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Photo: Destination NSW Welcome I’m pleased to introduce you to the UTS Study Abroad and Exchange program – a world-class educational experience providing opportunities to broaden your academic, personal and professional horizons. The UTS Study Abroad and Exchange program offers an excellent education at one of Australia’s quality teaching universities, combined with a rich, exciting learning experience in Australia’s global city – Sydney. UTS welcomes more than 1000 study abroad and exchange students each year “Our strong from around the world. It’s always pleasing to see the significant cultural and linguistic diversity of students who choose to study abroad at UTS. With around partnerships 42,600 students from 120 different countries, UTS is a reflection of Sydney’s multicultural diversity. with industry A place in the UTS Study Abroad and Exchange program offers you an internationally respected education. Our strong partnerships with industry and and professional professional bodies produce courses that are innovative, industry relevant and cutting-edge. bodies produce Our international standing is reflected in our university rankings, which include being ranked first in Australia in the QS top 50 under 50 and Times Higher courses that Education’s Young University Rankings. Students at UTS benefit from learning and collaborating in state-of-the-art are innovative, facilities, which provide a vibrant campus environment where students can collaborate, study and relax. Located in the heart of Sydney, UTS is also in industry easy walking distance to Sydney CBD and Central Station, Sydney’s major relevant and transport hub. As you read through this course guide, you will discover the benefits of studying at UTS and living in Sydney – where you can enjoy a world-class education in the cutting-edge.” heart of one of the world’s great global cities. I look forward to seeing you on campus in the near future.
Professor William R Purcell Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (International and Advancement)
UTS has committed to a UTS is a member of the Australian Technology 20 per cent reduction in Network (ATN), an influential alliance of five greenhouse gases (from distinctive and prominent Australian universities 2007 levels) by 2020/21. located in each mainland state. ATN is committed You’ll be happy to know that this course to forging partnerships with industry and guide has been printed on environmentally government to deliver practical results through focused research. friendly paper. The network educates graduates who are ready to enter their chosen profession, For more information, visit: dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge and eager to claim a stake in building sustainable sustainability.uts.edu.au societies of the future; and continues to champion the principles of access and equity that have ensured its members are the universities of first choice for more students. Contents
02 Study in the heart of Sydney Connect with us 04 Sydney’s city university UTSInternationalstudents 05 Campus and facilities UTSstudyabroad #UTSstudyabroad 06 UTS rankings UTSint #UTSint 08 Your program options 10 Study areas at UTS Acknowledgement 22 Choosing your subjects of Country 23 Credit, classes and assessment 24 Services and support UTS acknowledges the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation and the Boorooberongal People of 26 Beyond the classroom the Dharug Nation upon whose ancestral lands 28 Feel at home our campuses stand. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, 30 Sydney events calendar acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands. 32 Before you apply 33 How to apply 34 Exchange partners 37 #utsstudyabroad
UTS Autumn session^ UTS Spring session^ (Northern Hemisphere (Northern Hemisphere Key Dates Spring) Autumn/Fall)
Orientation (compulsory) Feb - March Late July
Main teaching session March - June July - November
Mid-session break (1 week study vacation) April September
Exams June - July October - November
Total compulsory learning weeks 16 Weeks 16 Weeks
APPLICATION DEADLINES
Study abroad and exchange applications 30 November 30 April
UTS Housing priority placement* 31 October 1 June
* For details, see page 28. ^ Some Teacher Education students will operate on an alternative calendar (Calendar B). For more details, see page 10 of this guide. For all official UTS dates, visit the UTS website and search Principal Dates or Academic Dates.
1 Study in the heart of Sydney
Sydney is an exciting harbour city UTS IS: 5 minutes’ walk to Central known world-over for its beautiful T Station and Chinatown. beaches, national parks, cultural 10 minutes’ walk to cinemas, theatres, cafes, galleries, diversity and relaxed suburbs. markets and live music venues.
10 minutes minutes by train to The mild climate and relaxed attitude the Opera House. make Sydney an ideal place to enjoy 30 minutes by public transport the outdoors and celebrate to Bondi Beach or Coogee Beach. 90 minutes by train to cultural diversity. bushwalking, camping and rock climbing in the Blue Mountains.
WHERE WILL I STUDY? The UTS campus is in the heart of Sydney CBD Sydney, a five-minute walk from Central Station – Sydney’s main train and bus station. Our central location means you can easily access Sydney attractions, 1 entertainment and essential services 2 from our campus doorstep. 4 2 The university is located within Sydney’s 3 digital creative industries precinct, close 5 to major design, architecture, advertising, fashion and media businesses, and film and television broadcasters. More than 6 40 per cent of Australia’s creative and 7 digital businesses are located in Sydney. The highest density of technology start-ups in Australia is also based in the suburbs surrounding UTS, meaning you’ll have ready access to the thriving Sydney 8 entrepreneurial community, and can join in through the UTS Hatchery.
FACTS
24.4 million 9 Population of Australia (ABS) 10 5.0 million 11 1 UTS campus 5 Chinatown 9 The Rocks Population of Greater Sydney (ABS) 2 UTS Insearch campus 6 Darling Harbour 10 Sydney Opera House 3 Powerhouse Museum 7 Town Hall 11 Sydney Harbour Bridge 4 Central Station 8 Sydney Tower
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Top 10 ‘must do’ Catch the ferry with the locals Explore Sydney’s unique convict 1 to Manly for priceless views of 7 heritage in The Rocks, and walk round to things in Sydney Harbour. Barangaroo Reserve, with its harbour lookouts and striking foreshore. Visit the iconic Sydney Opera House; Sydney 2 see a performance if you can. Enjoy the restaurants and incredible 8 weekly fireworks displays at the Darling Walk the Coogee to Bondi Beach Harbour entertainment precinct. Better 3 coastal track and cool off with a still, stay for New Year’s Eve fireworks if swim along the way (in between the you can make it! flags, of course!). Go sport-mad like an Aussie! Take in the view from Taronga Park 9 Catch a game of cricket, tennis, 4 Zoo as you visit some of Australia’s rugby league, Australian rules footy unique native animals. (AFL) or even soccer, at one of our many sports grounds – pick a team Walk across the Sydney Harbour and wear their colours. 5 Bridge and take in the breath-taking views of the city and harbour. Venture to the World Heritage listed 10 Blue Mountains west of Sydney, or Catch a flick at one of the open air the beautiful Royal National Park 6 cinemas in summer. The cinema at (South) or Ku-ring-gai Chase Mrs Macquarie’s Point offers the National Park (North) for bushwalking Harbour Bridge as a backdrop. and spectacular scenery.
“I decided to study in Sydney because I wanted to experience something new in an English-speaking country. I love the personality of the people - they are very friendly and open-minded.”
JULIAN REJMANOWSKI Home country: Germany Studied: Management
3 Sydney’s city university
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is a modern university, offering one of the largest student mobility programs of any Australian university. Our hands-on teaching and learning style builds your practical skills and academic knowledge and challenges you to think critically and learn actively.
LEARNING WITH YOU AREAS OF STUDY IN THE CENTRE UTS offers study abroad and exchange At UTS your learning experience may be subjects for undergraduate and quite different compared to that at your postgraduate level students in the own institution. This is because we have following faculties: flipped the way you’ll learn on its head. No –– Arts and Social Sciences more one-way lectures or teacher-knows- (Communication; Education; all, but an approach that puts you at the International Studies) centre of your learning experience. We do this through collaborative projects, real- –– Business life case studies, and the integration of –– Design, Architecture technology into everyday teaching. UTS’s and Building model of learning is award-winning. We –– Engineering & hope that it will excite you and leave you Information Technology equipped for a life full of ongoing learning “I love the campus. –– Health and development. –– Law It’s bigger than the –– Science one at home, so I just –– Transdisciplinary Innovation
Note: UTS cannot guarantee that all love being able to go subjects and study areas will be available for study abroad and exchange students. to different buildings To ensure your study area is available, check the UTS Study Abroad and Exchange Subject Guides for more information: and learn in different uts.edu.au/study-abroad-subjects spaces. I also like how the staff are very friendly, they’re approachable.”
BARBARA MENDOZA Home Country: Mexico Studied: Economics Photo: Coptercam
4 Campus and facilities
With spacious and well-equipped student areas, the UTS campus encourages social interaction and supports academic collaboration.
