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Contents 

Choose Melbourne 2 

Courses, careers and the Melbourne Model 4 

Choose Arts at Melbourne 7 

Bachelor of Arts 8 

Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) 18 

Careers in Arts 21 

Graduate study at Melbourne 22 

Enrich your degree 26 

Admission and selection for Australian students 28 

Admission and selection for international students 30 

Scholarships 32 

Getting involved at Melbourne 33 

Need more information? Back cover 

Zoë Stead-Hall 

First Year, Bachelor of Arts 

My dream job: I’d like to go into media, film 

or music, while also incorporating business 

management/marketing. 

My favourite subjects at uni: Democracy, 

Cinema Studies, History and Business. 

After class, I enjoy: Going for coffee with 

friends on Lygon Street. The facilities at uni 

(library and computing centre) mean that I 

can study between classes too. 

To me, studying at Melbourne means: 

Moving out of home (in New Zealand) to 

a new country, a quality education at a 

university with a good reputation, and a very 

different teaching style to school. 

During semester, I live: At University 

College. The college is close to uni, 

which means that you can return between 

classes. The support network of friends 

and guidance is helpful in coping with the 

transition to a new city and college social 

life complements uni really well. 

One thing I didn’t expect to learn at uni: 

How to motivate myself. At uni, no one tells 

you what to do, or chases you up about 

work. As a result time management and 

organisational skills have been essential in 

planning optimum working habits. 

During the first few months at Melbourne, 

I found it to be: Different. However, college 

made meeting people and learning the city 

easy, and university wasn’t as scary as I 

originally feared – the transition from school 

to uni was easier than expected. 

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2 Choose Melbourne 

A University of Melbourne 

degree creates a world of 

opportunities 

The University of Melbourne is known 

throughout the Asia-Pacific and 

worldwide as a leading international 

university. Our reputation is underpinned 

by our commitment to excellence in 

teaching and learning and our status 

as Australia’s highest ranked research 

University Q . 

Times Higher Education, World 

University Rankings, 2008 

> No. 38 in the world 

> No. 7 in the Asia-Pacific region 

> Only Australian university to rank in 

the top 30 in the world in all five of the 

THE discipline rankings 

> Leading Australian university in life 

sciences and biomedicine 

> No. 9 in the world and leading 

Australian university as ranked by 

employers 

> No. 21 in the world by international 

peer review 

www.timeshighereducation.co.uk 

Academic Ranking of World 

Universities, Shanghai Jiao Tong 

University, 2008 

> No. 6 Asia-Pacific region 

> No. 73 worldwide 

http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ranking.htm 

The Higher Education Evaluation 

and Accreditation Council of Taiwan 

(HEEACT), 2008 

> No. 1 in Australia for Clinical, Life and 

Social Sciences 

> No. 1 in Australia for scientific papers 

published 

http://ranking.heeact.edu.tw/enus/2008/Page/Methodology 

Q According to key indicators used by the Australian 

Government to allocate competitive research 

funding. 

Achieve outstanding career 

outcomes 

Melbourne graduates are prominent 

in political, cultural, academic and 

business arenas throughout the world. 

High-profile employers from Australia 

and overseas actively recruit our 

graduates, who stand out for their 

problem-solving skills, capacity for 

independent critical thought, and 

leadership potential. 

Demand for our students is reflected in 

the large number of jobs placed through 

Careers Online (the University’s job vacancy 

site). Over 49 000 graduate vacancies and 

internship opportunities were advertised on 

this site in 2007. International organisations 

recruiting on campus include Accenture, 

IBM, KPMG, Macquarie Bank and 

PricewaterhouseCoopers. 

Employers know that our graduates will be 

academically excellent, knowledgeable 

across disciplines, aware of cultural 

diversity, and active global citizens with the 

potential to be leaders in their profession 

and community. 

www.services.unimelb.edu.au/careers 

Benefit from international 

leadership 

The University of Melbourne has a 

history of more than 150 years of 

leadership in research, innovation, 

teaching and learning. Our main campus 

in Parkville is recognised as the hub of 

Australia’s premier knowledge precinct, 

which includes eight hospitals, many 

leading research institutes and a wide 

range of knowledge-based industries. 

As a University of Melbourne student, you 

will become part of a dynamic collegial 

environment with a distinctive research 

edge. 

Our collaboration with other leading 

universities around the world through 

membership of Universitas 21 and the 

Association of Pacific Rim Universities, 

combined with our partnerships in 

academic research and student exchange, 

ensures that your experience at Melbourne 

will be a global one. 

Talented people from all over the world 

come to study and work at the University of 

Melbourne. We invite you to join our tradition 

and discover why staff and students of 

the highest calibre are attracted to our 

University. 

www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/about/ 

partnerships

Excel through award-winning 

approaches to teaching and 

learning 

Our ongoing pursuit of new teaching 

methodologies keeps us at the forefront 

of higher education. Our comprehensive 

range of academic programs can 

accommodate your talents and goals. 

We encourage you to explore broad 

intellectual, social, political and historical 

contexts both in and outside the 

classroom. 

We aim to provide you with an outstanding 

Melbourne Experience throughout your 

studies. As part of this experience, we have 

integrated opportunities into the curriculum 

to undertake a range of leadership, 

mentoring, exchange, internship and 

community engagement activities. 

www.services.unimelb.edu.au/live 

Our new generation undergraduate degrees 

are designed to provide both depth and 

breadth of learning, with opportunities to 

develop multiple competencies and explore 

diverse interests by experiencing different 

disciplines and ways of knowing. A new 

generation degree provides an expanded 

range of pathways from your undergraduate 

studies into employment, professional 

graduate programs or research. You will 

study in an atmosphere of intellectual rigour 

and benefit from the wealth of cultural, 

institutional and recreational opportunities 

available to you. 


whychoose 

Experience a stimulating 

environment 

The University is located just a few 

minutes from the centre of the City of 

Melbourne – an exciting and vibrant 

global centre of cultural, social, sporting 

and business life. Melbourne is credited 

as one of the world’s most liveable 

cities Q , a World Health Organization safe 

community W , and is a safe place to live 

and study. 

Our learning community and curriculum 

are internationally and culturally diverse. In 

2008, the University’s student community 

of 45 000 included more than 10 000 

international students from over 100 

different countries. Melbourne students 

are active in clubs, sport and community 

service. We invite you to become part of this 

thriving community. 


life 

www.thatsmelbourne.com.au 

Q 

Economist Intelligence Unit, London, 2002–2007. 

W 

World Health Organization, 2006. 

Benefit from award-winning 

support 

Our comprehensive range of student 

support services helps in your 

adjustment to university life and provides 

you with continuing support that will 

enhance your learning. 

We offer assistance with: 

> housing and accommodation 

> student financial aid 

> career services 

> health services 

> counselling 

> academic skills. 

Visit our student services and transition 

web sites: 

www.services.unimelb.edu.au 

www.services.unimelb.edu.au/transition 

Continue to reap benefits 

as a member of our alumni 

community 

Benefit from worldwide alumni 

membership 

No matter where you are in the world, after 

graduation you will automatically become 

a member of Melbourne’s vibrant alumni 

community. Our alumni continue to reap 

the benefits of their time at Melbourne 

through a host of exclusive offers, services 

and events. As Melbourne alumni you 

will be able to access online library 

journals, discounts and special offers, and 

membership to a worldwide network of 

colleagues. Our alumni can also choose to 

receive invitations to special international 

and Australian events and are regularly kept 

up to date with the latest developments in 

their professional field and at the University. 

Visit our web site to find out more about the 

services, benefits and information available 

to Melbourne alumni. 

www.unimelb.edu.au/alumni 

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4 Courses, careers and the 

Melbourne Model 

The University of Melbourne’s Melbourne Model is an approach to higher education that aligns us with 

the best of European and Asian practice, and North American tradition. You will be able to choose from 

six new generation degrees and a range of continuing degrees at the undergraduate level and then, if you 

choose, undertake professional study after graduating. 

There are a range of professional entry programs that are or will soon be offered at graduate level 

including Architecture, Cultural Material Conservation, Dental Science, Engineering, Forest Ecosystem 

Science, Law (Juris Doctor), Management (Accounting), Medicine, Nursing Science, Psychology, Social 

Work and Teaching. In addition to the professional entry programs you will have an opportunity to study 

from over 340 coursework programs or research higher degrees in our new graduate schools. 

Undergraduate study 

New generation degrees 


Bachelor of Biomedicine 

Bachelor of Commerce 

Bachelor of Environments 

Bachelor of Music 

Bachelor of Science 

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 offer students the 

chance to explore a range of interests 

before committing to a particular career 

path. 

The depth component of the new 

generation degrees enables students to 

develop rich and detailed knowledge, skills 

and understanding in specific disciplines 

through the study of sequences of subjects 

or majors from their first through to their 

third year. 

The breadth component enables students 

to choose 25 per cent of their subjects 

from disciplines that stand outside their 

core studies and majors in order to 

develop different approaches to, and 

understandings of, contrasting academic 

fields. Subjects taken as breadth introduce 

students to expert academics who can 

expand their knowledge, challenge their 

perceptions and spark their interest in areas 

beyond their chosen study focus. 

The knowledge transfer component 

provides opportunities for students 

to connect with the community and 

employers in many different ways: through 

field trips and project-based learning, 

through lectures with industry experts, 

through internships and placements, in 

mentoring schemes linking students with 

professionals, in exchange and study 

abroad programs, and through increased 

opportunities to get involved in community, 

environmental and humanitarian projects. 

Towards the end of your new generation 

degree, you will undertake a capstone 

activity designed to draw together the 

various strands of your undergraduate 

education and prepare you for life as a 

graduate. This may involve work experience, 

a research project, input from an industry 

practitioner or a coursework subject 

outlining business best practice. 

The University Handbook provides detailed 

outlines of major study sequences, breadth 

and capstone subjects: http://handbook. 

unimelb.edu.au 

Continuing degrees 

In addition to the new generation degrees 

on offer, the University will be selecting 

students for 2010 entry into the following 

undergraduate degrees: Agriculture, Dance, 

Dramatic Art, Engineering (final intake in 

Semester 1), Film and Television, Fine Art, 

Media and Communications (final intake), 

Music Theatre, Oral Health and Production. 

Graduate study 

As part of the Melbourne Model, some 

disciplines which were previously offered 

at the undergraduate level are now offered 

at the graduate level by our new graduate 

schools. For example, you will be able 

to study degrees at graduate level which 

qualify you for professions in architecture, 

education, engineering, law, accounting 

and the medical field. 

The University of Melbourne offers over 340 

different graduate programs ranging from 

professional entry degrees for students 

wanting to gain a qualification or change 

career path, to graduate professional 

development programs designed for 

professionals interested in advancing 

their career opportunities. Employees 

with graduate qualifications have an edge 

over competitors, which makes them 

increasingly well-regarded by prospective 

employers and leads to higher salaries. 

For more information about graduate study, 

see the Melbourne Model study options 

diagram opposite and also refer to pages 

22–25.

Melbourne Model study options and pathways at the University of Melbourne Q 

Your first 

university degree Further study options at Melbourne 

New generation 

undergraduate degree 

in Arts, Biomedicine, 

Commerce, Environments, 

Music, Science 

OR 

A continuing degree 

at the University 

of Melbourne 

Including: Agriculture, 

Media and 

Communications, 

Environmental 

Horticulture, Engineering, 

Oral Health, Victorian 

College of the 

Arts courses. 

OR 

An approved degree 

at another institution 

Employment 

You can enter the workforce after completing an undergraduate degree or after pursuing a graduate program – with either option, exciting career 

opportunities await! 

Undergraduate degree employment options: www.services.unimelb.edu.au/careers 

Legend 

Pathways to further study 

Honours 

An extension of one year to a three-year bachelors 

degree or an award given to high-performing 

students on completion of a four-year bachelors 

degree. Available in many disciplines. 

Graduate professional development programs 

Designed for graduates and professionals interested in advancing their career opportunities. 

Available in all disciplines. 

More information: www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/grad 

Pathways to employment 

Q Please note this diagram shows many but not all study options at the University of Melbourne. 

Graduate research programs 

Undertake original research focused 

on your particular interest under 

supervision. Available in all disciplines. 

Graduate professional entry programs 

Including: Architecture, Engineering, Law, Medicine and other health sciences, Teaching, Veterinary 

Science 

> Provide a focused and intense course of study, emphasising the development of workplace skills 

> Endorsed by Australian Commonwealth Government as pathways to professional practice 

> Eligible students may apply for Youth Allowance/Austudy 

> Guaranteed entry pathways exist for high achieving students 

More information: pages 22–25 and www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/grad 

A University of Melbourne degree creates a world of career opportunities for your future 

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“Arts gave me the variety and the choice 

to pursue areas of study as broad as 

French, English literature, Australian 

history and environmental politics. It 

helped me to develop a creative method 

of inquiry in which I borrow concepts 

from one area of study and apply them 

to another. One such example of this 

is when I argued that South Australia’s 

colonial foundations serve as a useful 

analogy to illustrate the problems within 

the Kyoto Protocol and to suggest 

ways in which we might remedy them. 

The research undertaken for this 

essay was then presented at the 2008 

Undergraduate Research Conference on 

Sustainability in Singapore.” 

Naomi Wynn 

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor 

of Laws, fourth year

Choose Arts at Melbourne 

The University of Melbourne is the perfect 

location to study Arts. The Faculty of Arts 

is located close to the heart of the City 

of Melbourne, where students can easily 

engage with the many diverse cultural and 

social institutions for which Melbourne is 

renowned. 

The Bachelor of Arts was the first degree 

offered at the University of Melbourne when 

teaching began in 1855. Then, only 16 

students were enrolled in the degree. Now, 

the degree is the largest in Victoria by offers 

made to students and it attracts more first 

preferences from applicants than any other 

degree in the state. Q 

After 150 years of teaching and research 

excellence, the Faculty of Arts consistently 

ranks amongst the leading Arts faculties 

in the world. In 2008, the Times Higher 

Education Supplement ranked the Faculty of 

Arts at the University of Melbourne: 

> No. 16 for Arts and Humanities 

> No. 19 for Social Sciences. 

Arts graduates are well equipped to move 

into the workforce or on to postgraduate 

vocational or research programs. The 

Faculty of Arts provides employmentrelevant 

specialisations in such fields as 

international relations, arts management, 

art curatorship, public policy, linguistics, 

global media communications, publishing 

and communications, cultural material 

conservation, and development studies. 

Students are encouraged to participate 

in accredited study overseas as well as 

vocational experience in community or 

professional organisations. Overseas study 

options include student exchange at one 

of 130 partner universities worldwide and 

short-term overseas intensive subjects. 

High-profile employers actively recruit 

our graduates, whose problem-solving 

and communications skills, capacity for 

independent critical thought, creative 

thinking, and leadership potential 

differentiate them from other graduates. 

These skills allow graduates to continually 

adapt to a rapidly changing global 

workplace. 

Undertaking undergraduate study in the 

Faculty of Arts provides students with the 

intellectual foundation for further studies at 

graduate level in the University’s Masters 

degrees. With an additional Honours year 

in an undergraduate degree, students may 

also be eligible for entry to research higher 

degrees at Masters or PhD level. 

University of Melbourne Arts academics 

are not only nationally and internationally 

renowned researchers and leading 

practitioners in their fields of expertise, but 

also committed teachers who encourage 

intellectual excellence and critical inquiry. 

