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Contemporary Issues in International Public Health

Program Closed for Winter 2009

Sydney and other Regional Centers in New South Wales

2009 Program Dates: January 2 – 27, 2009
Application Deadline: October 15, 2008
GPA Requirement: 2.5/4.0

Highlights

• Includes guided travel in multicultural Sydney as well as other regional centers in New South Wales
• Earn academic credit from Augustana College (Sioux Falls, SD) transferable to your home degree
• Learn about Public Health from an international and multicultural perspective

The Program

The purpose of this course is to provide students with a uniquely engaging and enriching way of learning about public health issues from an international and multicultural perspective. Students will learn about the many factors causal to diseases found in southern Australia and the maintenance of health in both the Aboriginal and Australian communities. Students will understand the complexity and multiplicity of multidisciplinary issues in the practice of public health. They will have the opportunity to explore the Aboriginal culture and gain knowledge of specific health and social issues that affect their lives. They will have the opportunity to understand public health and political policy issues of the Australian culture including the Aboriginal population. Students will also understand the complex “fabric” of public health at the local, state, national, and international levels with regard to how the different disciplines of public health work independently and together in the practice of public health surveillance and disease prevention. This course will be taught primarily in a classroom setting, but some lectures may occur on historic sites where significant public health activities occurred.

Upon completion of this course, the students should:Understand the basic terms and definitions of public health; Gain an appreciation of public health from an international perspective and will focus on the locations the students will visit and explore; Understand the causal factors to disease causation and disease prevention; Understand the complex “fabric” of public health at the local, state, national and international levels with regard to how the different disciplines of public health work independently and together in the practice of public health surveillance and disease prevention;Explore Aboriginal health issues and how they affect the Aboriginal population; Discover political issues related to Aboriginal health and well-being; Gain knowledge about health research being conducted with the urban Aboriginal populations in selected communities in Sydney, Australia.

Locations and Guided Travel

The program is based primarily in and around Sydney and other regional areas in New South Wales (NSW). Described by the American Travel and Leisure Magazine as the ‘best city in the world’, Sydney (and the surrounding areas) has something exciting and captivating for everyone. Set around a magnificent harbor are such world-famous icons as the Sydney Harbour Bridge and an Opera House which has been awarded “the building of the 20th century” by the Guggenheim Institute.

Cairns will be the last stop of the program where students can experience Tropical North Queensland. This particular area includes the superb Daintree rainforest and the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef.

Accommodations

Students will be accommodated in fully furnished apartments while in Sydney. They are ideally situated for easy access to Bondi Beach (5-10 minute bus ride) and the city center. The units also come with cable television, air-conditioning, internal laundry with washer and dryer, landline phone service, weekly cleaning service, linens, towels, on-site building management, 24-hour security access, and enclosed balconies with city or harbor views. The complex also has a lap pool, exercise room, spa, basketball courts, sauna, virtual golf center, and tennis courts.

Teaching

Course size is restricted to thirty students allowing greater student participation and a more hands-on approach to learning. The Unit coordinators are Karen A. Larimer BA, MSN, APN, NP-C and Noreen Reding, Assistant Professor of Nursing at Augustana College. In addition, there will be other Study Australia students participating in other winter courses. Most will be following similar itineraries, thus allowing for participants to meet and interact with other students.

Program Fees

The 2009 program fees include tuition (4 credits on an Augustana College transcript), accommodation, excursion costs, airport shuttle services, orientation programs, and 14 Group Meals. The program fee does not include all other meals, airfares, or other personal expenses. The total program fee will be $4,030 plus an estimated $1,800 in airfare (plus $465 in fuel surcharges/taxes).  *Students currently enrolled at Augustana College will receive a $200 transcripts discount from the published program fee. Email  for more information.

Visa Requirements

You may participate in the winter program without applying for a "student" visa. Instead, you may attend the program by applying for a tourist visa, provided that the combined length of any studies you undertake in Australia is not more than three months in length. Upon booking your international ticket to Australia the airline or travel agent can issue the free electronic tourist visa.

Travel

International air travel is organized through Qantas. Packages have been designed to allow students to spend time in the tropical north of Australia on the Great Barrier Reef at the completion of each program, or in a host of destinations such as New Zealand or Hawaii on their return to the US, at little or no extra cost. Upon application participants will be provided complete airfare details.

Credit

Participants in the program are able to obtain credits through universities and colleges in the United States and Europe. This program is approved by Augustana College and students will receive their grades on an Augustana College transcript. Credit transfer (4 U.S. credits total) is subject to home institution regulations so please consult your academic advisor for guidance. Study Australia and Augustana College will provide all documentation to overseas institutions to assist in credit transfer.

Admission Requirements and Application

Students should be currently enrolled at an approved degree-granting institution of higher education. This course is an introductory level science course. It assumes no, or very little, previous tertiary level science. However, science students would have the opportunity to expand their knowledge, particularly in the areas of public health and nursing. This course also has a minimum GPA requirement of 2.5/4.0. For interested students who fall below the minimum GPA requirement, please contact to determine eligibility. 

Interested students can download the Study Australia application or apply on-line.

There is a $30 application fee. In addition, after acceptance a $500 deposit is required. The deposit is fully refundable, less a $75 administrative fee, should students withdraw by November 1, 2008. After November 1, 2008 the deposit is no longer refundable.

Application Deadline: Applications are assessed on a rolling basis until all spots are filled. We suggest interested students apply by October 15, 2008 to avoid disappointment. However, all spots could fill before October 15, 2008.

A pre-departure package for the program will be sent to the applicant once accepted into the program.

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