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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
  • 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 Analysis
    FRI101 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 Chemistry
    NM1200 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