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General information about the Shepparton Campus

The Shepparton Campus offers a small range of undergraduate degrees and graduate diplomas with a focus on business and the professions. Campus Administration and academic staff in Business, Arts and Nursing are located at 127 Welsford Street, Shepparton. Teaching facilities, the University library and academic staff in Education are co-located with the Goulburn-Ovens Institute of TAFE in Fryers Street, Shepparton. Shepparton is serviced by rail and coach services from Melbourne.

Course information

The University’s faculties offer courses at Shepparton Campus – further details of these courses can be found in the faculty entries elsewhere in this Handbook.

Student services

Assistance is available in areas such as research and study skills, counselling, disability support, careers advice, financial aid and accommodation. Study skills workshops, a key part of support services at the campus, are conducted at the commencement of the academic year and thereafter according to demand. Assistance with reader education and information retrieval skills is provided by the Library. A list of real estate agents and hostel type accommodation is available on the campus website or from the administration office. Support for students of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background is provided in association with the University’s Equality and Diversity Centre. For more information Tel: 5821 8316.

Office of the Director, Indigenous Education

The Indigenous Student Services Unit at Shepparton is:

Support and guidance is available to students who are Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders. Please refer to the Office of the Director, Indigenous Education entry in this Handbook for details.

Campus facilities

The campus is equipped with a modern computer laboratory with a range of software, including office applications and statistical software, access to electronic mail and the Internet. The library is a shared facility of La Trobe University and the Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE. It houses a variety of printed and electronic educational resources, including books, journals, databases and multimedia materials. With access to online library catalogues of other campuses and universities, it is the gateway to the resources available through the La Trobe University Library. Students are offered training sessions to develop their skills in finding information.

A bookshop is located next to the library. Metered parking is available in the immediate vicinity of the Fryers Street Campus and unrestricted free parking can be found two blocks away. Local public transport is also available.

Careers and Employment

Advice on careers is available from the Student Services Office and members of academic staff.

You can also access a wealth of information and a jobs board via the Careers and Employment website.

Library

The Library is a shared facility of La Trobe University and the Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE. It houses a variety of printed resources, including books, journals, and multimedia materials. Computers provide online access to the resources available through the La Trobe University Library including databases and electronic books. A range of office applications, statistical software, electronic mail and Internet use are available to all students. Training sessions to develop skills in finding information are offered by the campus librarian.

Shepparton Students’ Union

An active students’ union organises a range of social, recreational and educational activities throughout the year.

Programs of study at Shepparton

The programs offered at the campus are controlled by the faculties of the University and are delivered, in most instances, by staff located at the campus. In some cases visiting staff from other campuses deliver lectures, tutorials and other programs for students. In the following sections the programs offered at the campus are listed under the relevant faculties and schools. The names of contact people at the campus are provided for those seeking information about particular courses.

A list of units taught at the Shepparton Campus appears at the end of each Faculty section. The units are in alphabetical order by unit code, indicating unit name, credit points, teaching period, campus/location, unit coordinator, class requirements, assessment, prerequisites and reading

Students should note that units published in the hardcopy Handbook are subject to change and should refer to the Unit Database for more up-to-date information.