Study Abroad in Townsville, Australia

Name: Study Abroad in Townsville, Australia
Brand: TEAN by WorldStrides
SKU: 15716
Rating: 5 (10 reviews)

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Location

Australia
- Townsville

Term

Fall, Spring

Subject Areas

Archaeology Australian Studies Biochemistry Biology Botany Business Chemistry Computer Science Ecology Economics Geography Geology Health Sciences History Marine Biology Natural Sciences Physics Sustainable Development Wildlife Sciences +9

Need-based funding, Merit-based funding, General grants/scholarships, LGBTQIA+ funding, BIPOC funding

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English

Last Updated: Jun 20, 2024

Last Reviewed: Dec 01, 2023

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About Program

Study abroad with TEAN by WorldStrides at Australia's James Cook University. The university offers a strong focus on biological and environmental studies, with local flora and fauna to be found right outside your door. Located in North Queensland, Townsville is famous for its rainforest, Great Barrier Reef and remote outback landscapes, along with a rich history and Aboriginal heritage!

Included in the program is a 5-day Orientation Excursion in Cairns where students visit the Great Barrier Reef, organized cultural activities throughout the semester, and an optional Spring Break excursion to Thailand or New Zealand (how amazing does that sound?!).

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Diversity & Inclusion 💙

BIPOC Support

We strive to be a leader in supporting students from all backgrounds to be able to travel and learn abroad. Our aim is to empower our students and help prepare them for a life-changing experience. Everyone's identity is unique to them and can be an integral aspect on where a person chooses to study or intern abroad. Our entire team is here to help you feel informed, comfortable, empowered and supported throughout every step of your journey. In addition, we have a dedicated Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) team that is ready to act as your resource! The DEI team is passionate about advocating against social injustices, racism, homophobia, xenophobia and all discriminatory social constructs. It is our priority to ensure students of all backgrounds have access to and are encouraged to travel, specifically through study abroad.

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LGBTQIA+ Support

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Neurodivergent Support

We are committed to facilitating quality programming to students with varying levels of neurodivergence and accessibility. Our entire team is here to help you feel informed, comfortable, empowered and supported throughout every step of your journey. In addition, we have a dedicated Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) team that is ready to act as your resource! It our priority to ensure students of all backgrounds have access to and are encouraged to travel, specifically through study abroad.

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Sustainability

Our Choose Earth initiative is our way of building environmental and social responsibility into the ethos and outcomes of education abroad. We believe that studying abroad should include learning about – and finding solutions to – our most challenging societal problems, such as sustainable development, climate change, biodiversity, resource use, habitat preservation, gender inequality and social injustice in a globalized world.

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Ethical Impact

We are devoted to providing experiential learning opportunities abroad that help build the knowledge, skills and attitudes students need to become locally engaged, civically minded and globally responsible. We believe that studying abroad should include learning about – and finding solutions to – our most challenging societal problems, such as sustainable development, climate change, biodiversity, resource use, habitat preservation, gender inequality and social injustice in a globalized world.

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Program Highlights

Students who love discovering the natural world, should choose Townsville.
Townsville campus is gorgeous and makes you feel like you are walking through a dry tropical forest with wildlife all around, including jumping wallabies and singing kookaburras
Incredible at incorporating applied techniques and courses into all its programs.
Australia is home to the world's most interesting and unique animals – with over one million different native species.
The 5-day Australia Orientation takes place in the northern city of Cairns, famous for its tropical atmosphere and access to the Great Barrier Reef.

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James Cook University

The James Cook University (JCU) Townsville campus is situated amongst the Northern Queensland rainforests and provides the perfect entry point to exploring the stunning Great Barrier Reef. With strong biological and environmental science curricula, the university offers students plenty of hands-on experience while being surrounded by a diverse array of natural flora and fauna on campus. Non-science majors will also find a comprehensive range of courses to meet their academic needs.

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Without a doubt, I would highly recommend this program to absolutely anyone! TEAN is a wonderful support system that I reached out to at any point during my study abroad experience. They were always there for me and that's what really made me feel at ease. No matter what I wanted to do they were always right behind me cheering me along! I don't have any regrets & if I could do it all over again I'd do the same thing :) Go for it!!!!!!

What would you improve about this program?

I truly would not. I loved everything about my trip... That's pretty hard to top considering I was gone for four months, too! Go TEAN!!

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I loved JCU-Townsville! It was such an incredible experience, I still keep in touch with all my aussie friends a year and half later. Live on campus for sure, Uni Hall is the BEST! O WEEK is a blast, just embrace it all! Travel as much as possible, take in ever experience go to crystal creek, castle hill, the strand, the river, the sunday market and the friday night market, go to cheap tuesdays down town and just have a blast!!

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Why did you pick this program?

Michaela: I picked TEAN because they seemed like the most hands-on program. They helped me through every step of the application and made it very easy to book flights and get my visa. They also offered many fun excursions that I was interested in and that's what really drew me into them.

What do you wish someone had told you before you went abroad?

Michaela: I wish someone had told me how much money I was going to spend. I knew it would be expensive but I really underestimated just how much money I would actually use. I forgot to consider how much I would travel while abroad and I didn't factor in the expenses of flights for weekend trips and spring break, so I ended up borrowing a lot of money from my parents.

What is the most important thing you learned abroad?

Michaela: The most important thing I learned is that I am more independent than I had ever known. Being on the other side of the world without your parents really forces you to make your own decisions and do things completely by yourself. Going through this was so rewarding and made me feel like a real adult for the first time in my life.

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What do you tell your friends who are thinking about going abroad?

Michaela: I tell my friends that they absolutely HAVE to study abroad!! It's such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that is hard to describe unless you've actually experienced it for yourself.

What made this experience unique and special?

Michaela: Living on campus made my experience abroad so unique and special. Because I lived on campus, I got to interact with Australians everyday and I really got to mix in with the culture and experience their way of life. I made many life long Australian friends that I still stay in touch with.

Some of my friends in TEAN who lived off campus had only American roommates and didn't make many Australian friends because they weren't as submerged in the culture and mainly hung out with each other.

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About TEAN by WorldStrides

The Education Abroad Network (TEAN) by WorldStrides is a full-service international education provider specializing in immersive study and internship programs throughout Asia Pacific. Creating close partnerships the best universities in Australia, New Zealand and across Asia over the past two decades has allowed us to become experts at delivering...