Overview

The University of Queensland (UQ) is one of Australia’s premier learning and research institutions and is renowned internationally for its highly-awarded teaching staff, world-acclaimed researchers, and superior campus facilities and services. UQ was recently ranked 33rd in the world in a recent ranking compiled by the prestigious Times Higher Education Supplement.

More than 36,200 students, including 6957 international students from over 120 countries, study across three superb southeast Queensland campuses at St Lucia, Ipswich and Gatton. UQ St Lucia – the university’s largest campus - is situated in Brisbane, a dynamic capital city known for its excellent climate, high standard of living, and secure quality of life.

Students benefit from UQ’s longstanding reputation for quality, which is reinforced by affiliations with prestigious national and international groups. For example, the University is a founding member of the Group of Eight (Go8), an alliance of Australian universities committed to maintaining the highest international standards. UQ is also one of only three Australian members of Universitas 21, a select international network of leading, research-intensive universities.

UQ offers 4,000 courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and welcomes study abroad students from around the world.

Location

St Lucia campus (main campus)

UQ St Lucia is renowned as one of Australia’s most attractive campuses, located just four miles from Brisbane’s vibrant city heart. Bounded by the Brisbane River on three sides, the 285-acre site provides a perfect study, research, and living environment.

UQ St Lucia unites the vitality of a modern campus with the tradition of an established university. The gracious sandstone buildings, parklands, and lakes encompass world-class teaching and research facilities. These include Queensland’s biggest multimedia library plus state-of-the-art laboratories and lecture theatres.

Students find everything they need on campus, including excellent sporting venues, shops, banks, a post office, cinema, theatre, restaurants, and cafeterias. The St Lucia campus is a great place to relax and enjoy university life with market days, bands, and sporting events.

Brisbane

Brisbane, Queensland UQ’s southeast Queensland location is the perfect backdrop for study. A large state, Queensland’s coastal strip includes sandy white beaches, coral islands, and plenty of sunshine.

UQ St Lucia is situated in Brisbane, a dynamic capital city with a population of more than 1.7 million people. As Australia’s fastest growing city and one of its most liveable, Brisbane offers a vibrant, safe, and multicultural environment with a sub-tropical climate that promotes an outdoor lifestyle.

The inner city is characterized by the Brisbane River, parklands and botanical gardens, recreation areas, convention facilities, museums, art galleries, shopping districts and a host of top quality restaurants and cafes. Just an hour away are the golden beaches of the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast, along with imposing national park rainforests.

Brisbane is also the gateway to some of the world’s most beautiful natural attractions, including Fraser Island, the Great Barrier Reef, the Whitsunday Islands, and the Daintree Rainforest.

Extracurricular Activities

UQ Sport provides access to every sport and activity you could imagine – from ice hockey to abseiling. One of the highlights is the annual Great Court Race. Residential colleges have inter-college competitions not only in sport, but also in debating and cultural events, combining to produce plays and musicals.

There are many social events held both within the colleges and on the campus, which include formal dances, barbecues, sporting competitions, and other cultural activities. UQ has more than 130 clubs and societies for every interest from chocolate and Legos to religion and politics.

Academic Highlights

UQ was also recently ranked 33rd in the world in a recent ranking compiled by the prestigious Times Higher Education Supplement. In addition to this, the University has won more Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) than any other university and was awarded the maximum five-star rating in five major categories, including student demand, positive graduate outcomes, staff qualifications, and research intensiveness, by the Australian Good Universities Guide 2008.

