Lauren Howard

Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 February 2010 05:09 Written by Ricardo Monday, 18 May 2009 07:03

Lauren at University of Sydney

• US University: Trinity University

• Why did you choose to come to Australia and study? I’ve always wanted to visit Australia and study abroad seemed like the perfect opportunity.

• Why did you choose the University of Sydney? Tasmania sounded different and exciting, which is something I wanted out of my study abroad experience.  It is a great combination of the city and the country.  I’m glad this is the university I chose.

About Lauren

• Personal Interests: Reading, animal rescue, spending time with friends and family

• USA Degree: Bachelor of the Arts in Sociology

• Last CD you bought? Mona Lisa by the All-American Rejects

• Last movie you saw? The Reader

• Last meal you bought? Vegetarian couscous

• What do you do to relax? Reading

• If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? My life goal is to visit every country... Right now, I would like to travel through Europe

• What’s the funniest moment you have had so far? Watching Eurovision with all of my Australian friends

• Where have you previously travelled? Canada, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, the Bahamas, Jamaica

• What will you remember about being in Australia? The people I’ve met: both Americans and locals

• Any advice to students who are thinking about coming out? Enjoy the group you’re studying with, but be sure to make friends with locals, too.  They’re interesting and fun and they make the experience that much better

• What’s the most interesting cultural difference so far? The vocabulary: Australians may speak English, but it’s a whole different language!

Classes

Historical Indigenous Australia
Offers a general survey of Indigenous Australian societies and cultures from the earliest times until the mid-20th century. The unit begins with an introduction to Aboriginal spirituality, social structure and economy before British colonisation, then examines the dispossession of the Aboriginal peoples from 1788 until the 1950s. Topics include - frontier conflict, Aboriginal resistance and government policies including segregation, protection and assimilation. Attention is also given to the competing ways in which Australian historians have represented Aboriginal history.
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Antarctic Studies 1A
This unit will provide an introduction to a broad range of Antarctic topics. This unit will give a background of history, international relations and cultural perceptions that can be studied by students from the Bachelor of Antarctic Studies or those wanting a general introduction to the Antarctic.
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Provides a sociological perspective on the relationship between law and society through a critical analysis of the basic processes of law, issues of social power and legal institutions, and law reform and social change. The aims of the subject are to evaluate the social basis of the construction of the legal subject; to assess liberal conceptions of rights and justice; and to analyse the relationship between law and social inequality by considering issues related to rurality, disability, class, gender, sexuality and ethnicity.
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Find out more about the Antarctic Studies Program.