The University of Sunshine Coast (USC) is a public University located in the Sunshine Coast.
USC’s leading campus is located in Sippy Downs, Sunshine Coast, with additional campuses in Hervey Bay, Gympie, Caboolture, and South bank, with a new campus set to open in Moreton Bay in 2020. USC Sunshine Coast also has two study hubs located in Noosa and North Lakes.
USC offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate (higher degree by research and coursework) program across the Arts, Business, Law, Science, Health, Education and Engineering faculties, divided into seven disciplines including Business, IT and Tourism, Creative Industries, Design and Communication, Education, Engineering and Science (Health, Nursing, and Sports Sciences), Humanities (Psychology and Social Sciences), and Law and Criminology.
USC Faculties
USC Fraser Coast is located in the Hervey Bay CBD, in proximity to the USC K’gari Fraser Island Research and Learning Centre. The campus is close to public transport, and is walking distance to shopping centres, local shops and cafes.
The Fraser Coast campus houses simulated nursing wards, interactive learning technologies, high-tech science laboratories, a student library, computer labs, a makerspace and interactive study areas.
USC Gympie is located in a beautiful grassland region, and offer interactive learning facilities, study areas and computer lab. The campus provides additional student services like academic and study support, library and IT services, counselling, health and wellbeing support, indigenous services and much more.
USC Caboolture offers full-undergraduate degree courses in Commerce, business, education, nursing, and creative industries, as well as Diploma programs in Business Innovation, Creative Industries, and Tertiary Preparation Pathways.
The campus houses several interactive learning spaces, advanced computer labs, sporting facilities, a health and simulation learning centre for nursing students and several student common rooms.
The USC South bank campus is located only a few kms away from the Brisbane CBD, and offer undergraduate courses in Business; HR, International Business, Management, Marketing and Tourism, Leisure and Event Management, as well as Postgraduate programs in Business, Accounting, IT and Health. , including a 24-hour computer lab, library, study areas, kitchen, and student common rooms.
The campus offers students a multicultural, personalized study experience in the heart of the CBD with several high-tech facilities
USC’s newest campus is being built in Moreton bay and set to open in early 2020, offering world-class facilities and a range of almost 50 different undergraduate degrees from business, education, computer science, to mechatronics and more.
USC Melbourne and USC Sydney are specialist campuses operated on behalf of USC by the Australian Technical and Management College and offer a small range of Business and IT related undergraduate programs for International students.
International students are privy to several scholarships at USC, including:
The USC Student Central offers a range of academic and administrative support for students, including enrolment and program guidance, financial advice, scholarship information, student leadership opportunities, academic skills support, exam prep and career guidance.
The student central uses a range of resources including one-on-one guidance, online support, and academic skills workshops.
At USC the Student Success team helps new students to settle into Uni, and help connect you with your studies, and other support services.
USC International gives assistance to international students in areas such as student visas and conditions, Overseas student health cover, and future studies and programs at USC.
The Career Development and Program Progression Drop-in service at USC provides students with advice on career planning, goal setting, career options, job search skills, interview coaching, overcoming career obstacles and more.
Program Progression advisors at USC help you manage your study schedules at University, to ensure that you study the right courses at the right time, select elective courses, and ensure that you graduate from your program in the correct time.
The online Student Hub portal provides a range of online resources for current students, including information about career events, workshops, new job positions for casual work locally, nationally or internationally and more.
Activities, Clubs and Events
USC has a diverse range of organisations and groups on campus that promote cultural, political, social, and special interest needs through regular events, activities and on-campus clubs.
The groups range of sports and fitness clubs, entertainment clubs, career-related clubs, political clubs, to cultural clubs and more.
USC does not provide on campus accommodation for students but give students a range of options to select accommodation close to USC campuses; from student villages, to share houses, share apartments or private accommodation.
All accommodation complexes include furnished apartments, with single bedrooms, bathrooms, and shared spaces including living spaces, kitchen, laundry facilities, outdoor areas like places to have barbeques, outdoor sports courts, pools and more.
