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COUNTRY: New Zealand CITY: Auckland HOST INSTITUTION: Auckland University of Technology (AUT) TYPE OF PROGRAM: UNI Study Abroad SESSIONS: Fall, Spring, or Academic Year ELIGIBILITY: Sophomore standing, GPA 2.5 FIELDS OF STUDY: Art & Design, Communications, Computing, Engineering, Health, Sports & Recreation, Sciences, Education, Languages, Hospitality & Tourism, Social Sciences, Business LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: English CREDITS: Undergraduate, Graduate

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New Zealand is a great place to study. Their universities are highly respected around the world and international students find it more cost effective to live and study in New Zealand than many other places. Education has always been important in New Zealand society. Schools, colleges, and universities are all carefully inspected by government authorities, to ensure that high standards are maintained.

But you'll receive more than a great education; you'll have experiences of a lifetime. New Zealand is known for the variety and beauty of its landscape and has plenty to offer international students outside the classroom. While studying at AUT you will be living in Auckland, New Zealand's largest and most multicultural city. The rest of the country is within easy reach of Auckland, from the beaches and marine reserves in the north to the fiords, Alps and forests of the South Island: a taste of all the world's natural attractions in one country.

Called the City of Sails and site of the 2000 America's Cup, Auckland is considered one of the world's most exciting waterside cities. The region of Auckland, located on the northern peninsula of New Zealand's North Island, has been inhabited since the native indigenous people first settled there in 1350 AD. Since official settlement by Europeans in 1840, Auckland has become the major commercial center of New Zealand with a population of over 1.4 million.

If you are interested in working in New Zealand while studying abroad there, you must apply for a work permit. For information on how to apply, follow this link.

Established in 1895 as Auckland Institute of Technology http://www.aut.ac.nz/, today AUT enrolls over 25,000 students. International students from more than 52 nations study on the two campuses. Campus Akoranga is located on Auckland's North Shore and Campus Wellesley is in the heart of Auckland City. UNI students study in downtown Auckland.

AUT offers full-time programs in Business, Applied Arts, Science and Engineering, Health Studies, Maori Development, with a number of programs offering workplace experience. Small class sizes, the International Student Care Center and new student Orientation all aim to help students be as successful as possible.

AUT Business School, UNI's partner - is the third largest business school in New Zealand known for its innovative approach to teaching business and the Bachelor of Business program. Students may choose to study Accounting, Banking, Management, Information Technology, International Business, Travel and Tourism, Marketing and Advertising.  

PROGRAMME OF STUDY:

Important Expressions: paper = module or course; points = credit points (1 AUT point = .5 ECTS); a 15 point paper = course of 3 hours attendance per week; level = level of learning; pre-requisite = paper(s) you must have passed before you can gain entry into a higher paper

Note these two key points:

1. You are entitled to enrol in papers up to a maximum of 60 points per semester. This is a full-time load.
2. You must be enrolled in classes worth 60 points to retain your student visa.

Number of Papers: You will enroll in papers equivalent to 60 AUT points = 30 ECTS (this is normally four papers). Each paper requires you to spend 3 hours of attendance in class per week. As well each paper represents 150 hours of your time in total through class attendance, reading and research, assessments and personal and group assignment preparation time. Some papers (marked as FDM = Flexible Delivery Mode) require you to be in class for 2 hours per week and the third hour is designed for you to do work online.

Levels: You are entitled to enroll in papers that are either Level 6 or Level 7. This is indicated by the third digit of the paper number: 366602 is a Level 6 paper, 407105 is a Level 7 paper. Level 6 and Level 7 represent high level capabilities in our Bachelor of Business and Graduate Diploma. At Level 7 you are expected to demonstrate strong critical assessment and analytical capabilities. You should be able to link theory to practice seamlessly and your communication skills must be at a high level. Any papers at Level 8 are in our Honors and Masters programs. You do not have automatic access to these.

Pre-requisites: When you choose your papers, please be careful about pre-requisites. Many Level 7 modules have pre-requisite requirements. As a senior student at one of our partner business schools, you may have already done a module similar to the pre-requisite we require. Please therefore e-mail brief details of the paper you have done at your home business school to Roger Stokell when you wish to enrol in a paper at AUT that has a pre-requisite.

