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[mickeymouse]

As a commerce student majoring in accounting and doing a language breadth is this possible:

Completing Japanese 1, doing a summer intensive, and continuing japanese 3 in second year? Since I can't do Japanese 2 because bus law is compulsory semester 2. Thanks!

By japanese intensive do you mean an exchange to Japan? I don't know if those even exist over summer, but studying japanese 'intensive' over summer in melbuni doesn't exist.

ok so there really is no way to do this breadth track?

[dc302]

As a commerce student majoring in accounting and doing a language breadth is this possible:

Completing Japanese 1, doing a summer intensive, and continuing japanese 3 in second year? Since I can't do Japanese 2 because bus law is compulsory semester 2. Thanks!

By japanese intensive do you mean an exchange to Japan? I don't know if those even exist over summer, but studying japanese 'intensive' over summer in melbuni doesn't exist.

ok so there really is no way to do this breadth track?

You can always do both japanese and bus.law in semester 2. Or you can do business law in second year sem 2 (still gives you time in third year to do corp and tax law). Or you can do japanese 2 in the second semester of second year. Or you could simply start the breadth track in second year.

[mickeymouse]

As a commerce student majoring in accounting and doing a language breadth is this possible:

Completing Japanese 1, doing a summer intensive, and continuing japanese 3 in second year? Since I can't do Japanese 2 because bus law is compulsory semester 2. Thanks!

By japanese intensive do you mean an exchange to Japan? I don't know if those even exist over summer, but studying japanese 'intensive' over summer in melbuni doesn't exist.

ok so there really is no way to do this breadth track?

You can always do both japanese and bus.law in semester 2. Or you can do business law in second year sem 2 (still gives you time in third year to do corp and tax law). Or you can do japanese 2 in the second semester of second year. Or you could simply start the breadth track in second year.

thanks dc302 except that during the info session the lady said that second year students couldn't do Japanese 1 or 2 :/ but moving bus law to second year sounds like a good idea! also does the uni allow students to skip a level?

[dc302]

^ What do you mean by skip a level? And who was it that told you you couldn't do japanese in second year? Was it an actual japanese studies coordinator?

[mickeymouse]

^ What do you mean by skip a level? And who was it that told you you couldn't do japanese in second year? Was it an actual japanese studies coordinator?

yeah the lady in charge :/ sorry, I mean like do jap 1 in semester 1, and just do jap 3 & 4 in second year so skipping jap 2

[dc302]

^ What do you mean by skip a level? And who was it that told you you couldn't do japanese in second year? Was it an actual japanese studies coordinator?

yeah the lady in charge :/ sorry, I mean like do jap 1 in semester 1, and just do jap 3 & 4 in second year so skipping jap 2

Oh that's possible but you will have to see the coordinator and get them to let you do it.

[golden]

There seems to be many repeats running. Will they allocate you a timetable or will you have to just choose any lecture to go in later on in the year?

[Peter_1993]

What's the difference between the three? I know lectures are where you sit in a theatre and listen to the lecturer but what are the other three exactly? Also, what's the best way to timetable the four? I've heard that it's better to timetable tutorials early in the week because they're based on last week's lectures. What about the others?

[Russ]

There seems to be many repeats running. Will they allocate you a timetable or will you have to just choose any lecture to go in later on in the year?

You'll choose a lecture stream and a "practical" (tutorial) when you make your timetable

[golden]

Lol when will we make our timetable?

[dc302]

What's the difference between the three? I know lectures are where you sit in a theatre and listen to the lecturer but what are the other three exactly? Also, what's the best way to timetable the four? I've heard that it's better to timetable tutorials early in the week because they're based on last week's lectures. What about the others?

Depends on subjects. Lectures are usually in large lecture theaters where you just listen to the lecturer. Some subjects that have small classes might have a more interactive 'lecture' in a small room/lecture theater. Tutorials are usually smaller and taken by a tutor. What you do in a tutorial varies. Sometimes it's similar to a lecture, but you go through a problem sheet. Other times it's mostly just going through problems by yourself or in groups. Some can be in computer labs for computer work etc. Workshops/practicals are pretty much what the name says. If you're doing a chemistry prac, then you're probably mixing chemicals and recording values etc. A physics/IT prac or workshop probably involves sitting in front of a computer most of the time. Maths subjects seem to call their tutorials pracs (or practice classes/practicals...not sure on the exact naming) probably because you're 'practicing' maths.

Lol when will we make our timetable?

Timetabling opens on the 31st I think.

[Thelimz]

for biomed do we have to pick the maths and physics by ourselves or is it already picked for us?

[golden]

We have to pick it.

[buzzwith]

I have a choice of doing either (as i want to do Doctor of Optometry later on): Fundamental physics (sem 1) or Optics: from rainbows to digital imaging (sem 2)

Should i choose both as i can use the physics in my GAMSAT? OR should i choose Data Analysis 1 instead of Optics as one of my course prequisits is: "completion of a tertiary level mathematisc and/or statistics subject is also strongly recommended (but not compulsory)"

Thanks in advance!

[Planck's constant]

There seems to be many repeats running. Will they allocate you a timetable or will you have to just choose any lecture to go in later on in the year?

You'll choose a lecture stream and a "practical" (tutorial) when you make your timetable

Russ,

Will the University Timetable which is now available for viewing through the Student Portal, be the exact same as the one which will be released on the 30th ?