open day Sunday 8 August 2010 10 am – 4 pm city | brunswick | bundoora welcome to open day
A message from the CONTENTS Vice-Chancellor Get the most out of Open Day 1 Why RMIT? 2 General information 3 It is my pleasure to welcome you to Open Day 2010. Course information 4 »» Architecture, building and planning 4 An RMIT education is for you to follow »» Art and design 5 your passions and develop your talents. »» Business 8 RMIT is a place where you will find new »» Community services useful knowledge, people who share and social sciences 10 your passions and a world of different »» Computing and experiences. You will be guided to shape information technology 11 your path to success. »» Education and training 13 I always enjoy taking part in Open Day »» Engineering 14 and I wish you all the best in your »» Environment 19 personal journey. Have a great day! »» Health and medical science 21 Professor Margaret Gardner AO »» Media and communication 25 Vice-Chancellor and President »» Science 26 »» Apprenticeships and traineeships 28 Student information—opening up opportunities for everyone 29 Student life 30 Important dates 31 Frequently asked questions 32 Index 34 My Open Day Planner 36 Campus maps 37 Join the RMIT community via facebook, Free Wifi flickr, twitter, foursquare and many more. UPDATES Connect to For more info visit RMIT’s free Display and presentation times www.rmit.edu.au/interact or on mobile wireless and locations are subject to change. at www.rmit.edu.au/mobile/interact network For the most up to date details, and get open day to go! today— go to www.rmit.edu.au/openday . RMIT Open Day.
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Choosing your career is an important Explore the opportunities decision. Make sure you make an informed Take advantage of »» What are the courses available in your choice by asking the right questions. area of interest? 1. General information sessions It’s also worth considering the following »» What is the structure of the course? to help you understand life at points when thinking about your career. RMIT, how to choose the right »» What subjects/activities are compulsory? The focus is on you—have a think about: career, moving away from home, »» Does the course involve work experience scholarships, special entry schemes »» The subjects you like at school or a placement? and education abroad options. »» Your interests »» How much industry involvement will you 2. Presentations on the areas and »» Your natural talents have during the course? courses that interest you. »» Careers that appeal to you »» What are the career prospects after 3. Interest area brochures for detailed graduation? »» How long you want to study for information about course options, »» Can you participate in an international entry requirements and how to apply. Ask yourself what is important to you: study experience? 4. Information areas, displays and »» Do you want to help society? »» What do you need to get into the course? RMIT academic staff for any other »» Do you like working with facts »» What are the best presentations for questions you might have specific to and figures? you to attend? your area of interest. »» Do you enjoy working alone or with Meet RMIT’s academic staff and ask them 5. University staff, student volunteers other people? about your options. Visit information areas/ and current students to find out »» What are the skills you have? displays and attend presentations on courses more about study and life at RMIT that interest you. Ask for brochures and more »» What skills would you like to develop? 6. Tours organised by the various information. academic schools at RMIT. Check Reality check out the timetables on pages 4–27 for more information. »» Is there an ENTER/ATAR? What is it? 7. Campus maps are located at the » Is there a range of criteria (RC) to satisfy? » end of this guide. A map of City »» Are there any extra requirements or campus is located on the back prerequisites, such as an interview or cover and Brunswick and Bundoora folio? Do you need more information campuses are located on the inside about these? back cover. »» What alternative pathways are available in case you don’t meet all the entry requirements? »» Can you get a scholarship? What are the other options available to help fund your studies?
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| RMIT university open day 2010 1 why RMIT?
RMIT University is one of Australia’s leading Work-relevant learning educational institutions, producing some Every course at RMIT has been designed to Study the World of the most employable graduates in prepare you for the professions of the future. Education Abroad the country. No matter what you choose to study, you will Be part of RMIT’s global advantage and RMIT has an international reputation for have the opportunity to participate in work- spend part of your studies overseas. It will excellence in work-relevant education, relevant learning. not lengthen the time of your course and high quality research, and engagement with financial assistance is available. the needs of industry and the community. This includes: With more than 70,000 students throughout »» work placements and internships RMIT offers students the opportunity to the world, it is one of the largest universities in tour, work or study overseas. More than »» design projects and product development the country. 150 partner universities to choose from for clients including RMIT’s very own campuses Global advantage »» access to industry mentors, who will in Vietnam. Visit Education Abroad Today’s working world is increasingly global in engage you in realistic work tasks at Building 15 on the City campus to outlook and action and it is therefore vital that »» offshore supervised work and research; discover the world of opportunities Australian graduates don’t get left behind. product, design and project competitions available to you. RMIT prides itself on being a truly international »» industry and community projects, both RMIT Vietnam— university providing endless opportunities for domestic and international study overseas for a semester you to combine overseas travel with work, »» cross discipline and sector projects, RMIT’s two campuses in Vietnam study or volunteering. involving industry and community (Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi) offer a Did you know? »» work-relevant role plays range of business, IT and education »» art exhibitions courses to students from all over the More than 1600 RMIT students from world. Visit the General Information all disciplines have been provided with Research excellence Marquee to find out how you can opportunities to work overseas with some RMIT is at the forefront of research that affects spend a semester or two at a Vietnam of the world’s leading companies, including everyday lives, producing a dynamic range of campus as part of your unique university respected names such as Airbus, EADS, research activity, creating a buzz and inspiring experience. Bentley Motors, the Siemens Group, IBM, students to greater heights. Nestle, Robert Bosch, Volkswagen and the Study Tours Rolls-Royce Group. Inspirational RMIT research includes: Immerse yourself... study tours »» Investigating the connections between For more information, visit overseas www.rmit.edu.au/riierp . nutrition, exercise and muscle mass Overseas study tours provide an »» Dramatically improving the effectiveness of opportunity to plunge into the cultural drug-testing in sport and business environment of other Did you know? »» RMIT alumnus showing NASA the future of countries. Two to three week tours space suits In 2009, the Times Higher Education provide a fun and focused educational supplement survey ranked RMIT »» Finding a better way to predict bushfire experience. behaviour in the top five internationalised Education Abroad and RMIT Vietnam universities, and 60th in the world for »» Unveiling Australia’s first hydrogen racing will run information sessions at producing work-ready graduates. car at RMIT 11 am and 1 pm (see page 3 for details). »» Conducting studies that offer hope for pain sufferers »» Mega-cities and globalisation »» Using gold to detect meningococcal disease Get involved with RMIT’s renowned research and help contribute to a better world. Visit www.rmit.edu.au/research for more information.
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Open Day is the one day of the year when all three Melbourne campuses open their doors to showcase courses, facilities, staff and students. To start off the day, try one of the general information presentations or visit the General Information Marquee to help get your bearings. General information presentations
Time City City City Brunswick Bundoora Bldg 56, Level 3 Bldg 56, Level 3, Room 95 Bldg 56, Level 4, Room 81 Bldg 515, Level 1, Room 27 Bldg 202, Level 2 Room 82, Lecture Theatre Classroom Lecture Theatre Multipurpose Room PitSpace Gallery (via Queensberry Street) 10 am Introduction to RMIT Including info on scholarships and special entry schemes 10.30 am Introduction to RMIT Introduction to RMIT Including info on scholarships Including info on scholarships and special entry schemes and special entry schemes 11 am Education Abroad Choosing your course Study overseas or career (including RMIT Vietnam) A personal development workshop 11.30 am Introduction to RMIT Including info on scholarships and special entry schemes 12 pm New to Melbourne Housing and finance 12.30 pm Introduction to RMIT Introduction to RMIT Including info on scholarships Including info on scholarships and special entry schemes and special entry schemes 1 pm Education Abroad Choosing your course Study overseas or career (including RMIT Vietnam) A personal development workshop 1.30 pm Introduction to RMIT Including info on scholarships and special entry schemes 2 pm New to Melbourne Housing and finance 2.30 pm Introduction to RMIT Introduction to RMIT Including info on scholarships Including info on scholarships and special entry schemes and special entry schemes
SHORT COURSES Find your way GIVE YOU around campus! Need directions? AN OVERVIEW Visit the information marquees spread »» Career Discovery— around campus for your convenience, Building Design and Drawing or ask one of the staff or student »» Folio Preparation in Studio Textiles volunteers to help you out. and Design—Intensive See the maps at the end of this guide Visit the General Information Marquees for the location of: Open Day is a great starting point for advice and on each campus information General Information Marquees Tel. +61 3 9925 8111 Directions Marquees Email: [email protected] www.shortcourses.rmit.edu.au
| RMIT university open day 2010 3 architecture, building and planning
Careers TAFE/Degree Campus Information areas/displays Presentations
Architecture Degree City Bldg 8, Level 12 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm (joint information session with Landscape Architecture), 2 pm, 3 pm Bldg 8, Level 11, Room 68 Building and Construction TAFE City Bldg 45, Level 1, Room 9 12.30 pm Bldg 56, Level 3, Room 93 Tour following presentation Building Design TAFE City Bldg 94, Level 5 11 am, 2.45 pm (Architectural) Bldg 94, Level 1 (Lecture Theatre) Construction Management Degree City Bldg 8, Level 8 (Student lounge) 11.30 am, 1.30 pm Bldg 8, Level 8, Room 44 Landscape Architecture Degree City Bldg 8, Level 12 10 am, 2 pm Bldg 8, Level 11, Room 61 12 pm (joint information session with Architecture), 1 pm Bldg 8, Level 11, Room 68 Landscape Architecture/ Double degree City Bldg 8, Level 12 10 am, 2 pm Planning Bldg 8, Level 11, Room 61 12 pm, 1 pm Bldg 8, Level 11, Room 68 Planning Degree City Sustainability Hub Sustainability Hub Bldg 8, Level 2 (Kaleide Theatre) foyer 11 am—Bldg 8, Level 2, Room 8 (University Function Room) 2 pm—Bldg 8, Level 2 (Kaleide Theatre) Project Management Degree City Bldg 8, Level 8 (Student lounge) 12 pm, 2 pm Bldg 8, Level 8, Room 44 Property Degree City Bldg 8, Level 8 (Student lounge) 11 am, 1 pm Bldg 8, Level 8, Room 44 Property Services TAFE City Bldg 45, Level 1, Room 9 12.30 pm Bldg 56, Level 3, Room 93 Tour following presentation Valuation Degree City Bldg 8, Level 8 (Student lounge) 11 am, 1 pm Bldg 8, Level 8, Room 44
step back in time New space for Property, See page 30 for information on Construction and Project guided tours of Bldg 20 Management students (former Magistrates Court) The School of Property, Construction and Project This historic building is not Management has opened its new student normally open to the public. lounge and teaching space. These spaces were designed for students and teachers to network, share ideas and experiences, and to study and relax together. Check out the new student space School of Architecture and Design in Bldg 8, Level 8, of the City campus. student artwork on display at RMIT’s 2009 Open Day
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Careers TAFE/Degree Campus Information areas/displays Presentations
Animation and Degree City Bldg 7, Level 3, Rooms 9 and 24 10.30 am, 12.30 pm, 2.30 pm Interactive Media Bldg 9, Level 1 (Radio Theatre) Communication Design Degree City Bldg 9, Level 3, 11.15 am, 12.15 pm, 1.15 pm, Rooms 3, 4a, 4b, 5a and 5b 2.15 pm, 3.15 pm Bldg 9, Level 3, Rooms 6a and 6b Design— TAFE Brunswick and City Brunswick—Bldg 515, Level 3 Brunswick—11 am, 1.30 pm Certificate IV City—Bldg 94, Level 5 Bldg 515, Level 1, Room 27 Digital Art Degree City Bldg 14, Level 11, Room 37 11.30am, 1.30 pm Bldg14, Level 11, Room 1 Fashion Design Degree City Bldg 8, Level 10 10 am, 11 am, 12.30 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm Bldg 8, Level 10, Room 22 Fashion Design and TAFE and degree Brunswick Bldg 513, Level 3 12.40 pm, 2.20 pm Technology Bldg 514, Level 2, Room 1 (Auditorium)
Fashion and Textiles TAFE and degree Brunswick Bldg 511, ground floor 10.40 am, 1.20 pm Merchandising Bldg 514, Level 2, Room 1 (Auditorium) Fine Art Degree City 10.30 am, 11.30 am, 1.30 pm, 2.30 pm Bldg 5, Level 3, Room 1 Fine Art—Ceramics Degree City Bldg 4, Level 1
Fine Art—Drawing Degree City Bldg 4, Level 5
Fine Art—Fine Art Degree City Bldg 5, Level 3, Room 2 Photography Fine Art—Gold & Degree City Bldg 2, Level 1 Silversmithing Fine Art—Media Arts Degree City Bldg 2, Level 2 (Gallery)
Fine Art—Painting Degree City Bldg 2, Level 2, 3 and 4
Fine Art—Printmaking Degree City Bldg 49, Level B
MUST SEE Fashion Parades at Brunswick campus Bldg 514, café 11 am, 12 pm and 1 pm Footage from the 2009 Fashion Parade will be televised at City campus and Federation Square. Come along to Brunswick to see the latest fashion trends.
