Australian National University

Program Facts

Program Type: Exchange

Credit Type: Transfer Credit

Terms Available: Academic Year , Calendar Year , Fall , Spring

GPA: 3.0

Class Eligibility: Graduate , Junior , Senior , Sophomore

Program Open To: UA Students

Language of Instruction: English

Application Deadline: Academic Year: February 15 , Fall: February 15 , Calendar Year: September 15 , Spring: September 15

Explore Australian National University

The UArizona-ANU exchange program is open to students in all disciplines. Search for courses at ANU here: ANU Course Catalog

Course search tips:

  • Use the filter box at the right-hand side of the catalogue to narrow your results by level ('Undergraduate') and year (2023).
  • SPRING at UArizona = First Semester at ANU; FALL at UArizona = Second Semester at ANU 

Students must enroll in 24 units per semester. 

Astronomy and Astrophysics students will have access to extraordinary opportunities at ANU, such as Mt Stromlo and Siding Spring observatories!

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Fall Courses

Expand the sections below to view ANU courses that are pre-approved to transfer to UArizona. This list is not exhaustive- browse the course catalog linked above for a full selection of class offerings during your term abroad. Please note that these courses are not guaranteed to be offered each Fall/Spring term; inclusion on this list indicates typical availability.

Anthropology

Traditional Australian Indigenous Cultures, Societies and Environment

Course Description:

Pre-invasion Indigenous cultures have long been seen as the social, economic, and ecological prototype of the hunting and gathering way of life. The aim of this course is to convey a basic anthropological understanding of the customary or ‘traditional’ practices and beliefs as they were at the threshold of colonization and to critically engage with representations while respecting First Peoples' insights and perspectives. We will focus on relationality, and in particular the multiple ways in which connectivity underpins Indigenous worldviews. Exploring these issues also means exploring the intellectual struggles non-Indigenous people have had and continue to have to come to terms with Indigenous societies and cultures, as well as understanding why and how Indigenous social and cultural practices capture the scholarly imagination.

Partner Course Code:
ANTH 2005
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ANTH Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Art

Environment Studio: Field Based Research and Studio Practice in Visual Arts

Course Description:

This course provides outstanding field-based visual art engagement opportunities with environments in and around the Canberra region. It offers supervised camping-based field trips that provide primary research opportunities to inform the production of artwork, both on-site and in the studio. Representatives and artists from local First Nation communities and organizations contribute to this course to enhance student understanding of cultural relationships with Country and the ongoing impacts of colonization.

Partner Course Code:
ARTV 2921
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ART Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Painting: Taking Your Own Direction

Course Description:

This course presents students with the opportunity to define and explore an individual studio project, emphasizing a creative synthesis of concept and process. Material exploration, critical thinking, and creative problem solving are encouraged. Drawing and collage are approached both as research for the painting process and as an independent expressive form. Studio theory contextualizes these painting projects within the broader arts context. Work health and safety (WHS) instruction is an integral part of this course.

Partner Course Code:
ARTV 2508
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ART Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Business

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Course Description:

Entrepreneurship and innovation are increasingly important in all areas of business and government. Entrepreneurial start-ups galvanise the economy by identifying new opportunities and redirecting resources to them. Established firms innovate in order to outmanoeuvre or respond to their competition. And in the public sector, the need for effective policies to deal with new challenges and for increasing service delivery with declining budgets also places a premium on innovative thinking. The course focuses on the skills necessary for the planning, development and launch of entrepreneurial and innovative ventures. The material covered includes the foundations of entrepreneurship, techniques for creative thinking, and processes for developing, planning and launching a new venture including protecting intellectual property, evaluating markets, developing innovative business models, budgeting, and raising finance. The major piece of assessment is the writing of a comprehensive business plan.

Partner Course Code:
MGMT 3027
UArizona Equivalent Course:
MGMT Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Introductory Mathematical Statistics

Course Description:

A first course in mathematical statistics with emphasis on applications; probability, random variables, moment generating functions and correlation, sampling distributions, estimation of parameters by the methods of moments and maximum likelihood, hypothesis testing, the central limit theorem, and Bayesian statistics.

