IAU-020530
https://www.whed.net/institutions/IAU-020530

Australia

top General Information

Address

Street:Building A14

City:Sydney

Province:New South Wales

Post Code:2006

WWW:https://www.sydney.edu.au

Other Sites

The university has the following campuses: Camperdown/Darlington, Camden, Mallett Street, Sydney Medical School Campuses and Teaching Hospitals, Surry Hills Campus, 133 Castlereagh Street (CBD), Sydney Conservatorium of Music, The Wildlife Health and Conservation Hospital, Westmead, One Tree Island Research Station. Also hosts national and international research centres

Institution Funding

Public

History

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

Academic Year

February to December (February-June; July-December)

Admission Requirements

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)

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency (TEQSA)

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Mark Scott, AO

Job title:Vice-Chancellor and President


Senior Administrative Officer : Annamarie Jagose

Job title:Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor


International Relations Officer : Kathy Belov

Job title:Pro-Vice-Chancellor Global and Research Engagement

top Divisions

Centre : Advanced Materials Technology


Centre : Advanced Structural Engineering


Centre : AI, Trust and Governance


Centre : Applied Research

More details:Westmead


Centre : Applied Research in engineering and computing Education (CARE)


Centre : Asian and Pacific Law in the University of Sydney (CAPLUS)


Centre : Brain and Mind


Centre : Child and Adolescent Health Research


Centre : Children and Families Research


Centre : Climate and Environmental Law

More details:Australian


Centre : Clinical Trials

More details:Sydney


Centre : Commercial, Corporate and Taxation Law

More details:Ross Parsons


Centre : Complex Systems


Centre : Contemporary Inequalities


Centre : Creativity Research, Engaging the Arts, and Transforming Education (CREATE)


Centre : Disability Research and Policy


Centre : Educational Measurement and Assessment


Centre : First Nations Community and Practices


Centre : Flourishing Cities


Centre : Gender Equality and Inclusion @ Work

More details:Australian


Centre : Geomechanics and Mining Materials

More details:Sydney


Centre : Health Policy, Economics and Data Economics

More details:Leeder


Centre : Healthy Societies

More details:Sydney


Centre : Heat and Health Research


Centre : Indigenous Health

More details:Poche


Centre : International Law

More details:Sydney


Centre : International Security Studies


Centre : Medical Physics


Centre : Musculoskeletal Research

More details:Sydney


Centre : Polymers and Colloids

More details:Key


Centre : Precision Data Science

More details:Sydney


Centre : Reproduction and Perinatal


Centre : Robotics

More details:Australian


Centre : Social Sciences and Humanities Advanced Research (SSSHARC)

More details:Sydney


Centre : The Charles Perkins Centre


Centre : The Daffodil Centre


Centre : The Matilda Centre


Centre : The Sydney Southeast Asia


Centre : The Vere Gordon Childe Centre


Centre : The Warren Centre


Centre : Time


Centre : Veterinary Education


Centre : Wind, Waves and Water


Conservatory : Music

Fields of study:Conducting, Jazz and Popular Music, Music, Music Education, Music Theory and Composition, Musical Instruments, Musicology, Opera, Singing, Theatre

More details:Sydney


Faculty : Arts and Social Sciences

Fields of study:Ancient Languages, Arts and Humanities, Cinema and Television, Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Economics, Education, English, Fine Arts, Modern Languages, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Social Work


Faculty : Engineering

Fields of study:Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Management, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics


Faculty : Medicine and Health

Fields of study:Dental Studies, Health Sciences, Medical Science, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health


Faculty : Science

Fields of study:Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Physics, Psychology, Statistics, Veterinary Science


Foundation : Poultry Research


Graduate School : First Nations' Staff Network


Group : Academic Implementation Science Network


Group : Ancient North Africa Research Network


Group : Body, Heart and Mind in Business Research


Group : Business and Labour History


Group : Business Financing and Banking Research


Group : Cancer Research Network


Group : Cardiovascular Initiative


Group : Clinical Imaging Network

More details:Sydney


Group : Co-operatives Research


Group : Communications and Technology for Society Research


Group : Community and Primary Health Care Network


Group : Consumer Insights Research


Group : Digital Disruption Research


Group : Digital Health Informatics Network


Group : Disruptive Innovations in Business Education Research


Group : Emerging Markets Research


Group : Food, Society and Culture Network

More details:Australian


Group : Future Transport Research


Group : Health Ethics Network

More details:Sydney


Group : Health Law

More details:Sydney


Group : Justice Collaboration

More details:University of Sydney


Group : Marketing and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Australia New Zealand Research and Education Network


Group : Medieval and Early Modern Collaborative Network


Group : Migration, Ethno-Racial, Cultural and Intersectionality@Work Research


Group : NSW Smart Sensing Network


Group : Pain Consortium

More details:Sydney


Group : Psycho-Oncology Co-operative Research (PoCoG)


