The University of Sydney (USYD)
Founded 1850. The oldest University in Australia. Cumberland College of Health Sciences, Sydney College of the Arts, N.S.W. State Conservatorium of Music and two parts of Sydney College of Advanced Education, Institute of Nursing Studies, and Sydney Institute of Education (formerly Sydney Teachers' College) amalgamated with the University 1990.
Funding:
Public
Grades 3
Languages 1
Divisions 94
- Salinity Assessment and Management Centre
- Advanced Materials Technology CentreFields of study: Polymer and Plastics Technology
- Advanced Structural Engineering CentreFields of study: Civil Engineering
- Animal Immunology Research Centre
- Biological Information and Technology CentreFields of study: Biotechnology
- Celtic Studies Centre
- Classical Civilizations Centre
- Clinical Trials CentreFields of study: Clinical Psychology
- Design Computing and Cognition Centre
- English Teaching CentreFields of study: English
- Finite Element Analysis CentreFields of study: Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
- Geotechnical Research CentreFields of study: Civil Engineering
- Health Promotion CentreFields of study: Health Education
- Heavy Metals Research CentreFields of study: Chemistry
- Industrial Relations Research and Teaching Centre
- Innovation and International Competitiveness Centre
- Mathematics Learning CentreFields of study: Mathematics
- Molonglo Observatory CentreFields of study: Astronomy and Space Science
- Optical Fibre Technology CentreFields of study: Information Technology
- Organic Synthesis CentreFields of study: Organic Chemistry
- Peace and Conflict Studies CentreFields of study: Peace and Disarmament
- Polymer Colloids CentreFields of study: Polymer and Plastics Technology
- Precision Agriculture Centre
- Risk, Envrionment, Systems Technology and Analysis CentreFields of study: Chemical Engineering
- Visualisation Lab Centre
- Health Sciences CollegeFields of study: Rehabilitation and Therapy, Surgery, Health Administration, Public Health, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Health Sciences, Medicine, Nursing
- Humanities and Social Sciences CollegeFields of study: Social Work, Information Sciences, Music, Fine Arts, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Education, Law, Economics, Business Administration
- Sciences and Technology CollegeFields of study: Rural Planning, Veterinary Science, Science Education, Agriculture, Technology, Architecture, Natural Sciences, Engineering
- Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Faculty
- Architecture FacultyFields of study: Regional Planning, Structural Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Town Planning, Architecture
- Arts FacultyFields of study: Applied Linguistics, Ancient Civilizations, Korean, Italian, Classical Languages, Asian Studies, Philology, Writing, Archaeology, Russian, Translation and Interpretation, Art History, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese, Anthropology, German, Linguistics, French, Statistics, Music, Fine Arts, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Literature, Arts and Humanities, History, Mathematics, English
- Dentistry Faculty
- Economics and Business Faculty
- Education and Social Work Faculty
- Engineering Faculty
- Health Sciences FacultyFields of study: Social and Preventive Medicine, Occupational Health, Dietetics, Community Health, Public Health, Health Sciences
- Law FacultyFields of study: Human Rights, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Labour Law, Public Law, Civil Law, International Law, Commercial Law, Criminal Law, Law
- Medicine Faculty
- Nursing FacultyFields of study: Dietetics, Community Health, Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Public Health, Sociology, Physics, Nursing, Chemistry, Psychology
- Pharmacy Faculty
- Rural Management FacultyFields of study: Rural Planning, Horticulture, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Business, Agriculture, Management
- Science FacultyFields of study: Geophysics, Neurosciences, Immunology, Astronomy and Space Science, Applied Physics, Soil Science, Marine Science and Oceanography, Zoology, Geology, Microbiology, Nutrition, Biochemistry, Statistics, Geography, Pharmacy, Biological and Life Sciences, Natural Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Mathematics, Computer Science
- Sydney Conservatorium of Music FacultyFields of study: Musicology, Music Theory and Composition, Singing, Musical Instruments, Performing Arts, Music Education, Music
