南澳大學提供300多個創(chuàng)新的課程，它也是唯一提供放射醫(yī)學、職業(yè)治療學、藥學、環(huán)境理學、市場學和新聞學學課程的南澳州大學。把職業(yè)工作經(jīng)驗與理論學習結(jié)合起來是南澳大學的教學重點。南澳的課程都是經(jīng)過與企業(yè)界和專業(yè)人士密切探討后確定的，其中包括了實習、工業(yè)指導模擬及工業(yè)設計項目。
大學位于南澳首府阿得雷德市，城市風光秀麗，本市位于濱海的平原上，后方為阿德雷得山，都市規(guī)劃完整，人口約100萬人，氣候為地中海型氣候，夏季乾爽，冬季短暫多雨。
澳大利亞南澳大學發(fā)來關于2014年新開課程和取消課程的調(diào)整信息：
碩士
新開的課程有：
· Master of Engineering (Electrical Power) or (Telecommunications) - LMEL
· Master of Engineering – (Autonomous Systems) - LMEB, with nested Graduate Diploma in Engineering – (Autonomous Systems) - LGEB
· Master of Data Science - LMDS
· Master of Engineering (Civil and Transport) or (Civil and Environmental) (LMCV)
將取消的課程有：
本科
· Bachelor of Management and Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) (LBNR)
· Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Information Technology double degree (LBRC)
· Bachelor of Engineering (Flinders) (Robotics) (LBFL) and Bachelor of Engineering (Flinders) (Biomedical) (LBFL)
· Bachelor of Quantitative Finance (DBQF)
· Bachelor of Information Technology with TAFE SA (LBCF)
碩士
· Master of Engineering - LMEE, Graduate Diploma - LGEE & Graduate Certificate - LCEE in all of the following streams:
- Electrical Power
- Microsystems Technology
- Computer Systems Engineering
- Telecommunications
· Graduate Certificate in Engineering (Computational Physics)
· Graduate Certificate in Engineering (Engineering Management) - LCEB, is no longer available to International students
· Master of Quantitative Finance (DMQN)
· Master of Science (Computer and Information Science) (LMCP)
· Graduate Diploma in Science (Computer and Information Science) (LGCF)
· Graduate Certificate in Science (Computer and Information Science) (LCCF)
· Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice (LCPP)
· Master of Facilities and Asset Management (IMFM),
· Graduate Diploma in Facilities and Asset Management (IGFM)
· Graduate Certificate in Facilities and Asset Management (ICFM)
· Master of Engineering (Transport Systems Engineering) (IMEN)
· Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Transport Systems Engineering) (IGER)
· Graduate Certificate in Engineering (Transport Systems Engineering) (ICER)
· Graduate Certificate in Water Management (LCWY)
· Graduate Certificate in Building and Planning (ICBP)