Institute of Health and Wellbeing (International)

We take care so you can give care

The Institute of Health and Wellbeing (IHW) is all about nurturing the next generation of health professionals. We know you’ve already got plenty of those vital soft skills – empathy, critical thinking, active listening. The next step is exploring the specifics of your chosen field and applying that knowledge in real-world situations. You’ll get to do clinical placement – which means getting out of the classroom (and your comfort zone) and connecting with local employers.

IHW cares about your career. IHW is your institute.

Your orientation schedule

Keen to find out a bit more about your course? Want to explore the Gippsland Campus, meet some other nervous students and grab a free burger or two? Perfect – it's all in the schedule below.
TimeActivityLocation
9 am –12 pmBachelor of Nursing OrientationRoom 120, Building 4N
10.30–11 amLibrary tour
Library
11–11.30 amIntroduction to MoodleRoom 213, Building 1E
11.30–12 pmSelf-guided campus tour (tip: download the free Actionbound app from the App Store before the tour)Student Lounge, Building 3N
12–1 pmFree lunch Student Lounge, Building 3N
1–2 pmCourse overview

Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours)
Your Course Coordinator will contact you

Bachelor of Psychological Science
Room 213, Building 1E

Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science
Room 154, Buliding 4N

Non-Award: Health Postgraduate
Room 125, Building 2S

2–2.30 pmEnrolment lab and collect student IDLibrary

Your compulsory International Orientation schedule

We want you to feel right at home here, so we're running an extra orientation day just for you on Friday 19 July. Yes, you do have to attend, but no, we won't make you eat Vegemite (unless you want to). We'd love to see you at the general Gippsland Orientation on Thursday 18 July as well.
TimeActivityLocation
9–9.30 am
Registration
Room 101, Building 2E
9.30 am–12:30 pmOrientationRoom 101, Building 2E
12.30 –1.30 pmFree lunchStudent Lounge

Academic Skills Day

Starting uni can be daunting. The research. The essays and reports. The online systems. We get it. That's why we're running Academic Skills Day during Orientation.

You'll get to practice all kinds of basic academic skills. Yes – practice. Not hear about. This is a hands-on session. And there's free food.

When: Friday 19 July, 1.30 to 4 pm
Where: Rooms 206 &207, Building 1N and Room 214, Building 1E

Find your way around campus

View the Gippsland Campus map (pdf, 3mb)

Register for your sessions

After you take in your Orientation schedule you can register for as many sessions as you like. It's easy. Registration isn't compulsory, but it means you'll get a nifty reminder and you can add the sessions to your calendar.

Keen to see what else is going on at Fed in the first few weeks of semester? It's all at What's On.

2025 Orientation for 2nd Year Nursing Students: Gippsland

22 Jan 2025, 8:30am
Gippsland

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2025 Orientation for Psychological Science (Honours) Students: Gippsland

19 Feb 2025, 9:00am
Gippsland

This is the start of something amazing. Celebrate your newness. Just for students starting the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours). Excited? Nervous?...