Our academics consistently achieve 

outstanding results in the University’s 

annual quality of teaching evaluation. 

Faculty of Arts academic staff bring 

substantial industry experience and 

expertise to teaching roles, ensuring 

that students are attuned to the latest 

developments in their fields. 

Graduates of Melbourne Arts include 

leaders in local and international business: 

Australian political leaders, such as Deputy 

Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Senator Kim 

Carr, the Hon Nicola Roxon, MP and the 

Hon Lindsay Tanner, MP; ambassadors 

and diplomats; university chancellors and 

vice-chancellors; influential journalists, 

including Jana Wendt, Michelle Grattan, 

Allan Attwood and Terry Laidler; television 

personalities Myf Warhurst, Magda 

Szubanski and Samantha Lane; and 

Australian cultural identities, such as 

Germaine Greer and Manning Clark. 

“I came into first year quite sure of my 

political and philosophical groundings, 

but after only a semester I realised things 

are never so clear-cut. The experience 

was very liberating and has opened my 

mind to other ideas I might otherwise 

have dismissed. 

There’s a Bob Dylan song called ‘My 

Back Pages’, where he talks about 

letting go of his adolescent idealism. In 

it there’s a line that says, ‘I was so much 

older then/I’m younger than that now’. I 

can really relate to that feeling.” 

James Remington 

Bachelor of Arts graduate; 

Juris Doctor, first year 

Q Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre: 

www.vtac.edu.au 

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Duration: 3 years full time (part time 

study available) 

Fee type: CSP and International fee 

Campus: Parkville 

4th year Honours available 

Entry requirements: see pages 28–31 

Course structure 

The new generation Melbourne Bachelor 

of Arts requires the successful completion 

of 300 points or 24 subjects in total (eight 

subjects at each year level, with each 

subject usually worth 12.5 points). Students 

complete 100 points of study at each of 

first-, second- and third-year levels. 

In the first year, students complete two 

subjects (25 points) from a choice of eight 

interdisciplinary foundation subjects. These 

subjects draw on a range of study areas 

and academic expertise. They are designed 

to provide students with an introduction to 

central Arts concepts, ideas and principles, 

to assist in their academic transition to the 

University and to enable them to make 

informed study choices for the remainder of 

their degree. 

“The Bachelor of Arts degree forces 

you to think about issues at a far deeper 

level than was required at school. It also 

teaches you to research independently 

and take initiative. While challenging, 

it is also rewarding because I feel that 

I am a far better scholar now than 

before I started my tertiary education at 

Melbourne.” 

Joshua Anderson 

Bachelor of Arts, 

second year 

Students also have the opportunity to 

complete one or two majors or minors, 

chosen from a broad range of Arts options. 

A major or minor is a specialisation in an 

area of study, requiring the completion 

of a specified number of subjects at 

each year level. Students can choose to 

complete a major in one or two areas of 

study, or elect to complete a major (100 

points of study) and a minor (75 points 

of study). Completion of major and minor 

specialisations will be acknowledged on 

their official transcript of results. 

The Melbourne Bachelor of Arts breadth 

component gives students the opportunity to 

undertake a quarter of their Arts degree (six 

subjects, 75 points) outside the Faculty of 

Arts. Study in a range of disciplines, such as 

economics, environments, music or science, 

provides students with enhanced contextual 

understanding of their Arts major studies. 

For more information, see 

www.ba.unimelb.edu.au 

Bachelor of Arts (Extended) 

The BA (Extended) is a bridging program 

for Indigenous students to facilitate entry 

to the University of Melbourne’s Bachelor 

of Arts. It is an initiative of the University’s 

Faculty of Arts and Centre for Indigenous 

Education, and Trinity College. 

The Bachelor of Arts (Extended) requires 

the successful completion of 400 points of 

study across four years. This includes 100 

points of study at the bridging level (over 

two years) and 100 points of study at each 

of the three year levels in the Bachelor of 

Arts degree. 

The first year of the program offers six 

academic skills subjects alongside two 

specified Interdisciplinary Foundation 

subjects. In second year, students choose 

six Arts subjects and complete a further two 

academic skills subjects. They complete the 

degree via normal progression in their third 

and fourth years. 

www.arts.unimelb.edu.au/futurestudents/ 

programs/BA-extended.html 

Depth – developing a 

specialisation 

The following specialisations (majors and 

minors) are available. Descriptions of these 

areas appear in the following pages. 

> Ancient World Studies 

> Anthropology and Social Theory 

> Arabic Studies 

> Art History 

> Asian Studies 

> Australian Indigenous Studies 

> Australian Studies 

> Chinese Language 

> Chinese Studies Q 

> Classics 

> Creative Writing 

> Criminology 

> Cinema and Cultural Studies 

> Development Studies Q 

> Economics 

> English 

> English Language Studies Q 

> Environmental Studies Q 

> European Studies Q 

> French 

> Gender Studies Q 

> Geography 

> German 

> Hebrew 

> History 

> History and Philosophy of Science 

> Indonesian 

> Islamic Studies 

> Italian 

> Japanese 

> Jewish Studies 

> Linguistics and Applied Linguistics 

> Media and Communications 

> Philosophy 

> Politics and International Studies 

> Psychology 

> Russian 

> Sociology 

> Spanish 

> Swedish 

Q Available as a minor only.

Specialisations 

Ancient World Studies 

Ancient World Studies embraces the study 

of antiquity through ancient language, 

literature, philosophy, art, architecture, 

treasure, tombs, and other intellectual and 

material culture. It gives students insight 

into and understanding of the world today 

by exploring how ancient cultures have 

contributed to the development of the 

modern world. 

Principal areas of specialisation include: 

archaeology, religious, political and social 

life in ancient societies, classical literature 

and mythology, ancient ethnicity, gender 

and sexuality in the ancient world, Byzantine 

worlds, and ceramic analysis. 

www.historical-studies.unimelb.edu.au 

Anthropology and Social Theory 

Anthropology is the study of the many 

societies and cultures of the world and their 

complex interaction. Anthropology’s global 

comparative scope is complemented by a 

local focus; its unique perspective is made 

possible by intensive participation in the 

daily life and language of the communities 

studied. Contemporary social anthropology 

asks broad and detailed questions about 

what it means to be human in a globalising 

world, as well as providing a critical vantage 

point from which to reflect on ourselves 

and others. It draws on the observations of 

anthropology and other social sciences. 

Social Theory analyses the ways society 

and culture are organised and sometimes 

transformed. It questions the everyday 

assumptions that shape our lives and 

considers such issues as the division of 

power and the nature of identity. 

www.pasi.unimelb.edu.au 

Arabic Studies 

Arabic is spoken by more than 300 million 

people around the world. The significant 

increase in trade and diplomatic exchanges 

between Australia and the Arabic-speaking 

world makes it important for students 

wishing to pursue careers in the global 

arena to acquire Arabic language skills and 

to better understand these societies and 

cultures. The acquisition of Arabic language 

is also highly desirable for developing a 

deeper cultural understanding of Islamic 

society. Melbourne offers Arabic language 

classes from beginners to advanced level. 

www.asiainstitute.unimelb.edu.au 

Art History 

The Art History program is the premier 

provider of art historical scholarship in 

Australia. Thematic and interdisciplinary 

subjects deal with the theories of art history, 

architecture, garden design, art and the 

market, prints, the history and theory of art 

conservation, postcolonial and crosscultural 

art, biennales and triennales, and 

connoisseurship. Areas of specialisation 

include Renaissance, Baroque, eighteenthand 

nineteenth-century European 

art, modernism and postmodernism, 

Indigenous Australian art, colonial, 

modernist and postcolonial Australian art, 

Asian art, Medieval art, and contemporary 

Australian and international art. 

www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au 

Asian Studies 

Knowledge about Asia is a crucial national 

asset at a time of rapid globalisation and 

social change. The Asian Studies program 

at the University of Melbourne is one of 

the largest in Australia and comprises a 

comprehensive range of subjects in the 

intellectual, cultural, political and religious 

traditions of Asia, with a focus on China, 

Indonesia, Japan and South-east Asia. 

Asian Studies subjects are taught in English 

and do not require language prerequisites. 

Study abroad programs are available and 

Asialink offers a stimulating program of 

events and activities with an Asian focus. 


Australian Indigenous Studies 

The Australian Indigenous Studies program 

is a cross-faculty, interdisciplinary program 

that offers students an opportunity to study 

the history and cultures of Aboriginal and 

Torres Strait Islander peoples. Subjects 

offered reflect the rich diversity of the field 

of Australian Indigenous studies. Areas 

of specialisation include Indigenous 

arts and literature; Indigenous land and 

resource issues; native title; Indigenous 

issues in anthropology, geography 

and environmental studies; Indigenous 

Australian political issues; Indigenous 

health; Indigenous history, identity and 

resistance; and Australian Indigenous 

languages and linguistic issues. 


Australian Studies 

The Australian Centre coordinates 

the University of Melbourne’s vibrant 

interdisciplinary program in Australian 

Studies and provides an examination of 

“In 2008 I was accepted into the Student 

Ambassador Leadership Program 

(SALP) at the University. Through 

this program a team of extraordinary 

students from a range of disciplines 

were brought together to create a project 

which would be of benefit to the broader 

University community. We developed a 

photography project with Somali children 

from Carlton’s public housing flats. The 

project was a highlight for our whole 

team as it provided us with a way of 

giving back something to the community 

rather than simply using our degrees for 

our own benefit. It was truly rewarding 

and it is something I would encourage 

every undergraduate student to apply for 

over the course of their degree.” 

Robin Brotchie 

Bachelor of Arts and 

Diploma of Modern Languages 

(Spanish), third year; 

Knowledge Transfer grant 

recipient 

contemporary Australian culture, society 

and institutions in their global context. 

Some subjects incorporate field trips and 

encourage students to explore Australian 

life through interactive learning and an 

exchange of ideas. 

Principal areas of focus include: memory, lifenarrative 

and belonging; migration, ethnicity 

and marginality; national identity, community 

and place; histories of poverty and welfare; 

Arts and creative production; and Indigenous 

and non-Indigenous relations. 


Chinese Studies Q , Chinese 

Language 

Chinese is spoken in some form by almost a 

quarter of the world’s population. Chinesespeaking 

societies are one of the most 

significant strands in the contemporary 

global economic, political and cultural 

system. The Chinese written language 

has been used by millions of people over 

several thousand years, forming a huge 

repository of human knowledge that covers 

Q Available only as a minor of 75 points. 

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areas from history to literature, philosophy, 

religion, the sciences and art. The Chinese 

language major offers students the 

opportunity to study all the language skills 

– listening, speaking, reading and writing 

– as well as developing a deeper cultural 

understanding of China. 


Classics 

The Classics major, offered through the 

Centre for Classics and Archaeology, 

presents a streamlined progression from 

beginners through to advanced Latin (or 

intermediate through to advanced for 

students who have done VCE Latin) and 

beginners, intermediate and advanced 

Ancient Greek. 

The Centre offers access to world-class 

research facilities in the Classics laboratory. 

Classics staff have great enthusiasm for the 

subject matter taught, including the desire 

to offer cultural context components into the 

language offerings. Many of the Centre’s 

best language students have gone on to 

higher study here and overseas. 


Within two years of graduating from the 

Faculty of Arts, Sam Christophersen 

had completed a graduate placement 

program and moved into an advisory 

position at the Department of Prime 

Minister and Cabinet in Canberra. 

In 2009, he is working to ensure policy 

proposals presented to the Prime 

Minister and Cabinet are coherent, 

informed and coordinated with other 

Government departments. 

Sam Christophersen 

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) 

graduate 

Creative Writing 

Creative Writing offers students the 

opportunity to explore their creative 

potential and to extend their creative work to 

avant-garde, cross-genre and experimental 

forms of writing. Students are encouraged 

to critically test the creative potential and 

the influence of contemporary theoretical 

and philosophical schools of thought of 

all forms of writing. Areas of specialisation 

include fiction, poetry, poetics, non-fiction, 

performance and writing for theatre, and 

autobiography. 


Criminology 

Criminology draws knowledge and 

perspectives from a range of disciplines 

such as law, sociology, psychology, 

psychiatry and history. Initially, criminology 

had a strong practical focus: its role was 

to advise governments on issues such 

as policing, the management of prisons, 

sentencing and offender treatment. 

Concern with policy and practice remains, 

but criminologists now work in a much wider 

range of fields including crime prevention, 

corporate and white-collar crime, business 

regulation, drug policy, and consumer and 

environmental protection. Criminology 

doesn’t take crime and criminal law for 

granted. As an academic discipline it 

continually questions why different societies 

define and respond to crime in different 

ways, and why approaches to punishment 

and other forms of social control have 

varied so much from era to era. Increasingly 

criminologists also study the ways cultures 

depict crime, whether in newspapers, 

television and other mass media or in films, 

novels and art. 

www.pscs.unimelb.edu.au 

Cinema and Cultural Studies 

Cinema and Cultural Studies embraces a 

broad field including studies of popular media 

and screen culture; Australian, Hollywood 

and art house cinema; everyday life, 

television and entertainment; consumption; 

computer games; the Internet; and global 

cultures. The major offers subjects which are 

concerned with questions of media histories 

and narrative structures, film and screen 

aesthetics, identity and gender, sexuality 

and spectatorship, and class and ideology. 

Students encounter a variety of screen 

media, net-based cultures and popular 

cultures in order to consider their histories, 

their cultural significance, and theories that 

help make sense of how they relate to power, 

commerce and lived culture today. Through 

innovative teaching, students in Cinema 

and Cultural Studies encounter new ways 

of interpreting and analysing contemporary 

media and culture. Academic staff in the 

discipline are specialists in screen cultures 

and media histories, entertainment cultures, 

gender and sexuality, postcolonialism, 

European cinemas, cultural policy and media 

technologies. 


Development Studies Q 

Development Studies is an interdisciplinary 

program that addresses major issues 

connected with social, political and 

environmental changes in developing 

countries. It examines how these changes 

impact on the livelihoods and quality of life 

of both urban and rural populations. 

Students learn about a range of issues, 

including food and environmental security, 

debt and poverty, gender relations, culture 

and human rights, and globalisation and 

national sovereignty. Continuing growth in 

the development sector, in organisations 

such as international aid agencies, nongovernment 

organisations, and consulting 

companies, ensures this program is relevant 

and valuable. 


Economics 

Studies in economics may be taken as a 

major or minor in an Arts degree. Students 

need to obtain a minimum study score of 25 

in VCE Mathematical Methods or equivalent 

to enrol in economics subjects, which are 

taught by the Faculty of Economics and 

Commerce. Some economics subjects will 

be studied within the breadth component of 

the Bachelor of Arts. 

www.ba.unimelb.edu.au/ugrad/fields/ 

Economics.html 

English 

English is the study of imaginative writing 

and dramatic performance. It focuses on 

their forms and traditions, and on the myriad 

ways they engage with the everyday world. 

The program offers subjects in a wide range 

of fields, from the Medieval to Romanticism, 

Modernism, Postmodernism, and beyond. 

This includes English, Australian, American 

and postcolonial writing and theatre; 

European, Classical, Japanese and 

Australian drama; and literary, cultural and 

performance theory. English at the University 

of Melbourne is recognised nationally and 

internationally for its innovative teaching, 

scholarship and research. 

