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STUDY ABROAD - AUSTRALIA
in Summer 2007
expand your horizon and earn 6 credits with
Public Affairs and Planning in Sydney, Australia!!!!

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About the 2007 Program

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Program Description
Olympic City, Sydney, Australia, with a population of more than four million and covering almost 700 square miles, is a remarkably easy city to move around in. Excellent train, bus, and ferry services cover all points of the greater metropolitan area. Sydney enjoys a temperate climate and has more than 340 sunny days a year. The city’s cultural and natural sites are beyond compare. The Royal Botanic Gardens, the famous Sydney Harbor Bridge, the Rocks (often described as “Sydney’s Outdoor Museum”), art galleries, numerous museums, historical structures, and vibrant neighborhoods all lay claim to the fine cultural fare in Sydney. Some claim that the harbor is Sydney. On a warm day, with a clear blue sky, there is no better place on earth.  Classes will take place at Macquarie University, which is located fifteen kilometers north of downtown. The campus consists of one hundred hectares of beautiful rolling hills with stands of eucalyptus trees.
Students on Boat, City in BackgroundClocktower at the University of SydneySailboat on Sydney Harbour
2006 Group by Sydney Harbour
Bright Sunset behind Opera House Student Handfeeding Kangaroo St. Marys Church Students posing in front of Opera house
Students on Beach View from Manley Spitz Bridgewalk Students on Rock  

Classes
 Students will register for a total of six credits: All participants will enroll in PA 380 or PA 680: Australian Growth and Development (three credits). This course includes lectures and visits sites of historic and cultural interest in the Sydney area and the nation’s capital in Canberra. Additionally, students can enroll in either PA 372: International and Comparative Administration or PA 620: Metropolitan Politics and Administration (three credits).


Questions or Concerns? Contact Professor Rich Jelier
331-6578 or jelierr@gvsu.edu