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Contents

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Study

Welcome to the
University of Sydney 6
Why study here? 8
An unconventional heritage10
Research excellence 12

University life 16
The heart of Sydney 20
Sport and fitness 26

Our students 28
Our teachers and researchers 30

Global opportunities 32
Student support services 36

A year at university 42
Example course structures 43

Health and Medicine 44

Science, Technology,
Engineeringand Mathematics 48
Business and Law 52
Humanities and Social Sciences 56
Environment and Sustainability 60
Architecture and
Creative Industries 64

Apply

Important dates

Courses (list) 70

Health and Medicine 71
Science, Technology,
Engineeringand Mathematics78
Business and Law87
Humanities and Social Sciences 94
Environment and Sustainability101
Architecture and
Creative Industries 104

Guide to entry requirements

domestic students 108
Guide to entry requirements
international students 112

Domestic students
How to apply127
Access Sydney 128
Course-specific requirements 130
Academic requirements 133
Costs 134
Scholarships 136

International students
How to apply 139
Course-specific requirements 140
Academic and English
language requirements 142
Costs 144
Scholarships 145

Foundation Program 146

Centre for English Teaching 147
Summer and Winter schools 149

Glossary.......................................149

Open Day
29 August 2015
(see inside back cover)

Contents

Courses

Info Day
5 January 2016
Semester 1, 2016
Orientation: 2226 February
Lectures begin: 29 February

Semester 1, 2017
Orientation: 2024 February
Lectures begin: 27 February

Semester 2, 2016
Orientation: 1822 July
Lectures begin: 25 July

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Dates are subject to change. Forthe

most current information, please check
our website: sydney.edu.au/dates

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Henry David Thoreau (18171862)

American author, poet, philosopher, abolitionist,
naturalist, development critic, surveyor, historian

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Go
confidently
in the
direction
of your
dreams.
Live the
life you
have
imagined

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Welcome to the University of Sydney

This is an amazing place to learn and grow. I studied

here myself, and my children now study here too.
I have seen first hand how our proud tradition of
providing an education for the most promising students
of all backgrounds has made a real difference for
the communities we serve.
An education at the University of Sydney will help you
take your dreams to new levels. If you feel you dont
yet have a vision, we will help you to discover it.
When you become a student here, you join a
community of people discovering and making their
dreams a reality. This is your first step towards
a future filled with truly exciting possibilities.

Dr Michael Spence

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Vice-Chancellor and Principal

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Welcome to the University of Sydney

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Why study here?

As Australias first
university our reputation
spans more than 160 years.
Weare regularly ranked in
the top 0.3%of universities
worldwide. We teach more
than 50,000bright minds,
with 10,000international
students from more than
145countries.

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Why study here?

Weve taught 145 Olympians,

6 prime ministers, 2 Nobel
laureates, 3 astronauts,
110 Rhodes scholars and
1Pulitzer Prizewinner.
What will you achieve?

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When you come to study at the University of Sydney,

you become part of an inspiring network of leading academics,
and distinguished graduates and alumni. The cross-disciplinary
nature of our 16faculties allows us to offer the widest range of
academic programs of any Australian university, giving you the
flexibility to personalise your degree.

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An unconventional heritage

Since 1850, the University of

Sydneyhasled the way in setting
newdirections for society.
We discarded the conventions of Britains traditional
universities by admitting students on academic merit
rather than religion or social class. More than 160 years
on, one thing remains constant: our belief in the power
of education to change society for the better.

1850

The University of Sydney should

be available to the child of every
class, to become great and useful
in the destinies of his country...
whether they are disciples of
Moses, of Jesus, of Mahomed,
of Vishnu or of Buddha.

1889

1969

Jane Foss Russell is the first woman

to graduate from the University.

Germaine Greer (who graduated

with a Master of Arts from the
University) publishes The Female
Eunuch, a book epitomising new
thinking on social issues.

William Charles Wentworth

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The University was established in

1850 and the first students were
admitted in 1852.

1924

University pioneer Professor

Charles Badham campaigns for
the introduction of bursaries
for disadvantaged students.
This University is not only for
those who have private means or
professional connections to start
them; it is founded for the people.

1958
Science graduate and lecturer
Dr David Warren invents and
develops the flight data recorder
and cockpit voice recorder,
also known as the black box.

1880
The University receives one of
the largest bequests ever left
to an Australian university, after
John Henry Challis donates the
equivalent of $32 million. Today,
the University offers more than
700 student scholarships valued
at $65million per year.

1881
The University opens its doors
to women, admitting them on
the same basis as men. It was
among the first in the world to do
so, many decades before Oxford
orCambridge.

1965
Student Charles Perkins led
30students through smalltown
Australia on a Freedom Ride
protesting against racial
discrimination. Perkins was the
first Aboriginal man to graduate
from university and later was
the first Aboriginal person to
become the head of a federal
governmentdepartment.

1990s
Alumni John OSullivan
(Bachelor of Engineering,
Doctor of Philosophy), and a team
of colleagues at the Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation (CSIRO) are credited
with inventingWi-Fi.

Today
PhD student Lara Malins is closing
in on a new cancer vaccine. She and
her supervisors have developed a
number of vaccine-like compounds
in the search for ones that will
trigger a strong immune response.

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1870s

Dr John Bradfield receives the first

Doctor of Science in engineering.
His thesis included designs for a
bridge across the harbour. In 1932
his design for the Sydney Harbour
Bridge was completed.

An unconventional heritage

University founder

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Research excellence

The University of Sydney is one of the

worlds top research universities and
a member of the prestigious Group of
Eight network. By uniting expertise across
disciplines, we make a real difference
to our understanding of todays world.
What sets the University of Sydney apart?
Exceptional facilities, an innovative edge and
the drive to challenge traditional ways of thinking.
Our students have the opportunity to be part of this:
contributing to research that pushes the boundaries
and makes a meaningful, real-world impact.

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Research excellence

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Be part of something
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Our students have access to

more than 70 world-leading
interdisciplinary research and
teaching centres, including:
Charles Perkins Centre,
which brings together scholars
searching for solutions to
obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular
disease and related conditions
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Centre for Carbon,

Water and Food
Marie Bashir Institute
for Infectious Diseases
and Biosecurity
China Studies Centre
Sydney Southeast Asia Centre
John Grill Centre for
Project Leadership

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The University of Sydney

Brain and Mind

Research Institute
National Centre for
Cultural Competence
Australian Centre
for Field Robotics.
Our research is driven by the
big picture. We take a problem
and look at it from all angles,
combining the expertise and
talents of scholars and students
from multipledisciplines.

Professor Tony Weiss

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I recently moved to the

extraordinary and beautiful
new Charles Perkins Centre.
This impressive building provides
the right environment for my
lab to pursue our world-class,
leadingresearch.

Research excellence

Faculty of Science

The facts
70 research centres
12 national centres of excellence
15 cooperative research centres
consistently among the top
three university research
funding recipients in Australia

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7 5 percent of almost 100

academic fields rated
above world standard.*

*
Australian Government Excellence in Research for Australia rankings.

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University life

We have a packed calendar of events

and celebrations for you to explore and
enjoy. With more than 200 clubs and
societies, including 26 cultural groups,
theres something for everyone.
You can join in a variety of activities, team up
and make new friends, share your ideas and
learn new skills through performances, sports
and leadership opportunities.

The University of Sydney Union

is a studentled, not-for-profit
organisation that invests all
funds back into the student
experience and runs many
activities on campus.
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Were proud to partner with

festivals and events that reflect
the heart of Sydneys vibrant
communities and diverse
cultural landscape.

The facts
r anked first for best student
experience and campus
culture in Australia

12 cafs and 8 bars on campus

4 live performance spaces
2 fitness centres

University life

200+ clubs and societies

an indoor rock-climbing wall

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a heritage-listed graffiti tunnel.

Inside view
James Alexander

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Bachelor of Computer Science and

Technology Co-founder of Incubate

Through Incubate,
James Alexander is hoping
to inspire the next generation
of entrepreneurialleaders.
A year after the University of
Sydney Union launched Incubate,
the group has teamed up with
Google to turn it into a national
initiative. It is Google Australias
first foray into entrepreneurship at
universities. The tech giant claims
this could, over time, add more
than $100 billion to the economy
and create 500,000-plus jobs.

I chose Sydney for its fantastic global

reputation in student experience and research.
With the support of the University of Sydney
Union and the University, I co-founded Incubate,
a startup accelerator program that helps student
entrepreneurs launch businesses.

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University life

To get the most out of your time here at uni,

make sure you throw yourself into the clubs
and societies on offer. Its good to have a uni
work-social life balance.
Eve Hoskins

Bachelor of Engineering and

Bachelor of Design in Architecture

Kevin Gatdula

Bachelor of Commerce and

Bachelor of Science (Advanced)

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The University of Sydney student

experience is a bit like Costco:
you name it, weve got it. Do you
like photography? PhotoSocs got
you covered. Like Harry Potter?
Come and play Quidditch in front
of Hogwarts (the Quadrangle).
Love to sing and dance? Join a
revue. Cant get enough of medicine,
mathematics and metallurgy?
Sign up to a society. You can do
all those things to your hearts
content, and youre guaranteed
to meet people who love the same
things you do.

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The heart of Sydney

Sydney ranks second on a list of

the 50 best cities in the world in
which to live, work and study,* above
New York and Paris. Our university has
also been named among the worlds
top 10 most beautiful universities.**
The University of Sydney has a network of
campuses in the heart of the city andbeyond.
Our Camperdown/Darlington
Campus is less than 20 minutes
by train from:

The campus is near Central

and Redfern train stations,
and on major bus routes.