| RMIT university open day 2010 5 art & design
Careers TAFE/Degree Campus Information areas/displays Presentations
Fine Art—Sculpture Degree City Bldg 37, Level 1 (enter via A’Beckett St)
Fine Art—Sound Degree City Bldg 2, Level 2 (Gallery)
Footwear TAFE Brunswick Bldg 513, Level 2 12.40 pm, 2.20 pm Bldg 514, Level 2, Room 1 (Auditorium)
Furniture Design Associate degree City Bldg 94, Level 5 and Bldg 71, Level 2 Furniture Design TAFE City Bldg 94, Level 5 and and Technology Bldg 71, Level 2 Furniture Making Pre-apprenticeship City Bldg 94, Level 5 and All day and apprenticeship Bldg 71, Level 2 and Cabinet Making Bldg 94, Level 5 Games Graphic Design Degree City Bldg 14, Level 11, Room 01 and 37 11.30 am, 1.30 pm Bldg 14, Level 11, Room 1 Graphic Design TAFE Brunswick and City Brunswick—Bldg 515, Level 3 Brunswick—11.20 am, 1.30 pm City—Bldg 94, Level 5 Bldg 515, Level 1, Room 27 Industrial Design Degree City Bldg 88, Level 5 10 am, 11.30 am, 1.30 pm, 3 pm Bldg 88, Level 5, Room 5 Interactive Digital Media TAFE City Bldg 94, Level 6, Rooms 11 and 13 12.15 pm, 1.45 pm, 3.15 pm Bldg 94, Level 1, Room 6 (Lecture Theatre)
Did you know? The School of Art at RMIT University is a leading Australian international art school. It fosters a culture premised on global links involving students, artists, writers, academics, communities and arts organisations from around the world, where individuals and groups freely explore and attempt to define new Students Kathleen Oppenheim and Erin Hoffrichter Graphic design student artwork on display collaborative cultural intersections. show their wares at Brunswick campus A number of international projects ranging from symposiums to Industrial Design publications, exhibitions, exchanges, »» How to draw a car residencies, events and community demonstration—(11am and projects are facilitated and organised 1 pm, Bldg 88, Level 5) throughout the year, internationally »» Have a go on Apple’s new and within Australia. iPad—bring your iPhone along to learn the latest apps! (throughout the day, Bldg 88, Level 5)
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Careers TAFE/Degree Campus Information areas/displays Presentations
Interior Decoration TAFE City Bldg 94, Level 5 11.30 am, 3.15 pm and Design Bldg 94, Level 1 (Lecture Theatre) Interior Design Degree City Bldg 8, Level 11 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 3 pm Bldg 8, Level 11, Room 61 Music Industry TAFE City Bldg 94, Level 2, Rooms 25 and 26 10.30 am, 12.15 pm, 2 pm (Technical Production) Bldg 94, Level 1, Room 11 (Small Auditorium) Photography Degree City Bldg 36, Level 2 and 3 11.30 am, 1 pm, 2.30 pm Bldg 36, AV Theatre Photoimaging TAFE City Bldg 94, Level 4, Rooms 14 and 16 1.15 pm, 2.45 pm Bldg 94, Level 1, Room 6 (Lecture Theatre)
Printing and Graphic Arts— Pre-apprenticeship, Brunswick Bldg 515, Level 1 Information session Digital Production, Graphic apprenticeship and and City Bldg 94, Level 5 12.30 pm Pre-press, Multimedia, Printing, TAFE Cardigan Street Bldg 515, Level 1 Print Finishing, Screen Printing, Desktop Publishing Product Design TAFE City Bldg 94, Level 5
Screen and Media TAFE City Bldg 94, Level 2, Rooms 26 and 27 11 am, 12.45 pm, 2.30 pm Bldg 94, Level 1, Room 11 (Small Auditorium) Textile Design Degree Brunswick Bldg 512, Level 1, Room 20 and 23 11.20 am, 1.40 pm Bldg 513, Levels 1 and 2 Bldg 514, Level 2, Room 1 (Auditorium) Textile Technology Degree Brunswick Bldg 512, foyer
Textile Design and TAFE Brunswick Bldg 512, Level 1, Rooms 7, 20 and 31 11.40 am, 2.00 pm Development Bldg 513, Levels 1 and 2 Bldg 514, Level 2, Room 1 (Auditorium) Visual Arts TAFE City Bldg 94, Level 6
Visual Merchandising TAFE City Bldg 94, Level 2, Room 44 MUST SEE Life Drawing demonstration 10 am – 4 pm Building 4, Level 5, Room 6 City campus
Student artwork
| RMIT university open day 2010 7 business
Careers TAFE/Degree Campus Information areas/displays Presentations
Accounting TAFE City Bldg 13, Level 2, Room 29
Professional Accountancy Degree City Bldg 13, Level 2, Room 29 Every 20 minutes and Accountancy from 10.20 am to 3.40 pm Bldg 13, Level 2, Room 30 Advertising TAFE City Alumni Courtyard 11.15 am, 1.45 pm Bldg 13, Level 3, Room 9 Business Associate degree City Alumni Courtyard
Business Administration TAFE City Alumni Courtyard—multimedia display
Business Degree City Alumni Courtyard 10.45 am, 11.45 am, 1.15 pm, 2.45 pm Information Systems Bldg 13, Level 4, Room 4 Bldg 13, Level 4, Room 3 Bldg 10, Level 4, Room 31 (TV Lounge) Business Degree City Alumni Courtyard postgraduate courses Business - City Alumni Courtyard study tours and exchange Conveyancing TAFE City Alumni Courtyard
Economics and Finance Degree City Bldg 13, Level 3, Room 13 10.45 am, 1 pm Bldg 13, Level 3, Room 9 Economics and Finance— Degree City Bldg 13, Level 3, Room 13 Honours Entrepreneurship Degree City Bldg 13, Level 4, Room 5 10.45 am, 1.15 pm Bldg 13, Level 4, Room 7 Financial Planning Degree City Bldg 13, Level 3, Room 13
Financial Services TAFE City Bldg 13, Level 3, Room 13
Frontline Management— TAFE City Alumni Courtyard traineeship Honours in business Degree City Bldg 13, Level 4, Room 4
Best Business Practice Business at RMIT covers everything from accounting, finance, management and business administration to advertising, marketing, logistics and international business. To find out more visit Building 13 and Alumni Courtyard on RMIT’s City campus for all your business study needs.
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Careers TAFE/Degree Campus Information areas/displays Presentations
Information Technology TAFE City Bldg 13, Level 4, Room 4 11.15 am, 12.45 pm, 1.45 pm Bldg 13, Level 4, Room 3 Information Technology— TAFE City Bldg 13, Level 4, Room 4 traineeship and cadetship International Business TAFE City Bldg 13, Level 4, Room 6 11.45 am, 1.45 pm Bldg 13, Level 4, Room 7 International Business Degree City Bldg 13, Level 4, Room 6 11.15 am, 2.15 pm Bldg 13, Level 4, Room 7 Juris Doctor Postgraduate City Alumni Courtyard
Legal Practice TAFE City Alumni Courtyard
Logistics TAFE City Bldg 13, Level 4, Room 1 11.45 am, 1.45 pm Bldg 13, Level 4, Room 7 Logistics and Supply Chain Degree City Alumni Courtyard 12.15 pm, 2.15 pm Management— Bldg 13, Level 4, Room 1 Bldg 13, Level 4, Room 3 including Open Universities Australia (OUA) Management TAFE City Alumni Courtyard 12.45 pm Bldg 13, Level 4, Room 7 Management Degree City Bldg 13, Level 4, Room 8 10.15 am, 12.15 pm, 2.45 pm Bldg 13, Level 4, Room 7 Marketing TAFE City Bldg 13, Level 3, Room 5 10.45 am, 12.45 pm Bldg 13, Level 3, Room 7 Marketing Degree City Bldg 13, Level 3, Room 5 11.15 am, 1.15 pm, 2.45 pm Bldg 13, Level 3, Room 7 MBA/MBA Executive Postgraduate City Alumni Courtyard
Public Relations TAFE City Alumni Courtyard 12.15 pm, 2.15 pm Bldg 13, Level 4, Room 9
more info? RMIT has one of the largest range of computing and IT courses in Victoria. For more information about computing and IT courses, see pages 11 and 12.
