Description

The Australian Experience, offered by Bond University and GlobaLinks Learning Abroad, formerly known as AustraLearn, gives you the opportunity to travel across Australia by road, rail, and air through a combination of class work and field trips. Students will have the opportunity to see Australia's most famous landmarks and destinations while learning about Australia's culture, customs, and history. Participants will be exposed to famous cultural, historical, and ecological locations throughout Australia, enhancing the academic experience through hands-on learning.

Field trips will have seminar and supervised assignment components which will be held in art galleries, museums, and other institutions visited as part of the program.

Highlights

* One of the best ways to get a good feel for Australia in a short period of time
* Travel opportunities on the eastern coast, in the Outback, in the Capital and in Sydney
* Based at Bond University on the spectacular Gold Coast
* Learn from the academic experts at Bond--recognized as leading professors in their fields worldwide
* All GlobaLinks Learning Abroad students will receive a 1,000AUD grant upon arrival in Australia

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Subject Areas

• Australian Studies
• Ecology
• Geography
• History

Cost in US$:

See GlobaLinks Learning Abroad website

Program Fees Include:

Program fees include tuition, lectures, field trips, excursions, all domestic travel within Australia, accommodation, most meals, health insurance, host university administrative fees, official transcript, health insurance and ISIC Basic card. Fees include all pre-trip services such as: orientation materials, visa assistance, personal advising, liaise with your home university, credit transfer assistance, and financial aid services. International airfare and some meals are an additional cost, along with personal expenses and additional excursions.

Experience Required

yes

Students must have completed at least one year of college/university study.

This Program is open to

American and Canadian Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living
• Other

Participants Travel

in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Transcript
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

1- 2 weeks

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network

AustraLearn's Mission Statement

GlobaLinks Learning Abroad seeks to foster the development of future leaders who, through an intercultural learning opportunity, gain a greater respect for and understanding of the relationship which exists between North American and the rest of the world in the context of the larger global community. GlobaLinks Learning Abroad achieves this by exposing students, advisors, and faculty to internationally recognized universities and other educational organizations through the promotion of affordable academic and cultural opportunities world-wide.

Year Founded

1989