In first year, students will be introduced to 

the wider dimensions of studying English,

with more specialised subjects at second 

and third year. The program also offers 

honours and postgraduate studies including 

Masters and the PhD. 


English Language Studies Q 

English Language Studies enhances 

effective use of the most widely used 

language in the world. Students develop an 

understanding of its history, its subtle and 

intricate grammar, and the status of its many 

social and geographical varieties. 

www.languages.unimelb.edu.au 

Environmental Studies Q 

This versatile program enables students 

to gain practical and relevant experience 

in Environmental Studies through 

laboratory work, group projects and 

field trips, including opportunities for 

fieldwork research in China. Environmental 

Studies combines knowledge of natural 

environments with an understanding of 

how human societies work. It analyses 

environmental management, biogeography 

and sustainability. 

www.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/courses/ 

undergrad/environmentalstudies.html 

European Studies Q 

European Studies is a cross-disciplinary 

program that looks at European culture, 

society and languages. Students complete 

core European Studies subjects and can 

also choose to take subjects from areas 

such as history, literary studies, languages, 

philosophy, politics and art history. 


French 

The French program combines language 

learning and cultural awareness in a 

comprehensive range of subjects. It 

accommodates entry at all language levels, 

from beginners to advanced. Cultural 

subjects include courses on food and wine, 

cinema, theatre, immigration and identity, 

and several literary options. As one of the 

major languages and cultural influences in 

the European Union and the United Nations, 

French provides access to a whole network 

of international communications. French 

is the language of many countries and 

cultures, and through French Studies at 

the University of Melbourne, a vast body of 

literary, historical and scientific knowledge 

will be opened to students. 


Gender Studies Q 

Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary 

area of study that asks simple questions 

about complex fields. How do we know 

we are male or female? What are sexuality, 

femininity and masculinity? Is the nation 

heterosexual? How are practices and 

institutions gendered (sport, beauty, 

work, shopping, war, and politics)? Has 

globalisation created new contests around 

gender, sexuality, the family, the nation? 

Subjects also address issues of gender, 

inequality, race and class, and the lives and 

cultural contexts of people who identify as 

gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered. 

These issues are addressed within a global 

and cross-cultural context. 


Geography 

Geography is the study of landscape, 

people, space, place and environment. It 

recognises the great differences in societies 

and environments across the world, and 

also the links between them. Geography 

tackles wide-ranging problems across 

various scales, and contributes to the 

emergence of just societies and sustainable 

environmental practices. 

Geography integrates both physical science 

and social science knowledge to provide 

students with the skills and conceptual 

frameworks needed to understand the 

processes and power relations that shape 

the world around us. Geography is a fieldbased 

discipline, and the major enables 

students to gain practical and relevant 

research experience. 

www.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/rmg/ 

geography 

German 

German is the study of the language and 

cultures of German-speaking countries, one 

of the world’s economically and culturally 

most important areas, providing students 

with an excellent foundation for linguistic 

and cultural communication with the largest 

group of native speakers in the European 

Union. German also offers a wide range of 

extracurricular events for students, such as 

the theatre group ‘The Germanic Players’, 

and an extensive exchange program to 

German-speaking countries. 


Hebrew 

Hebrew language is taught from beginners 

to advanced level, alongside Jewish 

culture, literature and society. Students 

explore topics that draw on extensive 

archival resources available in Australia and 

internationally. 


History 

The History curriculum is an engaging 

and dynamic program offering students 

the opportunity to extend their knowledge 

and understanding of historical interests 

in a range of diverse contexts, as well as 

to develop their capacity to analyse, think 

critically and communicate effectively. The 

School of Historical Studies offers both 

flexibility and focus, covering a diversity 

of times, places and themes from Ancient 

Rome to modern Indonesia which reflect the 

latest developments in historical research 

and vocational practice. 

Areas of specialisation include European, 

Asian, American, Australian, Middle Eastern, 

Islamic and Jewish History. Additionally, 

the discipline offers thematic supervision 

in gender and history of sexualities, 

human rights, social and cultural history, 

postcolonial and Indigenous history, 

heritage, urban and public history, memory 

and oral history, transnational and diasporic 

histories. 


History and Philosophy of 

Science 

From global warming to gene technologies, 

from cyber-relationships to religion and 

politics, science and technology mediate 

change. This area explores the humanities, 

history and science of medicine, the 

philosophy of science, and the social 

studies of science and technology, while 

also relating to social theory and computer 

applications. 


Indonesian 

Indonesia’s importance to Australia is 

profound due to its geographical proximity, 

irrespective of global politics, economy, 

or cultural trends. As one of the premier 

programs in Australia, Indonesian Studies at 

the Asia Institute caters for a range of needs 

of students, from those who have little or no 

knowledge of Indonesian to advanced-level 

speakers. The language training is socially 

contextualised so that it provides the 

foundation for understanding the richness 

of the world’s largest Muslim nation and the 

world’s third-largest democracy. 



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Islamic Studies 

Islam is one of the fastest-growing 

religions in the world. It is embraced by 

approximately one-fifth of the world’s 

population. The Islamic Studies program 

provides students with the opportunity 

to study the development of Islamic 

thought and Muslim societies from a broad 

multidisciplinary perspective. Islamic 

Studies addresses the issues relevant to 

the development of Islam as a religion 

and civilisation from its origins to the 

present. It draws on broad multidisciplinary 

perspectives provided by subjects taught 

from across the University. 


Italian 

Italian is a language that has special 

significance in Australia through the many 

people who settled here from Italy, and 

more generally because of the impact of 

Italian on the world of music, theatre, art, 

and literature. Italian can be studied from 

beginners to advanced levels and the 

course encourages students to discover 

Italy’s contribution to global culture. 


Japanese 

The study of Japanese language and 

culture gives the student insight into a 

complex and diverse culture. It also offers 

an important contrast to other nations 

and their roles in the Asia-Pacific region. 

Due to its geographic isolation, Japan 

is in some ways unrelated to its Asian 

neighbours, yet in other areas, such as 

religion and philosophy, Japan is firmly 

entrenched within the Asian community. An 

understanding of Japanese language and 

culture contributes to a wider understanding 

of these complex and fascinating cultural, 

historical, political and economic flows in 

Asia. 


Jewish Studies 

Jewish Studies presents students with a 

wide spectrum of topics that examine Israel 

in social and cultural terms, allowing them 

to gain a better comprehension of Israel’s 

cultural trends and transformations. Topics 

explored include the individual, Israel’s 

national narrative, secular/religious issues, 

gender, the kibbutz, the army, Israeli–Arab 

relations, immigrants and the Holocaust. 


Linguistics and Applied 

Linguistics 

Linguistics is the study of language in all its 

aspects including its structure, its diversity, 

how it changes and evolves, how people 

learn and make use of it to communicate, 

and how it is implicated in relations of 

power. It provides students with an insight 

into the most fundamental of all human 

faculties, develops strong analytical skills 

and a foundation for work in many diverse 

areas. 

Applied Linguistics focuses on the 

development of policy and professional 

practice in a range of language-related 

areas by drawing on linguistics as well as 

anthropology, sociology and psychology. 

Media and Communications 

Media and Communications is concerned 

with interpretative, theoretical and 

historical approaches to the media and its 

communication technologies, and with the 

development of practical communication 

skills. An exciting range of subjects enables 

students to develop a comprehensive 

overview of the media’s places in today’s 

society, economy and culture, with an 

emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region. 

Students also learn to think across media, 

and to achieve an understanding of the 

effects and impact of new communication 

technologies on emerging global media 

environment. 


Philosophy 

Philosophy offers students an opportunity to 

engage with important issues, sharpen their 

thinking skills and ability to express complex 

ideas, and learn traditions of thought from 

different times and places. These skills are 

not only useful in the workplace – they are 

a part of understanding our world and our 

place in it. 

www.philosophy.unimelb.edu.au 

Politics and International Studies 

Politics and International Studies enables 

students to gain an understanding of the 

major political issues, institutions, ideas and 

actors that dominate the local, national and 

international agenda. 

Politics includes the study of government, 

political institutions and movements, 

and power. It addresses a broad range 

of phenomena, from the construction of 

political identity to how local, national 

and international communities deal with 

competing values, ideologies and interests. 

Politics offers a wide range of subjects 

in areas such as Australian and global 

politics, public policy, political theory, and 

political economy. Students can also study 

specific issues such as gender politics, the 

environment, and political communication. 

The program offers a range of popular 

internship schemes in the Victorian 

Parliament and in government, community 

and private sector organisations. 

International Studies students study the 

politics and societies of many different 

countries and regions, explore the 

relationships between these countries and 

regions, and find out about the international 

system as a whole. Students develop not 

only theoretical expertise but also practical 

and empirical knowledge. There is a wide 

range of issues and topics to choose 

from, such as globalisation, regionalism, 

environmental politics, American power 

and diplomacy, international relations, 

comparative politics, gender politics, 

human rights and humanitarian intervention, 

terrorism, security issues and many other 

topics related to the shifting dynamics of 

world affairs. 


Psychology 

Psychology is the scientific study of the 

human mind and behaviour, how these 

are shaped by development, social 

relationships and culture, and how personal 

and social problems can be remedied. 

With direct applications to everyday life, 

Psychology offers students a thorough 

understanding of mind, brain and 

behaviour, research skills, and a pathway 

into professional practice as a psychologist. 

www.psych.unimelb.edu.au 

Russian 

Russian provides a comprehensive study 

in Russian language through engaging 

with not only the language itself, but with 

Russian literature, film and culture, from 

beginners to advanced levels. It provides 

students with deep knowledge of one of 

the world’s most important languages and 

a fresh and different perspective on global 

issues. 

www.languages.unimelb.edu.au

Sociology 

Sociology engages with central dimensions 

of life in contemporary societies, from 

transformations in the life course, 

contemporary families, gender relations, 

ethnic, racial and sexual identity, and the 

body, through to media, new technologies, 

and globalisation. It engages with emerging 

patterns of social inequality and new 

forms of social problems, and the ways in 

which people and societies confront these 

new challenges. Sociology also explores 

emerging questions of action and identity – 

from new social movements to subcultures 

to forms of action evident in contemporary 

social transformations. 


Spanish 

Students who study Spanish at the 

University of Melbourne learn to speak the 

language of more than 25 countries and 

350 million people. Students learn about 

the culture and histories of the largest 

Spanish-speaking nations and how the 

language has influenced cultures around 

the world. By learning such a popular and 

influential language, students create a wide 

range of new career opportunities around 

the world. 

Student exchange opportunities in 

Spanish-speaking countries are available. 


Swedish 

Swedish is a small language from a country 

that punches well above its weight in 

the creative and industrial spheres: Ikea, 

Saab and Nudie Jeans all originated in 

Sweden. It’s one of the world’s largest 

exporters of music, and as a global leader 

in engineering, medicine and environment, 

Sweden is perfect for student exchanges. 

Melbourne is the only university in the 

Southern Hemisphere that offers study 

in Swedish language and culture from 

beginners to advanced levels. 


More information 

www.arts.unimelb.edu.au 

Breadth – developing 

knowledge across disciplines 

One of the benefits of the new generation 

undergraduate degrees is the opportunity 

for all students to take at least one quarter 

of their subjects from outside their major 

area of study. The breadth component 

enables students to access other bodies 

of knowledge, methods of enquiry and 

personal and professional skills. Students 

can choose subjects from a wide variety of 

disciplines, including specially developed 

University Breadth Subjects that provide 

a multidisciplinary approach to teaching 

and learning from across the humanities, 

social sciences and sciences. Students are 

encouraged to choose those subjects that 

best reflect their goals, talents and personal 

passions. 

Arts students can choose from University 

Breadth Subjects or breadth subjects from 

other disciplines. 

The University Breadth Subjects 

> Australian Indigenous Studies 

> An Ecological History of Humanity 

> Climate Change II 

> Critical Thinking With Data 

> Drugs That Shape Society 

> Food for a Healthy Planet 

> Generating the Wealth of Nations 

> Genetics, Health, and Society 

> Human Rights and Global Justice 

> Internet Meets Society 

> Introduction to Climate Change 

> Language and Computation 

> Learning Cultures: Minds, Ideas, Objects 

> Logic: Language and Information 

> Poetics of the Body 1 



> Seeing: The Whole Picture 

> Water for Sustainable Futures 

Examples of breadth subjects from other 

disciplines: 

Law 

> Principles of Business Law 

> Corporate Law 

Education 

> Creativity, Play and the Arts 

> Citizenship, Participation and Well-Being 

Commerce 

> Managing People and Organisations 

> Introduction to Microeconomics 

Science 

> Genetics and the Evolution of Life 

> Biology of Cells and Organisms 

“Through the Masters program I was 

eligible to apply for a scholarship to 

work as an intern at the Guggenheim 

Collection in Venice for two months in 

2006, where I was able to work with a 

world-renowned twentieth-century art 

collection. 

Then in 2008 I undertook an internship 

at the British School at Rome, where I 

digitised and catalogued predominantly 

eighteenth-century prints acquired by 

Thomas Ashby, one of the first directors 

of the British School at Rome. This 

project was coordinated by the University 

of Melbourne, which is affiliated with the 

British School at Rome, and Australians 

Studying Aboard (ASA).” 

Caterina Sciacca 


Master of Arts Curatorship 

graduate 

Music 

> African Drum and Dance Ensemble 

> Close Encounters with Music in 

Melbourne 

Environments 

> Natural Environment 

> Designing Environments 


Students should seek advice from a student 

adviser to determine which breadth subjects 

they may undertake with their Arts degree. 

Find out more about breadth subjects for 

Bachelor of Arts students at 

http://handbook.unimelb.edu.au and 

www.ba.unimelb.edu.au/ugrad/breadth. 

html. 


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Interdisciplinary Foundation 

(IDF) Subjects 

The Faculty of Arts has developed eight 

first-year interdisciplinary foundation 

subjects, which offer cross-cultural 

perspectives on a number of historical and 

contemporary themes. These subjects are 

designed to: 

> introduce students to core ideas across a 

wide range of study areas 

> assist students to make an informed 

decision about their specialisation or 

study major at second- and third-year 

level 

> provide students with the essential skills 

and resources for further study in Arts 

> assist in the transition to university study. 

Topic Subject areas Brief description 

Understanding 

Asia 

Australian 

Indigenous 

Studies 

From Homer 

to Hollywood 

Asian Studies, 

History, Philosophy, 

Geography, 

Classical Studies 

Art History, History, 

Politics, Criminology, 

Anthropology, 

Health Sciences, 

Literary Studies, 

Cultural Studies 

Culture and 

Communication, 

Languages 

and Linguistics, 

Historical Studies 

Democracy History, Political 

Science, Philosophy, 

Classics 

Globalisation Anthropology, Cultural 

Studies, Media and 

Communications, 

Asian/regional studies 

Knowing 

Nature 

Philosophy, 

Politics and 

Economics 

Anthropology, 

Geography, History 

and Philosophy 

of Science 

Philosophy, Politics, 

Economics 

Self and Other Anthropology and 

Social Theory, 

Criminology, Gender 

Studies, Linguistics 

Who can study these subjects? 

> Students in the Bachelor of Arts study two 

of these subjects as part of the first-year 

core program. 

> Students in the Bachelor of Arts (Media 

and Communications) can study these 

subjects through their first-year level Arts 

electives. 

> Students in other new generation 

undergraduate degrees can study these 

subjects through their first-year breadth 

component. Students should speak with 

course advisers at the Student Centre 

during the enrolment period in January 

and February (Semester 1) or July 

(Semester 2). 

