The College conducts one hour tutorials four nights per week. Students are strongly encouraged to attend these tutorials, take responsibility for their own learning needs, and seek help when they need it.
As well as conventional small-group tutorials that support specific University subjects, the tutorial program at Trinity is highly-flexible and students are encouraged to:
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arrange one-on-one consultations
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attend workshops
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seek advice on the preparation of essays from an Arts tutor
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seek academic advice from the many visiting scholars
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establish a study group
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plan and develop a study program with a mentor.
Intercollegiate tutorials
To provide tutorials for all subjects being studied by resident students, in some instances Trinity combines tutorial teaching with other colleges of the University of Melbourne.
The tutorial timetables of other University of Melbourne colleges are displayed alongside the Trinity tutorial timetable outside the Dining Hall in the Bishops' building. Information about intercollegiate tutorials is also available from the Head of Academic Programs.
Extracurricular learning
In line with Trinity's commitment to developing students personally and socially as well as educationally, the College conducts about 10 extracurricular tutorials each semester on topics as varied as:
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instrumental music performance, including piano, guitar
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a capella barbershop groups (Candystripes for women & the 'Trinity Tiger Tones' for men)
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creative writing (at times with a writer-in-residence)
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life drawing
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photography
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presentation skills
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pilates
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human rights
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Latin for beginners
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how to survive Arts
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skills for commerce
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Indigenous astronomy
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sustainability activism.