cult ure shock
st udying abroad
prim ary
educational secondary levels
t ertiary
} March t o Novem ber & divided int o eit her t wo
} a prelim inary t alk in each first course } social event s:
- film s, part ies, plays, dances
- clubs & societ ies t o enroll new m em bers
Chancellor
form al head of t he universit y but an honorary position usually held by a distinguished cit izen.
Vice- Chancellor
ex ecut ive head of t he universit y, nearly always an academ ic and holding t he post for a five or seven year t erm .
Registrar (or Academic Registrar)
senior adm inist rator responsible for t he routine m anagem ent of t he universit y, including
adm issions, fees, and ex ams.
Dean of Student s
Dean
head of t he Facult y, usually a senior academ ic elect ed by t he st aff of allDepartm ent s in t he Facult y for a lim it ed t erm, m aybe t wo or t hree years.
Sub- deans
elect ed academ ics who serve as advisers t o st udents on t he st ruct ure of t heir degree
Head of Department
usually a Professor but m ay be a senior
academ ic, responsible for t he organization of t he Departm ent , including t he t eaching, st aff ing and research.
Professor
t he m ost senior rank; t here are seldom m ore t han t wo Professors in any
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Reader
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Senior Lecturer
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Lecturer
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Senior Tutor
Counselor
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General ent ry provision: a m inim um score
(aggregat e of m arks) which st udent s m ust
reach in t heir Year 12 or Higher School
Cert ificat e st udies. This m inim um level is not
very high in com parison wit h m any overseas
count ries
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Quot as: part icular facult ies im posing t heir
own quot as. Those adm it t ed are t hose wit h
out st anding academ ic result s at t he Year 12
level.
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Prerequisite: cert ain depart m ent s im posing
There is also fourth kind of rest rict ion
t his one im posed by t he st udent ’ s own desire
t o st udy part icular courses. Few universit ies
offer t he full range of academ ic courses. ANU,
for ex am ple, has only five Facult ies: Art s
(Hum anit ies and Social Sciences), Science
(including Forest ry), Law, Econom ics (including
Com m erce), and Asian St udies.
If a st udent wished, t herefore, t o com e t o
Aust ralia t o st udy Engineering or Agricult ural
} Single Degree: B.A., B. Ec., B. Sc.
} Double Degree: B.Ec. Sc.
} Pass Degree Courses: t hree years of full- t im e
st udy 2 m ajor (6); 1 sub- major (2), & addit ional unit s (2)
} Honours Degree: an addit ional year of st udy
} Lect ure
} Weekly Tut orial Meet ing/ Weekly Pract ical or
} A Final Form al Ex am
} A Cont inuous Assessm ent
} professional qualificat ion: a Graduate
Diplom a
} m ore advanced st udies/ research:
a Mast er’ s Degree a Ph. D.
} A research degree in at least t hree years t o
com plet e
} To have com plet ed a Mast er’ s degree or
have gained a high dist inct ion in Honours year
} Work independent ly wit h m inim al oversight
by supervisor
} Thesis wort h publishing int ernat ionally
} Ex am ined by t wo or m ore ex am iners from