Bondi Junction (15 minutes)

To find out more about

Sydney suburbs, visit:
cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

Sydney city centre (3 minutes)

Circular Quay (13 minutes)
North Sydney (16 minutes)
Strathfield (12 minutes).

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This campus is close to

Sydneys business district and
sandy beaches. The surrounding
areas are both cosmopolitan and
multicultural, with the lively suburb
of Newtown, laidback Glebe Point
Road, and the bustling Central Park
precinct a short walkaway.

For more information visit:

sydneytrains.info
To find your way around
our campuses, visit:
sydney.edu.au/maps

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The heart of Sydney
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*PwC Cities of Opportunity report, 2014 **The Daily Telegraph (United Kingdom) and The Huffington Post (United States).

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Any opportunity I have

to get away from my desk
I try to get down to the
beach. Even if its in the
middle of winter and too
cold to swim, it is still
nice to sit and look.

Ellie Hewitt

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Bachelor of Commerce

I love drinking coffee

with friends, sitting in
the sun and listening to
live music, browsing the
campus markets or going
to Newtown forlunch.
Angela Wilcox

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Bachelor of Arts
(Media and Communications)

1/ Sydney CBD
2
/ 
Glebe markets (credit:
Destination NSW)
3
/ 
Ocean baths at Coogee Beach (credit:
Destination NSW)
4 / Caf culture
5
/Koala at Taronga Zoo
6
/ Sydney Opera House
7
/ Coogee to Bondi coastal walk

Sydney is one of the worlds

great entertainment cities.
I love seeing live music and
theatre with friends, or
visiting museums and other
cultural institutions that
have fantastic exhibitions.
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Madeline Greer

The heart of Sydney

Bachelor of Commerce
and Bachelor of Arts

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I really love exploring Sydney and finding

new beautiful pockets of quiet among the
craziness of the city. Ienjoy wandering
and exploring new walkingtrails.
Irene Yang

Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical)

and Bachelor of Medical Science

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Sport and fitness

Sydney Uni Sport and Fitness offers

a huge range of facilities, programs
and campus events to keep you
healthy and active.
You can get involved in athletics, swimming,
tennis, golf, hockey, soccer, rugby union, rowing,
scuba diving, skiing and more. Whether you just
want to keep fit or compete at the highest level,
weve got something for you.

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In 2013, our rugby union club

made its ninth straight premiership
grandfinal.

If you love basketball, you can

support the Sydney Uni Flames.
They are one of the most
successfulwomens basketball
teams in Australia.

The facts
In 2014, 17 students from the
University of Sydney competed
in the Commonwealth Games
in Glasgow. Our athletes
collected three gold medals in
athletics, diving and swimming.

Inside view

Ryan Carters
Every year, nearly 400 student
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
athletes from more than 35 sports
receive assistance through our Elite Ryan is studying a Bachelor
Athlete Program. This aims to help
of Arts and is currently a NSW
elite athletes achieve excellence
wicketkeeper and batsman.
in their concurrent academic and
sporting pursuits. Find out more
The University of Sydney is
on our website:
the perfect place to combine my
sydney.edu.au/ug-athletes
academic and sporting passions.
The Elite Athlete Program helps
me to get the best out of my study
and my cricket by offering flexible
study arrangements around my
sporting commitments.

S
 ydney University Football Club
is the oldest club now playing
rugby union in Australia, and is
nicknamed The Birthplace of
Australian Rugby or simply
The Birthplace.
W
 e have two fully equipped
fitness centres with gyms
anda physiotherapy centre.
W
 e offer group fitness and
weight rooms, an Olympic
size heated swimming pool
and a climbing wall.
We were competitors in
the Quidditch World Cup.
 tay in touch with all things sport
S
and fitness at the University of
Sydney by visiting our website:
susf.com.au

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If you love playing cricket, the

Sydney University Cricket Club,
founded in 1864, is the oldest in
Australia and has helped train
23 Australian Test players.

Sport and fitness

If you have a competitive streak,

why not join one of our 47 sporting
clubs? Theyre always keen to
welcome new faces.

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Our students

More than 50,000 students are shaping

their future at the University of Sydney.
Heres what some of them have to say
about life and learning at one of the
worlds most prestigious universities.

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I was inspired to go to the University

of Sydney when I stepped onto
campus during a Year10 Open
Day. The vibrant student life
and reputation for excellence in
education convinced me that Sydney
was where I wanted to end up after
high school.

The best thing about university

is that I have been given so
many opportunities, ranging
from producing consulting
reports for real organisations
to volunteeringoverseas.

My degree gave me the freedom to

study what I wanted while encouraging
me to broaden my horizons and
consider subjects outside my major.
The lessons Ive learned have given me
solid foundations for whatever I want
to achieve in the future.

Joshua Lorusso

Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Laws

After coming to a Year 11 Open

Day I realised there was a lot more
to a commerce degree than simply
accounting. The beauty of the
degree is that the career pathways
are essentially limitless.
Ellie Hewitt

Bachelor of Commerce

Alison Grech

Bachelor of Health Sciences

Sarah Kobayashi

Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Science

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Bachelor of Arts

Our students

When I first enrolled, I was surprised The Bachelor of Commerce and

to find how openly I could structure
Bachelor of Science (Advanced) is
my degree. I now major in Chinese
the perfect degree for me. I have
and Japanese. This means I can focus
combined it with finance and
on language studies and gain insight
accounting and Im also fascinated
into the culture of both countries
by the physical world, so a chemistry
through exchanges with worldwide
major is right up my alley.
top-ranking universities.
Kevin Gatdula
Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science
Yeji Kim
(Advanced)

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Our teachers and researchers

The passion and brilliance of our

academics ranks them among the best
in the world. They push the boundaries
of knowledge to become leaders in
theirfield.
From your first day at the University of Sydney, youll
have the opportunity to learn from inspiring academics.
It is thanks to the outstanding calibre of their work that
we continue to rank among the top research universities
in the world and offer a cutting-edge curriculum that is
constantly fed by new research.
Every year government, industry, alumni and business
leaders demonstrate their belief in us by donating
millions of dollars to support the research and
education of our students andstaff.

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Faculty of Agriculture and Environment

Dr Latty believes the natural

world represents a goldmine
of algorithms with untapped
potential to solve human problems.
She aims to fill this knowledge gap
by dissecting the behaviours that
allow ant colonies, bee hives, and
slime mould amoebas to make
smart decisions collectively, and
apply these algorithms to human
problems. Dr Latty was recently
named a Branco Weiss Fellow.

Associate Professor
DanielleCelermajer

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Associate Professor Celermajer

is the founder and director of the
Regional Master of Human Rights
and Democratisation (AsiaPacific),
an innovative course in which
students spend a semester at a
partner university in Thailand,
SriLanka, Nepal or Indonesia.
In2009 the program received
a grant of 1.5million from the
European Union the largest
in thefacultyshistory.

Professor Greg Chamitoff

Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies

Professor Chamitoff is a renowned

aeronautical engineer and former
NASA astronaut. He is inspiring
students and helping to develop
a stronger aerospace industry in
Australia through his role as our
Lawrence Hargrave Professor
of Aeronautical Engineering.

Our teachers and researchers

Dr Tanya Latty

Study what you love because happiness is

such a wonderful and rare thing to have in
life. I was very lucky because Ive always
done stuff that I loved to pieces. Life gets
meaning from what you do.
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki

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Julius Sumner Miller Fellow,

the University of Sydney

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Global opportunities

Why not expand your outlook

by taking part in an international
placement, internship, exchange
or study abroad program?
Every year, more than 3000 students visit or depart
the University of Sydney for an international experience.
We offer overseas field schools, global professional
placements, short-term, semester, and year-long
exchange opportunities with more than 300 partner
universities worldwide, from China to Chile, Norway
to New Zealand, Sweden to Spain, the United States
to the United Kingdom. These may be supported by
travel scholarships, grants and loans.
We will connect you to a worldofopportunities
through our international institutional affiliations,
industry and alumni mentoring programsand
innovative partnerships.

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I was lucky enough to participate

in two exchange programs during
my degree, one to France and one
to the United States. I can honestly
say that while each experience was
completely different to the other,
both were life changing. I strongly
encourage everyone I meet to
participate in an exchange program
anywhere in the world. It can change
your perspective and give an edge to
your degree. I believe any overseas
experience can enhance career
opportunities.
Finola Day

Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications)

Exchange to Fondation Nationale des Science
Politiques, France and University of Arizona, US

Global opportunities

When people look at my CV at

interviews, they always want to
know a bit more about my exchange
at the University of British
Columbia. It is something that
makes you unique.
Kwan Hee Lee

Bachelor of Science (Advanced)

Exchange to University of British
Columbia, Canada

Katrina Norton-Knight

Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications)

Exchange to Universitet i Oslo, Norway

Exchange allowed me to explore,

travel, and immerse myself in a
new culture and country. I had an
incredible semester and met people
I know I will be friends with for life.
It lived up to every expectation Ihad.
Asako-Sophia Clonaris
Bachelor of Science
Exchange to Montreal, Canada

Going on exchange was the best decision

I have ever made. You study hard and play
hard. In six months, I travelled to Scotland,
Wales, Greece, Italy, France and Belgium.
I made lifelong friends, and got to know a
city on the other side of the world from an
insiders point of view. If you get the chance
to go on exchange, take it!
Yi-Hsia Koh

Bachelor of Engineering
(Chemical and Biomolecular) and Bachelor of Commerce
Exchange to Imperial College London, United Kingdom

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I wanted to experience studying in

another country and still be able to
get credit towards my Sydney Uni
degree. I also wanted to immerse
myself in another culture and adopt
its traditions and customs. Doing an
exchange is the best opportunity to
study overseas and get credit back
home. The people from around
the world that you get to meet
are unbeatable.