> Students enrolled in the Faculty’s 

Community Access Program (CAP) can 

study these subjects. 

> Study abroad and exchange students can 

study these subjects, provided they gain 

approval from their home institution. 

How do the subjects work? 

At first-year level, Bachelor of Arts students 

select two interdisciplinary foundation 

subjects from the list of eight. Each subject 

is worth 12.5 credit points. At least one must 

be taken in the first semester of enrolment. 

The remaining six first-year subjects will 

include two subjects (breadth) from outside 

the Faculty of Arts, and four subjects from 

Arts disciplines, which in later years will 

inform a student’s choice of major and 

minor specialisations. 

This subject explores how the West has sought to define Asia geographically, culturally and 

historically in the modern period and how peoples living in the Asian region have responded 

to and resisted these definitions. Students examine the formation of early cultural identities 

in lands within the Asian region, including the emergence of diverse Asian civilisations, the 

major religions and belief systems of Asia and selected themes within contemporary Asian 

societies. These may include an examination of Asian families, gender in Asia, religious 

revival, Asian diaspora, Asian economies and Asian values. Students are introduced to Asia 

through a variety of Asia-produced media. They learn to analyse historical sources, maps, 

artefacts, images and extracts from religious teachings in addition to secondary sources. 

This subject introduces the complexity, challenges and richness of Australian Indigenous 

life and cultures through different disciplinary perspectives. The subject provides students 

with the ability to analyse various representations of Indigenous Australians, and an 

understanding of the diverse histories of Indigenous communities and range of responses 

to issues of colonisation. Topics covered include native title; Indigenous arts and literature; 

political issues; health; history; identity and resistance; and languages and linguistics. 

This subject explores changes in the representation of war across different cultures and different 

genres of writing, film and art. Beginning with the epic poetry, art and religion of archaic Greece, and 

moving through European history, this subject considers the way narrative is built around war; the 

different ways in which words and images construct stories; and the cultural construction of gender. 

This subject examines the past, present and future of democracy. The course includes: 

an introduction to democratic theory; a close study of the invention of democracy in the 

ancient world and in modern revolutions; a close study of democracy’s transformation 

since the 19th century; and an analysis of democratic challenges today. 

Through studies of places where the global and the local meet – malls, airports, factories, bedrooms 

– this subject asks whether globalisation is a force for communication or war, conformity or 

conflict, good or ill. Can it be stopped? Should it be? What alternatives remain to be discovered? 

This subject introduces students to different ways that humans come to know and think about 

the natural world, understand their place in relation to that world, and define what we mean by 

‘nature’. Current debates over the need to protect species, ensure sustainability of ecosystems 

and conserve or restore landscapes will be a main focus. The subject draws on contributions 

from Anthropology, Geography and History and Philosophy of Science to locate contemporary 

scientific understandings of the natural world alongside ways nature has been understood in 

the past and within different cultures. By questioning the idea of Nature itself, in a world where 

people can change not just the genetics of organisms but the climate of the globe, the subject 

addresses the possibilities of a future that may be not merely post-Nature but post-human. 

This subject introduces the ways in which the disciplines of philosophy, politics and economics 

understand and respond to the challenges of organising a democratic society. Topics covered 

include political legitimacy; the market system, its role and value; the exercise of political 

power; citizenship, rights and happiness; and global justice and political obligations. 

Is your ‘self’ the stable core of your being, or is it fluid and dynamic? How do different cultures 

influence the way we construct the self and relate to the other as rival, friend or foe? Self and 

Other introduces key approaches in the social sciences and humanities to examine the processes 

through which identities and relationships are constituted, enacted and occasionally transformed.

Sample course plans 

Bachelor of Arts – Outline course structure 

Year 1 

Year 2 

Year 3 

Semester 1 IDF subject (Part of Major 2) Level 1 Arts discipline Level 1 Arts discipline Breadth 

Semester 2 Level 1 Arts discipline IDF subject (Part of Major 1) Level 1 Arts discipline Breadth 

Semester 1 Level 2 Arts discipline Level 2 Arts discipline Level 2 Arts discipline Breadth 




Bachelor of Arts with majors in Economics and Philosophy 

Note that the 112.5 point Economics major must be taken as 75 points in breadth and 37.5 points in the core program. 

Year 1 

Year 2 

Year 3 

Semester 1 

Knowing Nature 

(Part of Major 1) 

English (1) History (1) Economics (1) 

Semester 2 Indigenous Studies Philosophy (1) Economics (1) Economics (1) 

Semester 1 Gender Studies (2) Philosophy (2) History (2) Economics (2) 

Semester 2 Philosophy (2) Philosophy (2) Economics (2) Economics (2) 

Semester 1 Gender Studies (3) Philosophy (3) Elective Economics (3) 

Semester 2 Philosophy (3) Philosophy Capstone Economics (3) Economics (3) 

Bachelor of Arts with a major in Psychology and History 

125-point major in Psychology (25 points as breadth) and 100-point major in History (Accounting as breadth) 

Year 1 

Year 2 

Year 3 

Semester 1 Psychology (1) IDF subject (1) History (1) Accounting (1) 

Semester 2 Psychology (1) 

IDF subject (1) 


Politics and International 

Studies (1) 

Accounting (1) 

Semester 1 Psychology (2) History (2) History (2) Psychology (2) 

Semester 2 Psychology (2) Psychology (2) History (2) Accounting (2) 

Semester 1 Psychology (3) History (3) History (3) Psychology (3) 

Semester 2 Psychology (3) Psychology (3) History Capstone (3) Accounting (3) 

Bachelor of Arts with a major in Classics, a minor in Sociology and a breadth sequence in Land and Environment 

Year 1 

Year 2 

Year 3 

Semester 1 From Homer to Hollywood History (1) English (1) Animals in Society 

Semester 2 

Indigenous Studies 


Sociology (1) Classics (1) Natural Environments 

Semester 1 Social Theory (2) Sociology (2) Classics (2) Forestry and Systems Ecology 

Semester 2 Sociology (2) Classics (2) Classics (2) Environmental Management 

Semester 1 Social Theory (3) Sociology (3) Classics (3) Economics and Agribusiness 

Semester 2 Sociology (3) Classics (3) Classics (3) Urban Horticulture 

Key: Major subject 1 Major subject 2 Minor Elective subjects IDF subject Breadth subjects 

For more information visit www.ba.unimelb.edu.au 

“There is something quite majestic about walking around the University of Melbourne. 

The academic discourse that takes shape within these walls presents a unique learning 

environment where knowledge is not what you know, but what you are yet to discover. 

Former American judge Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr maintained that man’s mind, once 

stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. Reflecting on his words I am 

inspired to embark on a much bigger journey.” 

Natalie Tavassoli 

Bachelor of Arts, second year 

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Capstone activities 

Students undertaking a new generation 

degree will undertake a capstone subject 

as part of their major in their final year. A 

capstone subject incorporates an activity 

or experience, including an examination or 

research project, which requires students 

to consider broader themes relevant to their 

discipline. 

The capstone experience consolidates the 

content and skills acquisition components 

of a student’s major area of study, 

and encourages them to apply those 

achievements both within the capstone 

experience itself, and later when they 

have graduated to further their study or 

professional career. 

Some examples of capstone 

subjects are: 

> Anthropology and Social Theory – 

Engaging the World: Theory and 

Anthropology 

> Art History – Art History in Practice 

> English – Critical Debates 

> Cinema and Cultural Studies – 

Contemporary Cultural Theory 

> Creative Writing – Encounters with Writing 

> Linguistics and Applied Linguistics – 

Exploring Linguistic Diversity 

> Philosophy – What is Philosophy? 

> Politics and International Studies – 

Political Analysis: Ideas and Strategies 

> Sociology – Contemporary Sociological 

Theory 

Knowledge Transfer – 

connecting with other 

students, industry, the 

community and the world 

Knowledge Transfer is the two-way flow of 

ideas between the University of Melbourne 

and the broader community. The Faculty 

of Arts is committed to projects based on 

engagement, exchange and partnership with 

the non-academic sectors in the community 

and direct links to teaching, learning and 

research. Knowledge Transfer fosters 

direct interactions between the University 

and its external communities, involving the 

development, exchange and application of 

knowledge and expertise for mutual benefit. 

Students gain practical experience through 

undergraduate internships and fieldwork; 

for example: 

> History fieldwork 

> Media and Communications Internship 

(Media and Communications students 

only) 

> Parliamentary internship 

> Public Affairs Internship 

> Sociology Internship 

> Uni-Capitol Washington Internship. 

Graduate internships are available in: 

> Art Curatorship 

> Arts Management 

> Cinema Management 

> Criminology 

> Cultural Material Conservation 

> Development Studies 

> Public Policy and management 

> Publishing and Communications 

Overseas intensive subjects 

Searching for the American 

Dream 

Spend three weeks in the United States 

tracing the American Dream from its origins 

in Puritan Boston to the present day. Spend 

time in Boston, New York and Washington, 

with day trips to Salem and Lowell. Visit 

museums and historic sites and meet with 

politicians, community groups and union 

leaders. 

The Graeco-Roman City in 

Antiquity 

A 22-day intensive fieldwork program in 

Greece, Italy and Turkey. Based in Athens, 

with day trips to Delphi and the Sounion 

Peninsula; at Hellenistic sites on the west 

coast of Turkey; and in Rome, with day trips 

to Ostia and Pompeii. Includes visits to sites 

and museums based around the physical, 

economic, political and cultural evolution of 

ancient cities and social life in these cities. 

Art Abroad 

This subject is taught on-site in New York 

or in Rome using the social, economic, 

geographical and cultural effects of the 

respective cities as case studies or culture 

in action. Students will be introduced to the 

key institutional components of the city: 

urban and rural fabric, museums, churches, 

palaces, villas, gardens, cultural sites, 

galleries, alternative spaces, corporate 

collections, auction houses, art magazines 

and studios, depending on the city. 

Language 

There are a number of intensive language 

subjects taught in France, Italy and China. 

Specialist centres 

The Faculty of Arts is home to 14 specialist 

centres and research programs: 

> Aceh Research Training Institute (ARTI) 

> Ashworth Program in Social Theory 

> Australian Centre 

> Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public 

Ethics (CAPPE) 

> Centre for Classics and Archaeology 

> Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation 

> Centre for Islamic Law and Society (CILS) 

> Centre for Jewish History and Culture 

> Centre for Public Policy 

> Contemporary Europe Research Centre 

(CERC) 

> Horwood Language Centre 

> Language Testing Research Centre 

(LTRC) 

> National Centre of Excellence for Islamic 

Studies (NCEIS) 

> Research Unit for Multilingualism 

and Cross Cultural Communication 

(RUMACCC) 

www.arts.unimelb.edu.au/about/schools 

Professional and international 

degree recognition 

The Australian Council of Professional 

Historians Association requires a 

graduate to have a minimum of a History 

Honours degree to gain accreditation in 

the Professional Historian and Professional 

Historian (Associate) categories. www. 

historians.org.au/acpha/membership/index. 

shtml 

Australian Psychological Society 

Affiliated Members. Membership is 

available to graduates who have completed 

an accredited three-year sequence of 

study in psychology and are accredited by 

the Australian Psychology Accreditation 

Council (APAC). www.psychology.org.au/ 

membership/applying/grades/#affiliate 

Australian Psychological Society (APS) 

Foreign Affiliate (minimum membership). 

This membership is available to those 

living overseas who are members of a 

professional psychology membership 

body or organisation similar to the APS. 

To be admitted as a Foreign Affiliate of the 

Australian Psychological Society, applicants 

must provide proof of membership of a 

recognised national psychology association 

outside Australia. www.psychology.org.au/ 

membership/applying/grades/#affiliate 

Australasia Association of Philosophy. 

Full members are members, including 

research students, who are or have been 

active in Australasian philosophy at tertiary 

level. http://aap.org.au/membership 

The Australian and New Zealand Society 

of Criminology Inc will accept students 

as members if they can demonstrate they 

are pursuing studies that would lead to a 

qualification in criminology or an allied field. 

www.anzsoc.org

Honours 

The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) program 

provides students with intellectual 

challenges, academic achievement and 

personal enrichment. Honours study 

enhances future career prospects in a 

broad range of occupations. Arts Honours 

graduates are in high demand from 

employers for their advanced research, 

analytical and communications skills, and 

their ability to undertake independent and 

complex work projects. 

Honours is a specialised year of 

study for students who have achieved 

academic excellence in their completed 

undergraduate degree. Students extend 

their knowledge of a major or area of 

specialisation through coursework subjects 

and by undertaking an independent 

research thesis in a single area of study 

under the guidance of an academic 

supervisor. 

After completing the Arts Honours program, 

high-achieving students with a research 

component in the relevant area may be 

eligible to apply for entry into the Master of 

Arts by research or a Doctor of Philosophy 

(PhD). 


The Arts Honours degree consists of 100 

points of study (normally one year full-time 

study, or part-time equivalent) in subjects at 

fourth-year level, with each subject generally 

worth 12.5 points. Pure Honours usually 

consists of a thesis of 37.5 points and 62.5 

points of coursework. 

Combined Honours usually consists 

of a thesis of 37.5 points, 25 points of 

coursework in the School in which the 

thesis is undertaken, and 37.5 points of 

coursework in the combined area of study. 

First-, second- or third-year subjects may 

not be credited towards Honours study. 

Bachelor of Arts Graduate Pathways 


Duration: 3 years full time 

Choose from 40 disciplines 

in humanities and social 

sciences, and languages 


Honours 

Available in: A variety of disciplines including humanities and 

social sciences, and languages 

Duration: 1 year full time 

An Honours year enables you to extend your knowledge of your 

major or area of specialisation through higher-level Honours 

subjects and by undertaking an independent research thesis in a 

single area of study under the guidance of an academic supervisor. 

Prerequisite entry standards 

Bachelor of Arts Honours students must 

have: 

> completed the requirements for the 

Bachelor of Arts (Pass) degree; and 

> completed a major in the disciplines 

in which Honours is being undertaken 

(including any specified prerequisites). 

A minimum grade average must be 

obtained for the majors, as specified by 

individual departments – usually either 

70% (H2B) or 75% (H2A). Students should 

check the exact requirements for their 

relevant area of study. 

For more information, see 


programs/Honours.html 

Graduate study opportunities 

Upon completing the Bachelor of Arts 

degree, students may also be eligible to 

apply for various graduate professional 

programs. Some examples are outlined in 

the pathways diagram below. A wide range 

of graduate professional entry programs 

are also available to graduates. See pages 

22–25 for more information. 

Graduate research programs Q 

Duration: Masters by research 

1.5 years full time 

Duration: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 

3 years full time 

Graduate professional development programs Q 

Duration: Generally 2 years full time 

Title: Master of (unless specified): 

Including: Applied Linguistics, Art Curatorship, Criminology, Development Studies, Executive Master of ArtsW , 

International Relations, Islamic Studies, Public Policy and Management, Publishing and Communications. 

Graduate professional entry programs Q 

Duration: Generally 2–3 years full time 

Title: Master of (unless specified): 

Including: Cultural Material Conservation, Genetic Counselling, Information Systems, Law –The Melbourne JD 

(Juris Doctor), Management (Accounting), Psychology, Social Work, Teaching. 