THE ALUMNI GREEN The heart of the university where students can relax, study and socialise. Photo: Anna Zhu
ENGINEERING AND IT BUILDING UTS’s Engineering and IT building sits right on Broadway at the southern end of Sydney’s CBD. COMPUTER LABS Photo: Andrew Worssam Computer labs and facilities around campus are available to UTS students for study, learning and research purposes. Many of the labs are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Photo: Anna Zhu
SPORTING CLUBS Join any of the 30 sporting and recreational clubs, or work out in FACT the fully-equipped Fitness Centre UTS has the newest on campus. campus in Australia Photo: UTS Housing with five new buildings completed since 2014.
5 UTS Rankings
QS TOP 50 STAR UNDER 50 2018 5RATED for excellence across all categories 1st QS Stars™ 2014-2017 QUACQUARELLI SYMONDS (QS) in Australia
th 176 8 GLOBALLY World University globally Rankings 2018
QUACQUARELLI SYMONDS (QS) QUACQUARELLI SYMONDS (QS) 95% of UTS research has been benchmarked at world standard or above AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT’S EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH FOR 2016 SNAPSHOT OF UTS AUSTRALIA (ERA) EVALUATION IN 2015.
42,670 12,380 1220 560 students enrolled at international incoming study UTS students UTS onshore and students abroad and studying overseas outside Australia exchange students on exchange
6 FACT The iconic UTS Tower Building is the tallest educational building in Australia at a whopping 28 stories high!
TOP 400 OVERALL Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2017
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880 30,000 10,800 1720 3350 UTS students studying undergraduate postgraduate postgraduate full-time staff overseas on a students coursework research students short-term experience students
7 University of Technology Sydney Your program options
We offer a variety of study abroad and exchange options ranging from full-time English-language courses through to coursework programs of one or two teaching sessions and up to four teaching sessions for postgraduate research. Whether you’re interested in enrolling in standard classes, conducting research or improving your English, you’ll find a program to suit your needs.
OPTION 1 Thinking of taking a gap year between STUDENT EXCHANGE high school and university? –– open to eligible students who are enrolled at an official UTS As a high school graduate, you may be able to join the study exchange partner institution (see page 34-36 for a list of our abroad program at UTS before you commence university in exchange partners) your home country! To see if you meet the entry requirements, –– enrol in full-time studies and gain credit at UTS for one or two refer to page 32 of this guide. sessions with the approval of your home university For information on fees, entry requirements and how to apply, –– you are not required to pay tuition fees to UTS, but may still see pages 32-33. have to pay regular fees at your home university –– discuss your study plan with your home university academic adviser and our team will be happy to assist you with the subject approval process –– once your home institution has approved your exchange, they will submit your details to UTS, and you will then be invited to apply online.
OPTION 2 STUDY ABROAD 24
–– open to students from any recognised university, or high school (conditions apply) –– enrol in full-time studies and gain credit at UTS for one or two sessions with the approval of your home university or study at UTS for your personal interest –– discuss your study plan with your home university academic adviser, if required, and our team will be happy to assist you with the subject approval process –– pay the UTS Study Abroad tuition fee –– apply to UTS directly or through one of our official student recruitment agents, partner universities or a UTS representative in your home country –– you may be eligible for scholarships, awards or grants that UTS offers from time to time. Check the website for details: Photo: Anna Zhu uts.edu.au/future-students/international/ study-abroad-and-exchange-students/fees-and- living-expenses
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Photo: Anna Zhu OPTION 3 STUDY ABROAD 18
–– Study Abroad 18 offers you the chance to study a reduced number of credit points (18 per teaching session rather than the usual 24) and pay a lower tuition fee –– the lighter study load and lower costs make Study Abroad 18 an excellent way to experience more of the Australian and Sydney culture. –– you may be eligible for scholarships, awards or grants that UTS offers from time to time. Check the website for details. - uts.edu.au/future-students/international/ study-abroad-and-exchange-students/ fees-and-living-expenses
OPTION 4 AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE STUDIES
–– open to students who do not meet the required English language level to enrol in other UTS study abroad and exchange programs* –– allows you to complete full-time studies that will develop your English language skills through the study of Australian Other study abroad options at UTS language, society and culture UTS may also offer specialised study abroad programs –– you can enrol in full-time studies at UTS for one or two from time to time. Visit our website to view all teaching sessions with the approval of your home institution study abroad options and subject areas available at studyabroad-exchange.uts.edu.au –– taught on campus by UTS faculty staff –– students who enrol in this program for two teaching sessions may choose to take an IELTS test at the end of their first session to see if they are eligible to transfer into a different study abroad or exchange option for their second session
OPTION 5 For information on fees, entry requirements and how to apply, VISITING RESEARCH STUDENTS PROGRAM see pages 32-33 studyabroad-exchange.uts.edu.au –– open to all graduate level research students enrolled in a master’s by research degree or PhD at any recognised university or college –– you can apply to undertake supervised research at UTS for one to four teaching sessions, with the approval of your home institution –– you are required to pay a flat fee to UTS to cover the cost of supervision and tuition –– discuss your research plans with your home university supervisor –– you should then make contact with an appropriate supervisor at UTS * The minimum English proficiency requirement for the Australian Language and Culture Program is IELTS 5.0 (all bands) or TOEFL Internet Based Test 35 and above with a writing score of at least 17.
9 University of Technology Sydney Arts and Social Sciences
If everyone was taught how to respect one another or could just talk about it, the world would be a better place, right? At UTS we really believe this. That’s why our Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences helps you to develop the skills to change the world. Our Schools of Communication, Education and International Studies offer a diverse range of subjects. Besides the subjects that you would expect in these study areas, we also offer less obvious subjects, like Social and Political Sciences, Music and Sound Design, Cultural and Global Studies, History and Sociology. Whatever your passion may be, UTS will help you develop critical Photo: K Photography thinking and practical skills with an international perspective. So you’ll STUDY AREAS learn what is needed to impact our –– Aboriginal Studies IN 2016, THE FACULTY collective future. –– Advertising OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES HAD: Our vision of communication is also –– Creative Writing highly regarded in international –– Digital and Social Media rankings. UTS is ranked in the top 100 –– Gender Studies for ‘Communication & Media Studies’ 5113 in the QS World University Subject –– Information Design STUDENTS Rankings 2017. –– Journalism –– Media Studies –– Music and Sound Design FACT –– Public Relations –– Screen Studies Actor Hugh Jackman is a –– Social and Political Sciences Communications –– Video Production alumnus of UTS! –– Primary Education –– Secondary Education –– Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) “I enjoyed the knowledge –– Applied Linguistics *We offer Language and Culture subjects in six I got about the media –– Learning and Leadership Asian and European languages from beginner industry. It helped me to –– Language and Culture - Chinese, through to advanced levels. Students may be French, German, Italian, Japanese required to take a test for placement into the correct language level. broaden my horizons and and Spanish. * Note: The UTS Faculty of Arts and Social to explore the media –– International Studies Sciences may accept exchange and study industry more.” –– Contemporary studies of Canada abroad students for coursework subjects in (Quebec), China, France, Germany, Education, on a case-by-case basis. Teaching placements are not available. GRETA BUTKEVICIUTE Italy, Japan, Latin(o) Americas, Spain and Switzerland Note: Teacher Education students operate on Home country: United Kingdom an alternative calendar (Calendar B) that meets Studied: Media –– Globalisation their accreditation and practicum needs.
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At UTS we like to get down to STUDY AREAS business. This not only means –– Accounting offering you a world-class business –– Economics education that is recognised globally. It also means you will learn in award- –– Events Management winning facilities in the heart of –– Finance Australia’s most prominent business, –– Financial Services technology and creative precinct. –– Human Resource Management That’s how we do business at UTS! “I love the cutting-edge –– International Business The UTS Business School is one –– Management attitude at UTS. It is all about of a select number of business schools worldwide accredited by the –– Marketing innovation, collaboration Association to Advance Collegiate –– Marketing Communications and world-class lecturers. Schools of Business (AACSB). It is also –– Sport Business ranked in the top 100 of the world for I really enjoy being –– Tourism Management ‘Accounting & Finance’, ‘Business & challenged every day; Management Studies’ and ‘Economics and Econometrics’ in the QS World whether that’s collaborating University Subject Rankings 2017. with people from diverse We are ready for the future of thinking backgrounds or being in the business world. Are you? prompted to push yourself in your learning. Most tutors
IN 2016, UTS BUSINESS at UTS are incredibly clever SCHOOL HAD: and great conversation partners, they help you to 10,974 get to the next level.”
STUDENTS NATALIE SALEMINK Home Country: The Netherlands Studied: Business
Photo: Jesse Taylor
Find out what courses you can take: www.uts.edu.au/study-abroad-subjects 11 University of Technology Sydney Design, Architecture and Building
Life is all about perspective. And so is our Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building. Whether you like to create, animate, build or photograph, our academics will provide you with an international perspective and share what they’ve experienced at organisations like Google and Westfield. Unleash your creativity. Our state-of- the-art facilities and collaborative approach will help you to get the best out of you. With the right design and architecture, we’ve built a globally recognised school that ranks 29th in the world for ‘Art and Design’ in the QS World University Subject Rankings 2017.
