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Open Day Program Welcome to Murdoch University We know that choosing where to study can be just as hard as choosing what to study. That’s why we’d like to invite you to spend today exploring, asking questions and making discoveries around our campus to experience life at Murdoch for yourself. Whether you’re here to find out more about studying at uni for the first time, looking into your postgrad options, or you’ve come along to help a friend or family member explore their options, we hope you have a fantastic day. Open your mind and see what happens when free thinkers come together to discover... Sunday 22 August 2010 10.00am – 4.00pm South Street, Murdoch

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  • 1. Open Day Program Welcome to Murdoch University We know that choosing where to choosing what to study. study can be just as hard as to spend today exploring, Thats why wed like to invite you asking questions and making discoveries around our campus yourself. to experience life at Murdoch for Sunday 22 August 2010 Whether youre here to find out more uni for the first time about studying at , looking into your postgrad optio ns, 10.00am 4.00pm or youve come along to help a frien expl d or fami ore their options, we hope you have ly member a fantastic day. South Street, Murdoch Open your mind and see what happ ens when free thinkers come together to discover...
  • 2. Start exploring here... Careers... Visit this tent to take our free careers test, chat to our career advisors and discover the range of careers paths you can follow with a Murdoch If you have questions about courses, careers or uni life degree. [Map ref c7] youll get some answers today. We have a range of information tents and areas set up in Bush Court to help you get started The Student Centre: Fees, enrolments and general information... on your journey. Step inside our Student Centre to learn about uni fees, HECS-HELP, general enrolment information, equity, our Ontrack program and our To find out about courses and admissions... International Offices Study Abroad program where you can combine Visit this tent to collect course materials, talk to our staff and find out travel with study. [Map ref b8] everything you need to know about courses and admissions when youre studying at uni for the first time. [Map ref c7] Were here to help Postgraduate studies... Need help finding you Visit this tent to find out the steps you can take to follow your passion, r way around or have a question about someth ing happening today? expand your career prospects and add to your existing qualifications ask one of our friendly Just staff and students (theyre with postgraduate study. [Map ref c7] the ones in white tops with the red sleeves!). To Kwinana Freeway To Fremantle reet h St And Murdoch Drive Sout Underpass Camp us D rive Health Sciences Sports Science a Sports and Recreation Centre (beneath Tavern) Carpark 3 Carpark 2 Tavern Carpark 4 Carpark 5 b Student Centre Business Food Court Bush Court c Physical Sciences ACE Careers Courses & Robinson Theatre Lecture admissions Guild Hill Lecture Bayliss Psychology Court Theatre Pendopo Postgraduate Courtyard Bower Court d Social Sciences Kim Nexus General Media Library Beazley Theatre Computer Lecture Lab 1 Theatre (GCL1) Loneragan e Information Technology Building Vet Anatomy ECL Building Lab N Law f g Vet Hospital Vet Clinical Sciences Student Village h Veterinary Building Chiropractic Clinic Discovery Way Carpark 9 i Carpark 7 Carpark 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Map Legend Information tents Bands Radio tent and lost children Tram stops Welcome tents Toilets Main Pathways Transperth bus stops Nova First aid Buildings open to the public Pony Rides
