University of California Education Abroad Program

Explore Australia’s beautiful and varied landscapes, as well as its famous cities, as you choose one of six different courses geared and tailored toward a variety of academic disciplines and interests.  You’ll begin your course in Darwin, including a weekend expedition into Kakadu National Park.  Depending on your course, you’ll then travel to locations such as Sydney (including the UNSW Kensington campus), Canberra, Melbourne, the Daintree Rainforest, or the Blue Mountains National Park.  Students in all six courses come together at the end of the program in tropical Cairns, home of the Great Barrier Reef.

International Business: Australia and the South East Asian Region (Darwin/Kakadu, Canberra, Kensington, Cairns):  Gain extensive knowledge in how to conduct business in South East Asia, focusing on studies of Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Students will learn how the histories of these countries have shaped their economies today, and gain an understanding of the methodologies needed for business in these countries.  [See more.]

Energy Tomorrow: An Engineering and Management Perspective (Darwin/Kakadu, Melbourne, Sydney, Cairns): Explore energy and sustainability, with a focus on new developments in energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies.  Lectures are taught by some of the world’s leaders in the field, who will cover a variety of topics including emerging energy technologies, sustainable development, energy storage and energy’s relation to process industries.  [See more.]

Australian Studies: History, Politics, and Aboriginal Culture (Darwin/Kakadu, Canberra, Sydney, Cairns): Australia’s central national value of “a fair go” is examined through the country’s history, political institutions, and how it has worked in terms of Aboriginal life and culture. It introduces the major defining changes that have influenced the Australian understanding of fairness, and touches on both formal and informal political practices, as well as legal aspects of Australian history.  [See more.]

Australian Cinema, Media Production and History (Darwin/Kakadu, Melbourne, Sydney, Cairns): Explore Australia’s culture and identity through the art of Australian cinema, examining images of Australia from crocodiles and kangaroos to bushmen, beaches, and the endless outback. Students will gain an understanding of Australian storytelling and what it says about national identity through film analysis as well as a variety of hands-on projects such as blogs and video (no previous video skills required).  [See more.]

Tourism and Event Management, Sustaining the Attractions of Australia (Darwin/Kakadu, Melbourne, Kensington, Gold Coast, Cairns):  Tourism is Australia’s largest industry.  This case study-based course combines theory with real-life tourism and event management issues, providing a uniquely engaging and enriching way of learning how Australia is addressing the challenge of sustainability.  Students will discover the marketing and management techniques used to create such impressive growth, while conserving natural and heritage environments.  [See more.]

Australian Environment, Wildlife, and Conservation (Darwin/Kakadu, Sydney/Blue Mountains National Park, Cairns/Daintree Rainforest): Gain an understanding of Australia’s ecosystem through a variety of disciplines including environmental science, sociology, cultural studies, geography and environmental policy. Students will also examine how humans and industry have shaped the landscape and the cultural connection Australia has to conservation and nature. This course assumes no previous college-level biology coursework, but also gives biology students the chance to expand their knowledge, particularly in terms of environmental management.  [See more.]

​You will take a full-time course of study on EAP. Students enroll in one of the six UNSW program options, valued at 10 UC quarter units each.

​5 weeks

These are traveling courses and, as such, the participants in each course will be accommodated together and travelling as a group throughout the summer session. For example:

• Students in Darwin stay in a backpacker’s inn with four to six in a room and shared bathrooms.
• During the camping trip to Kakadu National Park, students camp in tents and meals are provided.
• In Canberra students are housed in shared hostel rooms at the Canberra YHA, which is a modern facility with a café and kitchen.
• In Sydney students are accommodated in single rooms in one of the residential colleges on the UNSW campus.
• In Cairns students are accommodated in the Rydges Esplanade Hotel.

​For this program, faculty and local staff from the University of New South Wales provide structure and assistance. Students will also be supported by the UCEAP Australia Study Center, which is located in Melbourne.

EAP students are further supported by UC’s network of UCEAP offices at every UC campus and by partnerships with EAP host universities throughout the world.

The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia​

 

Though much of the program is spent travelling to different locations throughout Australia, all participants will be able to experience student life at the University of New South Wales during their course. UNSW is located in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, 20 minutes from downtown Sydney and Sydney Harbor. The university offers extensive science, technology, environment, and engineering courses. It is also known for its multidisciplinary programs, which include Asian and Australian studies, gender studies, marine sciences, and media and popular culture.

• Predeparture expenses (visa, etc.)
• Round-trip transportation from California
• UC fees
• Tuition at host institution
• Accident and medical insurance
• On-site orientation
• Room and board
• Program excursions
• Books and other incidental expenses
• Automatic transfer of credits and grades to your UC transcript