Summer Abroad in Australia

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Summer Abroad inAustralia
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Host City

• Wollongong
• is the 3rd largest city in the state of New South
  Wales after Sydney and Newcastle. It is located
  in the Illawarra region of the east coast of
  Australia, 82 kilometres (51 mi) south of Sydney
  which can be reached through a scenic coastal
  road and rail route which takes between 90 and
  120 minutes. Wollongong is home to 263,535
  people and has unique coastal geography.

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Host University

• University of Wollongong
• is a public university with approximately 22,000
  students.
• The Wollongong Campus is located on the New South
  Wales coast, 80km south of Sydney and 3km from
  the centre of Wollongong. The campus combines a
  tranquil bushland setting with modern,
  state-of-the-art facilities and infrastructure
  that provides the perfect environment for
  learning. A comprehensive range of undergraduate
  and postgraduate courses are offered across nine
  faculties.

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Program Overview

• ARTS 201 Regional Australian Society and
  Environment A Field Study
• This short courses provide an opportunity to
  explore the Australian landscape, cultural and
  social issues through field based intensive three
  week study.
• The initial orientation will be held at the
  University of Wollongong and will consist of
  lectures, presentations, seminars, films and
  workshops. The orientation is designed to build
  the broad context for the case studies, introduce
  the studies to be undertaken and the locations
  and procedures for the fieldwork. The fieldwork
  will be conducted over ten days. Debriefing,
  analysis, writing and presentation will occupy
  the last part of the program.

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Program Details

• Dates June 21 - July 11, 2009
• Classes
• ARTS 201- Regional Australian Society and
  Environment introduces students to a range of
  environmental and social issues relevant to
  understanding contemporary regional Australian
  society. It covers the natural and the social
  issues and examines both wider Australian and
  indigenous aspects of environment and society.

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Credit Transfer Information

• This course has not been pre-approved for credit.
• It is the responsibility of the student to speak
  with their faculty advisor about credit transfer.
• Credit transfer is done by the Faculty and is not
  guaranteed.

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Accommodation

• Accommodation will be provided in the UOW
  Residences during the Orientation program. For
  the field studies, students will be accommodated
  in either university-managed accommodation or
  dorm/hostel style accommodation.

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Program Costs

• Cost to the U of A 150.00 CND- Application fee
• Cost to the University of Wollongong 4,700.00
  (4163.00 CND) The fee includes tuition, all
  accommodation and most meals all program ground
  travel within Australia an orientation program
  pre-departure materials and airport shuttle
  services. The fee does not include airfares to or
  from Australia. June/July 2009 fee includes
  airfares within Australia.

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Application Process

• Attend one of the mandatory group advising
  sessions for Summer Abroad in France.
• Submit completed application to Education Abroad
  Program by March 16th, 2008.
• If you are selected to participate in program you
  will then be required to complete the application
  to the University of Wollongong.

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Application Requirements

• GPA requirements
• 2.7 current
• 2.5 cumulative
• If you are in the Faculty of Science you must
  have completed 15 of course work at the time of
  application.

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Application Package

• Completed application form
• Completed and signed Permission to Participate
  form
• Statement of intent
• Official transcripts
• 150 application feecheque or money order only.

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Contacts

• For general inquiries please contact the
  Education Abroad Program office at
• goabroad_at_international.ualberta.ca
• 780 492 6040