| RMIT university open day 2010 9 community services and social sciences
Careers TAFE/Degree Campus Information areas/displays Presentations
Aged Care Work TAFE City Bldg 51, Level 3, Room 11
Criminal Justice Degree City Bldg 51, Level 3, Room 03 10.30 am, 11.30 am, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm Administration Bldg 51, Level 3, Room 02 Disability Work TAFE City Bldg 51, Level 3, Room 11
International Studies Degree City Bldg 37, Level 3 10.30 am, 11.30 am, 12.30 pm, 1.30 pm, 2.30 pm, 3.30 pm Bldg 37, Level 3, Room 4 Justice TAFE City Bldg 51, Level 2, Room 14 Crime scene Bldg 51, Level 2, Room 13 Language TAFE and Degree City Bldg 37, Level 3, Room 16
Legal and Dispute Studies Degree City Bldg 51, Level 3, Room 04 12.30 pm Bldg 51, Level 3, Room 02 Psychology Degree City Bldg 51, Level 3, Room 8 11 am, 12.30 pm, 2 pm (Social Science) Bldg 51, Level 3, Room 10 Social Work Degree City Bldg 51, Level 3, Room 9 10.30 am, 12 pm, 1.30 pm Bldg 51, Level 3, Room 10 Social Work/Psychology Double degree City Bldg 51, Level 3, Room 9 10.30 am, 12 pm, 1.30 pm (Social Science) Bldg 51, Level 3, Room 10 Translating and Interpreting TAFE and Degree City Bldg 51, Level 3, Room 6
Youth Work TAFE City Bldg 51, Level 3, Room 11
Youth Work Degree City Bldg 51, Level 3, Room 11 11.30 am, 1 pm, 2.30 pm Bldg 51, Level 3, Room 10
Did you know? Dramatic RMIT offers languages at all levels of study. You can study a certificate in language at TAFE. You crime scene can also take a language elective in your bachelor Like to watch crime scene dramas degree studies, or as part of your PhD; or if you like, and learn about the Australian simply study a language as a single subject (known as legal system? a single course). Visit the ‘Dramatic Crime Scene’ Gain the linguistic skills and cultural knowledge to in Bldg 51, Level 2, Room 13 communicate with people around the world and to solve the latest crime mystery... contribute to diverse communities. RMIT offers electives in Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, City campus Japanese and Spanish. If you’re thinking of taking a ‘gap’ year, what about studying Japanese or Chinese in intensive mode? Find out more: Bldg 37, Level 3, Room 16
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Careers TAFE/Degree Campus Information areas/displays Presentations
Business Degree City Computing and IT Hub 10.45 am, 11.45 am, 1.15 pm, 2.45 pm Information Systems Bldg 10, Level 4, Room 31 (TV Lounge) Bldg 13, Level 4, Room 3 Alumni Courtyard Bldg 13, Level 4, Room 4 Computer Science Degree City Computing and IT Hub The future of ICT Bldg 10, Level 4, Room 31 10.30 am, 1 pm (Application Programming, Bldg 12, Level 10, Room 2 Computational Mathematics, Displays and activites Imbedded Systems, Network »» Tracking the eyes of internet users New Bachelor of Computer Science Programming, Security, System (eye tracking movement demo) (Database Systems) Administration, Web Systems) Bldg 14, Level 9, Room 15 11.30 am, 2 pm Bldg 12, Level 10, Room 2 »» Demonstration of database applications Building intelligent machines (new Bachelor of Computer Science 12 pm (Database Systems) degree) Bldg 12, Level 10, Room 2 Bldg 14, Level 9, Room 23 Computing Degree City Computing and IT Hub I am stepping IT up—IT trend updates and Internet Technology Bldg 10, Level 4, Room 31 and information from selection officers 12.30 pm, 2.30 pm Displays and activites Bldg 12, Level 10, Room 2 »» Build your own super computer (simulation game) New Bachelor of Computer Science Bldg 14, Level 10, Room 9 (Database Systems) 11.30 am, 2 pm Bldg 12, Level 10, Room 2 Computing Studies Degree City Computing and IT Hub The future of ICT Bldg 10, Level 4, Room 31 10.30 am, 1 pm Bldg 12, Level 10, Room 2 Displays and activites »» Working with robots Bldg 14, Level 10 Database Systems Degree City Bldg 14, Level 9, Rooms 15 and 23
Digital Art Degree City Bldg 14, Level 11, Room 37 11.30 am, 1.30 pm Bldg 14, Level 11, Room 1 more info? highlights For more information about »» Tracking the eyes of internet users »» Gallery of evolutionary arts business courses, Bldg 14, Level 9, Room 15 Bldg 14, Level 10 see pages 8 and 9. »» Build your own super computer »» Working with robots (simulation game) Bldg 14, Level 10 Bldg 14, Level 10, Room 9 »» Student project demo »» Demonstration of database Bldg 14, Level 10 applications—new Bachelor of Computer Science (Database Systems) degree Bldg 14, Level 9, Room 23
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Careers TAFE/Degree Campus Information areas/displays Presentations
Games and Degree City Computing and IT Hub I am stepping IT up—IT trend updates Graphics Programming (IT) Bldg 10, Level 4, Room 31 and information from selection officers 12.30 pm, 2.30 pm Displays and activites Bldg 12, Level 10, Room 2 »» Gallery of evolutionary arts student project demo Bldg 14, Level 10 Games Graphic Design Degree City Bldg 14, Level 11, Rooms 01 and 37 11.30 am, 1.30 pm Bldg 14, Level 11, Room 1 Games, Graphics Degree City Computing and IT Hub I am stepping IT up—IT trend updates and Digital Media Bldg 10, Level 4, Room 31 and information from selection officers 12.30 pm, 2.30 pm (Computer Science) Displays and activites Bldg 12, Level 10, Room 2 »» Animation demo, games and student demos Bldg 14, Level 11, Room 37 Information Technology Associate degree City Computing and IT Hub Bldg 10, Level 4, Room 31 Information Technology Degree City Computing and IT Hub The future of ICT (Applications Programming, Bldg 10, Level 4, Room 31 10.30 am, 1 pm Business Applications, Bldg 12, Level 10, Room 2 Displays and activies Mulitmedia Design, Network Bldg 14, Level 10 Building intelligent machines Programming, Systems 12 pm Administration, Web Systems) »» Working with robots Bldg 12, Level 10, Room 2 »» Gallery of evolutionary arts »» Student project demo Multimedia Systems Design Degree City Displays and activies I am stepping IT up—IT trend updates (Information Technology) »» Demonstration of and information from selection officers database applications Bldg 12, Level 10, Room 2 (new Bachelor of Computer Science 10.30 am, 1 pm, 2.30 pm (Database Systems) degree) Bldg 94, Level 1, Room 6 Bldg 14, Level 9, Room 23 (Lecture Theatre) The future of ICT 10.30 am, 1 pm Bldg 12, Level 10, Room 2 Network Computing Degree City Bldg 14, Level 9, Rooms 15 and 23 Software Engineering Degree City Displays and activies Software architects—they’ve got IT! »» Build your own super computer 11 am, 1.30 pm (simulation game) Bldg 12, Level 10, Room 2 Bldg 14, Level 10, Room 9
Computing and IT Hub Get connected at the Computing highlights and IT Hub for information on »» Tracking the eyes of internet users »» Gallery of evolutionary arts careers in programming, and games Bldg 14, Level 9, Room 15 Bldg 14, Level 10 and software. »» Build your own super computer »» Working with robots Tours to demonstration areas (simulation game) Bldg 14, Level 10 departing regularly. Bldg 14, Level 10, Room 9 »» Student project demo Bldg 10, Level 4 »» Demonstration of database Bldg 14, Level 10 applications—new Bachelor of Computer Science (Database Systems) degree Bldg 14, Level 9, Room 23
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Careers TAFE/Degree Campus Information areas/displays Presentations
Early Childhood Teaching Degree Bundoora west Bldg 220, Level 2, Room 1 10.30 am, 12.30 pm Bldg 220, Level 2, Room 01 Education Degree Bundoora west Bldg 220, Level 3, Room 23 10.30 am, 12.30 pm, 2.30 pm (primary teaching) Bldg 220, Level 2, Room 20
Education Degree Brunswick Bldg 514, Level 1, Rooms 02 and 2C 10 am, 12.20 pm, 2.40 pm (primary teaching— Bldg 514, Level 2, Room 1 (Auditorium) art specialisation) Education/Disability Double degree Bundoora west Bldg 220, Level 3, Room 23 10.30 am, 12.30 pm (primary and special Bldg 220, Level 3, Room 24 education teaching) ESL TAFE City Bldg 94, Level 3, Foyer (Access and Further Study) ESL (Access) for Overseas Qualified Nurses Further Education TAFE City Bldg 94, Level 3, Foyer General Education for Adults Graduate Diploma Postgraduate Bundoora west Information sessions of Education 11.30 am, 1.30 pm (Early Childhood) Bldg 220, Level 2, Room 01
Graduate Diploma Postgraduate Bundoora west Information sessions of Education 11.30 am, 1.30 pm (Primary) Bldg 220, Level 2, Room 20
Graduate Diploma Postgraduate Bundoora west Information sessions of Education 11.30 am, 1.30 pm (Secondary) Bldg 220, Level 3, Room 24
Physical Education Degree Bundoora west Displays and information 11.30 am, 1 pm, 2.30 pm Bldg 203, Level 3 Bldg 207, Level 3, Room 1 Tours Every 30 minutes from 10.15 am to 3.15 pm Bldg 203, Level 3 VCE, VCE for Adults, VCAL TAFE City Bldg 51, Level 5, Room 10
Work Education TAFE City Bldg 51, Level 3, Room 11
DID you know? There are different pathways to becoming a teacher. You can study an education degree after completing Year 12 or you can study a postgraduate education degree after completing any other bachelor degree. See the 2011 Education and Training interest area brochure for more information. Apply for these education degree and postgraduate courses through VTAC.
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Careers TAFE/Degree Campus Information areas/displays Presentations
Advanced Manufacturing Degree City and City—Engineering Hub City—10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm and Mechatronics Bundoora east (Storey Hall Auditorium) Engineering Hub (Storey Hall Lecture Theatre) Engineering Bundoora east—information Tours to laboratories following Bldg 251, Level 2, cafeteria presentations Tours departing regularly Aerospace (Mechanical, TAFE City Engineering Hub 10.30 am, 1.30 pm Maintenance, (Storey Hall Auditorium) Bldg 56, Level 3, Room 93 Manufacturing) Information and displays Tours following presentations Bldg 57, Level 1, Rooms 1, 3, 4 Aerospace Engineering Degree City and City—Engineering Hub City—10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm Bundoora east (Storey Hall Auditorium) Engineering Hub Bundoora east— (Storey Hall Lecture Theatre) Bldg 251, Level 2, cafeteria Tours to laboratories following Tours to laboratories departing regularly presentations Aerospace Engineering/ Double degree City and City—Engineering Hub City—10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm Management Bundoora east (Storey Hall Auditorium) Engineering Hub Bundoora east— (Storey Hall Lecture Theatre) Bldg 251, Level 2, cafeteria Tours to laboratories following Tours to laboratories departing regularly presentations Airline Pilot TAFE City Engineering Hub 10.30 am, 1.30 pm (Storey Hall Auditorium) Bldg 56, Level 3, Room 93 Automotive Engineering Degree City and City—Engineering Hub City—10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm Bundoora east (Storey Hall Auditorium) Engineering Hub Bundoora east— (Storey Hall Lecture Theatre) Bldg 251, Level 2, cafeteria Tours to laboratories following Tours to laboratories departing regularly presentations Aviation Degree City and City—Engineering Hub City—10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm Bundoora east (Storey Hall Auditorium) Engineering Hub Bundoora east— Bldg 251, Level 2, (Storey Hall Lecture Theatre) cafeteria Tours to laboratories departing regularly
must see Engineering HuB RMIT is one of Australia’s largest engineering universities with specialist Formula SAE Cars qualifications including: Experience the building and design »» Aerospace »» Electrical of the new carbon fibre Formula »» Automotive »» Electronic and Communication Cars, with students and staff on hand to answer any questions. »» Chemical »» Mechanical Bldg 255, Bundoora campus east »» Civil and Infrastructure »» Mechatronics/Advanced Manufacturing »» Computer and Network Want to talk about putting your design and problem-solving skills into a degree or an advanced diploma in engineering? Visit the Engineering Hub on the City campus, Storey Hall, Bldg 16, Swanston Street.