Partner Course Code:
STAT 2001
UArizona Equivalent Course:
BNAD 276: Statistical Inference in Management
UArizona Units:
3.75

Quantitative Research Methods

Course Description:

Quantitative Research Methods provides basic training in the gathering, description and analysis of quantitative information in the social, business, management and financial sciences.

This is a course in basic research methods including discussions of: data gathering issues and techniques; sources of data and potential biases; graphical and numerical data description techniques including simple linear regression, sampling behaviour of averages and the Central Limit Theorem; point and interval estimation procedures; concepts in hypothesis testing for comparing two populations, simple and multiple linear regression; p-values and significance levels.

Partner Course Code:
STAT 1008
UArizona Equivalent Course:
BNAD Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Regression Modelling

Course Description:

Regression Modelling is a course in applied statistics that studies the use of linear regression techniques for examining relationships between variables. The course emphasises the principles of statistical modelling through the iterative process of fitting a model, examining the fit to assess imperfections in the model and suggest alternative models, and continuing until a satisfactory model is reached. Both steps in this process require the use of a computer: model fitting uses various numerical algorithms, and model assessment involves extensive use of graphical displays. The R statistical computing package is used as an integral part of the course.

Partner Course Code:
STAT 2008
UArizona Equivalent Course:
BNAD 277: Analytical Methods for Business
UArizona Units:
3.75

Critical Languages

Intermediate Persian B

Course Description:

This course extends on the skillset developed in Intermediate Persian A, itself a foundation on Introductory Persian A and B. It involves a more detailed presentation of functions of the language, oral and aural practice, and reading of texts and the writing of compositions that incorporate features of the language already presented through some important cultural issues. On completion of this subject students will have acquired upper-intermediate proficiency in Persian conversational forms, a versatile proficiency in understanding written structures and an ability to formulate such structures, an understanding of some of the commonly used grammatical structures of Persian and the ability to apply them in speech and writing, the ability to interpret messages of an average complexity occurring in audio-visual media and in individual and group spoken forms, and familiarity with some of the dominant cultural ideas and forms of Persian culture and history.

Partner Course Code:
PERS 2004
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PRS Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Economics

Macroeconomics 1

Course Description:

Macroeconomics is concerned with the operation of the economy as a whole, with attention paid to such things as unemployment, inflation, and interest rates, determination of the level of national income, savings and investment, and the exchange rate and the current account of the balance of payments. The course develops a consistent model of the economy to explore the interactions of key macroeconomic markets and variables and to examine the impacts of different kinds of shocks to the economy and the role of government budgetary and monetary policy in influencing the level of economic activity.

Partner Course Code:
ECON 1102
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECON Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Global Studies

Indigenous Research: Practice, Collaboration and Ethics

Course Description:

This course centres on how and why Indigenous research is different and important. It is suitable for students without any prior knowledge. It is a practical, introductory research course that introduces students to the principles of Indigenous research: practices, collaboration and ethics. This course is suitable for students who are considering working in Indigenous policy, organisations and research contexts.

This course provides practical lessons about what constitutes good research practice and how to engage ethically in Indigenous spaces. It facilitates more respectful and meaningful engagement with (and between) Indigenous peoples, knowledges and ways of knowing and greater insight into the relevance of Indigenous perspectives in every sphere of knowledge and practice.

Students are introduced to Indigenous perspectives about ways of doing Indigenous research. This includes developing knowledge about relationship building and how to undertake Indigenous research in a safe and ethical manner in accordance with Indigenous protocols. Students learn about the history of and developments in Indigenous research and how Indigenous knowledges and methodologies have challenged and changed Indigenous research practices within and outside academia. Students will be introduced to aspects of research design and practice, including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method approaches for engaging in Indigenous research, including what is the difference, and what are the similarities, between indigenous and general research methods (including traditional and de-colonised methods). Students will also learn about the nuances and distinctions in ‘insider’ and ‘outsider’ and even ‘outsider/insider’ researcher identities and understanding how and in what context each of the researcher’s identity is appropriate. Like other courses in Indigenous studies, this course ‘de-centres’ Western knowledge, theories and methodology, and disrupts Western perspectives on Indigenous knowledges and ways of knowing. The course will be taught by Indigenous scholars and professionals who are experts in these areas, with non-Indigenous academics experienced in applying qualitative and quantitative methods to Indigenous research playing an active role in the course delivery.

