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University of South Australia

The University of South Australia (UniSA) is one of the largest, fastest growing and most innovative universities in Australia and continues a long tradition of providing students with a high quality education. The programs have been designed in consultation with industry and the professions and incorporate real world professional experience so graduates can be immediately effective in the workplace.

The University of South Australia is an innovative and successful institution with a distinctive profile. It is committed to educating professionals, creating and applying knowledge and serving the community.

Among an exhaustive list of achievements, UniSA was the first university in Australia to establish an Aboriginal and Islander studies faculty, and there education and information technology schools are the largest in the state.

Achievements

Recent achievements include the 2002 Australian Awards for University Teaching for our Learning Connection online initiative; the Prime Minister’s Award for University of the Year, 2000; being named IDP’s Number One Australian University for Offshore Students, 2001 and 2003; and Australian Export Awards in 1999, 2000 and 2001. We offer more than 300 innovative programs and are the only South Australian university to offer degrees in medical radiation, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physiotherapy, podiatry, environmental toxicology, marketing and journalism.

Graduate Qualities

UniSA’s continued close work with industry has helped them establish some of the most relevant programs in Australia. This practical knowledge has spawned the unique UniSA Graduate Qualities - the attributes that employers look for and which help to distinguish our graduates from the rest. UniSA graduates are problem solvers and excellent communicators. They are knowledgeable, can work collaboratively or autonomously and have an international perspective. They are committed to ethical action and understand the importance of lifelong learning.

The year 2000 and beyond

This rich multidisciplinary history has created an institution which has made its distinctive mark on the Australian higher education landscape. The strengths of the arts and sciences, technology and the humanities have complemented one another, providing the basis for innovative joint degrees which enable today’s students to become the broadly based graduates required by the next century.

The University’s four divisions offer the widest range of professional education programs of any university in South Australia. They are Business and Enterprise; Education, Arts and Social Sciences; Health Sciences; Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment. Programs are based on areas of research strength and community need and support priority areas for local and regional development.

From a mixture of youth and tradition has grown the University of South Australia - progressive, innovative, responsive to change, and in touch with community needs.

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