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Chemical Engineering Degree City Engineering Hub 11 am, 1 pm (Storey Hall Auditorium) Engineering Hub (Storey Hall Lecture Theatre) Demonstrations 12 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm Bldg 7, Level 1, Room 8 Chemical Engineering/ Double degree City Engineering Hub 11 am, 1 pm Applied Chemistry (Storey Hall Auditorium) Engineering Hub (Storey Hall Lecture Theatre) Chemical Engineering/ Demonstrations Biotechnology 12 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm Bldg 7, Level 1, Room 8 Chemical Engineering/ Food Technology Chemical Engineering/ Management Chemical Engineering/ Double degree City Science Hub Biotechnology Bldg 28, Level 5 Civil and Infrastructure Degree City Engineering Hub 11 am, 1 pm Engineering (Storey Hall Auditorium) Engineering Hub Demonstrations (Storey Hall Lecture Theatre) 12 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm Bldg 10, Level 3, Room 1 Civil and Double degree City Engineering Hub 11 am, 1 pm Infrastructure Engineering/ (Storey Hall Auditorium) Engineering Hub Management Demonstrations (Storey Hall Lecture Theatre) 12 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm Bldg 10, Level 3, Room 1 Civil Engineering TAFE City Engineering Hub 12.30 pm (Storey Hall Auditorium) Bldg 56, Level 3, Room 93
Computer and Degree City Engineering Hub 10.30 am, 12 pm, 1.30 pm, 2.30 pm Network Engineering (Storey Hall Auditorium) Engineering Hub (Storey Hall), Level 7 Displays Bldg 10, Level 9, Rooms 11, 12, 13, 14 Computer and Double degree City Engineering Hub 10.30 am, 12 pm, 1.30 pm, 2.30 pm Network Engineering/ (Storey Hall Auditorium) Engineering Hub (Storey Hall), Level 7 Computer Science Displays Bldg 10, Level 9, Rooms 11, 12, 13, 14
Engineers must see Without Interested in Learning to Fly? Borders RMIT instructing staff are here to answer your questions: Sunday 8 August, Storey Hall, City campus. Engineering Hub (Storey Hall auditorium foyer) Sunday 12 September, Point Cook site, RAAF Base Williams, Point Cook. Activities include: information sessions, static aircraft displays, RAAF museum, flying displays and one-on-one advice on RMIT courses and career prospects.
must see bundoora east lab tours and demonstrations »» Advanced Manufacturing/Mechatronics Laboratory Civil engineering demonstrations »» Automotive Laboratories 12 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm »» Composite and Polymer Laboratory Bldg 10, Level 3, Room 1 »» Material testing »» RMIT SAGE Automation Centre »» RMIT LMS International Australian Centre for Noise Vibration Harshness Tours leave from Bundoora east cafeteria.
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Careers TAFE/Degree Campus Information areas/displays Presentations
Computer and Double degree City Engineering Hub 10.30 am, 12 pm, 1.30 pm, 2.30 pm Network Engineering/ (Storey Hall Auditorium) Engineering Hub (Storey Hall), Level 7 Management Displays Bldg 10, Level 9, Rooms 11, 12, 13, 14 Computer Systems TAFE City Engineering Hub 11.30 am, 2.30 pm Engineering (Storey Hall Auditorium) Bldg 56, Level 3, Room 93 Demonstrations Tours following presentations Bldg 56, Level 7, Room 95 Electrical and Degree City Engineering Hub 10.30 am, 12 pm, 1.30 pm, 2.30 pm Electronic Engineering (Storey Hall Auditorium) Engineering Hub (Storey Hall), Level 7 Displays Bldg 10, Level 9, Rooms 11, 12, 13, 14 Electrician and TAFE City Trial-A-Trade 10 am to 4 pm Instrumentation Apprenticeship Bldg 45, Level 1, Rooms 7 and 8 Bldg 56, Level 3, Room 93 Demonstrations Tours following presentations 1 pm and 3 pm Bldg 56, Level 2, Room 19 Electrical Engineering Degree City Engineering Hub 10.30 am, 12 pm, 1.30 pm, 2.30 pm (Storey Hall Auditorium) Engineering Hub (Storey Hall), Level 7 Displays Bldg 10, Levels 2 and 9, Rooms 11, 12, 13, 14 Electrical Engineering/ Double degree City Engineering Hub 10.30 am, 12 pm, 1.30 pm, 2.30 pm Commerce (Storey Hall Auditorium) Engineering Hub (Storey Hall), Level 7 Displays Bldg 10, Levels 2 and 9, Rooms 11, 12, 13, 14 Electrical Engineering/ Double degree City Engineering Hub 10.30 am, 12 pm, 1.30 pm, 2.30 pm Management (Storey Hall Auditorium) Engineering Hub (Storey Hall), Level 7 Displays Bldg 10, Levels 2 and 9, Rooms 11, 12, 13, 14 Electrical Technology TAFE City Engineering Hub 11.30 am, 2.30 pm (Storey Hall Auditorium) Bldg 56, Level 3, Room 93 Tours following presentations Demonstrations Bldg 56, Level 7, Room 95 Electronic and Degree City Engineering Hub 10.30 am, 12 pm, 1.30 pm, 2.30 pm Communication Engineering (Storey Hall Auditorium) Engineering Hub (Storey Hall), Level 7 Displays Bldg 10, Levels 2 and 9, Rooms 11, 12, 13, 14
must see Conservation Engineering Industry and Renewable Speaker Presentations New and interactive teaching labs Hear from industry leaders and learn featuring electrical and computer Energy Park See solar energy used to desalinate more about the fields of engineering. engineering student project displays! water and produce power. Bldg 12, Level 8, Room 2 Tours leave frequently from Demonstrations of the production of 11.30 am—SAGE—Advanced Engineering Hub (Storey Hall) hydrogen from solar energy tours at Manufacturing and Mechatronics 11 am and 2 pm. 1 pm—Boeing—Aerospace Bundoora campus east Engineering 3 pm—Auto CRC—Advanced Automotive Technology/Mechanical Engineering
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Careers TAFE/Degree Campus Information areas/displays Presentations
Electronic and Communication Double degree City Engineering Hub 10.30 am, 12 pm, 1.30 pm, 2.30 pm Engineering/ (Storey Hall Auditorium) Engineering Hub (Storey Hall), Level 7 Computer Science Displays Electronic and Communication Bldg 10, Level 2 and 9, Engineering/Physics Rooms 11, 12, 13, 14 Electronics TAFE City Engineering Hub 11.30 am, 2.30 pm and Communications (Storey Hall Auditorium) Bldg 56, Level 3, Room 93 Tours following presentations Demonstrations Bldg 56, Level 7, Room 95 Engineering Design TAFE City Engineering Hub 12.30 pm (Civil Engineering) (Storey Hall Auditorium) Bldg 56, Level 3, Room 93 Engineering Technology TAFE City Engineering Hub 10.30 am, 1.30 pm (Advanced Manufacturing) (Storey Hall Auditorium) Bldg 56, Level 3, Room 93 Tours following presentations Engineering Technology TAFE City Engineering Hub 10.30 am, 1.30 pm (Design & Development) (Storey Hall Auditorium) Bldg 56, Level 3, Room 93 Tours following presentations Engineering Technology TAFE City Engineering Hub 10.30 am, 1.30 pm (Electrical/Electronics) (Storey Hall Auditorium) Bldg 56, Level 3, Room 93 Tours following presentations Engineering Technology TAFE City Engineering Hub 10.30 am, 1.30 pm (Mechanical and (Storey Hall Auditorium) Bldg 56, Level 3, Room 93 Manufacturing) Tours following presentations Engineering Technology TAFE City Engineering Hub 10.30 am, 1.30 pm (Network Engineering) (Storey Hall Auditorium) Bldg 56, Level 3, Room 93 Tours following presentations Engineering Technology TAFE City Engineering Hub 10.30 am, 1.30 pm (Principal Technical Officer) (Storey Hall Auditorium) Bldg 56, Level 3, Room 93 Tours following presentations Engineering Technology TAFE City Engineering Hub 10.30 am, 1.30 pm (Refrigeration/ (Storey Hall Auditorium) Bldg 56, Level 3, Room 93 Airconditioning)
Aerospace and Engineering laboratories, Manufacturing workshops and demonstrations Take this opportunity to visit the Bldg 56 and Bldg 57 (via Earl Street) City campus Virtual Maintenance Training »» Renewable energy: See displays of portable solar panels and Simulator (VMT) for an unmatchable demonstrations of solar light measurements. Bldg 56, Level 7, Room 95 insight into working on an aeroplane. »» Refrigeration: Treat yourself to an RMIT made ice-cream or granita as part of The simulator is a PC-based the refrigeration machinery demonstration. Bldg 57, Level 2, Room 41 unit designed to train aircraft »» Air Conditioning: Is it chilly in here? Machinery demonstration. maintenance engineers, as if they Bldg 56, Level 2, Room 16 were actually working on the latest »» CAD/CAM/CNC laboratories: Computer-controlled machinery that helps design Boeing 737 aircraft. and manufacture almost anything you like. Bldg 57, Level 1, Rooms 3 and 4 »» Automation labs: See automation control including robotics. Trainees can familiarise themselves Bldg 57, Level 1, Room 7 with maintenance operations and »» Thermodynamics laboratory: Bldg 57, Level 6, Room 32 aircraft systems analysis. »» Rapid prototyping laboratory—3D like you’ve never seen. Bldg 57 Level 2, Room 13 Bldg 57, Level 1, Room 9 City campus
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Careers TAFE/Degree Campus Information areas/displays Presentations
Environmental Engineering Degree City Information 11 am Bldg 16, Level 5, (Storey Hall Auditorium) Sustainability Hub Bldg 8, Level 2 (Kaleide Theatre) Demonstrations 12 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm Bldg 10, Level 12, Room 28 Sustainability Hub Bldg 8, Level 2 (Kaleide Theatre Foyer) Geospatial Science Degree City Sustainability Hub Bldg 8, Level 5 (Kaleide Theatre) Displays Bldg 12, Level 10, Room 37 Science Hub Bldg 28, Level 2 Mechanical Engineering Degree City and City—Engineering Hub City—10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm Bundoora east (Storey Hall Auditorium) Engineering Hub (Storey Hall Lecture Theatre) Bundoora east— Tours to laboratories following Bldg 251, Level 2, cafeteria presentations Tours to laboratories departing regularly Mechanical Engineering/ Double degree City and City—Engineering Hub City—10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm Management Bundoora east (Storey Hall Auditorium) Engineering Hub (Storey Hall Lecture Theatre) Bundoora east— Tours to laboratories following Bldg 251, Level 2, cafeteria presentations Tours to laboratories departing regularly Plumbing TAFE City Trial-A-Trade 12.30 pm Pre-appenticeship Bldg 45, Level 1, Rooms 7 and 8 Bldg 56, Level 3, Room 93 and traineeship Tours following presentations Refrigeration/ Pre-apprenticeship City Trial-a-Trade 10.30 am, 1.30 pm Airconditioning and traineeship Bldg 45, Level 1, Rooms 7 and 8 Bldg 56, Level 3, Room 93 Spatial Information TAFE City Trial-a-Trade 12.30 pm (Surveying, Mapping Bldg 45, Level 1, Rooms 7 and 8 Bldg 56, Level 3, Room 93 and GIS) Tours following presentations Surveying Degree City Science Hub Bldg 28, Level 5 Sustainability Hub Bldg 8, Level 2 (Kaleide Theatre) Workshop and information Bldg 12, Level 10, Room 37 Telecommunications TAFE City Engineering Hub 11.30 am, 2.30 pm (Storey Hall Auditorium) Bldg 56, Level 3, Room 93 Tours following presentations Demonstrations Bldg 56, Level 7, Room 95
Industrial must see Visit Wind Tunnel Test models in the wind tunnel F-SAE Racing Car trial-a-trade Bldg 257, Level 1, Room 1 Check out the world record-breaking Try your hand at five-minute activities Bundoora campus east F-SAE Electric Prototype Racing Car. for an insight into the trades offered Bowen St, City campus at RMIT. (outside Bldg 7) Building 45, City campus New Sports Engineering (please refer to page 28) Laboratory See how sports shoes are tested! Bldg 253, Level 1, Room 4 Bundoora campus east
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Conservation and TAFE City Sustainability Hub Land Management Bldg 8, Level 2 (Kaleide Theatre) foyer Bldg 51, Level 6 Environment Degree City Sustainability Hub 10 am, 1 pm Bldg 8, Level 2 (Kaleide Theatre) foyer Sustainability Hub Bldg 8, Level 2, Room 8 (University Function Room) Environment/ Double degree City Sustainability Hub 12 pm Environmental Science Bldg 8, Level 2 (Kaleide Theatre) foyer Sustainability Hub Bldg 8, Level 2 (Kaleide Theatre) Environmental Engineering Degree City Information 11 am, 3 pm Bldg 16, Level 5 (Storey Hall Auditorium) Sustainability Hub Bldg 8, Level 2 (Kaleide Theatre) Demonstrations 12 pm, 2 pm and 3 pm Bldg 10, Level 12, Room 28 Sustainability Hub Bldg 8, Level 2 (Kaleide Theatre) foyer Environment Environment Must see project in Vietnam careers guide Each year, RMIT students from The Guide to Environmental Careers Sustainability Hub, Kaleide Theatre planning, science and engineering are in Australia 2010 is a great resource See a range of courses that given the opportunity to be part of a for advice on choosing a green focus on the environment and consultancy that travels to Vietnam to career. RMIT and Environmental find out what RMIT is doing to tackle an environmental challenge. Jobs Network have published improve sustainability. The project addresses real-life the guide online to showcase the issues, environmental education and huge range of career opportunities. teamwork in one unique life-changing The guide identifies entry points experience. Students walk away and career pathways to the with an international project under environment profession and provides their belt and confidence in project pointers on where to go to get Do YOU development, management and further information. To access this KNOW YOUR reporting. resource go to www.rmit.edu.au/ environmentplanning NEIGHBOURHOOD? Find out more at the Sustainability Hub, Kaleide Theatre, Urban and Regional Planners do! City campus Or do they? Visit the Sustainability Hub in Building 8 and find out something new about your neighbourhood.