Partner Course Code:
INDG 3006
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Linguistics

Dictionaries and Dictionary-Making

Course Description:

Dictionaries are the most widely-used source of information about languages. This course introduces the craft of dictionary-making, and looks at questions about the nature of languages and their descriptions that arise when making a dictionary. The course will focus both on existing lexicographic materials (e.g. various kinds of dictionaries of major world languages) and on the task of making dictionaries of undescribed languages from scratch (particularly for languages of indigenous Australia and the Western Pacific).

Partner Course Code:
LING 2023
UArizona Equivalent Course:
LING Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Selected Topics in Analysis of a Subsystem of Language

Course Description:

Languages are complex systems. For each subsystem, researchers have developed different theories of how the subsystem is internally structured and how it interacts with other parts of the system. Students will employ and evaluate frameworks for analysing the complexities of a subsytem of the language system, and will set this in the context of particular theories of language.

Partner Course Code:
LING 4012
UArizona Equivalent Course:
LING Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Political Science

First Nations Peoples, the State and Public Policy in Australia

Course Description:

This course examines public policy through the lens of the relationships between First Nations Peoples and the settler state in Australia. The course will explore the shifting relations between First Nations Peoples and Commonwealth and State and Territory governments from invasion until today. It traces settler state and Indigenous approaches to public policy. Students will analyse significant public policies which affect First Nations Peoples and gain insight into First Peoples diverse perspectives on these policies.

The course equips students to develop insight into how public policy affects First Nations Peoples differently. It investigates the public policy objectives of governments and how these relate to the rights and aspirations of First Nations Peoples. It introduces students to the competing interests and key agents that shape the development, implementation, and delivery of public policies that affect First Nations Peoples, including First Nations activism for policy change.

The course examines a number of contemporary case studies to illustrate a range of approaches to public policy. The course is delivered by First Nations and non-Indigenous experts in a range of public policy fields, including scholars, policy practitioners, and community knowledge holders.

Topics may include analysese of policy and perspectives in relation to: self-determination and sovereignty, Indigenous Voices to parliament and governments, shared decision making and Closing the Gap, First Nations Peoples – state relations, land and water management, climate change, economic development, Indigenous entrepreneurship, social security and employment, and Indigenous prosperity.

Partner Course Code:
INDG 3001
UArizona Equivalent Course:
POL Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Gender and Politics

Course Description:

This course examines the roles of gender and feminist research in political science. The point of departure of this course is women’s long-standing underrepresentation in politics and its consequences for political research. The focus is on a comparative analysis of gender and politics; however, on many occasions we will draw on specific country experiences, including Australia, to illustrate particular topics. Issues of global importance will be discussed such as social movement, representation, elections, political parties, public policies, body politics, and LGBTIQ. The course will emphasise the theoretical, methodological and empirical contributions of gender and feminist approaches to political science.

Partner Course Code:
POLS 2134
UArizona Equivalent Course:
POL Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Human Rights

Course Description:

This course introduces students to theories, cases, policies, and debates in human rights. It examines the evolution of human rights in their philosophical, historical, and political contexts, focusing particularly on the Post World War 2 era. Topics include but are not limited to: international and domestic human rights regimes, enforcement and compliance, universalism vs. cultural relativism, the role(s) of the judiciary, social movements, humanitarian intervention, and the rights of indigenous persons. This class consists of two hours of lecture and a one hour tutorial.

Partner Course Code:
POLS 2113
UArizona Equivalent Course:
POL Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Issues in International Political Economy

Course Description:

The study of International Political Economy (IPE) examines the interactions between markets and politics. Is globalisation responsible for the rise of populism in the West? How will the power struggle between China and the United States shape global business? This course introduces students to the key concepts and theories of IPE in order to analyse and understand these pressing issues and questions facing policymakers and citizens.

IPE is an interdisciplinary academic field within international relations which draws inputs from international politics and international economics to examine the dynamic linkages between markets, states and institutions, and civil society in the regional and global context. This course explores topics such as globalization, international trade, finance, debt, foreign direct investment, development, international migration, and consequences and controversies of globalisation.

