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Undergraduate Guide — 2021 Stand for purpose Start here. Stop at nothing. UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY Your time at UOW is about uncovering your CONTENTS passions and using them to make an impact. WHERE DOORS OPEN 2 CHANGE THAT MATTERS 4 As the world rapidly changes, the career WOLLONGONG 6 ahead of you may not yet exist. The YOUR FUTURE, YOUR WAY 8 technologies you’ll depend on may still CAMPUSES WOLLONGONG CAMPUS 10 UNDERGRADUATE GUIDE 2021 UNDERGRADUATE need to be invented. To help you become REGIONAL AND METRO 12 future ready, UOW focuses on teaching CAMPUSES not just specialist knowledge, but also the GLOBAL CAMPUSES 14 skills needed to embrace change and solve STUDY ABROAD 16 tomorrow’s challenges. COURSES COURSE INDEX 18 DOUBLE DEGREES 24 “I wasn’t really looking at other unis. HOW TO READ THIS GUIDE 25 I had been to so many UOW activity DEGREES 26 days throughout school and I always ENTRY PATHWAYS liked the atmosphere on campus. ADMISSION TO UOW 86 I loved all the greenery compared HIGH ACHIEVER OPTIONS 90 to the high rises you get in the city. NON-SCHOOL LEAVERS 92 When I got my offer, it felt like a UOW COLLEGE 94 weight lifted off my shoulders to ACCOMMODATION 96 know it was all there, ready for me COSTS 98 after the HSC.” IMPORTANT DATES 99 SPORTS PROGRAMS 100 OLIVIA EARLY ADMISSION 101 FOURTH YEAR STUDENT BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) 1 At UOW, we're big enough to matter, but small enough to care. You’ll receive all the support and resources you need to find your purpose and chase your dream career. Where OF WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY Number 1 5 stars 89.6% Top 20 for Skills Development, employer satisfaction 16th best modern university overall in Student Support, Learning rating for UOW graduates. university in the world NSW/ACT. Resources, Learner QILT Employer Satisfaction QS Top 50 Under 50 Rankings 2020 Quality Indicators for Learning and Engagement and Staff Survey 2020 Teaching (QILT) 2019 Qualifications. UNDERGRADUATE GUIDE 2021 UNDERGRADUATE Australian Good Universities doors Guide 2020 PERSONALISED HANDS ON JOB READY While UOW offers more than 200 Practical experience is incorporated With some of the best graduate undergraduate degrees, you’re into every UOW degree. With five- career outcomes in the world, more than just a face in the crowd. star learning resources and strong UOW is committed to getting you Our lecturers are passionate, industry partnerships, you’ll get job ready. With online and offline approachable and supportive the opportunity to gain real-world workshops, expos, personalised industry leaders. Some degrees let experiences through internships, career support and the UOWx you experience different study areas work placements, practical classes, program - designed to capture before specialising, while others industry projects and competitions. your extra-curricular activity as an let you choose multiple majors This means you will graduate with additional transcript - you'll have all or electives as you progress. This the skills employers want and the the tools you need to stand out in a flexibility ensures your degree is confidence to succeed outside competitive job market. Many UOW highly personalised. the classroom. degrees are also accredited with open relevant industry bodies to ensure your degree opens as many doors as possible. See all the tools available at uow.edu.au/careers 2 3 Pictured: UOW researchers have been working with the Vanuatu Government to support coastal fisheries development, helping to build a brighter future for the local people. Change that matters UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY World class You can people and places do so much UNDERGRADUATE GUIDE 2021 UNDERGRADUATE USING 3D PRINTERS TO VISUALISING HOW UOW is solving the MAKE ORGANS DISEASE COMES ABOUT We’re combining world-leading researchers and academics, modern world's challenges Professor Gordon Wallace is leading With Australia’s most powerful microscope research such as bio-printing cells, and a team of researchers, Distinguished technology and students – like you – to through our onsite 3D printing prosthetic ears, and Professor Antoine van Oijen is discovering experimenting with stem cells, with the more about humans at a molecular level deliver real change to the environment, research facilities aim to create a living, growing organ for – to literally see how disease comes about economy, society and culture. patients. It’s where science fiction might and find new ways to cure it. and institutes. From soon become fact. You will be inspired to combine your 3D printing human passion with purpose and make a Global Challenges Program positive impact on society. organs, to curing Seeing and understanding what’s The UOW Global Challenges Program exists to I wouldn’t