RMIT Email Update July 2015

Email Update – July 2015

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Welcome Career Advisers 2015 What’s On Calendar We hope you enjoy the July edition of the Email Update. 24 - 26 July Melbourne Careers Expo This month’s highlights include: ______3 August VTAC Applications Open  Open Day  Extension Studies at RMIT 9 August RMIT Open Day  RMIT’s New Academic Street 19 August Trades Tour

Further Info: Student Recruitment 23 August RMIT Flight Training Open Day Point Cook Tel. 03 9925 2555 Email: [email protected] ______15 September MBA and Postgrad Expo

30 September Closing date for VTAC timely applications Open Day at RMIT ______6 October Closing date for VTAC SEAS applications

______6 November Closing date for VTAC late applications

______4 December Closing date for VTAC very late applications

14 December VCE results and ATAR released

On Open Day visit the brand new Health Sciences Clinic, across the road from RMIT Bundoora at University Hill

RMIT Email Update – July 2015 Page 1 Program Information Fashion Industry School Based Apprenticeships

______RMIT Fashion and Textiles have entry programs that can also be undertaken as School Based Apprenticeships. VCE Extension Studies: Extend your VCE studies at RMIT In the Certificate III in Dry Cleaning Operations students RMIT VCE Extend allows high achieving students to get a learn, the art of fabric care – including stain removal, head start at university by offering fully accredited VCE pressing, shop assisting, customer service, money handling, extension studies. technology, machine operation – programming and maintenance. In 2016 students can choose from the following subjects: The Certificate III in Clothing Production enables students to  Calculus produce garments, make patterns, perform grading and  Computer Science cutting, sewing and finishing. This program offers pathways  Engineering into fashion, textile design and merchandising for a future  Environmental Science career.  Geospatial Science and Surveying  Project Management Further Info: Peter Bonnell  Science RMIT Fashion and Textiles VCE Extend subjects are taught at the City campus and are Tel. 03 9925 9171 counted towards students VCE and provide a boost to their ATAR. What’s Happening ‘On-Campus’ There are no fees or HECS for our VCE extension studies. ______For students who live regionally our Science, Computer Science and Environmental Science offerings are also High School Computer Science Tasters available online - making extension studies accessible to all. In June, students from Keilor Downs Secondary College Applications will be accepted from Monday 10 August until enjoyed three days of coding and web development for their Monday 7 December. Information and Communications Technology Taster. Schools are invited to bring groups of interested students to To register your interest before applications open please take part in an Information and Communications visit the RMIT Extentsion Studies page. Technology Taster day

Further Info: Further Info and to register: Kat Aspinall Robert Este Tel. 03 9925 8787 Email [email protected] Email: [email protected]

New Program - Bachelor of Engineering (Automotive Engineering)(Honours)/Bachelor of Industrial Design (Honours)

The Bachelor of Engineering (Automotive Engineering) (Honours) and Bachelor Industrial Design (Honours) is a specialised program that addresses the ongoing demand for automotive engineers with an industrial design background.

RMIT is offering this new double degree in response to the changing landscape of automotive manufacturing.

Students from Keilor Downs taking part in an ITC taster day New Program - Bachelor of Analytics

The Bachelor of Analytics (Honours) provides students with Women in Engineering Event complementary skills in analytics, tapping into studies in statistics, operations research, computer science, For National Engineering Week, RMIT is hosting a special information technologies, business, economics, finance and event for women considering a career in engineering. marketing. In conversation with guest host Sandy Rea, students will With exponential growth in available data, the analytics hear from a range of engineers and gain a real insight into a discipline has emerged as a key field requiring skilled what it would be like to be an engineering. analysts. Date: Sunday 9 August–RMIT Open Day Time: 1pm Not offered in 2016 - Electronic Product Design Engineering Location: Storey Hall, Building 16, Level 7, RMIT University program update City Campus

The Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic Product Design) Further Info: (Honours) will not be offered in 2016. Students interested in openday.rmit.edu.au/event/3371/women-in-engineering/ this area are encouraged to consider the Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic and Communication Engineering) What’s Happening ‘On-Campus’ (Honours) which covers the same study areas. ______Program Information RMIT Flight Training Open Day ______

RMIT Email Update – July 2015 Page 2 Students interested in a career as a pilot are invited to the RMIT Flight Training Open Day in Point Cook. Progressively over the next two-and-a-half years the project will upgrade the lower levels of buildings on Swanston Our experienced flight instructors are on standby to talk Street. The enclosed interiors will be replaced by light filled about your career options in aviation. learning and social spaces. From careers flying charter flights to jumbos jets, or We aim to create a vibrant campus environment and NAS teaching others to fly, there are a range of career will help us on this journey by providing student benefits that opportunities as a professional pilot. really matter, such as: Date: Sunday 23 August 2015 Time: 10am-4pm  A new media precinct opening onto the corner of Venue: RAAF Williams Base, Point Cook Franklin and Swanston Street including TV studios and Cost: Free the latest broadcast and real-time communication technologies

 The Swanston Library transformation, which doubles the library’s capacity and provides more than 2,000 study spaces

 Four levels of new study spaces spectacular rooftop views

 A new Student Hall that will co-locate key student services in one location providing better and more timely service to students

 Multiple casual collaboration spaces with 1,000 extra Come along to the RMIT Flight Training Open Day in Point Cook and seats and new food options. find out how you can take to the skies! There will be laneways connecting Bowen and Swanston Streets, glass roofed arcades and rooftop green spaces. We Scholarship Information will create more space in which students can relax and ______study while enjoying their campus life.

