Semester Program in the South Pacifc
University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point
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Location:
| Sydney - Australia | |
Highlights:
| The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has sponsored uncommon study/travel programs to the South Pacific since 1983. | |
Term(s):
| Fall, Spring | |
Language:
| English | |
English Instruction:
| Yes | |
Academic Credit:
| (3 - 18) | |
Subject Area(s):
| Anthropology, Culture Studies, Ecology, Economics, Geography, History, Literature | |
Included:
| Academic Credit, Airport Transfers, Housing, Internships | |
Accommodations:
| Dormitory | |
Participants:
| Undergraduates | |
Description:
| The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has sponsored uncommon study/travel programs to the South Pacific since 1983. For those students who aspire to an education beyond the bounds of the classroom or campus by experiencing academic life in the "South Pacific", the Semester in the South Pacific offers you the opportunity to experience this region of the world in the context of academe. Fiji offers a glimpse into the third world right down to an experience living in native villages; Australia, "the-land-down-under", attracts Westerners with its endless beaches, "awesome outback" and friendly people with their captivating accents; New Zealand, nuclear free, superbly beautiful, and with more sheep than people, will leave you spellbound. This program offers small classes, with individual attention from inspired professors. Affiliated with the University of the South Pacific, Sydney and Macquarie University and the University of Canterbury. The intinerary is as follows: Madison, Chicago, Milwaukee or Minneapolis and return; Fiji (approx. 10 days), Australia (approx. 12 weeks) and New Zealand (approx. 10 days). Open returns are possible with several options: Tahiti, Cook Islands, Hawaii and Los Angeles. Site related courses generally include Australian and New Zealand Culture and Civilization, Geography, Economics, Australian Literature, History of South Pacific, Natural Resources, Anthropology and Ecological Issues. Upper division credit. Graduate credit may be possible at additional cost. The program fee includes airfare, room and board at University of the South Pacific, Fiji and Dunmore Lang College, Sydney, and a study tour of the South Island of New Zealand.
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URL:
| http://www.uwsp.edu/studyabroad/ |
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