  • 3. Visit these hotspots for course and career inspiration Enjoy hands-on activities, talk to our lecturers and students, watch demonstrations, see our displays and be entertained at these hotspots around campus today. When Hotspot activity Where Business 11.30am - 12.30pm InteractivepresentationontheBusinessofRockandRoll Business[b6] Allday Createacatchysloganforyourchancetowin Haveagoatthecrosswordandwordsearchcompetition Businessgraduateprofiles-Display MurdochBusinessSchoolStudyTour-Display MurdochBusinessClub-Display PostgradandUndergradBusinessSchoolDisplay Howeffectiveismarketingonyourtastebuds? PersonalityInsights-whatdopeoplesayaboutyou? Information Technology 10.00am - 12.00pm TourMurdochssupercomputerfacility ECLBuilding[f6] Allday Computernetworkingsecurity-Display ECLBuilding[f6] Lookatmoleculesin3D ITstudentprojectsondisplay ECLBuilding-room2.046[f6] Computeyourownpersonality ECLBuilding-room2.044[f6] InteractiveITgames ECLBuilding-ECL4LectureTheatre[f6] Walkingwithrobots Education 11.00am - 2.00pm Listentochildrenstories PendopoCourtyard[d4] Allday Murdocheducationpartnerships-Display Teachingintheoutbackandthecountry-Display TeachingResourcesTent-Display Earlychildhoodandprimaryeducationactivity Seehowinteractiveteachingtechniquescanhelpchildrenlearnmaths Scienceteachingexperimentsfortheclassroom Teachingactivity Teachingprimaryschoolmaths Health Sciences 11.00am - 3.00pm ToursoftheChiropracticClinic-starts11.30amandeveryhourfrom12.00pm SportsScience[a7] Allday AmazingAnatomy ConsultingandPharmacySelfCare Watchdancingcustard DiscoverSportsScience-howfitareyou? Examineyourposture Listentothesoundsofyourbody Testyourbloodpressure Testyourreflexes Freeweightchecks Law Allday Competition:WhataretheglobalpossibilitieswithMurdochLaw? LawBuildingFreehillsTheatre[f5] Criminology-Display LawBuildingupstairs[f5] GlobalLawSchool-Display LawBuildingFoyer[f5] MurdochStudentLawSociety-Display SouthernCommunitiesAdvocacyLegalandEducationService-Display Your chance to win* Were proud of our partnership with Sunset Events, an organisation that cares as much about making a difference as we do! Southbound 2011 tickets If you are 18 years or over you will have the chance to win 10 Southbound 2011 tickets and a West Coast Blues n Roots signed guitar. Nintendo Wii console If you are under 18 years you have a chance to win a Nintendo Wii console. How to enter Complete a registration form then drop your completed form into an entry box at Bush Court or any hotspot location. The winners will be drawn on 23 August and well let you know if youre one of them. Good luck! *Terms and conditions apply.
  • 4. When Hotspot activity Where Media Communication and Culture 11.00am - 2.00pm MediaCentreTours(startseveryhourfrom11.00am) Mediaoutside[d4] 11.30am -12.00pm Games,ArtandDesignworkshop Media[d4] 11.30am - 3.00pm DiscoverGames,ArtandDesignactivity Media[d4] 11.30am - 3.00pm Takepartinoursoundactivities MediaSoundStudioroom2.060[d4] 1.00pm - 1.30pm Games,ArtandDesignworkshop Media[d4] Allday DiscoverPublicRelations-Display Mediaoutside[d4] GenderandCulturalStudies-videoDJextravaganza Media[d4] MeetMurdochradiostudentsandcheckoutthestudio Shootawebcommercial Minerals and Energy* 10.00am - 3.00pm Findnumbersinbubbles PhysicalSciencesOutside[c9] Refiningbiodiesel Seehowdesalinationworks Whenmetalsfloat 11.30am - 12.00pm Engineeringpilotplanttour PhysicalSciencesFoyer[c9] 11.30am - 12.30pm Discoverthemagicofchemistry LoneraganBuilding[e10] 12.00pm - 2.20pm Hotmetal:WatchafierythermiteReaction BaylissCourt[d9] 11.30pm - 2.00pm Plasticfrompoo? PhysicalSciences-room2.17[c9] 1.40pm-2.00pm Engineeringpilotplanttour LoneraganLectureTheatre[e10] 2.30pm - 3.30pm Discoverthemagicofchemistry RobertsonLectureTheatre[d10] Allday Experimentwithanengineeringcontrolboard PhysicalSciencesLab2.26,2.27[c9] Funwithphysics PhysicalSciencesLab2.28,2.29[c9] Handsonfuninengineeringlabseg:3Dtictactoe PhysicalSciencesLab2.26,2.27and2.28[c9] Makearobotichandmove Makeyourowngoldnanoparticles BaylissCourt[d9] RockBox-identifymineralsforyourchancetowinagreatprize Pumpwaterusingthesun PhysicalSciencesFoyer[c9] Racehydrogencars PhysicalSciencesLab2.28[c9] *In the laboratory you must wear closed shoes and children under 14 years must be supervised by an adult. Psychology Allday