University of Western Australia - Exchange

City: Perth Country: Australia

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Overview

What UWA has to offer:

A friendly, beautiful campus with open courtyards and Mediterranean-style architecture
Located on the banks of the Swan River, about three miles from the city center
Well-equipped teaching, research and computing facilities, including the main Reid Library and 5 other unique libraries offering comfortable spaces and facilities for study and collaboration.
Arts venues that accommodate some of the city's most celebrated cultural events
On-campus health service, dining areas, banks, pharmacy, optometrist,and bookstore/gift shop, with post office, dentist, hair stylist just a block away.
An active students' guild that runs on-campus food and drink outlets, organizes student entertainment and supports a full range of social, cultural and athletic clubs and societies
Great facilities for sports and recreation, including a gymnasium, fitness center, two swimming pools, and courts for squash and tennis
Terrific location near some of Australia's best beaches
Their McCusker Centre for Citizenship has a global citizenship focus through service learning opportunities
UWA's Bloom Lab ,located within St Catherine's College, is the ideal experience for our student entrepreneurs looking to more fully develop their business ideas.
UWA offers a number of interesting and unique courses. Examples include:
- "ENVT3310 - Kwodjet Goorliny for Booja" - This course is offered at the Albany campus and introduces students to the principles of cross-cultural ecology and provides exposure to a range of cross-cultural projects and research in the environmental, biodiversity and land management fields. It is co-taught by Indigenous knowledge holders and science-trained academics through a mix of online and face-to-face sessions.
- BIOL3000 - Marine Mammal Science - This course is offered at both the Perth and Albany campuses, involves a field trip in Albany, and can be taken after Semester 1 or before Semester 2.
UWA provides a number of entertaining and informative videos showcasing exchange students enjoying UWA and Perth and helping students to picture themselves at UWA. Check them out!

UWA's CRICOS provider code is 00126G.

When Can I Go?

Terms Offered: Fall, Winter, Full Year

Term Dates:

Fall term equivalent: July - November

Winter term equivalent: February - June

Eligibility Requirements

Open to: All Faculties

Level: Undergraduate, Graduate

See Eligibility.

Course Information

Language of Instruction: English

Field of Study: This exchange is best for students wanting to study in ALES, Arts, Business, Education, Engineering, KSR, Law, Native Studies, and/or Science subject areas.

Exchange students cannot take Medicine, Dentistry, postgraduate Psychology and some Law courses.

MBA students are welcome in the UWA (Flexible) MBA program but require 2 years of professional work experience.

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