The first half of the course provide a foundation for the study of International Political Economy (IPE); in the remaining weeks, students will have the opportunity to vote for their topics of interest from a range of contemporary international questions of interest viewed through an IPE lens.

Partner Course Code:
POLS 2094
UArizona Equivalent Course:
POL Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Politics in the Middle East

Course Description:

The course concentrates on the contemporary politics of the Arab world, Iran, Turkey and Israel, with some reference to Afghanistan. It examines the political development and dynamics of the major countries involved at national and regional levels. This is done in the context of four major variables - Islam, oil, the Arab-Israeli conflict and other regional disputes, and major power involvement - and the consequences of the interaction of these variables for the region in world politics.

Partner Course Code:
POLS 2031
UArizona Equivalent Course:
POL Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Refugee Politics: Displacement and Exclusion in the 20th and 21st Centuries

Course Description:

This course addresses three questions. Who is a refugee? What compels refugees to leave their homes? And how should governments and communities respond to them? In answering the first question we will explore recent examples of asylum seeking, state building and international law. In answering the second question we will look at the impacts of globalisation, war, persecution, poverty and environmental change on people flows. In answering the third question we will assess border protection, international organisations, and refugee advocacy. The interaction of concepts and case studies will illuminate the dynamics of political belonging and exclusion in international relations.

Partner Course Code:
POLS 2101
UArizona Equivalent Course:
POL Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Spring Courses

Expand the sections below to view ANU courses that are pre-approved to transfer to UArizona. This list is not exhaustive- browse the course catalog linked above for a full selection of class offerings during your term abroad. Please note that these courses are not guaranteed to be offered each Fall/Spring term; inclusion on this list indicates typical availability.

Anthropology

Ancient Medicine

Course Description:

This course is a survey of medicine, surgery and medical theory and practices from prehistoric times through to the early medieval period. The focus of enquiry is the evolution and development of a suite of medical traditions over time as informed by their respective cultural milieus. Regionally Europe (the Greek and Roman empires and Medieval Europe specifically), North Africa (Egyptian), the Near East (Mesopotamia), the Indian subcontinent, East Asia, especially China, are explored in detail. Sources for this survey include both received and discovered texts as well as a range of archaeological and osteological evidence.

Partner Course Code:
BIAN 2130
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ANTH Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Human Skeletal Analysis

Course Description:

This course offers students training in the anatomy of the human skeleton and techniques used in biological profiling from skeletal remains. Students will be taught a range of skeletal biology techniques used to estimate age-at-death, biological sex, stature, and bone functional adaptation. We will cover the development, form, and function of human hard tissues (bones and teeth). Acquired skills will be of value to any students interested in skeletal studies including vertebrate biology, comparative skeletal anatomy, medicine, palaeontology, human and primate evolution, forensic sciences and archaeology.

Partner Course Code:
BIAN 2015
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ANTH Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Art

Environment Studio: Field Based Research and Studio Practice in Visual Arts

Course Description:

This course provides outstanding field-based visual art engagement opportunities with environments in and around the Canberra region. It offers supervised camping-based field trips that provide primary research opportunities to inform the production of artwork, both on-site and in the studio. Representatives and artists from local First Nation communities and organizations contribute to this course to enhance student understanding of cultural relationships with Country and the ongoing impacts of colonization.

Partner Course Code:
ARTV 2921
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ART Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Printmedia and Drawing: The Book as Art

Course Description:

This course will explore the artist book as both an independent art form with a long history and as a creative tool within a broader contemporary art practice. Students will research and produce a range of book models in the studio, culminating in an independent project which creatively explores the potential of the book as art. Work health and safety instruction is an integral component of this course.

Partner Course Code:
ARTV 2717
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ART Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Biochemistry

Biochemistry and Nutrition

Course Description:

Experience your own metabolism! You eat, drink, exercise and sleep. Without noticing, your body adapts to these situations changing your metabolism and adapting to different energy requirements. In this course we cover the metabolism of the major nutrients, carbohydrates, fats and amino acids. The lectures discuss the metabolism of these nutrients for the generation of energy and the generation of building blocks. Finally an integrated view of metabolism is discussed in particular with respect to the feeding-fasting cycle.

Embedded are lectures that introduce principles of protein structure, enzyme function and regulation, and principles of energy metabolism.

In the practical course you will experience how we detect and analyse nutrients and their metabolism.

