Overview

GlobaLinks Learning Abroad, formerly known as AustraLearn, offers semester and year abroad programs at the University of Canberra. The University of Canberra (UC) features a combination of high quality programs and a beautiful campus located in Australia’s capital city. With current student population of over 12,000, some 1,900 are international students from over 80 countries in Europe, North and South America, the Pacific, Asia, and Africa.

The University of Canberra offers quality, career oriented programs with a strong focus on academic excellence. Combine our fantastic courses with a compact, vibrant campus and lively residence life and you’ll see why students from around the world choose to study abroad at the University of Canberra.
 

Location

Academic Highlights

University of Canberra graduates are among Australia’s best paid and most employable. In 2007 and 2008, the University of Canberra was one of only four universities in the country to receive the Good Universities Guide’s maximum five star rating for starting salaries and getting a job. It was also placed in Australia’s top 10 for learning and teaching. UC offers a wide variety of Undergraduate and Postgraduate coursework and research degrees.

 

University Services

Housing

As a GlobaLinks Learning Abroad student you are guaranteed pre-arranged accommodation to fit your lifestyle. There are a variety of housing options available which you will apply for after acceptance. Read below for more specific options offered at this university:

Where else can you see kangaroos and native birds in landscaped gardens outside your door and still be a five-minute walk to a busy city centre? Set on the lake shore amid urban bush land, the University of Canberra on campus accommodation are home to over 1,300 UC students, including most of our study abroad students.

On-campus accommodation is a lively place close to the bars, shopping malls, markets, movie theatres nature reserves, cycling and jogging tracks. By living on-campus at the University of Canberra Village or Arscott House, you will become a member of a diverse and stimulating community.

University of Canberra offers a variety of housing styles in a vibrant, multi-cultural community. You will have your own room, and will share bathroom and kitchen facilities with other students. Most residences are self catered, which makes for some great evenings and shared meals, but a meal plan option is also available.

Orientation

In addition to the GlobaLinks Learning Abroad Bridging Cultures Program which is included in your program fees, all students are made to feel welcome at UC's orientation in the week before classes commence. The orientation program is run by the Study Abroad Officer specifically for study abroad students. This orientation includes a ‘meet and greet’ service upon arrival in Canberra, accommodation placement, academic advice, familiarization tours, and social activities.

Scholarships Available

In addition to the scholarships offered by GlobaLinks Learning Abroad, University of Canberra offers a $1,000 AUD scholarship to EVERY GlobaLinks Learning Abroad student! Students must apply in order to receive this award through the online application upon acceptance to the program.

Special Programs/Excursions

As part of the study abroad orientation program, UC organizes some great trips for their study abroad students. You could learn to surf on pristine beaches, see dolphins at home in Australian waters, and go bushwalking through typical coastal wilderness at the south coast. Or you might head for the for the alpine town of Thredbo in Australia’s Alps and walk to the top of the country’s highest mountain. Study abroad students can also participate in a variety of highly subsidized, cultural, sporting, and social trips organized by the University of Canberra Union.

Get Involved Abroad

Extracurricular Activities

All students are members of the University of Canberra Union, which organizes social, cultural, faculty, hobby, and sporting activities throughout the year. Entertainment includes comedy performances, jazz and rock 'n' roll bands, films, art exhibits, cafés, and market days.

There is an abundance of clubs that you may join such as accounting, athletics, bible reading, dance, design, theatre, hockey, media, movies, netball, outdoors, scuba, skiing, swimming soccer, volleyball, rowing, surfing, and waterpolo.

Sport, both social and competitive, is a major part of life in Canberra. The campus is scattered with a variety of playfields and has an indoor gym and fitness center. You can join any UC sporting team and travel interstate with the team to participate in National University games. UC is near the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), the training facility for Australia 's elite and Olympic athletes. You can use the world class facilities at the AIS such as synthetic athletic track, indoor swimming center, gymnastics hall, soccer and hockey fields, outdoor tennis courts, and sports training facility.

Community Involvement

While abroad, we recommend getting involved in your local community. It's an awesome way to meet locals, experience the true Australian culture, and create long lasting memories. From volunteering to festival-going, we challenge you to make the most of your international experience... See a sample of community involvement opportunities available in Canberra or discover your own upon arrival!

You'll get a taste of how enriching community involvement can be during your first few days in Australia on the GlobaLinks Learning Abroad Bridging Cultures Program. The program includes pre-arranged volunteering with the local community. You'll interact directly with locals while giving back to and sharing your own culture with the community that first welcomes you to Australia. Plus, you can continue your volunteer efforts later in the semester by signing up for the GlobaLinks Learning Abroad Conservation Volunteer Weekend.

