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CONNEct: ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Our academics owe their title to the first ‘academy’ in ancient Greece. It was a beautiful place a short walk out of Athens, a gymnasium and sacred park—and it had nothing to do with learning. When Plato began teaching near there, the name took a new meaning. His peers and students tackled big ideas together, tried to understand the world, and the academy became a place defined by bright minds and new ideas. We think the definition fits. At UOW, academic excellence means more than just good marks. Excellence is the connections we make with each other. It’s the courage to ask questions and the need to understand. It’s what happens when you put 30,000 bright minds in the same place and challenge them to change the world.

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WHAT’S INSIDE This viewbook is about what UOW is and what UOW people can achieve. If you’re after detailed course information, see the UOW Course Directory or visit coursefinder.uow.edu.au

LEARN THE UOW WAY

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GLOBAL CHALLENGES THE PLACE WE CALL HOME LIVE / STAY / GO / PLAY

GRADUATES MAKE IT HAPPEN

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THOMAS SPOHR ALEXANDRA FISHER LAUREN PIATEK

STUDY OPTIONS

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LEARN YOUR WAY THE RIGHT FIT DEGREE CHOICES

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OUR ACHIEVEMENTS GLOBALLY RANKED AS ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S BEST MODERN UNIVERSITIES The Times Higher Education (THE) TOP 100 under 50 listed UOW as 43rd in the world for universities under 50 years old . UOW was also ranked 24th in the world in the 2013 QS Top 50 Under 50. UOW became an independent university in 1975.

TOP 2% OF WORLD UNIVERSITIES UOW was placed in the top 2% of universities in the world by its performance in the: Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2013/2014 QS World University Rankings 2013/2014 Academic Ranking of World Universities 2013

GLOBALLY RATED A FIVE-STAR UNIVERSITY For the 14th year in a row, the Good Universities Guide (2014) awarded UOW five stars in: Graduate starting salary Getting a full-time job Positive graduate outcomes

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LEARN A UOW education isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a set of facts. Nor is it assessments and classes, critical analysis and discussions. These are tools. Your education is learning how to learn, how to ask questions, and how to bring it all to life in the real world.

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engage Wherever you’re headed in life, you can get a real head start at UOW. Connecting learning with the real world means learning for life. It means taking (and making) opportunities and getting out there to try it for yourself. It means learning how to open your mind and get your hands dirty, not just learning how to pass exams.

CHALLENGE At UOW, the best response to the impossible is to try it anyway. When you push yourself, you find out how far you can go. It’s no different with your education. You’ll be encouraged to try new things at UOW. You’ll be pushed to come up with your own challenges, and supported so you can surpass them.

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DISCOVER A curious mind and the will to follow through go a long way at UOW. Inquiring minds excel in the right environment. Here, we learn from the past and from each other to discover and research new things, and “why?” is one of the smartest things you can say.

INTEGRATE We combine technology and talent to change the way we do things at UOW. Great minds have big ideas. The more of them working together, the bigger the idea and the more you can get done. When distance is no barrier, when you bring the right people together with the right technology, there is no limit.

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WE CONNECT EDUCATION WITH THE REAL WORLD

Practical experience shows you how to put your knowledge to work, and shows future employers you’re not afraid to start something new. Sometimes it will be part of your degree, like when Bachelor of Primary Education student teachers work in real classrooms in their first semester of study. Sometimes it will be earning the position of editor at UOW’s longest running student publication, the Tertangala. It’s always a great way to learn.

1 Help kids finish high school

Nadia Neal Bachelor of Science (Indigenous HEALTH, Population Health) The Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME)

2 Build a race car and drive it

Christopher Doumbos Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) The UOW Formula-SAE race team

3 Edit the student magazine

Claire Johnston Bachelor of Arts (Dean’s Scholar) (Politics, History) Tertangala magazine

4 Use the law to protect people

Fabienne Else Bachelor of Arts – Bachelor of Laws UOW Bachelor of Laws professional placements

5 Solve a business problem

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Bachelor of Information Technology (Social Policy) UOW Careers UniVative competition

6 Report the news

Jessica Feeney Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies (Journalism) Journalism practical assignments

7 Teach in your first semester

Jessica MUDIE Bachelor of Primary Education UOW Education Professional Experience (PEX)

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CHALLENGE WE PUSH BOUNDARIES HERE AND OVERSEAS The Solar Decathlon China is an international competition where student teams compete to build a liveable house that uses mostly solar power. Team UOW drew together people from many areas—engineers, marketers, scientists, designers and artists. In 2013 they became the first Australian team to enter the competition. They submitted an unprecedented design based on retrofitting old houses. They’d never done anything like this before. They won.

