Australia

MURDOCH UNIVERSITY

Contact studyabroad@sdsu.edu at the International Student Center for more information

Location: Perth

Population of Western Australia: 1,937,000

Language of instruction: English

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Profile

With a student population of 15,000, Murdoch is small enough to support excellent staff student relations, yet is large enough to provide state-of-the-art facilities, excellent student services and a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses. International students need to know that at Murdoch University, we work at incorporating their 'life experience' from their own culture into their new living and study environment. Choices about where to live, the friends to be made, and courses of study, are just as important to Murdoch University as they are to you. Murdoch will enable you to maximize your university education and can offer opportunities that will make your study experience in Australia a truly memorable and worthwhile event.

Locale

Bordered largely by desert to the east, Western Australia is bound by 12,500 kilometers (7,813 miles) of the world's most pristine coastline to the west. Western Australia is adored for its brilliant blue skies, warm sunny climate and white sandy beaches. It is a land blessed with some of the world's most precious natural phenomena including the dolphins of Monkey Mia, the 350-million-year-old Bungle Bungle range and the towering karri forests of the South West. Perth, the capital city of the State, is home to 1.38 million people and enjoys more hours of sunshine than any other capital city in Australia. Sophisticated yet uncomplicated, the lifestyle in Western Australia is a relaxed one.

Perth has an excellent public transport system. Buses run regularly between Perth and Murdoch University and, Fremantle and Murdoch University and can be caught from the Fremantle and Perth city center to many parts of Perth. The Circle Route bus passes Murdoch University and goes via many areas of Perth, it is very convenient for and, is widely used by Murdoch students. In addition, students who have classes at the Rockingham Campus and live in the Murdoch area are able to catch the regular shuttle buses between the Murdoch and Rockingham Campuses. Students will be provided with transport information at the Orientation Program. The University is located approximately 20 minutes by car (15 kilometers) from Perth's city center and 10 minutes by car (eight kilometers) from the port city of Fremantle.

Should you wish to explore other Australian cities, Perth is less than four hours by plane from Sydney and Melbourne. As closest Australian city to South-East Asia, Perth is also a great starting point for exploring Australia's Asian neighbors. It is only a 3 hour flight to Bali and 5 - 7 hours flying time to major Asian destinations including Bangkok, Jakarta, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

Divisions

Below are some general areas that are available for your semester of study: Applied Information Technology (Murdoch), Asian Studies Courses, Australian Indigenous Studies, Biological Sciences, Biomedical Science, Biotechnology, Biotechnology/Commerce, Business Information Systems (Murdoch), Business Information Systems (Rockingham), Business Law, Chemistry, Chiropractic Science, Commerce (Murdoch), Commerce (Rockingham), Commerce/Biotechnology, Communication and Cultural Studies, Community Development, Computer Science (Murdoch), Computer Science (Rockingham), Conservation Biology, Criminology, Economics, Energy Studies, Engineering, Engineering Technology, Engineering/Science (BE/BSc), English, Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation, Environmental Restoration, Environmental Science, Environmental Science/Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Technology (BSc), Environmental Technology (BTech), Extractive Metallurgy (Mineral Science), Extractive Metallurgy/Chemistry, Forensic Biology and Toxicology, Games Technology (Murdoch), General Arts, Health and Environment, History, History (Rockingham), Human Resource Management, Industrial Computer Systems Engineering, Information Systems Development (Murdoch), Information Systems Development (Rockingham), Information Technology (Murdoch), Information Technology (Rockingham), Instrumentation and Control Engineering, International Business, Internet Computing (Murdoch), Internet Computing (Rockingham), Law, Legal Studies, Marine Science, Marketing and the Media, Mass Communication, Mathematics and Statistics, Media Studies, Molecular Biology, Multimedia, Multimedia Information Systems (Murdoch), Multimedia Information Systems (Rockingham), Nanoscience, Nursing, Philosophy, Physics, Politics and International Studies, Power Engineering, Primary Teacher Education (Murdoch), Primary Teacher Education (Rockingham), Psychology, Public Policy and Management, Renewable Energy Engineering, Secondary Teacher Education, Security, Terrorism and Counter terrorism, Sociology (Murdoch), Sociology (Rockingham), Software Engineering, Sustainable Development (BA option), Sustainable Development (BSc option), Theology, Tourism, Tourism Management, Veterinary Sciences, Women's Studies

Academic Notes

Murdoch University is committed to the pursuit of excellence and has achieved an international reputation for the quality of its teaching and research. Murdoch makes a difference - many of Murdoch's research projects have resulted in benefits to society, including plant disease control, animal health, clean air, waste treatment and environmental technology. The University takes pride in the fact that it has some of the best qualified academic staff in Australia.

Housing

Quality on Campus housing is available in Murdoch University's Student Village that include fully furnished flats with either single or shared rooms. An Off Campus Housing Officer is also available to help students find accommodation on the basis of full board, house sharing or flat rental. http://www.murdoch.edu.au/International-students/Choosing-Murdoch/Accommodation-options/

Exchange Dates

Semester I is from mid February to late June and Semester II is from mid July to late November.