Schools of the UNSW Faculty of Science

Aviation We offer a selection of programs and services to serve the aviation industry. Degree programs range from the Bachelor of Aviation to our Masters and Doctorate programs and are available in a range of different delivery modes. Whether you want to be a pilot, air traffic controller, airport or airline manager (or perhaps you already are!) - we are sure that the Department of Aviation has a program that suits you. If you are looking for a research or consulting partner, then we are sure that we are also able to provide a quality product that is world class. Click here for more...

Materials Science & Engineering The School of Materials Science and Engineering is one of Australia's premier academic contributors in the field with a strong international reputation. Vibrant research activity is lead by 18 academics who also provide award-winning teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Close links with industry enable us to provide a large number of scholarships. Click here for more...

Psychology The School of Psychology at UNSW is located in the Faculty of Science and has approximately 30 academic staff, 1600 undergraduate students and 150 postgraduate students. We offer a broad range of undergraduate courses in the major areas of psychology that not only communicate contemporary knowledge but also train general skills in research design, critical thinking, statistical analysis and written and oral communication. Our postgraduate programs in clinical, organisational and forensic psychology provide intensive professional training, and our PhD program offers the opportunity for advanced study in a range of specialised research fields. Click here for more...

Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences The University of New South Wales has a national and international reputation for quality education and research in many fields of biological, geographical and geological sciences. The School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES) incorporates these environmentally relevant disciplines enabling the School to offer a comprehensive education in the traditional, mainstream disciplines of Biology, Geography and Geology. This also allows us to provide our students with opportunities for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary studies, notably in the Marine and Environmental Sciences. Click here for more...

Mathematics & Statistics The School of Mathematics and Statistics has more than 60 academic staff, including many research and postdoctoral fellows. The School consists of three departments: Applied Mathematics (including the Climate and Environmental Dynamics Laboratory), Pure Mathematics and Statistics. Our research presence includes many seminars and visiting academics, and we teach approximately 2,500 students annually. Mathematics and Statistics research and teaching at UNSW are the strongest in Australia. The School's aim is to be one of the best in the world. Click here for more...

Risk and Safety Sciences The School of Risk and Safety Sciences is the largest and most research intensive University Department in Australia which focuses on safety, the environment, and general risk management. We offer undergraduate and postgraduate coursework and research degrees. Students range from school leavers in the Risk and Safety Sciences Major of the BSc to senior managers undertaking a postgraduate coursework degree. We also have students with significant experience working in safety or risk management related professions but no limited paper qualifications studying for their first professional qualification. Click here for more...

Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences The School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences at UNSW is among the largest and most prestigious schools of scientific research and teaching in Australia. With distinguished academic staff, an innovative teaching program and state-of-the-art facilities, BABS is producing graduates and scientific discoveries of international renown. Research projects and teaching within the school fall within the disciplines of molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, microbiology, immunology, bioengineering, bioinformatics and biotechnology. Click here for more...

Optometry & Vision Science Welcome to the School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales. The School offers undergraduate, postgraduate coursework and postgraduate research programs. Click here for more...

Chemistry The School of Chemistry at UNSW is one of the leading centres of research and teaching in Chemistry in Australia. We teach about 2000 undergraduate students each year, with research undertaken by approximately 45 Ph.D. students and 10 postdoctoral research workers. The school contributes to degree programs across several faculties at UNSW. Our new undergraduate teaching laboratories are the most advanced teaching laboratories in Australia. We have an exciting Honours Research program, with 30 honours students in 2007 undertaking research across a wide range of areas. Click here for more...

Physics We take pride in being one of the leading Physics departments in Australia, in the quality and breadth of research programs, in the stature of our academic staff, in the strength and vitality of our teaching programs, and in our community outreach activities. Physics degrees can be combined with many of the undergraduate courses available at UNSW. Double degrees are a popular choice (allowing a science major to be combined with one in another faculty, for example Arts, Commerce, Education, Engineering or Law). Our postgraduate students gain employment in exciting positions both in industry and at leading research institutes both in Australia and internationally. Click here for more...

The Faculty is also affiliated with 28 UNSW Research Centres and 4 Co-operative Research Centres, which provide a strong focus for research training and commercialisation of research and development. Click here for links to some of our main research facilities and centres.