THE TEAM PLAYER DANIEL JONES

Bachelor of Science (Exercise Science) – Bachelor of Commerce (Supply Chain Management) “I love that at uni I could learn and be involved in something like the Solar Decathlon. “It’s not just tied to what I studied, or even necessarily what my career will be. Having said that, it obviously draws a lot on what I’ve learned about logistics—we built a whole house and sent it to China in shipping containers. “In our team, I helped run sponsorship events, I was involved in the logistics planning and contributed to architecture planning. Every time I ran an event, or worked with someone else, I learned something new. “I had an interest in sustainability and the environment but no way to be involved. I had no way to express that interest. That’s what this project gave me. “All the opportunities I’ve had, all the connections I’ve made have really helped change my ideas about what I want to do in the future.”

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THE LEADER LLOYD NICCOL

Bachelor of Engineering (MEchanical) – Bachelor of Commerce (FINANCE) “We did something new: no-one in the previous seven Solar Decathlons has submitted a design based on retrofitting. “This house is a prototype, the beginning of a lot of new systems and technologies. Of course, we have a lot of the technology required to live sustainably right now. The best way to improve our environmental impact immediately is to reduce our usage, but houses like this will be the future. “The house is going on display at UOW. We’ll open it to the public so people can see what a net-zero-energy home looks like. The idea is that it’s very liveable, it’s comfortable, you can entertain in it. “The competition was fierce between teams, but it was a really good vibe. It’s amazing seeing everyone from all over the world get along so well. And after the competition, all the plans became open source, so everyone’s free to take the best ideas and develop them.”

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DISCOVER WE FOLLOW CURIOSITY WHEREVER IT TAKES US UOW students Emma Hawksworth and Geraud Sansom spent three days in Clayton, Victoria, looking at individual cancer cells on a scientific instrument slightly bigger than a football field. They spent time at the Australian Synchrotron as part of Emma’s PhD thesis investigating how Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs— NSAIDs, but you probably know them by names like “Aspirin”—could one day be used to prevent cancer.

THE STUDENT GERAUD SANSOM

Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry Advanced “It was great, we were there using a 1,000-power targeting microscope to target individual cells for infrared spectroscopy. The beam would then take 100 measurements of every cell. “Now as a research assistant I’m working on this data, cleaning up any distortion caused by radiation scattering. “As part of my degree, I was able to apply to work as a research assistant. I saw a project on cancer research and went for it. “Actually, a lot of people down at the Synchrotron were surprised that I was only in my second year. It was a great opportunity, and pretty unusual. “Next semester I’ll be going on exchange to Germany, studying under Professor Tim Clark, who is a world leader in computational chemistry. “In science these days you need to specialise. The truth is, no single person is going to cure cancer. It’s a group effort, that’s how it’s going to be. “Focus helps you. Having goals is good. That’s why it’s important to find what you’re good at, what you enjoy.”

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THE SCIENTIST EMMA HAWKSWORTH

PhD (Medicinal Chemistry) Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry Honours “I’m working in bowel cancer research. “Bowel cancer is the second most common form of cancer in Australia. Mortality rates are going down, in part due to advances in treatment, but it’s still the second most prevalent cancer. “I’m looking at the metal bismuth in drug compounds, trying to determine if bismuth-NSAID compounds show anti-cancer potential. This research is one of the first few steps towards developing a new medicine. “In science you’re always learning, things are always progressing, evolving. Your ideas change. The more you research, the more you know how the world works, or how our bodies and these diseases work. “You have your ups and downs in scientific research. An experiment works and you’re feeling good—if something doesn’t work, you’re not so good. You need to keep your eye on the big picture. “When I finish, I want to see the whole picture. That’s what keeps me going.”

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WE USE TECHNOLOGY TO CHANGE HOW WE WORK Programming an industrial welding robot to weld a single seam can take up to four hours. Nathan Larkin and the team of UOW researchers he works with can get that down to five minutes. Business expert and UOW lecturer Tillmann Böhme knows how to turn ingenuity like that into the kind of business you’ll be working for when you graduate, and he will bring that experience to your undergraduate class.

THE ENGINEER NATHAN LARKIN

UOW Research Fellow Phd (Mechatronic Engineering) Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Mechatronics) “I studied Mechatronics Engineering at UOW, before getting a graduate position at Bluescope Steel. Then I was offered a research position here. “Basically, what I do is teach robots how to move. Programming a single welding robot is straightforward, but we were approached by an industry partner who had a complex system using a large robot to hold a smaller one. Programming this was too time-consuming to be cost effective using the typical manual methods. “We developed a smarter way, where we automate a lot of the manual stuff using a computer to calculate the best way for the robots to move around. “At UOW I work in the best facilities — we have some of the best robots in the world, and some of the best experts. “In this role I get to travel all around Australia, meeting lots of people in industry and universities. Working with robots like this, it’s pretty much a dream job.”