Photo: Ooh Snap Photography
IN 2016, UTS DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE AND STUDY AREAS BUILDING HAD: –– Animation –– Architecture –– Construction Project Management 4730 –– Fashion and Textile Design STUDENTS –– Integrated Product Design –– Interior and Spatial Design –– Landscape Architecture –– Photography and Situated Media –– Property Economics –– Visual Communications (Graphic Design) “I think the facilities are impressive. The big TVs and MASTER’S LEVEL COURSES comfortable seats in the lecture rooms make you feel like –– Architecture you’re in a first class classroom. I used the computer lab –– Design for architecture and it was awesome. The touch screen –– Planning computers make presentations easier and more interactive.” –– Project Management* –– Property Development BERNARDO CHAVEZ PEON PEREZ –– Real Estate Investment Home Country: Mexico * Work experience requirements apply Studied: Architecture
12 International Study Abroad and Exchange Engineering Part of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Look around you. Almost everywhere STUDY AREAS you look, you see objects that have –– Biomedical been engineered. From the historic –– Civil to the hi-tech, engineers have –– Civil and Environmental defined our world today and they will unquestionably impact our future. –– Computer Systems –– Construction Study Engineering at UTS and become someone who can influence the –– Cyber Security world around us. Whether biomedical, –– Data environmental or mechanical –– Electrical engineering is your field, our state- “On level 10 of the of-the-art labs, studios and 3D data –– Environmental Engineering and IT Building arena are designed to help you reach –– Mechanical I got to program and interact your future self. –– Mechatronics Our practical approach to engineering –– Software with robots; that was is also highly regarded in international –– Structural amazing and a lot of fun. I’ve rankings. We rank in the top 150 for –– Telecommunications ‘Civil and Structural Engineering’ and never been exposed to any ‘Electrical and Electronic Engineering’ high level technologies like in the QS World University Subject Rankings 2017. that before. I felt happy that I got the opportunity to do so here at UTS.”
VILIMIR YORDANOV Home Country: Bulgaria Studied: Mechanical Engineering IN 2016, UTS ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HAD: 9159
STUDENTS Photo: Christopher Shain
FACT The year they built the UTS Tower Building, it rained so much that two journalists rowed a boat across the lake the foundations created.
Find out what courses you can take: www.uts.edu.au/study-abroad-subjects 13 University of Technology Sydney Health
Good health is no longer just a matter of strong genes or fortune. Health is a science and our knowledge of the human body continues to grow. As a Health student at UTS you’ll be part of this development. Our globally relevant education is an excellent mix of practice and theory, and will prepare you for the health care systems of “The lecturers are really helpful with international students, today and tomorrow. So you can especially during the tutorials. They’re approachable; it’s contribute to a healthier world. more like talking to a friend. And I like the tutorial-style Our excellent reputation is also classes because it feels more practical, even if you’re reflected in world rankings. We’re proud to say that we are ranked discussing something theoretical. That’s helped me a lot.” 4th in the world and 1st in Australia for ‘Nursing’ and 41st in the world for ULF VESTERBERG ‘Sports-related Subjects’ in the Home Country: Sweden QS World University Subject Studied: Sport and Exercise Science Rankings 2017.
IN 2016, UTS HEALTH HAD: 4115 STUDENTS Photo: Anna Zhu STUDY AREAS –– Health Policy –– Health Science –– Health Services Management –– Nursing * –– Pharmaceutical Science** –– Pharmacy** –– Primary Health Care –– Public Health –– Sport and Exercise Management –– Sport and Exercise Science
Note*: The UTS Faculty of Health may accept exchange and study abroad students for coursework subjects in Nursing, on a case- by-case basis, but clinical placements are not available. Check with your home institution to see whether there is an arrangement in place. Note**: The UTS Graduate School of Health may accept exchange and study abroad students for coursework subjects in Pharmacy on a case-by- case basis. Check with your home institution to see whether there is an arrangement in place.
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Part of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Google, Facebook, Amazon, Alibaba… STUDY AREAS Name a world-renowned company –– Business Analysis that has been founded in the last two –– Computer Science decades and you can be sure that IT – professionals made this possible. – Cyber Security –– Data Mining and Data Analytics Although IT has already made its mark – in the world, IT professionals always – Games Development want to be ahead of their game. And –– Information Systems “UTS has opened a door to so does UTS. Our ambition has made –– IT Management and Leadership us a leader in robotics and Artificial –– Multimedia and Graphics supplement my knowledge Intelligence education. We’ve also built state-of-the-art facilities, including a –– Software Development and as a professional in 3D data visualisation Programming engineering. I have arena and Software Development –– System Design and Analysis developed a deep set Studio, which will give you the drive –– Web and Cloud Computing you need to stay ahead. of skills in different IT Our mark is also reflected in the management fields while QS World University Subject Rankings improving my ability to 2017, as we are ranked in the top 100 for ‘Computer Science and communicate with and Information Systems’. relate to others.”
DIANA MARCELA ARIZA ORDUZ Home Country: Colombia FACT Studied: Information Technology The exterior of the Faculty of Engineering and IT Building has ‘University of Technology Sydney Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology’ written in binary code on its titanium cladding. Photo: Anna Zhu
IN 2016, UTS ENGINEERING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HAD: 9159 STUDENTS
Find out what courses you can take: www.uts.edu.au/study-abroad-subjects 15 University of Technology Sydney Law
Our world is growing in complexity STUDY AREAS each day. Borders are fading; the –– Banking and Financial Regulation internet violates intellectual property, –– Corporate, Commercial and Tax Law and bank transactions use puzzling mechanisms. Knowledge of our laws is –– Criminal Justice and Criminology needed more than ever. –– Dispute Resolution At UTS you’ll learn about the law from –– Family Law, Health Law and Policy those in the know. Our internationally –– Intellectual Property, Media and recognised academics will teach you Communications the reality of legal practice, while our –– International Law, Human Rights mentoring programs, designed to and the Environment support the needs of international law –– Law and Regulation students, will help you connect to your peers and improve your study skills. –– Public and Private Law We know that reputation is very important in law, so we’re proud to be ranked top 50 in the world in the QS World University Subject Rankings 2017.
IN 2016, UTS LAW HAD: 2677 STUDENTS
“In tutorials we are led through working groups
Photo: Anna Zhu that teach you collaborative skills. It’s essential to have those skills before getting into practice, because you’re never going to be working on your own. The Law Building is also a particularly good facility for late night studies, because you have access to those rooms at any time you wish; it’s open 24/7.”
JEROME GERMAIN Home Country: France Studied: Law
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Imagine working in a Super Lab. STUDY AREAS You’re surrounded by more than 200 –– Advanced Materials and students who are running all kinds Data Science of different experiments at the same –– Analytics time. It’s every scientist’s dream, right? –– Applied Chemistry –– Applied Physics At UTS our science facilities aren’t limited to having a Super Lab - the –– Biomedical Physics first of its kind in Australia. Forensic “The facilities at UTS are –– Biomedical Science science students can study in a awesome, especially –– Biotechnology unique Crime Scene Simulation Lab, –– Environmental Biology while our researchers use the world’s the new buildings and first super microscope to study the laboratories. I had a –– Environmental Biotechnology cell biology of living microorganisms at subject in Crime Scene –– Environmental Sciences super-resolution. –– Forensic Biology Investigation and used the But state-of-the-art facilities are just –– Forensic Science the beginning. Our internationally Crime Scene Simulation Lab –– Infection and Immunity recognised academics will help you at UTS. After we discussed –– Marine Biology make the most of these. the theory with our lecturer, –– Mathematics there was a laboratory –– Mathematics and Computing simulation where we learnt –– Medical Science –– Medicinal Chemistry how to solve problems.” –– Nanotechnology RAKA SWASTIKA –– Pre-Medicine Home Country: Indonesia –– Quantitative Finance Studied: Forensic Science –– Statistics UTS’s School of Life Sciences also IN 2016, UTS offers pre and post-session study SCIENCE HAD: abroad options, including extensive field trip opportunities across Australia’s diverse ecology and landscapes. For more information, visit 4204 studyabroad-exchange.uts.edu.au STUDENTS Photo: Anna Zhu FACT UTS Science has 1 of only 10 Super Labs in the world!
