University of Newcastle
*IMPORTANT NOTE: Exchange spaces are not currently available at this partner institution for 2025/26*
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Website: Information for exchange students:
Language of instruction: English
Terms: Fall semester (July - November, aka 'Semester 2') // Spring Semester (February - June aka 'Semester 1')
Highlights
- Three main campuses. The largest is Callaghan, 12km from the centre of Newcastle. The other is at Ourimbah on the Central Coast, halfway between Newcastle and Sydney. These campuses are set in superb bushland, minutes away from spectacular beaches, waterways, national parks and state forests. The Newcastle city campus “New Space” is in the heart of Newcastle's CBD, a 1.4km walk to the beach and 700 metres from Honeysuckle (Harbour precinct)
- Newcastle offers the largest single site accommodation complex of any university in Australia. There are close to 1,000 students living on the Callaghan campus in three traditional halls of residence and one new motel style complex
Accessibility
- Students should contact accessability@newcastle.edu.au prior to coming to Newcastle and they will help answer any questions. They will also make a time to meet with the student face to face during orientation week.
Area of study
- Aboriginal Studies
- Ancient History
- Australia Asia-Pacific Studies
- Chinese, Classical Languages
- Community Welfare and Human Services
- Creative Arts
- Cross-Cultural Communication
- Development Studies
- Drama
- Economics
- English
- Film and Television Studies
- French
- Gender Studies
- German
- History
- Human Geography and the Environment
- International Affairs
- Japanese
- Leisure Studies
- Linguistics
- Media and Cultural Studies
- Philosophy
- Politics and Policy
- Psychology Studies
- Religious Studies
- Societies and Cultures
- Sociology
- Anthropology
- Writing
- Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Earth Sciences
- Geography
- Marine Science
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Psychology
- Sports Science
- Physical Activity
- Sustainable Resource Management
Course catalogue
See the for full course selection.
- To find out how to search for courses, please use one of the following guides:
- Exchange students can select classes at both Callaghan or Newcastle City campus as the campuses are connected by the free shuttle bus! You can also select 1 online course each semester.
- Students can also 'mix and match' and select courses from different disciplines.
Credits
Credits at Newcastle:
- Full-time option: 40 units per term at Newcastle, which is roughly equal to 7.5 UVic units
Course Evaluations at UVic:
- Once accepted, UVic exchange students will be able to submit Newcastle courses to UVic for evaluation. The results will indicate how many UVic units each Newcastle course is worth, as well as the course equivalency.
- Students must use the evaluation results to ensure their Newcastle courses credits add up to the equivalent UVic units.
- This evaluation process opens in late September for Spring exchange terms and in late March for Fall exchange terms. Evaluations take 4-6 weeks for results to be made available.
- Course evaluations results are tentative until the end of the exchange term, when a final evaluation is conducted by UVic Records using your Newcastle transcript, and the results are applied to your UVic transcript.
Exchange credit history
See the exchange credit history listing of courses that have been previously evaluated from the University of Newcastle. Note that this is a guide only, and not a guarantee that your courses would be evaluated in the same way.Housing
- On-campus housing: Available
- For more details, check the University of Newcastle's website.
- Students wishing to apply for on campus accommodation are encouraged to apply for accommodation as soon as possible, regardless if they have received a letter of Offer into the Study Abroad or Exchange Program. On-Campus accommodation is not guaranteed, places are limited and highly competitive. Students can .
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Off-campus housing: Available
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For information about off-campus accommodation can be found
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Immigration, Medical Insurance & Arrival
Immigration:
- In order to apply for a student visa you will need a Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) as well as proof of your OSHC. Students should not apply for a Visa until they have these 2 documents.
- For information regarding types of visas, applications and processing time, please check out the website for the
How to apply
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