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THE ACADEMIC Dr. Tillmann Böhme

Lecturer, Faculty of BUSINESS “When I was completing my PhD, my professors walked me into companies and we audited their processes and wider supply chains. It was very hands-on. “Now, I bring my research from businesses around the world to my classes at UOW. As a researcher I’m part of an international network that includes academics in Thailand, the Netherlands, Austria, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. We all research supply chains through the same lens which enables us to share information, and bring these business cases into [firstyear] classrooms. “I’ve worked with engineering business clusters, who grouped together so they could cooperate to win big national tenders. Basically, by working together and forming a supply chain they can seem much bigger than they actually are and win new business. “Real innovation doesn’t just occur in one company only. Business innovation is about collaboration and partnerships, working together to deliver more value. “When an engineer or scientist creates a new way of doing something, that’s actually a business problem, not a solution — you need big new business ideas to go with new technology.”

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RE DIS UN Everything is connected. Big fixes sometimes start in your own backyard. This is what we do at UOW. We call them Global Challenges: problems we can start solving today, and take what we learn worldwide. We think global and act local, working towards better health, smarter work and a sustainable environment. 16

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Manufacturing Innovation

Sustaining Coastal & Marine Zones

Living Well, Longer

As the world moves away from carbonheavy economies, we must find clean and innovative solutions.

Half of the world’s population, including 66% of Australians, live on the coast.

By the time you’re 50 years old, the number of living Australians over 50 will have risen 80% to 6.4 million.

Traditional R&D in materials and devices has to meet broader economic analysis to really understand how new technology will change the world.

Oceans are our life source. They cover 72% of the Earth’s surface and hold 95% of global biodiversity. Sustaining oceans and coasts requires multidisciplinary effort.

That’s why we’re using our strengths to explore how new ways of manufacturing will change industrial cities and how 3D printing will change the world.

Right now we’re looking at the Mekong Delta of Vietnam, working to regenerate mangrove swamps that can store up to four times as much carbon as a tropical rainforest.

This research looks into solutions for the wide-ranging challenges resulting from this drastic demographic shift, which is being seen in developed nations all over the world. At UOW, we’re investigating how to improve life for people with dementia, creating communities where they can be happy, safe and respected.

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THE PLACE WE CALL HOME Wollongong is young, diverse and it’s changing fast. UOW’s playing a big part in this transformation, bringing thousands of students from all over the world every year to live and study. Culture, business, nightlife— Wollongong is a university city. 18

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Wollongong makes being a student easy. It is fun when you want it to be and quiet when you need it to be. Live the good life on beautiful beaches with great surf. Enjoy a rapidly growing local music scene and café culture. Join in a strong sporting community. Eat the best food from all over the world. Live in a city being shaped into something new. UOW started here in Wollongong and grew into a global network of campuses. We’re in Australia, Asia and the Middle East and we’re listening to global businesses. The kind of businesses that need skilled graduates. The kind of graduates coming out of UOW.

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WOLLONGONG ACT LOCAL

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ILLAWARRA AREA POPULATION

NATIONALPARKS WITHIN 50KM

PATROLLED SURF BEACHES

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DUMPLINGS AT THE LITTLE PRINCE TUE/WED/THU

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“SEVEN FITTY SNITTY” AT THE NORTHGONG HOTEL

PASTA NIGHT AT THE FRAT GETTING AROUND

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TRAINS TO SYDNEY EVERY DAY, BOTH WAYS

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EXHIBITION SPACES AT WOLLONGONG CITY GALLERY

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JUMPS PER YEAR BY SKYDIVE THE BEACH

$4 UNIMOVIES ON THE BIGGEST SCREEN IN THE ILLAWARRA

NIGHTS A WEEK OF LIVE MUSIC AT RAD BAR & CAFE

HOME GAMES TO SEE THE DRAGONS & THE HAWKS

$15 TICKET TO WOLLONGONG’S OUTDOOR CINEMA

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LIVE STAY GO PLAY Your life is what you make it at UOW. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have more choices than ever before: how and what you study, how you have fun, where you call home, and where you go when you leave. For the record, we like students with open minds ready to fill with good memories.

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180 LIVE acts on campus EACH year no excuses for being bored

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9,800 SMILING FACES A happy student is a good student, and we only take good students at UOW. You’ll start the year with nearly 10,000 other students and every day you’ll have the chance to meet new people, make friends and have fun. We have amazing talent right on our doorstep. Lots of Illawarra and UOW student bands play UOW Unibar every year—in between a busy schedule of international acts. And that’s just on campus. Dozens of international bands and touring performers play local gigs every year. The student calendar is filled with parties and festival days, from O-Week festivities to the End of Exams Party when UOW celebrates another year well done. Pull up a seat (or some lawn) and relax with friends over lunch. Join a club—and if none of the 100 student clubs at UOW take your fancy, start something new. Fresh food. Music. Dancing. It’s about having something to connect you with your friends and classmates. That’s community. uow.edu.au/student/life