Find out what courses you can take: www.uts.edu.au/study-abroad-subjects 17 University of Technology Sydney Transdisciplinary Innovation
Futurists predict that 50 per cent of the jobs in 2030 don’t exist yet. Don’t be alarmed! Our new Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation (FTDi) offers you degrees at the intersection of technology, creativity and innovation. Just like industry demands. Designed for radical and curious thinkers, our courses will push the boundaries of your creative transdisciplinary thinking. You will advance learning beyond the traditions of the disciplines and explore how you can work to create new solutions for a future world. FTDi courses at UTS will help you become a lifelong innovator, entrepreneur, creative practitioner, technology thinker and change-maker. Prepare yourself and start thinking differently today.
STUDY AREAS –– Creative Intelligence Photo: Anna Zhu and Innovation –– Technology and Innovation
“What the Data Science and Innovation course sets apart from other degrees is its transdisciplinary and practice- based approach to learning. There is a large practical component to the program to ensure that students come out of their shells and develop crucial communication skills, collaborating with peers in the community. In my opinion, the Data Science and Innovation degree is a family!”
YOGITHA MARIYAPPA Home country: India Studied: Data Science and Innovation
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The world is becoming one place. Argentinian YouTube movies are liked in Russia, people in Thailand know Justin Bieber’s songs by heart, while here in Australia, we watch Britain’s Got Talent! To participate in the world nowadays, a good understanding of the English language is vital. At UTS we offer “Studying here has really improved my critical thinking, you the opportunity to develop your my English and horizons. These subjects gave me a English language skills and learn about our beautiful country at the same time. precious chance to get to know more about Australian culture.” The Australian Language and Culture Studies (ALACS) program at UTS is very flexible. Enrol in one subject as HUA HAN an elective, or select the full ALACS Home country: China program to master your English and Studied: Australian Language and Culture Studies enhance your knowledge of Australia. Even better, once you’ve improved your language skills in class, you can take an IELTS (English language test) test at UTS. If your test results meet the UTS English Proficiency Requirements, you can transfer into the regular study abroad or exchange Photo: Anna Zhu programs the following session, if you wish!
SUBJECTS (3 PER SESSION): –– Australian Language Studies –– Australian Media –– Australians at work –– Australian conversations –– Exploring Sydney’s Neighbourhoods –– Natural Australia
Find out what courses you can take: www.uts.edu.au/study-abroad-subjects 19 University of Technology Sydney Research uts.edu.au/research-and -teaching/our-research
At UTS, our research answers the big questions. Our growing reputation for future-focused research in emerging disciplines is focused on five theme areas: –– health –– data science –– sustainability “My institute has a great work environment and collegial –– future work and industry atmosphere. Every researcher is unique and inspiring, –– social futures weekly roundtables are engaging and social events From questions of technological make it a perfect work place.” disruption to the future of health care, big data and new ways of working, VERENA STREITFERDT we’re delivering real solutions to the Home country: Germany challenges of today – and tomorrow. Studied: at the UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures We’re collaborative too – we work closely with industry and academic partners across the globe to drive meaningful change in the world around us. IN 2016, Our Visiting Research Students UTS HAD: program facilitates the sharing of knowledge. This would normally be for one session, but you can come for up 1720 to four sessions (two years). RESEARCH Make sure you get approval from STUDENTS your home institution - where you are enrolled in your PhD or Masters by Research degree - so the sessions completed at UTS will contribute to your home degree. 95% Got any questions? Please contact the UTS Graduate Research School for of UTS research has assistance and further details. been benchmarked at uts.edu.au/research-and- teaching/future-researchers/ world standard applying-uts/how-apply/visiting- research-students or above AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT’S EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH FOR AUSTRALIA (ERA) EVALUATION IN 2015. Photo: Toby Burrows
20 Find out what courses you can take: www.uts.edu.au/study-abroad-subjects Photo: ASPECT TGL University of Technology Sydney Choosing your subjects
As a study abroad or exchange student, you can choose from hundreds of subjects across a range of study areas. These three steps will help you select your subjects before you apply to UTS.
STEP 1. DOWNLOAD STEP 2. CHOOSE SUBJECTS STEP 3. SEEK APPROVAL STUDY ABROAD AND USING A SUBJECT CHECKLIST FROM YOUR HOME UNIVERSITY EXCHANGE SUBJECT GUIDES BEFORE APPLYING TO UTS BEFORE APPLYING TO UTS Download our Study Abroad and A full-time load for one teaching session is Once you have selected your preferred Exchange Subject Guides from our between 18 and 24 credit points (usually UTS subjects, give your home university website. The guides highlight popular and 3 or 4 subjects). When choosing your the subject outlines from the UTS recommended subjects we offer in: subjects, check: Handbook. Once your home university’s academic adviser has approved your study –– Arts & Social Sciences – –– the credit point value for each subject plan, you can apply to UTS. Communication, Education, –– whether the subject is available Note: Subjects with a practical component International Studies in the applicable calendar and (such as in nursing and teacher education) are –– Business teaching session: Autumn (March restricted. Applicant eligibility to enrol in these –– Design, Architecture & Building start) and/ or Spring (July start). subjects will be assessed on an individual basis. Our handy Online Timetable –– Electives - subjects open to all study Note: Some environmental studies subjects Planner can help you with this: include field trips, which may be offered backgrounds uts.edu.au/uts-timetable-planner outside the normal teaching periods and –– Engineering & Information Technology incur extra costs. –– whether there are pre-requisites or –– Health assumed knowledge. In some cases, –– Law if you have taken an equivalent subject in the past, you can apply for –– Science an exemption. You can download the Subject Guide Not sure which subjects to choose? for your study area here: Download the Electives Subject Guide uts.edu.au/study-abroad-subjects which lists subjects that are open to For further subject information across students from all disciplines and do not all study areas at UTS, visit the UTS have prerequisites: Handbook: handbook.uts.edu.au uts.edu.au/study-abroad-subjects
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Pre-enrol before you arrive Subjects approved by UTS are added to your session’s study plan. Once they have been added, you can enrol yourself into 18 to 24 credit points before you leave home.
22 International Study Abroad and Exchange Credit, classes and assessment
Learn more about classes, assessment and gaining academic recognition for your study at UTS.
CREDIT TRANSFER CHINA CLASS SIZES Study abroad and exchange students must If you are a student coming from China, Class sizes vary depending on the enrol in a full-time load at UTS. The full- you will find that 24 UTS credit points are popularity of a subject and the nature of time study load is 18-24 credit points per approximately equivalent to 7-9 subjects teaching. Normally, subjects involving teaching session. Credit points apply to all at most Chinese universities. tutorial classes have 20 to 30 students in subjects (except higher degree research a classroom. programs) and represent a measure of CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT – the student’s workload by subject. Most STUDY EXPECTATIONS ACADEMIC YEAR subjects at UTS are 6 credit points each, Information about coursework assessment The academic year at UTS is divided into except for those offered by the Faculty is given to you online during Orientation. three teaching sessions: You will be required to commence your of Arts and Social Sciences, which are 8 –– Autumn session (March to June) credit points. learning during the orientation period, before formal teaching begins. –– Spring session (July to November). CREDIT POINTS –– Summer session (November to Most UTS subjects are taught through a The information below is a guide to the February – No admission for Study mix of lectures and tutorials, seminars or equivalent credit points from your home Abroad and Exchange students) country to UTS credit points. laboratory sessions. Some subjects will require students to undertake new flipped Each session has 15-16 compulsory EUROPE learning style activities, different from teaching and learning weeks. traditional lecture and tutorials. Visit our 1 UTS credit point 1.25 ECTS credits website to learn more about UTS’s award- ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS 6 UTS credit points 7.5 ECTS credits winning teaching and learning style. The academic transcript is a record of subjects studied, final grades and marks 8 UTS credit points 10 ECTS credits Assessment requirements may include awarded. UTS issues transcripts at the end 24 UTS credit points 30 ECTS credits major written assignments, active tutorial of each teaching session once the exam (full time load) participation, practical work, projects, results have been finalised. short tests, group work and group NORTH AMERICA assignments, seminar presentations As an exchange student, you will receive and a mid-session or final exam. In some your academic transcripts from UTS 6 UTS credit points approx. 4 US subjects, the final exam may be worth 20 through your home institution. At the end credit hours to 60 per cent of the final subject grade. of each teaching session, the exchange 8 UTS credit points approx. 5 US credit Some subjects have no final exams. officer will send two academic transcripts hours to the international office at your Most subjects at UTS normally require a home university. 24 UTS credit points approx. 15 or 16 US minimum study requirement of between (full time load) credit hours 12 and 24 hours per week in order to pass. As a study abroad student, one original transcript is sent to your home address or your authorised representative. Upon STUDENTS ARE AWARDED ONE OF THE FOLLOWING GRADES request, an official copy of the transcript can also be sent to your home institution AFTER COMPLETING A SUBJECT AT UTS for credit transfer processing. Your home institution will determine how credit will H – High Distinction 85–100% Work of outstanding quality on all objectives of the subject be transferred. D – Distinction 75–84% Work of superior quality on all objectives of the subject You can also request an academic record by completing the Online Statement C – Credit 65–74% Work of good quality showing more than satisfactory of Academic Record application on My achievement on all objectives of the subject Student Admin (online). UTS will then P – Pass 50–64% Work showing a satisfactory achievement on all objectives prepare and mail your transcript for a fee. of the subject STUDY ABROAD CERTIFICATES Z – Fail 0–49% Work showing an unsatisfactory achievement on one or more Students who successfully complete the objectives of the subject UTS Study Abroad program are issued a Certificate of Completion. This certificate Note: Some courses award only a Pass or Fail grade. Autumn session results are released in mid-July, and is issued with your academic transcript Spring session results at the end of November or mid-December depending on your academic calendar. from UTS.
