Internships- Australia
About the Program
Spend 8 weeks working
in Australia, one of the largest countries in the Pacific Rim and a world
leader in business, science, and communications. Placements are available
in Sydney and Brisbane in virtually all major fields, including business,
communications, politics, the arts, the sciences, and social services.
Professional development internships are custom-designed based on the
student’s interests and educational experience. The program is open to
students in all years, including first-years and those who have recently graduated.
The University
administers this program through
Australearn,
a U.S.-based non-profit organization that conducts study and work abroad
programs in Australia and New Zealand at the university level. Australearn
secures all placement and housing assignments.
Placement Areas
Placements are
available in all fields except for the medical and veterinary sciences. Areas include
finance & accounting, marketing, communications, education, the arts,
health sciences, sports medicine, politics, and the sciences.
Academic Credit
Students who wish to earn University of Richmond credit need to make arrangements
with a University of Richmond faculty member who will evaluate the academic
component of the internship experience. The credit may be in the form
of an Internship or independent study, depending on the arrangement made
between the student and the faculty member. This agreement will be
formalized in a learning contract.
Students are usually required
to write an analytic journal documenting their experience. The Office of International Education
has a list of faculty who have sponsored students for credit in the past.
If you wish to receive credit, you
must make
arrangements with a University of Richmond faculty member prior
to departing for the program. Arrangements to receive
credit arranged after completion of the program will not be
considered.
University of Richmond credit is not available
to non-UR students who participate in the program. Non-UR
students must make arrangements with their home institutions to
receive credit.
Program Dates
June 1 –
July 30, 2010
Students
will depart the U.S. on Tuesday, June 1 and arrive in Australia on Thursday,
June 3 for orientation from
Thursday,
June 3 to Saturday,
June 5. The internship will
begin on Monday, June 7 and end on Friday, July 30.
Comprehensive Program
Fee
The 2010 program fee
will be
approximately $5,000, which includes
academic credit,
housing in either a home stay or shared apartments without meals, internship
placement and supervision, in-country orientation in Cairns with excursion
to the Great Barrier Reef, in-country support
services for personal, social, legal, and work-related matters, health
insurance, and a cell phone.
A $400
non-refundable deposit is not included in
the program fee and must be paid separately to Australearn.
Visa application costs, airfare to Australia and between Cairns and the internship site, meals,
housing deposit, local transportation, telephone, and personal expenses are NOT
included.
Application
Deadline and Payment Schedule
The application deadline is Monday, January 25, 2010.
Please submit applications to Krittika Onsanit in the Office of
International Education.
You can download the
following forms:
A
$150 deposit is due to UR by February 15, 2010. All checks should be made
out to the University of Richmond.
The deposit and Summer
Study Abroad forms should be given to Cheryl Genovese in the School for
Continuing Studies office, 2nd floor, Special Programs Building.
1st program payment
is due March 15, 2010
2nd program payment is due April 16, 2010
The final two payments of the program fee are to be made
at the Student Accounts Office in Sarah Brunet Hall.
Payment may be sent to:
Student Accounts Office
Box R
University of Richmond, VA 23173
1-804-289-8147
If you wish to pay by credit card,
you must pay online using the QuikPAY system. Instructions for becoming
an authorized payer on this system can be found on the
Controller's
website.
Notification of Acceptance
mid-February 2010
Housing
Housing will be in either a home stay or
shared apartments depending on local housing availability and proximity
to the internship site. Meals are not included with either option. All
meal costs will be billed directly to the student. Students should
budget $300-$400 per month for this additional expense. In some cases,
students may be placed into housing that requires a meal plan purchase.
In these situations, Australearn will bill the students directly for the
cost of the meal plan. Students may also be responsible for a housing
deposit.
Orientation and Living
in Australia
A group
orientation meeting for all Australearn summer interns in the PDAC
(Professional Development for Academic Credit)
program will be held in Cairns. Students will receive orientation to the
local culture and health and safety issues. An excursion to the Great
Barrier Reef is included.
Day Trips
Information about optional
activities/excursions
is available from Australearn.
Pre-Departure
Information
General
and country-specific pre-departure orientations will be held in April for all summer program participants. Attendance at all orientation
meetings is mandatory. Topics covered include cultural issues, travel,
practical and logistical matters, and health and safety.
Contact
Information
Internship
Director: Krittika Onsanit
Department Name: Office of International Education
Phone Number: (804) 287-6499
Fax Number: (804) 289-8904
Email address: konsanit@richmond.edu
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