California State University, Sacramento
Study Abroad Program
Study in Australia at University of Technology, Sydney
UTS is a public university with approximately 30,000 students. The university has three campuses: the main City Campus with sites at Broadway, Haymarket and Blackfriars; the Kuring-gai Campus at Eton Road in Lindfield (a bushland setting about a 20-minute ride by public transport from the City Campus); and the St. Leonards Campus at Westbourne Street in St. Leonards, a few kilometers north of Sydney across the Harbour Bridge. The International Office and university support centers, such as the Careers Service and Housing Office, are located in the 27-floor Tower Building at the City Campus.
Sydney is the largest city in Australia with a population of approximately four million and offers a wide variety of entertainment, shopping, and sightseeing. The city has a magnificent harbor and an abundance of beaches and is arguably one of the most attractive cities in the world.
COURSE OFFERINGS
UTS has nine faculties and one institute: Business;Design, Architecture and Building; Education; Engineering; Humanities and Social Sciences; Information Technology; Law; Nursing; Science; and International Studies. All of these, with the exception of Nursing, are open to study abroad students.Over 17,000 studentsstudy in the two main sites of Broadway and Haymarket. Fields of study offered there are adult education; business; design, architecture and building; engineering; humanities and social sciences; information technology; law; and science. The St. Leonards Campus offers biological, biomedical,and horticultural courses. The Kuring-gai Campus focuses on courses offered within education and leisure sports and tourism. In general, courses are given in the following fields at UTS:
Faculty of Business: (undergraduate) accounting, advertising and promotions, banking, business administration, economics, finance, electronic business, employment relations, human movement studies, human resource management, international business, leisure management, management, marketing, sport and exercise management, tourism management; (graduate) accounting, accounting and finance, business administration, finance, management (arts, community, event, human resource, sport, tourism, and general business), marketing.
Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building: (undergraduate) construction management, fashion and textile design, industrial design, interior design, visual communication (digital media, design history and technology, and design communication); (graduate) design (design history, 3D computer animation, computer graphics, digital print media), planning, project management.
Faculty of Education: (undergraduate) adult education, educational studies, organizational learning, primary education, special education, education and international studies; (graduate) adult education, applied linguistics, children and literacy, education, language and literacy, music therapy, vocational and workplace learning.
Faculty of Engineering: (undergraduate) civil, civil and environmental, computer systems, construction, electrical, engineering and international studies, mechanical, software, telecommunications; (graduate) engineering management, environmental engineering management, groundwater engineering, manufacturing engineering and management, software engineering, telecommunications engineering.
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences: (undergraduate) communication, communication and international studies, information management, journalism, media arts and production, public communication, social inquiry, writing and cultural studies; (graduate) communication management and public relations, information management, international studies, journalism, media arts and production, professional writing, public history, social inquiry.
Please
note that students studying media arts and production (film,
cinema, audio production) can take only one course per semester
within the 200 or 300 level professional choice courses within
these fields. For information on the classes with this restriction,
see:
http://www.handbook.uts.edu.au/directory/cbk90024.html
http://www.handbook.uts.edu.au/directory/cbk90025.html
Students studying journalism or writing can take only one
course per semester within the 200 or 300 level
professional choice journalism or writing courses For information on the classes
with this restriction, see:
http://www.handbook.uts.edu.au/directory/cbk90022.html
http://www.handbook.uts.edu.au/directory/cbk90023.html
http://www.handbook.uts.edu.au/directory/cbk90034.html
http://www.handbook.uts.edu.au/directory/cbk90035.html
Faculty of Information Technology: (undergraduate) computing science, information technology; (graduate) computing science, information technology.
Faculty of Law: (undergraduate) criminal law, commercial law, environmental law, technology, international law, intellectual property, research, labor and industrial relations, land law, legal theory and perspective; (graduate) commercial law, dispute resolution, family law, intellectual and industrial property law, international law, international trade law.
Faculty of Science: (undergraduate) applied chemistry, applied physics, biochemistry, biomedical science, biomedical science in forensic biology, biotechnology, earth science, environmental biology, environmental forensics, marine biology, mathematics, mathematics and computing, mathematics and finance, medical science, nanotechnology, physiology; (graduate) applicable mathematics, ecology and groundwater studies, hydrogeology and groundwater management, mathematics for finance, operations research, science management, statistics.
Institute for International Studies: (undergraduate and graduate) international studies, language and culture courses.