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The University of Sydney

Business Schools Industry
Placement Program offers you work
at prestigious employers such as
Deloitte, KPMG, Procter & Gamble
and PwC in Australia, the United
States, China, or Paris.
 sydney.edu.au/business/
industry_placement_program

The University has more than

300 exchange partnerships in
35 countries across the world.
As part of your degree, you may
be able to complete a semester at
an international university with your
marks contributing to your degree
here in Sydney.
sydney.edu.au/studentexchange

The Faculty of Engineering

and Information Technologies
Industry Placement Scholarship
Program allows you to sample a
relevant workplace environment
at leading organisations such
as Google, Qantas and Dow
ChemicalCompany.
sydney.edu.au/engineering/
industry/placements

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The University of Sydney

Are you keen to live overseas and gain

work experience while you study? Go for
an internship. Below are just a few of the
international internships offered by our
faculties and the Sydney Abroad program.

David Xu

David is studying a Bachelor of Commerce and

Bachelor of Laws and is taking part in an internship
with the Business School in Washington DC.

My overseas internship is an
unparalleled learning experience.
As an intern at the Institute of
International Finance in Washington
DC, I spend my week working with
With Sydney Abroad Internships
global leaders of finance, researchers
you can study for a semester at the and economists. The depth of
University of Sydney and apply to
knowledge present in any one
complete 120 hours of meaningful
room is simply amazing.
internship placements in one of 20
professions that count towards your
credit points at the University.
 sydney.edu.au/sydney-abroad

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Once you get to the University of Sydney,

youll have plenty of help. We offer a wide
range of services to help you make the
most of your time here, develop skills and
strategies to enjoy university life fully, and
prepare for your career after graduation.
Our student support services are rated as the best
of any Australian university (by the National Union of
Students, 2013). Here are just a few of the ways we
can support your health, welfare and academic life.*

*For the full list of services we provide, visit our website sydney.edu.au/studentservices

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Student support services

The University of Sydney

Library offers classes and online
tutorials to help you develop
skills to research and prepare
for your uni assignments.
sydney.edu.au/library/skills
We also offer bridging courses
if you need to get up to speed
for university study in areas
such as grammar, mathematics
and science.
Careers Centre
If youre considering your ideal
career path, or a career change,
our Careers Centre can help you
explore your interests and options.
Well help you polish up your
resume, refine your interview skills,
connect with industry and meet
potential future employers. On the
Careers Centre website, you can
sign in to Sydney CareerHub to
view a database of casual and
part-time jobs, internships and
graduate opportunities.
sydney.edu.au/careers

Disability Services
If you have a permanent or
temporary disability, our Disability
Services staff are here to help
ensure that you have appropriate
access to programs and services.
They are available at most
University campus locations. You
can connect with the team before
you start university to discuss any
adjustments that might need to
be made before you arrive.
sydney.edu.au/disability
Health and wellbeing
The University Health Service
offers a doctor service and
emergency medical care to
students, staff and their families.
Youll also find other health
and wellbeing professionals on
campus, including pharmacists,
optometrists, physiotherapists,
dentists, psychologists
andchaplains.
sydney.edu.au/unihealth

Additional support for

internationalstudents
Its a big step to move to another
country and it can take time to
settle in and adjust to life and
study at the University of Sydney.
Weve put together some useful
advice, specifically for international
students, to help you get settled.

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Religion
Our on-campus Multi-Faith
Chaplaincy Centre includes
Anglican, Assemblies of God,
Baptist, Buddhist, Catholic,
Coptic Orthodox, Islamic, Jewish,
Presbyterian, the Salvation Army
and Uniting Church chaplains.
All chaplains have been appointed
by their faith community and
are officially recognised by the
University. Our Camperdown/
Darlington and Lidcombe
campuses also offer prayer
rooms for Muslimstudents.
sydney.edu.au/chaplains

Student support services

The Mathematics Learning

Centre runs free tutorials
and group sessions.
sydney.edu.au/mlc

Counselling and
Psychological Services
Counselling and Psychological
Services is a free, confidential
service for all students. CAPS
helps you develop skills for
academic success, personal
development and social growth.
Students can make individual
appointments with a counsellor
or participate in groups or
workshops. Clinical psychologists
also offer services and referrals
for psychiatric support. Online
selfhelp resources such as
eTherapy, eBooks and personal
development planners are
also available.
sydney.edu.au/counselling

Each semester we provide

orientation and arrival sessions,
to help you find your feet in Sydney,
navigate the University and meet
fellow students international
andlocal.
sydney.edu.au/ug-int-setup
sydney.edu.au/orientation

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Academic support
We offer workshops and
materials (online and print) to help
you develop the skills you need for
successful university study. The
Learning Centre provides you with
resources that can help sharpen
your study and research skills.
sydney.edu.au/lc

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait

Islander student support
We offer comprehensive support
networks at many levels, providing
a safe, respectful and comfortable
environment in which you can
learn and grow.
Our Cadigal Alternative Entry
Program encourages greater
participation of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander students
in higher education, through
assistance with university entry,
ongoing personal support and
tutorial assistance.
sydney.edu.au/cadigal
Yooroang Garang is the Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander student
support unit for the Faculty of
Health Sciences at our Cumberland
Campus. It provides various
services and facilities.
sydney.edu.au/yooroang-garang
Accommodation
Choosing where to live may be one
of the biggest decisions youll make
when you start university, but there
is plenty of help available. Your
first stop should be our Student
Accommodation Services website.
It will give you helpful advice on
where to live, the costs and offcampus accommodation options.

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This service also gives you

access to University-owned
housing, including the newly
built selfcatered accommodation,
located near the Abercrombie
Precinct and Royal Prince
Alfred Hospital.
sydney.edu.au/accommodation

Temporary arrival accommodation

(international students)
Before you move to Sydney,
we recommend that you book a
temporary place to stay. Once you
have arrived and are settled in
your temporary accommodation,
you can then look around for
longerterm accommodation.
sydney.edu.au/accommodation/
short_term
On-campus residential
colleges (fully catered)
The University has eight
residential colleges on the
Camperdown/Darlington Campus,
including International House, a
residential community of global
scholars. Our colleges provide
comfortable, fully furnished single
rooms and daily meals, and offer
additional tuition, along with
comprehensive sporting, cultural,
leadership and socialprograms.
sydney.edu.au/colleges
On-campus student housing
(self catered)
The University offers apartments
and shared housing around
the Camperdown/Darlington
Campus, Cumberland Campus
and CamdenCampus.
Private providers offer furnished
rooms in shared or self-contained
apartments in residential buildings,
usually located within walking
distance of the University.
 sydney.edu.au/accommodation/
on_campus/camperdown/
self_catered

Off-campus living
More than 90 percent of our
students live off campus. The
University of Sydney is close to
a number of easily accessible,
multicultural and vibrant suburbs
such as Annandale, Newtown,
Chippendale and Glebe.
No matter what campus
youre studying at, Student
Accommodation Services can help
you find accommodation nearby.
The service maintains a large online
database of properties. Shared
housing ranges from about A$200
to A$350 per week per person.
A rented one-bedroom apartment
can range from A$250 to A$450
per week, depending on its
facilities, size andlocation.
sydney.edu.au/accommodation/
off_campus

Gender

Phone

Email

Website

Mandelbaum House

30

M, F

9692 5200

[email protected]

www.mandelbaum.usyd.edu.au

Sancta Sophia

161 (UG)
128 (PG)

M (PG) F

9577 2100

[email protected]

www.sanctasophiacollege.edu.au

St Andrews

245

M, F

9565 7300

[email protected]

www.standrewscollege.edu.au

St Johns

252

M, F

9394 5000

[email protected]

www.stjohnscollege.edu.au

St Pauls

195

9550 7451

[email protected]

www.stpauls.edu.au

Wesley

250

M, F

9565 3333

[email protected]

www.wesleycollege-usyd.edu.au

Womens College

282

9517 5000

[email protected]

www.thewomenscollege.com.au

200

M, F

9950 9800

[email protected]

sydney.edu.au/internationalhouse

Residential colleges

Halls of residence
International House

University-owned accommodation
Darlington House

54

M, F

9351 3322

[email protected]

sydney.edu.au/accommodation-darlington

Selle House

14

M, F

9351 3322

[email protected]

sydney.edu.au/accommodation-selle

Terraced housing

186

M, F

9351 3322

[email protected]

sydney.edu.au/accommodation-terraces

Queen Mary Building

(opening September 2015)

802 802

M, F

9351 3322

[email protected]

sydney.edu.au/accommodation-qm

M, F

NA

[email protected]

www.stucco.org.au

Student support services

Places

Discover

Accommodation options (Camperdown/Darlington Campus)

Student Cooperative Housing

STUCCO

38

Cumberland and Camden campuses

Places

Gender

Phone

Email

Website

Yannadah Residence
(Cumberland)

40

M, F

9351 9405

[email protected]

sydney.edu.au/accommodationcumberland

Nepean Hall (Camden)

43

M, F

9351 1662

[email protected]

sydney.edu.au/accommodation-camden

Nepean Lodge (2, 3

and 6 rooms selfcatered)

98

M, F

9351 1662

[email protected]

sydney.edu.au/accommodation-camden

Sydney Uni Village

650

M, F

9036 4000

[email protected]

www.sydneyuv.com.au

Urbanest Cleveland

438

M, F

8091 9959

online enquiry form via website

urbanest.com.au

Urbanest Darlington
(opening July 2015)

464

Note: to call these phone numbers from overseas, dial +61 2 at the start.
All prices are correct at the time of printing (February 2015), but may increase in 2016.
# Applications are open all year round
Only available to domestic students

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Paulo Coelho (1947)

lyricist and novelist

Study
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Its only
those who
are persistent
and willing
to study
things deeply
who achieve
masterwork.

