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SFS-Australia: Rainforest Research |
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Australia's spectacular tropical rainforests are home to primitive plant species, birds and marsupials found nowhere else in the world. Giant strangler figs standing 70 feet tall, green king parrots, sulfur crested cockatoos, rainbow lorikeets, bandicoots, musky rat kangaroos and tree kangaroos are just a few of the species filling these forests with color and sound. The rainforests of northeastern Queensland preserve millions of years of evolutionary history. Parts of Queensland were once covered in rainforests, but agriculture, ranching, mining and logging have destroyed and disrupted rainforest habitat, with only a narrow belt remaining along the eastern coast. Australia moved to confront these threats faster than most tropical countries, and protected most of its remaining forests under World Heritage designation in 1989. Rainforest ecosystems are a “hot spot” for faunal and floral biodiversity and provide humans with clean air, water, food, and medicines, yet thousands of acres disappear each day. Large areas of northeastern Queensland were once covered in spectacular tropical rainforests, preserving millions of years of evolutionary history, but industrial development and possibly global climate change have destroyed and disrupted rainforest habitat, leaving only a fragmented belt. Examining the effects of fragmentation in highly endangered rainforest systems, students explore Australia's tropical forests and develop effective rainforest research techniques while learning about rainforest conservation. Field expeditions and exercises include:
Students earn four credits for this summer program. Students receiving financial aid should read the applicable section below for more information about how this might impact your summer aid. Prior to this program starting, SFS recommends that students participate in its four-credit Natural Resources Management Program in New Zealand & Australia, though it’s not required. The benefits would be more time abroad, a $460 reduction from the SFS total program fees, the total Purdue Study Abroad fee would be $708, and because students would be earning eight credits, they would possibly be eligible for financial aid/loans through the Purdue Dept. of Financial Aid. For more program information, please visit the program website. This program is sponsored by:School for Field Studies. |
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Direct Credit
available from the following:
[College of Agriculture][College of Liberal Arts]
Specifically from: All (AG) and Liberal Arts majors fulfilling their science requirement If students complete courses while abroad from Purdue colleges that have not approved the program, they might be able to earn transfer credit for those courses. Students interested in pursuing transfer credit should discuss this with both their academic advisor and their study abroad advisor before applying to the program. |
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The program is open to Purdue students who have completed at least two semesters of university study by the start of the program. Successful candidates will demonstrate academic success, maturity and a desire to experience another culture. GPA Requirement: 2.9 on a 4.0 scaleLanguage Requirement: none |
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Attention liberal arts majors! Although credit is awarded by the College of Agriculture, the College of Liberal Arts will count this summer program as fulfilling your four-credit lab science requirement. Please speak to your study abroad advisor for more information! Non-liberal arts majors should check with their academic advisor to see if this might fulfill their science requirement. |
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| Accommodations are eight person cabins at the Center for Rainforest Studies in the heart of the Australian Rainforest. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Students should carefully note what costs need to be paid to Purdue University or to an outside agency and what costs need to be paid after arrival at the overseas study location. This will vary by program. The program fee covers: tuition, room and board, program-related ground transportation and park entrance fees, field equipment, supplies, orientation and pre- and post-program advisory services. Total Program Cost does not include transportation to and from the program location. As mentioned above, there would be a sizeable discount for participating in the SFS program, Natural Resource Management. Costs for this program are estimated and subject to change. The cost figures listed below are for: Summer 2010
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Students needing to use Purdue financial aid in order to participate in this four-credit summer program will need to enroll in at least two more credits during the summer term at Purdue. SFS offers many scholarships and/or 0% interest loans (no FAFSA form required). Please see the SFS website for more details. Purdue University financial aid may be applied to the costs of studying abroad. Students interested in receiving financial aid should
NOTE: Recipients of certain tuition remission and scholarship programs (those funded by the State of Indiana such as Indiana Top Scholars) should pay careful attention to the regulations for using those benefits for study abroad. Ask your financial aid advisor about any limitations. Click here for a list of scholarships and grants available to assist with the costs of studying overseas. |
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For full consideration, students must submit all supporting documents by the dates below. Popular programs fill quickly, often before the deadline. To insure a place in a program, apply as early. As soon as a student submits an on-line application, a My Study Abroad account is created. Consult the My Study Abroad page for the specific list of requirements for the chosen program since those can differ slightly from program to program. Applicants may also check on the status of their applications. After a student is approved for a program, s/he will receive additional information regarding any necessary supplemental paperwork, including any program-specific applications, and confirmation deposits.
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Purdue students who have come back to campus after participating in an overseas program are an excellent source of information. Click below to search for students who have participated in this program and are willing to be contacted. If you get no results, you can use the search form to find people who went to the country you are interested in. |
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The websites listed below contain information of relevence to this program. Purdue Study Abroad is not responsible for the information at sites not maintained by Purdue; the accuracy of information at external sites cannot be guaranteed.
For more information on this program, please contact the Study Abroad Office by phone (765) 494-2383 or email studyabroad@purdue.edu. |
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