23 Services and support
Studying overseas is a rewarding opportunity to broaden your experience and outlook, but it can also be challenging. UTS provides the support you need to develop academic and professional skills, feel confident in your study and maintain your wellbeing.
ORIENTATION UTS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC SUPPORT orientation.uts.edu.au international.uts.edu.au uts.edu.au/current-students/support To help you get to know the university The UTS International team offers you UTS offers English language and campus and services, UTS runs a advice and support during the application academic literacy support including compulsory Orientation program in the process and throughout your studies at weekly study, reading, writing and week(s) before formal teaching begins. UTS. Our student advisers can assist with speaking skills workshops, writing clinics, During Orientation, new students general enquiries, and will keep you up- intensive academic English programs and can familiarise themselves with the to-date with important news and events individual consultations for assistance university’s services and facilities, start around UTS via our international students’ with assignment writing and referencing on their learning journey, attend Faculty e-newsletter and social media. –– HELPS welcomes, and get to know the UTS helps.uts.edu.au learning style and technologies. You will SAFETY AND SECURITY UTS’s Higher Education Language actually commence your studies in this UTS fosters a safe and secure environment and Presentation Support program week(s), so when classes start you are for students, staff and visitors, with 24- (HELPS) provides non-credited already prepared. It’s also an excellent way hour security assistance on and around English language and academic to meet staff and students from Australia campus. This includes accessible security literacy support to students, including and overseas. officers, regular patrols, an emergency telephone network and closed-circuit assignment writing assistance, daily Note: Orientation is a compulsory week(s) television cameras. workshops, writing support sessions at the start of each session. In Autumn session, and English speaking practice. for students following the main UTS calendar, GENERAL SUPPORT SERVICES Orientation runs for three weeks. In Spring session, Orientation runs for one week for uts.edu.au/current-students/support UTS HELPS can register eligible all students. UTS provides a wide range of on-campus Study Abroad and Exchange students services for students, including: for special examination conditions, including use of dictionaries and –– medical services Arrival tips allowances for additional time in –– counselling services UTS exams. Aim to arrive in Sydney at least two –– accessibility services for students uts.edu.au/current-students/ weeks before classes start in order to with a disability or ongoing support/helps/special-conditions- participate in Orientation and to find medical condition exams-students-non-english- suitable accommodation. speaking-backgrounds –– financial assistance and advice –– U:PASS UTS International offers a –– multi-faith chaplaincy and uts.edu.au/current-students/ complimentary airport shuttle service prayer rooms from Sydney International Airport support/upass –– support services for to either UTS or a convenient CBD U:PASS is designed to assist LGBTIQ+ students location to new international and students who are studying subjects study abroad and exchange students –– traditional Chinese medicine clinic that are perceived as difficult or who arrive in the two weeks before that historically have a high failure Orientation begins. rate. These small group sessions are run by UTS students who have already successfully completed the subject, and are informal, flexible and responsive to students’ abilities and needs.
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UTS LIBRARY CAREERS SERVICE STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION lib.uts.edu.au careers.uts.edu.au utsstudentsassociation.org.au The UTS Library’s services and The UTS Careers Service offers: The Students’ Association represents all resources include: UTS students. Their services include: –– career consulting –– a librarian who is dedicated to helping –– an Overseas Student Officer –– work-ready programs international students and those representing and supporting whose first language is not English –– assistance in finding work international students opportunities –– a program of workshops and online –– the Bluebird Brekkie Bar, a free, sustainable pop-up breakfast café modules through the Heads Up –– planning resources program open every Tuesday and Wednesday –– job-search strategies and events morning during teaching periods –– 24-hour global access to the –– the Night Owl Noodle Bar, a free, catalogue, and Australian and –– help with resumes, applications and sustainable pop-up noodle bar international databases online interviews where you can get free noodle soup –– presentation and group discussion –– Accomplish program - a free, year- every Thursday late afternoon/ rooms and silent study areas long program designed to increase evening during teaching periods students’ success in the graduate –– a food co-op where you can –– training sessions for postgraduate recruitment process and throughout purchase fresh, organic fruit research students their career and vegetables –– Researchers’ Centre – a dedicated –– the campus student space in the library for postgraduate newspaper, Vertigo research students and staff –– computers installed with Chinese, Korean and Japanese software
“One UTS support service that has really helped me was UTS HELPS. When I started at UTS, I wasn’t confident with my English and I was unsure how to write assignments. But HELPS really assisted me with this, I went there and they helped me to write formally. I took VITALY KUZENKOV my assignments to them and they went Home country: Russia Studied: Information Technology through it with me, helping me to improve it. It was extremely helpful.”
25 Beyond the classroom
UTS has an active campus culture providing opportunities for you to enhance your study abroad experience beyond the classroom and to immerse yourself fully into the UTS lifestyle.
UTS: HATCHERY – UTS: BUILD – UTS INTERNATIONAL ACTIVATEUTS – UTS STUDENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM LEADERSHIP PROGRAM CLUBS AND SOCIAL HUB hatchery.uts.edu.au build.uts.edu.au activateuts.com.au UTS:Hatchery is a practical, hands- BUiLD (Beyond UTS International ActivateUTS is home to an array of on extra-curricular program for UTS Leadership and Development) is an campus facilities including awesome students who wish to develop a future exciting and dynamic leadership program, bars, cafes, retail outlets, and a fitness in entrepreneurship. Teams of students which is free to join and open to all UTS centre, providing an amazing social and from across the university collaborate to students. Through BUiLD’s range of local cultural outlet and the chance to engage solve real-world problems and make a and international opportunities, students and immerse in UTS campus life. Join a difference. Through a mix of boot camps, can expand networks, gain leadership social, cultural or sporting club. Create a agile stand ups, workshops and master skills, and learn about topics and the club! Become the President! Or just be an classes, students are exposed to a variety world outside of their field of study. BUiLD active member, having fun, making friends, of invaluable teaching, which they can provides opportunities for students networking and contributing to your apply to their projects or take with them to explore issues of social enterprise, campus community through clubs such as: on their entrepreneurial journey. Students sustainability and social justice. –– ESAC – Exchange and Study enrolled in the program will have exclusive Abroad Club seven-day access to a collaborative co- UTS: SOUL AWARD – SOCIAL working space on campus. The program LEADERSHIP PROGRAM –– AIESEC UTS runs for 8 weeks throughout Autumn and soul.uts.edu.au –– ACES (Entrepreneurial Society) Spring sessions. UTS: SOUL Award is a social leadership –– BusinessOne Consulting UTS and volunteer program for students. –– Net Impact UTS The award gives students the support to venture beyond their degree and into –– The Big Lift the community, applying the skills and –– UTS BUiLD Student Society (BSS) knowledge learnt at UTS to the real world, –– UTS Rotaract (Rotary Club Partner) ESAC – Exchange all while developing leadership skills and and Study Abroad Club building networks. –– UTS Women in Business facebook.com/UtsEsacPage/ –– ...and many, many more! Social leadership encourages people to The Exchange and Study Abroad Club engage in their local communities and organises social events and excursions to become socially responsible, working aimed at enhancing the Australian in the field with community groups and experience of international students through events with Australian not-for-profit organisations to create students that provide experiences meaningful social outcomes. unique to Australia. Through SOUL students will build peer networks, learn new skills, and earn reward and recognition from UTS for their work.