Partner Course Code:
BIOL 2171
UArizona Equivalent Course:
BIOC Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Business

Introductory Mathematical Statistics

Course Description:

A first course in mathematical statistics with emphasis on applications; probability, random variables, moment generating functions and correlation, sampling distributions, estimation of parameters by the methods of moments and maximum likelihood, hypothesis testing, the central limit theorem, and Bayesian statistics.

Partner Course Code:
STAT 2001
UArizona Equivalent Course:
BNAD 276: Statistical Inference in Management
UArizona Units:
3.75

Quantitative Research Methods

Course Description:

Quantitative Research Methods provides basic training in the gathering, description and analysis of quantitative information in the social, business, management and financial sciences.

This is a course in basic research methods including discussions of: data gathering issues and techniques; sources of data and potential biases; graphical and numerical data description techniques including simple linear regression, sampling behaviour of averages and the Central Limit Theorem; point and interval estimation procedures; concepts in hypothesis testing for comparing two populations, simple and multiple linear regression; p-values and significance levels.

Partner Course Code:
STAT 1008
UArizona Equivalent Course:
BNAD Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Regression Modelling

Course Description:

Regression Modelling is a course in applied statistics that studies the use of linear regression techniques for examining relationships between variables. The course emphasises the principles of statistical modelling through the iterative process of fitting a model, examining the fit to assess imperfections in the model and suggest alternative models, and continuing until a satisfactory model is reached. Both steps in this process require the use of a computer: model fitting uses various numerical algorithms, and model assessment involves extensive use of graphical displays. The R statistical computing package is used as an integral part of the course.

Partner Course Code:
STAT 2008
UArizona Equivalent Course:
BNAD 277: Analytical Methods for Business
UArizona Units:
3.75

Critical Languages

Indonesian 1

Course Description:

An introduction to spoken Indonesian covering the core vocabulary and grammar of the language, question-answer interaction and a practical command of four commonly occurring conversational topics/situations.

Partner Course Code:
INDN 1002
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Ecology

Genetics

Course Description:

Have you ever watched a crime show on TV and wondered just how DNA forensic analysis really works? Does everyone really have a unique DNA fingerprint? Have you been tempted to spend $100 to get your own DNA tested? If so, did you know that your test results could help you to trace your ethnic background, find missing relatives and even help the police find a murderer? Have you ever wondered why you are a similar height to your siblings - is it because of your genes, or because of the environment you grew up in? Why do traits vary even when their underlying DNA sequence is exactly the same? What role does genetics play in your risk of developing diseases such as diabetes?

This course will introduce you to the principles of population, evolutionary and quantitative genetics. We do this by asking: what can we learn from DNA? In answering this question, we focus on the practical applications of the theory illustrated by human forensic DNA analysis, conservation genetics and evolutionary genetics. In the practical component of the course, students will gain hands-on experience in human forensic DNA profiling in the laboratory, as well as statistical analysis skills across a range of genetic topics. Other topics covered include Next Generation Sequencing and its emerging and far reaching applications in human forensics and conservation genetics; and genetic adaptation including epigenetics and plasticity.

Partner Course Code:
BIOL 2151
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECOL Department Elective, Lower Division GE EP - Natural Scientist
UArizona Units:
3.75

Genetics of Human Disease 1

Course Description:

This course provides an introduction to new discoveries in areas of importance to our understanding of human genetics and disease. Fuelled by sequencing of the human genome and new methods of investigating biological function, research into the genetic and molecular causes of human disease is advancing at a rapid pace. We will examine not only the genetic abnormalities underlying human disease and disorders but also the breakdown in physiological processes and molecular biology caused by the genetic lesion. We will look at how this knowledge can lead to new disease treatments and to personalised precision medicine. We will also explore some of the societal issues raised by new technologies and treatments. We will cover topics including:
• Fundamental concepts in human genetics
• Fundamental concepts in heredity and genomic medicine
• Genetic variation in individuals
• Genetic variation in populations
• Molecular basis of genetic disease.