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Careers TAFE/Degree Campus Information areas/displays Presentations
Environmental Engineering/ Double degree City Information 11 am Environmental Science Engineering Hub Sustainability Hub (Storey Hall Auditorium) Bldg 8, Level 2 (Kaleide Theatre) Demonstrations 12 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm Bldg 10, Level 12, Room 28 Sustainability Hub Bldg 8, Level 2 (Kaleide Theatre) foyer Environmental Science Degree City Science Hub How can we save and protect Bldg 28, Level 5 the environment 1 pm Sustainability Hub Bldg 12, Level 13, Room 2 Bldg 8, Level 2 (Kaleide Theatre) foyer
RMIT Sustainability — City Sustainability Hub 10.30 am Committee Bldg 8, Level 2 (Kaleide Theatre) foyer Sustainability Hub Bldg 8, Level 2 (Kaleide Theatre)
did you know? RMIT is committed to reducing its Since 2000, RMIT has reduced carbon footprint and providing a safe water consumption by 25 per cent. and green university. For more information on how RMIT is encouraging staff, students and the general public to minimise impact on the environment, visit www.rmit.edu.au/thinkgreen
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Careers TAFE/Degree Campus Information areas/displays Presentations
Acupuncture and Manual Degree Bundoora west Displays Therapy Bldg 202, Level 4, foyer Displays and demonstrations Bldg 202, Level 4, Rooms 26 and 27 Information available at City campus— Health and Medical Hub Bldg 12, Level 4, Room 27 Allied Health Assistance— TAFE City Health in your Hands Certificate IV Bldg 51, Level 6 Biomedical Science Degree Bundoora west Displays 11 am, 12 pm, 1.30 pm Bldg 223, Level 1, foyer Bldg 207, Level 2, Room 2 Bldg 201, Level 2, mezzanine (anatomy labs) Information available at City campus— Health and Medical Hub Bldg 12, Level 4, Room 27 Biotechnology Degree City Lab tours How can we save and 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm protect the environment Bldg 14, Level 13 11.30 am, 12.30 pm, 1 pm Bldg 12, Level 13, Room 2 Biotechnology TAFE City Health and Medical Hub 11.30 am, 2.30 pm Bldg 12, Level 4, Room 27 Bldg 51, Level 4, Room 6 Displays Bldg 51, Level 6 Biotechnology and Degree Bundoora west Displays and tours Biological Science Every hour from 11 am Bldg 223, Level 1, foyer
Biomedical Sciences MUST SEE Health and Check out preserved human body Medical Hub parts in our anatomy laboratories. Chinese Medicine Visit the Health and Medical Hub Bundoora campus west, Bldg 201. Herbal creams, acupressure and if you’re at the City campus to hear cupping. about careers in medical sciences, Bundoora campus west, complementary health and nursing. Bldg 202, Level 4 Building 12, Level 4, Room 27 (just off Bowen Street) Medical sciences general presentation HEALTH 12 pm—Bldg 12, Level 5, Room 2 IN YOUR HANDS Building 51, Levels 6 and 7 See page 28
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Careers TAFE/Degree Campus Information areas/displays Presentations
Chinese Medicine/ Double degree Bundoora west Displays 11.30 am, 1 pm, 2.30 pm Human Biology Bldg 202, Level 4 Foyer Bldg 202, Level 4, Rooms 26 and 27 Displays and demonstrations Bldg 202, Level 4, Rooms 26 and 27 Information available at City campus — Health and Medical Hub Bldg 12, Level 4, Room 27 Chiropractic Degree Bundoora west Display and tours 10.30 am, 11.30 am, 2 pm Bldg 201, Level 5 Bldg 201, Level 3, Room 19 Information available at City campus— Health and Medical Hub Bldg 12, Level 4, Room 27 Dental Assisting/Dental TAFE City Bldg 51, Level 6 Technology/Prosthetics Disability Degree Bundoora west Bldg 201, Level 3, Room 6 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm Bldg 201, Level 3, Room 20 Information available on City campus— Health and Medical Hub Bldg 12, Level 4, Room 27 Education/Disability Double degree Bundoora west Bldg 201, Level 3, Room 6 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm Bldg 201, Level 3, Room 20 Exercise and Sport Science Degree Bundoora west Displays and information 11 am, 12.30 pm, 2 pm (formerly known as Bldg 203, Level 3 Bldg 207, Level 3, Room 1 Human Movement) Tours Every 30 minutes from 10.15 am to 3.15 pm Bldg 203, Level 3 Laboratory Medicine Degree Bundoora west Bldg 223, Level 2, Room 24 11.30 am, 12.30 pm, 2 pm Bldg 207, Level 2, Room 1 Information available on City campus— Health and Medical Hub Bldg 12, Level 4, Room 27
FREE MASSAGE Exercise and Sport Sciences Visit our Myotherapy team for a free Put yourself in an athlete’s shoes and shoulder and neck massage, while test out the technology used in the learning about this area of study. AFL and English Premier League. Health in your Hands. City campus Bundoora campus west, Bldg 51, Level 6, Room 8 Bldg 203, Level 3
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Medical Radiations Degree Bundoora west Medical imaging—radiography 11.30 am, 1 pm, 2 pm Bldg 201, Level 8, Room 3 Bldg 207, Level 3, Room 2 Radiation therapy Bldg 201, Level 8, Room 15 Nuclear medicine Bldg 201, Level 8, Room 4 Medical radiations quiz Bldg 201, Level 8, Room 5 Information available on City campus— Health and Medical Hub Bldg 12, Level 4, Room 27 Medical Sciences Degree City Health and Medical Hub 12 pm general information Bldg 12, Level 4, Room 27 Bldg 12, Level 5, Room 2 Myotherapy TAFE City Health and Medical Hub 11.30 am, 2.30 pm Bldg 12, Level 4, Room 27 Bldg 51, Level 4, Room 3 Health in your Hands Bldg 51, Level 6 Nursing Degree Bundoora west Bldg 201, Level 7, Labs 6 and 7 Every hour from 10 am Bldg 201, Level 6, Room 22 (Post-registration) Information available on City campus— Health and Medical Hub Bldg 12, Level 4, Room 27 Nursing Degree Bundoora west Bldg 201, Level 7, Labs 6 and 7 Every hour from 10 am Bldg 201, Level 6, Room 22 (Division 1) Information available on City campus— Health and Medical Hub Bldg 12, Level 4, Room 27 Nursing TAFE Bundoora west Bldg 201, Level 6, Room 17 10.30 am, 11.30 am, 12.30 pm, 1.30 pm, 2.30 pm (Division 2) Information available on City campus— Bldg 201, Level 6, Room 17 Health and Medical Hub Bldg 12, Level 4, Room 27 Nursing TAFE City Bldg 51, Level 6 (Division 2)
Laboratory Medicine Medical Radiation Get a feel for what medical scientists Visit the medical radiation do through video displays of laboratories and learn how we image laboratory medicine practical classes the body to detect, diagnose and and hands-on demos. treat medical conditions. Bundoora campus west, Bundoora campus west, Bldg 223, Level 2, Room 24 Bldg 201, Level 8
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Careers TAFE/Degree Campus Information areas/displays Presentations
Occupational TAFE City Health and Medical Hub Health and Safety Bldg 12, Level 4, Room 27 (part time) Information Science Hub Bldg 51, Level 6 Optical Dispensing— TAFE City Health and Medical Hub traineeship Bldg 12, Level 4, Room 27 Displays Bldg 51, Level 6 Osteopathy Degree and Bundoora west Bldg 201, Level 4, Room 30 Postgraduate Information available at City campus— Health and Medical Hub Bldg 12, Level 4, Room 27 Pathology Specimen TAFE City Bldg 51, Level 6 Collection Pathology Testing TAFE City Bldg 51, Level 6 11.30 am, 2.30 pm Bldg 51, Level 4, Room 6 Pharmaceutical Sciences Degree Bundoora west Bldg 223, Level 1, foyer 11.30 am, 1 pm, 2 pm Bldg 207, Level 2, Room 6 Information available at City campus— Health and Medical Hub Bldg 12, Level 4, Room 27 Psychology Degree Bundoora west and Bundoora west— Bundoora west— (Applied Science) City Bldg 201, Level 2, Room 5 11.30 am, 12.30 pm, 1.30 pm Bldg 201, Level 2, Room 7 City—Bldg 51, Level 3 City— All day, Bldg 51, Level 3 Radiation Therapy Degree Bundoora west Bldg 201, Level 8, Room 15
Remedial Massage TAFE City Bldg 51, Level 6
Come and see RMIT’s nursing facilities at Bundoora campus west
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Careers TAFE/Degree Campus Information areas/displays Presentations
Advertising Degree City Bldg 9, Level 2, Room 01 and 01B 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm Bldg 9, Level 1 (Radio Theatre) Audiovisual Technology TAFE City Bldg 94, Level 2, Studio Foyer 11.15 am, 1 pm, 2.45 pm, 3.45pm Bldg 94, Level 1, Room 11 (Small Auditorium) Communication Design Degree City Bldg 9, Level 3, 11.15 am, 12.15 pm, 1.15 pm, Rooms 3, 4a, 4b, 5a and 5b 2.15 pm, 3.15 pm Bldg 9, Level 3, Rooms 6a and 6b Creative Industries TAFE City Bldg 94, Level 4, Room 29 12 pm, 1.45 pm, 3.30 pm Bldg 94, Level 1, Room 11 (Small Auditorium) Creative Writing Degree City Bldg 9, Level 3, Rooms 9 and 11 11.30 am, 1.30 pm, 3.30 pm Bldg 9, Level 1 (Radio Theatre) Journalism Degree City Bldg 9, Level 2, Rooms 15 and 16 10.30 am, 11.30 am, 12.30 pm, 1.30 pm, 2.30 pm Bldg 10, Level 4 (Casey Plaza) Media Degree City Bldg 9, Level 2, Rooms 14 and 17 10.30 am, 11.30 am, 12.30 pm, 1.30 pm, 2.30 pm Bldg 10, Level 4 (Casey Plaza) Music Industry Degree City Bldg 94, Level 6, Room 27 10.45 am, 12.30 pm, 2.15 pm Bldg 94, Level 1, Room 11 (Small Auditorium) Professional Communication Degree City Bldg 9, Level 3, Room 7 10.30 am, 11.30 am, 12.30 pm, 1.30 pm, 2.30 pm Bldg 10, Level 4 (Casey Plaza) Professional Writing TAFE City Bldg 94, Level 4, Rooms 26 and 27 11.30 am, 1.15 pm, 3 pm and Editing Bldg 94, Level 1, Room 11 (Small Auditorium) Public Relations Degree City Bldg 9, Level 3, Rooms 10 and 12 10.30 am, 11.30 am, 12.30 pm, 1.30 pm, 2.30 pm Bldg 10, Level 4 (Casey Plaza) Screenwriting TAFE City Bldg 94, Level 4, Room 26 and 27 11.45 am, 1.30 pm, 3.15 pm Bldg 94, Level 1, Room 11 (Small Auditorium)
New facilities for Media and Communication students The School of Media and Communication now boasts a state-of-the-art home in Bldg 9 on RMIT’s City campus. The recently renovated and upgraded facilities include dynamic, interactive spaces for collaboration and study. The School also has access to premium technology which supports all Media and Communication staff and students. Media and communication research is carried out within the heart of this new and vibrant environment. Check out the new state-of-the-art facilities in Bldg 9.
