Careers Bulletin 27th March, 2015
News from the Universities
University of Notre Dame (UNDA)
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A world-wide Catholic university, open to all faiths
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Established in Sydney in 2006 but has been in Fremantle for more than 25 years
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Intentionally small
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Learn from industry leaders on the academic staff
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Excellent reputation – one of the highest graduate employment rates in Australia (8% higher than National average)
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Apply direct, not through UAC. You will be interviewed and asses on academic record, contribution to school/community personal
qualities, motivation to study
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What’s New? BA Counselling, BA Applied Psychology, BA Chaplaincy Studies
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Early Offer Program for 2016 will be assessed on community/church links or excellence in cultural pursuits, commitment and
excellence in sporting activities, academic excellence. The closing date for 2016 is 31st July, 2015. You can start applying now and
get your interview out of the way early.
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Nursing has 1000 hours of practical work, taken at any hospital in NSW. Their highly experiential learning means that 90% of last
year’s graduates had a place within four months of finishing.
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The Law program is ranked by students as 1st in all Law schools in Australia, 1st among Sydney Law schools in providing student
support (taken from independent Australian Law Students Satisfaction Survey)
Average class size over the last two years in law has been 31.
Students can take legal internships all over the world. Mentoring is available in student’s area of interest.
90% employment within four months of finishing course – shared 1st ranking with UNSWA
New double degree HR Management/Law next year, with an indicative ATAR of 90.
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Changes in Education entry requirements for 2016 – government regulations require 3 Band 5s, including English or 2 Band 5s in
other subjects plus Notre Dame bridging course. Other pathways to teaching they will be offering are:
Option 1: enrol in BA and complete 8 units in 1st year, which map straight into Education 2nd year (must pass all units), or
Option 2: complete BA – 3 years – and do 2 year P/G M Teach (2 years)
Option 3: apply for B Ed – move to BA automatically if do not get required Band 5s
The test: before final practicum students have to do multiple choice English and Maths test (all universities)
An Enabling or Foundation program is a possibility but they consider going through a BA is the best choice if students don’t get the
required entry levels.
Their curriculum is now being changed to include units which will allow students to teach in IB in International Schools. There is also
a UNDA requirement to complete a specialisation, English or Maths
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School of Arts and Sciences
Note Social Justice major will be available; this combines well with law, where students are interested in human rights and
international law, particularly in working for non-government organisations.
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Other entry pathways to UNDA include: One semester Tertiary Enabling Program, and 2 semesters Foundation Year.
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
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Changed courses:
B Communication – digital literacy and ethics have been added to core subjects;
International Studies are offering a stand alone Diploma of Languages as concurrent study with any other UTS degree; languages
include Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese Spanish
BA/BEd starting in 2016 with three majors – primary, secondary and K-12, and three sub-majors – STEM, TESOL, Special Ed. or
Languages, if taking Diploma of Languages. They have yet to decide how they will take in students who do not meet the three Band
5s, including English. Watch their website for further information about this.
New Advanced Science Majors will be available in infection and immunity; environmental biotechnology; pre-medicine and
advanced materials. If you are going to their Open Day be sure to visit the new Super Lab. – it’s amazing.
New Course: Medicinal Chemistry & Biomedical Physics.
The Event and Leisure, and B Management (Tourism) will merge into a B Management in 2016. It is possible to add a third major in
sport business. There is a compulsory internship and capstone in each major – ATAR is expected to be approx. 80.
New B Economics which will be different to courses of that title at other Australian universities. Compare the differences.
THINK is part of the worldwide Laureate International Uni. with whom they amalgamated this year. Worldwide, Laureate has 1 million
students in 30 countries. In Australia they have eight colleges:
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Australian National College of Beauty
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Australasian College of Natural Therapies
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APM College of Business and Communication
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Billy Blue College of Design
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CATC Design School
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Jansen Newman Institute
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Southern School of Natural Therapies (Melbourne)
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William Blue College of Hospitality Management
They are working towards centralising their colleges on a modern site in Ultimo but currently are in three locations until they finish renovating
their second Ultimo building.
The College offers degree courses, which can be accessed directly (with an ATAR of 60) or via a diploma pathway. There is a choice of
education by face-to-face teaching, online (with on-site workshops throughout the year), or mixed mode. Their courses are very practical and
give students the chance to hit the ground running when they enter employment.
If interested see their website for their “Day in the Life” courses 14 th April at William Blue and 16th April at APM. Their Open Day will be from
11 am – 3 pm on 3rd May, plus they will hold Open House on 6th and 8th May from 9 am – 6 pm.
UTS is holding an International Students Information Day on Thursday, 21st May, from 10 am – 1 pm in the UTS Tower Building. Those who
apply to UTS on the day do not pay an application fee. For more information: international@uts.edu.au.
Intenstive Journalism Workshop
SCEGGS are hosting this workshop for students in Years 10, 11 and 12 in the next holidays from 15th – 17th April, presented by visiting
journalists from The Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph and Felix Hubble, film reviewer. The course intake is limited to 20 students.
If you wish to enrol please go to http://www.trybooking.com/HFND.
(Mrs) G M Cartwright
Careers Counsellor