Faculty & school information
Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design
www.arch.adelaide.edu.au/graduate
Graduates of the School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design
move into a wide variety of employment as architects, landscape architects, urban
designers, project managers, asset managers, digital designers, conservation consultants,
environmental designers, construction managers, policy advisers, urban planners
or building scientists.
The School participates in the University Open Day in August, and also hosts an
end-of-year exhibition in November. See details of some graduate profiles on the
School website.
Additional career information for architects is available from the web site of
the Royal Australian Institute of Architects: www.raia.com.au,
and for landscape architects from the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects
web site: www.aila.org.au
Commerce
www.commerce.adelaide.edu.au
Throughout the year, there are employer recruitment visits from various business
and accounting firms. Notification of these visits is posted on the employment
notice board, located on the ground floor of Security House.
The Bachelor of Commerce Handbook provides information on career opportunities
associated with each of the major study pathways offered. Also included are some
guidelines for building employability through professional memberships and activities
such as work experience and international exchanges. The handbook is available
from the School Office.
Other employment services provided by the School include the Graduate Yearbook:
jeeves.commerce.adelaide.edu.au/yearbooks/
Economics
www.economics.adelaide.edu.au
www.finance.adelaide.edu.au
Students may refer to the Job Prospects notice board (adjacent to the School Office,
G18 Napier Building), or the School of Economics Handbook or visit our web sites.
The Economics, Finance and Commerce Students' Association (EFCSA) hold regular
seminars on career options and have a career-mentoring program. For further information
please email: efcsa@student.adelaide.edu.au
Education
www.adelaide.edu.au/professions/education/
There is no better time to be considering teaching as a career. All Australian
states, the UK and North America have a great unmet demand for teachers.
The Graduate School of Education offers a one-year graduate diploma in Education
(secondary teaching) for university graduates. The qualification satisfies the
registration requirements in all states. Each year employers from government and
non government school systems meet students in the Graduate School of Education
to discuss how to make applications for teaching positions.
Chemical Engineering
www.chemeng.adelaide.edu.au
A Chemical Engineering degree offers an internationally accredited career choice
with variety and challenge. Graduates are employed in diverse industries including
mining, refining, energy and combustion, materials and plastics, water, food,
pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Level III Students are taken on a
Plant Tour each year to have an opportunity to see how the theory they discover
in lectures is put into practise in industry.
Industry Night
Students are given an opportunity to meet with future employers, industry and
government representatives, and other professionals at an Industry Night in May
each year. This event, arranged by members of the University of Adelaide's Chemical
Engineering Society, the Joint Chemical Engineering Committee and the School of
Chemical engineering allows students to learn about the companies, the likelihood
of future employment, and maybe to arrange their vacation work experience.
In addition various employers come to the campus to give seminars on employment,
and up-to-date industry knowledge is included in various courses. The School of
Chemical Engineering also produces a Final Year Book which is circulated to various
employers, Vacant position notices are circulated and displayed on noticeboards,
and APESMA seminars are given on the preparation of resumés and improving
interviewing skills. Further information may be obtained from Chemical Engineering
website.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
www.civeng.adelaide.adu.au
In August each year the School holds an Annual Student Awards Dinner at a prestigious
venue in Adelaide. School staff, Alumni, prospective employers, consultants and
representatives from industry and government instrumentalities are invited to
attend, together with students from all years, their parents and friends. The
various Annual Awards are usually presented to the students by representatives
of the awarding company. During the evening students are encouraged to mingle
with the external engineers to further their employment prospects.
The School maintains a 'Positions Vacant' notice board for undergraduates, and
displays scholarships and other higher degree notices as they become available.
In second semester, final year students are invited to submit a short resumé
which is paired with their academic record and included in the year book. This
is forwarded to approximately 40-60 potential employers in Adelaide. Check the
School web site for further information.
Mechanical Engineering
www.mecheng.adelaide.edu.au
Each October, current final year students display their project at the annual
Project Exhibition. Hundreds of people are invited to the event including industry
sponsors, university staff and students. This is a great opportunity to mingle
with industry representatives and form relationships that may be beneficial in
the working environment.
The Industry Awards Night is open to students, prospective employers and industry
representatives. Awards are presented by industry sponsors. All students are encouraged
to attend to further their employment opportunities by networking with the invited
engineers.
Prospective employers are welcome to come and speak with the students anytime
throughout the year.
Other services provided include final year graduating student resumé book
and the School noticeboard with information on scholarships, work experience and
employment.
For further information please email: kelly.parish@adelaide.edu.au
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Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology
www.adelaide.edu.au/health/pharm
In September, the Department hosts a 'Careers in Pharmacology' symposium where
representatives from industry, hospitals, government agencies and research groups
provide information about careers paths. The Department also has a work experience
program in partnership with a major company for those interested in industry,
and hosts vacation scholarships for those interested in research. For information
email: karen.nunes-vaz@adelaide.edu.au
or visit our web site.