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First class First year Start your time with us in a UOW residence and see the benefits of positive living, where home is more than four walls and a roof. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll live and learn with students from all walks of life studying everything from politics to polymers. You will be welcomed into the world of campus living and university study and have support when you need it, right down the hall. All day, every day, positive living is supported by student leaders, people who have shown they can help new people settle in to the UOW community, find new friends or reach their study goals. And youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have fun: downtime is well taken care of, with a full calendar of social and sporting events, including iFeast, The Big Weekend Championships, Black Stump Twenty20, and the annual Intercollege Ball. Getting to and from classes is a breeze too, since every residence is linked with UOW by the free Gong Shuttle Bus. See which residence you could be calling home, and arrange a tour at: uow.edu.au/about/accommodation

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SEE THE WORLD. THEN TAKE A SECOND LOOK. UOW is a well-respected international university—and it’s just a tiny dot on Australia, which is just a small slice of a very big world. There are over 140 international exchange partner universities in 46 countries waiting for you to be the kind of student who sees more than the obvious, and who isn’t afraid of life outside the normal. UOW student Emily King went looking for a unique experience while studying. She found it on exchange to Karlstad, Sweden, among ice and snow and new friends. “The decision to complete a semester abroad was a no-brainer for me: the hard part was deciding where to go. “I was between Oslo, Gothenburg and Stockholm, making travel very easy. It still astounds me that I could visit another country in a few hours for less than I would pay for a night out. “Being the only Australian in Karlstad, I was pushed out of my comfort zone to make friends from all over the world.” “The people that I met made my exchange the best six months of my life.” uow.edu.au/student/exchange

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it’s a TEAM THING Healthy bodies and healthy minds, you know how it goes. There’s over a hundred student teams at UOW, from water polo to rugby league, and we’re as serious as you are, from lunchtime kick-arounds to national competitions. Play football, rugby union, hockey, cricket, volleyball and more, without ever having to leave campus. And every year these teams take on new members, including first-years just like you. You can keep fit in the UOW gym, or the Olympic swimming pool, or in any one of 40 group exercise classes a week. Find your balance at a yoga class. Join a martial arts class and find your focus. Find your feet at a lunchtime salsa class—and if that doesn’t work out trade two left feet for a hard left hook in the boxing gym. Hitting books or hitting punching bags, it’s all part of student life at UOW.

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UOW people take what they learn here and run with it. How far they go is up to them. They can end up in front of a judge, prosecuting some of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most dangerous criminals. They can go to Africa, bringing the stories of those nations and their people to the world. They can open their mind to new ideas and find a career healing people, one they never planned for. They can end up anywhere under the sun, and figuring out where is one of the best parts of being a UOW graduate.

THOMAS SPOHR Senior Solicitor, Director of Public Prosecutions ALEXANDRA FISHER Journalist, Producer , ABC LAUREN PIATEK GENERAL PRACTITIONER REGISTRAR

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THOMAS SPOHR Bachelor of Arts – Bachelor of Laws Senior Solicitor, Director of Public Prosecutions

it’s important work—of course it’s important. It has a real effect on people’s lives.

The lawyers of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions—the DPP—prosecute serious criminal offences on behalf of the community. When murderers, mobsters and embezzlers stand trial, it is a DPP prosecutor like Thomas Spohr making the case against them in court. For Thomas, nothing compares. “When you’re in court, it’s an intellectual challenge that you cannot get in any other forum. “You stand up at the other end of the bar, facing someone as intelligent as you, who has a completely opposite world view, and you have to convince the people in the room that you’re right.” Since finishing his UOW degree in 2007, Thomas has worked as both a defender and prosecutor. He also recently became President of NSW Young Lawyers, a peak body representing over 13,000 lawyers. His work for the DPP is high profile: Thomas has prosecuted one of Australia’s biggest frauds, a $45 million embezzlement, and in 2013 worked on one of the year’s most infamous murder cases. “Just by the nature of the work, the matters you deal with, a lot of your work ends up in the media. It can give you a feeling that you’re doing important work, but it means you have to be even more careful what you say.” However, despite being in the media eye, public prosecution isn’t glamorous. Cases can run over years, and for every hour in court, a prosecutor spends at least two preparing: taking and reading exhaustive notes and evidence folios, researching and writing.

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“You don’t get into criminal law to get rich,” he says, and dealing with the perpetrators and victims of serious crime can take an emotional toll. “I intellectualise a lot of my work. In a sense, I’m lucky that I’m able to do this. Honestly, I feel if I spent a lot of time thinking about the real losses of the people I work with, it would be hard to sleep. “But it’s important work—of course it’s important. It has a real effect on people’s lives.” This is part of what drew Thomas to criminal law while still a student. “I can say the criminal law aspects of the UOW degree were second to none. As far as I’m concerned, criminal law is taught better at UOW than anywhere else. “One of the things about criminal law is that it’s hugely practical, you’re always applying the law to an actual situation. It’s almost never academic. It’s also very advocacy focused, and the laws you deal with are all very ‘human’, rather than focusing on matters of money or property. “My main career goal is to keep making a positive difference: if, 30 years from now, I can say I have left the state of the law better than it was when I was in law school, then I’ll call it a successful career.”

