Sydney Internship Program

  Australia

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Sydney

Term: Fall, Spring, Summer 
Dates: Late August to mid-December; mid-January to late April; and late May to late July

Description: The Sydney Internship Program offers a semester of study and work in beautiful, cosmopolitan Sydney, Australia, one of the hubs of the Pacific Rim. This program combines a professional internship with coursework on Australia's dynamic history, contemporary culture, and place in the modern world, including its literature, film, mass media, politics, economy, and art. Courses are taught at the Boston University Sydney Center by faculty drawn from leading Australian universities and industries. Upon successful completion of a semester, students earn 16 Boston University credits.

Highlights: The First Six Weeks (Core Phase)
Students take two core courses: Australian Culture and Society, and an Australian-focused elective course. Each student also meets with the program's internship advisors to refine an area of placement according to ability, professional goals, experience, and work style.

The Final Eight Weeks (Internship Phase)
Students participate in Sydney's local work life through internships with Australian and multinational businesses and organizations. Students work full-time, four days a week, while also enrolling in an elective course in one of the following subjects, all of which focus on Australia: politics, literature, mass media, or economics. During the final week of this eight-week period, students meet in an internship discussion seminar and spend time completing final projects and presenting them to their instructors and classmates.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: Inquire for more info.

Experience Required: no

Boston University International Programs's Mission Statement: Boston University International Programs is the study abroad division of Boston University. With language, liberal arts, fine arts, science, business, engineering and internship programs in 30 cities in 20 countries on six continents, we offer an unmatched variety of study abroad opportunities for students from all majors and interests. Our job is to help students realize their dream to study and work abroad, and to do that we offer academic programs which successfully combine students' intellectual development with practical experience in life and work. Faculty and administration at Boston University are very serious about the important link between theory and practice. We work hard to create programs that respond to the needs of students, as they prepare themselves to make the transition from classroom to career in the new global community.