Orientation at UWS

Welcome from the Academic Registrar
What is Orientation?
Why should I attend Orientation?
Undergraduate Orientation -timetable and student information
Postgraduate Orientation

Welcome from the Academic Registrar

Welcome! UWS is well known as a university of opportunity, where students from varied backgrounds complete their degree and go on to be successful leaders and active participants in their chosen field of endeavour. While studying at UWS, you earn more than a degree. The University provides opportunities for you to learn and grow intellectually, emotionally, and socially as you engage with challenges both inside and beyond the classroom.

Best wishes, good luck and again, welcome to UWS. Enjoy your stay with us.

Thea Seabrook
Academic Registrar

What is Orientation?

Orientation is an opportunity to find out more about your course, what services are available to assist you, how to navigate your way around your campus and is a great opportunity to meet academic staff and other students in your course.

At UWS we conduct a series of induction and orientation activities prior to commencement of classes that includes academic course sessions, Library tours, preparation for University classes and campus familiarisation. Social activities will be held during the session.

Why should I attend Orientation?

You will be able to start making friends with students from your course early. Social contacts are an important part of university life
You will have the opportunity to meet and talk with academic and administrative staff who can help you settle into your studies
You can ask lots of questions in an informal and friendly atmosphere
You can learn more about the skills that will help you succeed at university
You can find your way around campus following the self guided campus tour so that from day one you know where you are going
You can kick start your studies by getting to know everything that the UWS Library offers
You can learn about the services and facilities the university provides for your support

Undergraduate Orientation -timetable and student information

Academic Orientation sessions
Social activities - the fun stuff
Just left school?
Have you been out of school for a while?
Do you have a disability?
Have you travelled to Australia to study?
Library Tours

Postgraduate Orientation

Postgraduate Orientation information can be found here.

First Year Central
Use this site as your first stop for navigating your way around the workings of UWS.

A-Z Guide
A site index to UWS. Take a look here if you are unsure of the correct name of a College, service or facility.

New Student Acceptance and Enrolment Instructions
How to accept your offer and enrol.

Library Tours
Library tours are also held during the first week of each session on all campuses.

Academic Preparation
Preparation programs for undergraduate and postgraduate coursework students are offered before Autumn and Spring semester commences. Workshops are also available throughout each session. Go to the Student Learning Unit for more information.

How To Get To Your Campus
Information about the location and ways of getting to each UWS campus.

If you have questions about orientation that can't be answered by the information in the above pages, email us at fyc@uws.edu.au