Orientation and onboarding

Congratulations on your offer to study at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education

The last date to enrol in your course and subjects at MGSE is Friday 24 February.

Accept your offer at MGSE

Congratulations on your offer to the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. To accept your MGSE offer and enrol, visit get started at Melbourne.

If you are unable to commence this course in the coming intake, you can:

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First year calendar

Find everything you need to know, complete, and remember for your first year at MGSE.

Prepare for your first Professional Placement experience

Subject enrolment after 24 February may jeopardise your placement experience. Please enrol into your subjects before this date.

All Master of Teaching candidates need to complete compliance modules, working with children check and details added to Sonia.

Course induction and preparation days

Your course induction day & preparation day are mandatory sessions designed to equip you with everything you need to know to be successful in your studies. These sessions will provide course information, core skills for graduate study, and introduce you to the MGSE community and the wide range of services, programs, and activities available to University of Melbourne students.

Master of Teaching Cohort	Induction Day Date & Time	Preparation Day Date & Time
Master of Teaching Secondary	Monday 20 February 9am – 11am	Wednesday 22 February 11.30am – 5pm
Master of Teaching Primary	Tuesday 21 February 9am – 10.30am	Wednesday 22 February 9am – 2.30pm
Master of Teaching Early Childhood	Monday 20 February 2pm – 3.30pm	Friday 24 February 10am – 1.15pm
Master of Teaching Early Childhood & Primary	Tuesday 21 February 11am – 12.30pm	Wednesday 22 February 12pm – 3.15pm

Your course preparation day is a mandatory session is designed to equip you with everything you need to know about your second year of this course, including critical placement preparation information.

Master of Teaching Cohort	Preparation Day Date & Time
Master of Teaching Secondary (commence in 2022)	Monday 20 February 9am – 1.30pm
Master of Teaching Secondary (commenced before 2022)	Friday 24 February 10am – 12.30pm
Master of Teaching Primary	Thursday 23 February 9am – 10am
Master of Teaching Early Childhood	Friday 24 February 2pm - 3pm
Master of Teaching Early Childhood & Primary	Thursday 23 February 11am – 12pm

The course induction day for the following professional programs will be held on campus on Thursday 16 February, 6.00pm - 7.30pm: The Master of Education, TESOL, Master of Modern Languages, Master of Learning Intervention and Master of Applied Positive Psychology. This is not a mandatory session; however, we highly recommend you join. This session will provide course information, core skills for graduate study, and introduce you to the MGSE community and the wide range of services, programs, and activities available to University of Melbourne students. If you are commencing a different professional course, please contact your Course Coordinator for onboarding activities.

Orientation Week

MGSE has organised a variety of events to help you familiarise yourself with the campus, meet and connect with peers and feel part of this incredible community. MGSE is running library tours, campus tours and our welcome festival exclusively for MGSE students only. Check out the timetable. Registration is essential. Visit the University’s central Orientation website for more activities and events available to all students.

Connecting to your community

Get involved with the MGSE campus and community life with the various student groups, events and leadership opportunities. Make sure you connect to the MGSE socials. We share important updates and announcements, advertise upcoming events and capture the lives of our community.

Interested in scholarships, awards and prizes?

The Melbourne Graduate School of Education offers a range of scholarships, awards, prizes and bursaries to support you in your studies and to recognise outstanding achievement. Visit the MGSE Scholarships and Awards page to investigate MGSE awards that you may be eligible for, view the honours board, donate to fund future awards and gain answers to your frequently asked questions about awards. Alternatively you can browse scholarships across the University or submit an application for a student grant if you are in financial need. Applications for student grants take place in two rounds per year.

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