Study Fields and Institutions
There are thousands of high-quality courses on offer in Australia, across a wide range of study areas. Australian universities are ranked top for their outstanding quality and offerings in the following programs and study fields:
- Arts & Humanities
- Clinical, Pre-Clinical & Health
- Engineering & Technology
- Life Sciences
- Physical Sciences
- Social Sciences
Study fields in Australia
In the Australian universities courses are categorized into three like natural and physical sciences, information technologies (IT) and creative arts.
Natural and Physical Sciences
This department includes study upon all the living and non-living things and organisms and objects through observation, experiment and deduction. Under this faculty the subjects to be studied are the followings:
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Atmospheric science
- Geological composition and structures
- Laboratory methodology
- Mathematical and statistical techniques
- Observation and measurement
- Scientific method
- Subatomic particles and quantum mechanics
- Thermodynamics and entropy
Information Technology (IT)
The faculty of IT in the Australian Universities includes the study on processing transmitting and storage of the information using computer through internet. The theoretical subjects that a student may study on one among are the followings:
- Programing language
- Data formatting and coding
- Computer theory
- Management, storage and retrieval of information in a computer environment
- Robotics programming and artificial intelligence
- Systems analysis
Engineering and Related Technologies
The faculty which stretches upon the study fields of design, manufacture, installation, maintenance and functioning of machines, systems and structures; and the composition and processing of metals, ceramics, foodstuffs and other materials is usually known as the faculty of Engineering and related technologies in the Australian Universities. Followings are the subjects under this faculty that can a student choose one among:
- Aeronautical and space engineering
- Engineering and manufacturing technology
- Food technology
- Land information technology and remote sensing
- Materials science
- Mechatronics
- Principles of design, drafting, planning and commissioning
- Plant and machine maintenance
Architectural Science and Buildings
This department of study include the art and science of designing and construction of public, private, industrial and commercial structures and landscapes. The specific name of the study subjects are the followings:
- Aesthetics and space dynamics
- Building economics
- Building science
- Building techniques and technologies
- Construction management
- Architectural design and drawing
- Town planning
Agricultural and Environmental Studies
This department include the study on breeding, growing, gathering, reproducing and caring for plants and animals and under which the following subjects are studied as a theoretical study:
- Crop production
- Production and management of animal
- Impact of environmental and assessment
- Management of Forest resource
- Soil and water conservation
- Aquatic resource management
Health
The department of health includes the study on physical and mental restoring of human and other wellbeing under which a learner will learn how to identify, treat, control and prevent the diseases. As the theoretical subjects the followings can be chosen to study:
- Disease processes and mechanisms
- Restoration and maintenance of health
- Diagnosis
- Principles and practices of public health
Education
The department of education includes the studies on the process, methods and techniques of learning. The following subjects can be studied as the theoretical subjects:
- Curriculum development
- Processes of learning and skill acquisition
- Teaching methods
Commerce and Management
Learning the principles of planning, directing, organizing, coordinating and motivating the resources of human and materials for public and private organizations is included to study in this department. The theoretical subjects under this department are the followings:
- Management and administration
- Management of human and material resources
- Sales and marketing
- Finance and financial management
- Human behavior and time management
Culture and Society
This department includes the study on the physical, cultural and social program of the society and its influences. Students can study the following subjects as the theoretical ones:
- Belief and value systems
- Cultural expression
- Human development and behavior
- Human populations and their environments
- Politics of power
- Social organization and structure
- Social research methodology
Creative Arts
Learning about how to create and perform music, art, dance and drama and fashion design and variety of media is included in this department. As a theoretical subjects student can study upon the following courses:
- Artistic and technical aspects of audio-visual communication
- Artistic and technical aspects of creating and producing art and craft, photographs and fashion apparel
- Artistic and technical aspects of creating, producing and performing music, dance and drama
- History, development and theory of the visual and performing arts
Foods and Hospitality
Learning about the personal get-up, preference and interaction, preparing and displaying food and beverages, manner of hospitality, dressing hair, body, grooming and beatification is included in this department. As a theoretical subject a student can choose one among the followings:
- Application and use of skin care and cosmetic products
- General beauty care
- Hair cutting, styling, coloring and treatment techniques
- Housekeeping
- Hygienic work practices in relation to the food and hospitality industry
- Preparation, display and service of food and beverages
Australian Capital Territory and Universities
- Australian National University – http://www.anu.edu.au/study/information-for/international-students
- University of Canberra – http://www.canberra.edu.au/international
New South Wales
- Australian Catholic University – https://www.acu.edu.au/international
- Charles Sturt University – http://study.csu.edu.au/international
- Macquarie University – https://www.mq.edu.au/international.php
- Southern Cross University – http://scu.edu.au/international/
- University of New England – https://www.une.edu.au/study/international
- University of New South Wales – http://www.international.unsw.edu.au/
- University of Newcastle – https://www.newcastle.edu.au/international
- University of Sydney – http://sydney.edu.au/future-students/
- University of Technology, Sydney – http://www.uts.edu.au/future-students/international
- Western Sydney University – http://www.westernsydney.edu.au/international
- University of Wollongong – https://www.uow.edu.au/future/international/index.html
Northern Territory
- Charles Darwin University – http://www.cdu.edu.au/international
Queensland
- Bond University – http://bond.edu.au/future-students/international
- CQ University – https://www.cqu.edu.au/international-students
- Federation University of Australia – https://federation.edu.au/brisbane
- Griffith University – http://www.griffith.edu.au/international
- James Cook University – http://www.jcu.edu.au/international/
- Queensland University of Technology – https://www.qut.edu.au/international
- University of Queensland – http://www.uq.edu.au/international/
- University of Southern Queensland – http://www.usq.edu.au/study/international
- University of the Sunshine Coast – http://www.usc.edu.au/learn/international-students
South Australia
- Carnegie Mellon University – http://www.australia.cmu.edu/
- Flinders University – http://www.flinders.edu.au/international-students/
- Torrens University Australia – http://www.torrens.edu.au/studying/international-students
- University of Adelaide – http://international.adelaide.edu.au/
- University of South Australia – http://www.unisa.edu.au/study-at-unisa/international-students/
Tasmania
- University of Tasmania – http://www.utas.edu.au/international
Victoria
- Deakin University – http://www.deakin.edu.au/study-at-deakin/international-students
- Federation University of Australia – http://federation.edu.au/international
- La Trobe University – http://www.latrobe.edu.au/international
- Monash University – https://www.monash.edu/study/international
- RMIT University – https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/international-students/
- Swinburne University of Technology – http://www.swinburne.edu.au/study/international/
- University of Divinity – http://www.divinity.edu.au/study/international-student-resources/
- University of Melbourne – http://futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/info/international
- Victoria University – http://www.vu.edu.au/study-with-us/international-students
Western Australia
- Curtin University – http://international.curtin.edu.au/
- Edith Cowan University – http://www.ecu.edu.au/degrees/international
- Murdoch University – http://www.murdoch.edu.au/Future-students/International-students/
- University of Notre Dame Australia – http://www.nd.edu.au/nav-future-students/international-students
- University of Western Australia – http://www.international.uwa.edu.au/