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
Applicants should have upper divisionstanding with a declared major or classified graduate standing at this university by the time of departure, good academic records, a 2.75 cumulative grade point average for undergraduates and a 3.0 for graduates or better at the time of the application deadline. The applicant also should be prepared to accept the challenge of study in a country with an educational system different from our own. The Writing Proficiency Examination must have been passed at this university prior to departure, and, in most cases, the lower division courses of the appropriate field of study must have been completed prior to participation in this program. Applications will be accepted for one semester or one academic year. Students are required to be full-time while studying in Australia and, thus, take the equivalent of 15 units during each semester for undergraduates and 12 units per semester for graduates.
CALENDAR
Courses are taught on a semester basis at the University of Technology, Sydney, and each semester consists of 14 teaching weeks. Classes for the autumn semester (first semester) begin in late February and end around mid-June. The spring semester (second semester) begins at the start of August and ends mid-November. Students should arrive in Sydney at least two weeks before the start of classes in order to participate in the orientation program, enroll in classes, and find and settle into suitable housing.
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Students accepted to the exchange program will pay the usual CSUS fees, remain eligible for financial aid (except work/study) if otherwise qualified, and receive resident credit just as if they were attending classes at CSUS (Please note that equivalency of courses falls under the jurisdiction of the academic department.) UTS has agreed to waive non-resident tuition, making this a particularly attractive opportunity for exchange participants. Students will pay for their travel to and from Australia, room and board, and incidentals. In addition, each student must have adequate health insurance coverage during the stay in Australia. The approximate cost of the program for one semester is as follows: usual undergraduate CSUS fees - $1536 (graduates would pay the graduate fee), airfare - $1200, insurance - $280, housing for 16 weeks and meals - $4200, incidentals (including local transportation, books, clothing, entertainment) - $2400. Total $9,616. The estimated expenses for an academic year are about $18,032. This estimate is given for planning purposes only and is subject to change from currency fluctuation and inflation. Participants to UTS must purchase the health insurance required by the Australian government, called the Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC), to cover them while in Australia as well as have health insurance to cover them during travel to and from UTS. To learn more about the OSHC, you can consult the website at: http://www.medibankprivate.com.au. Keep in mind that the cost to obtain a student visa is not included in these cost estimates.
HOUSING AND MEALS
The UTS Housing Service can provide students new to Australia with information on temporary housing in either a hotel or youth hostel where they can stay while looking for more permanent housing. These hotels and hostels offer discounted rates to university students and staff, subject to availability, and provided they are booked using the online forms on the UTS Housing Service website. Students are encouraged to apply at least 2 weeks before departure.
For long term housing, UTS offers accommodation in university residences at various prices. The Housing Service also maintains a database of private listings offering choices in private houses and apartments in Sydney. Due to high demand for the university residences, UTS gives priority to students who are able to sign a 12-month residential agreement.
The UTS Housing Service website is: http://www.housing.uts.edu.au . The contact information is: telephone: 61-2-9514-1529; fax: 61-2-9514-1527; e-mail: housing.service@uts.edu.au . It is located at UTS Tower Building, Level 3, Broadway, City Campus (opposite the Careers Service).
SCHOLARSHIPS
For information on scholarships for study abroad, you should register for and attend a scholarship workshop in the Office of Global Education.
YOU SHOULD CONSULT THESE RESOURSES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
The Office of Global Education home page: http://www.csus.edu/oge/
The UTS home page: http://www.uts.edu.au/
The UTS Virtual Tour: http://openday.uts.edu.au/
UTS Timetable: http://timetable.uts.edu.au for
course times, location, and semester in which course is offered
UTS Handbook: http://www.handbook.uts.edu.au for
course descriptions and prerequisites
UTS International Student
Information: http://www.uts.edu.au/international
UTS TANDEM Buddy Scheme: http://www.ssu.uts.edu.au/tandem
UTS
catalogs available in the Office of Global Education
For general information on Sydney and other Australian cities:
http://www.citysearch.com.au
http://www.uts.edu.au/about/sydney/sights.html
http://www.lonelyplanet.com
To obtain an application or to speak with a study abroad advisor, please call the Office of Global Education at 278-6686 or go to Lassen Hall, Room 2304. Applications, references, and transcripts should be sent to the address below. The deadline for materials to be received is March 1. Please note that there is an interview process for this application, also.
| Monica
G. Freeman |
Janis Silvers Study Abroad Advisor Office of Global Education Lassen Hall Room 2304 California State University, Sacramento 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819-6012 |
last update 9/06
