UniSA International
The University of South Australia was the obvious choice for Therese Sjostrom. "From the beginning I was interested in Marketing and wanted to do my whole degree in an English speaking country". Adelaide was an appealing destination because of its size and "I already knew people living here. I really did want to study here; it’s a modern university located in the middle of the city."
"Studying at UniSA is a good mixture of lectures and tutorials and a good mixture of reading and assignments. And even though it’s high tempo it's fun and the staff is very helpful. Our lecturers are most often invited in from the business world." Therese is impressed that the guest lecturers are selected because of their familiarity with the topic the students are working on. "The lecturers are all good, they are highly educated and most often they have a long work experience or research background and they are very professional."
A highlight for Therese has been the opportunity to meet and make friends from around the world as well as experiencing a culture and lifestyle literally on the other side of the world from her home. Therese plans to extend her international experience by undertaking a half year placement in another country as part of her international studies degree. "I think this experience will teach me lots of things from the real world and it will be valuable for me when I have graduated."
This experience will be valuable as after graduation Therese hopes to work in marketing within an international organisation. Her ambition is to attain a management level position.
Student support services at UniSA are designed with students in mind. Therese has been in contact with Learning and Teaching Unit, Campus Central and Students Association. "They have all been helpful, friendly and the best thing is that they really want to help you."
Therese studies at the City West campus. "I really like City West campus it’s a modern campus in the middle of the city; it's close to everything. It’s perfect as students have 24-hour access to the campus and computer pools. The campus has two cafeterias and a book shop with all the course books available." The library wins accolades too. "City West has a really good library and the staff is helpful and friendly. I think they understand how hard it is for a first year student to find books in this 4 level library!" The study rooms in the library and the computer pools provide convenient study areas.
But it’s not all study. "I live in the suburb Glenelg. It is as close to the beach you can live. It is a beautiful old town, you have everything there and it just takes 20-30 minutes with the tram to the city.”
Therese Sjostrom
Bachelor of Management (Marketing),
Bachelor of Arts (International Studies), student
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