University of Sydney Faculty of Science


The Faculty of Science is a constituent body of the University of Sydney, Australia. It was established in 1882.
In 2011 the faculty had a total student enrolment of 6,077, thus making it the university's third-largest.
At the undergraduate level, the faculty offers the degrees of Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Bachelor of Psychology, and Bachelor of Medical Science.
As of 2018, the Dean of the faculty is Professor Iain Young.

History

Teaching of science at the university began in 1852, however the first professors were based within the Faculty of Arts. The Faculty of Science itself was established in 1882.
The first professor of mathematics and natural philosophy was Morris Pell, who was appointed in 1852.

Organisation

The faculty is divided into 8 schools and 9 disciplines:

Schools