IFSA-Butler at the University of Canterbury

  New Zealand

• Christchurch: 
Christchurch

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring 
Dates: February - November

Description: The University of Canterbury is located on the South Island in Christchurch. Christchurch has a population of 400,000 and is surrounded by beautiful mountains. About an hour and a half outside the city alpine skiing can be found in the Southern Alps in the winter months. In the summer there is sailing and strolling through Christchurch's lush botanical gardens.

Christchurch is a quaint city known for its gardens and the Avon River, which winds its way throughout the city. Despite its British appearance, it has distinctive laid-back Kiwi atmosphere.

The Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University offers semester and year programs at the University of Canterbury. The university offers a wide range of subjects including engineering, forestry, women's studies and many others. Students from all majors are welcome to apply.

Highlights: IFSA-Butler offer integrated study at five universities in New Zealand. Unrivaled natural beauty combined with a rich cultural heritage make New Zealand an education all by itself. These beautiful surroundings coupled with high academic standards and scholastic excellence make a study abroad experience that is second to none.

Called Aotearoa by the native Maori people, New Zealand has long been lumped together with Australia as if the two were one and the same. In reality, New Zealand is vastly different from Australia and students will find the divergent histories and cultures of the island nation a fascinating topic of study, a topic which a student would be challenged to find anywhere else.

The academic year in New Zealand is reversed due to the seasonal inversion in the southern hemisphere. The academic year roughly follows the calendar year, beginning in late February and ending in late November. The application deadlines for IFSA-Butler programs in New Zealand are November 1 for the spring semester and academic year and March 1 for the fall semester. Remember that if you leave in February for your 'spring' semester, you will be arriving in New Zealand at the end of their summer and will stay until the middle of the winter season.

Cost in US$: Inquire for more info.

Experience Required: no