Study Overseas Short-Term Programs allow you to travel overseas for an educational experience that counts toward your degree. Study Overseas Short-Term Programs incorporates a range of experiences including workplace learning, clinical placements, internships, professional practicums, School-led study tours, short courses, and language programs (2 weeks to 3 months).
The projects listed here are for Undergraduate students unless otherwise stated.
The overseas projects listed here do not reflect the full range of opportunities on offer. Contact your Program Coordinator to discuss other opportunities that may be available within your School or discipline.
Many of the experiences listed here are eligible for external funding, supported by the Australian Government's New Colombo Plan and loan funding through OS-Help.
How Climate Change affects island communities
Who: Environmental Science students
When: February / November - varies
Where: Brunei Darussalam
Contact: Dr Alison Shapcott
Food security, migration and climate adaptation
Who: Sustainability, Agriculture, Environment students
When: Varies
Contact: Professor Bill Carter
Explorations into Chinese society and culture
Who: Multiple disciplines, School of Social Sciences elective
Where: China
When: November
Contact: Dr Marcus Bussey
Community Planning and Social Entrepreneurship
Who: Regional and Urban Planning Honours program students
Where: India
When: January / May - varies
Contact: Dr Nicholas Stevens
Youth Leadership: Equity, Sustainability, Resilience and the Future
Who: Social Sciences, Multidisciplinary
Where: India
When: Varies
Contact: Dr Marcus Bussey
Civil infrastructure assessment and remediation in urban and regional India
Who: Engineering and Creative Industries students
Where: India
When: February / November - varies
Contact: Dr Adrian McCallum
Nursing Clinical Placement
Who: Nursing students
Where: Indonesia
What: Nursing Clinical Placement
When: October / December / January / February - varies
Contact: Mr Matthew Mason
Japanese language and culture
Who: Communication/Japanese language students
Where: Japan
When: July / November
Contact: Dr Levi Durbidge
Enhancing nutrition of coastal communities in Kiribati
Who: Nutrition students
Where: Kirabati
When: June / November
Contact: Dr Libby Swanepoel
Community planning and social entrepreneurship fellowship program
Who: Regional and Urban Planning Honours program students
Where: Nepal
When: January / November - varies
Contact: Dr Nicholas Stevens
Community based approach to plastic waste
Who: Science and Engineering, Business and Education students - multiple disciplines
Where: Nepal
When: November - varies
Contact: Dr Kathy Townsend
Building capacity through partnerships with a High Performance Sport student athlete program
Who: High Performance Sport students - multiple disciplines
Where: Samoa
When: May / September - varies
Contact: Tania Stevenson
Outdoor education in an urban context
Who: Outdoor Education students
Where: Singapore
When: September / January - varies
Contact: Mr Brendon Munge
Green Canteen Project
Who: Nutrition students
Where: Solomon Islands
When: February / June - varies
Contact: Dr Sarah Burkhart
Sustainable tourism and event policy and planning study tour of Bangkok
Who: Business students, Tourism students, Business electives
Where: Thailand
When: November
Contact: Dr Aaron Tham
Holistic healthcare through interdisciplinary clinical placements
Who: Occupational Therapy students, Nutrition students
Where: Vanuatu
When: January / July
Contact: Dr Sarah Burkhart
Paris School of Business
What:
When: 2 to 13 January 2023
Where: Paris
Cost: Contact Global@usc.edu.au
Application deadline: 30th October 2022
Contact Global@usc.edu.au
What:
When: 8 to 29 January 2023
Where: Brno
Cost: Contact Global@usc.edu.au
Application deadline: 1st November 2023
Contact Global@usc.edu.au
What:
When: 2nd January to 31st May 2023
Where: Philipps-Universität Marburg
Cost: Contact Global@usc.edu.au
Application deadline: 30th November 2022
Contact Global@usc.edu.au
MarburgOnline: VirtualExchange - MO:VE
What: MO:VE is a great opportunity to take courses at Philipps-Universität Marburg and improve intercultural competences without the need to go abroad. Select courses from Marburg semester catalogue (in English or German), German Language Courses.
When: October - February (4 months)
Deadline: September 15
Full-time study load: TBC.
What next: Contact the Global Mobility team for more information