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Australia - University of Southern Queensland
Program Profile
Country: Australia
Location: Toowoomba, Queensland
Language: English
Level(s): Undergraduate
Subjects: Arts, Business, Commerce, Education, Engineering and Surveying, and Sciences
Length: Mid-February to late June, or early July to late November. For students in the hard sciences, preference is given to exchanges running February-June.
Cost: MSU Tuition plus room and board at host institution
Deadline: March 1 for the following fall October 1 for the following spring
Program Overview
Established in 1967, the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) is located in Toowoomba, twice voted Australia's best city to live in. Toowoomba is just 2 hours from the famous Gold and Sunshine Coast beaches, and home to over 150 public parks. USQ offers a variety of courses in Arts, Business, Commerce, Education, Engineering, and Sciences. On-campus facilities include computer labs, a library, banks, a travel agent, a coffee shop, a restaurant, a pub, a bookstore, a post office, a cafeteria, a stationary store, a hairdresser, a sports hall, five sports grounds and tennis courts. International students form a significant part of the total on-campus enrollment of the University. The university's multinational campus encourages learning and cultural exchange.
Academic Program
Arts (anthropology and society, Asian studies, communications, drama, humanities, journalism, language and literature, media studies, music, public relations, theater, visual arts); Business (business information technology, economics, government, human resource management, information systems, information technology, logistics and operations management, management, marketing, mathematics, operations management); Commerce (accounting, commerce, finance); Education (early childhood, further education and training, primary, secondary, teaching second languages); Engineering and Surveying (agricultural, civil, electrical and electronic, environmental, mechanical, mechatronic, mining, surveying, technology); Sciences (applied, biology, health, information technology, mathematics, nursing, psychology, statistics).
Language of Instruction
All courses are taught in English.
Eligibility
Students who have completed a full academic year of university level work with a 3.0 GPA by the time they begin studies at University of Southern Queensland are eligible.
Academic Credit
Credit will be awarded at MSU for all courses taken and passed at the University of Southern Queensland. The student's advisor at MSU, in consultation with the Office of International Programs, will determine how these credits will apply to degree course requirements. However, successful study at the University of Southern Queensland satisfies MSU's Multicultural/Global core curriculum requirement. Students are urged to work closely with their advisor and the office prior to departure to plan a course of studies which will maintain steady progress toward their degree.
Location
Toowoomba is located 90 minutes west of Brisbane and approximately two hours west of the world famous Gold Coast. The city offers a unique urban-rural lifestyle in a secure and stimulating environment. The city is popular with international students because it offers one of the lowest costs of living in Australia and boasts excellent sporting, cultural, social and commercial facilities in a clean, unpolluted environment. Opportunities abound to explore Australia's bushland interior, coastal rainforests, go whale watching, wine-tasting and surfing. Toowoomba has a moderate climate.
Cost and Included Benefits
Students who receive exchange placements at the University of Southern Queensland will pay tuition, room, and board at MSU in the same amount as if studying in Bozeman. Each student should plan for additional expenses, such as travel related costs (e.g. airline tickets). Remember to plan for extra expenses including travel and purchase of souvenirs as well as unexpected changes in the exchange rate.
Financial Aid
Financial aid may be available for study abroad at the University of Southern Queensland. Additional costs for study at USQ (e.g. travel to and from the study site) may be used in calculating student's financial aid package. Students are responsible to apply to the Office of Financial Aid.
Application
Applications are available in the Office of International Programs at 400 Culbertson Hall.
Deadline
Applications are due in the Office of International Programs on October 1 to study the following spring, and March 1 to study the following fall.
Additional Information
For additional information contact:
Jayme Kreitinger
Study Abroad Advisor
Office of International Programs
400 Culbertson Hall
Phone: 994-4031.
E-mail: jayme.kreitinger@montana.edu
For information from the University of Southern Queensland contact:
Christine Neville
Study Abroad Coordinator
International Office
University of Southern Queensland
West Street, Toowoomba, Queensland 4350
Australia
Neville@ usq.edu.au
Or visit the USQ website at: http://www.usq.edu.au/
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