Environmental Science - Jessica Frasca

VISUAL: Environmental Science. Jessica Frasca talks about what it’s like to study at RMIT. RMIT University logo.

VISUAL: Jessica Frasca speaking to and smiling at the camera.

Jessica Frasca: Environmental Science is the study of everything I enjoy ...

VISUAL: Jessica Frasca speaking with a male student standing on a footpath at the edge of the Yarra River. Jessica is holding a HI 93703 Microprocessor Turbidity Meter from Hanna Instruments. They are both pointing at the screen on the Turbidity Meter.

Jessica Frasca: ... wrapped up into one big degree.

VISUAL: Close up of Jessica’s hand holding the Microprocessor Turbidity Meter which has a reading of 36.10.

Jessica Frasca: The most enjoyable part of my degree ...

VISUAL: Three videos on one screen. Video on top left of screen is close up of Jessica and male student speaking together at the river’s edge. Video on the bottom left is of Jessica placing the cuvette (small cylinder designed to hold water samples) into the Turbidity Meter and turning it to tighten it. The video on the right side of the screen is of Jessica Frasca speaking to camera.

Jessica Frasca: ... is being able to share all my experiences ...

VISUAL: Jessica Frasca between two male students walking towards the camera along the footpath by the river which is off?screen. They are smiling and looking in front at something off?screen.

Jessica Frasca: ... with people that have ...

VISUAL: Jessica Frasca and the two male students standing together at the river’s edge. The camera is side?on to them and Jessica is speaking to the male students.

Jessica Frasca: ... the similar passions as I do.

VISUAL: Three videos on one screen. The two videos on the left top and bottom are of Jessica Frasca smiling at the camera. The image on the right of the screen has the words: Why environmental science? written in white over a red background.

VISUAL: Jessica Frasca speaking to and smiling at the camera.

Jessica Frasca: I absolutely love the ...

VISUAL: Jessica Frasca and a male student walking on the rocks along the riverbank. The river is moving quite quickly. Jessica is in front holding a probe connected with a wire to a water testing meter which the male student is holding.

Jessica Frasca: ... outdoors and I have a great passion for chemistry ...

VISUAL: Jessica Frasca and the male student speaking and standing on the riverbank facing the camera. The male student is holding the water testing meter and Jessica is holding the probe. The river is flowing past quickly in the background.

Jessica Frasca: ... and all aspects of science.

VISUAL: Three videos on one screen. To the right of the screen is Jessica Frasca speaking to the camera. The video on the top right is of Jessica squatting on a rock by the edge of the river. She has placed a probe in the water and is looking at the meter she is holding in her other hand. The bottom right video is a close up of Jessica holding the probe in the water.

Jessica Frasca: My degree offers a lot of field trips ...

VISUAL: Jessica Frasca and male student squatting on the rocks by the river; Jessica is holding the probe in her left hand and placing it in the river water.

Jessica Frasca: ... which is a lot better than your ...

VISUAL: Close up of the probe dangling over the river water.

Jessica Frasca: ... average lecture.

VISUAL: Three videos on one screen. The image on the left of the screen has the words: What else is involved? written in white over a red background. The two videos on the right top and bottom are of Jessica Frasca smiling at the camera.

VISUAL: Jessica Frasca speaking to the camera.

Jessica Frasca: Chemistry is a major application ...

VISUAL Jessica and the same two male students standing behind a bench in the lab working with test tubes.

Jessica Frasca: ... to Environmental Science.

VISUAL: Close up of Jessica Frasca watching a male student working beside her, they are looking down at what they’re doing which is off?screen.

Jessica Frasca: Lab work is quite essential ...

VISUAL: Close up of Jessica’s hand pouring something from a syringe into a test tube.

Jessica Frasca: ... we tend to do about ...

VISUAL: Close up of Jessica’s hand swirling the liquid in a glass flask.

Jessica Frasca: ... three hours a week.

VISUAL: Jessica Frasca speaking to the camera.

Jessica Frasca: I want to set myself up for a career ...

VISUAL: Jessica and the two male students standing and talking at a rail above the river, they are all looking off?screen.

Jessica Frasca: ... that enables me to grow as a person ...

VISUAL: Jessica and the two male students walking up a hill, the riverbank and the park is in the background.

Jessica Frasca: ... and appreciate the world I live in.

VISUAL: Three videos on one screen. The two videos on the left top and bottom are of Jessica Frasca smiling at the camera and glancing off screen. The image on the right of the screen has the words: Where do you see your degree taking you? written in white over a red background.

VISUAL: Jessica Frasca speaking to the camera.

Jessica Frasca: I'm going to finish my final years of ...

VISUAL: Jessica and one male student standing on the rocks by the river. Jessica is holding the probe and the male student is holding the water testing meter. They are both looking at the camera and smiling.

Jessica Frasca: ... my degree and then ...

VISUAL: Close up of unidentified person’s hand holding a cuvette and obtaining a sample of river water beside a rock.

Jessica Frasca: ... I hope to do some travelling, preferably ...

VISUAL: Close up of Jessica and male student pushing buttons on the water tester meter. Jessica is also holding the probe in her right hand.

Jessica Frasca: ... to a third world country

VISUAL: Jessica sitting by the river on the rock holding the water tester meter, her back is to the camera. She looks back to talk to the male student who is partly off screen.

Jessica Frasca: ... and do some volunteer work.

VISUAL: Jessica and male student standing on the rocks beside the river. Jessica is holding the probe and the male student is holding the water testing meter, they are laughing and speaking together.

Jessica Frasca: I want my job to be one that makes a difference ...

VISUAL: Jessica Frasca speaking to the camera.

Jessica Frasca: ... that betters society and betters myself.

VISUAL: Three videos on one screen. The two videos on the left top and bottom are of Jessica Frasca smiling at the camera. The image on the right of the screen has the words: What advice do you have for future students? written in white over a red background.

VISUAL: Jessica Frasca speaking to the camera and a big smile at the end.

Jessica Frasca: My advice to future students is to never be afraid to challenge yourself; you never know what's around the corner.

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