Counselling,howhardcanitbe? PsychologyOutside[d5] Discoverhowtostrengthenrelationships Howdopsychologistsexaminethoughtprocesses? TheImposterPhenomenon-Doyoufeellikeafraudandcouldthisimpactonyourcareer prospects? Spotthefakesmile PsychologyClinic[d5] Social Sciences and Humanities 11.30amand2.00pm Dramastudentperformance NexusTheatre[d7] 11.30am -12.30pm IndonesianGamelan BowerCourt[d6] 12.30pm - 1.30pm ListentotheIndonesianchoir BowerCourt[d6] 1.00pm - 2.00pm PhilosophyCaf-Joinadebateabouttrust LibraryKadjininyCafe[e7] Allday CreateyourownrockartandgrowanIndigenousplant BowerCourt[d6] IndonesianBatikandhennatattoos Japanesesumowrestlinggame KendoJapanesefencinganddrummingdemonstration TheSocialSciencesJigsawactivity Murdochlovestourism-Display PendopoCourtyard[d4] Createyourowntheatremask SocialSciencesBreezeway[e5] Creativewritingcompetition Japanesecalligraphyandorigami LearningtheIndonesianlanguagewiththeinternet Lookoutforourdramaticperformingstudentsaroundcampus Makeyourownphilosophyt-shirt
  • 5. When Hotspot activity Where Sustainability Environmental and Life Sciences (SELS)* 12.15pm and 2.15pm EnvironmentalTechnologyCentre(ETC)guidedtour LoneraganBuilding-Courtyard[e10] 10.00am-1.30pm Experiencefacialreconstructionbybuildingaface LoneraganBuilding-room4.002[e10] inclay 10.30am-2.00pm Flyaweatherballoon LoneraganBuilding-Courtyard[e10] 11.00am-3.00pm GetyoursickplantdiagnosedbythePlantDoctor LoneraganBuilding-Courtyard[e10] 11.00am-3.00pm Wildlifeforensics-seehowDNAtechniqueshelpendangeredspecies LoneraganBuilding-room4.002[e10] 11.30am-1.30pm Goonawetlandsafarifieldtrip LoneraganBuildingCourtyard[e10] Allday SELScourseinformation-Display LoneraganBuilding-room4.001[e10] Biotechoutofthebox-handsonlabexperiments LoneraganBuilding-room4.002[e10] ExperimentwithDNAextraction Scienceparty-NationalScienceWeekactivity LoneraganBuilding-Courtyard[e10] *In the laboratory you must wear closed shoes and children under 14 years must be supervised by an adult. Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences 11.30am-12.00pm TourofVetHospital VeterinaryBuildingBreezeway[h10] 2.00pm-2.30pm TourofVetHospital VeterinaryBuildingBreezeway[h10] Allday Checkyourheartandlungcapacity VeterinaryBuildingBreezeway[h10] ExplorethewondersofBiomedicalScience AnartistsimpressionoftheanimalKingdom VeterinaryBuilding[h10] DNAdisplay-everwonderedwhereyoucamefrom? Fibredisplays-learnaboutwoolquality Howdox-rayswork? Visittheanimalbarn DiscoverAnimalScience-Display GuesstheweightofabullandwinaniPod* Lungdemonstrationofacow,horseandsheep VeterinaryBuilding-room1.22[h10] VisitMurdochsAnatomyMuseum VetAnatomyMuseum[f11] Whatsthatskull? Bush Court Entertainment Zorb Ball Climb into Perths only Zorb Ball to push yourself Other fun stuff to your limits as you take an exhilarating roll down the Pony rides Visit the area near our Veterinary Building to saddle custom-built ramp. up on a pony and get a different view of our campus. [Map ref Bungee Run/Joust Run, bounce, dive, joust or challenge f10] a friend to a gladiator duel and just hope that nobody is Nova 93.7 Watch out for the Nova Casanovas theyre here on recording it for YouTube. campus today with loads of giveaways and games. [Map ref e9] Cup and Saucer ride If whirling around is just your cup of Delicious food options Hungry? Choose from a fantastic tea, youll love this ride. range of food and drinks available from outlets in the Food Court, Travelling Animal Farm Get back to nature as you pat around Bush Court and in the library. these cute and cuddly baby animals. [Map ref c7] The Red Bull Chill Out Zone Take a break in the Red Bull tent and enjoy some Red Bull giveaways. [Map ref c7] Enjoy these live performances Once you have all the information and inspiration you need, come and enjoy these bands performing live in Bush Court. Goodnight Tiger 12.00pm 12.20pm The Joe Kings 12.30pm 1.00pm Boys Boys Boys! 1.20pm 2.00pm Felicity Groom and The Black Black Smoke 2.20pm 3.00pm The Novocaines - Headliner 3.20pm 4.00pm Youll also see roving performers around the stage during the band breaks. Enjoy! [Map ref a8]