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A year at university

If you like the idea of going to university,

meeting new people and discovering how
to realise your dreams, then youll probably
have some important questions like:

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W
 hat exactly does a year
at university entail?
H
 ow many subjects
do I need to take?
W
 hat are the dates
of exams and holidays?
W
 hat am I going to
study in my degree?

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The University of Sydney

Here are some answers to help:

T
 he university year is broken up
into two semesters: Semester
One runs from late February to
late June; Semester Two runs
from late July to late November.

Majors and minors

In some of our courses, students
can choose a major. This is a field
of study that represents their
principal interest and is comprised
of specified units of study from
later stages of the course.

E
 ach semester you will need to
complete a certain number of
units of study, and at the end
of each semester you will take
exams. Once you pass your
exams, you can progress to the
next stage of your degree.

One or more majors may be

awarded once your work has
been assessed.

W
 hat you study in your
degree will vary depending
on the degree you choose.

Minor studies require a smaller

number of credit points than a
major, and one or more minors
may be awarded once your work
has been assessed.

S
 ome degrees are flexible,
allowing you to choose the
subjects that you want to explore.
Others have specific units to
give you a good base knowledge
before you can specialise.

You can also decide to take

additional studies to support a
major these are called minors.

Combined degree (double degree)

We also offer a number of
combined degrees, comprising
a program of study that allows
you to graduate with two degrees.

Combined degrees are usually five

years in length and very popular as
they allow you to combine a range
of interests.
Some of our most popular double
degrees include the Bachelor of
Arts and Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor
of Business and Bachelor of Laws,
and Bachelor of Science and
Doctor of Medicine and Bachelor
of Engineering and Bachelor
ofCommerce.
There are lots of options to choose
from. If youd like to see what a
typical day looks like for some of
our students, check out our iPad
app A day in the life:
sydney.edu.au/uni-life
Subjects in the table on the page
opposite are example electives
chosen to provide both breadth
in areas of interest and depth to
obtain the major.

Study
Example course structures
Example of a combined degree: Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws
Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Semester 2

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 1

Semester 2

BUSS1001
Understanding
Business

BUS1002
The Business
Environment

Commerce
Senior Unit
(Major)

Commerce
Senior Unit
(Major)

Commerce
Senior Unit
(Major)

BUSS3500
Integrated
Business
Applications

LAWS2010
Administrative
Law

LAWS2014
Corporations
Law

LAWS2018
Private
International
Law A

Four elective
units of study
to complete

BUSS1030
Accounting,
Business and
Society

BUSS1020
Quantitative
Business
Analysis

Commerce
Junior or
Senior Unit
(Major)

Commerce
Senior Unit
(Major)

Commerce
Senior Unit
(Major)

Commerce
Senior Unit
(Major)

LAWS2011
Federal
Constitutional
Law

LAWS2015
Equity

Three elective
units of study
to complete

BUSS1040
Economics
for Business
Decision
Making

Commerce
Junior Unit
(Major or
Elective)

LAWS1014
Civil and
Criminal
Procedure

Commerce
Senior Unit
(Elective)

Commerce
Senior Unit
(Elective)

LAWS1017
Torts and
Contracts II

LAWS2012
Introduction
to Property
and
Commercial
Law

LAWS2016
Evidence

BUSS1900
Managing
Business
Communication A

LAWS1012
Torts

LAWS1015
Contracts

LAWS1016
Criminal Law

LAWS1023
Public
International
Law

LAWS1021
Public Law

LAWS2013
The Legal
Profession

LAWS2017
Real Property

LAWS1006
Foundations
of Law

LAWS
1013 Legal
Research I

A year at university

Semester 1

Study

Year 1

LAWS1019
Legal
Research II

*You may choose instead to undertake a maximum of two electives and take the remaining compulsory units in year 5.
^Delivery of compulsory units of study in year 4 may differ in any given year in relation to semester delivery.

Example of a degree with a double major: Bachelor of Science with a double major Biology and Psychology
(four electives, shown in italics, from the School of Government and International Relations)
Year 2

Year 3

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 1

Semester 2

MATH1011 Applications
of Calculus

MATH1013 Mathematical
Modelling

BIOL2016 Cell Biology

BIOL2020 Introduction
to Coral Reef Biology
(July field trip)

BIOL3046 Animal
Behaviour

BIOL3013 Marine Biology

MATH1014 Introduction
to Linear Algebra

MATH1015 Biostatistics

BIOL1001 Concepts in
Biology

BIOL1002 Living Systems

PSYC2011 Brain and

Behaviour

PSYC2013 Cognitive and

Social Psychology

BIOL3045 Animal
Ecological Physiology

BIOL3007 Ecology

PSYC1001 Psychology
1001

PSYC1002 Psychology
1002

PSYC2012 Statistics and

Research Methods for
Psychology

PSYCH2014 Personality
and Intelligence 1

PSYC3018 Abnormal
Psychology

PSYC3010 Advanced
Statistics for
Psychology**

GOVT1202 World Politics

GOVT1104 Introduction to
Political Science

GOVT2119 Southeast
Asia: Dilemmas of
Development

GOVT2226 International
Organisations

PSYC3012 Cognition,
Language and Thought

PSYC3016 Developmental
Psychology

24 credit points

24 credit points

24 credit points

24 credit points

24 credit points

24 credit points

** Students who wish to be eligible for entry into the honours program must also include PSYC3010.

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Study
Health and Medicine

Career pathways
Where study in medicine and
healthcare cantake you:
dentist or oral hygienist
registered nurse
physiotherapist

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speech pathologist
diagnostic radiographer
exercise and sport scientist
occupational therapist
exercise physiologist
nutritionist
health technology management

The University of Sydney

a range of corporate roles

in private, public and
community organisations
dietitian
psychologist
pharmacist
doctor
biomedical engineer
animal nutritionist

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veterinarian.
Find out more
Check out the course tables
on pages 71 to 77 for details of
thecourses that will help you
pursue an exciting career in
Healthand Medicine.
sydney.edu.au/courses

Healthcare professionals improve

community wellbeing and make a
differenceto patients and their families.
They work towards healing in times
of joy,sadness and vulnerability.
Studying one of our pioneering
courses means you will be ready to
make a difference, in Australia and
around the world.
You could study medicine and healthcare
in the following faculties: the University of
Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney
Nursing School, Faculty of Science, Faculty
of Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy,
Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Engineering
and Information Technologies and
Faculty of Veterinary Science.

Play a part in the

fastest growing sector
Healthcare is a rapidly growing,
quickly changing sector. As the
largest health sciences faculty in the
world, were helping to shape the
industry and improve quality of life.

Study

Our Faculty of Health Sciences

leads the world in pioneering
research around speech disorders;
healthy ageing; medical imaging;
musculoskeletal disorders; breast
cancer; and treatment, rights and
policy for people with disabilities.

Health and Medicine

Shaping the future

of healthcare
Our registered nurses apply their
skills, knowledge and passion to
communities in Australia and
other countries everyday.
Learning from world experts and
studying alongside students from
other health professions gives our
nursing students unique educational
perspectives and interdisciplinary
practice experiences.

Producing leaders in oral health and

dentistry has sat at the heart of the
Faculty of Dentistrys work for more
than 100 years.
Our graduates are caring, clear
thinking, clinically outstanding and
research capable. They are engaged
and globally aware and have the
capability to become leaders in oral
health, dentistry and research.

Make a difference in
medical technology
With medical technology playing
such an important role in health
care today, biomedical engineering
is a good study option. Biomedical
engineers are involved in designing
artificial joints and limbs, dental
devices, medical electronics
and implantable devices, tissue
engineering and medical imaging.
This is a growing area of health care
and the University is one of the few
in Australia that offers a specialised
undergraduate degree in this field.

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Pioneering research
still drives Australias
first dentistry faculty

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Become a sought after

pharmacy professional
The Faculty of Pharmacy has a
track record of innovative teaching.
This, coupled with clinical and
experiential placements, means
youll emerge as a wellrounded
professional and a prime candidate
for employers.
Its why were a leading centre for
pharmacy education in Australia
and are recognised internationally
for our research and partnerships
with leading institutions.

Study medicine at
one of the worlds
top-ranked schools
Ranked 17th for medicine in
the 2014 QS World University
rankings, the University of Sydney
Medical School is renowned
for its excellence in teaching
andresearch.
As part of the school, youll benefit
from exposure to outstanding
thinking, worldclass research
programs that are fighting disease
and finding cures to todays biggest
problems, and real experience in
our highly regarded associated
training hospitals.

Inside view
Remona Mekdessi
Remona recently completed a
Bachelor of Health Sciences and
is now undertaking a Master of
Speech Language Pathology.

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Tell us about the course

and what to expect.
What I enjoyed most about the
Bachelor of Health Sciences was the
diverse and flexible coursestructure.

Health and Medicine

In first year we studied the

foundations of the discipline,
approaches to research, health
determinants and interventions,
and healthcare resources and
systems. We also studied biology
and psychology, and commenced
a second major of our choice.
By third year, we were learning
about health and Indigenous
populations, health service strategy
and policy, health, ethics and the law,
and evidence-based health care.
Give us some details about
a particular project that you
have worked on.
and an expectation that my chosen
course should provide me with a
solid foundation an understanding
and appreciation of the various fields
of practice and theories ofhealth.

