Tutorials and Tutors

St Mary's provides a comprehensive tutorial programme based on small group teaching and study groups as well as individual consultations if required. The Tutorial Programme supplements and extends university teaching to help students reach their full academic potential.

Tutorials are held on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings, before dinner (5.15pm) and after dinner (7.30 and 8.30pm) in the excellent teaching and study facilities afforded by the Academic Centre. A wide range of tutorial subjects are offered and all first year students are expected to participate in the tutorial programme provided by the College with tutorial assistance available to later year students on request.

Tutorials enable students to discuss any areas of difficulty as well offering an opportunity to engage with the subject material at a deeper level. Tutorials connect students who are enrolled in the same faculty and subject areas with each other and are a natural starting point for study groups and informal peer support networks.

St Mary's is proud of our academic tradition and we are committed to assisting our students to maintain these high standards. Each year we expect 70% of student grades to be H3 or better – in Semester One this year 80% of first year student's grades were H3 or above and the average grade for the first year students was H2B. The tutorial programme, study weeks, Faculty Dinners, Residential and Academic Tutors, Student Mentors and academic seminars all contribute to our students' success.

TUTORS

Residential Tutors

Residential Tutors are senior members of the College community, most of who are involved in Ph.D study or university research. They live in the College and take an active interest in the lives and progress of the students on their floor as well as the wider College. They are available to assist students in the transition to College life and university study and act as role models and mentors by

• assisting students to settle into the College community and to adjust to the academic expectations of the University;
• providing academic leadership through tutorials, assistance with study skills, conversations and their personal study and research;
• attending and supporting College cultural, social and sporting events;
• encouraging and maintaining a positive culture that balances study, social and sporting activities on their floor and throughout the College;
• being available to talk through academic and personal issues and offering advice on appropriate avenues of assistance if required.

The Residential Tutors for 2011 are:

 Mr Matthew Harper-Schmid - Arts/Commerce

Ms Victoria Sasongko - Medicine

Ms Jane Chandler - Arts/Law

Ms Emma Leaver - Arts/Education

Ms Anna Song - Political Science/Human Rights Law

Mr Wallace Stark - Economics

Non Resident in 2011:

Dr Ian McDonald - Chemistry

Academic Tutors

Academic tutors include Melbourne University tutors and other professionals who are engaged to provide small group teaching as part of the Tutorial Programme. In addition to tutorials they are also available to discuss course options and career planning. The number of tutors and tutorials offered differs each semester, dependent upon the needs of the resident student population.