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Courses for Professionals Orientation Program

Melbourne Graduate School of Education

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Welcome

Dr Mary Leahy Program Coordinator (Graduate Coursework)

Melbourne Graduate School of Education

Dr Jim Watterston

Enterprise Professor, Education Systems, Dean, Melbourne Graduate School of Education

Melbourne Graduate School of Education

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Susie Reay

Student Wellbeing Officer

Melbourne Graduate School of Education

Student Wellbeing

• If you are experiencing difficulties which are having a negative impact on your study
• Assistance with navigating the university support systems available
• Short term and ongoing special consideration
• Course academic progress

Office location: Ground floor, Kwong Lee Dow Building, 234 Queensberry Street Ph: 8344 8437 Email : mgse-studentsupport@unimelb.edu.au

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Special Consideration

The University's Special Consideration policy supports you if your studies are genuinely and significantly impacted by:

• Exceptional or extenuating circumstances outside of your control that have a demonstrated impact on

your ability to complete academic requirements. These could be short-term or ongoing.

• Events or circumstances of national or state significance within cultural, sporting, military, emergency

service or legal domains that require your participation. https://students.unimelb.edu.au/admin/special-consideration

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Counselling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

Wellbeing and stress management

• Attitudes for a successful life
• Adjusting to the University
• Self care
• Self esteem
• Better sleep
• Stress management
• Time management
• Wellbeing

Also check the A-Z listing and useful links page for more details on these and many other areas. http://services.unimelb.edu.au/counsel/home

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Individual Counselling

Counselling, available free to all students and staff of the University

• Standard Appointments within 1-2 weeks.
• Short and medium term ongoing service provided.
• Assessment, and referral for intensive or long term assistance.

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CAPS Web Services

Ask Counselling

• Ask Counselling is for University of Melbourne students with personal questions about psychological and

emotional issues. Ask Counselling provides an initial opportunity to gain help and information, as it can sometimes be a difficult step seeing a counsellor face-to-face. Our website provides you with an

• pportunity to learn about other students' concerns and possibly share your own.
• Ask Counselling is not a 24 hour service, nor for students in crisis. If you need an answer immediately,

please contact LifeLine on 13 11 14 or the Suicide Helpline on 1300 651 251. Ask Counselling provides an

• pportunity to submit a question, but is not a diagnostic or therapeutic service and does not replace

face-to-face counselling.

• Many questions have already been answered and posted on our website. We invite you to have at Ask

Counselling .

• If your issue has not been addressed, why not submit your own question?

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Safer Communities Program

Promotes a culture of safety on campus, operates as a focal point for the notification of inappropriate, concerning or threatening behaviour and is responsible for ensuring a co-ordinated management of such issues and de-escalation of risk. Email: safer-community@unimelb.edu.au Phone: +61 3 9035 8675 Location: STOP1, 757 Swanston Street

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Eddie Oates

Marketing and Recruitment Manager

Melbourne Graduate School of Education

Stop 1

Stop 1 is the home of student services online, on the phone and in person. Stop 1 can help you with enrolment, course planning, administration, support services and skills and development.

• Course Planning
• Academic Skills
• Library Services
• Childcare
• Financial Aid
• Health and Dental Services
• Melbourne University Sport

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Visit: study.unimelb.edu.au/your- experience/your-support-services

Service Finder

Clair Richards

Scholarships and Student Enrichment Officer

Melbourne Graduate School of Education

Join the Graduate Education Society

The Graduate Education Society is running a social event for all students enrolling in our Professional

• Programs. Come and meet other students from across
• MGSE. Registrations are essential!

Date: February 23rd Time: 6-8pm See the GES outside to register.

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Peer Mentoring

• Provides new students with peer support

and advice as they transition back to study.

• The program is open to all students.
• It involves one coffee catch up during first

semester, with the option to continue

• You can apply for a mentor now via -

education.unimelb.edu.au/study/current

• students/enrich-your-studies

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International Opportunities

Interested in studying overseas as part of your degree? The University of Melbourne has over 200 partners in 40 countries around the world.

• Study Abroad
• Exchange
• International Study Tour

Email: mgse-experience@unimelb.edu.au

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Partner universities:

• University of British Columbia, Canada
• University of Oulu, Finland
• University of Bordeaux, France
• Free University of Berlin, Germany
• University of Bologna, Italy
• University of Oslo, Norway
• Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• King’s College London, United Kingdom
• University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
• Boston College, United States

Orientation Program

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Course Breakouts

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Run from 10am to 11 am.

• Professional Certificate in Educational

Neuroscience Greg Donoghue Level 1 Foyer

• TESOL and Modern Languages Education

Associate Professor Russell Cross Q231

• Master of Applied Positive Psychology

Dr Peggy Kern Q416

• Master of Education students will attend a

specialisation breakout

Specialisation Breakouts

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First Breakout runs from 10-10:30, Second Breakout runs from 10:30-11

• Arts Education

Associate Professor Neryl Jeanneret studioFive- Level 5

• Assessment and Pedagogy

Pam Robertson Q409

• Equity Diversity and Social Change

Current student- Komi Murugiah Level 2 Foyer

• Leadership and Management

Associate Professor Lawrie Drysdale Q227

• Literacy Education (only 10-10:20am)

Dr Carmel Sandiford Q218

• Mathematics Education

Professor Wee Tiong Seah Level 1 Foyer

• Policy in a Global Context

Dr Mary Leahy Q421

• Wellbeing (only 10:30-11am)

Dr Annie Gowing Q420

Thank you

Melbourne Graduate School of Education