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UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
Melbourne, Australia
Location
and Facilities:
Founded in 1853. The University of Melbourne has become
one of Australia's largest universities with over 22,000
students. The main campus is located in the Parkville section
of the city, about a mile from Melbourne's central business
district and is bordered by several parks and Carlton, a
cosmopolitan Italian neighborhood.
The
University
of Melbourne has a long-standing tradition of offering
high-quality education to a limited number of overseas
students. Because the seasons of the Southern Hemisphere
are the reverse of those of the Northern Hemisphere, and
because the academic year is in consequence not in the
same months as ours, the differences present two approaches
to spending a year in Australia. In the first option,
students enroll and follow the University of Melbourne's
normal academic year. The Fall semester begins in late
February and ends in early July. After the Australian
winter break in July, classes resume with the Spring semester
in late July and classes end in November. In the second
option, students reverse the order and begin their year
with the Australian Spring semester (late July to mid-November)
and after the Australian summer (late November, December,
January, February), students resume classes in late February.
The Australian Fall semester ends in late June.This means that Holy Cross students can study in Melbourne for their junior year. Or, they can study in the second semester of their sophmore (or junior) year and the first semester of their junior (or senior) year.
Courses taken so far at Melbourne for Holy Cross credit
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The Academic
Program:
Undergraduate education in Australia places a great deal of emphasis
on the development of analytical skills and independent critical
thinking. There are fewer quizzes and exams during the semester
than is typical at Holy Cross, and the final can be rather more
challenging than is usual at home. Visiting students are
eligible to participate in the many extracurricular and athletic
programs offered by the University.
Course
Load:
Holy Cross students normally enroll in three third-year courses,
the equivalent of a full course load at Holy Cross. A course
in Australian Studies (as an overload) is highly recommend unless
one of the regular courses has a specific Australian component
or content.
Independent
Cultural Immersion Project (ICIP):
Successful completion of the ICIP, in addition to the
required course load, is necessary.
Living
Arrangements:
Every effort is made to house Holy Cross students with Australian
students, and students are individually placed in one of the
twelve residential colleges on the University campus. In some
housing situations, meals are not provided but are available in one of the many subsidized cafeterias or dining halls. Two
spaces are reserved for Holy Cross students in Newman College,
a Jesuit Residence Hall.
Student
Visa:
All students who study abroad at the University of Melbourne
must obtain a Student Visa. The process is time consuming and
must be done by the student. You must complete
the required Application Form and have your physician complete
the required Medical forms. These must be sent to the
appropriate Australian Embassy (Washington DC/ Los Angeles)
along with a valid passport and an official "Certificate of
Enrollment" from the University of Melbourne. For more information
on obtaining a Student Visa go to http://www.immi.gov.au/students/index.htm.
If you have problems during the Visa application process, the
Australian Education Office (AEO) in Washington DC is a very valuable resource ( tel. 1-800-245-2575).
Study Abroad Contact Person:
Professor Mark Lincicome - Director
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