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Optometry Internship (OPTO90028) // Dates and times

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Dates & times

  • Year Long
    Principal coordinatorMichael Pianta
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours27 hours of clinical practice per week; 22 x 1-hr tutorial / debate sessions (organised across the year). Plus attendance at the Doctor of Optometry Student Conference
    Total time commitment1,632 hours
    Teaching period28 January 2026 to 25 October 2026
    Last self-enrol date 6 February 2026
    Census date 8 May 2026
    Last date to withdraw without fail25 September 2026
    Assessment period ends20 November 2026

    Year Long contact information

    mjp@unimelb.edu.au

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    Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.

Last updated: 25 February 2026