Its amazing for me that my first

ever job anywhere was as a research
assistant at the University, and
Im proud too that the mentoring
program has now been rolled out and
expanded to include all Faculty of
Health Sciencesstudents.

Where do you hope to see

yourself in 10 years time?

Why did you decide to do your

particular degree/qualification?
What motivated me most to study
the Bachelor of Health Sciences
was my long-standing interest in
the Australian health care system,

In the next three to five years,

Iwould like to begin working in
policy and planning in the area of
public health. Through that work, I
hope to shift greater attention and
funding to preventative health,
particularly in preventing the onset
of chronic illnesses and injury in the
western Sydney region.
With a background in health sciences
and also speech pathology, I would

also like to work on better

educating the population to become
adequately health literate. I would
like to work towards building a
more efficient health care system,
especially through the integration
of e-health technology and
evidencebased interventions, to
facilitate the delivery of services
to culturally and linguistically
diverse healthconsumers.

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During my undergraduate degree I

contributed to the development of
a student mentoring program and
worked as a research assistant on
that project.

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Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics
Career pathways
Where studying Science,
Technology, Engineering
andMathematics can take you:

Studying Science, Technology, Engineering

or Mathematics (STEM) enables you to
tackle the biggest issues the world faces.

scientific researcher
project manager

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nutritionist
mathematician
psychologist
medical scientist
veterinarian
plant geneticist
soil scientist
food chemistry analyst

Research reveals that 75 per cent of

the fastest growing occupations require
STEM skills and knowledge* and a degree
in this area will prepare you for careers
in global scientific, technological and
engineering revolutions. We cover areas
as diverse as nanotechnology, molecular
biology, robotics, biomedical engineering
and computing.

The University of Sydney

aeronautical engineer
biomedical engineer
civil engineer
chemical engineer
electrical engineer
mechanical engineer
mechatronic engineer
technology specialist
software engineer

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consultant and analyst.

Find out more
Check out the course tables
on pages 78 to 86 for details
of the courses that will help
you pursue an exciting career
in Science, Engineering,
Technology and Mathematics.
sydney.edu.au/courses
* A
ustralian Industry Group research report, Lifting our Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Skills

With major technological advances

opening up many new areas, from
ecosystems to nanotechnology,
there has never been a more
fascinating time to study science.

Why mathematics is
more than just numbers
Mathematics has been an
important part of the fabric of the
University of Sydney since the first
mathematics lecture took place in
1852 to all current students.
The discipline remains as
important now as it was then:
majoring in mathematics can
lead you to many exciting careers,
including statistics, air traffic
control, artificial intelligence,
pattern recognition, meteorology,
economic forecasting and more.

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

A degree in science is a first step

towards a stimulating, challenging
and rewarding career. It can take
you from microscopic to cosmic
levels into physical and biological
processes, to preventing and curing
diseases in humans and animals.
It also leads you to practising
psychology and nutrition, and
understanding natural resources
and conservation.

Study

Join the next generation

of scientific talent

I love exploring the many facets of science,

from neuroscience and human biology to
forensic and social psychology. I can see
myself studying this for years and still
finding it absolutely riveting.
Shivani Dewan

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The University of Sydney

Mathemorn Lan
Mathemorn is studying a
combined biomedical engineering
and commerce degree.
What are some of your favourite
subjects at university?
One of my favourites is Anatomy and
physiology for engineers, which has
three contact hours at the Lidcombe
campus. We got to actually view
and touch cadavers, which was a
more exciting way to learn about the
human body than from a textbook.

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Can you tell us about a

particular project that you
are currently working on?
I am working on a group project
for a subject called Biomedical
Design and Technology. In a group

of nine people over a period of eight

weeks, we are working to design a
product that collects and identifies
biological contaminants in the air.
It has been a great experience as
were attempting to create a product
that has realworld application and
can ideally be developed to reach
the market in the future. My team
meets weekly and we have access to
the University laboratories where we
work on prototyping our design 3D
printing and all.
Why did you decide to do your
particular degree/qualification?
Coming out of high school, I didnt
really have a clear idea of what I
wanted to do. I loved the idea of
medicine because biology was my
favourite subject, but I didnt want
to be a doctor. At the same time,
business and maths were also areas I
really enjoyed studying, so in the end
I chose to combine the two realms

with my double degree. It meant

I could spread my learning over
really diverse subjects that way
I wouldnt be limiting myself, and
could use university to help figure
out what I want to do in the future.
Where do you see yourself once
youve completed your degree?
I really hope to be able to combine
my two degrees somehow, either
in consulting for management or
biomedical engineering products.
Really just the idea of being a
consultant is exciting, so a career
in that area would be ideal.
Where do you see yourself
in 10 years time?
I can see myself really missing
university life and probably coming
back to do a PhD after a few years
ofwork.

Study engineering
and technology at
one of the worlds
top ranked universities

All our graduates leave with

globally recognised qualifications,
and we equip them with skills that
make them highly sought after by
organisations all over the world.

Providing an outstanding
environment for learning, discovery
and research into the health and
conservation of animals has been
our mission since 1910.
Were about people too our
exceptional staff and unique
graduates help improve human
health, food supply and
communities. Our degrees open
a path to the bigger picture of
what veterinary science offers.

Combine with commerce

Technology and design permeate
all aspects of business life. They
are central to solving many of
the big challenges facing society
and are capable of positively
impactingthelives of millions
of people worldwide.
Students who combine science,
IT or engineering with commerce
acquire the skills to find innovative
solutions, develop new products,
improve efficiencies and manage
business applications, all with a
highly regarded commercial
slant in mind.

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Join the big picture

withour veterinary
teaching hospital

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

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Ranked among the top 50

engineering and technology
universities in the world by QS
and Times Higher Education,
our degrees cover many diverse
areas including robotics, steel
structures, space, power, chemical,
mechanical, electrical and
highperformance computing.

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Study
Business and Law

Career pathways
Where studying Business
and Law can take you:
marketer
human resources specialist
financial specialist

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entrepreneur
small business owner
project manager
accountant
management consultant
economist
lawyer
stock trader

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The University of Sydney

global analyst.
Find out more
Check out the course tables on
pages 87 to 93 for details of the
courses that will help you pursue an
exciting career in Business or Law.
sydney.edu.au/courses

As the world around us constantly evolves,

the way we engage in law and do business
needs to change.
When you study Business and Law with
us, you focus on real-world scenarios
that address those changing approaches,
in a dynamic environment.
When you leave us, youll be qualified to
tread your own path and stand out from the
crowd, in Australia and around the world.

A Bachelor of Commerce degree

from the University of Sydney
Business School is your passport
to an exciting career in business
where you will be supported by a
global network of high-achieving
and successfulalumni.

Business and Law

Relevant and focused on todays

business world, we are proud to be
the only Australian business school
to achieve membership in CEMS
the Global Alliance in Management
Education. We have also achieved
international accreditation from
AACSB and EQUIS.

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Study business at
one of the worlds
leading schools

Play your part in

solvingone of the
worldsbiggest issues

At the Business School, we give

you an accounting education,
not simply training in accounting.
We take an analytical perspective
on how accounting is practised and
how it should be applied, so you
develop a real understanding of the
subject matter which you will be
able to apply within industry.

Help solve one of the globes

greatest concerns: how to provide
enough nutritious, affordable food
for an ever-growing population. The
Bachelor of Food and Agribusiness
combines science and business to
cover every step of agriculture and
food production, from paddock
to theplate.

A professional accounting
qualification is not just for
peoplewho want to become
accountants it is a qualification
that has relevance in a very wide
range of career paths, giving you
a highly portable skill that can
bedeployed endlessly around
theglobe.

Currently there are six jobs for

every graduate in this field* with
many career opportunities as
diverse as private sector consulting
to retail, food science, marketing,
product development, transport
logistics, trade, management,
food safety, global food security
andmore.
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Why accounting is in
high demand across
thebusiness world

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Why marketing is crucial

to business success

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Marketing is central to any

organisations success, which
helps to explain why there is
so much demand for highly
skilled marketers.
Many of our graduates take up
roles across a wide spectrum
of sectors and industries.

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Our strong links with some of

Australias leading marketing
practitioners, many of whom
are alumni, makes it easier for
our graduates to find rich and
rewarding careers.

In pursuit of justice
With an outward-looking,
international perspective, our
Bachelor of Laws degree is one
of the few that includes two
compulsory units of international
law. Its just one of the reasons
why it is regarded as Australias
most soughtafter law degree.
It also helps to explain why many
University of Sydney Law School
graduates have gone on to become
leaders in their fields, including
numerous prime ministers, global
finance leaders and senior
judicial figures.

A global perspective

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The world is changing at an

unprecedented pace as the
forces of globalisation break
down international borders and
encourage cooperation and trade
across many aspects of life.
Combining law with an international
and global studies degree ensures
that you are well placed to build
awareness, and fight injustices that
emerge from major international
political and legal issues.

