Australia/New Zealand Term Abroad

Union and Hobart/William Smith
Partnership for Global education

Australia/New Zealand
Term Abroad 2004

Photo: King Parrot, Lamington
By: Kevin Mitchell (mitchell@hws.edu)

Last Update: April 2004

This term abroad includes students from Union College and Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Upstate New York. The academic focus is on the biological communities and geological evolution of eastern Australia and New Zealand, and well as the cultural heritage. The term starts in late August in NY and concludes in early December in NZ. Students stay in a homestay while studying at the University of Queensland in Brisbane Australia.

2004 Photo Bank (click thumbnails to enlarge)

1. NY and arrival in Queensland

2. Stradebroke Island - Sandy barrier island ecosystems

3. Saddler Springs - Outback

4. Heron Island - Great Barrier Reef

5. Lamington National Park - Dry Rainforest

6. North Island, New Zealand - Rotorua and White Island

7. North Island, South Island- National Park, Kaikoura, Westland, S. Alps

Faculty in residence:Prof. Leslie A. Hull (Chemistry Department), and Prof. Garver (Union Geology Department)

Exact dates for 2004 are here.

1 Week at Union
10.5 Weeks in Australia with multi-day field excursions to:
     a) Lamington National Park,
     b) Moreton Bay Research Station, North Stradbroke Island,
     c) Heron Island Research Station, Southern Great Barrier Reef,
     d) Saddler Springs Cattle Station
1.5 Weeks to travel in either Australia or New Zealand
2 weeks in New Zealand (field excursion)

LINKS

Daily New Zealand Schedule for Nov 2004
Suggested Outdoor gear etc.
Survival Guide for term

COURSES

Marine Biology (Dr. Ian R. Tibbetts, Centre for Marine Studies, U. Queensland: i.tibbetts@mailbox.uq.edu.au )

Terrestrial Ecology (Dr. Mike Pole, Centre for Marine Studies, U. Queensland: mpole@marine.uq.edu.au)

Geology of Australia and New Zealand (home page) (Prof. John I. Garver, Union College)

Australian and New Zealand Culture (Dr. David Carter, U. Queensland and evaluated by Prof. Leslie Hull, Union College)

TERM ABOAD home is the Centre for Marine Studies at the
University of Queensland (St Lucia campus) in Brisbane

During the stay in Australia we have four, one-week field trips:

Moreton Bay Research Station, North Stradbrooke Island: Marine and terrestrial ecology (This is what you'll do)
Heron Island Research Station: Southern Great Barrier Reef (Capricorn-Bunker Group of islands): Snorkeling and SCUBA diving (if certified) (Last year they went to Lady Elliot, which is similar)
Lamington National Forest: A subtropical rain forest (This is what you'll do)
Saddler Springs Cattle Station: A 30,000 acre ranch in the Australian bush with 700 cattle and many more wild kangaroos and wallabies. (This is what you'll do)

In New Zealand we will be on a continuous two-week field trip:

Volcanoes of the North Island
Active fault zones in Wellington
Thermal springs and unusual flora and fauna near Rotorua
The Southern Alps and the Alpine fault zone
See the daily schedule and web links here

The previous PGE OZ/NZ terms abroad are here: (2001) (2002) (2003).

This document can be located from http://www.union.edu/PUBLIC/CHMDEPT/australia/home.htm © Chemistry Department, Union College, Schenectady N.Y. 12308-3107. All rights reserved. No part of the document can be copied and/or redistributed, electronically or otherwise, without written permission from: J.I. Garver, Geology Department, Union College, Schenectady NY, 12308-2311, USA.

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