Classes: Check the timetable carefully for Semester One 2005. Please do not select papers which clash in time. The paper occurence number (/10, /11 etc) indicates the time of the module. Example: 487961/10 (Marketing Strategy) indicates occurence 10. Occurrence 10 means that you have to attend this paper at 10am-midday on Tuesdays and on 10-11am on Thursdays.

Papers offered: Not all papers are offered each semester. ONLY those on the timetable for Semester 1 2009 are being offered in Semester 1 2009.

Content and aims of modules: Go to http://www.autuni.ac.nz/ and click on Study Areas in the upper left for full details of a course and its modules.

See also: This list of course equivalencies.
 

Applied Science
Art and Design
Communication Studies
Computer and Information Sciences
English Language
Hospitality and Tourism
Social Sciences
Sport and Recreation

SEMESTER ONE 2009:

Semester :	Monday March 2- Friday June 5, 2009
Exam Weeks :	Monday June 8- Friday June 26, 2009
Mid-Semester Break:	Monday April 10- Sunday April 26, 2009

SEMESTER TWO 2009:

Semester :	Monday July 20- Friday October 23, 2009
Exam Weeks :	Monday October 26- Friday November 13, 2009
Mid-Semester Break:	Monday September 7- Sunday September 20, 2009

* Exam timetables are made available in the first half of the semester. Students must be available in Auckland during both of these exam weeks. Please do not make fixed reservations to leave Auckland before the end of this exam period.
 

There are a variety of accommodation options in Auckland, and students to date have generally lived in student residences, apartments around the central city area (that they have arranged themselves), or apartments (flats) or houses shared with other students (also arranged by themselves). Homestays with Kiwis (New Zealanders) are also possible.

To view the main accommodation website, click here. To fill out the AUT accommodation form, click here. This will give you a good idea of the campus accommodation we have available at AUT and will give you further details of the residences listed below:

A. Student Residences owned by Auckland University of Technology:

1. Akoranga Residential Village (about 10 kilometres from the central city on our second campus; linked to city campus by shuttle bus)
2. Mount Terrace Halls of Residence (5 minutes walk from Faculty of Business buildings)
3. Wellesley Student Apartments (new in 2004; 5 minutes walk from Faculty of Business buildings. Our students are particularly enjoying staying in these apartments!)

We strongly recommend one of these options. Our students have generally found them to be most satisfactory.

B. Student Residences owned by other organizations


4. Unilodge Auckland
5. Empire Apartments
6. Auckland YWCA
7. Auckland YMCA
8. Huia Residence
9. Rocklands Hostel (on a convenient bus route into the city centre)

   C. Homestays
   

10. Kiwi Homestay Consultants

If you don't want to arrange accommodation until you get here, you should get here early!

To give you an idea of private rental arrangements, here are some web sites we have located:

1. www.crockers.co.nz
2. www.allenrealty.co.nz
3. TradeMe is a great site for finding a flat or someone looking for a flatmate. Like craigslist for New Zealand. You have to register a NZ address, but you can use the address of a hostel in Auckland and contact through email.

The above are web sites given for information only and they are not given as recommendations.

Things that you need to be aware of in renting privately is that there is usually a 12 month lease, you have to pay a bond, the accommodation may be furnished or not furnished (often not furnished), you must pay 2 weeks rental in advance and a bond equivalent to 4 weeks of rental.

Generally you cannot arrange to rent accommodation privately until you are in New Zealand.

You should therefore have some temporary accommodation reserved before you come.

For temporary accommodation, there are backpacker and YHA hotels in the central business district (CBD) near the AUT city campus. There will be more information on the web.

The following is a web site for one of the backpacker hotels, the Auckland Central Backpackers, and is given for information only.

While all our students end up in accommodation, it is very important to get arrangements made as soon as you can. Accommodation is often hard to get if you wait too long.

Generally all the student residences finalize their accommodation reservations in November. Therefore, if you wish to have a room in one of these, please contact David McGregor immediately.
 

Participants in the Auckland University of Technology Partnership are eligible for the Study Abroad Scholarship (PDF) and a variety of other funding options.