Student artwork by Jacqueline Norman, Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) | RMIT university open day 2010 25 science
Careers TAFE/Degree Campus Information areas/displays Presentations
Applied Chemistry Degree City Science Hub Bldg 28, Level 5 Applied Chemistry/ Double degree City Science Hub Chemical Engineering Bldg 28, Level 5 Applied Chemistry/ Double degree City Information Management Science Hub Bldg 28, Level 5 Workshops Bldg 8, Level 9, Room 66 Applied Sciences Associate degree City Bldg 51, Level 6 The secret lives and confessions of a science student 11.30 am, 12.30 pm Bldg 12, Level 13, Room 3 2 pm Bldg 12, Level 13, Room 2 Applied Sciences Degree City Science Hub The secret lives and confessions Bldg 28, Level 5 of a science student 11.30 am, 12.30 pm Bldg 12, Level 13, Room 3 2 pm Bldg 12, Level 13, Room 2 The new approach to science education 10.30 am, 1.30 pm Bldg 12, Level 13, Room 3 Applied Sciences/Education Double degree City Science Hub Bldg 28, Level 5
The Science Hub MUST see Visit the hub to hear about real career outcomes across 10 areas of science. Science information sessions Information, directions and tours—Bldg 28, Level 5. »» The New Approach to Science Education—Applied Sciences SCIENCE INDUSTRY multi-streams with Associate Lab tours PRESENTATIONS Professor Gale Spring School of Applied Sciences 10.30 am, 1.30 pm— laboratory tours Hear from leaders within Bldg 12, Level 13, Room 2 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm the industry about career »» The Secret Life and Confessions opportunities Bldg 14, Level 13 of a Science Student Water Quality Research Australia 11.30 am, 12.30 pm— 2 pm—Bldg 12, Level 8, Room 2 Bldg 12, Level 13, Room 3 2 pm—Bldg 12, Level 13, Melbourne Water Room 2 MUST VISIT 11 am—Bldg 12, Level 13, Room 2 Victorian Department Ice-cream making of Primary Industries Understand the process of ice- 2.30 pm—Bldg 12, Level 13, cream making and taste the results! Room 3 Bldg 51, Level 8, Room 7 Department of Sustainability and Environment 10.30 am—Bldg 12, Level 8, Room 2
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Biotechnology Degree City Science Hub How smart biotechnology Bldg 28, Level 5 affects our lives 12 pm, Blg 12, Level 13, Room 2 Biotechnology for tomorrow 1 pm Blg 12, Level 13, Room 3 Biotechnology TAFE City Health and Medical Hub 11.30 am, 2.30 pm Bldg 12, Level 4, Room 27 Bldg 51, Level 4, Room 6 Displays Bldg 51, Level 6 Biotechnology Degree City Lab tours How can we save and Environmental Science 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm protect the environment Bldg 14, Level 13 1 pm Bldg 12, Level 13, Room 2 Biological Science Degree City Science Hub Bldg 28, Level 5 Consumer Science Degree City Science Hub Bldg 28, Level 5 Food Technology TAFE City Displays and Information Bldg 51, Level 6 Activities Bldg 51, Level 8, Room 7 Food Technology Degree City Displays and Information Food technology and nutrition and Nutrition Science Hub 1.30 pm Bldg 28, Level 5 Bldg 12, Level 13, Room 2 Lab Tours 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm Bldg 14, Level 13 Mathematics Degree City Science Hub Bldg 28, Level 5 Nanotechnology/ Double degree City Science Hub Applied Sciences Bldg 28, Level 5 Pathology Testing TAFE City 11.30 am, 2.30 pm Bldg 51, Level 4, Room 6 Physics Degree City Science Hub Bldg 28, Level 5 Physics/ Double degree City Science Hub Electronic Engineering Bldg 28, Level 5 Statistics Degree City Displays and Information Science Hub Bldg 28, Level 5 Workshops Bldg 8, Level 9, Room 66 Textile Technology Degree Brunswick Bldg 512, Level 1
Can you Pick a winner handle the heat? with Maths and Stats Come find out if you can with Can you predict the winner of an AFL match the thermal imaging camera. better than the computer? The thermal camera and a range of How did a syndicate rig the system to win nearly other new and exciting equipment $1 million on a greyhound race? What is wrong used at RMIT will be on display. with the Powerball numbers? Who is the greatest Get the chance to speak to industry Melbourne Cup winner of all time? Come to the representatives currently working in Access Grid room and see if you can out-wit, the fields of surveying and geospatial out-calculate and out-predict RMIT’s computer. sciences. Bldg 8, Level 9, Room 66 Bldg 12, Level 10
| RMIT university open day 2010 27 apprenticeships and traineeships
RMIT University has a range of Trial-A-Trade Health in Your Hands apprenticeships and traineeships Building 45, Earl St, City campus Building 51, Levels 6 and 7, available in the health industry and more Victoria Parade, City campus traditional trades. With an apprenticeship Trial-a-Trade is designed to give you an or traineeship from RMIT, you'll gain the insight in to some of the many trades The Health in Your Hands activities offer opportunity to earn and learn. offered at RMIT. Try your hand at any of the you the opportunity to learn more about five minute activities listed below for a real alternative careers in the health industry. RMIT staff and Australian Apprenticeship experience. You will also have a chance to Speak to current students and expert staff Centre officers will be on hand to answer any speak to current students and expert staff about your learning pathway: questions you may have about becoming an about your options. apprentice or trainee. Each of the following hands-on activities will Surveying run at 10.15 am, 12 noon and 2 pm: You will learn how to interpret a building Myotherapy—corporate massage height through a surveying instrument. Be treated to a massage while learning Cabinet/Furniture Making about where massage and communication skills can take you. You are invited to try your hand at cabinet and furniture making. Building 51, Level 6
Plumbing Myotherapy—corrective exercises Develop some of your own plumbing by Is that niggling in your back getting to you? joining and testing pipes. Staff and students will show you exercises to strengthen your muscles and by Electrical/Instrumental using innovative imaging technology Learn the fundamentals of building a basic and verbal cues. electric motor and see how it works. Building 51, Level 6
Air-conditioning/Refrigeration Optical Discover how an air-conditioning system How are glasses made? Take a lab tour and works then make a flare on the end of a see how lenses are auto edged and fitted to copper pipe, connect it to a test system, a spectacle frame. and then test it for leaks. Building 51, Level 6
Nursing workshop tours Tours of RMIT’s various workshops Help the state-of-the-art ‘Sim Man’ as he battles with a variety of health emergencies are a great way to see the facilities and learn what you can do to help. on offer first hand. View the workshops and get Building 51, Level 6 a feel for your future workspace: Applied health—step up Departing from Building 45 entrance You’ll be put through the paces with a series every hour from 11 am of exercises to find out how your heart is keeping up. Building 51, Level 6
28 STUDENT INFORMATION: OPENING UP OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE
Access all Areas! Pathways to success Koori Express RMIT University welcomes its students to Pathways provide opportunities for students The Koori Express is running again in 2010, a vibrant learning community. to transfer from one course to another. It’s with students coming from country areas RMIT value the rich diversity of the student another way of getting to where you want to including Moe, Morwell and Drouin. City population and offer an experience that is go. Different levels of study at RMIT means students have also been invited to participate culturally enriching and tolerant of many you can explore more than one way of from the northern suburbs including schools traditions and beliefs. RMIT recognise that getting the qualification you want. from Reservoir, Northlands, Northcote, Thornbury and Bundoora. The Koori Express education has a key role in enabling people You could also get recognition for your bus will leave Morwell on the Sunday morning to reach their full potential and are committed existing skills and knowledge. Completed at 8 am for a 10 am arrival at RMIT. A pick to supporting the success of all students TAFE qualifications can be credited towards up will begin from approximately 9 am for the who choose to study at RMIT and who are a degree and, alternatively, partly completed city students. admitted to a course. degree studies may be accredited to a TAFE By using an equity admission scheme you diploma or advanced diploma. The Koori Express was introduced three years ago to give prospective students a have an opportunity to outline and document For more information about pathways, visit hands-on experience of what study/subjects your background, your achievements and the General Information Marquee at each are available at RMIT and to experience your preparation for further study. It is a campus or call 9925 2260. way for you to ensure that your individual campus life. www.rmit.edu.au/programs/pathways circumstances are considered in the selection The Ngarara Willim Centre has been process for both TAFE and higher education Scholarships instrumental in organising the Koori Express courses. RMIT encourage you to make use of over the past few years. This ‘one-day equity admission schemes if you believe that RMIT offers a range of scholarships recognising your leadership skills, community experience’ is regarded as a highly useful your particular circumstances warrant special and informative event, especially for country consideration in securing a place in one of involvement and academic excellence. students. RMIT hope to have many student RMIT’s courses. Equity scholarships are also available to support students from all backgrounds visitors this year to showcase their new area Join one of the ‘Introduction to RMIT’ achieve their study ambitions. and to meet enrolled Indigenous students presentations or visit the general at RMIT. information marquee on each campus For further information, visit If you are an Indigenous student already on for more information. www.rmit.edu.au/students/scholarships . campus, or someone who wants to join in www.rmit.edu.au/students/equity Grab the guide the festivities, please contact Ngarara Willim www.rmit.edu.au/students/scholarships Make sure you pick up the Student Services Centre (NWC) on 9925 4885. Guide, Guide to Success, available at the Come and join us for lunch at NWC Single COURSES General Information Marquees. (Bldg 12, Level 4, Room 29) at 12 noon. are another way to study Take the same classes and complete the same assessment tasks as university students. Pick up a list of single subjects available. Visit the General Information marquees on each campus Tel. +61 3 9925 8111 Email: [email protected] www.singlecourses.rmit.edu.au
| RMIT university open day 2010 29 student life
Bundoora Netball and Sports Centre »» City campus City campus, Bldg 8, Level 3 Bldg 8, Level 3 (enter from Swanston St). Jointly owned by RMIT and the City of Tel. +61 3 9925 2874 Whittlesea, this is a community sports centre »» Brunswick campus Email: [email protected] in the heart of Bundoora campus. Anyone for Bldg 202, Level 2 basketball, netball, tennis, volleyball, soccer, »» Bundoora campus RMITV badminton, squash, hockey, fitness classes, Bldg 514, Level 2 a gym, or simply coffee in the café? RMITV is a student-run television production RMIT Union house specialising in live television programs Bundoora campus, broadcast on Channel 31. Participate in Bldg 203. Sport and Recreation workshops and gain practical television Tel. +61 3 9925 7999 RMIT Union Sport and Recreation offer studio experience on award-winning www.bundooransc.com.au opportunities for participation in over 25 programs. Library clubs, intervarsity games, sports events RMITV on and off campus and a trips and tours City campus, Bldg 12, Level 4. The Library is a great place to study and program within Victoria and beyond. There’s www.rmitv.org hang out at uni. There are computers for also great opportunities to complement your student use, study rooms for group work, academic studies by picking up skills and SYN media lounge areas and, of course, books! experiences through volunteering as a tour Youth community radio and TV leader, club committee member, or team RMIT University Library is located across six »» 90.7 FM manager and more with sport and recreation sites; drop into one on Open Day and get to »» Channel 31 know what the Library can offer you. Further details at www.union.rmit.edu.au/ »» syn.org.au www.rmit.edu.au/library Building 8, Level 3, City campus SYN’s radio and TV shows are created by Tel. 03 9925 3751 student presenters and producers aged RMIT Gallery 12–25 years. Listen to musical sub-cultures, Building 204 Bundoora campus west, RMIT Gallery is right in the heart of the City sport, comedy, youth issues, satire, finance, Tel. 03 9925 7226 campus and presents vibrant and changing science, food, travel and more! exhibitions of Australian and international Union Arts New members welcome. design; including fashion and architecture, fine art, craft, new media and technology. RMIT Union Arts works with students, staff and Visit the SYN media studios: alumni in the development and presentation City campus Guided tours of The Stony Rises Project, an of arts and cultural activities, on and off Bldg 52, 16 Cardigan Street exhibition of new works by 10 contemporary campuses. Get some creative inspiration and www.syn.org.au artists exploring Victoria’s western district, at: discover RMIT Union Arts here: 11 am, 12 noon, 1 pm, 2 pm and 3 pm SYN will be broadcasting on Open »» First State Gallery Day. Come along to Bowen Street near Gallery hours—Open Day: 10 am to 4 pm 344 Swanston Street, (downstairs) Franklin Street on the City campus for live 344 Swanston Street, Melbourne »» Kaleide Theatre entertainment and studio tours. »» Become a fan of RMIT Gallery on Bldg 8, Level 2 Facebook (enter from Swanston St) »» Follow RMIT Gallery on Twitter »» ArtSpaces DID YOU KNOW? »» Check website for regular updates on Bldg 8, Levels 2 and 3 RMIT has some of Victoria’s oldest public programs and special events or visit www.launch.rmit.edu.au buildings located on its City campus. and news www.rmit.edu.au/rmitgallery City fitness Pick up a self-guided heritage map from the General Information Marquee on the Stay healthy and fit while you study, at one of RMIT Student Union (RUSU) City campus, or enjoy a guided tour of Melbourne’s best student gym facilities in the Bldg 20 (former Magistrates Court) at Information overload? Visit RMIT heart of the City campus on Swanston Street. 