The University was incorporated by Act of the Parliament of New South Wales in Sydney in 1949, but its character and idea can be traced back to the formation of the Sydney Mechanics Institute in 1843, leading to the formation of the Sydney Technical College in 1878. The Institute sought ‘the diffusion of scientific and special knowledge’, the College sought to apply and teach it.

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UNSW commemorated 60 years of extraordinary achievement in 2009. UNSW is renowned for the quality of its graduates and its commitment to new and creative approaches to education and research. Its motto – Scientia Manu et Mente ("Knowledge by Hand and Mind") – encapsulates the University's central philosophy of balancing the practical and the scholarly. UNSW is a founding member of the prestigious Group of Eight research intensive universities in Australia and a member of the Universitas 21 international consortium. Established in 1949, UNSW has expanded rapidly and now has over 50,000 students, including more than 14,000 international students from over 130 different countries. The University offers more than 300 undergraduate and 600 postgraduate programs, and has developed an extensive network of alumni chapters throughout Asia.

Faculties

Arts and Social Sciences

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School of Education
School of English, Media and Performing Arts
School of History and Philosophy
School of Languages and Linguistics
School of Social Sciences and International Studies

Australian School of Business

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School of Accounting
School of Actuarial Studies
School of Banking and Finance
School of Business Law and Taxation
School of Economics
School of Information Systems, Technology and Management
School of Marketing
School of Organisation & Management
School of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Australian School of Taxation
AGSM MBA programs
AGSM Executive programs
Master of Business and Technology Program

Built Environment

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College of Fine Arts (COFA)

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School of Art
School of Design Studies
School of Media Arts
School of Art History and Art Education
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Medicine

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School of Medical Sciences
School of Psychiatry
School of Public Health and Community Medicine
School of Women's and Children's Health
Prince of Wales Clinical School
Rural Clinical School
St George Clinical School
St Vincent's Clinical School
South Western Sydney Clinical School

Faculties

Engineering

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School of Biomedical Engineering
School of Chemical Engineering
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
School of Computer Science and Engineering
School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
School of Mining Engineering
School of Petroleum Engineering
School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
School of Surveying and Spatial Information Systems (formerly Geomatic Engineering)

Law

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School of Law

Science

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School of Aviation
School of Materials Science and Engineering
School of Psychology
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences
School of Mathematics and Statistics
School of Risk and Safety Sciences
School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
School of Optometry and Vision Science
School of Chemistry
School of Physics

UNSW@ADFA / UNSW Canberra campus

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School of Business (SBUS)
School of Engineering and Information Technology (SEIT)
School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)
School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences (PEMS)