Applicants must be full-time students at UNI at the time of application, at least sophomore status during the time abroad, have departmental approval for participation, and an overall G.P.A. of 2.5.

UNI students pay program fee plus the study abroad fee to participate.  The program cost does not include housing, food, books and supplies, round-trip air transportation, international health insurance, and personal expenses. 

A complete set of application materials will include one original and one copy of the following:

• UNI Application Packet (PDF)
• AUT Application For Admission (PDF)

All study abroad forms can also be found on our Forms page.

APPLICATION PROCESS:

1. Partners ask their students to complete application form. Please attached:
   1. Transcript copies of academic results to date
   2. 2 passport size photos of good quality
2. Applications processed in the month that they are due to be received (April or October). When accepted, students receive a dossier from AUT (which we prefer to send to the partner business school co-ordinator for distribution) containing the following:
   • Letter of approval
   • Visa information
   • Accommodation information
   • Module details
   • Module choice form
3. Students who have been accepted are also contacted electronically (where they have provided a functional e-mail address) with regular e-mail bulletins concerning the topics listed in 4 above.

You should have a student visa issued by the New Zealand Immigration Service before you arrive in Auckland. The application can be found here (PDF). There is also a guide (PDF) available to help you fill out the application. There is no fee for a US citizen wishing to obtain a New Zealand student visa.

For answers to frequently asked questions regarding study visas in New Zealand please visit the provided website: http://www.immigration.govt.nz/nzopportunities/unitedstates/faqs/

You must have insurance that covers you for medical AND travel mishaps. This is now a requirement of the New Zealand Government for all students coming to New Zealand from overseas. We must verify that you have this insurance. We will not be able to issue your ID card until we see your insurance policy and make a photocopy of it.

If it is difficult for you to buy this insurance in your own country, you can buy it from New Zealand BEFORE you leave home. The insurance is offered by Southern Cross Healthcare. Quotes, application forms, and more info are available on this site.

If you buy your health and travel insurance in your home country, the following are the minimum requirements of the New Zealand Government Code of Practice for International students. All insurance policies must therefore provide cover for the following as a minimum:

• Loss of baggage and personal effects
  • Should cover students? personal effects, including items like expensive musical instrument, lap top computers, etc
• Accident and Injury and Medical Cover
  • Medical benefits generally range from general practitioner visits and prescriptions through major hospitalization (private and public), optical cover and emergency dental.
  • It is preferable that no excess is applied to medical claims.
• Disruption to Travel Plans
• Cost of Medical Care in any ?stopover? Country
• Cover the student for any trips to other countries during the period of study
• Cover the student for any holidays back to their home country during the period of study
• Accompanying Relative Cover / emergency evacuation/ repatriation.
  • If the student becomes seriously ill or injured and needs to be accompanied home (alive or deceased) with medical professionals these costs are met by the insurance.
  • If members of the student?s immediate family living overseas become critically ill or die, the policy will fly the student home, and then back to NZ to complete their studies.
  • If an overseas student in NZ becomes seriously ill or dies the policy should pay for parents to fly to NZ on the first available flight. The day-to-day accommodation and reasonable living costs in NZ for the parents should be met, as should the cost of their airfares.
• Personal Liability Cover
  • Applies when a student causes accidental damage to property at an education provider or homestay.

Fall program or academic year: March 1
Spring program: October 1

Inquiries about Auckland University of Technology should be directed to:

Yana Cornish 
Study Abroad Office 
28 Gilchrist hall, UNI
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0520 

Tel: 319/ 273-7078 
Fax: 319/ 273-2921 
email: study-abroad@uni.edu
 

"Lounging on sandy beaches, climbing towering mountains, kayaking blue ocean waters, jumping out of an airplane, living in a large foreign city, studying in a foreign university, and meeting life-long friends from all over the world are just a few of the ways to describe my experience studying abroad. I studied business at the Auckland Institute of Technology, New Zealand. The semester abroad has been my most memorable college experience to date and will be an experience I will take with me for the rest of my life. College is designed to promote intellectual and personal growth in an individual. I believe studying abroad does that on a much higher level. In just one semester, I walked away with more growth and memories than I did in the previous three semesters here at UNI." (Brian Larkin)

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