USC Moreton Bay will open early next year offering almost 50 jobs-focussed undergraduate programs. This full-scale teaching and research university will be the first full-service university campus ever built in Moreton Bay – one of Australia’s fastest growing regions.
USC will introduce four new programs when it opens in 2020: Digital Futures (Bachelor of Business), Computer Science, and two engineering programs – Mechatronics and Electrical and Electronic.
With 90 percent of current students from the region travelling, on average, three hours a day to attend university, USC Moreton Bay represents new opportunities for the community with easy access to a quality university education right on their doorstep.
USC Moreton Bay’s 16,000 square metre foundation facility is the first stage of development within the university precinct – the anchor of Moreton Bay Regional Council’s much larger Mill at Moreton Bay development.
$10 million worth of state-of-the-art technology will be included in the foundation building including specialist areas such as nursing simulation labs, five engineering labs including a thermo-dynamic lab, and a large ‘SuperLab’ for chemical science experiments.
The foundation building is located next to a bus interchange and the Petrie train station. It has been designed to include the largest end-of-trip facilities of any USC campus, so more people can walk, run, or ride to the university precinct.
USC Vice-Chancellor Professor Greg Hill says, “The University has ambitious plans to help the region connect, expand and improve educational opportunities.”
To see more of the campus and teaching and learning spaces, you can take a virtual tour online at usc.edu.au/usc-moreton-bay-tour or learn more about the programs and construction progress at usc.edu.au/moretonbay