RMIT University
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Public Australian university based in Melbourne
About RMIT University
According to Wikipedia, RMIT University, officially the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, is a public research university in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1887 by Francis Ormond, RMIT began as a night school offering classes in art, science and technology in response to the industrial revolution in Australia. It was a private college for more than a hundred years before merging with the Phillip Institute of Technology to become a public university in 1992. It has an enrolment of around 95,000 higher and vocational education students, making it the largest dual-sector education institution in Australia. With an annual revenue of around A$1.5 billion, it is also one of the wealthiest universities in Australia. It is rated a five star university by Quacquarelli Symonds and is ranked 15th in the World for art and design subjects in the QS World University Rankings, making it the top art and design university in Australia and Oceania.
RMIT University's Online Degrees
What Is RMIT University Known For?
RMIT University is known for it's academic work in the following disciplines:
- Education
- Engineering
- Business
- Communications
- Computer Science
- Political Science
- Biology
- Medical
- Literature
- History
- Economics
- Philosophy
- Law
- Physics
- Religious Studies
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Earth Sciences
- Nursing
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Anthropology
- Social Work
- Criminal Justice
RMIT University's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Education
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Higher Education
#338
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Vocational Education
#4
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#4
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Tertiary Education
#12
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#12
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Engineering
#373
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#394
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Architecture
#184
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#211
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Mechanical Engineering
#469
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#472
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Aerospace Engineering
#131
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Business
#461
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Management
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Finance
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Accounting
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Communications
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Journalism
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Grammar
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Graphic Design
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Computer Science
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Database
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Information Technology
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Information Systems
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Political Science
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Government
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Human Rights
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Public Policy
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Biology
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Agriculture
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Physiology
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Biotechnology
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Medical
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Dentistry
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Public Health
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Nutrition
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Literature
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Writing
#757
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Etymology
#1618
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Literary Criticism
#740
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History
#963
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World History
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Australian History
#72
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European History
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Economics
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Econometrics
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Taxation
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Microeconomics
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Philosophy
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Logic
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Ethics
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Anarchism
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Law
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Civil Law
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Common Law
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#866
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Family Law
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Physics
#992
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#1029
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Nuclear Physics
#482
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#493
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Astrophysics
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Particle Physics
#624
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#627
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Religious Studies
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#1628
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Ministry
#1243
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Buddhism
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Theology
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Chemistry
#1046
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#1071
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Chemical Engineering
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Nanotechnology
#394
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Inorganic Chemistry
#563
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Mathematics
#1618
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#1672
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Statistics
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Applied Mathematics
#1043
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#1046
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Geometry
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#1259
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Earth Sciences
#898
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#918
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Geography
#1117
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#1124
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Geodesy
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#191
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Environmental Science
#980
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Psychology
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Counseling
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Psychoanalysis
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Clinical Psychology
#1073
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Sociology
#1144
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#1156
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Urban Studies
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Women's Studies
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Gender Studies
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Anthropology
#1053
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Ethnography
#617
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Social Anthropology
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Archeology
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Social Work
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Child Protection
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Empowerment
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Criminal Justice
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#1628
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Criminology
#610
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Policing
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Law Enforcement
#3917
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Who Are RMIT University's Most Influential Alumni?
RMIT University's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Education, Engineering, and Business. Here are some of RMIT University's most famous alumni:
- Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh
- A Materials scientist and researcher.
- James Clancy Phelan
- An Australian writer of thriller and young-adult fiction.
- Howard Raggatt
- An Australian architect.
- Nonda Katsalidis
- An Australian architect.
- Madhu Bhaskaran
- An Indian engineer.
- Amanda Barnard
- An Australian physicist.
- Stuart Devlin
- An Australian metalsmith .
- Lawrence Argent
- A British-born sculptor.
- Chris Masters
- An Australian journalist.
- Jim Stynes
- An Australian rules footballer.
- Judith Durham
- An Australian singer and musician.
- Norman Day
- An Australian architect.
Who Are RMIT University's Most Influential Faculty?
RMIT University's most influential faculty include professors in the fields of Education, Engineering, and Business. Here are some of RMIT University's most famous alumni:
- Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh
- A Materials scientist and researcher.
- Amanda Barnard
- An Australian physicist.
- Heather Horst
- An American anthropologist.
- Molly Stevens
- A Professor of Biomedical Materials at Imperial College London.
- Shaun Wilson
- An Australian artist.
- Julienne van Loon
- A Writer.
- Allison Milner
- An Australian disability, mental health and suicide researcher.
- Jason Potts
- An Economics researcher.
- Lisa M. Given
- A Canadian-Australian scholar of information studies.
- Inger Mewburn
- An Australian academic.
- Leslie Y. Yeo
- A Researcher.
- Gavin Turrell
- A Researcher.
