Visiting international students can combine academic study and a wealth of social and cultural opportunities. The University's mix of outstanding resources, excellent support services and distinguished academic staff encourages academic success in a city ideally suited for visiting students.

The Australian National University has a special role in Australia - both as a teaching university and as a centre for original research and, as Australia's national university; it is highly regarded internationally and has produced many globally renowned scholars. The Australian National University is located in Australia's national capital, Canberra, and students have access to the resources of major national cultural and scientific institutions and advanced facilities. It is not often appreciated that Canberra is also a cosmopolitan city with cultural clubs, societies, restaurants and religious institutions reflecting its multicultural and diplomatic community. It is the wealthiest, best educated and most connected city in the country as well as being environmentally friendly and hassle free.

Canberra is carefully planned, a safe city with parks, lakes and spectacular bushland. There are currently around fourteen hundred international students from over 90 countries at Australia's national university, and international students are made to feel at home during their time with us. We value our links with international students, who play an integral part in fostering closer cultural and economic ties between Australia and their own countries.

CANBERRA

Canberra was designed by Chicago architect, Walter Burley Griffin. A lake bearing his name is the centrepiece of his design, and provides a stunning backdrop for the Parliamentary Triangle, which has become Canberra's historical and cultural centre. This man-made lake contrasts with the native arbour that earns Canberra its reputation as "the bush capital". Despite this bushland setting, Canberra is also home to Australia's Parliament and diplomats from over 70 countries.

ABOUT THE ANU

Approximately 10,000 students study at the ANU, with around 7300 doing their first degree. These students come from all walks of life: school leavers, graduates, mature age entrants and international students (who comprise about 12% of the total). Many live on campus in halls and colleges, which offer both catered and self-catered accommodation.

The ANU is comprised of six faculties: Arts, Asian Studies, Economics and Commerce, Engineering and Information Technology, Law and Science. The National Institute of the Arts offers courses in the creative arts; that is, visual arts, digital arts and music. Commencing 2004, a newly-established Faculty of Medicine will offer a 4-year graduate medical program.

Postgraduate teaching is also offered at the nine research schools of the Institute of Advanced Studies, which span the biological, chemical, physical, medical and earth sciences, as well as information sciences, social sciences, astronomy, astrophysics and Pacific and Asian Studies. In addition, the ANU operates two observatories and a number of multidisciplinary research units and academic centres.

FACULTIES AND COURSES

Aboriginal Studies Anthropology Applied Linguistics Archaeology Art History Australian Studies Biological Anthropology Classics Contemporary Europe Development Studies English Environmental Studies Film Studies

French Geography and Human Ecology Gender, Sexuality and Culture German Greek (Ancient) Greek (Modern)   (in association with the University of Sydney) History Human Sciences International Relations Italian Latin

Linguistics Musicology Persian Philosophy Political Communication Political Science Population Studies Religious Studies Social Research Methods Sociology Spanish (in cooperation with the University of Canberra) Theatre Studies

Asian Studies
The Australian National University is a major world centre for study, research and teaching on Asia with some 200 Asian specialists and a library which, with the nearby National Library, holds more than 70% of Australia's total Asian Studies resource material.

You can study in areas such as:

Arabic Chinese (including Classical Chinese) Hindi Indonesian (including Javanese and Malay) Japanese

Korean Sanskrit Thai (including Lao) Urdu/Persian Vietnamese

Asian History Asian Politics and International Relations Asian Religions Japanese Linguistics Contemporary Asian Societies

Economics and Commerce
The ANU's Faculty of Economics and Commerce has a deserved reputation for its distinguished staff and cutting-edge courses.