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ALEXANDRA FISHER Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies (Journalism) Journalist, Producer , ABC

in the most desperate places, you find the greatest spirits

The Democratic Republic of Congo lies at the heart of the African continent. It has suffered terribly over the last 20 years, wracked by a succession of wars and genocides that have left over 5 million people dead. Alexandra Fisher went there in late 2013 to research a series of stories exploring the conflict, and the people living in its shadow. “I was confronted by just how devastated the area was by years of conflict. “However, during my travels through Africa I marvel that in the most desperate places, you find the greatest spirits. As a journalist, there is nothing more humbling than people allowing you to delve into their stories.” Back in Australia, she spends her weeks working as a journalist in the ABC newsroom. There she’s been building a career—making contacts, developing skills—but stepping out on her own for projects is too strong a calling to ignore for long. “I thought I needed to do it now while I’m young. You’re more resistant to getting knocked back, you’re more resilient. Besides, it’ll be an adventure, right?”

At this point, Alexandra was still a student: Hellen’s story was published in the UOW journalism magazine, and the piece on LRA abductees was submitted for her major journalism project. Alexandra believes the practical work she had done in her degree prepared her for the fundamentals of writing and editing, but the real world still had plenty of lessons for her. “Uganda was an amazing learning experience. It was the first long-form work I’d ever shot with little time and resources, overseas in an unfamiliar place. “I fell in love with it. It was there I decided ultimately I’d love to work as a journalist in Africa. “I’m drawn to the place, the people, their cultures. I could list things all day and it wouldn’t really capture how I feel about the place, or why. That’s why it’s like falling in love: it just is.” When Alexandra tells people this is where she wants to work, many people are sceptical. “I get that all the time: ‘Isn’t it dangerous?’. That’s the number one conversation I have about Africa.

The Congo wasn’t Alexandra’s first international work. She won a coveted Walkley award for television and video journalism earlier in 2013 for her investigative story on sex trafficking in Mexico.

“I’m drawn to the challenge. Africa is home to some of the poorest, most exploited and desperate people in the world. It’s a challenge to get people to take an interest in what’s going on there.

Her first professional trip was only a few years earlier, to Uganda in the summer break of 2009. While there, she interviewed Hellen Lanyomon, who survived an attack by the LRA, a terrorist rebel group known for using child soldiers.

“I think that people get it, they understand, but they don’t sympathise, they don’t feel it. “Yes, there’s danger there, but there’s danger everywhere. You could get hit by a car tomorrow crossing the street. For me, working in Africa is worth the risk. “You have to take a chance for things you love.”

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LAUREN PIATEK Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery GENERAL PRACTITIONER REGISTRAR

I get to see pregnant women, kids, elderly people, diabetes, hearts, bowels. You never know who or what is going to walk through the door.

Dr Lauren Piatek was studying Exercise Science and Rehabilitation at UOW, headed for a different sort of career. When she took a hard look at her studies, she realised a change in direction was called for. After a three-year medical degree that took her from Mudgee to Borneo and back, Lauren has found a calling, for now, in regional Australia. Lauren is working in Culburra on the NSW South Coast as a GP registrar, a doctor completing a specialisation in general practice. It’s the type of practice she prefers, a preference she discovered by trying a little bit of everything. “When I was still in medical school, I thought I’d do physician training, maybe towards a specialisation like cardiology. Honestly, though: I don’t like the idea of doing one thing for the rest of my life.” Throughout her degree, Lauren tried many types of medical practice—a focus on hospitals, a year in general practice, and at the more unusual end of the scale, a placement at Sarawak Hospital, in Malaysian Borneo. She says the experience was eye-opening, and as far as rural Malaysia might seem from Australia, her placement gave her valuable insights. “There’s just no access over there for people who don’t live in town or don’t have the money. Some people might only see a doctor once a year, when a mobile clinic goes to them. This creates all sorts of complications—if someone needs heart medication, we can’t give them a year’s worth all at once.

“I saw a lot of end-stage presentations, problems that had progressed very far. It was a very valuable learning experience, but very bad for patient outcomes.” After making the decision to move to medicine, Lauren was still open to change. Her long placement in general practice in Mudgee showed her a side of the career she hadn’t anticipated. “Initially the idea of a year in general practice turned me off—I thought I would prefer hospital work. When I was in Mudgee in my third-year placement, some of the GPs I met did anaesthetics for the visiting surgeons, and they all ran the emergency department together. “To be honest, I didn’t know you could do so much in general practice until I saw it.” Lauren found the practical nature of learning at the UOW School of Medicine useful. “It’s easy to read about something, putting it into practice is a different story. I think it’s pretty noticeable how capable UOW students are.” And now, what lead Lauren to medical practice in the first place is part of every day: keeping an open mind and trying new things. “Here in general practice I get to see pregnant women, kids, elderly people, diabetes, hearts, bowels. You never know who or what is going to walk through the door.”

