Queensland Institute of Technology Handbook 1967
 Catalogue Number: 3832 Queensland Institute of Technology Handbook 1967 Category: Papers Sub-Category: Optometry course handbook, syllabi Institution: Queensland Institute of Technology Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1967 Time Period: 1940 to 1999 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Brisbane, Australia Publisher/Manufacturer: Watson Ferguson & Company for Queensland Institute of Technology Description Of Item: Soft cover book 213mm x 140mm x 14mm of 194 pages of information regarding courses available at the Queensland Institute of Technology (now Queensland University of Technology) in 1967. Inside the front cover is a newspaper cutting advertising a number of positions available at QIT with a closing date for applications of 13th November 1967. Historical Significance: Queensland Institute of Technology resulted from the amalgamation of Brisbane Central Technical College and several other technical colleges in 1965. BCTC and the Queensland College of Optometry had cooperated in providing an optometry course in Queensland from 1949. A three year diploma course was offered until 1981 when it became a four year course. QIT became Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in 1989. (Source: Cole, B. L. A History of Australian Optometry 2015, pp 75-77)Ian Baley returned to Australia from the UK and became Clinic Director and Lecturer at the VCO. How Acquired: Donated by Ian Bailey Date Acquired: 7/10/2019 Condition: Good Location: Archive office. Pamphlet and ephemera filing cabinet. Drawer 9 |