City University of New York
Australia Today
Location
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Dates
January 4, 2015- January 24, 2015
Credits Offered GEOG 383.97 - 3 CREDITS
Application
Deadline
Financial Aid
Scholarship
Program Fee
Payment
Schedule
(CUNY tuition is not included in program fee)
October 15
PELL, Student loans
S&W Ed.Abroad
$2,350.00 (estimate) includes housing, airport transfers, a Learn to Surf
day, field trips, books and international health insurance. Airfare not included.
$350.00 due with application. $2,000.00 due November 21. All payments by
certified checks or money orders (no cash, personal checks, or credit cards).
Program Description
This program is offered by Deakin University, with whom Hunter College has a semester and
academic year-long reciprocal tuition agreement. There is no Hunter faculty accompanying the
students. The program is located on the beautiful Melbourne Burwood Campus. Melbourne is
the capital and most populous city (population 4.077 million) in the state of Victoria, and the
second most populous city in Australia. Melbourne has been ranked as the world's most liveable
city in ratings published by the Economist Intelligence Unit (in 2011, 2012 and 2013), and top
three since 2009. Often referred to as the "cultural capital of Australia", Melbourne is the
birthplace of cultural institutions such as Australian film (as well as the world's first feature
film), Australian television, Australian rules football, the Australian impressionist art movement
(known as the Heidelberg School) and Australian dance styles such as New Vogue and the
Melbourne Shuffle. It is also a major centre for contemporary and traditional Australian music.
The aim of the course is to satisfy students' curiosity about one of the world's most diverse,
friendly and harmonious cultures. It will provide the cultural orientation skills, information and
experiences, analyses and interactions which will inform, entertain and heighten participants'
understanding of Australia today. It will be achieved through a series of presentations and
readings on everything from Australian history, politics and geography to an engagement with
key social and political issues - Indigenous rights, gender relations, inequality,
multiculturalism, national identity and Australia's place in the world - while also exploring
myths and popular cultures. In addition to quality printed materials, students will attend
presentations and small group discussions of the materials. They will also venture on field
excursions beyond the University. Assessment will be based on a class presentation, a
fieldwork exercise related to the excursion and an essay.
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Topics include:
• Australian history
• Landscape and settlement
• Australia in film
• The ANZAC legend: War and national identity
• Aboriginal settlement and unsettlement
• Australia and Asia
• Multicultural Australia
• Australia: A distinctive democracy
• The Lucky Country?
• Sporting nation: Sporting culture
• Gender relations in Australia
• Global Australia
Pre-requisite
One 100-level social science course (GEOG, ANTHC, SOC, PSYCH, POLSC, HIST)
Credits & Grades
Students in this program may receive 3 credits. Note: Students will only receive credits if their
grade is “C” or better. Letter grades for this program will appear in the “comments” section of
the transcript, and will not count towards their Hunter GPA.
Inquiries
Education Abroad Office, Room E1447
Monday - Friday 9:30 am - 5:30pm
Phone: (212) 772-4983
Fax: (212) 772-5005
E-Mail: [email protected]
Estimated Costs of Attendance
Tuition
Program Fee
$780.00
$2,350.00
Not included in Program Fee:
$2,000.00
Airfare
$300.00
Meals (own cooking)
$20
Visa
US $ 5,450.00
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