University of South Australia

The University of South Australia, or UniSA, is a public university in the Australian state of South Australia. It was formed in 1991 with the merger of the South Australian Institute of Technology and Colleges of Advanced Education. However, one of its antecedent institutions, the South Australian School of Arts, dates back to 1856, making it one of the oldest art schools in Australia. It is the largest university in South Australia with more than 32,000 students.

The university is a leading expert in technical education and applied research, as well being a founding member of the Australian Technology Network. It has four metropolitan campuses in Adelaide and two regional campuses in Whyalla and Mount Gambier. The metro campuses have specific academic focuses: City West and Magill focus on architecture, the arts, humanities and social sciences; City East specialises in health, biomedical, pharmaceutical and nursing programmes; Mawson Lakes teaches technical and scientific disciplines. The regional campuses are more generalist. It has no department of history.

University of South Australia was ranked 291st in the 2007 Times Higher Education Supplement Top 400 Universities list.^[5]

The South Australian School of Arts, an established school within the Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences, provides the most prestigious and valuable visual arts scholarship in Australia, the Gordon Samstag Scholarship.

History

The University of South Australia was formed in 1991 with the merger of the South Australian Institute of Technology (SAIT) with three of the campuses (Magill, Salisbury and Underdale) of the South Australian College of Advanced Education (SACAE). The two other SACAE campuses, City and Sturt, were merged with the University of Adelaide and Flinders University respectively.^[6] To the former SACAE campuses of Magill, Salisbury and Underdale, SAIT added to the merger its three campuses at City East, The Levels (now known as Mawson Lakes) and Whyalla.

Salisbury campus was vacated in 1996, but its sale was held up for many years by litigation. In 1997, a new campus was opened at City West. In 2005, the campus at Underdale was closed as part of the Blueprint 2005 project, and its programmes were moved to other campuses. Blueprint 2005 also involved a number of new buildings, in particular at City West and Mawson Lakes.^[7]^[8]

History of SACAE

History of SAIT

Campuses

There are two Adelaide central business district (CBD) campuses, and there are two metropolitan campuses at Mawson Lakes (formerly The Levels) and Magill. In the implementation of the university's AU$100 million Blueprint 2005 project, campuses at Salisbury and Underdale were closed and the programs moved to the remaining campuses.

City East

As of 2007 the City East campus is undergoing major reconstruction to the historic Brookman Building.

City West

City West, between North Terrace and Hindley Street in buildings constructed in the 1990s for the new campus. This campus is the home of the School of Business. The terminus of the Glenelg Tram is located on North Terrace in front of the campus.

Magill

Magill Campus is located on St. Bernard's road. It focuses on a range of humanities and social science disciplines, including Phsycology, Journalism, and the Study of International Relations.

Mawson Lakes

Mawson Lakes campus is the main campus for the Division of IT, Engineering and the Environment, has state-of-the-art research facilities, an extensive library and collaborative links with nearby Technology Park..

Regional

There are also regional campuses located in Whyalla and in Mount Gambier, serving the interests of rural and regional students.

Whyalla's academic programs in business, social work, and nursing along with research opportunities in rural health and community development reflect UniSA's commitment to providing access to higher education.

Structure

Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences

Division of Health Sciences

Division of Business

Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment

Research Institutes

Commercialisation

ITEK was formed in 1999, its role is to implement an integrated framework for the management of intellectual property, from the early stages of research through to commercialisation (from the ITEK website).

Through ITEK and the Wearable Computer Lab, the University has established the first gaming company A-Rage which solely looks at augmented reality gaming systems.

Affiliations

Notable alumni

Business and commerce

Journalism and media

Sports

Politics

References

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Public	University of Adelaide \| Flinders University \| University of South Australia

Private	Carnegie Mellon: Heinz School Australia

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RMIT University \| University of Technology Sydney \| University of South Australia \| Queensland University of Technology \| Curtin University of Technology

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