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STUDY OPTIONS It’s not just what you learn that counts, it’s how you learn it. What you know at the end of your degree is just a start. It’s the ability to keep learning for the rest of your life that will put you in the career you want and keep you there. UOW offers options at every stage of your university experience, from application to graduation. You’ll always have the chance to learn the way you learn best.

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LEARN YOUR WAY Early ADMISSION

Secure a place before the HSC We know that HSC exam marks aren’t the only way to identify success, that’s why we offer our Early Admission program. The program rewards students who are already excelling academically and recognises students who we believe will thrive when given opportunity and support at UOW.

By applying through the Early Admission program, eligible applicants have the chance to secure a place at UOW before their final HSC exams even commence. uow.edu.au/early

Scholarships & Grants

We support people who want to learn Scholarships and grants are just a part of our commitment to student equity and our recognition of academic excellence across all areas of study. Our range of scholarships cover academic achievement, work integrated and Indigenous opportunities, and sporting excellence.

Our grants help students overcome financial or social disadvantage to achieve their best. Each year, UOW’s EdStart grants are provided to a thousand UOW undergraduate domestic students, helping cover the costs of textbooks and other expenses. uow.edu.au/about/scholarships

UOW CAREERS

We get you ready for what happens next UOW’s award-winning careers centre provides free programs that will teach you professional and job-seeking skills to get you in the workforce as soon as possible. Programs like UniVative Illawarra will see you master one of the most important employment skills: working in a team.

You will join a team of students from all faculties at UOW and work to complete a real business brief for a company in our community. Interview workshops will teach you how to put your best foot forward, and the Speed Interview event will let you test those skills in practice interviews with UOW alumni. uow.edu.au/careers

Alternative Admissions

If you have a dream, we’ll get you there Sometimes the standard pathways to university aren’t available to everyone. We run a number of alternative admissions programs to make sure you have the chance you deserve.

There is also a free pathway (or tertiary preparation) program available for recent HSC students who experienced hardship or academic disadvantage during their senior school years.

UOW College provides bridging courses to students who didn’t reach the ATAR required for entry into our Bachelor degrees.

Woolyungah Indigenous Centre’s Alternative Admissions Program is available to all Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander students seeking entry to UOW. uow.edu.au/future/specialaccess

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THE RIGHT FIT BACHELOR DEGREES

ADVANCED DEGREES

Example degrees:

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Commerce

Bachelor of Science Advanced Bachelor of Medical and Health Sciences Advanced

Standard Bachelor degrees offer you many options to specialise and combine interests.

Advanced degrees are highly responsive to your interests, with many options to tailor your study to your specific interest. A feature common to all Advanced degrees is a major research component, where you get to choose the topic based on your skills and interests. You may have the chance to undertake individual research projects, or work with teams undertaking high-level investigations—or both.

The greatest advantage of standard Bachelor programs is their flexibility. They offer you a wide range of majors, to specialise your studies. Many also offer the option of undertaking a double major, or a broad range of elective subjects, so you can essentially custom-build your own qualification.

DEAN’S SCHOLAR Dean’s Scholar degrees are similar to Advanced degrees, with many ways for high-achievers to excel. They are built on standard Bachelor degrees and available in many of the same study areas. They offer research and major projects that adapt to your interests and strengths, as well as the ability to accelerate your degree. They also give you the chance to be paired with an academic mentor in the faculty. The normal length is three years, and Dean’s Scholars students often progress to an Honours year, where they can continue high-level work in their area of interest.

ENGINEERING SCHOLAR Similar to the Dean’s Scholar program, the Bachelor of Engineering (Scholar) is for high-achieving students with strong maths ability.

SPECIALIST DEGREES Example degrees:

Bachelor of Digital Media Bachelor of Engineering Bachelor of Nursing Bachelor of Nanotechnology Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics

Specialist degrees are highly prescribed. They provide less flexibility for you to tailor your program of study, but offer a higher level of mastery in the given study area. Because of this, specialist degrees are generally longer than regular Bachelor programs, but also attract a high level of professional accreditation. These degrees are often necessary for specialised professional careers, and suitable for anyone who wishes to pursue their interest to the highest level.

Our degrees give you options for how and what you learn. They also reflect the needs of future employers, paving the way for a specialist career with up-to-theminute knowledge and recognised methods. A UOW degree will connect you with your passion, your talents, and your career.

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Advanced degrees are recognised by employers as superior qualifications and identify you as a skilled independent worker. If you choose to pursue your research focus further, they are ideal qualifications for commercial or government research positions, as well as careers in academia. These degrees also include an integral Honours year.

HONOURS Honours distinguish a graduate as a high achiever, and are recognised as a qualification above and beyond a Bachelor degree. Honours programs are often built around a research project. As well as being integrated into Advanced and some specialist degrees, an additional one-year Honours program can be added to most Bachelor degrees.