You can choose from areas such as:

Accounting Actuarial Studies Business Decision Making,   Planning and Policy Formulation Business Economics Business Information Systems Business Institutions and Systems

Business Statistics Corporate Development Economics Economic Analysis Economic Development, Trade and Growth Econometrics Economic history

E-Commerce Finance and Investments International Business Marketing Management Statistics Quantitative Analysis

Engineering and Information Technology
The University's Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology offers both unique interdisciplinary programs and access to some of the most sophisticated facilities of any university in the country. The Information Technology program centres on both the scientific and information systems aspects of computing and software engineering.

Courses offered include:

Communication Systems Computer Science Computer Systems Engineering Electromechanical

Systems Engineering Electronics and Semiconductors Robotics and Computer vision Manufacturing and Management Systems Sustainable Energy Systems

Photonic Systems Environmental Systems Information Systems Mechatronic Systems Software Engineering Systems Engineering

With the exception of some materials courses, the engineering courses are only available to students enrolled as engineering majors.

Law
(Restricted to students studying Law)

The Australian National University is ideally and uniquely located in the political, legal and diplomatic centre of the nation, allowing national and international emphases within its Law programs.

You can study courses in branches of law such as:

Australian Law Public Law

International Law Environmental Law

Commercial Law

Science
The Faculty of Science is associated with a number of major research institutions - such as the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Australia's national research organisation) -as well as having a strong research reputation in its own right.

Courses are offered in:

Agroecology Astronomy Astrophysics Biochemistry Biotechnology Bioinformatics Botany Cell Biology Chemistry Computational Science Computer Science Ecology Environmental Change and Policy

Fire Management Forest Science Forestry Genetics Genomics Geographical Information Systems Geography Geology Human Ecology Land, Vegetation and Wildlife Life Science Management and Conservation of Soils Materials Science Mathematics

Medical Science Microbiology Molecular Biology Neuroscience Photonics Physics and Theoretical Physics Population Studies Psychology Resource and Environmental Management Science Communication Soil and Soils Management Statistics Sustainable Agriculture Urban Policy Zoology

Courses are also available in areas such as: biological chemistry, environmental studies, geochemistry and geophysics.

Creative Arts
The National Institute of the Arts offers expert tutelage under practicing artists of national and international repute. The National Institute of the Arts has two schools, the School of Art (devoted to visual art) and the School of Music. It also includes ACAT, the Australian Centre for Arts and Technology which offers courses in Digital Art.

Music
The Canberra School of Music combines world-class facilities and a distinguished faculty of practising professionals to create a nationally recognised centre for excellence in performance.

Subjects include:

Composition Jazz

Musicology

Music Language and Techniques

Performance studies are offered in:

Brass instruments Guitar Percussion

Keyboard Strings

Voice Woodwind

If you decide to apply to the School of Music you will be required to present a video and aural tape of performance.

Digital Arts
Courses in the use of new digital media in the visual and digital arts are offered through the Australian Centre for Arts and Technology (ACAT), which has excellent synthesis and multitrack recording facilities. Selection for courses in Digital Arts is competitive and students must present a folio of creative works together with their application.

Visual Arts
The School of Art is well known for its excellent workshop facilities, specialist library, exhibitions in the school gallery, the ArtForum and Forum Fringe guest lecture programs, regular artists-in-residence and participation in many local art initiatives.

Courses are available in:

Applied Design Art Theory Ceramics Computer Art Studies Edition and Artist Books

Glass Gold and silversmithing Graphic investigation Painting Papermaking

Photo media Printmaking Sculpture Textiles Wood

If you decide to apply to the School of Art you will be required to present a portfolio with your application.

THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL INTERNSHIPS PROGRAM (ANIP)

You may be placed with Senators, Members of Parliament or in parliamentary committees, and research all aspects of public policy, from global politics and development issues to social and environmental policy and issues of governance. Departments or agencies commission research on, for example, human rights, public sector management, environmental management, sports policy and administration. Industry and community organisations with whom ANIP has links focus on environmental, social and industry policy.

ANIP placements are not mere work experience; you must complete a significant research project to the satisfaction of both placement and academic assessors. Students have three options within the Program:

Internship A which is the most common choice for undergraduate students. This combines coursework on legislatures and decision-making process with a ten-week part-time placement. It is an 18-unit option and encompasses a full semester (15 weeks).

