This exciting three-week opportunity takes place in January, during summer in the Southern Hemisphere. Students arrive several weeks prior to the commencement of Semester One in Australia, and may take this program as a stand-alone or in addition to their spring study abroad experience in Australia.

This is a unique and ideal opportunity to travel and study in three major Australian cities while gaining a deeper understanding of Australian culture through sport.

The course is structured as a series of lectures, field visits, guest speakers and activities. Students will reflect on the experience in a journal, an oral presentation, and an academic paper for a total of 3 credits.

Topics will include: sport in pre-colonial Australia; sport and recreation in Australia as forms of social education; elite sport versus sport for all; violence and gender issues; The World Cup, the Commonwealth and Olympic Games and the globalization and commodification of sport; sport and the construction of regional and national identity; emerging trends in Australian recreation; sport and the media.