Dental School
www.dentistry.adelaide.edu.au
A Public Information Session will be held in May (date to be advised).
Potential applicants will find out about Dentistry and Oral Health as a career
and the pathways to those careers. Applicants will be provided with information
on selection requirements and admission.
Interested applicants should contact the Dental School: (08) 8303 5256
Other services provided include employment positions placed on the Dental School
Office notice board.
Grief and Palliative Care Counselling
www.generalpractice.adelaideuni.org/menu/gpccu.shtml
Information Evening for study in 2004
Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Masters in Grief & Palliative Care
Counselling Information Session: November 2004 (day and time to be announced)
For further information please contact:
Heather Tan, Program Administrator
Department of General Practice
Phone: (08) 8303 6037
Email: heather.tan@adelaide.edu.au
Psychology
www.psychology.adelaide.edu.au
Information about career prospects for psychologists can be found in the Commonwealth
Government publication Australia's Workforce 2005 and on the website http://jobsearch.gov.au/joboutlook
(maintained by the Commonwealth Department of Employment and Workplace Relations).
Both sources project a fast rate of growth of jobs for graduates in this area.
There are many careers, besides that of psychologist, for students who complete
a major in psychology (but not Honours), where some understanding of the factors
influencing human behaviour is likely to be very relevant. The combination of
psychology with a major in a second discipline can provide a very useful basis
for the pursuit of a wide range of careers. It may also enable the student to
undertake postgraduate study in other fields, including business administration,
commerce, education, medicine or public health.
Professional psychologists in South Australia must be registered with the SA Psychological
Board. This requires a minimum of 4 years of study in an accredited degree program,
plus either 2 years of professional employment under the supervision of a registered
psychologist or the completion of a 2-year postgraduate degree accredited for
this purpose.
For further information, visit the Psychology website or the Australian Psychological
Society website at www.psychology.org.au
or email Carmen Rayner at: carmen.rayner@adelaide.edu.au
Public Health
www.public-health.adelaide.edu.au
The Department of Public Health will hold an information evening for prospective
postgraduate students on Wednesday 15 October at 5.30pm. The Department is located
in the Royal Adelaide Hospital Bice Building, Level 6.
Humanities and Social Sciences
www.arts.adelaide.edu.au
Arts graduates are highly sought after by employers in a variety of fields. They
are expert communicators, have excellent written skills and think creatively and
analytically. These skills are not job specific but can be applied across a broad
range of careers. Our graduates find careers in private industry, business, government,
the media, teaching, public relations, administration, management, retailing,
policymaking, research, politics and many other professions.
The Faculty office maintains a Jobsearch folder, with details of recent jobs advertised
in Adelaide, related to Humanities and Social Sciences.
Anthropology
www.arts.adelaide.edu.au/anthropology/
Both the public and private sectors seek graduates in anthropology for their broad
social analytical skills. Increasingly, social analysis is being placed at the
centre of decision making processes in areas such as community development, native
title, health needs assessment, education planning, social inclusion and international
development.
University of Adelaide anthropology graduates have followed careers with local
and national government, with institutes and agencies working with Aboriginal
communities, and with AusAid and other agencies concerned with poverty reduction.
Asian Studies
www.arts.adelaide.edu.au/AsianStudies/
Centre graduates have found careers in business, government departments (such
as Foreign Affairs and Trade, Customs and Immigration), international agencies,
the media, service industries (eg. tourism), business and law. Other graduates,
after gaining additional qualifications, have gone to work in the primary, secondary
or tertiary sectors. An increasing number live and work in various capacities
in countries in Asia.
English
www.adelaide.edu.au/humss/english/
Graduates from the Discipline of English have found employment in a wide range
of fields including journalism and the media, publishing, teaching, research,
public administration, librarianship, advertising and private enterprise.
A degree in English produces graduates with skills that are highly marketable
and transferable. Students are able to study a lively mix of courses including
the study of writing from many different cultures and eras, film, popular culture,
media studies, cultural theory, professional writing and creative writing in a
discipline noted for its award-winning teachers, active researchers and high-profile
writers.
With advanced training in written and verbal communication, critical thinking,
analysis of literary and other texts, and an increased understanding of contemporary
culture and society, students of English graduate with a range of skills that
are highly sought after by prospective employers.
For further details see our home page.
European Studies and Linguistics
www.adelaide.edu.au/cesgl/
European Studies and Linguistics, comprising Classics, French, German, General
Linguistics and European Studies, offer students a range of linguistic, research
and analytic skills which have wide-ranging applications. Students have the opportunity
to learn and develop ancient and modern language (Latin, Greek, French and German)
and linguistic skills as well as gaining an education in European culture, history
and archaeology.