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HELPS U: CONNECT VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS helps.uts.edu.au You can volunteer to be a buddy, peer adviser or conversation leader in the HELPS U:Connect Volunteer Program. HELPS seeks to enhance the student learning experience through individual and group support in a friendly and respectful environment. The goal is to develop independent and confident learners, whether this is improving English language or academic skills. LEFT TO RIGHT: UNIVATIVE 1. Hatchery students using their uts.edu.au/univative creativity during a workshop. Photo: Anna Zhu Univative is an Inter-University 2. Want to learn how to surf? Check Consultation Competition that aims to out what ActivateUTS has on offer! improve students’ employability skills by Photo: UTS Activate. simulating real-life workplace diversity. Student teams have 3 weeks to solve a problem, issue, or challenge reflecting an actual need of a business/organisation and present their proposals to this business or organisation, which will then choose a winner. The program is open to senior undergraduate and postgraduate students across disciplines. COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS communityconnections.uts.edu.au Community Connections provides opportunities for students to make connections at UTS and across the wider Sydney community through programs and activities such as community and cultural events, day trips and local volunteering The events often involve Australian community organisations, not-for-profits and corporate sponsors, which provide ready opportunities for community “The Hatchery gave me the opportunity engagement and immersion into Australian culture and society. to learn about innovation and NETWORK & RESEARCHERS’ CAFÉ entrepreneurship. My idea was to provide uts.edu.au/network-cafe Network Cafe is a free program that high quality education to people that live brings new students from overseas together with experienced UTS students in remote areas in Australia. I worked with (Peer Networkers) to help them settle into Sydney and the UTS community. a group of people interested in education The Network Café is open every Tuesday afternoon (during session). Drop by for a but with different objectives. I learnt a lot free coffee and a chat. how to manage my time, motivate myself UTS Researchers’ Café is a monthly social event for all currently enrolled Higher and how to prioritise.” Degree Research students. On the first Wednesday of each month, research LUIS JAVIER ERAZO GALLO students get together for a free coffee Home Country: Colombia and a chat. Studied: Information Technology
27 Feel at home
Secure a room at one of UTS Housing’s student residences or get information and assistance on a range of private accommodation options.
UTS-OWNED ACCOMMODATION RENTING PRIVATE UTS students can choose from four ACCOMMODATION residences, all of which are close to If you are organising private campus. Check them out on accommodation, we recommend you housing.uts.edu.au arrange short-term accommodation in Sydney so you can view properties All UTS residences have spacious on your arrival and choose something communal and barbecue areas, study that really suits your needs for the long- rooms, games and computer rooms. Yura term. Visit UTS Housing’s off-campus Mudang also has a music room and Gumal accommodation website, to find share Ngurang has a garden rooftop. rooms in private houses and apartments All UTS residences are self-catered, secure around UTS: uts.studystays.com.au and competitively priced. All bedrooms Share accommodation means you usually are for one person (except twin shares), have your own room and share a kitchen, with shared kitchens, bathrooms and living “I lived in Student living area and bathroom with other areas. Apartments are fully furnished and students or people who work. Alternatively, rent includes gas, electricity, water, cabled Housing – Yura. you may choose a studio or one-bedroom internet in bedrooms and limited wireless apartment to live in on your own, but this is internet access in communal areas. Living here has been more expensive. You will need to provide your own bed linen All accommodation rentals should come really helpful to get and cooking equipment. with a residential or tenancy agreement. Fees are different for each residence. If you need any help or advice, to know people. There are two non-refundable fees: A$40 please contact the UTS Housing Off- application fee and A$120 acceptance fee Campus Officer at housing.welfare@uts. Student Housing put (subject to change). edu.au or the UTS Student Legal Service at [email protected] a lot of emphasis Due to the high volume of accommodation who are here to help you. requests, UTS Housing has also sourced on meeting new reserved beds for students with off- campus providers (Urbanest, Unilodge people; this was and Iglu). For more information about UTS-owned helpful because it students accommodations, visit: housing.uts.edu.au would have been a lot harder for me to meet people, especially in the UTS priority housing placement weeks before As a UTS study abroad or exchange student, UTS offers you first priority to live in UTS Housing. You must apply by 31 October for Autumn session and by 1 June class started.” for Spring session. UTS Housing will place you before applications are opened for other students. Apply early to increase your chances of securing a room. ANDREW TARWATER Preferences will be considered, but we may not be able to offer you a particular Home country: United States of America style or price of room. Read more and apply at: housing.uts.edu.au Studied: Finance and Marketing
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Accommodation Tips –– Don’t pay any money before viewing and being satisfied with a non-UTS property. Until you arrive and get a feel for the area you want to live in, you won’t know whether it is right for you. –– During Orientation, UTS Housing hosts specific accommodation sessions and has an accommodation information stand where staff can guide LIVING COSTS ESTABLISHMENT COSTS and support you with your accommodation search. The table below details approximate You should expect to pay approximately establishment and ongoing costs you A$5200 start-up or establishment costs –– Consider the UTS Housing Priority may incur while studying at UTS and living for independent accommodation. Allow Placement for Study Abroad and in Sydney. This table should be used only an additional A$1000 to $1500 for a Exchange students. as a guide, as individual spending may computer and printer, if required. These vary. It is a requirement of the Australian costs include items such as a rental government that prospective international accommodation bond (four weeks’ rent), students can demonstrate that they rent in advance, linen, furniture, telephone have access to at least A$19,830 a year and internet connection, kitchenware, to fund their living costs in Australia, and personal items and electricity connection, additional funds if bringing partners and must be budgeted for. With regards or family. to UTS Housing, you will need to budget for the registration admin fee (A$40), the acceptance fee (A$120), the bond fee THIS PAGE LEFT TO RIGHT: 1. Students (equivalent of 4 weeks’ rent), two weeks relaxing on rooftop terrace at UTS Housing. rent in advance and any personal items Photo: UTS Housing. 2. A room in one you wish to purchase. of Geegal’s buildings. Photo: Chris Bennett.
SYDNEY LIVING COSTS – Independent Accommodation UTS Accommodation APPROXIMATE GUIDE ONLY
Weekly Annual Weekly Annual
Rent per person in shared accommodation A$200* – A$330 A$10,400 – A$17,160 A$225 – A$386 A$11,440 – A$19,344 within a short commute to UTS
Groceries (eg. food, drinks, toiletries) A$100 A$5200 A$100 A$5200
Free cabled internet in Free cabled internet in Internet/Phone (mobile) A$15 A$780 room and limited free room and limited free internet access internet access
Gas/Electricity A$20 A$1040 Inclusive Inclusive
Books/Supplies A$18 A$936 A$16 A$832
Transport costs A$30 A$1560 A$10 A$520
A$19,916 – A$17,992 – Total estimated ongoing costs A$383 – A$513 A$351 – A$512 A$26,676 A$25,896
*Any amount below this will likely be twin share. Note: Prices vary depending on the condition of the property, the number of people you share with and the proximity of the accommodation to the centre of Sydney and other amenities. Note: UTS Housing requires study abroad and exchange students to pay their residential fees either in one lump sum upfront or in three instalments. All contracts are either five or six months in length.
29 Sydney events calendar
Awarded as a top international destination for festivals and events*, Sydney hosts a wide range of public events and activities throughout the year — and many of them are free.
JANUARY MARCH - JUNE MAY - JUNE Sydney Festival Biennale of Sydney Vivid Sydney sydneyfestival.org.au biennaleofsydney.com.au vividsydney.com Three weeks of live music, visual arts, Held every two years, the Biennale Vivid Sydney brings to life large-scale light theatre, food and film on Sydney’s streets. of Sydney is a three-month-long installations, music and creative ideas contemporary visual arts festival, with across the city. Australia Day – 26 January artist talks, performances, forums, guided australiaday.org.au tours and other special events. Public holiday celebrations including JUNE fireworks and free community events held across the nation. MAY Sydney Film Festival sff.org.au Sydney Writers’ Festival The second longest running film FEBRUARY swf.org.au festival in the world, featuring films Featuring globally acclaimed writers from over 40 countries, including Sydney Chinese New Year and commentators, the writers’ festival shorts, documentaries, classics and Festival is also the launchpad for the annual UTS Australian films. sydneychinesenewyear.com Writers’ Anthology. Over two weeks of celebrations culminating with a street parade, light show and fireworks on the eve of Lunar New Year.
FEBRUARY - MARCH Vivid Sydney. Sydney Gay and Photo: Destination NSW Lesbian Mardi Gras mardigras.org.au Two weeks of events including a film festival, fair day, academic discussions, finishing with a colourfully costumed and choreographed parade.
MARCH - APRIL Royal Easter Show eastershow.com.au Australia Day - 26 January, The Ferrython Race Held at the site of the 2000 Olympics, the Photo: Destination NSW Easter show is Australia’s largest annual event, with agricultural competitions, animal experiences, entertainment, carnival fun, shopping and much more.