be game to say there’s something happening at the molecular level will help bring together expert teams in collaboration with disease in new ways. that’s just not possible. It may take some scientists discover cures for diseases. It industry, government and the wider community. time and some genius, but we’ve got that will unlock the door to an unprecedented The magic happens when these unlikely genius in the next generation of researchers understanding of how life works. collaborators, each from varying disciplines, find that are coming through. — a shared focus for their passions. — DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR The program has almost one hundred active PROFESSOR GORDON WALLACE ANTOINE VAN OIJEN Equal 13th projects working toward the UN Sustainable in the world for economic and social Development Goals – some of the most pressing impact in the Times Higher Education global issues that affect us all. Learn more about our innovation and research including how you can have an impact: University Impact Rankings 2019 uow.info/research 4 5 The best place to be a student From a hike in the mountains, to a Parramatta swim in the ocean and all the food, SYDNEY Liverpool shopping and culture nestled in between, Sydney Airport there’s always something happening Hurstville OF WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY ay Campbelltown Sutherland in Wollongong. With thousands of w a r u students calling this coastal city home, o ay h w a 1 s it’s the ideal place for you to study. x n o i r A FULL CALENDAR ON THE MENU m p 0 p 3 – 20+ live music venues – Monday – $15 Burger + Beer at A x o Bourke St Burgers LOWER YOUR COST OF LIVING r – 100+ bars and cafes in the city centre p p – Tuesday – $3.50 Taco Tuesday – Amigos UOW – Uni nights - Wednesdays and 3 Bed House – Average Rent Weekly A WOLLONGONG Thursdays at many CBD venues – Wednesday – Seven fitty schnitty UNDERGRADUATE GUIDE 2021 UNDERGRADUATE Wollongong $490 ($7.50) at North Gong Hotel – 7+ major music festivals Ryde $640 – Thursday – Eat Street Market in the mall 0 30km Sydney $950 – Friday – $5 Pizzas at Little Prince Bar Melbourne $700 Canberra $620 Govt Data Sept 2019 SIZE MATTERS ENDLESS FUN – 3rd largest city in NSW – 17 patrolled beaches – 302,700 people living in the – 35+ NSW National Park walking tracks Wollongong region – 11 waterfalls in the region – 3,000+ businesses in the CBD – 19,000 plane jumpers per year with – 4 million+ annual Wollongong visitors Skydive the Beach – 12 art galleries – 18-26ºC summer average – 8-17ºC winter average 6 7 YOUR CAMPUS YOUR 10 YOUR COURSE YOUR Your future, 18 GET STARTED. your way CHOOSE: YOUR PATHWAY YOUR UNDERGRADUATE GUIDE 2021 UNDERGRADUATE 86 YOUR HOME YOUR 96 8 *16th in the world – QS Top 50 Under 50 Rankings 2019 9 ^Successful applicants will also be required to meet academic admission requirements for UOW/UOWC programs. YOUR CAMPUS YOUR Wollongong campus The campus has seven coffee shops, 16+ food outlets, UniBar, two banks, supermarket, hairdresser, UOW’s Wollongong campus is like a travel agent, post office, medical leafy-green suburb where you can get centre, dentist and physio. everything you need. JOIN THE CLUB BE A GOOD SPORT With more than 130 student- There are more than 60 student run clubs and societies covering sporting teams at UOW from football everything from cosplay to camping, to underwater hockey. Whether UNDERGRADUATE GUIDE 2021 UNDERGRADUATE it’s easy to meet like-minded friends you’re looking for a lunchtime kick- and have fun. Can't find one you like? around or some serious competition, Get together with at least 10 like- these teams are always on the minded students and start your own. lookout for fresh talent. Find your tribe at clubs.uow.edu.au Team up at uniactive.uow.edu.au/sports SEE A GIG OH SO CLOSE More than 100 live music acts play on campus every year. There’s even – Free shuttle buses connecting a full-blown music festival – Garden campus, CBD and the beach Party – held right on campus. – 2.4km between Wollongong Check out the upcoming gigs at - campus and the beach unilife.uow.edu.au/whats-on/ – 75km to Sydney airport – 180km of cycle ways STAY HEALTHY UOW’s recreation centre, UniActive, is the place to keep fit and healthy FEEL SAFE with a 50-metre heated swimming Our free SafeZone App and pool, two gymnasiums, more than UOW Security team are here to 80 group exercise classes each week, help ensure we have a safe and and indoor and outdoor courts for secure campus environment. basketball, tennis, hockey, soccer, football and more. The best part is UOW students get up to 30 percent off membership. 10 11 Regional & metro campuses CAMPUS YOUR You have the choice to study closer to home, and still enjoy the No matter which UOW campus you join, same UOW career-focused curriculum and graduate with the you become part of one big community same internationally recognised degree.