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Study Arts, Social Sciences, Social Work or Psychology (continued) JCU programs include opportunities for students to participate in an amazing array of opportunities for travel to destinations throughout Queensland and beyond. overseas and receive credits towards your JCU degree. Participation in the Student Exchange program is subject to approval yet is open to everyone. Imagine: To learn more, email or visit: www.jcu.edu.au/studentexchange • Cultural heritage and environmental management, national parks, sustainable development Add value to your degree • Media, journalism, television, radio, film JCU Professional College provides noncompulsory activities and workshops that will give you extra skills in leadership, community engagement, and cultural competency – skills sought after by potential employers. These programs are outside your degree studies but the extra effort will provide you with a valuable edge. • Publishing, translation, writing and creative industries, script writing and editing, film reviewing • Researching the societies and cultures of Australia, Papua New Guinea, Africa, the Americas, or Asia and the Pacific (Anthropology) • Diving wrecks on the Great Barrier Reef (Archaeology) • Exploring abandoned mining towns (History) • Losing yourself in the romance of the Renaissance or in children’s classics (English) • Exploring multimedia technologies, digital storytelling, photography, interviewing and writing (Multimedia Journalism). That is just a small portion of studies available at JCU. Australian Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander student support The University employs full-time Indigenous Support Officers (ISSOs) to assist Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students with academic, financial and mentoring support. Scholarships and bursaries are available. Other resources include the Indigenous Tutorial Assistance Scheme (ITAS) and the national Indigenous Cadetship Scheme (ICS), providing supplementary wages and work experience. Visit: www.jcu.edu.au/austindigenousinfo Study abroad Take up the opportunity to study abroad at JCU’s Singapore campus, or at one of JCU’s 30 exchange partner universities around the world. Study subjects relevant to your course while Visit: www.jcu.edu.au/procollege Career opportunities (community, national and international), disaster and conflict management, population planning, protected area management • Policy analysis, advising, lobbying • Professional Psychology practice • Event coordination, museums, archives, galleries, libraries, theatres, cultural institutions • Public relations, advertising, marketing, philanthropy • Hospitality and tourism • Social, cultural and heritage organisations Preparing you for a dynamic future • Professional Social Work practice Employers in our rapidly changing world seek adaptable multi-skilled graduates. • Teaching in schools, TAFE institutes, Adult Education Colleges, and universities. JCU career graduates are employed nationally and internationally in an eclectic array of professions including: • Social services and health • Human resources, management, administration • Human services • Marketing • Research • Local, state and federal government (for example defence, justice, treasury, education, foreign affairs and trade, and more) • Police and correctional services • Urban and rural planning, community planning and engagement, aid work | 9