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Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi - Tamarama. Photo: Destination NSW
New Year’s Eve, Sydney fireworks. Photo: Destination NSW
AUGUST DECEMBER City to Surf Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race city2surf.com.au rolexsydneyhobart.com Join the UTS team for the largest timed One of the most celebrated ocean yacht fun run in the world – starting in the city races in the world kicks off on Boxing Day centre and finishing at Bondi Beach. each year from Sydney Harbour. Sydney Science Festival New Year’s Eve sydneyscience.com.au sydneynewyearseve.com Sydney Science Festival helps to promote Sydney explodes with street parties, music National Science Week events across OCTOBER - and one of the biggest fireworks displays Sydney. Led by the Museum of Applied Arts in the world. and Sciences (MAAS), the festival aims to NOVEMBER encourage an interest in science among Sculpture by the Sea the general public and young people. sculpturebythesea.com For the full range of Sydney events, An outdoor exhibition of contemporary visit the City of Sydney What’s On Australian and international sculpture calendar: whatson.cityofsydney. SEPTEMBER - along Sydney’s spectacular Bondi to nsw.gov.au OCTOBER Tamarama coastal walk. For more UTS events, visit: Football Finals Series uts.edu.au/current-students/ afl.com.au NOVEMBER campus-life nrl.com For a guide to events, shopping, rugby.com.au Newtown Festival dining, attractions, sports and Get a taste of Australian sporting culture. newtownfestival.org Rugby league, rugby union and AFL finals The inner city suburb of Newtown hosts travel in NSW, visit the Destination attract hundreds of thousands of this festival of live music, food and clothing NSW website: visitnsw.com colourful spectators. markets, seminars and art workshops.
*International Festivals and Events Association – 2016 IFEA World Festival & Event City Award Recipient 31 University of Technology Sydney Before you apply Application deadlines PROGRAM APPLICATIONS ARE DUE: 30 November for Autumn session (March start) 30 April for Spring session (July start) Extensions for late study abroad applications FEES, SCHOLARSHIPS AND Entry requirements may be granted in special cases. FINANCIAL AID ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS - FOR UTS HOUSING PRIORITY, Tuition fees per session 2018 CURRENT UNIVERSITY STUDENTS APPLICATIONS ARE DUE: You must have completed one full year or 31 October for Autumn session Study abroad 24 A$9,888* more of study at a recognised institution 1 June for Spring session with the following or equivalent grades: Note: Whilst your accommodation Study abroad 18 A$7,416** preference will be considered, you are not –– a ‘credit’ or ‘good’ average, or guaranteed an offer to a particular style or Visiting research A$9,888* –– a cumulative GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 point price of room. Apply at uts.edu.au/current- scale, or students/support/accommodation/apply- Regular fees paid to uts-housing Exchange students home institution –– an average grade of ‘C’ or better on the European ECTS grading scale. ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS - ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH * Flat fee for 24 credit points of study HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES LANGUAGE TEST ** Flat fee for 18 credit points of study Students who have not completed one year Students from Austria, Denmark, Finland, Note: Students undertaking additional credit of full-time study at a recognised institution France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, points will incur additional fees. Tuition fees may apply for admission as a study Sweden or Switzerland are eligible to are subject to change at the beginning of each abroad student if they meet university apply to UTS with an alternative means of calendar year. In 2018, Study Abroad Program tuition fees are $412 per credit point and in are matriculation requirements. Conditions language assessment. may apply regarding subject access. likely to rise slightly for 2019. To download the UTS English Language For an explanation of UTS credit points, Proficiency Assessment application see page 23 VISITING RESEARCH STUDENTS If you are applying as a visiting research form, visit: uts.edu.au/future-students/ REFUND OF FEES student, you must discuss the most international/study-abroad- For the UTS Statement of protocol on relevant field of research for you to and-exchange-students/entry- fees, visit: uts.edu.au/future-students/ undertake at UTS with your home requirements/english-language university supervisor. You must also check international/essential-information/ OVERSEAS STUDENT HEALTH fees-information if UTS has a supervisor in your field of research at: http://cfsites1.uts.edu.au/ COVER (OSHC) SCHOLARSHIPS find/uts-research/find-a-supervisor/ You must have OSHC* for the full duration UTS offers Study Abroad Excellence index.cfm of your proposed Australian student visa. Awards valued at up to A$2000 for For current OHSC costs and payment commencing Study Abroad students. See guidelines for Applying to the options, visit the fees section of the UTS Selection is based on academic Visiting Research Students Program: Study Abroad and Exchange website. studyabroad-exchange.uts.edu.au excellence in the most recently *Belgian, Norwegian and some Swedish students completed tertiary qualification ENGLISH LANGUAGE who have health cover in their home country may recognised by UTS for entry in the Study be exempt from OHSC. REQUIREMENTS Abroad program. We also offer mobility For further information about your visa grants to eligible students from UTS Study UTS will accept original or certified copies requirements, please visit the Department of Abroad partner institutions. of English language test results according Health and Ageing (DoHA) website: to the table below: health.gov.au/oshc For more information about fees and scholarships, visit: uts.edu.au/future- Australian students/international/study-abroad- Most Study Engineering & IT Test Language and and-exchange-students/fees-and- Areas (undergraduate) living-expenses Culture Studies
FINANCIAL AID AND LOANS IELTS (Academic 6.5 overall with a 6.0 overall with a 5.0 and above If you are from Canada, Denmark, Strand) writing score of 6.0 writing score of 6.0 Germany, Norway, Sweden, the UK or the USA, you may be eligible for financial TOEFL (Internet- 79 -93 overall with a 60 -78 overall with a 35 and above, with a based) writing score of 21 writing score of 21 writing score 17 assistance from your home university or government. For further information, talk to your UTS representative or visit: PTE (Academic) 58-64 50-57 36 and above uts.edu.au/future-students/ international/essential-information/ CAE 176 - 184 169-175 155 - 162 financial-aid Note: For details of language entry requirements please visit: uts.edu.au/future-students/ international/study-abroad-and-exchange-students/entry-requirements 32 International Study Abroad and Exchange How to apply uts.edu.au/future-students/international/study-abroad-and-exchange-students/steps-applying
Are you applying as an exchange, study abroad 24, study abroad 18, 1. Choose your program or visiting research student?
2. Check your eligibility Check that you meet the entry requirements for your program.
Consult with your home university to understand the application and credit requirements of 3. Discuss your study options with studying abroad. If you are from a UTS exchange partner university, you’ll also need home your home university university approval to participate in the exchange.
4. Choose your subjects - Review the information in this guide and on the UTS website to select the appropriate study 18 or 24 credit points plan for your program in Australia - uts.edu.au/study-abroad-subjects
Exchange students –– Ensure your home university confirms your nomination to UTS first. –– We will then send you a link to apply online. –– Your home university must submit a scanned copy of your application with certified and translated supporting documents to [email protected] 5. Apply to UTS Study abroad students –– Complete the online application form uts.edu.au/future-students/international/ study-abroad-and-exchange-students/steps-applying/study-abroad –– Submit a scanned copy of your application with certified and translated supporting documents to your UTS representative or to [email protected]
You will receive an acknowledgement of your application with your UTS student number. Using this student number, you are able to apply for UTS Housing even before receiving an 6. Apply for UTS housing offer. To secure a priority place in a UTS residence, apply by 31 October or 1 June. Note: A non-refundable application fee applies.
UTS will assess your application. If you are successful, UTS will issue an electronic Letter of 7. Letter of offer and study plan Offer and start to prepare your study plan. The average timeframe to process applications is two to three weeks.
You must formally accept your offer and, if applicable, pay your tuition fees to UTS. Once UTS receives your acceptance, evidence of OSHC and tuition fees, you will be issued a 8. Acceptance and confirmation of Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE). The CoE is official documentation provided by UTS and enrolment is required to obtain an Australian student visa. At this stage, UTS will also pre-enrol you in your preferred, approved subjects.
Apply for a student visa online. Once your student visa has been approved, you should 9. Apply for a student visa finalise your travel arrangements. You must obtain an Australian student visa before you can commence study in Australia. border.gov.au/Trav/Stud
UTS will send you Pre-arrival information regarding accommodation, airport reception and 10. Pre-departure orientation activities.
Arrive in Australia and attend UTS Orientation, which is compulsory for all new students. Our comprehensive Orientation programs include information sessions and social activities, 11. Arrival and Orientation to help you get to know UTS and meet other new and experienced students. You will also be able to finalise your enrolment and receive your student ID card.