DOUBLE DEGREES Example double degrees: Bachelor of Journalism – Bachelor of Laws Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) – Bachelor of Psychology UOW offers a diverse selection of double degree programs. They let you complete two separate Bachelor degrees simultaneously, in less time than if you studied them one after the other. Double degrees are very well suited if you want the broadest possible career options, or if you want the blend of skills necessary for certain niche careers. They also let you pursue interests so diverse it would be impossible to study them in any single degree.

Arts Business Information Systems Commerce Communication & Media Studies Computer Science Creative Arts Economics & Finance Education (Primary) Engineering (Electrical, Computer & Telecommunications) Engineering (all other majors) Information Technology International Studies Journalism Laws Mathematics Psychology Science Science (Psychology) Science (Physics)

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Degree choices STUDY AREA

DEGREE OPTIONS

DURATION

ATAR

ARTS AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

Bachelor of Arts (Cultural Studies) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Arts (English Literatures) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Arts (French) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Arts (History) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Arts (Indigenous Studies) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Arts (Italian) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Arts (Japanese) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Arts (Mandarin for Non-Chinese Background Students) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Arts (Mandarin for Character Background Students) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Arts (Philosophy) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Arts (Photography) / DS

3 yrs

TBC

Bachelor of Arts (Politics) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Arts (Science & Technology Studies) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Arts (Spanish) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of International Studies / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Business

3 yrs

Bachelor of Commerce / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

Bachelor of Accounting and Financial Services

3 yrs

Bachelor of Banking and Financial Services

3 yrs

Bachelor of Commerce (Accountancy) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Planning) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Information Technology (e-Business) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance / DS

4 yrs

82 / 90+♦

BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

Bachelor of Business Information Systems / DS

3 yrs

75 / 95

Bachelor of Commerce (Business Innovation) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Commerce (Business Law) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Commerce (International Economics) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Commerce (Quantitative Analysis in Economics) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Economics and Finance

3 yrs

EVENT AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT

Bachelor of Commerce (Event Management)

3 yrs

Bachelor of Commerce (Hospitality Management)

3 yrs

Bachelor of Commerce (Tourism Management)

3 yrs

MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT

Bachelor of Commerce (Human Resource Management) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Commerce (International Business) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Commerce (Management) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Commerce (Public Relations) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Commerce (Supply Chain Management) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Communication & Media Studies (Advertising & Marketing) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

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STUDY AREA

DEGREE OPTIONS

DURATION

ATAR

COMMUNICATIONS AND CREATIVE ARTS

Bachelor of Arts (Creative Writing) / DS

3 yrs

TBC

Bachelor of Arts (Writing and English Literatures) / DS

3 yrs

TBC

Bachelor of Arts (Photography)

3 yrs

TBC

Bachelor of Communication & Media Studies / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Creative Arts (Creative Writing) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Creative Arts (Graphic Design) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Creative Arts (Music) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Creative Arts (Photography) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Creative Arts (Theatre) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts & Design) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Digital Media

3 yrs

Bachelor of Journalism

3 yrs

Bachelor of Performance

3 yrs

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EARLY YEARS

Bachelor of Education – The Early Years / DS

4 yrs

70 / 90+♦

PRIMARY

Bachelor of Primary Education / DS

4 yrs

75 / 90+♦

SECONDARY

Bachelor of Mathematics Education / DS

4 yrs

73 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Physical and Health Education / DS

4 yrs

75 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Science Education / DS

4 yrs

73 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) / S

4 yrs

80 / 95

Bachelor of Engineering (Computer) / DS

4 yrs

80 / 95

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) / DS

4 yrs

80 / 95

Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental) / S

4 yrs

80 / 95

Bachelor of Engineering (Flexible Entry) / S

4 yrs

80 / 95

Bachelor of Engineering (Materials) / S

4 yrs

80 / 95

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) / S

4 yrs

80 / 95

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronic) / S

4 yrs

80 / 95

Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) / S

4 yrs

80 / 95

Bachelor of Engineering (Telecommunications) / DS

4 yrs

80 / 95

Bachelor of Science (Materials)

3 yrs

EDUCATION

ENGINEERING

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DEGREE OPTIONS

DURATION

ATAR

Bachelor of Medical & Health Sciences / Adv

3 yrs / 4 yrs

82 / 90+♦

Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (Graduate entry)

4 yrs

NA★

Bachelor of Exercise Science and Rehabilitation

4 yrs

Bachelor of Science (Exercise Science)

3 yrs

78 93

HEALTH AND MEDICINE

Bachelor of Nutrition & Dietetics

4 yrs

Bachelor of Science (Nutrition)

3 yrs

Bachelor of Nursing / Adv

Bachelor of Health Science in Indigenous Health Studies

3 yrs / 4 yrs

78 70 / 80 ▲

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3 yrs

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

Bachelor of Business Information Systems / DS

3 yrs

75 / 95

Bachelor of Computer Science (Digital Systems Security) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 95

Bachelor of Computer Science (Enterprise Systems Development) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 95

Bachelor of Computer Science (Mobile Computing) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 95

