UC is a large,
multi-disciplinary institution offering courses of a professional nature
that relate closely to the educational requirements of employers and
registered professional bodies worldwide. The University offers courses in over 100
disciplines ranging from architecture and design to medical laboratory
science and computer engineering. The institution has been in existence
since 1978 and was proclaimed a University through an act of Parliament in
1989.The University is situated in Canberra, a safe, clean, well-planned
city with a population of approximately 300,000 and is about 200 miles
southwest of Sydney. Canberra is about 3.5 hours drive from Sydney or can
be reached by regular air, coach and rail services.
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The University has the following research units:
- Applied Ecology
- Corporate Law and Policy Research
- Cultural Heritage Research
- Freshwater Ecology
- Landscape Evolution and Mineral Exploration
- Public Sector Management
- Regolith Studies
- National Center for Social and Economic Modeling
AT A GLANCE
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University
location: |
Canberra, Australian Capital
Territory |
On campus enrollment |
9,000 |
Overseas
Students: |
700 |
Required
GPA: |
2.5/4.0 |
Standard subject
load: |
3-4 subjects per semester
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Housing options
available: |
On-campus residential college Off-campus apartment
Off-campus homestay |
Academic
highlights: |
Applied Science, Communication,
Education, Environmental Design, Information Sciences and
Engineering,
Management |