33 University of Technology Sydney Exchange partners
UTS has agreements with institutions across the globe. If your home university is a UTS partner institution, you may be eligible to come to UTS as an exchange student.
Sun Yat-Sen University* Université Bordeaux Montaigne GLOBAL EXCHANGE Tongji University Universite de Caen, Basse-Normandie ARGENTINA University of Nottingham-Ningbo Universite de Lumiere, Lyon 2 La Universidad Nacional de Cuyo Renmin University Universite de Provence, Aix-Marseille 1 Pontificia Universidad Catolica Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Universite de Reims, de Argentina Champagne-Ardenne COLOMBIA Universidad Del Cema (UCEMA) Universite de Rennes 2 Pontificia Universidad Javeriana AUSTRIA Universite de Strasbourg Universidad de La Sabana Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna Universite de Paul Valery, Montpellier 3 Universidad de Los Andes Management Center, Innsbruck University of Paris, Dauphine Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences COSTA RICA Universite de Poitiers University of Economics & Business, Universidad de Costa Rica Pole Universitaire Leonard De Vinci (WU) Vienna CZECH REPUBLIC GERMANY University of Innsbruck - University of Economics, Prague School of Architecture Bauhaus University, Weimar - DENMARK School of Architecture BELGIUM Aalborg University Eberhard Karls - University of Tubingen Ghent University Aarhus School of Architecture European Business School (EBS) BRAZIL Aarhus University Georg-August-University, Goettingen State University of Campinas Copenhagen Business School HFG University of Applied Sciences, Schwabisch Gmund CANADA Danish School of Media and Journalism - HTW University of Applied Sciences, Berlin HEC Montreal Aarhus & Copenhagen Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Ryerson University Denmark Technical University (DTU) Saarlandes University Universite du Quebec a Montreal (UQAM) IT University of Copenhagen Technical University (TU) Berlin Universite Laval University of Copenhagen Technical University (TU) Munich University of Ottawa FINLAND University of Applied Sciences, Wismar University of Regina Aalto University - School of Business & University of Hamburg University of Waterloo School of Arts Design and Architecture University of Bayreuth University of Sherbrooke University of Helsinki University of Cologne FRANCE CHILE University of Konstanz Ecole de Design Nantes Atlantique Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile* University of Mannheim Universidad Adolfo Ibanez ENSA National School of Architecture - University of Toulouse University of Potsdam Universidad Catolica de la Santisima University of Regensburg Concepcion ESSCA School of Management, Angers KEDGE Business School, University of Stuttgart CHINA (PR) Bordeaux & Marseille HONG KONG CHINA (PR) Beijing Institute of Technology* NEOMA Business School City University of Hong Kong Huazhong University of Science and PSB - Paris School of Business Technology (HUST)* Hong Kong Baptist University SKEMA Business School Hong Kong Polytechnic University* Shanghai University (Paris, Lille & Sophia Antipolis) Shanxi University Telecom Ecole de Management HUNGARY Southwestern University Telecom Sud Paris Budapest University of Technology and of Politics and Law Economics (BME) Toulouse Business School
34 International Study Abroad and Exchange
INDONESIA Saga University PORTUGAL ACICIS Consortium Saitama University Nova School of Business Universitas Gadjah Mada Sophia University and Economics, Lisbon University of Indonesia Shiga Prefecture University University of Porto INTERNATIONAL University of Yamanashi SINGAPORE International Student Exchange Yamaguchi University Nanyang Technological University Program (ISEP) Consortium Yokohama National University SLOVENIA IRELAND KOREA (SOUTH) University of Ljubljana, City University, Dublin Korea University Faculty of Economics National University of Ireland, Galway Sogang University SPAIN ISRAEL Yonsei University ETSAB School of Architecture, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya Technion-Israel Institute of Technology MACAU IE University, Madrid The University of Macau ITALY Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Bocconi University of Commerce, Milan MALAYSIA Universidad de Cantabria Ca’ Foscari University of Venice Taylors University Universidad de Granada IULM University Universiti Sains Malaysia Universidad de La Rioja Politecnico di Milano Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Universidad de Malaga Politecnico di Torino MEXICO Universidad de Navarra University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) Universidad de Zaragoza University of Bergamo Universidad de Guadalajara Universidad Nebrija University of Bologna Universidad de las Americas, Universidad Pontificia Comillas University of Modena e Reggio Emilia Puebla (UDLAP) Universidad Publica de Navarra University of Turin Universidad Nacional Autonoma Universidad San Jorge de Mexico (UNAM) JAPAN Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona Chuo University THE NETHERLANDS Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona Erasmus University, Rotterdam Gifu University SWEDEN Hokkaido University Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Jonkoping University Hokkaido University of Education Technical University (TU) Delft KTH Royal Institute of Technology Ibaraki University Technical University, Eindhoven Linkoping University Kagoshima University Tilburg University Lund University, School of Business and Kanazawa University Economics University of Amsterdam Kansai Gaidai University Stockholm University University of Maastricht Kumamoto University Uppsala University Kyoto University of NEW CALEDONIA Foreign Studies (KUFS) University of New Caledonia Kyushu Institute of Technology NORWAY Kyushu University BI Norwegian Business School Meiji University PERU Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru Niigata University PHILIPPINES J.F Oberlin University Ateneo de Manila University Okinawa University POLAND Not on this list? Osaka Prefecture University Warsaw School of Economics You can apply to study at UTS as a Study Abroad student. Study Abroad Notes: For a complete and current list of UTS exchange partners please visit: uts.edu.au/future- Excellence Awards are available for students/international/study-abroad-and-global-exchange-students/partner-institutions students who demonstrate academic * Denotes a UTS Key Technology Partner (KTP). The purpose of KTPs is to build enduring, broad-based merit. See page 33 for instructions on international engagement and strategic, high-quality research links with overseas partner institutions. To date UTS has 15 KTPs with leading universities in Greater China, India, Europe and Latin America. how to apply. ktp.uts.edu.au
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SWITZERLAND George Mason University University College Absalon PH Luzern, University International Student Exchange FRANCE of Teacher Education Program (ISEP) Consortium Pôle Universitaire Léonard FHNW University of Northwest Switzerland Kent State University de Vinci, France University of Bern Michigan State University École Centrale d’Electronique University of Fribourg Northern Arizona University (ECE Paris), France Universite of Lausanne Oregon State University, Paris School of Business, France School of Business Universite of Neuchatel GERMANY Pace University University of Svizzera italiana Darmstadt University of University of Zurich Saint Mary’s College of California Applied Sciences, Germany Zurich University of Applied Sciences San Diego State University Fachhoschule Aachen, Germany (ZHAW) - Business & Law San Francisco State University Frankfurt School of Finance & TAIWAN St Edward's University Management, Germany National Taiwan Normal University State University of New York (SUNY), Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany New Paltz National Taipei College of Business Hochschule Fresenius, Germany University of Arizona* Hochschule Konstanz, Germany THAILAND University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Hochschule Reutlingen, Germany Chulalongkorn University University of Hawaii at Manoa International School of Management King Mongkut University University of Miami (ISM), Dortmund Germany of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) University of Minnesota - Technische Hochschule Mahidol University Carlson School of Management Ingolstadt, Germany TURKEY University of Missouri, MEXICO Missouri School of Journalism Sabanci University Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios University of North Carolina, Greensboro UNITED KINGDOM Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), Mexico University of North Carolina, Ashville Bangor University, Wales NORWAY University of Texas at Austin Bath Spa University BI Norwegian Business School – Virginia Polytechnic Institute International Bachelor Program Cardiff University and State University City University, London Buskerud and Vestfold University URUGUAY College, Norway (University College Lancaster University Universidad de Montevideo of Southeast Norway) Leeds University PORTUGAL Loughborough University VIETNAM ISEG - Lisboa School of Economics & Manchester Metropolitan University Hanoi University of Science and Technology Management, Portugal Nottingham Trent University FPT University SPAIN Oxford Brookes University Universidad ‘Alfonso X El Sabio’ Regents University, London University of Birmingham STUDY ABROAD PARTNERS TAIWAN University College of Creative Arts (UCA) AUSTRIA National Taipei University of Business University of East Anglia MCI Management Center UNITED STATES OF AMERICA University of Kent Innsbruck, Austria Arcadia University - University of Strathclyde, Scotland CHINA College of Global Studies University of Westminster Southwest University of CAPA International Education UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Political Science & Law, China IFSA Butler University California State University, Sacramento Huizhou University, China ISEP Direct Program Clarkson University University of Nottingham Ningbo China Sage Corps East Carolina University DENMARK Saint Mary’s College of California Florida Atlantic University VIA University College, Denmark University of New Haven, Connecticut
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