Welcome to the Higher Education Virtual Careers Expo.
I'm excited you could join us at Curtin today, and I'm excited to be with you
wherever you are in the world today. My name is Sophie Van Dam
and I'm a course advisor at Curtin University and a graduate from Curtin
School of Public Health. Today, I'll be sharing why Curtin is a
great place to start your studies and to start your career. Curtin's
vibrant culture of innovation and collaboration,
globally recognised courses and vast industry connections
will provide you with the skills and knowledge to thrive in a global
workplace. Curtin's growing reputation has seen the
university rise to the top 1 per cent of world universities. Curtin offers a
range of subjects, which fall into five faculties;
Aboriginal Studies, Health Science, Business and Law,
Humanities and Engineering and Science.
But what if you want to study across two faculties? Our double degrees provide
you with the opportunity of gaining two qualifications, and a more
diverse set of skills to expand your career
opportunities past graduating. Curtin, now more than
ever, offers a range of flexible study options.
You'll have the benefit of learning from real-world
industry experience, supportive learning environments
and learning from experts in their field. To enhance your learning, we provide
technology-rich facilities and real-world experiences. Curtin also
provides the opportunity to study beyond the classroom. You could
study through an industry placement, regional study or study abroad at a
partnered university. You'll also have the opportunity to
study in a different country or Curtin campus,
which is called the Go Global program. This will add a global dimension to your
degree. Our global campuses can be found in
Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai and Mauritius.
Throughout your studies, we provide a range of resources to help you
throughout your studies. Curtin Connect is a student support centre,
which helps you with enrolments and your general study needs. You'll also
have access to a vibrant student culture with over
100 student clubs. Curtin Volunteers!
is a large student-run organisation, which you can get
involved with throughout your studies. To support you initially with your studies
we also have the New to Curtin Mentoring Program. We
offer a range of scholarships to help you through your studies.
These include merit-based, faculty-specific,
need-based, academic achievement and special category scholarships.
We have a range of pathway options to help you get into Curtin University -
for further information, please visit our pathways website.
Finally, a few health and wellbeing tips from the Future Student team.
Eat well, socialise, exercise, rest and don't forget to treat yourself
if you haven't already.
Hey, I'm Brenton Lynn, I'm a student at
Curtin University. I'm studying a Bachelor of Education with a major in
economics and a minor in biology.
So, originally I came to Curtin studying commerce with a major just in
economics. During a study break, I went to the
Philippines and I taught English to the local
children there and then I really found a passion for that so I decided to combine
both my passion of economics and teaching and I transitioned to the
Bachelor of Education. Both my parents are teachers and they
both actually went to Curtin so I knew it was a good university.
Yeah, for sure. So how it works is for my teaching related units, I'm with the
School of Education, and then for my specialties
I'm with those schools. So I go to the health school and I'm with nurses,
physiotherapists and any other health related students and for the economics
courses I'm with the commerce school. This prac is a really good mix of
like professional teaching practice as well as like the technical knowledge
behind my discipline.
So, I find that all my teachers are professionals in their field, so for
teaching it's always experienced teachers or principals, and
same with the health or commerce classes as well.
My course is very flexible. It allows me to specialise in really any
area of education that I want, so it's important to me to be able to pick my
career. I really like the Curtin facilities.
There's plenty of places to study or eat - makes it really easy to
take breaks and spend a lot of time here while studying.
So, this year I'm using the new Super Lab that was completed last year.
It has all the newest equipment that is found in industry leading labs around
the world. Because I study on campus a lot, I find
the library and other study areas really great to get some quiet time,
making studying really easy and relaxing. I also ride to Curtin a lot and Curtin
provides me with like showers, lockers and secure bike
storage as well, which is really good while i'm at class.
So, Curtin set me up for success in my career
by the school organising all my tests that I need to register with the
Teachers Board in Australia - so I can go straight from graduation
basically straight into a school and start teaching. The practicals are
also all organised by Curtin's team. I don't have to do anything, which makes
it very stress-free and they can choose the practicals to
suit your discipline area and suit your career path.