- Veterinary Science Faculty
- Chemical Engineering FoundationFields of study: Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry FoundationFields of study: Chemistry
- Earth Resources FoundationFields of study: Natural Resources
- Information Technology FoundationFields of study: Information Technology
- Physics FoundationFields of study: Physics
- Planning Research Foundation
- Poultry Research FoundationFields of study: Food Science
- Save Sight Institute FoundationFields of study: Ophthalmology
- Veterinary Science FoundationFields of study: Veterinary Science
- Warren Centre of Advanced Engineering FoundationFields of study: Engineering
- Government Graduate School
- Astronomy InstituteFields of study: Astronomy and Space Science
- Marine Science InstituteFields of study: Marine Science and Oceanography
- Plant Breeding InstituteFields of study: Plant and Crop Protection
- Transport Studies Institute
- Wildlife Research Institute
- Accountancy Foundation Research Division
- Advanced Composite Structures Research DivisionFields of study: Materials Engineering
- Asia and Pacific Research DivisionFields of study: Asian Studies
- Asian Agribusiness Research DivisionFields of study: Agricultural Business
- Asian and Pacific Law Research DivisionFields of study: Law
- Australian Marine Mammal Research Division
- Biological Control of Pest Animals Research Division
- Biosecurity, Emerging Infectious Diseases Research DivisionFields of study: Immunology
- Criminology Research DivisionFields of study: Criminology
- Ecological Impacts of Coastal Cities Research Division
- Fruit Fly Research Division
- Herbal Medicines Research Division
- IA Watson Grains Research Division
- Innovation Dairy Products Research Division
- Innovative Grain Food Products Research Division
- Mining Research DivisionFields of study: Mining Engineering
- One Tree Island Research DivisionFields of study: Biology
- Photonics Research Division
- Polymers Research DivisionFields of study: Polymer and Plastics Technology
- Quaternary Dating Research DivisionFields of study: Archaeology
- Rehabilitation Research DivisionFields of study: Rehabilitation and Therapy
- Rural Management Research DivisionFields of study: Agricultural Management
- Stuttering Research Research DivisionFields of study: Speech Therapy and Audiology
- Sustainable Cotton Production Research DivisionFields of study: Crop Production
- Sustainable Resource Processing Research DivisionFields of study: Chemical Engineering
- Sustainable Rice Production Research Division
- Technology Enabled Capital Markets Research DivisionFields of study: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Theoretical Astrophysics Research Division
- Ultrahigh-Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems Research Division
- Value-added Wheat Cooperative Research Division
- Electron Microscope Unit
Requirements
- Admission details: Secondary higher school certificate or recognized foreign equivalent, or previous tertiary study. Direct entrance to second year on completion of studies in another tertiary institution. Overseas students must show proficiency in English (6.5 IELTS or 577 TOEFL minimum with a test of written English minimum of 4.5)
Short online courses 23
- Academic Skills for University Success: Capstone
- Blockchain Scalability and its Foundations in Distributed Systems
- Communication Skills for University Success
- Communication Skills for University Success (Arabic)
- Critical Thinking Skills for University Success
- Critical Thinking Skills for University Success (Arabic)
- Cultural Competence - Aboriginal Sydney
- Data-driven Astronomy
- Design-Led Strategy: Design thinking for business strategy and entrepreneurship
- Easing the burden of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease
- Ethical Social Media
- Information & Digital Literacy for University Success
- Information & Digital Literacy for University Success (Arabic)
- Innovation Through Design: Think, Make, Break, Repeat
- Introduction to Calculus
- Life, Health and Radiation
- Positive Psychiatry and Mental Health
- Problem-Solving Skills for University Success
- Problem-Solving Skills for University Success (Arabic)
- The Place of Music in 21st Century Education
- Understanding the Australian economy: An introduction to macroeconomic and financial policies
- Using clinical health data for better healthcare
- eHealth: More than just an electronic record