Scholarships available: Bachelor of Applied Science Further Info: (Medical Radiations) www.rmit.edu.au/nas

The Department of Health (Victoria) is offering five scholarships of $10,000 for nuclear medicine students studying the Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Radiations).

For information regarding eligibility and deadlines visit the RMIT website.

Further Info: RMIT Medical Sciences Tel. 03 9925 7075 Email: [email protected]

The New Academic Street project will transform the heart of RMIT’s City campus

From left: Nasat Mattar, Daniel Notting, Florence Pannaccio and Lisa Nguyen each received a Nuclear Medicine Scholarship and are now in their second year of Nuclear Medicine at RMIT What’s Happening ‘On-Campus’ ______What’s Happening ‘Off-Campus’ ______RMIT’s New Academic Street Project launches! Nuclear medicine workplace visits The New Academic Street project will transform the heart of RMIT’s City campus creating laneways, gardens, new Designed for students interested in finding out more about student spaces and better library facilities. the role nuclear medicine technologists play in the

RMIT Email Update – July 2015 Page 3 investigation, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of Clear Writing for Effective Communication disease. Comedy Writing Writing for the Web In this full day tour, students will visit nuclear medicine departments that support the Bachelor of Applied Science Website design (Medical Radiations) program. Build a Website with Adobe Muse Tour details Further Info: St Vincents Hospital RMIT Short and Single Courses Date: Thursday 24 and Friday 25 September 2015 Tel. 03 9925 8111 Time: 10-12pm www.shortcourses.rmit.edu.au

Austin Hospital Spring School Holidays - Short Courses for Students Date: Thursday 24 and Friday 25 September 2015 Time: 2 - 4pm RMIT is offering a range of short course in the Spring school Further Info and to register: holidays suitable for Year 10 – 12 students. Click here for information on St Vincents Hospital visits Click here for information on Austin Hospital visits Music, Sound, Lighting and Production Ableton Live (Music Software program) National Science Week Audio Production - Studio Recording for the Music Industry Production Lighting for Live Events National Science week celebrates science and technology across the country between 15 – 22 August. Photography Food Photography RMIT is proud to support two public Melbourne events, Folio Preparation in Photography inviting you to look at science from a different perspective. Further Info: Market of the Mind RMIT Short and Single Courses Boggle your brain with amazing science at Tel. 03 9925 8111 Market of the Mind www.shortcourses.rmit.edu.au Date: Friday 14 August Time: 5 - 9pm Location: Queensbridge Square 1 Queensbridge Street Southbank, Melbourne

Energized Fashion Runway RMIT will be hosting an Energized Fashion Runway featuring wearable technologies and e-textiles. Date: Saturday 22 August Time: 5 - 9pm Location: RMIT Storey Hall, 336 Swanston Street Learn a new skill with RMIT Media and Communication Short RMIT Live Production Students Rock at Bakehouse Studios Courses RMIT Live Production students are preparing for their annual industry-based production event.

The event, held at Bakehouse Studios in Richmond, will give students a wealth of practical experience in setting up and operating lighting and vision equipment to record a total of eighteen live bands.

The Certificate IV in Live Production and Technical Services is an ideal continuation of study for students who have completed VET in schools Music Industry or Technical Production. An ATAR score is not required and selection is by interview. Interested applicants are encouraged to attend the RMIT Open Day on Sunday 9 August to get a greater insight into the program. Further Info: RMIT Media and Communications RMIT Alumni Success Tel. 03 9925 4815 www.rmit.edu.au/media/liveproduction ______Short Courses RMIT IT students create highly successful mobile app ______A final-year project by two RMIT information technology Short Courses in Media and Communication students, Henry Bezuidenhout and Michael MacRae, has developed into a highly successful app with over half a RMIT Media and Communication are offering a range of million downloads. short course suitable for Career Advisers and teaching staff.

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RMIT Email Update – July 2015 Page 4 The First Time Pregnancy App, was developed to help Officer Assistant reassure expectant mothers about their baby’s development through the pre-natal period. Further Info: Student Recruitment The app was made available to the public via the Google Tel. 03 9925 2555 Playstore at the end of their final semester and its success Email: [email protected] has led to the start of a new business.

Helpful Websites ______

RMIT Career Adviser page www.rmit.edu.au/programs/advisers RMIT University - www.rmit.edu.au What’s on at RMIT - www.rmit.edu.au/events RMIT programs - www.rmit.edu.au/programs Campus maps - www.rmit.edu.au/about/our-locations-and- facilities/locations/ Dora Drakopoulos testing the First Time Pregnancy app with RMIT RMIT postgraduate options - www.rmit.edu.au/postgrad developers Henry Bezuidenhout (left) and Michael MacRae RMIT Village (accommodation) - www.rmitvillage.com.au RMIT publications - www.rmit.edu.au/publications

Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to ensure the information contained in this publication is accurate and current at the date of printing. RMIT University Provider Code: 00122A

RMIT Student Recruitment Team ______

Mark Scherian Kate Tangas Manager, Student Recruitment Student Recruitment Officer

Melissa Robinson Laura Currie Student Recruitment Student Recruitment Officer Officer

Cody Moore Rachel Yeung Student Recruitment Marketing and Recruitment

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