Highlights from the faculties on Open Day ...

Volume 11 Number 8 August 10 - September 13 2015

You can log on to the Open Day website at openday.unimelb.edu.au and print out your itinerary. Or leave it till Open Day and pick up a program and map at any of the main entrances. It’s easy: both the Open Day website and the printed program list everything on offer, faulty by faculty, in alphabetical order.

Architecture Building & Planning/Melbourne School of Design
Student studio exhibitions
Our student work speaks for itself. Check out the impressive Fabrication and 3D printing workshops and displays.
Ground Floor, Melbourne School of Design, Masson Road, Parkville campus

Faculty of Science
Environmental Science showcase
Ask our students and staff the big environmental questions: like how pollution impacts the aquatic environment, what the best strategies are for re-introducing extinct species, and how environmental science draws disciplines together to tackle the world’s pressing problems.
All day, Wilson Hall, Parkville campus

Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences
Animal exhibit
Meet academics and students and their pet dogs and, in the process, find out about our animal science subjects and courses.
Throughout the day, Wilson Hall Parkville campus, and Ground Floor, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, Royal Parade

Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences
So you want to be a doctor?
Find out about a typical week, the joys and challenges, and vast array of career and future study options open to you in medicine.
2.30pm, Sunderland Theatre, Ground Floor, Medical Building, Parkville campus

Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Discover the Master of Teaching difference
Find out from a school principal, clinical specialist, teaching fellow, current student and an alumnus how the Master of Teaching’s clinical approach to teacher education is a significant shift away from traditional approaches and why our graduates are highly sought after.
12.30pm, Second Floor, MSGE Building, 234 Queensberry Street, Parkville campus

Melbourne Law School
Moot Court in action
Be in court as students from the Witness Examination Competition perform their practice.
10.00am, Fifth Floor, Law Building, 185 Pelham Street, Parkville campus

Melbourne School of Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Lab tours for flying enthusiasts
Take a guided tour of the mechanical engineering lab and find out how mechanical engineers make planes more fuel efficient and less noisy.
10.30am, 12.15pm, 1.30pm, 3.15pm leaving from the entrance, Old Engineering Building, Parkville campus

Melbourne University Sport
Elite Athlete Program
Find out about the University’s sport scholarships, international travel grants, flexible study arrangements and special entry consideration for athletes competing at state or national level.
11:30am and 2:30pm, Sports Centre Social Space, Tin Alley, Parkville campus

Murrup Barak Melbourne Institute for Indigenous Development

Welcoming Indigenous students!
Drop in for lunch or anytime during the day.
10.00am–3.00pm, Old Physics Building, Parkville campus

Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
VCA Film and TV lighting workshop
See some movie magic in action! Using moving lights and various lighting effects, Masters students will be filming a scene in our blue screen studio.
All day, Studio 1, Film and Television, Grant Street, Southbank

... And there’s also plenty of fun to be had

Meet Riley, Melbourne Law School’s superstar Dogtor and, between pats, learn about the Juris Doctor enrichment and support programs.
All day, Law Building, 185 Pelham Street, Parkville campus

Translate your brain waves into music at the Sound of Thinking booth
All day, Union Lawn, Parkville campus

Check out the line-up of bands and performers that have come out of the University of Melbourne
All day, South Lawn main stage Parkville campus, and Dodds Street main stage Southbank campus

Speak to students about what it’s really like to study at Australia’s best university and even grab a free snack while you chat!
Arts and Engineering BBQs on Parkville campus, student panels for Vet and Agricultural Sciences, Biomed, Economics, Environments, Music, Fine Arts on both the Parkville and Southbank campuses (check out the Open Day guide for times and venues)

Keep it in all the family with free face painting, mobile farm and the Farmers Market
All day, Union Lawn on the Parkville campus

Experience what it’s like to be part of the University community at the Community Life Precinct – take part in the fun, grab some freebies and win a prize or two.
All day, University Square, Parkville campus

Find your perfect sport watching demos from some of University Sports’ 40 clubs, including Dancesport, Tai Chi and Wushi, and Kendo
All day, Community Life Precinct, University Square, Parkville campus

Tag it to be in it – Tag #uomopenday for your chance to win. And look out for your post on the giant screens!
All day, across Parkville and Southbank campuses

Check out the Open Day Insta Insta winning entries for the interstate student Instagram competition, including winning entries from Perth and Adelaide

openday.unimelb.edu.au