March 2017 MASSEY EXPLORER AN UPDATE FOR SCHOOLS UPDATES AND IMPORTANT DATES SPOTLIGHT ON DEFENCE AND SECURITY STUDIES PASIFIKA @ MASSEY MÄORI @ MASSEY YOUR STUDENT RECRUITMENT TEAM FOR 2017 EVENTS CALENDAR INSIDE REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDED SUBJECTS FOR 2018 INSIDE Gain over 200 hours of supervised clinical experience PREPARE FOR A CAREER GIVING with placements in a wide range of settings including schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centres, child INDEPENDENCE TO OTHERS WITH development services and community settings. MASSEY’S BACHELOR OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE EXPLORE AREAS LIKE THERAPY (HONOURS) C B DA Health Education Fluency With a degree in speech and language therapy you’ll be ready for a rewarding career with the skills to assess and treat Adult neurogenic Evidence-based Swallowing and speech, language and communication clinical practice feeding disorders swallowing disorders for disorders people of all ages. Child language Voice disorders Self-guided and speech sound research Our degree is disorders internationally transportable and accredited by the New Zealand Speech-Language TOP 5 THINGS ABOUT THE BACHELOR OF SPEECH AND Therapists’ Association. LANGUAGE THERAPY (HONOURS) ACCORDING TO OUR STUDENTS 1. THE LECTURERS – The teaching staff are passionate, approachable and have Graduates work for organisations including: expertise across a range of diverse areas. • District Health Boards 2. THE STUDENT COHORT – Small class sizes mean you get to know the students • Ministry of Education in the whole programme, which can create lifelong friendships and work closely together. • Special Units and Schools • Talklink Assistive Technology Services 3. THE SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT – Everyone in the programme motivates you to achieve your best and are there for you every step of the way. • Private Practice 4. THE ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES – As a profession, Speech and Language Therapy has a lot of variety which is explored throughout the programme in a range of practical health and education settings, working with diverse clients and continuously making new connections. 5. THE PROGRAMME PACKAGE – Being recognised internationally means you can For more information about take the degree all over the world. Everything you learn builds on from previous years giving you a really strong understanding of the whole scope of speech and studying speech and language language therapy. therapy, head to MASSEY.AC.NZ/SLTHONS Gain over 200 hours of supervised clinical experience PREPARE FOR A CAREER GIVING with placements in a wide range of settings including schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centres, child INDEPENDENCE TO OTHERS WITH development services and community settings. UPDATES AND IMPORTANT DATES NEW VICE- CHANCELOR MASSEY’S NURSING UPDATE In past years, students have had to attain UE and 14 credits at level 3 in biology, this has now changed to BACHELOR OF SPEECH achieved UE and 14 credits or more in at least one of the following subjects: biology, chemistry or physics AND LANGUAGE EXPLORE AREAS LIKE (NCEA level 3). THERAPY (HONOURS) VET - THE TESTING WEEKEND C B This year will see the first time the students from the A pre-selection phase of the Vet programme go through to D a testing weekend with the aim to test those students in other areas. These areas include thorough testing of Fluency Health Education critical thinking, communication and problem solving With a degree in speech Our New Vice-Chancellor Jan Thomas through various scenario tests and interview procedures. and language therapy A veterinary scientist with an international reputation for her teaching, research The testing weekend will be on April 1st and 2nd you’ll be ready for a and academic leadership will be the next vice-chancellor of Massey University. 2017. For more information regarding this new process please visit website under the Bachelor of Veterinary rewarding career with the Professor Jan Thomas joins us from The University of Southern Queensland, where she was the Vice Chancellor. Her proven academic background and her programme page. skills to assess and treat Adult neurogenic Evidence-based Swallowing and skills as a sector leader made her a unanimous decision amongst the Massey speech, language and communication clinical practice feeding disorders University council. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT swallowing disorders for disorders Under the Bachelor of Arts, You can now minor in people of all ages. • Professor Jan Thomas was previously the Vice-Chancellor and President of Emergency Management. Emergency management the University of Southern Queensland in Toowoomba, Australia. (also known as civil defence or disaster management) explores the way individuals and communities respond to • Professor Thomas will be the sixth vice-chancellor to lead Massey disasters and emergencies. It aims to increase people’s University and the second woman, after Professor Judith Kinnear (2003-08). capacity to survive, and to rebuild social structures and Child language Voice disorders Self-guided community resilience. and speech sound research Our degree is disorders • She holds a Bachelor of Science in veterinary biology (1981), a Bachelor SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY internationally of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (1983), both from Murdoch University There will be two Interview intakes for students that in Perth, Australia; a Master of Veterinary Studies in pathology from the are applying for 2018. If students choose take the transportable and University of Melbourne (1986) and a Doctor of Philosophy from Murdoch accredited by the New opportunity to interview in the July intake and not do University (1997). so well, they will receive feedback from staff and can Zealand Speech-Language TOP 5 THINGS ABOUT THE BACHELOR OF SPEECH AND re-interview in the November/December intake later Therapists’ Association. LANGUAGE THERAPY (HONOURS) MASSEY SRA UPDATES that year. CHANGES TO TERMINOLOGY ACCORDING TO OUR STUDENTS PAPERS WILL BE RENAMED ‘COURSES’. Currently students enrol in papers, such as 176.102 New 1. THE LECTURERS – The teaching staff are passionate, approachable and have Zealand Society. From the beginning of 2017 ‘papers’ expertise across a range of diverse areas. Graduates work for organisations including: will be renamed ‘courses’. This means students will enrol in courses rather than papers for 2017. • District Health Boards 2. THE STUDENT COHORT – Small class sizes mean you get to know the students • Ministry of Education in the whole programme, which can create lifelong friendships and work closely together. • Special Units and Schools IMPORTANT DATES • Talklink Assistive Technology Services 3. THE SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT – Everyone in the programme motivates you to achieve your best and are there for you every step of the way. • Private Practice 1 MAY 2017 Bachelor of Aviation Semester 2 Applications Close 4. THE ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES – As a profession, Speech and Language Therapy has a lot of variety which is explored throughout the programme in a 15 JUNE Bachelor Social Work range of practical health and education settings, working with diverse clients and Semester 2 Intake continuously making new connections. Firstly, Congratulations to Aisling Bartley who gave birth to a healthy baby girl in December 2016. Aisling is on maternity leave and will return in December this 10 - 14 JULY Speech and Language Therapy 5. THE PROGRAMME PACKAGE – Being recognised internationally means you can year. In the interim Faye Alailima will be our team Leader and support Stefan in the First Interviews For more information about take the degree all over the world. Everything you learn builds on from previous management of our team. We welcome Lara Husain to the student recruitment team. years giving you a really strong understanding of the whole scope of speech and 17 JULY Semester 2 Start Date studying speech and language She will be working in the Auckland area. We also welcome back Tania Jahnke from language therapy. Maternity leave.Lastly we farewell Meta Apu’ula and Sam Aesherbrock. therapy, head to 27 NOVEMBER Speech and Language Therapy MASSEY.AC.NZ/SLTHONS A lot have changes have gone on in the past year. For a full list of our team please see - 15 DECEMBER End of year interviews pages 6 and 7. Massey University was founded as an QUICK FACTS ABOUT MASSEY UNIVERSITY agricultural college in Palmerston North in 1927. SPOTLIGHT ON DEFENCE AND SECURITY STUDIES MAKE A DIFFERENCE – STUDY FOR A BA, HOW CAN DEFENCE STUDIES OR SECURITY MAJORING OR MINORING IN DEFENCE STUDIES HELP ME GET A JOB? AND SECURITY STUDIES A major or minor in Defence Studies or Security Studies provides you with Do you want a career for the world of today and tomorrow? Do you want knowledge and teaches you the analytical and critical thinking skills that to study subjects that will prepare you for that? Every day, New Zealand employers need. Employers are increasingly looking for people who can and the international community is faced with security challenges like think critically and who have knowledge relevant to the working world. cybersecurity, crime, the threat of terrorism, civil wars, and competition Security issues affect all organisations, making your knowledge and skills for resources from global warming. We see the effects, like news reports potentially attractive to employers. of the refugee crisis from the wars in Syria and Iraq. You can make a High achieving students can also include a research internship at third difference by studying Defence Studies or Security Studies. year level.