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The University of Sydney Law
School is a friendly and supportive
environment in which to realise
your potential. Inspiring teachers
and motivated peers offer rewarding
challenges to help you develop into
a distinct individual, and to equip
you with critical skills for tackling
legal issues.
Salina Cho

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws

Inside view
My course has exposed me to new
experiences and wonderful people.
The Washington DC Internship
program led to many opportunities
and expanded my perspective of the
world as well as my self confidence.
Claudia Yeap

Bachelor of Commerce

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Business and Law

Miles Mookhy
Miles is studying a Bachelor of
Commerce and Bachelor of Laws.
What are some of your favourite
subjects at university?
One of my favourite subjects
is Financial Valuations. Despite
only being four contact hours per
week, we were given in-depth
training on financial valuation.
It allowed us to apply the theories
and methodologies we have learned
during our studies to real-world
scenarios and valuing real
Australian companies.
Can you tell us about a
particular project that you
are currently working on?
I am working on a business
case report for a leading bank

that involves analysing its

current shareprice premiums
and evaluatingand analysing
the factors that have collectively
contributed to this premium.

to develop my own business, in an

entrepreneurial capacity.

Why did you decide to do your

particular degree/qualification?

The best thing is the diversity of the

people you meet, their backgrounds
and their stories. Every day you meet
new people and further enhance
your understanding.

I have always been interested

in starting my own business
and a career as a technological
entrepreneur. I believe my business
and law background from my degree
will enhance my skillset and provide
the ideal stepping stone to fulfilling
my ambitions.

Whats the best thing about

being a university student?

Where do you see yourself once

youve completed your degree?
I hope to take up a graduate role at an
investment bank, where I will be able
to strengthen my skills in financial
analysis and modelling. In 10 years
time, I hope to have started or be
well on my way to funding an idea

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Humanities and Social Sciences

Career pathways
Where study in Humanities and
Social Sciences can take you:
economist
diplomat
multimedia producer

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author
teacher (early childhood,
primary or secondary)
social worker
curator
historian
sociologist
journalist

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global analyst.
Find out more
Check out the course tables on
pages 94 to 100 for details of the
courses that will help you pursue an
exciting career in Humanities and
Social Sciences.
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In Humanities and Social Sciences you tackle

the most pressing social, political and cultural
challenges of our time, and use innovative
thinking to improve teaching and learning.
Ranked among the top 20 universities
in the world for arts and humanities by
Times Higher Education, we offer the most
comprehensive range of humanities and
social sciences programs in Australia.
Theseinclude28single and combined
degrees and more than 45 majors to
choosefrom (including15languages).

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Humanities and Social Sciences

The University of Sydney is ranked

eighth in the world for education
by the QS World Rankings. Our
undergraduate program provides
you with valuable skills sought by
all employers, including critical
analysis, communication, teamwork, research and more.
As a graduate teacher you will have
the potential to achieve remarkable
goals to shape society, change
destinies and inspireothers.

Help solve the worlds

major economic problems

Pursue social justice

and make a difference

Play a central role in shaping the

framework of society at every level
with an economics degree.

Graduates of the Bachelor of

Social Work can look forward to a
fulfilling career promoting social
change, problem solving in human
relationships, and helping people
improve their own wellbeing and
quality of life.

With one of the highest ranked

centres for research in economics
globally, the University is producing
graduates who will go on to solve
the major challenges facing the
world today, such as global
warming, poverty, development
andrecession.

Each graduate is equipped to work

in a wide range of social welfare
and social work agencies. They use
their education to achieve real and
positive change in families, aged
care, communities and in health.

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Become a voice of influence Be career ready

Media and communications
are constantly evolving. Our
Bachelor of Arts (Media and
Communications) is renowned
for its practical, uptodate
and reallife teachings in media
writing, production, media
relations and theory.
Its this combination of practical
experience and theory, coupled
with one of Australias biggest
internship programs, that produces
graduates who are highly sought
after in the media industry.

Linguists see the

world differently
With the widest range of language
studies in Australia, a Bachelor of
Arts (Languages) from the University
of Sydney means you can study
most languages, from French,
Italian and German to Hebrew,
Korean and Japanese.
Our graduates are in high demand,
both in Australia and overseas, with
many going on to take up a range of
government and private sector jobs.
This degree offers excellent career
opportunities and will introduce
you to new ways of looking at
theworld.

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A global perspective is now an

essential element for most large
organisations today. Make the most
of our extensive exchange program
to gain real-world experience
and give you a new outlook on
yourstudies.
The Bachelor of International
and Global Studies arms our
graduates with a strong awareness
of the major economic, political
and societal issues facing the
worldtoday.

Industry organisations see the value

of a graduate from a humanities
and social sciences degree, so the
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
has created ArtSS Career-Ready,
a program to develop your skills
for the workplace. The program
will prepare you for paid interships
exclusive to students in the Faculty
of Arts and Social Sciences with
some of Australias most
reputable organisations.
For more information:
sydney.edu.au/arts/careers

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Nicholas Fahy

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Nicholas is in his fourth year

of a Bachelor of Commerce
and Bachelor of Arts degree,
completing a quadruple major in
Finance, Management, English and
Philosophy. He is also completing
a Diploma of Language Studies
inFrench.

Can you tell us about a

particular project that you
are currently working on?
At the moment Im preparing for a
French oral exam. This semester we
spent 10 weeks reading through a
French novel by Alain RobbeGillet
and writing responses to the text.
We also have to complete a
sixminute oral presentation,
in which we write our own scene
from the novel and act it out with a
classmate. It requires us to weave our
own knowledge of French culture
into our response and creatively
imagine how the characters we have
read about would react in an entirely
new situation. We have been hard
at work constructing the plotline of
our presentation, doing so in English
first, then translating our responses

into French from the knowledge

weve acquired in class. Next week
well be meeting up during a few
lunchtimes to rehearse our lines and
also critique each others grammar,
to ensure our response is well
prepared and up to scratch.
Why did you decide to do
your particular degree?
When I started university I knew
only broadly what my passions were:
I loved to write fiction and I was
also really interested in business.
At first I envisioned graduating
from university and becoming an
investment banker, writing novels
on the side throughout my career.
Then I began a Diploma of Language
Studies, as I had always wanted
to learn a language. I believed the
University environment had the

rigour and discipline required for

me to become fluent in a second
language. In the end, the practical
people and communication skills
Ive developed throughout
my business degree strongly
complement the critical thinking
and writing skills of my arts degree.
Coupled with my ability to speak
French, these skills will allow me
topursue my passion for writing
and publishing internationally.
Where do you see yourself
in 10 years time?
I would love to write novels and
work for a multinational publishing
firm, editing and writing novels for
a living. Id also like to do a PhD
and lecture in English literature
while living in France, London
and greaterEurope.

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My favourite subjects are English

and Philosophy because I love
writing and ideas. I love the English
courses on 19th and 20th century
literature, as well as the courses on
American films. In Philosophy, I
really enjoyed David MacArthurs
Philosophy of Film and Philosophy
of Art courses, as they considered
questions like What really is art?
and Why do we enjoy, and need
art and films? In English, you have
two one-hour lectures each week,
accompanied by a one-hour seminar.
Philosophy subjects consist of a twohour lecture and a one-hour tutorial.

Humanities and Social Sciences

Tell us about your favourite

subjects and how the course works.

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Environment and Sustainability

Career pathways
Where study in Environment and
Sustainability cantake you:
architect
plant geneticist
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commodities trader
environmental researcher
environmental policy maker
agricultural strategist
civil engineer
electrical engineer
horticulturalist
conservationist

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chemical engineer
animal health and
welfare professional.
Find out more
Check out the course tables on
pages 101 to 103 for details of
the courses that will help you
pursue an exciting career in
Environment and Sustainability.
sydney.edu.au/courses

As the energy sources of our planet change,

tackling the problems of the environment has
never been more important. These crucial
issues include conservation, power and
fuel generation, the built environment and
developing new and existing food sources.
We have united our best academics across
a number of faculties from Science,
Engineering and Information Technologies
to Agriculture, Architecture and Veterinary
Science to lead innovative approaches
to these major sustainability issues, in an
environment that allows you to flourish.

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Tackle sustainability
through animal welfare

Environment and Sustainability

Our multidisciplinary approach to

sustainability means our students
and researchers are working
together to solve many of the
biggest environmental challenges
we face.
At the Faculty of Veterinary Science,
the work of our exceptional staff
and graduates continues to help
improve the treatment of animals
and provide fresh insight into other
areas, including human health,
food supply and communities.

Join a fast-growing sector

If you are passionate about
the environment but also enjoy
business, agricultural economics
is the perfect degree for you.

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With agricultural economics

as a major within our economics
degree, it is tailored for students
interested in working as applied
economists in commodities
and futures markets, merchant
and trading banks, government
departments, large agribusiness
firms, corporate farms, and in the
media as economics journalists.

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Help find ways to protect

our greatest resources

The Faculty of Architecture,

Design and Planning is among
the worlds best in the field of
the digital and built environments.
Undergraduate study provides a
pathway into specialisation in
architecture, architectural science,
interaction design, heritage
conservation and much more.

Environmental science has a

key part to play in determining
Australias economic future
our need for sustainable,
environmentally conscious
production.

Our alumni make a difference

in many ways. A number have
achieved amazing architectural
feats including designing Olympic
sports facilities and significant
projects in leading international
architectural firms.

Agricultural scientists
are in high demand
Challenge your mind and
enhance your scientific skills
and apply both to agriculture and
the environment with a degree in
Science in Agriculture. You will be
put to the test in real situations
that give you a chance to test your
thinking in the lab, office and in
thefield.
The reputation of our course
gives graduates a very high
employment rate, with many
accepting offers well before
theyve even graduated. They go
into areas as diverse as biosecurity,
biotechnology, commodity trading,
environmental science and crop
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Join a worldleading faculty

When you study a Bachelor of

Environmental Systems, youll be
challenged to come up with ideas to
fix some of the greatest problems of
our generation and find new ways
to protect the worlds resources.