Partner Course Code:
BIOL 3204
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECOL Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Economics

Macroeconomics 1

Course Description:

Macroeconomics is concerned with the operation of the economy as a whole, with attention paid to such things as unemployment, inflation, and interest rates, determination of the level of national income, savings and investment, and the exchange rate and the current account of the balance of payments. The course develops a consistent model of the economy to explore the interactions of key macroeconomic markets and variables and to examine the impacts of different kinds of shocks to the economy and the role of government budgetary and monetary policy in influencing the level of economic activity.

Partner Course Code:
ECON 1102
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ECON Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Global Studies

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

Course Description:

In this course students will develop an understanding of the health issues confronting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the 21st century, and their basis in Aboriginal and Torres Strain Islander post-colonization history. Students will learn about Aboriginal and Torres Strain Islander history and its impact on community, culture and health.

Partner Course Code:
HLTH 3001
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Japanese Studies

Japanese 1: Spoken

Course Description:

The course is designed to provide a wide range of knowledge and skills that are necessary to develop communication in Japanese at the beginner’s level, and to establish a basis for further study of the language.

Partner Course Code:
JPNS 1012
UArizona Equivalent Course:
JPN Department Elective, Lower Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Linguistics

Forensic Linguistics: Forensic Voice and Text Comparison

Course Description:

Recorded speech and written texts are increasingly presented as scientific evidence in legal cases. This is due to the fact that the accessibility and anonymity of mobile phones and the internet mean that they are often exploited for criminal acts, but at the same time they leave records which must then be analysed as forensic evidence. This has led to a rapid growth of forensic voice/text comparison as a field of forensic science. The theories and techniques, which are necessary to analyse linguistic evidence, are introduced and demonstrated, with a particular focus on voice and text as linguistic evidence, using examples taken from various languages. In this course, we overview the process of forensic voice/text comparison, including extraction of individualising information from speech/text samples; modelling of speakers/authors, experimental procedures; calculation of evidential strength and performance assessment. Students will be trained so that they can apply their acquired skills and knowledge to actual linguistic data.

Partner Course Code:
LING 3032
UArizona Equivalent Course:
LING Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Selected Topics in Analysis of a Subsystem of Language

Course Description:

Languages are complex systems. For each subsystem, researchers have developed different theories of how the subsystem is internally structured and how it interacts with other parts of the system. Students will employ and evaluate frameworks for analysing the complexities of a subsytem of the language system, and will set this in the context of particular theories of language.

Partner Course Code:
LING 4012
UArizona Equivalent Course:
LING Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Neuroscience & Cognitive Science

Cellular Neuroscience

Course Description:

The course provides in-depth exposure to the cellular mechanisms utilised by neurons. Emphasis will be put on the following areas: the role of different classes of ion channels in affecting neuronal excitability, the mechanisms involved in electrical and chemical transmission, how transmitted signals are integrated by the neurons and across networks, and how different forms of synaptic plasticity may underlie learning and memory. Where appropriate insights will be provided into disease states such as epilepsy and Alzheimer's disease. In addition, there will be a short library-based project critiquing an original research article.

Partner Course Code:
NEUR 3101
UArizona Equivalent Course:
NROS Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Political Science

Environment, Human Security, and Conflict

Course Description:

This course examines the linkages between environmental conflicts and human security. The global rise in conflicts associated with control of natural resources (water, food, energy resources), has exposed the tensions between traditional notions of security and human-centred security concerns. Students will conduct in-depth analyses of cases of environmental conflicts around the world in order to identify the key actors, their projected values and interests, as well as the implications of different alternatives from a human security perspective. While the course highlights the politics behind conflicts, it includes contributions from other disciplines and fields.

Partner Course Code:
POLS 3033
UArizona Equivalent Course:
POL Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Psychology

Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience

Course Description:

This course focuses on the investigation of cognitive structures and processes through assessment and treatment of patients following brain injury.

In the first half of the course, you will have the opportunity to learn about, discuss, and evaluate methods including neuroimaging, neuropsychological testing, computational modelling of cognitive processes, and inferring cognitive modularity from dissociations between impairments.

In the second half of the course, the specific focus will be on patterns of impaired performance in patients who, following brain injury, have disorders of perception and cognition – visual and somatosensory attention, memory, and executive functions.

Topics will include: anosognosia and other delusions, autobiographical memory, unilateral visuospatial neglect, and neuropsychological rehabilitation.