11 am and 1 pm (meet your tour leader Student Union and enjoy some food, Offering very competitive prices for students outside the entrance to Bldg 20 music and freebies. and the general public, services include on Russell Street). individual programs, personal training and a great range of group fitness classes. 30 IMPORTANT DATES
August 2010 january 2011 8 rMIT Open Day—City, Brunswick, Bundoora RMIT Science Experience
8 Direct applications open for TAFE and degree courses February 2011 (Semester 1 2011 intake) RMIT Postgraduate Expo 13 National Science Week breakfast seminar Orientation activities 18 RMIT Open Evening—Hamilton March 2011 19 VSSEC Engineering and Science Careers Expo RMIT Careers Expo 21 Advertising Careers Day (for current RMIT students seeking graduate jobs) September 2010 RMIT Careers Advisers’ Seminar 4 Public Relations Careers Day Engineering Australia Expo
12 RMIT Flight Training Open Day—Point Cook April 2011 14 MBA and Postgrad Expo RCNA Nursing and Health Expo—Victoria 30 Closing date for VTAC applications (timely) The Age VCE and Careers Expo
October 2010 May 2011 8 Closing date for VTAC SEAS and Direct ACESS Midyear intake applications opens applications WRICA Careers and Employment Expo 14 RMIT Business Postgraduate Expo City Tertiary Information Service (TIS) for Year 12s 31 Closing date for direct applications— Extreme Science Experience selected TAFE courses Closing date for direct applications—midyear (timely) Student exhibitions—art, design and multimedia June 2011 November 2010 Physical Education VCE Enhancement Program 10 Closing date for direct applications— Northern Careers and Employment Expo postgraduate and honours Experience Health and Medical Sciences 12 Closing date for VTAC applications (late) Experience Electrical and Computer Engineering Student exhibitions—art, design and multimedia Late applications for midyear entry accepted (subject to availability) December 2010 JuLY 2011 1 Closing date for direct applications— selected degree and TAFE courses Experience Electrical and Computer Engineering 10 Closing date for VTAC applications (very late) Medical Laboratory visits for VCE students Experience Environmental Science and Engineering 13 VCE results and ATAR released Experience Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronics 13–20 VTAC Change of Preference Engineering 15 Graduation parade and ceremony Reinvent Your Career Expo Student exhibitions—art, design and multimedia Herald Sun Melbourne Career Expo
Dates correct at the time of print and are subject to change | RMIT university open day 2010 31 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How do I get to RMIT Open Day? Bundoora campus Semester 2 2011 (midyear) intake:
City campus Plenty Road »» Some courses at RMIT will be available Bundoora VIC 3083 for a midyear intake. A list of applicable Swanston Street Melway ref: Map 10, A7 courses will be published on 1 May at Melbourne VIC 3000 www.rmit.edu.au/midyear Melway ref: Map 2B, E12 Public transport: RMIT’s Bundoora campus is located in Zone 2 of the public transport »» Complete a direct application form or Public transport: The City campus at RMIT network. Tram Service No. 86 runs from school-based application is conveniently located opposite Melbourne Etihad Stadium (via Bourke Street in the City) How much are the TAFE/university Central station, and can be accessed by to RMIT Bundoora. train, tram and bus—depending on where tuition fees? you are coming from. The City to Epping and City to Hurstbridge The fees vary depending on the number of train lines have direct bus services to RMIT To find out the best way to get to RMIT via units involved, the course you choose and from Thomastown/Lalor and Greensborough your length of study. public transport check out Metlink—the train stations. Other bus services run direct to official Melbourne public transport site. This RMIT from Greensborough, South Morang, Visit www.rmit.edu.au/programs/fees for full site includes information on timetables, maps Whittlesea and Northland Shopping Centre. details of university and TAFE fees, including and routes. For more information, visit information on financial assistance. www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au . You To find out the best way to get to RMIT via can also visit the Metlink marquee next to public transport check out Metlink—the Degrees official Melbourne public transport site. This the General Information Marquee at each Depending on your eligibility you may be site includes information on timetables, maps campus. offered a Commonwealth Supported Place and routes. For more information, visit (CSP) or a full-fee paying place. A CSP is Brunswick campus www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au . You jointly funded by you and the commonwealth can also visit the Metlink marquee next to Dawson Street government. Brunswick VIC 3056 the General Information Marquee at each Melway ref: Map 29, F8 campus. TAFE courses Public transport: RMIT’s Brunswick Open Day enquiries: Depending on your eligibility you may be campus is located off Sydney Road only five Tel. +61 3 9925 2000 (on Open Day) or offered a state government-subsidised kilometres from the City campus and is easy +61 3 9925 2260 (before or after Open Day). place or a full-fee paying place. You must to get to via public transport or by car. Join the RMIT community via facebook, flickr, meet a series of criteria to be eligible for a government-subsidised place. Please visit The campus is located next door to Jewell twitter, foursquare and many more. For more info visit www.rmit.edu.au/interact or on the General Information Marquee at each Station on the Upfield line. You can also campus for more information. get there via Tram Service No. 19, stop mobile at www.rmit.edu.au/mobile/interact and get Open Day to go! #21, which travels along Elizabeth Street, What are the additional costs of study? then Royal Parade and then Sydney Road. How do I apply to study at RMIT? You may need to pay for additional resources Disembark at the stop outside the Brunswick such as text books, study materials, field Town Hall and the RMIT Brunswick campus The method of application will depend on the trips, etc. You might also want to consider is just a short walk down Dawson Street. course you want to study. Applications may need to be submitted by direct application, costs of living (particularly if you are moving To find out the best way to get to RMIT via through VTAC, or by school-based out of home) and transport to and from class. public transport check out Metlink—the application. There are services available to students to official Melbourne public transport site. This help with budgeting and financial matters. site includes information on timetables, maps Semester 1 2011 intake: RMIT Financial Advisory Service and routes. For more information, visit »» Apply through VTAC (www.vtac.edu.au) Tel. +61 3 9925 2963 (City and Brunswick) or www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au . You +61 3 9925 2780 (Bundoora). can also visit the Metlink marquee next to »» Timely applications close 30 September the General Information Marquee at each »» Some courses require a direct application campus. form or school-based applications. For a complete list of these courses visit www.rmit.edu.au/programs or refer to the relevant RMIT brochure
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What is the difference between I’ll need to find accommodation I want to study overseas. VET FEE-HELP and HECS-HELP? in Melbourne. Can RMIT help? Where can I get more information on international opportunities? VET FEE-HELP assists eligible students Although RMIT does not have on-campus undertaking certain Vocational Education and accommodation, the RMIT Housing Advisory Education Abroad facilitates overseas study Training (VET) courses to pay for all or part of Service provides information, advice and for outbound students and also assists their tuition costs. assistance on accommodation options inbound students from countries outside available that will best suit your individual needs. Australia who would like to study at RMIT. HECS-HELP is a loan available to eligible students enrolled in a higher education RMIT students get first preference for Attend one of the Education Abroad/RMIT Commonwealth supported places. A HECS- accommodation at RMIT Village. The Vietnam presentations at City campus (see HELP loan will cover all or part of the student accommodation is safe, secure, at page 3). For more information after Open contribution amount. walking distance to RMIT; and a popular Day, visit www.rmit.edu.au/globalpassport/ accommodation choice with both local and educationabroad or tel. +61 3 9925 3947. For both schemes, you will repay the loan international students. to the Australian Government through the I want to take a year off. tax system once your repayment income is RMIT Village will be open for tours during Can I still hold onto my place at RMIT? above the minimum repayment threshold Open Day. Please see back cover for level for compulsory repayment, which for information on the free shuttle bus. If you receive an offer for a TAFE, 2009–10 is $43,150. undergraduate or postgraduate by RMIT also offer a free tenancy service to coursework course at RMIT, you can apply What scholarships are available? provide students with information on their to defer your place. Deferment is available legal rights and obligations when renting. to applicants who are Australian or New Scholarships at RMIT are not just for Zealand citizens, or permanent residents outstanding academic achievements. There Call RMIT Housing Advisory Service on of Australia. Special criteria apply to are plenty of scholarships that cater for +61 3 9925 2963 (City) international students who wish to defer. students from all walks of life and educational or +61 3 9925 7280 (Bundoora). backgrounds. Visit www.rmitvillage.com.au for Visit www.rmit.edu.au/programs/ applications/defer for more information. For more information visit www.rmit.edu. more information. au/students/scholarships or call RMIT I’m from overseas. Helpful phone numbers and websites Scholarships on +61 3 9925 2811 or visit What facilities are available to help the Hub, City campus, Bldg 12, Level 4. RMIT website me adjust to life in Melbourne? www.rmit.edu.au I haven’t managed to see everything. Moving to a new country can be challenging. How do I find out more after Open Day? RMIT’s International Services can make RMIT Info Corner The best place to start is at RMIT’s Info your transition to living in Melbourne easy, enjoyable and rewarding. Tel. +61 3 9925 2260 Corner. Drop in and talk to an information Email: [email protected]. officer at Bldg 22, 330 Swanston Street International Services can assist you with (corner La Trobe Street), City campus, pre-arrival information, give you an idea of Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) tel. +61 3 9925 2260 or email the money you’ll need, assist you with visa www.vtac.edu.au [email protected]. requirements and direct you to the various Tel. 1300 364 133 or +61 3 9954 3220 Or you can always visit the RMIT website services and support available on campus. (international callers) www.rmit.edu.au . Visit the General Information Marquee or call International Services on +61 3 9925 5156 for more information.
