Program Information Packet available here.

2006 Application Materials

This four-week, six-credit program provides participants an immersion experience in the history and culture of Australia.  Students will have the opportunity to learn from a team of MacQuarie University instructors drawn from several disciplines and research specializations, including indigenous Australian history, colonial history, art, architecture, environmental studies, and sociology.  Numerous field trips to sites of cultural and historical significance including the Blue Mountains, Canberra, the New South Wales Art Gallery, Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney Opera House, Powerhouse Museum, the Federal Parliament, the Australian Stock Exchange, and other group learning activities will complement the classroom instruction provided on the MacQuarie campus.

All participants will receive three credits in the History of Australian Culture and Society and have the opportunity to complete additional research and writing to earn an additional three credits via a Special Topics in Contemporary Society option.