Internship B is recommended for graduate/honours students who may wish to work on their thesis while undertaking a part-time placement for 10 weeks. This is 12-unit course and does not include coursework.

Internship C is a full time placement for ten weeks. This is an 18-unit course, which does not include coursework.

STUDYING

Your time at the University will be divided between organised classes and private study. The teaching system, like those of other Australian universities, is a combination of lectures, tutorials and, particularly in the Sciences, laboratory classes. The amount of time you spend in classes will vary depending on the course. As a full time student you should be prepared to put in the equivalent of a full working week i.e. 40-45 hours of study.

Classes in most courses will be divided into large lecture or laboratory classes and smaller "tutorial" or "workshop" groups. Lectures provide information on the course content. Tutorials are small, less formal learning groups that encourage critical analysis of course material. Courses in Engineering and Information Technology and the Sciences normally include laboratory or field work. Courses in Law, Arts, Asian Studies, Economics and Commerce include lectures and tutorials with students expected to make frequent presentations and contributions to tutorials and to engage in more extensive private study. Courses in the Institute of the Arts include performance, rehearsal and workshop sessions.

Similarly, course assessment can take a variety of forms. While there may still be final exams within a course, assessment items may also take the form of essays, lab reports, reviews, presentations, and participation in tutorial and workshop classes. Usually the mode of assessment is discussed at the beginning of each course and may be open to negotiation. The infamous "pop quiz" tends to be a rarity!

Course structure and assessment at the ANU is designed to develop a student's research and analytic skills within a variety of environments and projects. Courses are intended to promote organised, independent thinking and critical analysis in students, and lecturers expect students to take responsibility for assessment pieces and deadlines. They will, of course, be available for consultation in case of emergency or external problems.

CREDIT

HOW MANY COURSES?

A normal full time load for a visiting student is usually four courses or 24 units per semester (each course carries 6 units), the same as for Australian students. Please note that our second and third year courses are clearly upper division courses. Visiting students may not enrol in more than four courses (24 units) per semester. A minimum full-time load is 75% of a full-time load (three courses or 18 units). For each semester you will be well advised to select up to six classes/courses for consideration. If you intend to enrol in the Internships Program, you will normally enrol in a 12 or 18-unit option offered by the Internships Program and at least one other 6-unit course offered by the University, to carry a full time load. You should also have completed at least two years of study prior to enrolling in the Internships Program.

Take particular note of prerequisites. Our International Student Academic Adviser will advise you whether you are eligible to enter selected courses. Formal enrolment will only take place when you arrive so do not expect to "pre-register". Providing you have the prerequisites there is usually no problem in enrolling in classes. You may change your enrolment up to the second week of classes.

Visiting students will be asked to check with the Academic Adviser if they intend to take courses which require prerequisites. The Academic Adviser will need to have detailed information about previous studies before students are allowed to take such units. Entry to Language units is usually determined by a placement test or an assessment of previous knowledge.

ELIGIBILITY

English is the language of instruction at the University. If English is not your native language or if you have not completed a qualification taught or examined in English, you must sit for an approved English Language test. For students presenting an IELTS score (English Language Testing System), an overall Band of 6.5, with a minimum Band of 6 in each component of the test is required. If presenting a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) result, a score of 230 on the computer-based test is required. You must also present a score of at least 4.5 in the essay component.

If you are an exchange student, consult your own international office or our International Education Office as there may be special arrangements in place for English Language competence under our exchange agreement with your home university. If you come from a non-English speaking background but are very fluent in written and spoken English, please contact our International Education Office which will advise you on whether you will need an English Language Test.

Under current Australian student visa regulations you may be required to present an IELTS score for visa purposes. Please check with your international office or nearest Australian diplomatic mission for information on any special student visa requirements for your country.

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