University of Western Australia (IFSA-Butler)

Perth, Australia

Program Terms:

Academic Year,
Fall,
Spring

Homepage:

Budget Sheets

Fall,
Spring

Dates / Deadlines:

Term	Year	App Deadline	Decision Date	Start Date	End Date
Academic Year	2013	03/15/2013	03/25/2013	TBA	TBA
Fall	2013	03/15/2013	03/25/2013	TBA	TBA
Spring	2014	10/01/2013	10/15/2013	TBA	TBA
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Fact Sheet:




Class status:	2nd Year, 3rd Year, 4th+ Year	Type of program:	Enroll at foreign university
Academic area:	Arts, Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences	Language of instruction:	English
Prior language study required:	None	Open to non-UConn students:	No
Required GPA:	3.0

Program Description:

The Program

For a friendly campus in a beautiful city, consider the University of Western Australia (UWA) in Perth. This university of 13,000 boasts one of the most beautiful campuses in Australia; its open courtyards and Mediterranean-style architecture reflect the open attitude of the university's intellectual environment.

At UWA you'll find an incredibly involved student body with active cultural and sporting clubs. The university?s location on the Swan River makes it a magnet for rowers, and the beach is only fifteen minutes away. University Western Australia

The Academics

UWA's course offerings are vast, with a hands-on approach to learning. If you're looking for a university where you can get into a field and do research or studio work, consider UWA's departments of music, fine arts, archaeology, anthropology, engineering, and zoology. You are required to take a regular full-time program of study, normally three to five courses each semester.

The Experience

Most of UWA's housing is in residential colleges that offer meal plans, so you'll have plenty of opportunities for making friends with Aussie students. Students who do not live in residential colleges will live in off-campus student flats.

Thanks to its hot summer, picture-western-australia mild winters, and location on the shores of the Indian Ocean, Perth is the perfect environment for outdoor living. Australia's fourth-largest city offers students a relaxed lifestyle and great home base for exploring excellent nearby beaches. Surfing, hiking, climbing, biking, rafting - there is no limit to the activities available within easy distance of this thriving, friendly, laid-back city.

Click here for information on applying to an IFSA-Butler program.

In order to earn credit at UConn for courses completed on this program, individual courses must be approved by a designated UConn course evaluator and assigned a UConn course number. Complete instructions for this process can be found under Getting Academic Credit on the navigation bar on the left of the Study Abroad Homepage.