| RMIT university open day 2010 33 index
A business administration 8 D F accommodation 33 business information systems 8 database systems 11 fashion and textiles merchandising 5 accountancy 8 business information dental assisting 22 fashion design 5 accounting 8 technology 11 dental technology 22 fashion design and technology 5 acupuncture and business postgraduate courses 8 design 5 fashion parade 5 manual therapy 21 business study tours and digital art 5, 11 exchange 8 fees 32 advanced manufacturing 17 disability 22 C financial planning 8 advanced manufacturing and disability work 10 mechatronics engineering 14 careers 3 financial services 8 drawing 5 advertising 8, 25 ceramics 5 fine art 5 E aerospace engineering 14 chemical engineering 15, 26 fine art photography 5 early childhood teaching 13 aerospace (mechanical, chinese medicine/ food technology 27 maintenance, manufacturing) 14 human biology 22 economics and finance 8 food technology and nutrition 27 aged care work 10 chiropractic 22 education 13 footwear 6 airconditioning 17, 18 City campus 38 education abroad 2 free buses 38 airline pilot 14, 15 City fitness 30 education and training 13 frequently asked questions 32 allied health assistance 21 civil and infrastructure education/disability 13 frontline management 8 animation and engineering 15 electrical and electronic furniture design 6 interactive media 5 civil engineering 15 engineering 16 furniture design and applied chemistry 26 communication design 5, 25 electrical and instrumentation 16 technology 6 applied sciences 26, 27 community services electrical engineering 16 furniture making and and social sciences 10 apprenticeships 28 electrical technology 16 cabinet making 6 computer and architecture 4 electronic and communication further education 13 network engineering 15, 16 architecture, engineering 16, 17 G building and planning 4 computer science 11 electronic engineering 27 games and graphics art and design 5 computer systems electronics and engineering 16 programming 12 audiovisual technology 25 communications 17 computing and games graphic design 6, 12 automotive engineering 14 engineering 14 information technology 11 games, graphics and engineering design aviation 14 digital media 12 computing and internet (civil engineering) 17 B technology 11 general education for adults 13 engineering technology 17 biological science 21, 27 computing studies 11 general information Engineers Without Borders 15 biomedical science 21 conservation and marquee back cover land management 19 entrepreneurship 8 biotechnology 21, 27 general information construction management 4 environment 19 presentations 3 Brunswick campus 37 consumer science 27 environmental geospatial science 18 building and construction 4 engineering 18, 19, 20 conveyancing 8 global advantage 2 building design (architectural) 4 environmental science 19, 20, 27 creative industries 25 gold and silversmithing 5 Bundoora campus 37 equity 29 creative writing 25 graphic design 6 Bundoora Netball and ESL 13 Sports Centre 30 criminal justice administration 10 exercise and sport science 22 business 8
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H logistics 9 physical education 13 social work/psychology (social science) 10 health and medical sciences 21 logistics and supply chain physics 27 software engineering 12 health in your hands 28 management 9 planning 4 sound 6 honours in business 8 M plumbing 18 spatial information housing 33 management 9 principal technical officer 17 (surveying, mapping and gis) 18 human movement see exercise marketing 9 printing and graphic arts 7 special equity 29 and sport science mathematics 27 printmaking 5 sport and recreation 30 I mechanical and manufacturing 17 product design 7 statistics 27 important dates 31 mechanical engineering 18 professional accountancy 8 student life 30 industrial design 6 media 25 professional communication 25 study tours 2 Info Corner 33 media and communication 25 professional writing surveying 18 information systems 9 media arts 5 and editing 25 sustainability 19, 20 information technology 9, 12 medical radiations 23 project management 4 SYN media 30 interactive digital media 6 medical sciences 23 property 4 T interior decoration multimedia systems design 12 property services 4 and design 7 telecommunications 18 music industry 25 psychology (applied science) 24 interior design 7 textile design 7 music industry psychology (social science) 10 international business 9 (technical production) 7 public relations 9, 25 textile design and development 7 international students 33 myotherapy 23 textile technology 7, 27 R traineeships 28 international studies 10 N radiation therapy 24 translating and interpreting 10 internet access i nanotechnology 27 refridgeration 17, 18 travelling to Open Day 32 J network computing 12 remedial massage 24 Trial-A-Trade 28 journalism 25 network engineering 17 RMIT Gallery 30 juris doctor 9 nursing 23 RMIT Student Union 30 U justice 10 O RMIT Union 30 Union Arts 30 K occupational health and safety 24 RMITV 30 V Koori Express 29 Open Day planner 36 RMIT Vietnam 2 valuation 4
L optical dispensing 24 S VCAL 13 lab tours and osteopathy 24 scholarships 29 VCE 13 demonstrations 15, 26 P science 26 visual arts 7 laboratory medicine 22 painting 5 Science Hub 26 visual merchandising 7 landscape architecture 4 pathology specimen collection 24 screen and media 7 Y landscape architecture/ pathology testing 24, 27 screenwriting 25 youth work 10 planning 4 pathways 29 sculpture 6 language 10 pharmaceutical sciences 24 short courses 3 legal and dispute studies 10 photography (arts) 7 single courses 29 legal practice 9 photoimaging 7 social work 10 life drawing demonstration 7
| RMIT university open day 2010 35 my open day planner
Use this planner to help you get the most out of your Open Day experience. Jot down a list of everything you want to see, and do—so you don’t miss out.
Five key things to do at Open Day 1. Sit in on an ‘Introduction to RMIT’ presentation in Bldg 56 2. Enjoy presentations on courses that interest you 3. Visit an information area/display 4. Talk directly to a staff member or volunteer about the course that interests you 5. Visit the General Information Marquee for any other questions
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| RMIT university open day 2010 37 City campus Free buses – Queensberry Street General Information Presentation Building 56, Level 3, Lecture Theatre Information (enter via Queensberry Street) City – Bundoora – City 56 Departs every 30 mins from Russell Street (City) and bus stop adjacent to Building 202 (Bundoora).
57 Trip takes 35 mins. First bus (both locations) 10.30 am 71 Trial-a-trade Final bus (both locations) 4.30 pm Enter via 45 Earl Street Bundoora West – Printing truck Earl Street Bundoora East – Bundoora West Car 94 Mini bus departs every 15 mins L digan Str
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(under construction) Orr Str from bus stop adjacent to Building 202 (Bundoora west) and 52 bus stop adjacent to Building 251 eet eet 51 eet (Bundoora east). Trip takes 5 mins. First bus (departing Bundoora west) Victoria Street 10.30 am Final bus (departing Bundoora east) City Baths Therry Street 4.30 pm 9 13 eet Emily MacPherson City – Brunswick – City S « Franklin Str tr 14 Departs every 30 mins from ams: Russell Street (City) and bus stop Stewart Str 12 49 1 • 3 • 5 • 6 • 8 • 7 adjacent to Building 514 (Brunswick). Old Melbourne Gaol 15 Trip takes 15 mins. RMIT Childcare Swanston 10 Casey Plaza Theatre Academic Building Enter via First bus (both locations)
eet (under construction) Bowen Street 5 Education Alumni 10.30 am 88 16 • 64 • 72 Kaleide Theatre Abroad Courtyard Final bus (both locations) Elizabeth Stre P 8 Enter via Russell Str 4.30 pm eet Swanston Street 6 Bowen Str
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8 Legend » reet Computing and IT Hub:MCCC Architecture, building Ramp TV Lounge, Building 10, Level 4 Littleand Lonsdale planning St information: Bus stop Buildings 8, 56 and 94 Engineering Hub: P Parking Storey Hall, Building 16 Art and design information: University building Buildings 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 14, 36, 37, Health and Medical Science Hub: 49, 71, 88 and 94 the Hub Building 12, Level 4, Room 27 Business information: Library Science Hub: Building 13 S Security Building 28 Level 5 Alumni Courtyard Health services (Research Lounge) Community and social science information: Tram stop Sustainability Hub: Buildings 37 and 51 Kaleide Theatre, 211 Building number Building 8, Level 2 Education and training information: General Information Buildings 51 and 94 Marquee Environment Free Buses (See Sustainability Hub) Hall Landmark Media and communications information: Directions Marquee Buildings 9 and 94 www.rmit.edu.au 10915 0610