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Today's Science, Tomorrow's World (SCIE10005) // Dates and times

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Dates & times

  • Semester 1
    CoordinatorAndrew King
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hoursWeeks 1-5 (Core): 5 x 1-hour on-campus lectures and 5 x 1hr- pre-recorded lecture (2 lectures total per week for five weeks). 4 x 2-hour weekly workshops. Weeks 6-8 (Investigation 1): 3 x 1-hour on-campus lectures and 3 x 1hr- pre-recorded lecture (2 lectures total per week for three weeks). 3 x 2-hour weekly workshops. Weeks 9-11 (Investigation 2):3 x 1-hour on-campus lectures and 3 x 1hr- pre-recorded lecture (2 lectures total per week for three weeks). 3 x 2-hour weekly workshops.
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period 2 March 2026 to 31 May 2026
    Last self-enrol date13 March 2026
    Census date31 March 2026
    Last date to withdraw without fail 8 May 2026
    Assessment period ends26 June 2026

    Semester 1 contact information

    scie10005-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au

  • Semester 2
    CoordinatorYi Huang
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hoursWeeks 1-5 (Core): 5 x 1-hour on-campus lectures and 5 x 1hr- pre-recorded lecture (2 lectures total per week for five weeks). 4 x 2-hour weekly workshops. Weeks 6-8 (Investigation 1): 3 x 1-hour on-campus lectures and 3 x 1hr- pre-recorded lecture (2 lectures total per week for three weeks). 3 x 2-hour weekly workshops. Weeks 9-11 (Investigation 2):3 x 1-hour on-campus lectures and 3 x 1hr- pre-recorded lecture (2 lectures total per week for three weeks). 3 x 2-hour weekly workshops.
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period27 July 2026 to 25 October 2026
    Last self-enrol date 1 January 2026
    Census date31 August 2026
    Last date to withdraw without fail25 September 2026
    Assessment period ends20 November 2026

    Semester 2 contact information

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What do these dates mean

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  • And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
       -  Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
     

    Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.

Additional delivery details

Students must enrol in the semester they commence their course at the University – Start Year commencing students must enrol in Semester 1, Mid Year commencing students must enrol in Semester 2.

Last updated: 13 February 2026