Abstract
The creation of the Faculty of Economics and Commerce spread over the last two centuries. Throughout its foundation, this essay will deal with the Australian society over that period from the conception of this Faculty in 1850 to its effective creation in 1907. It will also relate to broader cultural development at the time. The aim of that essay will be to understand why the creation of the faculty of Economics and Commerce at the University of Sydney became an essential need in the Australian society. The University of Sydney was the first one to be founded in Australia in 1850. Its objective was to provide upon "a liberal and comprehensive basis, a University which [should] be accessible to all classes and to all collegiate or academic institutions which [should] seek its affiliation" . Hence, according to the committee appointed by the Legislative Council, all classes and all denominations could get a higher education, as long as they matched the requirements to join the University.
