Australia: Swinburne Semester

Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne

Swinburne University of Technology (SUT) is located in Melbourne, Australia. SUT has five campuses in Melbourne's exclusive eastern suburbs. Swinburne has a total student population of 22,600 and 5,500 international students. The program will be offered at the two main campuses in the inner-eastern suburbs of Hawthorn and Prahran.

Hawthorn: 8 km from city centre

• Just 10-15 minutes by train from central Melbourne
• Main campus located in beautiful residential inner-Melbourne suburb
• Campus offers an ideal lifestyle with its setting amongst cafés, boutiques and bookshops on Glenferrie Road, with the convenience of a supermarket and train station practically on campus
• The campus has many specialised facilities and is the hub of our research and development activities
• Home to the Swinburne English Language Centre
• Several on-campus accommodation options are available at Hawthorn, as well as the option to live nearby and walk to class through the tree-lined streets of Hawthorn
• Located near many of Melbourne's most exclusive private schools and colleges

Prahran: 6km from city centre

• 10 minutes by train from central Melbourne
• One of inner Melbourne's most vibrant suburbs
• Campus located just off the famous Chapel Street shopping precinct, which is lined with restaurants, night clubs, and shops stocked with the latest local and international fashions
• Home to Swinburne's prestigious Faculty of Design and the National Institute of Circus Arts, the Prahran campus is a creative, lively learning environment
• Close to public transport, including train station and Melbourne's famous trams
• Prahran is a convenient location, whether you are heading into the city centre, or to the neighbouring beachside suburb of St Kilda

Academic Highlights

Students will be able to choose from a full range of courses in Arts, Psychology, and Social Sciences, Business, Entrepreneurship, and Management, Design and Creative Industries, Engineering, Health and Community Services, Hospitality and Tourism, Information Technology, Networks, and Computing, Multimedia, and Science, Technology, and the Environment. Students will be required to take 50 Swinburne University of Technology credit points per semester (equivalent to a load of 4 subjects). The language of instruction is English. For admission to the program, students must have completed one year of full-time study at a university or other institute of higher education, must have a grade point average of at least 3.0. Subject to Truman/St. Bonaventure recommendation and home institution support, students will be accepted with a GPA of 2.75, must submit two letters of recommendation and transcripts.

CCIS member enrollment and registration procedures will apply as in other CCIS programs. CCIS applications will be sent directly to Swinburne for final approval. Students will be registered at their home CCIS institution and non-members at any CCIS member institution. Truman/St. Bonaventure does not require a duplicate registration of students.

 

Student Life

Students are housed in the new Swinburne Place apartments. Located in the heart of the Hawthorn campus and designed by award winning architects, the apartments are contemporary and spacious, offering a combination of indoor/outdoor living that is secure, private and affordable.

Students will stay in 3 & 4 bedroom apartments. Each apartment is fully furnished and secure with separate single (lockable) bedrooms, two bathrooms and a modern, fully-equipped kitchen with an open planned living / dining area. All apartments offer high speed internet connection, TV, and telephone.

Rates include:

• A fully furnished apartment with equipped kitchen
• Water, gas and electricity
• Use of all facilities

Swinburne has weekly update emails about extracurricular activities to keep the students informed. Students are matched to a local Swinburne student as their mentor for the semester. There are special programs and excursions available. Students can take the ferry across the heads to Queenscliff, then board the Bellarine Peninsula Railway steam train and experience breathtaking views.

Students are awarded a certificate for participating in a Swinburne Education Abroad Program at a formal evening function. Melbourne has an unsurpassed reputation for the arts - galleries, museums, and live theatre. It is the home of Australian Football, sponsor of a number of major sporting events including the Melbourne Cup, the Australian Open Tennis, and the Australian Grand Prix.

SUT is unique in that it is one of only a few ‘dual sector' universities in Australia, offering programs for students at both the community college and university level.

 

Duration

First Session: February 18 - June 20, 2008
Second Session: July 15 - November 28, 2008

Application Deadline(s)

First session: October 31
Second session: March 31

Eligibility Requirements

Sophomore standing with 3.0 GPA

Costs

$9,342 (CCIS Member)
$9,542 (Non-CCIS Member)

Costs Included

Tuition, instructional costs, administration fees, and health insurance

Costs Not Included

Airfare ($1,800), room and board (aprox. $4,000), passport and visa, books. Personal expenses

All costs, fees, and dates are subject to change without notification. Please contact the appropriate individual to verify all costs, fees, and dates for this program.

 

Submit Application Materials To:

Alci Arias, Assistant Director

Center for International Education Abroad Truman State University
Kirk Building 114
Kirksville, MO 63501
(660) 785-4076
(660) 785-7473 (Fax)
aclidean@truman.edu

- or -

Alice Sayegh, Director

International Studies
St. Bonaventure University
Reilly Center 221B
St. Bonaventure, NY 14778
(716) 375-2574
(716) 375-7882 (Fax)
asayegh@sbu.edu

How do I apply?

 

Start the CCIS Study Abroad application process by downloading and printing the following forms. These PDF documents are viewed using Adobe's Acrobat Reader plug-in, which is available free. If you don't have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, click here.

CCIS APPLICATION PACKAGE AND INSTRUCTIONS

All costs, fees, and dates are subject to change without notification. Please contact the appropriate individual to verify all costs, fees, and dates for this program.