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The Mindil Beach Markets are always a highlight of a student's stay in Darwin. |
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Thursday, June 14
10:30p - Depart Los Angeles on Qantas Flight 12 to Sydney
Saturday, June 16
8:10a - Depart Sydney on Qantas Flight 790 to Alice Springs
12:05p - Depart Alice Springs on Qantas Flight 724 to Darwin
2:00p - Arrive Darwin. Accommodations: Alatai Holiday Apartments.
Sunday, June 17
11:00a - MSU orientation
and program introduction
5:00p - Mindil Beach Markets (held every Sunday and Thursday)
Monday, June 18
11:00a - 1:00p - Orientation including lecture given by historian Peter Forrest
6:00p - reception at Northern Territory Parliament House
Tuesday, June 19
9:00a - 1:00p - Excursion to Northern Territory Wildlife Park
4:30p - Lecture by professor Bruce Scates discussing Australian history
Wednesday, June 20
9:00a - 12:30p - Lecture on essay writing and ecotourism by professor Eric Freedman
1:00p - Excursion to underground WWII oil storage tanks
Thursday, June 21
10:00a - visit the Worldwide Fund for Nature offices in Darwin. Discussion on wetland preservation efforts as well as marine ecology
3:00p - 5:00p - Tour of Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
5:00p - Mindil Beach Markets
Friday, June 22
Morning - Free
1:00p - 5:00p - Computer Laboratory
Saturday, June 23
Free Day
Sunday, June 24 - Tuesday, June 26
3-day field trip to Kakadu National Park
Week 1 Journal Entries Due
Wednesday, June 27
9:15a - Darwin Botanical Gardens and tour
11:00a - Coastal vegetation walk
1:00p - 5:00p - Computer Laboratory
7:00p - Deckchair Cinema "The Goddess of 1967"
Thursday, June 28
1:05a - Depart Darwin on Qantas flight 407 to Sydney (ETA 6:10a)
Depart Sydney to Canberra
~8:30a - Arrive Canberra
Accommodations: City Walk Hotel
2:00p - Parliament House: Question time and tour
Friday, June 29
10:00a - 12:00p - Tour of National Film and Sound Archive
1:30p - Tour of the National Museum of Australia
Saturday, June 30
9:30a - 11:00a - Visit to War Memorial
Afternoon - Free
Sunday, July 1
Morning - Bus to Sydney
Accommodations: Kensington Colleges
7:30p - Optional orientation walking tour of downtown Sydney
Monday, July 2
9:00a - 1:00p - Lecture by UNSW Professor Peter Bell--Peculiarities of Australian culture and history; Language and humour, speech and manners; Political institutions, media and national development issues
Tuesday, July 3
8:30a - 10:00a - Lecture by UNSW Professor Philip Bell--The advertising industry: TV and print media; cultural factors
10:00a - Lecture by Deo Prasad, Engineering Professor from UNSW on environmental planning and the Olympics
Afternoon - Tour of Olympic site and Stadium Australia - optional swimming in Olympic pool
Wednesday, July 4
8:30a - 12:30p - Lecture by UNSW Professor Philip Bell--Americanisation debates & Landscape and identity; and the Australian "Legend"
Thursday, July 5
8:30a - 12:30p - Lecture by UNSW Professor Philip Bell--The Olympics; Ceremony of Innocence & screening of the film, "Dead Heart"
4:00p - Cirque du Soleil (optional)
Friday, July 6 - Sunday, July 8
Free days - optional
activities:
6th - abseiling excursion or surfing lesson at Bondi Beach
7th - Blue Mountains rockclimbing
8th - Australian Football game
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A sailboat passes under the Sydney Harbour Bridge. |
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Monday, July 9
8:30a - 12:30p - Intro to Web design concepts by Alyssa Rothwell of UNSW and guest artist, Joe Frost
2:30p - Briefing at Young and Rubicam (ad agency), Sydney, by Andrew Baxter, Group Account Director
Tuesday, July 10
8:30a - 12:30p - Web design workshop with Alyssa Rothwell of UNSW - Students begin work on group web projects
Afternoon - Visit
Taronga Park Zoo
Wednesday, July 11
8:30a - 12:30p - Web design workshop continued by Alyssa Rothwell of UNSW
Thursday, July 12
8:30a - 12:30p - Web design workshop continued by Alyssa Rothwell of UNSW
Afternoon - Visit Sydney Aquarium
Evening - Opera, "El Trittico" at Sydney Opera House (optional)
Friday, July 13 - Sunday, July 15
Free days - optional
activities:
14th - Blue Mountains bushwalking
14th & 15th - 2-day Bushwalking abseiling excursion
Monday, July 16
8:30a - 12:30p - Web design workshop continued by Alyssa Rothwell and Lecture by Phillip Bell
Tuesday, July 17
8:30a - 12:30p - Class
10:30a - Lecture by James Woodford, environmental and science writer at the Sydney Morning Herald and author of the new book, "The Secret Life of Wombats"
Wednesday, July 18
8:30a - 12:30p - Lecture by Phillip Bell on Olympics and Web workshop continuation with Alyssa Rothwell
1:30p - Viewing of the movie, "Evil Angels," the story of Azaria Chamberlain
Thursday, July 19
8:30a - 12:30p - Student presentations of group web projects
6:00p - pizza & wine at Professor Freedman's flat
Friday, July 20
Free day
Saturday, July 21
9:35a - Depart Sydney on Qantas flight 412 to Ayers Rock
12:30p - Arrive Ayers
Rock (Uluru)
Accommodations: Outback Pioneer Motel, Yulara
Sunday, July 22
5:30a - Sunrise at
Uluru
Visit to the Cultural Center
Walk around the base of Ayers Rock with guide
5:00p - Sunset at Uluru
Monday, July 23
5:30a - Sunrise at Kata Djuta
6:30a - Kata Djuta walk
Depart Ayers Rock
by bus to Alice Springs
Accommodations: Melanka Lodge
Tuesday, July 24
Day trip to Standley Chasm and Simpson's Gap
Wednesday, July 25
9:15a - 10:45a - Centre for Appropriate Technology & Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA)
11:00a - Tour/presentation at Centre for Appropriate Technology
2:15p - Depart Alice Springs on Qantas flight 948 to Cairns
5:05p - Arrive Cairns
Bus to Daintree Rainforest
Accommodations: Crocodylus Village
Thursday, July 26
Daintree forest and Night nature walk
Friday, July 27
Morning - Return by
bus to Cairns
Accommodations: Matson Plaza Hotel
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Among Australia's unique ecosystems is the spectacular Great Barrier Reef. |
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Saturday, July 28
Boat trip to the Great Barrier Reef
Sunday, July 29 - Monday July 30
Relax in Cairns
Optional activities: diving/snorkeling, white water rafting, bungy jumping,
skydiving, etc.
Tuesday, July 31
5:50a - Depart Cairns on Qantas flight 50 to Sydney
1:55p - Depart Sydney on Qantas flight 11 for Los Angeles