Employment: Melbourne Arts graduates enjoy careers both locally and abroad in areas such as media and publishing, business, government, education, 

community and creative arts industries. See: www.ba.unimelb.edu.au/pathwayscareers.html 

Q Selection into these programs is based on performance in an undergraduate degree and additional selection criteria may also apply. Note this information 

indicates many, but not all, possible pathways to graduate study. Guaranteed entry to graduate professional entry programs exists for high-achieving school 

leavers. See pages 22–23 for details. 

W Pending Academic Board approval and CRICOS code. 

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Bachelor of Arts (Media and 

Communications) 

Duration: 3 years full time (part time 

study available) 

Fee type: CSP and International fee 

Campus: Parkville 

4th year Honours available 

Entry requirements: see pages 28–31 


The Bachelor of Arts (Media and 

Communications) is a three-year full-time 

program, comprising 100 points at each 

year level. In the first year, a student will 

complete a total of eight subjects (100 

points), including the subjects Professional 

Writing and Introduction to Media 

and Communications. Up to two Arts 

Interdisciplinary Foundation subjects may 

be studied in the first year of the Bachelor of 

Arts (Media and Communications) degree. 

Over the three years, at least 150 points 

must be in Arts-approved subjects. 

In the second year, students are able to 

tailor the degree to suit their individual aims 

by choosing either a double major or the 

enriched major option. The double major 

provides a concentrated program of study in 

Media and Communications in conjunction 

with a second major (specialisation) in an 

Arts study area. The enriched major allows 

a student to undertake a comprehensive 

program in Media and Communications, 

with the opportunity to undertake an 

internship and research project in their final 

year of study. 

In third year, the enriched major stream 

allows students to undertake an internship 

or a research project. 

For more information on course structure 

see www.culture-communication.unimelb. 

edu.au/media-communications 

Depth – developing a 

specialisation 

Students of Media and Communications 

draw on ideas from a number of disciplines 

in the humanities and social sciences, and 

explore keys issues of theory and method in 

media analysis. 

Topics covered within the core Media and 

Communications program include: the 

legal, commercial and policy frameworks 

of media industries; professional writing; 

multimedia and media futures; crosscultural 

communication in the Asia- 

Pacific region; media consumption and 

spectatorship; globalisation and social 

change; news, journalism and public 

relations; uses and implications of new 

media technologies; mediated conflicts; 

and political communications. 

Specific areas of focus include: 

Australian and Asia-Pacific media; 

critical journalism; new media; audience 

studies; media; politics and governance; 

political communications; and marketing 

communications. 

“The skills I attained throughout my study 

in Arts at the University of Melbourne 

are an integral part of my current role in 

sports journalism. Arts not only helped 

to develop my communication and 

research skills, it also taught me how to 

bring a critical mind to any subject or 

topic.” 

Samantha Lane 

Sports Journalist with The Age 

and Network Ten’s ‘Before the 

Game’; 

Bachelor of Arts and Diploma 

in Modern Languages (French) 

graduate 

Professor Creed’s research areas include contemporary film, surrealism, feminist and 

psychoanalytic theory, and the impact of Darwinian theory on the cinema. She is on a 

number of international editorial boards and acts as a reader for various international 

publishing houses and journals. Professor Creed is a member of the Australian Academy 

of the Humanities and is an active figure in the film community as a reviewer, speaker 

and writer. 

Professor Barbara Creed 

Head of School 

School of Culture and Communication

Sample course plans 

Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) – Enriched Major Stream 

Year 1 

Year 2 

Year 3 

Semester 1 

Introduction to Media 

and Communications 

Semester 2 Professional Writing 

Semester 1 

Politics, Communication, 

Media 

English Classics Cinema and Cultural Studies 


Studies 

Philosophy Cinema and Cultural Studies 

Net Communications Australian Studies Cinema and Cultural Studies 

Semester 2 Writing Journalism Media Law Creative Writing History 

Semester 1 Global Media Studies English Media and Communications Industry Internship 

Semester 2 Asia-Pacific Media Systems 


Studies 

Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) – Double Major Stream 

Key: 

Year 1 

Year 2 

Year 3 

Semester 1 


Communications 

core subjects 

Intro to Media and 


Semester 2 Professional Writing 

Media and Communications Research Project 

English Classics Cinema and Cultural Studies 


Studies 

Philosophy Cinema and Cultural Studies 

Semester 1 Net Communications Sociology Classics Cinema and Cultural Studies 

Semester 2 Marketing Communications English Classics Classics 

Semester 1 Global Media Studies English Classics Classics 

Semester 2 Advanced Writing Cinema and Cultural Studies Classics Classics 



optional subjects 

Elective Arts subjects 

Important note – Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) 

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 (Media and Communications) 

in 2010. 

Studies in Media and Communications will continue to be available to University of 

Melbourne students via a major within the Bachelor of Arts degree. This major will 

be introduced at first-year level in 2010, and will be offered at second-year, third-year 

and Honours- levels in subsequent years. It will not be available to students who 

commenced their degree before 2010. 

The Media and Communications major will articulate contemporary and global media 

practices with an Australian focus and provide the opportunity to acquire workplaceoriented 

skills in research and writing. It will be structured to include a powerful and 

coherent suite of subjects, including a Knowledge Transfer component and a capstone 

experience pointing directly towards postgraduate study. 

Students wishing to defer their studies should consider studying the Media and 

Communications major through the new generation Bachelor of Arts. 

“I love catching up with friends over 

coffee, listening to live music in North 

Court or relaxing and reading the 

newspapers.” 

Emily Finlay 

Bachelor of Arts (Media and 

Communications), second year 

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Knowledge Transfer – 

connecting with other 

students, industry, the 

community and the world 

The Faculty of Arts is committed to 

Knowledge Transfer projects based on 

engagement, exchange and partnership 

with the non-academic sectors in the 

community and direct links to teaching, 

learning and research. Students have the 

opportunity to build working relationships 

with external partners, and to develop 

leadership and project management skills 

through interdisciplinary collaboration. 

Developing specialised and 

transferable skills for your 

career 

Our graduates develop a comprehensive 

overview of the media’s place in today’s 

society, economy and culture, with an 

emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region. They 

possess the fundamental written and 

communication skills required by successful 

journalists and other media professionals. 

They understand new communication 

technologies and their impact on the global 

media environment and are trained to think 

across media – an increasingly important 

skill for the next generation of media 

practitioners. 

Creating a world of career 

opportunities 

By offering students a mix of industryfocused 

and academic subjects, our 

courses are designed to facilitate students’ 

entry into the dynamic and expanding 

media and communications employment 

sectors of Australia and the Asia-Pacific 

region. 

The Melbourne Media and Communications 

program represents the latest thinking 

and research in the international field of 

scholarship. Students select core and 

optional subjects from a wide range of 

offerings according to their own interests 

and career goals. 

Media and Communications graduates 

enjoy rewarding careers in advertising 

and marketing; corporate and government 

communications; management; 

research and policy development; media 

consultancy; print, broadcast and online 

journalism; public relations; and publishing 

and editing. 

Honours 

The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (Media 

and Communications) is an advanced and 

specialised course of study requiring a 

higher standard of performance than for 

the pass degree. Honours in Media and 

Communications enhances students’ ability 

to acquire advanced skills of analysis, 

develop original ideas, and apply innovative 

solutions to complex problems. The 

Honours program involves one additional 

year of study at fourth-year level. 

Graduate study opportunities 

The Media and Communications program 

offers a range of graduate coursework 

programs from the Graduate Certificate 

through to the Masters levels, and 

research programs including the Doctor of 

Philosophy (PhD). A wide range of graduate 

professional entry programs are also 

available to graduates. See pages 22–25 for 

more information.

Careers in Arts 

Developing specialised and 

transferable skills for your career 

Melbourne Arts graduates enjoy 

challenging and rewarding careers in a 

diverse range of industries, both locally and 

abroad. Today’s employers seek graduates 

who respond quickly and creatively to 

workplace challenges. In Australia and 

around the world, surveyed employers 

highlighted the most desirable Arts 

graduate attributes as: 

> enhanced creativity and innovation 

> effective analysis 

> advanced problem solving 

> independent research 

> refined interpersonal, written and verbal 

communication 

> strong teamwork. 

Possible career pathways 

Creating a world of career 

opportunities 

Careers in Arts Management, 

Film and TV, Performance Careers in Business 

Arts management 

Human resources 

Arts curatorship 

Project management 

Cinema management 

Finance 

Conservation and museum management Trade analysis 

Performing arts 

Corporate and management consulting 

Public policy for the arts 

Business analysis and research 

Art consultancy 

Corporate communications 

Marketing 

Public relations 

Careers in Environments 

Corporate environmental 

strategy development 

Renewable energy policy development 

Environment education 

Environmental consultancy 

Project management in 

environmental renewal 

Environmental planning 

Graduates find that studying a range 

of disciplines across their Arts degree 

equips them with flexible thinking skills and 

opens up an array of career opportunities. 

Melbourne Arts graduates are prominent 

in political, cultural and academic 

arenas, and in business and industry in 

Australia and internationally. High-profile 

employers actively recruit our graduates, 

who stand out for their problem-solving 

and communication skills, capacity for 

independent critical thought, creative 

thinking and leadership potential. 

Our graduates enjoy rewarding and 

challenging careers in diverse fields, 

including media and publishing, 

government and non-government 

organisations, diplomatic service, corporate 

marketing and communications, policy 

development, international relations and 

trade, arts management and curatorship, 

arts policy, and education and language 

services, to name just a few. 

Careers in Communications, 

Media and Publishing Careers in Education 

Publishing and editing 

Community/government 

Media management 

education programs 

Journalism 

Marketing 

Public relations 

Education promotion, research 

and administration 

Adult training and professional 

development 

Advertising 

Curriculum development, 

Corporate communications 

policy and research 

Online publishing 

Higher education lecturing and tutoring 

Language translation 

Primary and secondary school 

teaching (additional teaching 

qualification required) 

Careers in Government and 

Non-Government Policy 

and Development International Careers 

Local, state and federal 

International trade and diplomacy 

government positions 

Development and aid projects 

Government advising and media liaison 

Communication and trade consultancy 

Foreign affairs 

Language translation 

Diplomacy 

Teaching 

Government communications 

International journalism 

Public policy development/analysis/ 

research 

Social services 

Urban development 

Community development, local, 

regional and international 

Project coordination of non-profit 

organisations 

Media correspondence 

Multinational business 

International research services 

Tourism marketing and services 

More information: www.arts.unimelb.edu.au/futurestudents/careers 

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Graduate study at Melbourne 

The University of Melbourne offers over 

340 graduate programs ranging from 

professional entry degrees for students 

wanting to gain a qualification or change 

career path, to graduate professional 

development programs designed for 

“The key to getting anywhere in writing 

is persistence, and I’d guess that this 

is equally true in other fields of the 

arts. Fifteen years elapsed between 

my first serious attempt at a novel and 

eventual publication. Along the way, I 

submitted my work for various grants 

and mentorships, and in addition to 

some harsh rejections I had successes 

that led to further opportunities, so it’s 

important to keep fearlessly putting your 

work into the world. There are many 

people with sufficient talent to be writers, 

but I suspect that you need some kind 

of kink of personality to press on with 

an endeavour that – from a financial 

perspective, at least – is almost certainly 

irrational.” 

Stephen Conte 

PhD in Creative Writing 

graduate 

Winner, Prime Minister’s Literary 

Award for fiction, 2008 

professionals interested in advancing 

their career opportunities. Increasingly 

well-regarded by prospective employers, 

graduate qualifications offer employees an 

edge over competitors and often attract 

higher salaries. 

At Melbourne you can undertake 

graduate study in coursework or research. 

Coursework is similar to an undergraduate 

degree in that you have tutorials and 

lectures, exams and ongoing assessments. 

Research is a more independent style of 

learning where you focus on a particular 

research topic and have an academic, 

highly skilled in your area of expertise, 

supervising you and keeping you on track to 

produce your assessed research report. 

Admission to all graduate programs 

requires the prior completion of an 

undergraduate degree either from the 

University of Melbourne, a university in 

another country or another Australian 

institution. Some programs also require 

professional work experience. 

Graduate professional 

development programs 

Graduate professional development 

programs offer the opportunity to extend 

professional understanding, update existing 

skills or pursue a personal interest in a 

particular area. You can view what’s on offer 

at www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/grad/ 

gradprog/gradprog.html 

Graduate professional entry 

programs 

The University has introduced a range of 

new coursework graduate professional entry 

programs. These provide a focused and 

intense course of study qualifying students 

for employment in various professional 

occupations. Students who complete a 

professional entry program will be awarded 

a Masters or doctoral degree in their chosen 

field – a prestigious qualification offering 

an important edge in the workplace. For 

Australian students, Commonwealth 

supported places (CSPs) are available in 

many of the graduate professional entry 

programs. Some programs have at least 

50 per cent of designated places available 

as CSPs (for example, the Melbourne Juris 

Doctor and the Master of Architecture), while 

others offer the majority of places as CSPs 

(for example, the Master of Teaching and the 

Master of Nursing Science). 

In addition, all graduate professional 

entry programs provide access to Youth 

Allowance/Austudy for eligible students. 

Graduate professional entry degrees are 

available in the following areas: 

Architecture; Clinical Audiology; 

Construction Management; Dental 

Surgery; Education and Teaching; 

Engineering; Food Science; Forest 

Ecosystem Science; Landscape 

Architecture; Law; Nursing Science; 

Medicine (from 2011); Music Therapy; 

Optometry (from 2011) Q ; Physiotherapy 

(from 2011); Property Science; Social 

Work; Teaching; Urban Horticulture, Urban 

Planning; Veterinary Medicine (from 2012) Q . 

For more information 

Read more about graduate programs in 

Arts in this section. More detailed 

information about the range of graduate 

professional entry programs is contained in 

the 2010 Graduate Study Guide and 2010 

International Graduate Prospectus. Also see 

www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/grad 

Guaranteed entry for 

school leavers to graduate 

professional entry programs 

For most students, entry to graduate 

programs will be based on their 

performance in undergraduate studies and 

additional requirements such as interviews, 

personal statements and aptitude tests. 

See www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/ 

grad/gradprog/newprog.html for graduate 

professional entry course information. 

Guaranteed entry to graduate professional 

entry programs exists for high-achieving 

school leavers commencing an

undergraduate course at the University of 

Melbourne in 2010. In addition there are 

a range of guaranteed entry pathways to 

graduate programs based on University 

performance. 

Students who meet the prerequisite 

requirements for entry into graduate 

professional entry degrees will be 

guaranteed entry to their course of choice 

(applies to most graduate professional entry 

degrees) if they meet the following criteria. 

For a Commonwealth supported 

place in the graduate degree: 

> achieve an ENTER (or equivalent) of 99.9 

(achieved in the final year of schooling in 

Australia by 2010); 

> commence an undergraduate course at 

the University of Melbourne following the 

completion of schooling; and 

> complete the undergraduate degree with 

an H2A (75 per cent) weighted average. 

Note: Graduate selection into Medicine, 

Dental Science and Physiotherapy is also 

subject to satisfactory performance at 

an interview to demonstrate adequate 

communication skills. 

For a fee place (Australian or 

international) in the graduate 

degree W : 

> achieve an ENTER (or equivalent) of 99.0 

(achieved in the final year of schooling by 

2010); 

> commence an undergraduate degree 

at the University of Melbourne following 

completion of schooling; and 

> complete the undergraduate degree with 

an H2A (75 per cent) weighted average. 

