How to Find a Course on the University of Sydney Website (sydney.edu.au)

Go to sydney.edu.au and use the Find a course search tool on the homepage, or browse by study area and study level. This works whether you already know the subject you want or are still comparing options. The site covers undergraduate, postgraduate, research, and short courses, and each course page links through to application and fee information.

Start with the "Find a course" search

The homepage is built around a Find a course entry point, so you don't need to dig through menus to begin.

1. Open sydney.edu.au.
2. Locate the Find a course search field.
3. Enter a subject, degree name, or keyword (for example, a field you want to study).
4. Open a result to see the course page.

Expected result: a list of matching courses you can open individually. If your search returns too many or too few results, switch to browsing by study area instead — that approach is better when you know the broad field but not the exact degree name.

Browse by study area

If you'd rather see everything in a field, the site lists study areas directly on the homepage. The areas shown are:

Selecting an area narrows the catalogue to courses in that discipline, which is useful when you're comparing related degrees rather than searching for one specific title.

Filter by study level

The site separates courses by study levels, so you can match the level to your situation:

• Undergraduate courses — for students starting out or entering a first degree.
• Postgraduate courses — for further study or career development.
• Research — for research-based pathways.
• Short courses — for focused, shorter study.

Choosing the level first is the fastest way to cut out courses that don't apply to you. For example, if you already hold a degree and want to specialise, start from postgraduate rather than undergraduate.

Get from a course to an application

Once you open a course, the site connects it to the practical next steps. From the study section you can reach:

• Applying — how to apply.
• Fees, costs and loans — cost and funding information.
• International students — guidance if you're applying from outside Australia.

So the flow is: find the course → check the course page → move to applying and fees. Treat the course page as the hub and follow its links rather than trying to find application details separately.

Common sticking points

• Search returns nothing useful. Switch to browsing by study area, then filter by study level.
• You're unsure which level fits. Decide first whether you're starting out (undergraduate), advancing (postgraduate), doing research, or taking a short course.
• You can't find costs or how to apply. These sit under the study section (Applying; Fees, costs and loans), not on the homepage itself.
• You're an international applicant. Use the International students entry point alongside the specific course page.

Quick reference

The University of Sydney describes itself as one of Australia's top universities and states it is 1st in NSW, 28th globally, with over 170 years of history. Those figures are the university's own published rankings; check the course page for the details that matter to your decision.