Program Overview
This program will take place primarily in Melbourne, the capital of the mainland state of Victoria. Melbourne is a dynamic city of 3 million people with beautiful beaches, wide boulevards, fine parks and restaurants, festivals, and great summer weather. Melbourne is consistently selected as "the most livable city in the world." The Fluid Mechanics course will help establish a proper understanding of the value and environmental costs of water development projects. The Transportation Engineering course will focus on multimodal transportation in urban areas. Melbourne provides rich opportunities for multimodal transportation – ride a tram, a train and a bus, as well as see in practice innovative partnerships operating highways. Students will have many opportunities to meet Australian people famous for their humor, optimism, and healthy outdoor lifestyle. Program participants will also meet non-human wildlife including many strange, wonderful animals and birds, as well as seeing much of the exotic and spectacular flora of the region.
Housing will be in University dormitories and about 1/2 meals will be included in the program fee. The program includes a three day visit to Tasmania, Australia’s island state. Much of Tasmania is World Heritage Listed by the United Nations for its natural beauty.
Note that MEEG331 / CIEG305 is a required course taken in the junior year by Mechanical Engineering and Civil/Environmental Engineering majors. CIEG 351 is a required course taken in the junior year by Civil Engineering majors. The course serves as a technical elective for mechanical and environmental engineering students.
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.
The two courses are integrated and some common engineering and management issues will be addressed in both courses.
CIEG305 - Fluid Mechanics (3 cr.)
Incompressible fluid mechanics: fluid statics, control volume analysis for mass, momentum and energy; differential analysis of viscous and inviscid flow; dimensional analysis. Classroom material will be applied to real world examples such as water and wind power, beaches and ship design. For MEEG students, the above CIEG 305 course may be combined with CIEG 306 (1 cr. taken in spring semester 2009) to substitute for the required MEEG 331 Fluid Mechanics I course.
Prerequisite:MATH 302 or MATH 351, and CIEG 311 or MEEG 211.
Satisfies the following requirements:
Fulfills requirement for Mechanical Engineering and Civil/Environmental Engineering majors.
CIEG351 - Transportation Engineering (3 cr.)
Five components of transportation: vehicle, way, terminal and control; design and
dynamic characteristics of vehicles; geometric design of highways and railroad
tracks; operation and design of stations, airports and bus terminals; highway
traffic flow analysis.
Satisfies the following requirements:
Civil Engineering majors
UNIV370-020 - Study Abroad - Australia MEEG/CIEG (0 cr.)
pass/fail
Students are asked to reflect upon changes in their knowledge, skills, and attitudes that occur due to their study abroad experience.
Satisfies the following requirements:
Fulfills Discovery Learning (DLE) requirement.
Requirements
All applicants should have a G.P.A. of at least 2.0 (on a 4.00 scale). While this program is designed primarily for mechanical and civil engineering students, other engineering undergraduates and other science majors are invited to apply and may be accepted on a space-available basis. Minimum prerequiste requirements for all students are (i) one year of calculus on the level of Math 241/242, and (ii) introductory physics equivalent to Phys 207.
Meeting these minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance, which is based on academic quality and demonstrated ability to contribute to the objectives of the program. Early application is encouraged as acceptances may be made on a rolling basis and the program may fill before the application deadline.
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).
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.
