Why Melbourne?

With the Melbourne curriculum now aligning the University with the world's top universities in Europe, North America and Asia, it's a great choice for developing the skills and attributes required by employers all over the world.

Melbourne also produces and is associated with scholars of truly international standing. Nobel Prize winners like Professor Peter Doherty, Professor Sir James Mirrlees and Professor Elizabeth Blackburn and well-known academic Professor Peter Singer are among the scholars, visiting scholars and alumni of the University.

As a way of meeting people, joining a club (or two or three) is a great idea. Many departments have their own clubs and societies that give you access to networks, social activities and support. Other clubs cater to special interests like social justice, environmental issues and politics, or indulge your passion for chocolate, cooking, Star Trek or debating.

Union House is at the heart of the Parkville campus; here you'll find food, coffee and shops as well as Student Union services like advocacy, legal advice and opportunities for work. And of course, make sure you check out the North Court markets where you can find books, clothes, CDs, jewellery and loads of other stuff. There is also the Rowden White Library with an extensive DVD and CD burning collection.

There's always something happening on campus. Any night of the week will see a range of activities on offer—theatre shows, exhibitions, gigs, trivia nights, comedy and film as well as public lectures. There really is something for all.

The University is known for fostering engagement across a range of activities, from Farrago, the student newspaper which has helped launched many a person's career into journalism, to student theatre and a range of music clubs, students don't just undertake structured learning, but can develop a range of skills and interests along the way.

The Melbourne curriculum also brings the graduate school experience to Australia, providing more intense and professionally focused degrees.

In short, the University of Melbourne provides students with a well-rounded education that will help them meet their career aspirations and life goals, not just on completing university, but well into the future.

The Melbourne curriculum provides our students with a uniquely Melbourne experience that reflects a well-established international trend in higher education in the US, Europe and increasingly across Asia.

This globally aligned, internationally recognised curriculum will help cement our university among the best universities in the world and will provide our students with a depth in learning and breadth of experience that will best equip them for their future careers.

To give you an idea of the range of the high achievers on staff consider this: Professor Margaret Abernethy received the IBM Community and Government Award for her outstanding business skills; Dr Robin Gasser, Associate Dean International in the Faculty of Veterinary Science was awarded a Fulbright Senior Scholarship; and Professor Trevor Kilpatrick, Director of the Centre for Neuroscience and his Multiple Sclerosis Group received the Eureka Prize for Medical Research.

These are the kind of people you want to learn from.

Then there are those spaces specifically designed for particular disciplines. The Engineering Learning Lab supports group and collaborative work. The Law moot court trains future lawyers in using technology to present their cases. Biology labs are equipped with audiovisual equipment so that microscope, video and 35mm slide images can be projected to television monitors so that there's not a bad seat in the house; and the Information Systems Interaction Design, Evaluation and Analysis (IDEA) laboratory is specially designed for conducting computer user experience tests and interaction research.

Learning is no longer about chalk and talk.

Recently redeveloped as part of the new MDHS precinct, the Brownless Biomedical Library has fantastic spaces suited for both independent and collaborative learning.

Other discipline specific libraries include Architecture, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Veterinary Science, Mathematical Sciences laboratory, the Giblin Economics and Commerce Library, Earth Sciences Laboratory Library and the Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library.

Just one of the great programs available is the jointly funded scholarship offered by the Melbourne Law School and the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford. A £5,000 scholarship is offered annually for a Melbourne University Law graduate to study for the Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) at Oxford.