Graduates can be employed in various professions in the public and private sectors
which require critical and communicative skills and broad cultural knowledge.
Former students have been employed as editors, journalists, administrators, translators,
teachers, international lawyers, academics, researchers, archaeologists and policy
makers.
Gender Studies
www.arts.adelaide.edu.au/social_inquiry/
Gender Studies graduates have assumed senior positions in policy development in
government agencies, women's services, education, social work, health care, community
development and the public service. One is a marketing manager, one a manager
of an Aboriginal dance company; another is an author and researcher, another a
private consultant; others have become academics. Many have advanced their professional
competencies within the Parliament, primary, secondary and tertiary institutions,
libraries, the legal system and in media related fields.
Music
www.music.adelaide.edu.au
The Elder School of Music is one of Australia's most distinguished conservatorium
institutions and provides specialist, professional training in music (including
music education and music technology). Many graduates achieve their goal of becoming
professional performers, in either the classical or jazz spheres. Others choose
to become teachers, or administrators, or technologists. Multi-skilling is a feature
of musical training and the music business and music graduates find themselves
well equipped to tackle a variety of career paths.
Politics
www.arts.adelaide.edu.au/politics/
Politics graduates find work in a wide range of fields. Our recent students have
found employment in the media, university teaching and research, as lobbyists,
teachers and administrators in the public, private and NGO sectors. Some have
even ended up as politicians!
Above all, Politics graduates are thinkers.
Students are trained to ask questions, analyse problems and propose solutions.
They develop skills in critical thinking, informed analysis and effective written
and oral communication. Courses ranging from theory and social policy to international
and Australian studies, equip Politics students with a mix of skills sought by
employers. Politics also offers summer vacation scholarships and internships affording
students an opportunity to develop applied skills or prepare for postgraduate
study.
Law
www.law.adelaide.adu.au
In today's society the law reaches into almost every corner of our lives, making
the study of law today more challenging and intellectually adventurous than it
has ever been.
Roles for law graduates are expanding rapidly. Although many graduates enter legal
practice, a significant number choose to pursue careers in government, commerce,
industry, community organisations or academic institutions. Completion of a single
law degree or one of our combined law/non-law degree programs makes our graduates
uniquely placed to take up some of the specialist career opportunities offered
beyond the law.
It is the enormous range of options, the opportunities and influence which they
afford, that gives a career in law its very distinctive appeal and makes the study
of law one of the most popular choices among today's students. Check the School
web site.
Mathematical and Computer Sciences
Computer Science
www.cs.adelaide.edu.au
Computer Science provides an understanding of how software combined with hardware
can be used to overcome an astonishing range of challenges. Graduates of the School
of Computer Science take up employment in a wide range of jobs in information
technology, including business analysis, database management, network administration,
software engineering and project management.
Information on careers, scholarships and postgraduate research opportunities is
displayed on the School noticeboards. Details of graduate profiles can be found
on the School website.
Additional information can be found on the Australian Computer Society website
at www.acs.org.au and the
ACS Careers Portal: www.itcareers.acs.org.au
Mathematics and Statistics
www.maths.adelaide.edu.au
The School of Mathematical Sciences maintains a careers website and careers noticeboard.
During the year prospective employers give seminars on campus on the many employment
opportunities within their companies or organisations. Some employers also offer
scholarships, work experience and cadetships to students. As well, graduates now
in the workforce are encouraged to address undergraduates about their careers,
to expose students to possible avenues of employment and the nature of the work
our graduates do.
These talks and other items of interest to students are advertised on the School
careers webpage, careers noticeboard, by email to students, and in lectures. School
staff members are also happy to individually advise students on careers in their
areas of expertise.
Sciences
www.sciences.adelaide.edu.au
- School of Agriculture and Wine
- School of Chemistry and Physics
- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
- School of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
Careers, scholarship and postgraduate information is available from the Faculty
Office, Level 5 Oliphant Building, North Terrace or from the front office at the
Roseworthy and Waite campuses. Information is also posted on School and Discipline
notice boards.
Alternatively you may view information pertaining to career opportunities in
science on the Faculty of Sciences careers webpage at www.sciences.adelaide.edu.au/future/careers/
Development & Alumni
www.adelaide.edu.au/alumni/
As a student and a graduate of the University of Adelaide, you are an important
part of the University's local and global community and we
welcome your active interest and involvement!
As an active member of the alumni community you can gain access to networking
and professional development opportunities, the Young Alumni Program as well as
invitations to social programs.
To find out more visit our website, email or drop into the office at:
Level 1, 230 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5005
Phone: (08) 8303 5800
Email: alumni@adelaide.edu.au
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