Note: Graduate selection into Medicine, 

Dental Science and Physiotherapy is also 

subject to satisfactory performance at 

an interview to demonstrate adequate 

communication skills. 

Professor Damousi’s research interests include Australian cultural history; feminist and women’s 

history; memory and war; trauma and migration; and psychoanalysis and transnationalism. She has 

had numerous books and articles published, including Freud in the Antipodes: A Cultural History of 

Psychoanalysis in Australia (UNSW Press 2006), for which she was awarded the Ernest Scott History 

Prize. She recently co-edited, with Desley Deacon, Talking and Listening in the Age of Modernity: 

Essays on the History of Sound (ANU ePress 2007). Her current project, The Language of Empire, 

examines the role of speech and elocution in shaping Australian identity. 

Professor Joy Damousi 

Head of School, School of Historical Studies 

Graduate Access Melbourne 

Graduate Access Melbourne provides 

access to applicants whose personal 

circumstances have had a sustained 

adverse effect on their academic 

achievement at undergraduate level or who 

are members of a specified group known to 

be under-represented in higher education. 

Graduate Access Melbourne applicants will 

be allocated a minimum of 20 per cent of 

the Commonwealth supported places E in 

our graduate professional entry programs. 

Consideration through Graduate Access 

Melbourne will enhance your opportunity 

for selection to a Commonwealth supported 

place. 

Up to 100 Graduate Access Melbourne 

Bursaries will be awarded annually to 

eligible Graduate Access Melbourne 

applicants enrolling in graduate professional 

degrees. Eligibility for Graduate Access 

Melbourne will enable you to be considered 

for a Graduate Access Melbourne Bursary. 

Graduate courses in Arts 

The Faculty of Arts offers a range of 

professional entry and professional 

development Masters by coursework 

programs, which provide a unique 

combination of theoretical knowledge, 

professional skills and industry experience. 

They can be undertaken to enhance existing 

qualifications, diversify career opportunities 

across a range of areas or for specialised 

research. 

Academics who teach these programs 

have industry expertise and professional 

networks, and deliver programs that are 

actively and critically engaged in the 

challenges faced by our societies. They 

aim to do this through a deep awareness of 

the cultural, social and political aspects of 

human experience, and the powerful and 

enriching experience of an Arts education. 

Arts Masters by coursework programs 

enable you to: 

> prepare for specific vocations 

> tailor your studies to match both your 

interests and professional aspirations with 

a flexible combination of core and elective 

subjects across most programs 

> develop your research with the 

guidance of expert academic staff with 

substantial industry experience and 

extensive research links in the corporate, 

community and government sectors 

> gain practical experience and applied 

knowledge through internship programs, 

locally and abroad 

> create pathways into graduate research 

study at one of Australia’s leading 

research universities. 

Executive Master of Arts R is designed 

for graduates interested in 21st-century 

leadership roles. Students will develop 

advanced critical thinking and analytical 

skills through exposure to a range of subject 

areas and professional skills similar to 

some offered in an MBA, but with greater 

breadth, and a social and community focus. 

The program will be offered on a full-time 

basis, commencing in Summer Semester 

(February) 2010. 

Master of International Relations R is a 

new Masters by coursework degree offered 

collaboratively by several schools in the 

Faculty of Arts. The degree is designed 

for graduates who are seeking careers 

in international affairs, government, 

diplomacy, non-government organisations, 

international organisations, or the media. 

The program combines advanced study 

in the field of international relations with 

relevant professional skills development and 

electives specifically designed to promote 

cross-cultural understanding. Opportunities 

for student exchange and language study 

are available. 

Q 

Pending Academic Board approval. 

W 

Guaranteed places in specific graduate professional entry degrees (including Medicine, Dental Science, Physiotherapy, Optometry and Veterinary Science) will be 

limited by the number of fee places available in the year of entry. 

E 

From 2009 to 2012 at least 50 per cent of designated places in most graduate professional entry programs will be Commonwealth supported places. 

R 

Pending Academic Board approval and CRICOS code. 

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Master of Applied Linguistics is a 

one-year program designed for graduate 

professionals working with language in a 

range of areas. The following streams are 

available: Teaching English to Speakers 

of Other Languages (TESOL); Language 

Testing and Language Program Evaluation; 

Technology in Language Learning; 

and Applied Linguistics of the English 

Language. 

Master of Art Curatorship provides both 

historical and theoretical subjects with 

a range of practically oriented offerings 

that address museum activities such 

as collection management, exhibition 

development and interpretation, and 

conservation. Professionals from Australian 

art museums and arts organisations 

contribute to the teaching programs. 

Students admitted to the Master of Art 

Curatorship (coursework and minor thesis) 

may undertake a practical placement in a 

public or private sector work environment. 

Master of Arts Management offers 

vocationally orientated courses to prepare 

students for a management career in the 

arts industry. Internship opportunities are 

available in a wide range of organisations 

including orchestras, museums, theatre 

and dance companies, national, state and 

local government cultural programs, and 

internationally. 

Master of Cinema Management is 

designed to provide students with the 

necessary skills to work in the film culture 

industry, locally and internationally. 

Students study the structure and history 

of the film culture industry, the nature 

of feature film production, film festival 

cultures, issues in censorship, film as 

an aesthetic form, arts management, 

marketing, publicity, and new media. A 

key feature of the course is an industry 

work placement in which students can 

develop advanced workplace skills and 

a network of professional contacts and 

associates. Placement hosts have included 

the Australian Film Commission and Buena 

Vista International. 

Adrian was educated at Nottingham Trent University and Queen's University Belfast, 

where he was awarded his PhD in 1993. He taught at University College Northampton 

and Goldsmiths College, University of London, where he specialised in political and 

social theory before joining the School of Social and Political Sciences as Lecturer in 

Political Theory in February 2004. In 2008 he became Associate Professor and Reader in 

Political Theory and the new Head of School. 

Associate Professor Adrian Little 


School of Social and Political Sciences 

Master of Cultural Material Conservation 

offers a professional qualification that 

combines theory and practice. Students will 

benefit directly from the Faculty’s activities 

in commercial conservation services and 

its responsibility for conservation of the 

University of Melbourne’s vast and varied 

cultural collections, including the Ian Potter 

Museum of Art, and the University’s Library, 

Archives and School collections. Students 

will also have access to industry links with 

leading museums, galleries, archives and 

libraries across Australia and overseas, with 

opportunities to develop research in relation 

to broader issues of cultural preservation. 

The option to specialise in areas including 

conservation treatment of paintings, 

works on paper, frames, and some object 

and architectural conservation, can be 

combined with an internship. The Master 

of Cultural Material Conservation is one 

of the University’s graduate professional 

entry programs, therefore eligible students 

can access government support payments 

(Youth Allowance, Austudy or Abstudy). 

Master of Development Studies 

provides students with the theoretical 

and practical grounding to address 

key issues and debates relevant to the 

developing world. Students engage with 

key development concerns such as debt 

and povert; microfinance; culture and 

human rights; gender relations; food and 

environmental security; globalisation and 

national sovereignty; the role of civil society 

organisations, NGOs and the State; HIV/ 

AIDS and health systems; and migration 

and transnationalism. High-achieving 

students may apply for the minor thesis 

option. Internship opportunities are 

available, and previous hosts have included 

World Vision, Oxfam, Australian Red Cross, 

UNESCO and the World Bank. 

Master of Development Studies (Gender 

and Development) provides specialist 

training and a professional qualification 

for graduates who are working, or seeking 

to work, in development fields related 

to gender and development. Students 

will develop a firm grounding in recent 

theorising about gender and development 

and in practical concerns surrounding 

planning for gender in development 

projects within government and nongovernment 

organisations. 

“I selected a broad range of 

undergraduate arts subjects – across 

cinema, cultural studies and creative 

writing – because I was passionate about 

the material and without much thought 

for where they might lead. Now I’ve 

returned to the University of Melbourne 

on a Melbourne Research Scholarship to 

complete an interdisciplinary PhD thesis 

called ‘X-Ray Visions’. It lets me combine 

those same interests into a writing 

project that is transforming my childhood 

obsession with comic books into a study 

of superhero narratives across all kinds 

of different media.” 

Martyn Pedler 


Doctor of Philosophy, 

second year; 

Melbourne Research 

Scholarship recipient

Master of Global Media Communication 

examines the changing nature of media 

industries and professional practices in 

the contemporary world and how these 

inform diverse social, cultural and political 

processes at global and local levels. The 

program encourages students to identify 

key areas of media-related interest and 

concern, and conduct their own analysis in 

sustained inquiry and research. 

Master of Public Policy and Management 

is designed for public and community 

sector leaders and managers, as well 

as those wishing to pursue a career in 

this field. Students critically engage with 

contemporary policy issues and develop 

a capacity for high-quality policy analysis 

and best practice management. An 

elective internship is available, and host 

organisations have included Arts Victoria, 

the Victorian Multicultural Commission and 

the Department of Human Services. 

Master of Publishing and 

Communications provides students with 

vocational skills, theoretical knowledge and 

industry exposure to build a successful 

career in the publishing and communication 

sectors. Alongside a strong focus on 

publishing practices and technologies, 

Gillian Wigglesworth received her PhD in 1993 from La Trobe University. From 1992 to 1994 

she worked at the University of Melbourne in the Department of Applied Linguistics and the 

Language Testing Research Centre, where she focused particularly on the development of oral 

language assessments. She worked in the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University 

from 1995 to 2001, where she was coordinator of the applied linguistics postgraduate 

programs. She returned to the University of Melbourne in 2001. Her research interests include 

first- and second-language acquisition, language testing and evaluation, and bilingualism, 

using both quantitative and qualitative approaches to data collection and analysis. 

Professor Gillian Wigglesworth 


School of Languages and Linguistics 

the course offers stimulating analyses of 

the political, commercial and historical 

dynamics of print and digital cultures. 

Students develop the skills required for 

analysis of the culture and commerce of 

the global publishing and communications 

industries in all their varied fields, including 

textual, visual and digital communications 

media, and the editing and production 

practices specific to each. An internship 

is available, and host organisations have 

included Penguin Books, Australian 

Consolidated Press and Allen & Unwin. 

Master of Islamic Studies incorporates 

the latest research and teaching methods 

and draws on expertise across three 

collaborating universities: the University 

of Melbourne, Griffith University and the 

University of Western Sydney. The program 

explores Islam as a religion and civilisation, 

and allows for a multidisciplinary approach 

or a focus on traditional Islamic studies 

disciplines. This degree is particularly 

beneficial in fields where an understanding 

of Islam and Islamic cultures offers a 

career advantage, including: international 

diplomacy and trade, media, health 

sciences, translation, immigration, public 

policy, community development and 

education. 

Master of Social Policy offers a curriculum 

that reflects cutting-edge theory in a 

number of professional development 

fields. The program enables students to 

develop skills in policy analysis, applied 

social research and communications, 

which prepares them for work in community 

services, public administration, voluntary 

organisations or consultancy. 

Master of Criminology provides students 

with the opportunity to explore why certain 

behaviours are defined as criminal, how the 

nature and extent of crime are measured, 

and why crime occurs. The degree 

provides specialist training for professional 

qualification purposes, usually to graduates 

working in the fields of criminology, the 

criminal justice system and social policy 

and research relating to these areas, but 

may also be taken for general interest. 


For more information about these and other 

graduate coursework programs in Arts, visit: 


programs 

Mary is a graduate of the University of Sydney, where she taught until 1980. 

Mary has conducted fieldwork in Vanuatu on kinship, cosmology and gender relations, 

sorcery and political organisation, and Indigenous attitudes to health and illness. Her 

major interests are theoretical approaches to kinship, sex and gender, the analysis of 

problems related to sex, gender and reproduction, and ideas about the ‘supernatural’ in a 

cross-cultural and historical context. 

Mary is currently conducting research into contemporary kinship, gender and political 

relations and the impact of sorcery ideas on social life in rural and urban areas of Vanuatu. 

Associate Professor Mary Patterson 


School of Philosophy, Anthropology and Social Inquiry 

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Enrich your degree 

Melbourne Arts Students 

Society 

Students enrolled in Arts, Media or Creative 

Arts subjects are offered membership to the 

Melbourne Arts Students Society (M-ASS). 

M-ASS kicks off the year with an Arts Camp; 

during first semester events include the 

O’Camp reunion, a trivia night and a river 

cruise; and after the break M-ASS goes to 

the trots. The M-ASS highlight is the fancy 

dress Annual Arts Ball later in the year. 

M-ASS sponsors an Annual Essay 

Competition; the winner receives a cash 

prize and their essay is published in the 

Union magazine Farrago. 

M-ASS offers its members a list of 

employers who offer internships to Arts 

students. 

www.m-assonline.com 

Go on exchange 

Student mobility internationally is an integral 

component of the Melbourne Model as 

the University seeks to broaden learning 

experiences, not only across academic 

disciplines, but also around the world. By 

taking part in an exchange, or another 

student mobility program, you have an 

opportunity to immerse yourself in a different 

social, cultural and intellectual milieu, thereby 

adding to your international experience. 

Beyond our list of formal exchange 

partners, the University of Melbourne has 

an increasing number of study abroad 

short-term opportunities available, including 

intensive subjects, international internship 

subjects, and opportunities to undertake 

research and participate in international 

conferences abroad. 

The University of Melbourne offers a range 

of scholarships, bursaries, and other 

funding options to help you complete part 

of your course at one of over 130 exchange 

partner institutions, in 32 different countries 

or at another approved study destination. 

From 2009 onwards, a minimum of 800 

Melbourne Global scholarships will be 

awarded each year. The scholarships, with 

a value of up to $2500, will be awarded 

to eligible students to support their 

participation in study abroad or exchange 

programs in their second or third year of 

undergraduate study. The University also 

has a number of additional scholarships 

available, including travel grants for 

students electing to study at Universitas 21 

(U21) partner institutions. 

To read about student exchange 

experiences as they take place across 

the globe, visit http:blogs.unimelb.edu.au/ 

mobility 

For more information about how to make 

this experience your own, visit 

www.mobility.unimelb.edu.au 

Get involved in leadership and 

volunteering 

Volunteer, community and leadership 

activities are a key part of the Melbourne 

Experience. The University of Melbourne 

provides a wide range of opportunities 

for students to get involved, experience 

the wider community and gain a huge 

range of skills. The LIVE Unit (Leadership, 

Involvement and Volunteer Experience) 

at the University is there to facilitate your 

involvement in all these types of programs 

and activities, both locally and globally. 


www.services.unimelb.edu.au/live 

Study a diploma alongside 

your undergraduate degree 

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 a further year of study) to 

cross-crediting some of the study in 

their bachelors degree to their diploma 

and taking a ‘fast track’ to completion 

(potentially completing the diploma in 

“I've always had an interest in Italy, but 

it wasn't until I went on exchange to the 

University of Bologna that I truly began to 

appreciate and understand the country. 

My language ability skyrocketed, as did 

my knowledge of Italian and European 

history, politics and culture. I met other 

students from around the world and 

made many friends who I continue to be 

in close contact with, even after we've 

returned to our home countries. I now 

have a profound affection for Italians and 

their country and am sure that the strong 

connection I feel with Bologna and Italy 

in general will remain with me for the rest 

of my life.” 

