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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Open Day 2009
10am-4pm, Sunday 16 August
Come along to Open Day, visit our campus, meet with staff and obtain first-hand information on all aspects of studying at the University of Melbourne!
To make the most of Open Day, visit the Open Day website and plan your day. Start at the Undergraduate and Graduate Admissions Advice marquee [...]
In 2010, students wishing to specialise in repertoire, composition, performance, musicology/ethnomusicology should choose the New Generation Bachelor of Music degree. Students wishing to specialise in improvisation should choose the Bachelor of Music Performance degree.
Visit the School of Music web site for more information about these courses.
Access Melbourne, combined special entry and access scholarships scheme
Applications are now open
VTAC timely applications for 2010 entry are now open*. Apply online via the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) web site.
Here are just some reminders to help you prepare your application.
Reminders:
Before applying, applicants should be familiar with the VTAC application process.
Applicants can list up [...]
To assist high achieving students who are financially, socially or educationally disadvantaged, the Faculty will offer two Commerce Opportunity Bursaries for students commencing the Bachelor of Commerce in 2010. This is a new bursary scheme and will be offered for the first time in 2010. Each Bursary is valued at $15,000 per annum for the [...]
“The Melbourne Model is great, you’re getting a broad overview, and you’re not locked into a five-year course. I can do French whilst still getting my core studies completed.”
Julia Donald
Bachelor of Biomedicine student
Biomedicine Scholarship recipient 2009
Five domestic undergraduate scholarships are available for commencing Bachelor of Biomedicine students in 2010. These scholarships will be to the [...]
Under the Melbourne Model, students studying a new generation undergraduate degree complete a major in a particular discipline together with subjects from outside their core program. Together with the opportunity for internships, study abroad and participation in industry projects, our degrees equip students with important skills and attributes to develop their career and be a [...]
Recent nanoscience graduate Craig Bullen working with flasks containing cadmium selenide nanocrystals. The fluorescence observed changes from blue to red as the nanocrystals increase in size from 2nm to 6nm. Potential applications include electroluminescence, LEDs, waveguides and tunable lasers, biochemical markers, photonic crystals and nanomechanics.
Science is about finding out new ways [...]
Additional information for International students studying an Australian Year 12 or the International Baccalaureate (IB) at an Australian secondary school.
Download and view this publication online.
Students should read this publication in addition to the 2010 National Undergraduate Course Guide.
View this publication online - easy flip-through and more interactive features!
More publications for future students and parents.
The University’s policy relating to the calculation and payment of tuition fees for international students typical course tuition fees and arrangements relating to the payment of fees.
Download and view this publication online.
More publications for future students and parents.
A guide to choosing VCE subjects for students in Year 10 and 11
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More publications for future students and parents.
Please note that the course prerequisites of the Bachelor of Agriculture for 2010 entry are: VCE Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or at least 25 in any other English and a study score of at least 25 in Mathematical Methods (or Specialist Mathematics), or equivalent.
This [...]
2010 will see the final intake of first-year students into the Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications). Places will be available in both Semester 1 and Semester 2, 2010. The option for Honours study will be available for qualified students. It will not be possible to defer a first-year offer for the Bachelor of Arts [...]
Please note there will be no intake for the Bachelor of Music Theatre from 2010. More information about undergraduate study options from 2010 and beyond.
Choosing the right course and university can be a difficult decision to make. By far the best thing you can do to prepare yourself for university is to research all your options.
Stay true to your interests and passions. Choose a course that excites and interests you and one that will lead you [...]
“We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.”
Carl Sagan
Astronomer/Astrochemist
David Jennens
Bachelor of Science, Second Year student
Working in the Physics laboratory
If you want to play an important part in your era, you have to be able to keep up with it. We need [...]
In addition to the 2010 National Undergraduate Course Guide, the University also produces a suite of six Undergraduate Course Information brochures providing detailed undergraduate course information and pathways to employment and further study for 2010 entry in specific disciplines.
The Undergraduate Course Information brochures in Business and Commerce, and Arts are now available.
The Undergraduate Course [...]