A sample of subjects popular with Study Abroad students:

ABTS1000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Perspectives
AUST1000 Contemporary Australia
COMU1000 Introduction to Communication and Cultural Studies
BIOL2001 Australia’s Terrestrial Environment
JOUR2221 International Journalism & Mass Communication
MARS2005 Australia’s Marine Environment
MARS3004 Coral Reef Field Ecology
MUSC1000 Blues, Beatles and Beyond
MUSC1700 From Elvis to Madonna
POLS1501 Introduction to Peace and Conflict Analysis
POLS2207 Terrorism & Insurgency in World Politics
PSYC2321 Family Roles & Relationships
CRIM3039 Advances in Criminological Theory

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University Services

UQ offers first-class facilities and services, with students benefiting from excellent academic and support services (including free academic and communication preparation programs, international student advisors, airport reception, and assistance with finding temporary and longer-term accommodation), fully-equipped and IT-enabled libraries, and up-to-date IT facilities.

Housing

The University of Queensland offers accommodation in fully catered residential colleges to students studying at the St. Lucia campus. This housing option offers single bedrooms in co-ed or single-gender living environments. Students also have the option to live in pre-arranged self-catered, single or share bedroom apartments located within blocks of the university.

Orientation

Each semester special orientation sessions are run for study abroad students and include topics such as academic advising, enrollment, health cover issues, student support services, and issues relating to living, studying, and traveling in Australia.

Other orientation activities for all new students include campus and library tours, sport and accommodation information sessions, a huge concert, and a Market Day featuring food and entertainment as well as opportunities to sign up for any of more than 130 clubs and societies available at the university.

Special Programs/Excursions

There are several trips and excursions available to students throughout the semester, which are run by a Brisbane adventure tour company. Examples of three-day weekend trips include: four-wheel driving on Fraser Island, learning to surf in Byron Bay, a rainforest retreat, and sand-surfing on the dunes of Moreton Island.Although programs and activities may vary between semesters, all provide a wonderful opportunity to experience the Australian landscape and way of life.

Numerous local adventure travel opportunities are also provided to all UQ students through UQ Sport, and many student clubs and societies offer local excursions.

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Fees

Program Fees	$10,550.00
Housing
With Meals	Approximately $6,285 - $8,495
Without Meals	Approximately $2,505 - $6,390
Housing Deposit
With Meals	Refundable housing deposits range from approximately $200 - $1,200 and are billed in addition to the housing fees.
Without Meals	Refundable housing deposits range from approximately $200 - $1,200 and are billed in addition to the housing fees.

Fee Includes

Program fees are in U.S. dollars. Program Fees include tuition for 3 to 4 subjects, university administrative fees, membership in the student union (where applicable), overseas health coverage, ISIC Premium (International Student Identity Card), 25% Lonely Planet Book discount, also included is our renowned 4-day Program Introduction in Tropical Cairns, Australia. Fees include all pre-trip services such as: orientation materials, visa-processing service (excluding the visa fee), housing placements, personal advising, subject selections, liaise with your home university, credit transfer assistance, and financial aid services. As a study abroad student, you will be required to enroll as a full time student. Your semester is equivalent to 12-16 U.S. credits. Additional tuition and/or fees may apply in some subject areas not limited to the following: science, engineering, fine arts, and journalism. Students who undertake subjects where the university requires additional fees will be billed by the host university. Several universities have included the Sports and Rec. membership. Activities are usually extra. The Housing Fee is in addition to the Program Fees and may be an average for universities with multiple housing options. Students who select “apartment living arranged upon arrival” will only be charged the Program Fees, and housing costs will be paid on arrival by the student.

Fee Semester

The above fees are for the July 2009 term. Fees are subject to change for future terms.

Facts

Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Overseas Students: 6335
Staff: 5250
Total Enrolment: 36980

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have the required GPA and have completed at least the equivalent of one year of full-time study at the university/college level. Students with a lower GPA than the requirement may be considered on a case by case basis. Please contact our office for more information.

Required GPA: 3.00

University Specific Scholarships

In addition to the scholarships offered by AustraLearn, University of Queensland supports an AustraLearn student with full tuition awards each year. To be eligible, a student must participate regularly as a volunteer in his/her community (preferably environmentally related), and must have a 3.2 GPA.