17 January 2007

University of Canberra makes more offers in 2007

The University of Canberra will be making more offers in 2007 than were made in 2006, and students are set to benefit from the increase.

Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Canberra, Professor Sharon Bell is delighted that nearly 1900 offers will be made through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) today.   This compares with 1658 offers in 2006.   It is expected that when all UAC rounds have been finalised, the University of Canberra will have made around 3,000 offers.

The UAC offers are not the total number of admission places being made by the University.   For the first time, direct offers to the University will comprise around 20% of total offers made.

The University commenced taking direct offers at the end of November last year, with the primary aim to allow first semester entry to mature age students who decided late in the year to apply for study for 2007.   Direct offers are also received from students studying at the CIT and students from the University of Canberra College.

The increased number of enrolments is good news for those who want to commence study in 2007.   The University of Canberra has seen steady growth in the numbers of commencing students in the past few years, and consequently there have not been enough university places available to meet the demand for entry. This has driven up UAI scores at the University.   In 2006 the increasing numbers of students who opted for part-time rather than full-time study has allowed the greater number of offers to be made this year, and also allowed UAI scores to stabilise.

Professor Bell is also keen to reassure students still contemplating study in 2007 that there are still opportunities to enrol.  

"Whilst preferences are strong across most of the University, excellent opportunities exist in IT, Business, Management, Economics and Environmental Science.   Graduates in these courses are in demand in the ACT and across Australia and their starting salaries reflect that demand.   More than half our graduates in IT and the Life and Environmental Sciences earn salaries greater than $48,000 in their first year after graduation. For our Economics graduates the average is $44,000, Professor Bell said.

The University of Canberra has strength in its professional courses including nursing, allied health, IT, teaching, design, business, tourism, commerce, economics, communication, science, law and environmental courses.   The University has a five star rating for getting a job in the Good Universities Guide 2007 and recently won teaching excellence funding in two out of four categories from the Department of Education, Science and Training--   the business, law and economics category and the health category.

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