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Iman Ayoubi

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I decided to study agriculture

as I wanted a career where I
could combine my passion for the
environment and learn about the
world and travelling. Ive already
seen large cotton fields and hiked
the Snowy Mountains. Thats not
something you get to do
in mostcourses.

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Architecture and Creative Industries

Career pathways
Where studying for Architecture
and CreativeIndustries can
take you:
architect
artist

Innovation and technology drive the future

of Architecture and Creative Industries, and
our teachers are industry leaders who will
help you exhibit and perform in Australia
and overseas.

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contemporary musician
composer
photographer
cinematographer
script writer
curator
film director

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multimedia producer.
Find out more
Check out our course tables on
pages 104 to 107 for full details
of the courses that will help you
pursue an exciting career in the
creativespace.
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You will join one of the worlds most

respected communities of students,
researchers and teachers, and take part
in innovative and creative educational
programs that help you flourish in a
range ofexcitingcareers.

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create and innovate

Inside view
Inspired by my work in marine
conservation, using plastic waste
is a vital part of my art practice.
By fusing single-use plastic bottles
and food containers together,
projecting onto them and filling
the environment with soundscapes,
Im creating a visual and aural
experience much like being
underwater.

Architecture and Creative Industries

When you graduate with a

Bachelor of Visual Arts, you
will have the conceptual and
technical skills needed to work
as a contemporary artist, or
to establish an art, media or
design practice. You will also be
well qualified to work in a wide
range of related fields, including
art education and administration,
curation, digital design
andpublishing.

Study

Sydney College of the Arts

has played a leading role in
contemporary art practice and
innovative visual arts education
in Australia since 1976.

Claire Munro

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Study at one of Australias

most iconic institutions
For more than 100 years, the Sydney
Conservatorium of Music has been
a focal point of Sydneys cultural
history. Our graduates have gone
on to become some of Australias
best-known music performers,
composers, teachers and scholars.
Studying at the Con will challenge
you to extend your technical ability
and musical creativity. Your time
with us will be an experience youll
remember for the rest of your life.

Inside view
Music, to me, means communication.
Its a language through which we can
speak to each other. Nothing makes
me happier than to communicate
through music. Sometimes the
message is happy, sometimes its
sadthere are endlesspossibilities.
Nicole Greentree

Bachelor of Music (Performance)

Design for the future

The Faculty of Architecture, Design
and Planning has been lauded as
one of the worlds most respected
bodies of students, researchers and
teachers from the digital and built
environment fields.

Architecture and Creative Industries

Study

The Bachelor of Design in

Architecture provides an
unparalleled grounding in the
field of the built environment,
with world-class facilities and
discipline-leading research.
Our Architectural and Technical
Services Centre features an
extensive range of tools for
fabrication and digital design.

Inside view
Jasper Ludewig

Bachelor of Design in Architecture (Honours)

The Dissertation Medal adds even more

significance to the very rewarding year I
spent in research and has opened up a future
of new and excitingopportunities!

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Jasper Ludewig completed the

Bachelor of Design in Architecture
degree with Honours in 2013.
In December 2014 he won one
of the oldest and most prestigious
architecture student awards in the
world, the 2014 Royal Institute of
British Architects (RIBA) Dissertation
Medal. Jasper was successful
ahead of a highly competitive
field, representing 317 schools
of architecture in 61 countries.

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Education
is the most
powerful
weapon
which you
can use to
change the
world.
Nelson Mandela (19182013)
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician,
philanthropist andpresident of South Africa 199499

Courses
Health and Medicine
Course description

Major studies

Assumed knowledge

B Applied Science
(Diagnostic
Radiography)

This degree will provide you with the

knowledge and skills to translate doctors
requests into images that enable an accurate
diagnosis of a patients condition. You will
become familiar with varied equipment
ranging from small mobile X-ray machines
to larger units, from MRI and CT scanners
to highly sophisticated cardiac units.
Graduates of this degree are eligible to apply
for registration as diagnostic radiographers
with the Medical Radiation Practice Board
ofAustralia.

Anatomy, biological sciences,

equipment and imaging techniques,
image processing, pathology, physics,
psychology, radiation biology.

Recommended studies:
Mathematics plus one of
Biology, Chemistry or Physics.

This degree will appeal to you if you have

an enthusiasm for sport and physical activity
and an interest in the biological and physical
sciences. The degree offers training and
career options integrating exercise and
physical activity with disease prevention,
health, rehabilitation, nutrition and sports
performance. Graduates are eligible to
apply for membership of Exercise and Sport
Science Australia (ESSA) and registration as
an exercisescientist.

Anatomy, biochemistry, biomechanics,

learning and control of human movement,
nutrition, physiology/exercise physiology,
and the application of these fundamental
sciences to sport, exercise, ageing, public
health, rehabilitation and research.

Chemistry, Mathematics.
Recommended studies:
Physics, Biology, Personal
Development, Health and
Physical Education (PDHPE).

This degree offers training and career options

integrating exercise and physical activity with
disease prevention, health, rehabilitation,
nutrition and sports performance. This
combined degree will teach you to design
effective exercise and nutrition programs
to improve the quality of life of healthy
people, elite athletes and people living with a
disability or disease. Graduates are eligible to
become an accredited exercise scientist with
Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA),
nutritionist or practising dietitian with the
Dietitians Association of Australia
(DAA) in fiveyears.

Anatomy, biology, biomechanics,

chemistry, dietetics, food science,
nutrition, physiology/exercise physiology,
sport science.

Chemistry, Mathematics.
Recommended studies:
Physics, Biology, Personal
Development, Health and
Physical Education (PDHPE).

This degree provides you with the knowledge,

competencies and clinical experience
required to deliver exercise strategies for
the prevention and management of chronic
disease. Graduates are eligible for both
exercise science and exercise physiology
accreditation through Exercise and Sports
Science Australia (ESSA).

Biomechanics, clinical exercise practice,

ergonomics, exercise physiology, functional
anatomy, motor control and behaviour.

Chemistry, Mathematics.
Recommended studies:
Physics, Biology, Personal
Development, Health and
Physical Education (PDHPE).

This degree prepares you for professional

practice in the profession of occupational
therapy. It covers a wide range of topics
including theories of what people do in daily
life and why, knowledge of the development
of human capabilities (eg cognitive, motor,
psychosocial) and the ways in which injury
and illness typically disrupt them, activity
and environmental analysis, and theories
and techniques for promoting participation
in daily life. The degree incorporates
significant clinical and professional fieldwork
opportunities, providing hands-on experience
with real clients in a supervised environment.
Graduates are eligible for membership with
Occupational Therapy Australia and the World
Federation of Occupational Therapists.

Human anatomy, neurosciences,

occupational therapy, theory and
practice, social sciences.

Biology or Chemistry.

3 years full time

B Applied Science
(Exercise and
Sport Science)/
M Nutrition and
Dietetics
5 years full time

B Applied
Science (Exercise
Physiology)
4 years full time

B Applied Science
(Occupational
Therapy)
4 years full time

Please note that we use the abbreviation B for Bachelor of,

M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.

Health and Medicine

B Applied Science
(Exercise and
Sport Science)

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Course name

Course description

Major studies

B Applied Science
(Physiotherapy)

This degree prepares you for professional

practice in the profession of physiotherapy.
Physiotherapists diagnose and treat people
with movement problems caused by a wide
variety of joint, muscle and nerve disorders by
using a range of evidence-based techniques.
Physiotherapists also help people avoid
injuries and maintain a fit, healthy body.
The degree incorporates significant clinical
and professional fieldwork opportunities,
providing hands-on experience with real
clients in a supervised environment. This
allows you to combine the academic
components of the degree with the practical
abilities required of the profession.
Graduates are eligible to apply for
registration as physiotherapists with
the Physiotherapy Board of Australia.

Behavioural and social sciences,

Chemistry, Physics.
biomechanics, biomedical sciences,
Recommended studies:
exercise science, human anatomy, human
Mathematics.
movement, musculoskeletal, neurological and
cardiopulmonary physiotherapy theory and
practice across the lifespan, neuroscience.

This degree prepares you for professional

practice in the field of speech pathology.
Speech pathologists work with children
and adults with communication difficulties,
including problems with speaking,
comprehension, reading, writing, voice
problems and stuttering, swallowing
difficulties or need alternative ways to
communicate. The degree includes study
of disorders of communication, normal and
abnormal human behaviour, and human
anatomy and physiology. Students participate
in a wide variety of practical experiences
throughout their degree, both on-campus
and off-campus. This degree is accredited by
Speech Pathology Australia and graduates are
qualified to work as speech pathologists.

Anatomy, audiology, linguistics and language

development, neurobiology, phonetics,
psychology, research methods, speech
pathology specialist areas eg aphasia, cleft
palate, dysarthria, dyslexia, stuttering.

English (Advanced).

This combined degree gives you the knowledge

and skills required to apply to become a
registered nurse in Australia together with
a broader knowledge of the humanities in
areas such as languages, sociology, history,
government and politics.

For Nursing: acute care, aged care, child and

adolescent health, chronic illness, clinical
practice, Indigenous health, mental health
care and management, pharmacology,
physiology, professional practice, social and
health policy. More than 880 hours of clinical
practice and optional international clinical
placement. For Arts: refer to B Arts page 94.

Refer to B Arts page 94.

The Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary

Bioscience is a flexible applied science
program that allows students to tailor their
degree to their specific interests, within the
field of animal science. This degree provides
an excellent pathway if you are seeking a
professional career working with animals. You
will be highly employable across a wide range
of industries, in agribusiness, government,
research, biomedical science, development,
management and teaching.