  • 6. Enjoy our course talks and info sessions Dont miss your chance to experience what life at Murdoch is really like through our range of talks and course information sessions. If youre the parent of a high school student, we even have a range of talks to help you lend support during stressful times for students. ECL Lecture ECL 3 Lecture Hill Lecture Kim Beazley Law Building Loneragan Nexus Theatre Business - Vet Clinical Theatre - Theatre - Theatre Lecture Theatre - Freehills Building - upstairs Sciences Level 2 ECL Level 2 ECL (General talks) Theatre Loneragan 1.106 Building Building Lecture Theatre Map ref f6 Map ref f6 Map ref d4 Map ref d7 Map ref f5 Map ref e10 Map ref d7 Map ref b6 Map ref h10 11.00am Careers in Discover IT @ Digital Media at Why Law at Environmental Murdoch Veterinary, Chiropractic and Murdoch Murdoch Murdoch? Science Business School Animal and Sports Science and what we Biomedical offer Science 11.30am Think about Virtual cyber Your teaching Survive Year 12 - Crime - Sustainability Theatre, Drama Interactive a career in forensic career starts here Parents Guide understanding and Creative presentation on Psychology investigations violence Writing the business of (45 min) Rock and Roll 12.00pm Get some IT Get some IT Media and Discovering Biological Drama students security advice security advice Communications and creating a Sciences and perform their course talk rewarding career Biotechnology International show 12.30pm Learn more Teaching in the Global Community about Mineral outback and the opportunities Development, Science, Maths country with Murdoch Tourism and and Chemistry Law School Sociology 1.00pm Think about Discover drama Alternative Murdoch Discover Politics, Intl European Study a career in teaching pathways for Student Law Engineering Studies and Tour Psychology admission to Uni Society and Energy Security, Terrorism and Counterterrorism 1.30pm Careers in IT in the future Your teaching Discover the right Law - Mooting Saving the Studying Veterinary, Chiropractic and career starts here course for you with the Moot planet - Indonesian and Animal and Sports Science Court Bench Sustainability Japanese Biomedical Competition course talk Science 2.00pm Pharmacy course Discover IT @ Media and Drama students talk Murdoch Communications perform their course talk International show 2.30pm Cutting edge The life of a Philosophy and cyber forensics university student Theology; is it what you think? 3.00pm Explore your options online Find out about student clubs and societies If youre not sure about your course options, visit our computer lab (off The Student Guild area is in Bush Court and its the best place to meet Bush Court in GCL1) to see how our free thinking philosophy can help Guild representatives, learn about life on campus and find out about all you find your way. of the student clubs and societies you can join as a Murdoch student. [Map ref d8] Choose the study area youre most interested in and discover what our current students, staff and researchers in that area are working on. Then, you can use a range of tools to help you figure out which course to study. [Map ref d8] Visit our library for your chance to win This is no ordinary library. Its a world-class facility where free thinkers Get help with your TISC preferences come to learn, explore and collaborate. While youre at our GCL1 computer lab, speak to our admissions Our students can access work spaces and computer stations within counsellors about your TISC preferences. Your TISC preferences are due at our Library Learning Common facility 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. the end of September and our admissions counsellors are here to help The library is also where youll find our First Year Experience you with course advice and help understanding the process. [Map ref d8] chill out zone and take part in a range of activities throughout the day. While youre at the library, take a self-guided tour, visit our art collection, speak to our staff or complete the Library Treasure Hunt for your chance to win a hot new eBook reader.* [Map ref e7] WI N! uate? Are you a Murdoch grad *Terms and conditions apply. t in! Youre invited to visi Wed love to see you aga ate you r contact details our Alumni display, upd Join us for morning or and collect an alumni gift. rdoch erience 35 years of Mu afternoon tea, and exp hic journey of discovery. University a photograp [Map ref d6]
