WHAT IS THE IS WORLD WHAT THE COMING TO WORLD ? COMING TO? ’s ’s A LI A YOUR GUIDE AUSTR TO biggest campus Murdoch University’s South Street campus is the biggest in Australia. Most people don’t know that. We Welcome to also have campuses in Peel and MURDOCH Rockingham. When you’ve got the biggest campus in Australia there’s naturally going to be a lot there. Which means there’s probably a lot more you don’t know about Murdoch University. So what is the world coming Multiculturalism – Our And yet from all over the to? It’s coming to Perth because students come from world leading researchers, other Murdoch University has great universities and some of the best over 90 countries. things to offer. This is a guide to known names in business all all the good stuff about Murdoch. come to this big campus on the The kinds of things you need and other side of the world. And it’s expect from a globally connected just down the freeway from you. university. We’ll tell you about the bits you need to know. Some of the stuff you probably know already and hopefully lots more Café Culture – There stuff that makes you say, “Wow… are cafés and places I didn’t know that”, and makes to eat everywhere. At you want to find out more. murdoch.edu.au last count it was 10. 2 Help is on the Way by Kyle Hughes-Odgers. Important Contact Details Murdoch’s Murdoch University Art Collection. All campuses Rockingham campus 1300 MURDOCH Courses, courses and more courses. We (1300 687 3624) is home to the WA have over 90 to choose from so there’s www.murdoch.edu.au Desalination Centre, bound to be one that interests you. Email: which brings together [email protected] the nation’s top desalination scientists to find answers to our Basic Info water crisis. South Street campus 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150 Peel campus Education Drive, Careers Centre. Mandurah, WA 6210 You can get Rockingham campus training for Dixon Road, interviews, help Rockingham, WA 6168 writing your Students – 19,635 Staff – 1,449 CV and work Nationalities experience. There are over 90 different countries represented on campus. Religion Yes and No. It all depends on you. If it’s Yes, there’s a non- denominational Worship Centre on campus. 3 Peel campus By train it’s around 35 minutes from Murdoch Station to Mandurah Station, or an easy KEY FACTS drive down the freeway. Getting There The getting to Murdoch tool Diary Dates maps your journey and tells you Murdoch (South Street) campus the best way to get there. Visit Here are some key dates It’s just 14 minutes by train www.murdoch.edu.au/About-us for the year. from Perth to the Murdoch Overseas students – most TISC dates Station. There are regular buses major airlines have regular direct 28 September – TISC from there to the uni. But try flights to Perth. applications close. (Get yours in walking, it’s not far and it’s nice by this date unless you want to and shady. pay a late application fee.) Buses run right past the campus. 31 December – WACE results Cycling is good if you can. Rockingham campus available Bikes are also handy to get It’s about 45kms from Perth Bus – There’s 4 January 2013 – Final closing around the grounds. And you’ll and around 19 minutes from a bus every date for applying, and for find 35 bike rack locations at the Murdoch Station to Rockingham 10 minutes or changing preferences for the Station. South Street campus where you so from the main round of offers can park your wheels. Murdoch train 17 January 2013 – Main round There’s plenty of parking for offers available online station to the cars too. Space is not something 4 February 2013 – Second Murdoch is short of. South Street round offers available online campus (and the train trip only Murdoch Dates takes 14 minutes 11 February 2013 – Orientation from the CBD). Week 18 February 2013 – Semester One commences 4 In 2011, 4,000 native shrubs and trees were planted at the South Street campus. And we’re always planting more! Law students work in the Southern Communities Advocacy Legal and Education Service (SCALES). Murdoch In A Minute Experience It For Yourself Murdoch University was opened in 1975 as WA’s second Some of the best things about Murdoch Uni are the unique university. It was named after author and philosopher Sir Walter learning opportunities available to students. There’s a working Vet Murdoch. We’ve been a university since day dot. It’s Australia’s Clinic and Hospital. A Chiropractic Clinic run by students and staff. biggest campus (did we mention that already?) covering 227 hectares. A Moot Court lets law students hone their skills. A sports science And there are now campuses in Murdoch, Rockingham, Peel and lab gives students the chance to work with elite sportspeople. And overseas. All up it’s got over 19,000 students and over 1,400 staff from an engineering pilot plant where students can build and learn about over 90 different countries. industrial-sized processes. It’s these types of features that help give you an edge when you start work in the real world because you’ll already have real world experience. 