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Looking for a short-term study option at Deakin? Here is what we offer:
Australian Studies Summer School 2024
The intensive on campus Australian Studies Summer School is designed to give international students an intellectual and cultural understanding of Melbourne and the broader Australian culture. The program will take place from 7–27 January 2024 at our Burwood Campus.
Discover Australia’s incredible history and culture through an exciting blend of field trips and classroom learning in January 2024.
The program
The Australian Studies Summer School program offers you an insight into this country’s history, geography, politics, culture and its representation in media worldwide. The program will be delivered through an exciting mix of academic-led cultural field trips and deeply engaging classroom learning.
Cost
Program cost is AU$4,775 (subject to change) which includes tuition, accommodation, welcome dinner, surf day and excursions.
Location
The program is based at our Melbourne Burwood Campus, Deakin’s largest campus. Located a short trip from the city’s Central Business District, it offers the perfect balance between city lifestyle and suburban comfort. The campus boasts world-class facilities and a wide range of learning and social spaces.
Dates
The program commences 7 January 2024 and concludes on 27 January 2024.
Applications open Monday 7 August 2023 and close on Monday 30 October 2023.
The Summer School will have the following schedule:
Arrival: Sunday 7 January 2024
Welcome/Enrolment: Monday 8 January 2024
Classes commencement: Tuesday 9 January 2024
Teaching concludes: Friday 19 January 2024
Study week: Monday 22 January until Friday 26 January 2024
Departure: Saturday 27 January 2024
Easy credit transfer
You will receive a transcript for easy credit transfer, worth approximately 3-4 US credits/7.5 ECTS.
Internships at Deakin
Both the Faculty of Arts and Education and the Faculty of Business and Law offer internships to current students, subject to some criteria. These include internships based outside of the state of Victoria and Australia.
Arts and Education
The Faculty of Arts and Education offers current students internship opportunities, as long as they meet certain criteria. This includes first completing at least one trimester of study at Deakin and having at least 12 credit points in your studies.
Business and Law
The Faculty of Business and Law also has internship opportunities available for students who meet certain criteria. As well as first completing at least one trimester of study at Deakin, and having at least 12 credit points in your studies, you are required to:
- source your own internship opportunity (host organisation)
- not enrol in an internship unit until your application to undertake the internship has been approved.
Exchange students who complete two or more trimesters at Deakin and who meet the above criteria may also be able to participate in the faculty’s work-integrated learning program (workplace learning).
Living in Melbourne and travelling around Australia have really helped expand my worldview through experiencing a culture that is so incredibly different from my own.
Jordan Kelley
University of Maine, USA
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