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| Australia - South & Central: Global Health
Program Description
This 3.5-week study abroad program will examine the relationship between global health and sustainable environments, integrating diverse natural, biological, and social science perspectives. Our program will begin in Sydney, the epitome of Australian urbanization, being home to nearly a quarter of Australia's population. This will be followed by 3-weeks field study across South Australia and the Northern Territory - the real Outback and home to the largest concentration of indigenous peoples in Australia. From Sydney we head to Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, then on to Alice Springs and Uluru (Ayers Rock) in the famous Red Center. These activities are all included in the program cost. Assessment will be delivered through educational travel, field trips, active participation, presentations and seminars, and coursework exercises.
This program can be combined with the 10-day program in Fiji or a 10-day program in New Zealand.
Interactive Map and Program Itinerary
Check out our interactive program map and view a sample itinerary for this program.
Program Pictures
Check out our Flickr page to view pictures of the Australia: Northern Territory program!
Program Objectives
By the end of the program students will:
- Be able to address relationships between human societies and their environments from multiple disciplinary perspectives, and to understand how human-environment interactions influence lifestyle choices and health;
- Understand the importance of biodiverse natural environments to global health, and address impacts of human actions on natural systems, and human responses to those changes;
- Explain the history and enduring relationship between colonialism and the contemporary health of indigenous populations in Australia;
- Identify and evaluate the challenges of maintaining health that might be particular to indigenous cultures in Australia;
- Develop an understanding of ecological education practices, integrated natural resource management, and conservation actions throughout Australia;
- Understand the natural history, biogeography, ecological diversity, and related social and cultural contexts of Australia;
- Be able to transfer lessons learned in Australia to the U.S.;
- Be able to articulate the importance of healthy lifestyle practices to the general public;
- Work as an effective member of an interdisciplinary research team.
Read the program syllabus for this program.
Eligibility
We encourage students from all majors to apply, as we take an
interdisciplinary perspective to examine global issues in the
conservation of unique wildlife, natural systems, and cultural places.
Students should have a minimum GPA of 2.5 and be in good standing with
their home university or college. Program Fee
The program fee (see application page) includes: -
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- Accommodation at hostels and motels
- Orientation
- Some meals
- Group activities
- In-country transportation
Additional costs that students are responsible for include: Top Reasons to Choose this Program - You will begin in Sydney, the largest metropolis in Australia, then head to the remote Northern Territory, Australia's real outback
- Experience Aboriginal culture and it's 50,000 - 80,000 year history - the world's oldest surving culture
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will spend much of your time (~70%) out in the field, visiting and
observing Australia first-hand. We believe that students learn from
study abroad experiences both in and outside of the classroom.
- You
will learn from leading Australian academics and professionals with
expertise in subjects related to the Humans and the Environment theme.
- Our programs offer the highest quality academics at the lowest costs available.
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