Enhance Your Experience

Global Identity Course

While studying at the University of Canberra, you can maximize your study abroad experience by enrolling in the Global Identity course (EdPA 3103 Connecting Your International Experience to Your Future). The course will help you articulate the value of your experience to future employers, demonstrate your intercultural development and skills, and understand intercultural interactions.

This one-credit, online course is offered by the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities exclusively for students studying with GlobaLinks Learning Abroad. LEARN MORE>

Global Citizens Development Modules

The Global Citizen Development modules are online learning components designed to help you explore your study abroad destination and experience at a whole new level. These modules are not mandatory, however we strongly encourage your participation as they will introduce you to the opportunities and challenges you may encounter when participating in a study abroad program, as well as expose you to cultural insights and knowledge about your host country to help make your program abroad even more successful and fulfilling. Through the 3 modules, you will refine your skills in cross-cultural observation, adaptation, and communication.  

Course Catalog

To determine if the classes you need are available at this university, select Courses/Subjects to view the specific course options.

Tips: For advice on navigating the university’s course catalog, use the Selecting Courses link. You may also view the suggested grade and credit transfer information through the Grade Conversion.

If you have any questions about course availability, please contact studyabroad@globalinksabroad.org.  

Photo Slideshow

Watch a slideshow of photos highlighting the University of Canberra.

Fees

Fee Includes

Program Fees: As a GlobaLinks Learning Abroad study abroad participant, you will be required to enroll as a full-time student; typically this is 3-4 classes, which is equivalent to 12-16 U.S. semester credit hours. Your program fees are in U.S. dollars and include the host university semester tuition for 4 subjects, university administrative fees, overseas health insurance, the Basic ISIC card, our renowned Bridging Cultures Program on-site orientation and the GlobaLinks Learning Abroad Personalized Support and Service.

With GlobaLinks Learning Abroad you will receive Personalized Support and Service through our four point philosophy to manage your program:

1.) Personal Program Selection & Planning: Personal service & advising, academic planning and credit transfer assistance, program location, housing advice, financial assistance.

2.) Pre and Post Orientation and Preparation: Our MyLearn on-line enrollment information and process, comprehensive program information and departure webinar, immigration visa support and advice, airline ticket and group flight assistance, global citizen development modules.

3.) Cultural Integration: On-site Bridging Cultures Program, on-site resident director services and advising, academic support, guaranteed housing and placement, volunteer and community involvement opportunities.

4.) Reflection and Application of the Experience: Beyond Study Abroad Program, The EnCompass Alumni Program, program evaluation opportunity, resume building and review, alumni handbook and transcript services. 

Housing Fees: The Housing Fees are approximates and are in addition to the Program Fees. GlobaLinks Learning Abroad offers you “Housing to Fit Your Lifestyle” and you are guaranteed a placement in a wide variety of quality housing options to accommodate your academic, personal and budgetary needs during your experience abroad. The housing fees listed indicate an approximate cost for the options available on that program which may represent apartments/flats, houses and/or dormitories/residential halls, living within the local community or on-campus with locals and other international students. Private single rooms are standard (although double rooms are available) and are fully furnished, including comfort amenities with access to internet and telephone. Students who choose to arrange their own accommodation upon arrival will be charged the Program Fee only, as they will be responsible for making payment directly to the housing provider once accommodation has been arranged.

Additional Subject & Gym Membership Fees: Additional charges may apply for science, media, fine arts, or journalism subjects at some universities and students who undertake subjects where the university requires additional fees will be billed directly by the home university upon final enrolment. Gym and student union memberships are optional to students. If you wish to join, you may do so on arrival by contacting the international office at your host university.

Fee Advice

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Entry Requirements

Programs in Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji Coordinator

Name: Christie J. Cutler Title: Senior Coordinator, Outreach and Student Services Department: BIO: Christie manages study abroad admissions and participant pre-trip services for students attending Universities in Australia and New Zealand including Australian National University, AUT University, Griffith University, Lincoln University, Massey University, University of Auckland, University of Canberra, University of Canterbury, University of Waikato and University of Wollongong . Christie graduated with a B.A. in Spanish from Rollins College in 2005. Her study abroad experience in Asturias, Spain sparked her interest in international education. Since college, Christie has run community service programs in Costa Rica and Peru, taught English in Spain, and worked with study abroad and exchange students at Middlebury College in Vermont. Christie holds a Masters in Intercultural Relations, with a focus on International Education, from Lesley University. In addition to her work and study experiences, Christie has also traveled to Argentina, Brazil, the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic, England, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Scotland and Uruguay. Advice From The Coordinator: Visit the performing arts complex in the city center which hosts an excellent variety of local, national and international bands and artists. Also, past students have recommended buying a bicycle to ride around campus and the city. Over 100 miles of cycle paths criss-cross the city and suburbs.