USC Fraser Coast - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

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USC Fraser Coast

USC Fraser Coast is located in the heart of Hervey Bay, with easy access to USC’s K'gari-Fraser Island Research and Learning Centre.

Campus facilities include interactive learning technologies, simulated nursing wards, specialist science laboratories, a student library, a makerspace, collaborative study areas and computer labs.

Full degrees

You can study the following degrees in full at USC Fraser Coast: 

Bridging courses

You can also study selected courses from USC's Tertiary Preparation Pathway to prepare for university study.

USC Fraser Coast also offers courses through the Headstart program.

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Student support

USC Fraser Coast offers all USC student services, including academic and study support, library and IT services, counselling, health and wellbeing support, Indigenous Services and more.

Enrolled students have 24/7 access to the USC Fraser Coast library for study purposes and can access study spaces on campus using their USC student ID card from 7.30am–5.30pm Monday to Friday during Semester.

Location

USC Fraser Coast is located in the Hervey Bay central business district, a short walk from local shops and cafes and is easily accessible by car and bicycle.

Wide Bay Transit buses link USC Fraser Coast with all major shopping centres and suburbs of Hervey Bay and Maryborough.

Refer to the USC Fraser Coast campus map (PDF 944KB)

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Lake McKenzie, Fraser Island. Image courtesy of Tourism Queensland.
K'gari-Fraser Island Research and Learning Centre
USC's research centre on the World Heritage-listed Fraser Island

USC Fraser Coast news

USC Newsroom
Whale event to create waves with powerful messages
 27 July

First-hand insights from USC researchers and others on the front line of whale conservation and research in Australia will be presented at a free public event  as part of the Hervey Bay Whale Festival.
PhD student seeks Indigenous voices hidden in Queensland history
 20 July

An Indigenous USC PhD student is taking on the complex task of bringing to light the history of Queensland’s First Nations people that has been hidden in state archives in a bid to amplify their voices in historical narratives.
Bird nests hold plastics dangers: USC study
 12 July

A world-first study by USC researchers of almost 900 Australian bird nest specimens dating back more than 180 years has found an increasing amount of potentially harmful plastics and parasites in nests built over recent decades