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Study Abroad - Programs
Winter 2005
Australia/Fiji CNST
January 3, 2005 - February 1, 2005


Please note that this program is highly competitive and will accept only a limited number of applicants.
Please note that this program has an early application and first deposit deadline of April 30, 2004.
Program Overview

Are you ready to learn about organizations, leadership and social responsibility in other cultures? Through this Winter Session in Australia and Fiji you will develop your appreciation for what it means to live and work in culturally diverse societies. During this study abroad program, you will learn how to assess cross-cultural differences in organizational leadership, while developing insight into your own leadership style. You will examine how social responsibilty helps influence policy and organizational direction.

To accomplish this, you will need to gain a new perspective on how American viewpoints are considered, as you learn about different organizations and leadership styles and as you consider compelling challenges facing people and organizations. Speakers from the business, non-profit and governmental sectors will help explain how their organizations are structured, how they define leadership and explain how it social responsibility plays into the decisions they make.

In addition to coursework, you will have the chance to explore Southern Australia with trips to:

  • Adelaide - Kangaroo Island, see koalas and kangaroos in the wild
  • Warnambool - Coorong National Park
  • Melbourne - via the Great Ocean Road
  • Beechworth - Mt. Kosciuszko National Park
  • Canberra - Capital buildings
  • Sydney - Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park
  • Port Douglass - the Great Barrier Reef, Aboriginal Culture Center, and a rainforest/waterfall expedition

Students will be housed in hotels, most meals are on your own.

Courses
Students must enroll in all courses for credit and a grade; pass/fail and audit registration is not permitted.

Honors credit may be available. Check with the faculty director and the Honors program for prior approval (before departure).

All students must enroll in 6 credits, as well as the 0-credit UNIV course.

CNST304 - Leadership and Power (3 cr.)
Models of interactions between leadership and power are explored through a combination of speakers, videos, readings and simulations.
Prerequisite:CNST 100

CNST404 - Leadership in Organizations (3 cr.)
Students will explore how the organization's environment and culture influences the style of leadership exercised in a variety of organizations. Focus will be on organizational structure and work dynamics, motivating methods, values clarification and other topics.
Satisfies the following requirements:
      Part of the leadership minor program.

CNST466 - Special Problems (3 cr.)
Independent study option for students who have already taken either CNST404 or CNST304.
Requirements
Applicants should have a G.P.A. of at least 2.0 (on a 4.00 scale). We encourage freshmen to apply! For all participants, a formal application is necessary, including a deposit, one transcript (non-University of Delaware students only), and one recommendation. An interview may be conducted in person or by telephone.

Study abroad at the University of Delaware is highly competitive. See here for an overview of the acceptance process. If you are not selected for your first choice program, we recommend moving your application and deposit to another program (by emailing your request to studyabroad@udel.edu).

Australia/Fiji CNST Program Costs
Participants in the Australia/Fiji CNST program will be charged University of Delaware tuition for one Winter Session and the program fee. The program fee usually covers round-trip airfare, housing, and all excursions but does not include transportation to/from the group's initial departure airport. Your specific program fee may or may not include these and other items, check with the faculty director for details.

A $200 deposit towards the program fee must be paid by no later than April 30, 2004 , although we recommend that you pay your deposit within three working days of submitting your application. The deposit is non-refundable if you are admitted into the program. The program acceptance list will be available approximately two weeks later. See below for additional program fee and tuition payment deadlines.

UD students pay all program fee deposits by direct bank transfer via this website: http://www.udel.edu/studyabroadpayments. Non-UD students should send a check, payable to the University of Delaware, to CFIS, Elliott Hall, 26 East Main Street, Newark, DE 19716. Credit card payments are not accepted.

  DE Resident Non-DE Resident
Final Tuition based on current year 1184 3002
Estimate Program Fee
 4985 4985
UD Registration & Activities Fee 25 25
Estimate Total 6194 8012

Please note that final program fees are subject to change until the group's departure date. Final program fees may be increased due to airline taxes, fuel surcharges, exchange rates, or changes in the group size.

Scholarships
Need- and merit-based scholarships are available to UD undergraduates on a competitive basis. For more details and to apply for a scholarship, go to our scholarships page (and be sure to submit scholarship materials by the deadlines).
Deadlines
All payments and application materials are due by 5:00pm on the dates listed below: Please note that this program is highly competitive and will accept only a limited number of applicants.
  • Application and $200 deposit deadline: April 30, 2004
  • $800 deposit deadline: May 21, 2004
  • $1200 deposit deadline: September 10, 2004
  • Final program fee balance due: November 5, 2004
  • Tuition and Registration Fee due: mid-December, 2004
Contact Information
Stephanie McClellan
Faculty Director
Department of Consumer Studies
216 Alison Hall West
Phone:(302) 831-8539
Email: stephmcc@udel.edu


Audrey Helfman
Faculty Director
Department of Communication
217 Alison Hall West
Phone:(302) 831-1708
Email: ahelfman@udel.edu