Charles Sturt University Course Information

New CSU Health facilities the best in Australia Students interested in pursuing a degree in health will be interested to know that Charles Sturt University now boasts brand new facilities at the Albury-Wodonga Campus for Allied Health. Program Leader for the occupational therapy course at the School of Community Health, Dr Michael Curtin, has been informed the community health teaching labs and skills centre are the best in Australia. “We were informed by the accreditation body for Occupational Therapy Australia that the University’s facilities are the best they have seen in the country, which means our students are accessing first class learning spaces during their time at CSU,” Dr Curtin said. For more information on degrees in Allied Health visit the site

Orange Dental Clinic opens wide The Charles Sturt University (CSU) Dental and Oral Health Clinics in Orange and Wagga Wagga are now open to the public. Providing general and specialist dentistry services to the Central West, the CSU Dental and Oral Health Clinic, featuring state-of-the-art equipment, aims to service the oral hygiene needs of the local community while providing valuable clinical experience for the University’s dentistry students. “By the end of 2010, patients will have the opportunity to have simple procedures completed by CSU dentistry students if they choose to do so,” said Dr Sabrina Manickam, senior lecturer at the School of Dentistry and Health Sciences. To find out more about degrees in Dentistry and Health Sciences, visit the site

Variety of scholarships on offer Studying at university can be financially difficult for many students but Charles Sturt University (CSU) tries to lessen the burden by offering many undergraduate scholarships. The Charles Sturt Foundation provides over 200 undergraduate scholarships at the Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange and Wagga Wagga campuses of CSU. Most of these scholarships are funded by individuals or organisations that hold a strong belief in supporting the University and its students. As well as the Foundations scholarships, CSU offers a range of equity and merit based scholarships. These include residential school equity grants, excellence scholarships, science scholarships and they also have a number or partnerships and pathway scholarships for CSU/TAFE study pathways. “Students can also apply for Professional Placement Equity Grants,” explains CSU’s Access and Work Manager Debra Johnson. “These are a CSU initiative to assist undergraduate students who must complete a compulsory professional placement as part of their course requirement.” For more information on the scholarships available at CSU visit the site