Friday 16 October 2009 – 10:20 am
Volume 4, October 2009 issue
Announcements
Extension Program 2010 applications now open – for Year 12 VCE students wishing to study selected first-year University subjects
Exam information for current Extension Program students
Architecture and Design Summer School for school students – registration closes Friday 27 November
2010 VCE Summer School (bursaries are available) – applications close Friday 12 December
No. 36 [...]
By Future Students Communications
|
Posted in Admissions and applications, Course news, Did you know?, Events, News for Extension Program students, News for Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars, News for Parents, News for Year 12/IB international students in Australia, News for all future undergraduate students, Publications, Stories from students
|
Friday 16 October 2009 – 10:00 am
Exam timetables
Your exam timetable is accessed via the Admin Tab in your Student Portal. Remember, it is your responsibility to know when and where your exam is, and to turn up on time! Please note the following information you may find useful.
Exam clash
Extension Program students are expected to attend their University exam at the published [...]
Friday 16 October 2009 – 10:00 am
Image supplied by Leong Yew, Third Year Architecture student
For students who would like to learn more about Architecture and Design and are in Years 10, 11 or 12 this summer school is designed just for them. Over four days students will be introduced to the fundamental aspects of Architecture or a design [...]
Friday 16 October 2009 – 9:59 am
Students at the Old Quad Building, Parkville campus
Final exams are approaching and many of you are under pressure because you want to do well in order to get into your dream course. However, it is important to stay positive and remember this is actually an exciting time!
You are about to finish Year 12 and start [...]
Friday 16 October 2009 – 9:58 am
There is a welcome evolution occurring in the sciences today. It is subtle and slow, but there has been a change around the perception of sciences and what it means in terms of engagement, involvement, career paths and future directions.
This change in perception has seen a surge in students undertaking undergraduate science studies at The [...]
Friday 16 October 2009 – 9:58 am
For 2010 entry, students have two different options to study Media and Communications at the University of Melbourne. They can choose to:
undertake the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Media and Communications. This new major out of 39 disciplines within the New Generation Bachelor of Arts will allow students to specialise in Media and [...]
Friday 16 October 2009 – 9:57 am
The University of Melbourne offers flexible pathways and study options to careers in veterinary science. Students can choose to:
a) undertake the University of Melbourne Bachelor of Science degree with a specialisation in Veterinary Bioscience
Students can complete the University of Melbourne Bachelor of Science degree [...]
Friday 16 October 2009 – 9:57 am
The Bachelor of Science degree (3 years full-time) at the University of Melbourne offers students a range of pathways in animal science. Each major study area will allow students to specialise in a discipline of interest while exploring a number of breadth subjects to develop cross-disciplinary knowledge. A Bachelor of Science degree with a major [...]
Friday 16 October 2009 – 9:56 am
Did you know that the University of Melbourne now offers many pathways and study options in information technology (IT)?
Students wishing to study IT can choose to enrol in the Bachelor of Science; Bachelor of Engineering- last intake in Semester 1, 2010 (via a major) ; or in the Bachelor of [...]
Friday 16 October 2009 – 9:54 am
Concurrent diplomas offer University of Melbourne students another way of following a passion. Available in the areas of mathematics, languages, music and informatics, most diplomas allow students to structure their study to suit themselves.
Diplomas allow students many flexible options – from studying the diploma totally alongside their bachelors degree (and adding further year of study) [...]
Friday 16 October 2009 – 9:53 am
From 2011, the University of Melbourne’s Doctor of Optometry (OD) will be offered as the pathway to an exciting and rewarding career in optometry. The University of Melbourne has long led the way in Optometry training in Australasia. We were the first university to respond to the expanded scope of professional optometric practice by introducing [...]
Friday 16 October 2009 – 9:52 am
Going to university can be one of the most exciting and memorable times in a person’s life. However, making the transition to university can be challenging. The best way to gain a good understanding of university life and what it may hold for you is to experience what it is like to be a first [...]
Friday 16 October 2009 – 9:52 am
Yarra River, The City of Melbourne
Like most Year 12 students, probably all you want to focus on right now is preparing for your exams. However, if you need to move from home in order to study at university in 2010, don’t forget to prepare in advance.
If you wish to live in one of the [...]
Friday 16 October 2009 – 9:49 am
Studying effectively at university is a ‘step up’ from your secondary school experience. The DELA is a diagnostic tool that identifies the academic language skills you may need to develop further in order to do well in your studies.
The University recommends DELA to any student, undergraduate or graduate, international or local, who wishes to improve [...]
Friday 16 October 2009 – 9:48 am
Melbourne University Student Union Ltd VCE Summer School academic and social activities
Photo courtesy: Melbourne University Student Union Ltd.
Are you going into VCE Year 11 or 12 next year? Organised by The Melbourne University Student Union Ltd, the VCE Summer School (two-week program held from Monday 11 to Friday 22 January 2010) provides a great opportunity [...]
Friday 16 October 2009 – 9:47 am
Year 12 student and Class of 2009 Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholar, Christopher Weinberg, was fortunate to attend the Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States earlier this year. Christopher intends to study politics or international affairs next year. Here are the experiences he wanted to share, the moment that will define [...]
Friday 16 October 2009 – 9:46 am
“My name is Jessica and I am a second year Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholar and Bachelor of Arts student. This year I took advantage of the travel scholarship offered through the program and completed an intensive history subject called “Searching for the American Dream”.
During the whirlwind three weeks that we spent in the US, [...]
Friday 16 October 2009 – 9:45 am
The Australian team with Professor Sheil – CEO of the Australian Research Council.
Photograph courtesy of Australian Mathematics Trust
Dana Ma with the team at Trafalgar Square during training camp.
In July this year, Melbourne Girls’ Grammar and University of Melbourne Extension Program Mathematics student Dana Ma, along with five team mates, represented Australia at the [...]
Friday 16 October 2009 – 9:44 am
Second year Bachelor of Environments student, Jas Johnston, put forward his vision of an Australian city skyline in the year 2020 and won the third prize of this year’s HP Cityscape 2020 City Life Design Competition.
Entries were judged on creativity including originality, presentation, inspiration and execution, and community vision covering environmental sustainability, local relevance and [...]
Friday 16 October 2009 – 9:43 am
Ella arriving at one of the events at the conference, eager to get stuck into some lively debate
At one event participants were asked to wear something that represented their culture, hence the Bombers scarf
Ella with other members of the ‘United Nations’
“On 18 July 2009, a brisk Saturday morning, I [...]
Friday 16 October 2009 – 9:42 am
Universities aren’t just about teaching and research. One Melbourne girls’ school is benefiting from a partnership with the University of Melbourne to develop an innovative science program for Year 10s.
Universities aren’t just about teaching and research. They also have a responsibility to be a public good, with community expectations of a broader contribution to intellectual [...]
Friday 16 October 2009 – 9:41 am
In addition to the opportunities for students to connect with the community and employers in many different ways as part of their degree such as field trips, public lectures, internship and study abroad and exchange programs, many grants and awards are also available to assist students with extending their learning experience into the wider community. [...]