University of Notre Dame South Bend,

https://www.nd.edu/

City Population: 101,168 Enrollment: 11,733 Standard Course Load: 16 credit hours

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY planning, it also awards the renowned annual The du Lac (or simply Notre Driehaus Architecture Prize. Dame) is a Catholic research university located near South Bend, Indiana. The university's athletic teams are known collectively as the Fighting Irish. The football team has The school was founded by Father Edward Sorin, accumulated eleven consensus national CSC, who was also its first president. Today, many championships, seven Heisman Trophy winners, and Holy Cross priests continue to work for the university, 62 members in the College Football Hall of Fame. including as its president. It was established as an all- male institution on November 26, 1842. The university COURSES first enrolled women undergraduates in 1972. As of College of Arts and Letter 2013 about 48 percent of the student body was College of Science female. Notre Dame's Catholic character is reflected in School of Architecture its explicit commitment to the Catholic faith, numerous College of Engineering (EXCEPT Computer Science ministries funded by the school, and the architecture Engineering and Aero/Mechanical Engineering) around campus. The university is consistently ranked one of the top universities in the United States and as SEMESTER DATES a major global university. Spring: Early January – mid-May Fall: Mid-August – mid-December The university today is organized into five colleges and one professional school, and its graduate program has HOUSING 15 masters and 26 doctoral degree programs. UND will make reasonable efforts to assist accepted exchange students in finding accommodation on or Globally recognized for its Notre Dame School of near UND’s campus. Housing arrangements will be Architecture, a faculty that teaches (pre-modernist) your responsibility, UND will provide information and traditional and classical architecture and urban Updated 10/06/2015

housing resources once they have been accepted by UND.

HEALTH INSURANCE UWA has insurance to cover its outgoing exchange students: UWA Corporate Personal and Travel Policy. It is usually accepted by the host universities as primary insurance. However, the Presbyterian College will advise you if you need to take out additional insurance or apply for a waiver.

ABOUT THE CITY The 150-year-old University of Notre Dame is South Bend's biggest tourist draw, and for good reason. Though it's not easy to land seats at the 80,000-plus- capacity for a "Fighting Irish" football game, you'll find plenty of attractions on the beautiful, expansive campus.

Highlights include numerous works of art, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart and the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, a replica of the famous shrine. Fans of American football will also want to visit the College Football Hall of Fame, which features interesting perspectives on the game and inductee videos. Whether or not you remember the Studebaker automobile, which saw its demise in the early 1960s, you're sure to enjoy the Studebaker National Museum, featuring more than 75 vehicles from the history of the company, beginning with horse-drawn carriages. South Bend has several fine museums, including the South Bend Regional Museum of Art and the Northern Indiana Centre for History, a complex of four museums. And don't leave without trying truffles or fudge from the South Bend Chocolate Company.

ABOUT THE STATE Located in the midwestern United States, Indiana is one of eight states that make up the Great Lakes Region. Indiana is bordered on the north by Michigan, on the east by Ohio, and on the west by Illinois, while Lake Michigan borders Indiana on the northwest and the Ohio River separates Indiana from Kentucky on the south.

CONTACTS Our contact details: Tel: 6488 8199 [email protected] http://www.international.uwa.edu.au/se/welcome