Australian Studies Summer School

January 4 to 21, 2012

Australian Studies Summer School offers you the chance to satisfy your intellectual and cultural curiosity about one of the world’s most diverse, friendly and harmonious cultures.

This unit will provide you with the cultural orientation skills, information and experiences, analyses and interactions which will inform, entertain and heighten your understanding of Australia today. 

Join us at the beautiful Geelong Waterfront campus

The name ‘Geelong’ is derived from ‘jillong’, the Aboriginal word for bay, which means ‘a place of the sea bird over the white cliffs’.

Geelong, waterfront city, offers a diverse range of food, wine, cultural and recreation attractions and a colonial history evident in the city’s 100 National Trust-listed buildings.

Geelong is also the major gateway to the Bellarine Peninsula and Great Ocean Road. 

Geelong is just 50 mins by train to Melbourne’s CBD

The Summer School (754 KB)  program includes:

• Visit to Melbourne city
• Melbourne Immigration Museum
• Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) (Melbourne's home of sport) 
• Narana Aboriginal Centre
• Australian Centre for the Moving Image
• Free Learn to surf weekend on the world famous Great Ocean Road

Program closes on Friday 21 January 2012. Accommodation is available until Sunday 22 January 2012.
Apply now (66 KB).

Location highlights

Class times and program details 
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Start the program off with a Welcome dinner at 'The Edge', a great eating place right in the heart of the Waterfront precinct.

Study Topics include:

Australian history, Landscape and settlement, Australia in film, The ANZAC legend: War and National Identity, Aboriginal settlement and unsettlement, Australia and Asia, Multicultural Australia, Australia: A distinctive democracy, The Lucky Country?, Sporting Nation: Sporting culture, Gender relations, Global Australia

The Learn to Surf and Great Ocean Road trip

Spend 2 days travelling along the Great Ocean Road, voted by Conde Nast Traveller magazine as the top 'must do' great drive of the world.

This coastline is truly a spectacular sight marked by one 'kodak moment' after another.

You will get to see the

• world-famous Twelve Apostles,
• the Otways rainforest
• Australia's most famous surf beach, Bells Beach.

Join the fun activities:

• Learn to surfing lessons,
• Hike through the temperate rainforest
• Sightseeing along the Great Ocean Road.
• Rub shoulders with the locals at the local pub or cafe
• Relax on the beach and
• Hang out with your new friends

Coastal Victoria in January can be sunny and hot. The average maximum temperature in January is 35 degrees Celsius (95F), however nights can get cool, so bring a lightweight jacket. If we're lucky we will have lots of summer sun and balmy weather. In terms of packing, bring clothes for both the sun and evening walks, and any activities that you are choosing to participate in. Summer clothes, hats and sunscreen, bathers, towel, a fleecy top or light jacket.

The Learn to Surf and Great Ocean Road trip is on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 January and includes transport, accommodation, activities and meals.

All you need to know before you arrive

Information on accommodation, airport pick-up, visas, cost of living, travel within Australia, grades and emergency contacts is available in
our pre-departure guide.

Fees
The total price for the program is approx AUD$3350 and includes

• Tuition
• Accommodation
• Airport transfers from Tullamarine Airport Melboure to Geelong
• Textbooks
• Train travel to and from Melbourne city
• All Museum tours

A deposit of $AUD500 is required to secure your place on the program by November 30 2011.

The program does not include food, personal expenses and travel costs between the campus and accommodation. The distance from the accommodation is up to 2.5 km from the campus and can be accessed by walking or by the local bus service.

Please note: The 2 day Learn to Surf and Great Ocean Road is complimentary.