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Sources of Information and Advice on Courses


Address for Correspondence

Correspondence should be addressed to the General Manager (or equivalent officer) of a Faculty or the Academic Registrar at:

    The University of Melbourne
    PARKVILLE, 
    Victoria,
    3052, Australia.

    Telephone: (03) 9344 4000
    Fax:       (03) 9344 5104
    Telex:     Unimel AA 35185

Course and Careers Unit

The COURSE AND CAREERS UNIT provides general information on courses and study options at the University.

    Telephone: (03) 9344 6543
    Toll free: 1800 801 662

The Unit has a dedicated postbox to receive electronic mail requests for further information on University courses. These enquiries are passed on to the relevant faculties for reply. The email address is:
Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au

See also the Unit's home page on the World Wide Web. [New!]


Faculty Selection Officers

The FACULTY SELECTION OFFICERS can provide you with more specific information and advice on structuring your course. Contact numbers are listed in the relevant Faculty information section.


Disability Liaison Office

The DISABILITY LIAISON OFFICE can help students who need the material in this book in an alternative format (in braille, for example).

    Telephone: (03) 9344 7068

The Handbook 1996

The HANDBOOK 1996 is published in six volumes and is available from the Melbourne University Bookroom.

    Telephone: (03) 9344 6216
Volume 1:
An introduction to the University and its undergraduate courses.
Volume 2:
An introduction to the University's research activities and postgraduate courses.
Volume 3:
Undergraduate courses and subjects in the Faculties of Arts; Economics and Commerce; Law; and Music.
Volume 4:
Undergraduate courses and subjects in the Faculties of Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture; Architecture, Building and Planning; Engineering; Medicine, Dentristry and Health Sciences; Science; and Veterinary Science.
Volume 5:
Undergraduate courses and subjects in the Faculty of Education.
Volume 6:
University Entrance Requirements and Principles of Selection (General and Special).

The VTAC Guide

The VTAC GUIDE (The Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre Guide to Tertiary Courses) is available from:

    VTAC,
    40 Park Street,
    South Melbourne 3205.

    Telephone: (03) 9690 7977

International Students

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS should contact the International Office for a copy of the International Edition of Volume 1.

    Email: international_office@unimelb.edu.au

Computer Access to Information

COMPUTER ACCESS TO INFORMATION is available through the University's local extension of the World Wide Web (WWW) called the Campus Wide Information System (CWIS). The location (URL) of the CWIS on the Web is:

    http://www.unimelb.edu.au/

This takes you to the Home Page of the University of Melbourne. From there on simply point and click.


The information in this book was correct at the time of printing. The University reserves the right to make changes as appropriate.

Changes to entrance requirements for undergraduate courses will be notified through schools in the VTAC Bulletin.


Handbook 1996 :  Sources of Information | Search | Help
Status:          Official 1996
Date created:    Sep 27 1995
Last modified:   21 Mar 1996 (link to Course & Careers Unit web pages)
Authorised by:   Academic Registrar
Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
Copyright © University of Melbourne 1995,1996.