Freya Carlton 

Bachelor of Arts, fourth year; 

Student exchange participant 

the same time that it takes to complete 

the bachelors degree). Students can also 

work with course advisers to create any 

combination in between that suits their 

needs. The mode of undertaking the 

diploma will depend on each student’s 

particular circumstances. 

The Diplomas in Mathematical Sciences 

and Languages also offer eligible students 

the bonus of a HECS exemption for the 

final half of diploma study. Applications for 

most diplomas can be made at any time – 

from the commencement of the bachelors 

degree right up to the second semester of 

third year. Entry is competitive. 

Students graduating with a diploma will 

have completed a major in that area of 

study, which may allow them to continue to 

graduate study in the field without holding a 

related bachelors degree. 

Diploma in Informatics 

The Diploma in Informatics is designed 

to provide students with a range of data 

manipulation and presentation techniques 

that will complement their major studies. 

The diploma will complement students’ core 

studies and broaden career prospects. As 

well as developing skills in the information 

technology and communication fields, they

will be encouraged to bring problems and 

challenges from their main study areas 

to diploma subjects for discussion and 

resolution. 

Students enrolled in the following degrees 

may apply: Arts, Biomedicine, Commerce, 

Engineering, Environments, Music and 

Science (unless majoring in any of 

Computer Science, Science Informatics or 

Software Systems). 

For more information visit 

www.informatics.unimelb.edu.au 

Diploma in Languages 

The Diploma in Languages is designed to 

cater for students without previous training 

in the language or for those seeking to 

further develop their existing language 

skills. The Diploma in Languages enables 

students to gain a language qualification 

while completing an undergraduate degree. 

Students may be eligible to receive the final 

50 points of the Diploma HECS-free. 

The Diploma is available in: 

> Arabic (beginners and post-VCE) 

> Chinese (beginners, non-dialect speakers 

with VCE Chinese, and background 

speakers) 

> French (beginners, intermediate and 

post-VCE) 

> German (beginners, intermediate and 

post-VCE) 

> Hebrew (beginners and post-VCE) 

> Indonesian (beginners, post-VCE and 

advanced) 

> Italian (beginners, intermediate and post- 

VCE) 

> Japanese (beginners and post-VCE) 

> Russian (beginners) 

> Spanish (beginners and intermediate) 

> Swedish (beginners). 

Please note that the Diploma in Languages 

is not available to students in the Bachelor 

of Arts (Media and Communications). 

Students in this program can apply to study 

languages through the Diploma in Modern 

Languages. 




Science. 

For more information visit www.arts. 

unimelb.edu.au/futurestudents/programs/ 

concurrent.html 

Diploma in Mathematical 

Sciences 

The Diploma in Mathematical Sciences 

enables students to gain a mathematics 

qualification while completing an 

undergraduate degree. Students will 

study first-year calculus and linear 

algebra, followed by a choice of later-year 

subjects from applied mathematics, pure 

mathematics, probability, statistics, discrete 

mathematics and operations research. 

Mathematics and statistics provide 

important insights into nature, technology 

and business. They are ‘enabling’ 

disciplines which are directly relevant to 

many other disciplines and complement 

most majors in all new generation degrees. 

Students may be eligible to receive the final 

50 points of the Diploma HECS-free. 




Science. 

Prerequisites: Students with a study score 

of at least 35 in VCE Mathematical Methods 

or Specialist Mathematics (or equivalent) 

are likely to be selected. 

For more information visit www. 

undergraduates.ms.unimelb.edu.au 

Diploma in Music (Practical) 

The Diploma in Music (Practical) comprises 

a three-year sequence of practical, 

ensemble and elective subjects, studied 

alongside Bachelor of Music students, 

giving students the opportunity to build 

valuable friendships and networks in a 

challenging musical environment. 

Study areas cover music performance 

and ensemble studies and, via elective 

subjects, students should also gain a 

basic understanding of the historical and 

theoretical knowledge that forms part of 

advanced musical training. 

The Diploma provides students with 

the opportunity to engage in one-toone 

instrumental or vocal tuition and is 

particularly designed for students interested 

in musical study but not wishing to commit 

themselves to professional training in a 

Bachelor of Music degree. 



Engineering, Environments, and Science. 

Prerequisites: Admission is by audition, and 

students are asked to prepare a 15-minute 

program of two or three contrasting works 

chosen from the classical repertoire. 

Auditions are usually held in early February. 

For more information visit www.bmus. 

unimelb.edu.au/bmus/enrich/dip.html 

U21 Diploma in Global Issues Q 

The Diploma in Global Issues is designed 

to meet the needs of students who are 

considering careers that require an 

international perspective. Students gain 

knowledge of the current principles relating 

to globalisation and an understanding of the 

interconnectedness between individuals, 

societies and countries. 

Six Universitas 21 (U21) universities 

collaborate in the teaching of the diploma, 

which offers collaborative learning in 

an international setting, drawing on the 

capacity of the participating institutions. 

Students enrolled in the following 

undergraduate degrees may apply: Arts, 

Biomedicine, Commerce, Engineering, 

Environments, Music and Science. 

Prerequisites: Students must have completed 

at least 100 points of study in the concurrent 

degree course at the time of applying, and 

obtained a weighted grade point average 

of at least H2B level (70 per cent) across all 

subjects so far completed in the bachelors 

degree course. 

Student Union 

The Student Union offers an array of 

support services for student as well as a 

wide range of cultural and extra-curricular 

activities. 

Clubs and societies 

There are over 100 international, religious, 

cultural and social student clubs on campus. 

From the Chocolate Lovers’ Society to the 

Arabic Culture Club and the Star Trek Club to 

Amnesty International, you will find something 

to engage, entertain, fill your belly or make 

you laugh. Join up and get involved. 

For more information visit www.union. 


Sport 

Melbourne University Sport’s services and 

facilities are state-of-the-art. A ski lodge at 

Mt Buller and a boatshed on the Yarra River 

complement the vast array of on-campus 

facilities, which include a 25-metre heated 

indoor six-lane lap pool, gymnasium, 

squash and tennis courts, indoor stadiums, 

athletics track, hockey field and more than 

40 sports clubs. The Sports Centre also 

provides massage, physiotherapy and 

personal training. 

For more information visit www.sports. 


Q Pending CRICOS registration. 

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Admission and selection for 

Australian students 

Students can find information on courses in their area of interest tailored to their citizenship and qualifications, including course 

descriptions, prerequisites, tuition fees, application process and relevant information via our online Course Search at 

http://coursesearch.unimelb.edu.au 

An Australian student is any student who 

is an Australian or New Zealand citizen, an 

Australian permanent resident or a holder of 

a Permanent Humanitarian Visa, regardless 

of where they may have previously studied. 

Applying 

Citizens of Australia and New Zealand, 

Australian permanent residents and holders 

of a Permanent Humanitarian Visa apply 

for undergraduate courses at the University 

of Melbourne through the Victorian Tertiary 

Admissions Centre (VTAC). 

All applicants should carefully read the 

2010 VTAC Guide to be aware of the course 

requirements and application procedures 

before applying. 

The 2010 VTAC Guide will be available in 

late July 2009 from major newsagencies 

throughout Australia. Visit the VTAC web 

site for more information, including the 

closing date for applications, at 

www.vtac.edu.au 

“The subject Struggle for Universal 

Human Rights was taught by an 

amazing lecturer who knew and loved 

what he was teaching and challenged 

us to think for ourselves. It was my first 

history subject and taught me how to 

use historical evidence to argue for a 

position.” 

Devon Whittle 

Bachelor of Arts, third year 

Mid-year entry may be offered in select 

courses, to commence study in Semester 

2, subject to the availability of places. 

Applications at mid-year are made directly 

to the University. 

Prerequisites 

Prerequisite studies for admission to the 

Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Arts 

(Media and Communications) in 2010 are: 

VCE Units 3 and 4 

Successful completion of VCE, including a 

study score of at least 25 in English/English 

Language/Literature, or at least 30 in ESL. 

International Baccalaureate (IB) 

Completion of the IB Diploma having 

passed IB English at Grade 5 Standard 

Level or Grade 4 Higher Level or higher. 

Interstate qualifications 

Please refer to the University of Melbourne 

National Undergraduate Course Guide 

2010. 

Other qualifications 

Applicants who have undertaken other 

equivalent qualifications such as A-Levels, 

New Zealand National Certificate in 

Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 3, 

Trinity Foundation Year, etc, must ensure 

they have completed subjects equivalent to 

those listed under ‘VCE Units 3 and 4’. Details 

of these subjects are available from the 

online Course Search at http://coursesearch. 


English- language 

requirements 

All applicants must satisfy the University’s 

English- language requirements in order to 

be eligible to be offered a place. 

All applicants who use an Australian Year 

12, International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma 

or the New Zealand NCEA for the purposes 

of entry must have completed Year 12, IB 

Diploma or NCEA Level 3 English studies 

to a specified level to be considered for 

entry to any course. This applies regardless 

of whether or not English is a compulsory 

subject within the qualification. 

For more information about the University’s 

English- language requirements, refer to 

www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/ugrad/ 

apply/english-req.html 

Entry standards 

Academic standards have been set, 

providing minimum ENTERs for nearly 

all undergraduate courses for Australian 

applicants undertaking the VCE, 

International Baccalaureate (IB) or another 

Australian Year 12 program in 2009. 

For the Bachelor of Arts the 2010 minimum 

ENTER is 85. 

For the Bachelor of Arts (Media and 

Communications) the 2010 minimum 

ENTER is 90. 

The standard required for entry to a 

Commonwealth supported place (the 

Clearly-in Rank) may be higher than 

the minimum ENTER, depending on 

the demand for the course and the 

number of places available. Only Access 

Melbourne applicants may be admitted to a 

Commonwealth supported place below the 

minimum ENTER. 

In 2009, the round one Clearly-in Rank for 

Commonwealth supported places in the 

Bachelor of Arts was 88.30. 

In 2009, the round one Clearly-in Rank 

for Commonwealth supported places 

in the Bachelor of Arts (Media and 

Communications) was 97.60. 

Further information regarding the entry 

standards, admission and the selection 

process can be found at 

www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au 

Access Melbourne – special 

entry scheme 

Access Melbourne is a combined special 

entry and access scholarships scheme

which can enhance opportunities for 

selection as it allows applicants to explain 

the ongoing circumstances that have 

affected their education. Access Melbourne 

can help you be selected for a place in 

a course even if your ENTER is below 

the Clearly-in Rank. In 2010, 20 per cent 

of the University’s new undergraduate 

Commonwealth supported places will 

be offered to students who have applied 

through Access Melbourne. In addition, 

many of these students will be awarded a 

Melbourne Access Scholarship. 

There are a number of categories which 

Access Melbourne applicants may apply 

under: 

> disadvantaged socio-economic 

background 

> rural or isolated 

> recognition as an Indigenous Australian 

> refugee status 

> difficult family circumstances 

> personal disability or long-term medical 

condition 

> non-English speaking background 

> under-represented school 

> mature-age consideration (non-school 

leaver entry pathway). 

Applying for Access Melbourne will 

enhance your opportunity for selection 

and will enable you to be considered for 

a Melbourne Access Scholarship and/or 

a Commonwealth Learning Scholarship. 

Even if you meet the eligibility criteria for 

Access Melbourne but believe your ENTER 

(or equivalent) may place you clearly-in for 

your chosen course, you should submit 

an Access Melbourne application in order 

to be considered for a Melbourne Access 

Scholarship. 

You must complete the relevant application 

forms in VTAC’s Special Entry Access 

Schemes (SEAS) Access and Equity 

process. SEAS information booklets are 

available from www.vtac.edu.au 

Further information about eligibility criteria, 

Melbourne Access Scholarships and the 

Access Melbourne application process can 

be obtained from www.access.unimelb. 

edu.au or from the 2010 Access Melbourne 

brochure. 

Non-school leaver entry 

pathway 

The University of Melbourne is committed 

to significantly increasing the participation 

of students from diverse backgrounds and 

welcomes applications from non-school 

leavers. Applications from non-school 

leavers are assessed based on their entire 

academic record and performance in the 

extra requirements of the course. 

Applicants who don’t meet the standard 

academic entry requirements for 

undergraduate courses may be eligible 

for entry using the non-school leaver entry 

pathway. 

To be eligible for this pathway, applicants 

must be aged 23 years or older and have 

no qualifications from the past seven 

years which could be used as a basis for 

selection. 

Applicants for this pathway will need to: 

> meet course prerequisites; 

> meet any other extra course requirements; 

and 

> complete a general aptitude test or 

complete study through the University’s 

Community Access Program (CAP) 

(CAP allows students to complete 

individual University subjects without 

being enrolled in a degree). 

All applicants for the non-school leaver 

entry pathway are required to: 

> achieve competitive results in the Special 

Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) (both 

sections); or 

> achieve competitive results in the 

Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) (all 

sections); or 

> achieve competitive results in 50 points 

(typically four subjects) of study in 

assessed mode through CAP. 

For more information about the pathway 

visit the Future Students web site at 

www.access.unimelb.edu.au/nsl 

Deferral 

If you are offered a place in a course, you 

may apply to defer commencement of 

your studies. Deferrals are not approved 

automatically and cannot be used to 

commence tertiary studies at another 

university. Special conditions may apply to 

the deferral of a Melbourne Scholarship. 

Applications to defer the offer of a place 

in the Bachelor of Arts will be accepted in 

2010. It will not be possible to defer the offer 

of a place in the Bachelor of Arts (Media 

and Communications) in 2010. Information 

about the University’s Deferral Policy is 

available on the Future Students web site at 

www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/ugrad/ 

apply/deferpolicy 

Transferring 

To apply to transfer from another tertiary 

course you need to submit an application 

through VTAC. To be eligible to transfer, 

you must meet the course prerequisites. 

It is important to check in advance the 

requirements for transferring from one 

course to another to get a realistic idea of 

the chances of success and of the level 

of academic achievement required. Your 

application will be assessed based on your 

entire academic record. 

Credit for previous studies 

If you have completed studies at another 

university and wish to have these credited 

towards your studies at the University of 

Melbourne, you should apply for credit 

when you first enrol in the course. You 

should consult the credit guidelines for 

the course before applying for credit. The 

University reserves the right to award credit 

as it deems fit and sets a maximum limit 

on the credit that can be awarded. Credit 

is only awarded for completed subjects 

deemed equivalent in content and standard 

to those that can be completed within the 

University of Melbourne course. 

Tuition fees 

Commonwealth supported 

places 

A Commonwealth supported place 

is an enrolment subsidised by the 

Commonwealth Government. 

A student enrolled in a Commonwealth 

supported place contributes to the tuition 

fee for their course by paying the relevant 

HECS contribution. Subject fees are 

grouped into discipline fee bands by the 

Department of Education, Employment and 

Workplace Relations. 

Details of the student contributions payable 

by Commonwealth supported students in 

2010 will be available in September 2009. 

Please refer to www.futurestudents.unimelb. 

edu.au/fees/aust/csp 

HECS-HELP 

Students are able to pay HECS 

contributions up-front and may be eligible 

to receive a discount of 20 per cent. In 

addition, HECS-HELP loans are available 

to all eligible students who wish to defer 

payment. For more information, visit the 

government web site at www.goingtouni. 

gov.au 

Student Services and Amenities 

Fee 

Depending on the passage of 

Commonwealth Government legislation, 

students may be charged a Student 

Services and Amenities Fee in addition to 

the cost of their tuition. Further details will 

be available when legislation is passed, 

later in 2009. 

