CareerNews No7; 23

							                        Pathways News – Issue 7
                            May 23rd 2008
CareerNews No7; 23.05.08                    11/12 students intending to
                                            study at university. You will
FOCUS        ON      LA      TROBE          gain the skills to build an
UNIVERSITY…….                               impressive     professional   folio
1. WANT TO FIND OUT ABOUT LA                along with course information
TROBE UNIVERSITY?                           and interview tips. This is an
 ‘Experience La Trobe’ is for you.         enjoyable way to maximise your
   Year 10, 11 & 12 students can            chance of a place in a visual arts
   visit the Melbourne (Bundoora)           program. When: 30 June-1 July;
   campus and explore courses and           Where: La Trobe Bendigo campus;
   university life. Attend careers          Info: Jennifer Uren, 5444 7969.
   talks, workshops, talk to staff,     2. LAW AT LA TROBE
   tour the campus. La Trobe offers     Interested in studying Law? As well
   courses like: arts, education,       as commencing law after completing
   outdoor/environment, business,       Year 12, La Trobe has two other entry
   hospitality,           computing,    points into the degree: transfer from
   engineering, health sciences, law,   another course and graduate entry.
   science, visual art & design.        Students wishing to transfer from
   When: 9am - 4.15pm, Tues 1           another course after their first year
   July; Cost: Free (incl. BBQ          require a B+ average (min. 75%)
   lunch); Reg’n by 25 June,            and an ENTER of 87+; transfer at
   www.latrobe.edu.au/register.         the end of second year requires a B
 Alternatively, La Trobe ‘Talk and     average (min of 70%) and an
   Tour’ may interest you. This         ENTER of 80+. Many students are
   holiday event will allow you and     accepted into law at La Trobe as
   your parents to spend a morning      graduates (have already completed a
   getting to know the Melbourne        degree).
   campus.      Hear    about     the   3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT LA
   university from current students,    TROBE
   about courses selection, and         Interested in studying to be a health
   pathways and transition; tour the    professional? From 2009, La Trobe
   campus, the teaching labs,           will require students in many health
   library, sports and recreation       areas to complete a Bachelor of Health
   facilities and main academic         Sciences and a Masters degree in
   areas. At 12.00noon you can take     their area of specialisation. This
   a tour of accommodation if you       affects       Health       Information
   wish. When: 9.30am-12.00noon,        Management, Occupational Therapy,
   Thurs 10 July & Tues 23 Sept;        Orthoptics, Physiotherapy, Podiatry,
   Where: Western Lecture Theatre;      Prosthetics and Orthotics, Social
   Parking: Carpark 1 is nearest;       Work and Speech Pathology.
   Registration:                        4. INTERESTED IN AUSTRALIAN
   www.latrobe.edu.au/register.         NATIONAL UNIVERSITY? ANU,
 The Visual Arts Folio Workshop is     one of the leading universities in the
   an intensive two-day folio           world, has representatives available to
   preparation program for Year         discuss tertiary education options
                         Pathways News – Issue 7
                             May 23rd 2008
and answer questions. When: 10am-         Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish
3pm, Sat 14 June; Where: Hilton on        and Swedish. Other diplomas
the Park, 192 Wellington Pde,             available        are      informatics,
Melbourne; Enquiries: ANU Student         mathematical sciences and music
Recruitment:                              (practical).                       Info:
recruitment@anu.edu.au;                   http://handbook.unimelb.edu.au.
www.anu.edu.au, 1800 620 032.             8. MONASH UNIVERSITY NEWS…
5. WANT TO CHECK OUT DEAKIN                PERFORMING             ARTS        AT
UNI? Then attend a School Holiday             MONASH – This degree now
Campus Tour. When: Thurs 3 & 10               requires an audition as part of the
July; Where: Melbourne, Geelong,              selection process. There will be no
Warrnambool                  campuses;        published ENTER for the course
Registration and directions: 9246             but there is a requirement to
8260 (Melbourne), 5227 2444                   obtain an ENTER of 70+ as well
(Geelong),          5563         3444         as being successful in the
(Warrnambool).                                audition to gain a place.
6. CHECK OUT NORTHERN                      To find out more about Monash,
MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TAFE                   see a website showcasing pictures
(NMIT)       Interested   in    sound         and links to tours and faculty
production, hairdressing, locksmith-          videos at www.monash.edu.au/on-
ing, furniture design, cookery,               show.
animal science, TV production,             The 2008 ‘At Monash’ Seminars
equine studies and many other                 for Art and Design have been
fields? All NMIT campuses have an             videotaped and are available for
Open Day Expo on Wed 20 August,               students who missed them at
4-8pm. Tours will run at 5, 6, and            www.artdes.monash.edu.au/news/
7pm to showcase the facilities and            atmonash.html.
students’           work.         Info:   9.      NEED HELP WITH VCE
www.nmit.vic.edu.au/taster or 9269        REVISION? Victoria Uni (VU) is
1252.                                     holding VCE Lectures in the
7. ENRICH YOUR MELBOURNE                  following subjects: Sat 31 May -
UNI DEGREE WITH A DIPLOMA                 Unit 3 Accounting, Chemistry,
Several Diplomas are available,           Psychology; Sun 1 June - Biology,
studied concurrently with your            Physics and Electives. Cost: Free;
degree. They are for students in New      Details        and        registration:
Generation undergraduate degrees in       www.vu.edu.au/freelectures.
arts,      biomedicine,     commerce,     Complied by: m.walker
environments, music and science. For
example, the Diploma of Languages
enables you to study a language
while completing your degree. Courses
are available for students with no
prior knowledge of a language and
for those who have in: Arabic, Chinese,
French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian,