SCU Discovery Day 2017, Lismore campus

Event Overview

The annual SCU Discovery Day provides students with the opportunity to explore their courses of interest and potential career outcomes. Sessions will cover courses available at Southern Cross University's three campuses, university life, STAR Early Entry, costs and scholarship opportunities. There will also be a question and answer session with current university students.

*this event is for all new year 12 (class of 2018) students

Program

9.45am - Schools arrive

10am - SCU and You Info Session

11am - Course Info Session 1**

11.45am - BBQ Lunch & Entertainment

12.30pm - Course Info Session 2**

1.25pm - Q&A Session with current students

2pm - Schools depart

** The course information sessions will give students the opportunity to investigate their two most preferred study areas and will cover all courses offered at Coffs Harbour, Lismore and Gold Coast campuses

Registration

To confirm your school's attendance, please enter the number of attendees in the 'Registration Information' section above then click on the green 'Register' button. You will be redirected to another page where you need to enter the contact details of each staff member who will attend on the day.

Course Info Sessions

Students choose to attend any two of the following course information sessions:

ART AND DESIGN - 3D studies, painting, print making, art theory, studio drawing, digital art, design. Read more.

ARTS - Communication and society and culture, history, politics, International studies, writing, media, music, art and design, indigenous studies. Read more.

BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE - Provides a scientific understanding of the structure and function of the human body and the interrelationships between health and disease. Read more.

BUSINESS / DIGITAL BUSINESS / ACCOUNTING - Accounting, tourism, hospitality & events, information systems, management, marketing. Read more.

CIVIL ENGINEERING / MECHANICAL ENGINEERING / COASTAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING - Design of structures, hydrology, soil mechanics, transport engineering. Design of machinery, water supply, vibration, acoustics and noise control, robotics, heat transfer and refrigeration, energy technology, consumer product design. Coastal engineering and management, floodplain engineering and management, project management, hydraulic engineering, water and wastewater engineering, engineering geochemistry and hydrology Read more.

CLINICAL SCIENCES (OSTEOPATHIC STUDIES) - The Bachelor of Clinical Sciences (Osteopathic Studies) has a strong clinical focus and provides students with a comprehensive grounding in biomedical science and health. During the course, students gain the knowledge and skills required to continue postgraduate studies in osteopathic medicine. Read more.

DIGITAL MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS - Visual communication and design, journalism and news writing, media theory and analysis digital video production and storytelling. Read more.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE / MARINE SCIENCE & MANAGEMENT / FORESTRY - Coastal management, environmental resource management, fisheries and aquaculture management. Read more.

INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE - Indigenous history and cultural studies, community and land management, Aboriginal health care Read more.

INFOMATION TECHNOLOGY - Information systems, interactive multimedia, software development. Read more.

LAW / LEGAL & JUSTICE STUDIES / PARALEGAL STUDIES - Including combined law degrees. Read more.

MIDWIFERY - Anatomy and physiology, women’s health, midwifery theory and practice, primary health care. Read more.

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC - Performance (guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboards, voice), composition (songwriting), industry and audio production, music education. Read more.

NURSING - Preventative, curative and rehabilitative care, community health, aged care, mental health, medical wards, Indigenous health, children's health. Read more.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY - Body structure and function, lifespan development, occupational transitions, health promotion, health psychology, biological sciences. Read more.

PODIATRY / PEDORTHICS - Study, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle and lower leg. Read more.

PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE - Applied skills, assessment techniques, behaviour change, statistics and research. Read more.

SCIENCE - Biology, engineering, environmental chemistry, human biology and information technology. Read more.

SCU COLLEGE - What if I don’t get the marks I expected?
SCU College's preparatory program and undergraduate awards are suitable for students who may not have achieved the right qualification to enter university in a traditional manner and seek an introduction to university in a highly supported environment. Read more.

SOCIAL SCIENCE - Sociology, policy and governance, development studies, welfare and cultural studies. Read more.

SOCIAL WELFARE - Children and young people, ageing, disability, indigenous studies. Read more.

SPEECH PATHOLOGY - The assessment and treatment of communication and swallowing disorders in children and adults exhibiting acquired or congenital disorders of speech, fluency, voice, language and swallowing. Read more.

SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCE - Exercise science, nutrition and education. Read more.

TEACHING / EDUCATION - Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary, Technology Education. Read more.

TOURISM - Tourism management, event management, hospitality management. Read more.

Contact

If you have any queries about SCU Discovery Day, please do not hesitate to contact Matt Collins on 02 6620 3104, 0417 883 326 or email matt.collins@scu.edu.au