The lectures will be matched to laboratory classes, in which you will learn to administer neuropsychological tests, design and conduct experiments, and gain the skills required to move confidently into clinical and academic research.

Partner Course Code:
PSYC 3016
UArizona Equivalent Course:
PSY Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Public Health

Fundamentals of Epidemiology

Course Description:

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health in populations and the application of this study to improve health. The course will cover basic epidemiological concepts including study design; measures of disease frequency and association; bias, confounding and effect modification; causality; screening; and disease surveillance. The course will also introduce the basic tools necessary for using and interpreting population health data.

Partner Course Code:
POPH 4100
UArizona Equivalent Course:
EPID Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Health Systems and Policy: An Introduction

Course Description:

This course will provide students with an understanding of the concept of a health system. The World Health Organisation model will be outlined and examined. The Australian health care system will be used as a case study to highlight student understandings of health systems. This will include examination of the structures and layers of the health system, funding arrangements, workforce issues, regulatory/governance arrangements in areas such as therapeutic goods and the policy process. A key component of the course will be an introduction to patient journeys within the Australian health system and the issues related to successful navigation of health systems. Students will also be introduced to comparative health systems analysis.

Partner Course Code:
HLTH 2001
UArizona Equivalent Course:
ELCR Department Elective, Upper Division
UArizona Units:
3.75

Location: Canberra, Australia

The main ANU campus is located on beautifully maintained parklands in the center of Australia’s capital, Canberra. Canberra is a cosmopolitan city that offers an exciting blend of urban living and nature. Situated on the ancient lands of the Indigenous Ngunnawal people, Canberra’s name is thought to mean ‘meeting place’.

Canberra enjoys more hours of sunshine in a day than any other city in Australia. There are four distinct seasons and students can take advantage of mountain biking at Mount Stromlo, sailing on Lake Burley Griffin, skiing in the Snowy Mountains, along with a wide range of other outdoor pursuits.

As the seat of the Australian Government, the city is home to national museums, galleries, memorials, collections, and research institutions that hold the shared stories and knowledge of the nation. Canberra is home to diplomats and visitors from all over the world - adding to the multicultural flavor and diversity of the city.

 

Good To Know

LGBTQ+ Equality Index rating: Australia rates 78/100 (with 100 being the most equal) on Equaldex’s LGBTQ+ Equality Index.

Global Peace Index rating: Australia ranks 22/163 in the Global Peace Index. The lower the score, the more peaceful the country.

Language Spoken: English 79%, native and other languages 

 

Housing: 

ANU Accommodation offers a wide range of student residences conducive to many different living styles. Students who would like to pursue private housing may of course do so- check out further housing opportunities here

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Regardless of where students decide to live, they are more than welcome to take advantage of ANU's fantastic student support services. 

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Semester Dates

Please check the ANU Academic Calendar for the most accurate program dates.

Semester Cost

  • $50 Study Abroad Application Fee
  • Mandatory Geo Blue International Health Insurance at a rate of $3 a day (approximately $360 a semester)
  • You pay Main Campus UA Tuition & Fees to do an exchange and receive all of the financial aid you use on main campus.
    • To learn more about how financial aid is applied to studying abroad, please see the official OSFA website.
  • Other estimated costs include but not limited to housing, transportation (air & local), visa, meals, books and supplies
  • UA Study Abroad scholarships are available based on eligibility

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Study Abroad Students

Anna Petronella

"As an art student, I wanted to be in a city that was surrounded by art and there is no better place for this than Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance."

Anna Petronella
Santa Reparata International School of Art
Florence, Italy
Bryn Sharp

"Study abroad helped me identify my deepest passions in the field of Latin American Studies – urban development and environmental protection – and develop the application of photography to these subjects."

Bryn Sharp
Arizona in Viña del Mar
Viña del Mar, Chile
Christy Fierros

"If there's a program that really speaks to you, do it! Traveling abroad gives you a greater sense of your place in the world."

Christy Fierros
Climate Justice
Longo Mai, Costa Rica
Edward Monteverde Jr.

"I chose the Research in Munich study abroad program because it had a great balance of traveling throughout Europe and gaining technical knowledge and experience in the engineering field."

Edward Monteverde Jr.
Research in Munich
Munich, Germany