Study areas

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Getting to know our diverse areas of study can help you delve into your ambitions and aspirations, and discover your ideal degree.

With over 200 courses to choose from across 11 areas of study, we offer world-class expertise and experience at undergraduate, postgraduate and research levels.

Whether you’d like to study business, law or politics, foster your creative flair with arts and design, or work in sport, science, technology, health or more, explore the courses that can get you where you need to be.

Arts

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Main: Hone your creative talents and take your writing to the next level, launch a career in the film industry or preserve historic and cultural artifacts.

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Built environment

Main: Explore your interest in the built environment through construction, architecture, landscape design or interior architecture.

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Business

Main: Our strong industry connections will give you an edge in areas like accounting, marketing, HR, management and international business.

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Communication and media

Main: If you’re after a career in communications, you’ll get the practical experience you need in our journalism, public relations and media courses.

Design

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Main: Learn how to use sustainable design to lead innovation, solve global problems and create the world around you.

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Education

Main: Turn your passion for supporting young minds into a fulfilling career through our primary, secondary, TESOL or specialist education degrees.

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Health

Main: Study in world-class healthcare facilities as you explore your chosen area of allied or professional health, such as nursing, midwifery or pharmacy.

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Law

Main: Learn about the legal system with one of our law or justice courses and set yourself up for a career as a barrister, solicitor or paralegal.

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Politics, economics and society

Main: Understand the issues that shape our world as you examine areas like economic development, political sociology and national security.

Science

Main: Explore the science behind the human body, delve into forensic chemistry, or investigate how to conserve our environment with a UC science degree.

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Sport

Main: Get connected to the sports industry while gaining skills and real-world experience in areas like human movement and sports management.

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Technology

Main: Graduate with highly sought-after skills in engineering, IT, informatics or data science while exploring AI, robotics and all things digital.

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Explore our study areas

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