Honours

Critical Dates

• Commencement: Monday 3rd March
• Induction: Monday 3rd March
• Mini-symposium one: Wednesday, 24th May
• Thesis due date: Monday, 6th November
• Mini-symposium two: Monday, 13th November

Important Downloads

• Course Information : PDF : 109KB
• Results & Special Consideration : PDF : 56KB
• Presentation & Marking Guidelines for Essays & Theses : PDF : 49KB

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Forms

• Extension Request : PDF : 63KB
• Request for student to transfer from PgDipSc to Bsc (Honours) : PDF : 43KB
• Request to Vary Honours Enrolment : PDF : 53KB

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Vision Science Seminar Series

Honours students are expected to attend all Vision Science Seminars. These seminars allow students the opportunity to listen to internationally renowned scientists present on current issues and research. Seminars are held every Thursday during teaching weeks in the Amies Theatre at 1:05pm.

• Seminar Series

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Journal Club

All honours students are required to attend Journal Club as part of the Advanced coursework component of their Honours course. Journal club aims to provide an informal forum to discuss one scientific paper each week. The papers are generally chosen to highlight new advances in a field, critically review important older ideas, and to allow the audience to engage in scientific discussion and explore a topic chosen by each discussion leader.

• Journal Club

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Student Email

Every student enrolled at The University of Melbourne has a university email address assigned to them. It is important that students access this account – it will be the chief means of contact employed by the Department. Students will also be allocated an internal departmental email address (@optometry.unimelb.edu.au). Generally students set up their email so that all email addresses forward to the one account.

To find out how to do this, or to activate a unimelb account, please visit: https://home.student.unimelb.edu.au/ and follow the simple prompts, or call our LITE, Mr Mal White on 9349-7435, he will be happy to assist you.

• Student Email

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Student Information System (SIS)

Students can access the SIS to check on their enrolment status, update addresses, check exam timetables, booklists, results, register a HECS partial payment or access their Statement of Liability. For all SIS enquiries, email: sa-sishelp1@unimelb.edu.au

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Nathan Library

The Nathan Library is a specialist collection of books, journals and multimedia in the fields of optometry, ophthalmology, vision science and optics. It is available to all students of the Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences.

• Nathan Library

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Language and Learning Skills Unit (LLSU)

The LLSU offers advice and instruction on academic and language skills. They offer specific classes to Honours students as well as individual tutorials for students.

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Staff/Student Liaison

Staff Student Liaison meetings are held twice a year for honours and postgraduate students in the Department. These meeting provide a forum for students to give feedback and for staff to address any issues that the students may have. All honours students are invited to attend.

• Staff/Student Liaison Meeting

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Enquiries

In most cases, the Department Office staff will be able to assist with any queries about your study. For general queries, please contact Ms Pianca Lun, Administrative Assistant (Postgraduate)

For academic-based queries, speak to your supervisor in the first instance, or to the Honours Coordinator, Dr Larry Abel.