  • 7. Explore our campus on a free tram tour Our campus covers an area of Sports and Recreation Centre Chancellery Building stop - Vet Building stop - 227 hectares - which makes it - Check out our facilities for At the heart of our campus lies This is where we treat sick and the biggest university campus in basketball, volleyball, indoor Bush Court, the best place to find injured animals, and help to train Australia. soccer, badminton, netball and course and career information our next generation of vets. squash. We also have a full fitness today. Youll also find live bands, [Map ref h12] You dont need to explore it all by centre with a dedicated group rides, food and more. [Map ref b9] foot today - just hop on a guided Law and Media Buildings fitness facility and separate spin tram tour running from these stops Chiropractic Clinic stop - stop - Have a look at our working indoor cycling room. [Map ref a5] every 15 minutes: See our chiro students at work in courtroom and also explore our our fully-operational chiropractic Media Studio, complete with TV clinic. [Map ref h6] and radio studios, newsrooms and more. [Map ref e5] Tours around campus Chiropractic Clinic Environmental Technology Media Centre Supercomputer Facility Meet at the Health Sciences tent Centre (ETC) Explore our media suites, complete Visit our supercomputer facility below the Tavern to enjoy a guided Take a look at our amazing ETC with TV and radio studios, to play games, observe cellular tour of our fully-operational including worm farm, eco-lodge, newsrooms and our new sound lab. functions and find where you live. Chiropractic Clinic and see how our renewable energy systems, Sports and Recreation Centre Tours are available between 10.00am students learn inside a professional wastewater treatment, recycling Health and fitness is an important and 12.00pm at the Business, clinic setting. management and much more. part of uni life so visit our centre IT and Law (BITL) building, level 4. Tours start at 11.30am, 12.00pm, Guided tours depart from the to learn more about our sports 1.00pm, 2.00pm and 3.00pm. Loneragan Courtyard at 12.15pm Vet Hospital clubs, facilities and find out about and 2.15pm. Take a tour of our vet facilities to tertiary sports and uni games. Engineering Pilot Plant see where sick and injured animals Visit our world-class Engineering Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre Centre open from 10.00am - 4.00pm are treated and some amazing Pilot Plant, equipped with a Murdoch University is built on for visitors to view and meet staff. examples of nature at work. centralised computer system, Nyungar land and is the home of Student Accommodation Tours start from the Vet Breezeway at modern control room and the Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre. The Explore our Student Village where 11.30am and 2.00pm. processing unit. centre will open its doors for a tour and Q&A session. more than 800 student residents Tours leave at 11.30am from the Wetland Safari from many different backgrounds Physical Science foyer and at 1.40pm Meet at 1.00pm by the Kulbardi stand Visit our Chelodina Wetland to and cultures are living. from the Loneragan building. in Bower Court for the one hour tour. see how the damage humans Tours start from the Village tent in have caused to the Snake-Net Library and Learning Common Bush Court at 1.00pm and 3.00pm. Turtle (Chelodina Oblonga) habitat Use our self-guided maps to can be restored to protect these explore the various levels and threatened animals. facilities our library offers. Tours start at 11.30am and 1.00pm from the Loneragan Courtyard. CRICOS Provider Code MD6077-07-10