Bachelor of Computer Science (Multimedia & Game Development) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 95

Bachelor of Computer Science (Software Engineering) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 95

Bachelor of Information Technology (e-Business) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 95

Bachelor of Information Technology (Network Design & Management) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 95

Bachelor of Information Technology (Social Policy) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 95

Bachelor of Information Technology (Web Design & Development) / DS

3 yrs

75 / 95

Bachelor of Arts – Bachelor of Laws

5 yrs

Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) – Bachelor of Laws

5 yrs

Bachelor of Business Information Systems – Bachelor of Laws

6 yrs

Bachelor of Commerce – Bachelor of Laws

Bachelor of Communication & Media Studies – Bachelor of Laws

LAW

6 yrs

5.5 yrs

Bachelor of Computer Science – Bachelor of Laws

6 yrs

Bachelor of Creative Arts – Bachelor of Laws

6 yrs

Bachelor of Economics and Finance – Bachelor of Laws

6 yrs

Bachelor of Engineering – Bachelor of Laws

6.5 yrs

Bachelor of Information Technology – Bachelor of Laws

6 yrs

Bachelor of International Studies – Bachelor of Laws

5.5 yrs

Bachelor of Journalism – Bachelor of Laws

5 yrs

Bachelor of Laws (Direct Entry)

4 yrs

Bachelor of Laws (Graduate entry)

3 yrs

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Bachelor of Mathematics – Bachelor of Laws

6 yrs

Bachelor of Science – Bachelor of Laws

5.5 yrs

Bachelor of Science (Psychology) – Bachelor of Laws

5.5 yrs

MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

Bachelor of Mathematics Education / DS

Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance / DS

Bachelor of Mathematics (Mathematics / Applied Statistics) / Adv

Bachelor of Medical Mathematics / DS

4 yrs

73 / 90+♦

3 yrs

82 / 95

3 yrs / 4 yrs

75 / 95

3 yrs

85 / 95

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STUDY AREA

DEGREE OPTIONS

DURATION

ATAR

Bachelor of Medical and Radiation Physics / Adv

3 yrs / 4 yrs

80 / 95

Bachelor of Science (Nuclear Science & Technology)

Bachelor of Science (Physics) / Adv

PHYSICS 3 yrs

78 78 / 95

3 yrs / 4 yrs

PUBLIC & POPULATION HEALTH

Bachelor of Public Health

3 yrs

Bachelor of Public Health Nutrition

3 yrs

Psychology

Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)

3 yrs

Bachelor of Psychology

4 yrs

Bachelor of Science (Psychology)

3 yrs

INTERNATIONAL

International Bachelor of Science

4 yrs

90+♦

EARTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Bachelor of Environmental Science / Adv

4 yrs

85 / 95

Bachelor of Science (Environment)

3 yrs / 4 yrs

Bachelor of Science (Geology) / Adv

3 yrs / 4 yrs

75 / 95

Bachelor of Science (Geosciences) / Adv

3 yrs / 4 yrs

75 / 95

Bachelor of Science (Physical Geography) / Adv

3 yrs / 4 yrs

75 / 95

LIFE SCIENCE

Bachelor of Conservation Biology / Adv

4 yrs

85 / 95

Bachelor of Science (Biological Sciences) / Adv

3 yrs / 4 yrs

75 / 95

Bachelor of Science (Conservation Biology)

Bachelor of Marine Science / Adv

MOLECULAR SCIENCE

SCIENCE

3 yrs

3 yrs / 4 yrs

85 / 95

Bachelor of Medical Biotechnology / Adv

4 yrs

85 / 95

Bachelor of Science (Medical Biotechnology)

3 yrs

Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry / Adv

4 yrs

85 / 95

Bachelor of Science (Medicinal Chemistry)

3 yrs

Bachelor of Nanotechnology / Adv

4 yrs

85 / 95

Bachelor of Science (Nanotechnology)

3 yrs

Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) / Adv

3 yrs / 4 yrs

75 75 / 95

social science

Bachelor of Social Science● / DS

3 yrs

72♦ / 90+♦

Bachelor of Social Science (Criminology) / DS

3 yrs

72♦ / 90+♦

Bachelor of Social Science (Human Geography) / DS

3 yrs

72♦ / 90+♦

Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) / DS

3 yrs

72♦ / 90+♦

Bachelor of Social Science (Public Health)● / DS

3 yrs

72♦ / 90+♦

Bachelor of Social Science (Social Marketing)● / DS

3 yrs

72♦ / 90+♦

Bachelor of Social Science (Social Policy)● / DS

3 yrs

72♦ / 90+♦

Bachelor of Social Science (Sociology) / DS

3 yrs

72♦ / 90+♦

Bachelor of Science (Human Geography) / Adv

3 yrs / 4 yrs

75 / 95

Bachelor of Science (Land & Heritage Management) / Adv

3 yrs / 4 yrs

75 / 95

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social WORK Bachelor of Social Work

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4 yrs

80♦

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