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STUDY DOWN UNDER Guide to Australia
DISCOVER THE POSSIBILITIES AT CQUNIVERSITY AUSTRALIA
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• Music and Theatre • Sciences and Environment
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Find out more about what you can study here.
CQUniversity is committed to learning, seeing its role as enabling students to ‘be what they want to be’. The engagement that we have with our communities, industries and businesses enables us to work in partnership to provide multiple learning experiences and opportunities to enrich the learning journey of our students. These learning opportunities assist in the development of discipline-specific skills and generic transferable skills relevant to life-long learning.
Our teaching approach is strongly industry based and globally focused, underpinned by cutting-edge technology and infrastructure. Our academics are highly qualified with extensive industry experience and represent some of the best in their fields. With over 100 different degrees to choose from, CQUniversity offers some of the best mixes of theoretical and practical learning across any of the Australian universities - whether you choose to study by distance education or on-campus.
What’s more is that some programs offer the option to fast track by studying during Term 3, and are taught on a number of campuses in a consistent manner, so you can transfer between different campuses and see more of Australia.
Campuses CQUniversity’s vast geographic footprint makes us one of the few Australian universities to have established multiple campus locations, from buzzing capital cities to thriving regional areas.
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• Health and Medical Sciences • Humanities, Psychology and Social Work
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Study Assist – Australian government financial assistance website
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CQUniversity’s main campus is Rockhampton. International students can also study at our regional campuses in Bundaberg, Gladstone, Mackay and Noosa. At these campuses, you will enjoy a laid back community. For those who are interested in outdoor pursuits, there are almost endless opportunities to explore the beaches, the outback and everything in between.
For those who prefer to study in bustling urban environments amidst diverse cultures, we also have campuses in popular capital cities in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
Find out more about our campuses here.
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What comes to mind when you think of Australia? Is it, by any chance, sandy beaches and a deep azure ocean, cold cans of lager, and barbeques? Perhaps yo might add a volume of the Encyclopædia Britannica’s worth of weird and wonderfu creatures (amongst which more than a fe are poisonous enough to kill you), miles upon miles of unpeopled wilderness, and almost maniacal love of sport.
There is, undoubtedly an element of trut these common suppositions. Australia do boast two beaches known as the Eighty Beach, and Ninety Mile Beach (and 10 other smaller beaches on its mainland alone), Australians – particularly stude do enjoy a drink on the weekend, and
REASONS TO STUDY IN
LONDON By Evgenia Vincent
There are many reasons why foreign students choose the UK universities- quality of teaching, world recognition and so on. I came to London for similar reasons plus I wanted a change in my every day life in St. Petersburg. Just like many other foreign students I started my education journey with English language classes that would prepare me for the IELTS test. Then I progressed to A-levels before starting my search for the perfect university.
While there were a lot of positive aspects in my experience I felt that for some I could have been better prepared. For instance the form of university education in the UK was surprising to me, mostly because of the very little amount of taught hours and the emphasis on the self-study. At University my classmates only had about 4 hours of lectures a week with 4 seminars every other week. I had two hours more because I took a Spanish language module in another University of London institution as part of my degree. We were, however, expected to do lots of reading. Coming from a country where reading War and Peace at the age of 13 is a norm I was prepared for some reading I just wasn’t prepared for this amount of reading! By the third year there were about 100 pages to read for each lecture. In regards to the marked work, it was also mostly self-exploratory. For example students in my class received very little guidance on essay writing, many of my non-native English friends found this a
bit challenging. So I wish I was better prepared for that.
In addition to attending the lectures I about did it all when it comes to a student life. I lived in the student residence near by, joined different sports societies and even was an elected member of the Student Union. Thanks to that I made loads of friends and my university experience was truly special.
There were some interesting ‘surprises’ on the way, which are worth mentioning aside from education. There was a bit of a cultural shock as I found a lot of things were very different from what I was used to. There would not be enough space to describe them all so instead I’ll only mention some of the most prominent. The queues- make sure you never jump the queue! -I learnt the hard way. Old houses – often cold and damp in winter with up to 5 various types of mould indoors! Even fashion- for a long time I used to think that some of my classmates borrow clothes from their grandmother’s closet until I learnt that that was a typical university style.
Despite a few somewhat negative experiences I loved every minute of my time, except for perhaps exams but who loves them? The great thing was that I was studying in London, a city where I could do and find pretty much anything at any time. A city buzzing with cultural life, entertainment and diversity.
FINDING A UNIVERSITY First Steps
If you’ve decided you want to study abroad but haven’t really got further than that, read our guide to making those all- important first steps.
You’re an individual There is no one size that fits all when it comes to university, so it’s important you consider your own priorities, interests and abilities first.
What are your reasons for studying abroad? What are your priorities in a university? What languages are you comfortable in and what are your longer- term study or professional objectives? Are there any academic or cultural
considerations more important to you? Have you got strong extra-curricular interests? What kind of lifestyle do you want?
And of course, how are you going to finance your studies? Do you need to search for a more affordable study destination, or find a university which offers financial assistance?
Research Armed with a vision of what you are aiming for, you need to set about researching countries, universities and courses on offer. There’s no single list of all the thousands of universities in the world, but there are a few places you can start - including international and regional
rankings. If you know what subject you want to study, the QS World University Rankings by Subject may also be useful.
Which Country? Fundamental to studying abroad must be the desire to spend time in another country. If you can shortlist or identify your country, then you have a starting point for identifying possible universities to apply to.
Once you have selected a list of countries, you can identify some of the national organizations, such as UCAS in the UK, who can point you in the right direction for providers of scholarships and further information to refine your search.
Face-to-Face When searching worldwide for a university that is right for you, there is no substitute for coming face-to-face with people from that university. Clearly it will often not be feasible to actually visit the university before applying. However, each university has an
alumni association, often with an international network, so try to identify alumni who may be willing and able to meet you closer to home and give you that all-important feel of what it’s like to actually study at their university.
The QS World University Tour and World Grad School Tour also provide opportunities to meet a broad selection of university representatives from around the world, in a location close to you.
Open Mind Finally, essential to finding the university and course which are right for you is to keep an open mind. Identify your priorities, research your options and talk to people - but always stay open to new suggestions, just in case there’s something you missed. You are about to embark on one of the most exciting and important experiences of your life. Let the search begin!
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