5 Social Tour A truly great uni experience TWO is not just about what you learn. TOURS It’s also about the stuff you can do when you’re not learning, OF and the friends you make along MURDOCH Murdoch’s South the way. There’s always great Street campus is stuff going on. Student social life on 227 hectares. centres around Bush Court. Here (Did we mention you’ll find food, bands and events Academic Tour always on offer. that makes it the Murdoch is the only WA There’s a choice of over 90 undergraduate courses at Murdoch largest campus university that Sunset Events University. These are listed a bit further on, and in a lot more detail online in Australia?) has chosen to partner with. at murdoch.edu.au. These are the areas of study open to you: This means Murdoch students • Arts • Environmental Sciences get special treatment and • Biological and Life Sciences and Sustainability offers for tickets to festivals • Business • Health Sciences like Southbound, West Coast Blues’n’Roots and more. • Education • Information Technology With heaps of clubs on • Law • Eng ineering campus, there’s something • Physical Sciences for everyone. The main one is Plus there are all the things you need to study and learn, such as The Student Guild, and there a Library Learning Common and Computer Lab open 24 hours a day, are clubs for divers, forensics, online resources and study options. There are also student support theatre, Anime, and a whole facilities, a Careers Centre, excellent industry partnerships in your choice of sports – to mention field of study to give you invaluable real world experience before just a few. you graduate, and flexible course options so study can fit you and your lifestyle. Market Daze – Bush Court comes alive every Thursday with heaps of different market stalls selling everything from fresh fruit and veg to jewellery and loads more. 6 • Providing free treatments, first aid and basic medical supplies to rock breakers in India as part of our Chiropractic Science The world course. is yours • Vaccinating lions as part of a field trip to Kruger National Park in South Africa for our Veterinary Science students. • Performing plays in Chile to You can explore the world help teach English to the local as you study. At Murdoch Uni community as part of our Need a different you can travel to other countries Theatre and Drama course. path to Uni? as part of your degree and experience new cultures, meet • Spending a year in Indonesia The OnTrack new people and see the world. or Japan for our Asian Studies and Murdoch Here are just some of the Specialist course. Institute of amazing experiences our students • Travelling to China as part of the Technology have been involved in recently: Chinese Business course. programs let you • Studying in America, Europe build the skills or Asia for one semester or 24/7 Chinese garden – Very you need to for a year as part of our Study Vet Clinic and It’s not always great to be up beautiful and peaceful. succeed at uni. Abroad and Exchange Program. Hospital. Vet We have 60 exchange partners all night studying and working, A place for reflection If you’ve got a students treat in more than 20 countries, so but if you need to it’s good to and trying to spot the Certificate IV there is a wide range of cultures all sorts of know that the Library Learning or Diploma you Common and Computer Labs are elusive Koi fish. and experiences for you to animals at the may already enjoy. clinic. In the available to Murdoch students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. qualify. • V isiting Spain, Italy and Croatia fully functioning to study international business hospital they models as an elective unit treat horses, through our International Study Tour program. sheep, cattle, cats, dogs and more. 7 Dr Mike Bunce Research Fellow School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, RESEARCHER Murdoch University What’s your interest? The field of ancient and degraded DNA – it’s PROFILES all about extracting DNA from stuff like fossil bones, mummified material, ice cores and faecal material. This kind of material contains a heap of biological information that we can access though preserved DNA.