 November 2026 till Sunday 16 February 2027. To see the full calendar, visit our ‘Start dates and intakes’ page and navigate to the '2026' or ‘2027’ tab.

How to enrol as a local student

To enrol in units available via ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳ online in Teaching Period 3, follow these steps before Friday 1 November:

  • Head to our course list and browse units categorised under Teaching Period 3 and Location: Online.
  • Check your course planner to ensure your unit choices are suitable for your studies.
  • Log in to , navigate to ‘My Study’ and then ‘Plan and enrol’. 
  • Select the unit you want, click ‘Schedule’, select ‘2027’ and ‘Teaching Period 3’, click ‘OK’ and then ‘Enrol’.
  • Look out for more information about getting started with ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳ Online after you’ve completed your enrolment.

Enrolling as an international student

If you would like to enrol in a unit taught in Teaching Period 3 via ºÚÁÏÂÛ̳ Online, you will need to submit an enrolment amendment form. You can book an appointment with an Enrolment Support @ HQ specialist if you would like help with this.

Am I eligible?

Summer and Winter Terms are available to any student enrolled in a bachelor degree. 

Do I need to have met any prerequisites?

Many of the Summer and Winter Term units do not have prerequisites, which means you can enrol in these if you meet the eligibility criteria. To check prerequisites, click on the individual unit to read the unit information in detail.

How to enrol

To enrol in Summer or Winter Term units, select the Summer or Winter teaching period when you are choosing units. 

Need assistance?

Our team is here to help you navigate your unit options for Summer and Winter terms. We can assist you throughout the application and enrolment process.

Contact us