About University of Canberra

The University of Canberra (UC) is a public university with its main campus located in Bruce, Canberra. The campus is 8.7 km from Canberra's Civic Centre. UC offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses covering five faculties: Health, Arts and Design, Business, Government and Law, Education, and Science and Technology.

UC is a university for the professions, dedicated to providing immersive student experiences focussed on employability outcomes. UC has been recognised as the fastest rising university in Australia and one of the fastest in the world (QS, 2022), having risen to 16th in the Times Higher Education Young University World Rankings (2021), and ranked number one in the ACT for full-time employment and starting salary for undergraduate and postgraduate students, four years in a row, in the Good Universities Guide (2022). These are remarkable achievements for a university only celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.

There are five faculties at UC, offering undergraduate, postgraduate and higher degree by research (HDR) options.

Faculties:

• Faculty of Arts and Design
• Faculty of Business, Government and Law, and
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Health
• Faculty of Science and Technology

Rankings

170 in the World, Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022

Rankings by Subject

• No 19 in Australia and 251–300th in the World for Agriculture & Forestry
• No 16 in Australia and 151-200th in the World for Communication and Media Studies
• No 25 in Australia and 251–300th in the World for Education and Training
• No 19 in Australia and 101-150th in the World for Nursing
• No 8 in Australia and 101-120th in the World for Social Policy & Administration
• No 15 in Australia and 51-100th in the World for Sports-Related Subjects

Campuses

In addition to our Bruce campus in Canberra, a University of Canberra degree can be studied in Sydney, Melbourne, and in multiple locations in Queensland.

• Melbourne
  • Global Business College of Australia (Melbourne CBD)
• Queensland
  • TAFE Queensland Brisbane (South Bank)
  • TAFE Queensland Brisbane (Mount Gravatt)

• Sydney
  • TAFE NSW Northern Sydney (RTO)

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See you at University of Canberra

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5 Reasons to Study at UC

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Become an expert in Design

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Become an expert in the Arts

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Become an expert in the Built Environment

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Become an expert in Communication and Media

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UC International Student Story - Rowena from the Philippines

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UC International Student Story - Soviya from Nepal

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Stand Up and Take Charge

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Study Health and Sport at the University of Canberra