The University of Queensland will hold its 1998 Courses and Careers Day on Sunday August 2 at Mayne Hall, St Lucia, from 9am to 5pm.
The event is a significant drawcard as UQ courses have led to Australia's highest employment rate for young graduates for three successive years.
In 1997, 13,000 people attended Courses and Careers Day to learn about world-class opportunities offered at the University of Queensland.
Chair of the Courses and Careers Day committee Dr Lisa Gaffney said that while Courses and Careers Day was of particular benefit to high school students and their parents, it was relevant for anyone considering further study options, including postgraduate studies.
'It is a wonderful opportunity for prospective students to talk directly with people from faculties, departments and schools about their studies, and also to hear what is going on regarding jobs and careers in various areas,' Dr Gaffney said.
Activities aim to give prospective students, careers guidance officers, teachers and parents opportunities to gather first-hand information about courses, career paths, facilities and entry requirements.
University academics and staff from faculty offices and other services will be available to discuss areas of special interest, while formal information sessions throughout the day will provide essential background on studying in fields from art history to zoology. Programs and campus maps will be available from Mayne Hall.
Displays in Mayne Hall will cover the full range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses at the Gatton and St Lucia campuses, and the University's new high tech UQ Ipswich campus, opening for its first student intake in February next year.
The University, founded in 1910, was Queensland's only university for more than 50 years. It remains the State's only resource for degrees in medicine and surgery, pharmacy, veterinary science, dentistry, oral health, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, and mining, minerals and materials engineering.
The University of Queensland's world-class programs attract the majority of the top band of school leavers in Queensland, plus highly qualified students from interstate and overseas. Teaching programs are underpinned by research ranked in the top two of Australia's 37 universities.
It now has about 27,700 students (including 6000 postgraduates) enrolled in more than 200 courses offered through 62 departments and schools.
An open day for prospective students and their parents will also be held at the University's Gatton College campus on August 30. The campus is one hour's drive from Brisbane and 30 minutes from Toowoomba on the Warrego Highway. Gatton College staff are expecting an influx of visitors seeking information about the range of undergraduate courses at certificate, diploma and degree levels as well as postgraduate opportunities offered by departments on the Gatton campus of the University.
For further information contact Karen Welsh, Protocol Officer, 073365 2737, email: k.welsh@mailbox.uq.edu.au
