James Cook University

Country

Australia

City

Cairns og Townsville

Agreement type

Study abroad

Study places

Several study abroad (tuition fees)

About the study place

James Cook University (JCU) is located along the Pacific coast of Queensland. The university has one campus in Cairns (153.000 inhabitants) and one in Townsville (190.000 inhabitants), and offers lectures of high quality in biology, engineering and tourism, among other subjects. JCU has over 16.000 students and an international student environment. A short distance from the Great Barrier Rief and a pleasant Pacific climate offer an exiting base for an exchange program.

Course catalogue.

Field trips

Practical information exchange students

• Agreement

  All subject areas are covered by the agreement. Bachelor and master

• Tuition fees

  NMBU students get a 15% discount on the Study Abroad tuition fee.

• Who can apply

  Applicants need to have achieved a minimum average grade of C.

  All exchanges require a completion of 60 ECTS prior to a stay abroad.

• Language of Instruction

  English

  Language requirements (one of the following):

  Upper secondary school (norsk: videregående skole): Average grade of 4 and no older than 5 years, or
  TOEFL: 79 (internet-based test), with a minimum of 19 within writing, or
  IELTS: 6.0 (and no part under 5.5).

  Confirm language requirement: English language requirements JCU.

• Recognition of credits

  12 credits (i.e. four courses of three credits each) is equivalent to 30 credits at NMBU.

• Semester timing

  JCU works under a trimester format. Study Abroad and Exchange students have the option to attend JCU for up to three consecutive trimesters (depending on their level of study), or to combine a standard trimester (three subjects) with an additional subject taught in block mode. Students can also study four subjects within a trimester if that is the preferred approach.

  • Semester 1: January – May
  • Semester 2: May – August
  • Semester 3: September - December

  JCU Academic Calendar

• Accomodation

  JCU can offer student rooms. Burralga Yumba and Rotary International House offers private kitchens.

  It is possible to live outside campus (Areas close to campus: Douglas, Aitkenvale and Annandale). Townsville is a 20 min. drive from campus.

• Visa

  For studies of longer than three months in duration, a visa is required. Before applying for a visa, it is necessary to receive a Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) from the host university. A visa can be applied for electronically, with the advantage that a reply can be expected from 1 to 3 weeks but can take longer. More information on visa.

  As of July 2024, visa application costs have increased greatly to AUD 1600.

  Australian visa processing time

• Helpful links

  Film from the University

  Film from a former NMBU student

  Find a blog post on James Cook University!

  See more pictures from James Cook University @NMBU_Exchange on Instagram!

• Course catalogue

  Course catalogue.
  Important to note: Students can take courses from only one of the campuses (Cairns or Townsville).

  Courses previously taken by NMBU students

  B-DS
  AN2013 Culture, Knowledge and Environment
  BZ2450 Biodiversity of Tropical Australia
  HI2001 Asia and the World
  LA2902 Environmental Law and Policy

  B-BIOLOGI
  BS2470 Evolution
  BZ2725 Australian Terrestrial Diversity
  BZ2450 Biodiversity of Tropical Australia
  BZ3061 Behavioural Ecology
  BZ3220 Population and Community Ecology
  HI2006 Australian and Pacific Exploration
  MB3200 Marine Conservation Biology
  MB3204 Conserving Marine Wildlife: Sea Mammals, Birds, Reptiles

  B-MINA
  AN1001 Anthropology: Cultural Diversity in Global Perspective
  BZ2450 Biodiversity of Tropical Australia
  EA3800 Earth and Environmental Geochemistry
  EV2011 The Case of Sustainability

  B-ØA

  EA2010 Introductory Geology
  EA2404 From Icehouse to Greenhouse
  PH2024 Human Biomechanics 2
  PH2240 Atomic and Nuclear Physics
  BM1111 Introduction to Health Sciences
  PY1102 Exploring Psychology, from Perception to Reality
  PY1106 Communicating Psychology: Listening, Translating and Disseminating
  SS1111 Introduction to Counselling

  M-BA
  CS3000 Structual AnalysisFRI101 Foundatiobh French 1
  ME2512 Thermofluid Mechanics

  M-BIOTEK
  BC5101 Genes Genomes and Development
  BC5102 Advanced Cell Biology
  BZ2450 Biodiversity of Tropical Australia
  BZ5420 Ecological Genetics
  CH1002 Chemistry: Principles and Applications
  MI2021 Introductory Infectious Diseases and Immunobiology
  PH1001 Preparatory Physics

  M-EIE
  EV1008 Human Geography
  EV1011 Introduction to Sustainablility
  EV2301 Urban Geography and Design
  IA1007 Linking Indigenousness
  NM1520 Drawing and the Digital
  PY1101 Exploring Psychology: from Brain to Practice
  PY1102 Exploring Psychology: from Perception to Reality

  M-FORNY
  BZ2450 Biodiversity of Tropical Australia
  CP1407  Introductory Machine Learning and Data Science
  CS4008 Water and Wastwater Engineering
  EA2404 From Icehouse to Greenhouse
  EV3002 Enviromental Impact Assessment
  PH2006 Descriptive Physical Oceanography/ Enviromental Physics 
  LB5229 Economics for a Sustainable World
  PY1102 Exploring Psychology from Perception to Reality
  

  M-Landskapsarkitektur
  BX 2077 Project Management
  CU1010 Effective Writing
  EV2011 The Case for Sustainability
  EV2502 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
  
  M-LUN
  BZ2450 Biodiversity of Tropical Australia
  BZ3061 Behavioural Ecology
  BZ3220 Population and Community Ecology
  CH2103 Analytical ChemistryNM1200 Digital Photography
  NM1600 Introduction to Music, Sound and the Moving Image
  NM2200 The Digitised Image nå NM1202
  PH1005 Advanced Stream Physics 1

  M-Maskin, prosess og produktutvikling
  BU1108 Managing Concumer Markets
  EG1012 Electric Circuits
  EG2010 Materials Science and Engineering
  ME3512 Heat and Mass Transfer

  M-Vann- og miljøfysikk
  CS4008 Water and Wastewater Engineering
  EA3207 Soil Properties and Processes for Sciences
  PH2006 Marine Physics
  SC1102 Modelling Natural Systems