NB: Subject Choice for First Year Students
1) Please try make it to the Subject Choice talk at 1pm on Thurs 10 Feb in the Chemistry Major Lecture theatre.
2) Before the Formal Curriculum Approval on Friday 11 Feb make sure you have read your relevant section in the Student Handbook and the University Calendar
Student Handbook2012 link
University Calendar link
3) Double check on the timetable checker to see if there are any clashes
Lecture Timetable for 2012
3. 4) If once you have registered academically you are still unsure of your subjects please make sure you don’t skip any of these lectures during the following 2 weeks and ask questions.
4. 5) Talk to your Wardens, Sub Wardens and to successful senior students in your residence.
5. 6) If you are still then unsure of things come in and make an appointment to see the Career Counsellor at the Career Centre.
6. 7) Even though you have 2 weeks to still change your mind you do not want to push this decision until the last moment and miss too many lectures of your chosen subjects.
7. 8) Don’t drop a subject because you think it is “boring” or not relevant. Degrees are carefully put together to give you the best possible choices later on in your degree and career.
8. 9) Develop a love and interest for your secondary and ancillary subjects. Research and go beyond the material given in class in order to further motivate yourself.
RHODES UNIVERSITY CAREER CENTRE
It's all about NETWORKING
so get yourself and your CV ready for:
An "all year round" Graduate Recruitment Programme during 2012
In the past the Graduate Recruitment Programme was centred around the 3rd Term but due to an massive increase in the number of companies wanting to come on to campus we will be running an "All year round" GRP Programme so please keep your eyes open for posters, sms's and emails notifying you of these company visits.
CAREER CENTRE
First Floor, Bantu Stephen Biko Building ( Old Union Building ) Prince Alfred Street
Tel: 046 603 7070 email: careercentre@ru.ac.za
Degrees are Chosen, Careers Developed!
The Rhodes University Career Centre offers a counselling and career education service to students to assist them with their study and career choice, career planning and career development while studying at university. Through the voluntary Rhodes Career Development Programme we aim to encourage and enable students to make and implement well-informed decisions about their future careers, their ongoing career development and to be as Career Literate as possible on graduating.
Bookings for Career Counselling can be made via email careercentre@ru.ac.za or by calling 046 603 7070.
Although we are located on the first floor of the Stephen Biko Building, students with disabilities are catered for so please feel free to make an appointment if needed and we can make the necessary arrangements.