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Admission and selection for 

international students 

An international student is any student who 

is not a citizen of Australia or New Zealand, 

or who is not an Australian permanent 

resident or holder of a Permanent 

Humanitarian Visa. 

Applying 

International students currently studying the 

VCE, IB or another Australian Year 12 in an 

Australian secondary school in 2009 should 

apply through VTAC (for VTAC details see 

‘Admission and selection for Australian 

students’ on page 28). 

All other international students should apply 

directly to the University of Melbourne via 

an online form at www.futurestudents. 

unimelb.edu.au/int/apply/how-to-apply, 

or using the application form included in 

the 2010 Undergraduate Prospectus for 

International Students or through one of the 

University’s overseas representatives. You 

can find contact details for the University’s 

representatives in your country at www. 

futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/visitors/ 

osreps 

The closing date for international student 

direct applications is 20 December 2009 

for commencement in Semester 1 (March) 

or 31 May 2010 for commencement in 

Semester 2 (July). For further information, 

please contact International Admissions. 

International students applying through 

VTAC should refer to the 2010 VTAC Guide 

or www.vtac.edu.au for details of the 

relevant closing dates. 

For more information on entry requirements 

for international students please visit 

www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/int/ 

apply/ugrad 

English language 

requirements 

International applicants for undergraduate 

degrees at the University of Melbourne can 

satisfy the English language requirements 

in a number of ways. 

> Satisfactorily completing secondary 

studies in a country where English is 

the official language and gaining a 

satisfactory pass in an approved finalyear 

English subject. (Applicants from 

countries with more than one official 

language may be required to meet TOEFL 

or IELTS requirements.) 

> Satisfactorily completing the final 

two years of secondary studies at an 

approved secondary school where 

English is the language of instruction, and 

gaining a satisfactory pass in English in 

the final year. 

> Completing at least the first year of an 

approved tertiary program taught in 

English at an institution where English is 

the official language of instruction and 

assessment for the entire institution within 

the last two years. 

> Meeting the University’s TOEFL or IELTS 

(academic test) requirements in a test 

taken no more than 24 months prior to 

application. 

Test Score 

IELTS (academic 

test) 

TOEFL (paperbased 

test) 

TOEFL (computerbased 

test) 

TOEFL (Internetbased 

test) 

6.5 (no band less 

than 6) 

577 (TWE 4.5) 

233 (Essay 4.5) 

90 (no section 

score below 21) 

English language pathway 

The University of Melbourne English 

Language Bridging Program (UMELBP) 

provides a direct English language pathway 

from Hawthorn-Melbourne to specific 

courses at the University of Melbourne, 

including the Bachelor of Arts. 

Students who have achieved an overall 

IELTS (or TOEFL equivalent) band 0.5 lower 

than the Bachelor of Arts English language 

entry requirement may be eligible to join the 

UMELBP and directly enter the University 

upon successful completion of the 10-week 

program. 

Refer to the following web site for full details: 

www.hawthornenglish.com/UMELBP 

Hawthorn-Melbourne is endorsed by the 

University of Melbourne as the sole external 

provider of the University of Melbourne 

English Language Bridging Program. 

Guaranteed entry standards 

International students who meet the 

prerequisites and guaranteed ENTER (or 

equivalent) will be offered an international 

fee place. Prerequisites are detailed on 

page 28. Indicative entry requirements 

should be used only as a general guide. 

For more information about entry standards 

visit www.coursesearch.unimelb.edu.au 

Credit for previous studies 

If you have completed studies at another 

university and wish to have these credited 

towards your studies at the University of 

Melbourne, you should apply for credit 

when you first enrol in the course. For credit 

transfer arrangements specific to Hong 

Kong, Singapore and Malaysia, please visit 

the Arts web site at www.arts.unimelb.edu. 

au/international 

Tuition fees 

Tuition fees for international students are 

based upon the actual subjects undertaken 

within a course. More details about course 

fees for international students are available 

online at www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu. 

au/int/apply/fees 

Student Services and Amenities 

Fee 

Depending on the passage of 

Commonwealth Government legislation, 

students will be charged a Student Services 

and Amenities fee in addition to the cost of 

their tuition. Further details will be available 

when legislation is passed, later in 2009.

A guide to 2010 undergraduate academic entry standards for international 

students Q 

Guaranteed entry: The University of Melbourne guarantees admission to a course when an international student achieves the required 

score as listed below, has met the course prerequisites, has achieved the required grades in specified prerequisite subjects and has 

satisfied the English language requirements and there are still places available in the course at the time of acceptance. If the guaranteed 

score is not achieved then the applicant cannot be considered for entry. The guaranteed scores only apply if no further study has been 

undertaken after completion of one of these programs. 

2010 Guaranteed entry requirements 

Program 


Entry requirements 


(Media and Communications) 

2010 Guaranteed entry score 2010 Guaranteed entry score 

Australian Year 12 ENTER TER/UAI 85 90 

Trinity 82 84 

GCE Cambridge A Levels BBC (11) BBC (11) 

International Baccalaureate Diploma 31 33 

2010 Indicative entry requirements 

Program 


Entry requirements 


(Media and Communications) 

2010 Indicative entry score 2010 Indicative entry score 

Monash University Foundation Year 83 85 

University of Sydney Foundation 8.3 8.5 

UNSW Foundation Year 8.3 8.5 

University of Western Australia Foundation 83 85 

RMIT Foundation 83 85 

La Trobe University Foundation 83 85 

University of Queensland Foundation Year 83 85 

Malaysian STPM Subject Point Average 3.3 3.5 

Sri Lankan A Levels BBC (11) BBB (12) 

UEC (Malaysia) A2 A2 

USA SAT 1 (or ACT) & High School Diploma GPA SAT 1970 / ACT 30 and GPA 3.5 SAT 2020 / ACT 32 and GPA 3.7 

Ontario Secondary School Diploma 80 85 

CISCE India School Certificate 75 80 

CBSE All India Senior School Certificate 75 80 

Indian State Board Examinations (Tamil Nadu HSC, 

Maharashtra HSC or Karnataka Pre-University Certificate) 

85 90 

Norwegian Upper Secondary Certificate 4.3 4.5 

Swedish Secondary Certificate 15.5 17 

Q This information should only be used as a guide to entry to the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) at the University of Melbourne. 

Professor Saeed is the Sultan of Oman Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies. He is 

an active researcher, focusing on one of the most important issues in Islamic thought: 

the negotiation of text and contest, jihad and interpretation. He is a strong advocate of 

reform of Islamic thought and is frequently asked to present at events, both nationally 

and internationally. His publications cover Qur’anic hermeneutics, Islamic finance, Islam 

in Australia and Islamic law. 

Professor Abdullah Saeed 

Director 

Asia Institute 

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Scholarships 

Melbourne Undergraduate 

and Graduate Coursework 

Scholarships 

The Melbourne Undergraduate and 

Graduate Coursework Scholarships 

Program is one of the most generous and 

comprehensive programs in Australia. 

Our program recognises the outstanding 

academic achievement of students from 

across Victoria, interstate and overseas. 

We also acknowledge a special 

responsibility to provide access to higher 

education to those students who might 

otherwise be excluded by socioeconomic, 

cultural, geographic or other disadvantages. 

Our program incorporates the prestigious 

Melbourne National Scholarships as well as 

providing Melbourne Access Scholarships 

to Indigenous Australians and students from 

a broad range of access groups who have 

experienced ongoing circumstances which 

impact on their preparation for university 

study. 

The Scholarships Program comprises: 

Melbourne National Scholarships 

Melbourne National Scholarships are 

nationally recognised awards that are highly 

sought after by high-achieving students in 

Victoria and interstate. Applications open 

in early August and close in late October. 

These scholarships are normally offered to 

students who have an ENTER or equivalent 

of 99.9 or above. Every year, some 

scholarships are reserved for Indigenous 

students. Benefits include exemption from 

tuition fees and an annual allowance for 

the normal duration of an undergraduate 

degree. 

Melbourne Access Scholarships 

Melbourne Access Scholarships provide 

an opportunity for students from a range of 

designated access groups to study at the 

University of Melbourne. Benefits include an 

annual allowance for the normal duration of 

an undergraduate degree. 

Graduate Access Melbourne 

Bursaries 

Graduate Access Melbourne Bursaries are 

available for students enrolling in graduate 

professional entry programs through the 

Graduate Access Melbourne scheme. A list 

of eligible programs is available from our 

web site at www.services.unimelb.edu.au/ 

scholarships/radcoursework. See pages 

28–29 for more information. 

Commonwealth Scholarships 

In May 2009 the Commonwealth 

Government announced changes to the 

Commonwealth Scholarships program. 

From 2010 Commonwealth Scholarships 

will provide an annual allowance for 

up to four years to students from a low 

socioeconomic background. Such students 

who relocate to take up their studies may be 

entitled to additional support. 

For more information please see the 

Scholarships web site at www.services. 

unimelb.edu.au/scholarships 

Melbourne Global Scholarships 

Eight hundred Melbourne Global 

Scholarships with a value of up to $2500 

are available to eligible students to support 

their participation in approved International 

Student Mobility programs in their second 

or third year of undergraduate study. 

International Undergraduate 

Scholarships 

The University provides up to ten 50 per 

cent fee remission scholarships and up to 

ten 100 per cent fee remission scholarships 

for international students who are offered 

a course place at the University. No 

application is required and all students are 

automatically considered. The scholarships 

offer remission from tuition fees for the 

normal duration of an undergraduate 

course. 


Melbourne Scholarships Office 

Level 3, John Smyth Building 

Swanston Street 

The University of Melbourne 

Victoria 3010 Australia 

w www.services.unimelb.edu.au/ 

scholarships 

t +61 3 8344 8747 

f +61 3 9349 1740 

e via www.undergradschols.unimelb.edu. 

au/query 

Faculty of Arts Scholarships 

The University of Melbourne offers students 

a range of scholarships, bursaries and 

prizes to assist students financially with 

their studies and to acknowledge students 

for their superior academic achievement. 

The scholarships, bursaries and prizes are 

provided from private donations, bequests, 

endowments or Government and other 

public sources. 

The Faculty of Arts offers a range of 

generous prizes and awards across 

individual programs and disciplines, 

including for international students. Within 

the Faculty of Arts there are mainly two 

types of awards: 

> merit-based awards which are awarded to 

the students achieving the best result in a 

subject or course 

> application-based awards where students 

must make their own application–see the 

specific award for information on applying 

or the contact person listed next to the 

award. 

For further information visit 

www.arts.unimelb.edu.au/currentstudents/ 

scholarships 

www.unimelb.edu.au/unisec/awards/ 

artsindex.html

Getting involved at Melbourne 

Future Students web site 

Access the latest course information, 

read newsletters and find out about 

downloadable digital resources on iTunes U 

at www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au 

The Kwong Lee Dow 

Young Scholars Program 

The University of Melbourne’s Kwong 

Lee Dow Young Scholars Program is an 

academic enrichment program designed to 

support high-achieving Victorian and select 

New South Wales and South Australian 

border school students. 

The Program offers high-achieving Year 

11 and Year 12 students the opportunity to 

engage with the University and each other 

through an extensive program of events 

and activities at our Parkville campus. The 

students are selected into this Program 

while in Year 10. 

Participants are selected on the basis 

of their school’s endorsement and 

their own academic performance and 

leadership skills. The University particularly 

encourages nomination of Aboriginal and 

Torres Strait Islander students. 

The Program 

The University will select at least one 

student from each school to participate. 

Up to 700 Year 10 students going into Year 

11 the following year will be selected. 

Students selected as Kwong Lee Dow 

Young Scholars as Year 10 students retain 

their status as a Kwong Lee Dow Young 

Scholar through their Year 11 and 12 studies 

and the first year of University should 

they choose to enrol at the University of 

Melbourne. Participating students, their 

families and schools all receive benefits 

from the Program. 

While in secondary school, students: 

> have library access and participate in 

information tutorials 

> gain access to a dedicated online portal 

> participate in dedicated Kwong Lee Dow 

Young Scholars events and University 

events 

> stay informed via Kwong Lee Dow Young 

Scholars email updates and newsletters 

> meet like-minded students from a diverse 

range of backgrounds. 

Upon enrolment at the University of 

Melbourne, Kwong Lee Dow Young 

Scholars receive further benefits. Please 

visit the web site for details. 

More information: 

Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Office 

t +61 3 8344 5403 

e young-scholars@unimelb.edu.au 

w www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/kld 


Extension Program 

The University of Melbourne Extension 

Program provides an exciting opportunity 

for high-achieving students to undertake 

first-year university study while in Year 12. 

The subjects offered through the Extension 

Program build on VCE studies and extend 

the study to a first-year level, providing an 

excellent way to broaden knowledge and 

interest. 

The University of Melbourne Extension 

Program offers first-hand experience of 

university life, which benefits students in 

their future transition to university study. The 

Program provides an academic challenge, 

a taste of university life, the opportunity 

to become part of a community of highachieving 

students and the chance to 

gain an ENTER increment. Successful 

completion of a full year of the Extension 

Program can earn an increment of 4.0, 5.0 

or 5.5 points, depending on the level of 

results achieved. This increment can be 

used as a sixth study in the calculation of a 

student’s ENTER. 

Credit for subjects completed through 

the Extension Program is available upon 

enrolment in an undergraduate course at 

the University of Melbourne, provided that 

the Extension Program subjects can be 

studied as part of the student’s course. 

More information: 

t +61 3 8344 5538 

e extension-program@unimelb.edu.au 

w www.services.unimelb.edu.au/umep 

Community Access Program 

The Community Access Program opens 

up study opportunities so that everyone 

has a chance to enrol in a single subject 

of study and experience the benefits of 

expert tuition at the University of Melbourne. 

CAP students attend the same classes as 

degree students during semester. Students 

can undertake undergraduate and graduate 

subjects through the Community Access 

Program. 

For more information visit 

www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/ 

resources/cap.html 

Important dates for future students in 2009/2010 

Our events give you the opportunity to learn about what’s on offer and include school 

holiday events and interstate and regional information sessions. Check our web site for upto-date 

information: www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/school 

Focus on Melbourne series various dates May–July 

Access All Areas School Holiday Event Friday 3 July 

Burnley Gardens Open Day Saturday 18 July 

Open Day Parkville campus and VCA (Southbank campus) Sunday 16 August 

VTAC timely applications close for most undergraduate courses Wednesday 30 September 

VCE results released Monday 14 December 

Course Information Day for Year 12s Thursday 17 December 

VTAC first round offers released Monday 18 January 2010 

University of Melbourne enrolment January 2010 Q 

Q Dates to be confirmed. Information will be updated on www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au once available. 

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Need more information? 

Arts and Music Student Centre 

Ground Floor 

Old Arts Building 


Victoria 3010 

Australia 

t +61 3 8344 5321 / 8344 6395 

f +61 3 9347 0424 

e via http://arts-unimelb.custhelp.com 

w www.arts.unimelb.edu.au 

Open Day 2009 

Sunday 16 August 10am – 4pm 

Parkville campus 

University Information 

Course search web site: http://coursesearch.unimelb.edu.au/ 

Call the University Information Centre: 1800 801 662 

Information Centre 

Gate 3, Swanston St 


t + 61 3 8344 6543 

f + 61 3 9349 1291 

e send an email via http://unimelb.custhelp.com 


Victoria 3010, Australia 

www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au 

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