Group : Public Law

More details:Sydney


Group : Sport and Physical Activity Research and Teaching Network


Group : Sydney Employment Relations Research


Group : Time Series and Forecasting Research


Institute : Agriculture

More details:The University of Sydney


Institute : Astronomy

More details:Sydney


Institute : Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens

More details:Athens


Institute : Community Languages Education

More details:Sydney


Institute : Criminology

More details:Sydney


Institute : Environment

More details:The Sydney


Institute : Infectious Diseases

More details:Sydney


Institute : Jurisprudence

More details:Julius Stone


Institute : Marine Studies


Institute : Mathematical Research (SMRI)

More details:Sydney


Institute : Nano

More details:The University of Sydney


Institute : Net Zero

More details:The Sydney


Institute : Photonics and Optical Science


Institute : Plant Breeding


Institute : Project Leadership

More details:John Grill


Institute : Save Sight


Institute : Transport and Logistics Studies


Laboratory : Australian Basic Income Lab


Laboratory : Policy Lab

More details:The Sydney Policy Lab


Research Division : Nano-Economy-Society Research Project


Research Division : Productivity, Efficiency and Measurement Analytics (PEMA)


Research Division : Rio Tinto Sydney Innovation Hub


School : Architecture, Design and Planning

Fields of study:Architecture, Design, Heritage Preservation, Regional Planning, Town Planning

More details:Sydney


School : Business

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Business Computing, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resources, International Business, Labour and Industrial Relations, Logistics Management, Management, Marketing

More details:University of Sydney


School : Law

Fields of study:Law

More details:Sydney

top Degrees

Bachelor Degree

Fields of study:Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Architectural and Environmental Design, Arts and Humanities, Biomedicine, Business and Commerce, Business Computing, Civil Engineering, Communication Studies, Computer Graphics, Computer Science, Dental Studies, Design, Economics, Education, Educational Sciences, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Information Technology, International Studies, Law, Management, Mathematics, Media Studies, Medical Science, Modern Languages, Music, Music Theory and Composition, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Psychology, Radiology, Secondary Education, Social Sciences, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Sports, Veterinary Science, Visual Arts, Wildlife


Bachelor Honours Degree

Fields of study:Agricultural Business, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Architectural and Environmental Design, Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Business and Commerce, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Design, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Health Sciences, Information Technology, International Studies, Management, Mathematics, Media Studies, Medical Science, Modern Languages, Music, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences, Sports, Veterinary Science, Visual Arts, Wildlife


Graduate Certificate/Diploma

Fields of study:Accountancy, Agriculture, Architectural and Environmental Design, Architecture, Biology, Biomedicine, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Commercial Law, Communication Disorders, Community Health, Computer Science, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Dental Surgery, Dentistry, Design, Development Studies, Econometrics, Economics, Education, Educational Sciences, Educational Technology, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, Engineering, English Studies, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Foreign Languages Education, Graphic Design, Human Resources, Human Rights, Information Technology, International Business, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Law, Linguistics, Logistics Management, Management, Marine Science and Oceanography, Marketing, Media Studies, Medical Science, Medicine, Museum Studies, Music, Music Education, Natural Sciences, Neurosciences, Nursing, Opera, Peace and Disarmament, Physics, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Public Relations, Publishing and Book Trade, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Social and Community Services, Social Work, Sociology, Special Education, Sustainable Development, Taxation, Town Planning, Transport Engineering, Transport Management, Veterinary Science, Writing


Master Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Agriculture, American Studies, Applied Linguistics, Architectural and Environmental Design, Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Biomedicine, Business and Commerce, Cinema and Television, Clinical Psychology, Commercial Law, Community Health, Computer Engineering, Computer Graphics, Computer Science, Criminal Law, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Dental Studies, Dental Surgery, Dental Technology, Dentistry, Design, Development Studies, Econometrics, Economics, Education, Educational Sciences, Educational Technology, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, Engineering, English Studies, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Ethics, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages Education, General Medicine, Graphic Design, Health Sciences, Human Resources, Human Rights, Information Technology, International Business, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Labour Law, Law, Leadership, Linguistics, Literature, Logistics Management, Management, Marine Science and Oceanography, Marketing, Mathematics, Media Studies, Medical Science, Medicine, Museum Studies, Music, Music Education, Music Theory and Composition, Musicology, Natural Sciences, Neurosciences, Nursing, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Opera, Peace and Disarmament, Periodontics, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Public Law, Public Relations, Publishing and Book Trade, Radiology, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Social Sciences, Social Work, Sociology, Special Education, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Sustainable Development, Taxation, Teacher Training, Town Planning, Transport Engineering, Veterinary Science, Writing


Doctoral Degree

Fields of study:Agriculture, Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Behavioural Sciences, Business and Commerce, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, History, Law, Media Studies, Medical Science, Music, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Physics, Social Sciences, Social Work, Veterinary Science, Visual Arts

Note

Also postgraduate certificates and undergraduate and postgraduate diplomas; Dual Degrees

Updated on 28-09-2026