One major may be taken from: animal

genetics and biotechnology, animal health
and disease, animal production systems
or wildlife conservation and management.
Additional studies include: animal behaviour;
animal genetics and biotechnology; animal
health and diseases; animal nutrition;
animal production and husbandry; animal
reproduction; animal structure and function;
animal welfare; aquaculture; cattle, pig,
poultry and sheep science and production.

Mathematics, Chemistry.
Recommended studies:
Biology.

4 years full time

B Applied
Science (Speech
Pathology)
4 years full time

B Arts/M Nursing
4 years full time/
8years part time

B Animal and
Veterinary
Bioscience

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4 years full time

Please note that we use the abbreviation B for Bachelor of,

M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.

Assumed knowledge

Course description

Major studies

Assumed knowledge

B Commerce/
D Medicine

This unique double degree allows you to study

the management and conduct of business
while gaining a professional qualification in
medicine. Business skills are highly valued
within the medical profession. Medical
professionals in supervisory roles, such as
hospital chief executives, require high-level
management skills to coordinate staff,
manage large budgets and make important
administrative decisions successfully.

Refer to B Commerce page 88 and the

Sydney Medical School handbook, visit
sydney.edu.au/handbooks/medicine. All
students need to take some study in biology,
chemistry and physics.

Mathematics. Other assumed

knowledge depends on the
first-year units studied.

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and

Sydney Medical School offer high-achieving
students the opportunity to pursue
management and business studies through
the Bachelor of Economics followed by the
Universitys prestigious four-year Doctor
of Medicine (MD).

Refer to B Economics page 89 and the

Sydney Medical School handbook visit
sydney.edu.au/handbooks/medicine.
All students need to take some study
in biology, chemistry and physics.

Mathematics. Other assumed

knowledge depends on the
first-year units studied.

Biomedical engineers are involved in

designing artificial joints and limbs,
dental devices, medical electronics and
implantable devices, as well as tissue
engineering and computer simulation
such as MRI, x-ray and CT scans.
The study of biomedical engineering
complements degrees in commerce,
sports science, law, pharmacy, dentistry
and medicine. Many students go on to
do graduate medical studies. Biomedical
engineering is one of the fastest growing
branches of engineering and employment
opportunities are wide-ranging.

Chemical and biomolecular engineering,

electrical engineering, information
technology, mechanical engineering
or mechatronic engineering.

HSC Mathematics Extension 1

and Chemistry.

This combined degree program encompasses

the core elements of the engineering and
medical science degrees, and is ideal if you
are interested in spanning engineering and
medical sciences in your future endeavours.
Such multidisciplinary study will enable
you to adapt to the changing needs of the
profession. This program is also an ideal base
for postgraduate research in the biomedical
field, or for vocational graduate coursework
programs such as in medicine or dentistry.
You can combine any of the Bachelor of
Engineering Honours streams with a
Bachelor of Medical Science.

Refer to B Engineering Honours page 79 and

B Medical Science page 74. You can take
any engineering specialised stream as a
component of a combined degree provided
your ATAR is above or equal to the cut-off for
the specific engineering stream.

HSC Mathematics Extension 1

and Physics.

This degree is designed for students

looking to work in health care or industries
supporting health, including government,
non-government and community health
organisations, human resource management,
industrial relations and health information
technology. For employment in the health
care sector you will need the ability to analyse,
evaluate and provide solutions to new and
challenging issues, have strong project
management skills and a broad perspective on
health both locally and globally. The Bachelor
of Health Sciences provides a pathway to many
careers in health care.

Health sciences plus a second major

in one of the following: anatomy and
histology, hearing and speech, industrial
relations and human resource management,
information systems management, marketing,
movement science, psychology, sociology,
a specific language. The movement science
and hearing and speech majors are taught by
the Faculty of Health Sciences at Cumberland
Campus. All other majors are offered by the
faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, the
University of Sydney Business School,
School of Information Technologies and
Science and taught at the Camperdown/
Darlington Campus.

B Economics/
D Medicine
7 years full time

B Engineering
Honours
(Biomedical)
4 years full time

B Engineering
Honours/
B Medical Science
5 years full time

B Health Sciences

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B Health Sciences/ This combined degree gives you the

M Nursing
knowledge and skills required to apply to
4 years full time/ 8 become a registered nurse in Australia and
apply your knowledge about health and
years part time
health systems to your nursing career in
roles including project management, health
promotion, Indigenous health, information
technology and health education.

B Information
Technology/
B Medical Science

Undergraduate Guide 2016

Major studies

Assumed knowledge

For Nursing: acute care, aged care, child

and adolescent health, chronic illness,
clinical practice, Indigenous health, mental
health care and management, pharmacology,
physiology, professional practice, social and
health policy. More than 880 hours of clinical
practice and optional international clinical
placement. For Health Sciences: refer to
B Health Sciences page 73.

This combined degree program is designed

Refer to B Information Technology page 82
for people interested in spanning information and B Medical Science below.
technology and medical science in their future
endeavours. Such multidisciplinary study will
enable you to adapt to the changing needs of
the profession.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1
(depending on units studied).

The Bachelor of Medical Science

will give you an understanding of the
structure and function of the human body,
from molecules to whole systems. You will
also be introduced to aspects of abnormal
functioning. Schools in the Faculty of Science
teach the basic sciences: physics, chemistry,
biology, psychology, microbiology, nutrition
and biochemistry. A unique feature of the
degree is that the Sydney Medical School
teaches the clinical sciences: anatomy,
pathology, physiology, pharmacology,
infectious diseases and immunology.
You will have the opportunity to complete
an honours year in one of these disciplines.

Anatomy and histology, biochemistry,

cell pathology, immunology, microbiology,
molecular biology and genetics,
neuroscience, nutrition and metabolism,
pharmacology, physiology. Refer to B Science
on page 84 for additional science majors.

For first-year entry:

Mathematics, Chemistry plus
Physics or Biology. All students
in B Medical Science need to
study first-year mathematics.

B Medical Science/ The Faculty of Science and Sydney Medical

School offer high-achieving school leavers
D Medicine
the opportunity to get a strong foundation
7 years full time
in the sciences through the Bachelor of
Medical Science followed by the Universitys
prestigious four-year graduate Doctor of
Medicine (MD) program.

Refer to B Medical Science (first-year

entry) above, and the Faculty of Science
handbook. All B Medical Science students
need to take some study in biology, chemistry
and psychology and/or physics. Practical
experience: contact with patients and
observation of the physical aspects of disease
commences in the first year of the Doctor of
Medicine and continues to the finalyear.

Mathematics, Chemistry plus

Physics or Biology. All students
in B Medical Science need to
study first-year mathematics.

B Medical Science/
D Medicine (for
Aboriginal and
Torres Strait
Islander applicants
only)

Refer to B Medical Science (first-year

entry) above, and the Faculty of Science
handbook. All B Medical Science students
need to take some study in biology, chemistry
and psychology and/or physics. Practical
experience: Contact with patients and
observation of the physical aspects of disease
commences in the first year of the Doctor of
Medicine and continues to the final year.

Mathematics, Chemistry plus

Physics or Biology. All students
in B Medical Science need to
study first-year mathematics.

5 years full time

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Course description

B Medical Science
(First-year Entry)
3 years full time/
6 years part time

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7 years full time

The Faculty of Science and Sydney Medical

School offer high-achieving school leavers
the opportunity to get a strong foundation
in the sciences through the Bachelor of
Medical Science followed by the Universitys
prestigious four-year graduate Doctor of
Medicine (MD) program. This particular degree
is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
applicants only.

Please note that we use the abbreviation B for Bachelor of,

M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.

Major studies

B Music Studies/
D Medicine

The Sydney Conservatorium of Music and

Sydney Medical School offers high-achieving
school leavers the opportunity to pursue
the study of music through the Bachelor of
Music Studies followed by the Universitys
prestigious four-year Doctor of Medicine
(MD) program. The Bachelor of Music Studies
functions as a liberal studies pathway into the
MD. The Sydney Medical Program is globally
recognised, offering clinical experience in
leading hospitals, in-depth exposure to rural
clinical practices, and research opportunities
at world-leading institutes.

For Music studies: instrument or voice

Music 2. For contemporary
contemporary music practice, academic
music practice major only:
study selected from brass (horn, trombone,
Music 1.
trumpet, tuba), historical performance
(baroque flute, harpsichord, lute, recorder,
viola da gamba), organ, piano, musicology
and composition, percussion, strings (cello,
double bass, guitar, harp, viola, violin), voice
(classical and jazz), woodwind (bassoon, flute,
clarinet, oboe, saxophone). All students need
to take some study in physics, biology and
chemistry. For Medicine: all students need
to take some study in biology, chemistry
andphysics.

7 years full time

Assumed knowledge

B Nursing
This degree provides students with a broad
(Advanced Studies) and robust foundation for professional nursing
practice and leads to eligibility to apply for
3 years full time/
registration as a nurse in Australia. You will
6 years part time
learn to focus on people and their individual
health needs, whether this care is required
in the community or in a hospital setting.
This degree includes a focus on leadership,
research and evidence-based practice, and
international health care. It develops your
capabilities as an engaged, enquiring, globally
aware health careprofessional.

Acute care, aged care, child and adolescent

health, chronic illness, Indigenous health,
mental health, pharmacology, physiology,
professional practice, palliative care,
community health nursing ,and politics,
policy and health.

B Nursing PostReg
(Singapore)

This degree is for registered nurses in

Singapore who want to extend their clinical
practice and progress as a nurse leader in
Singapore or elsewhere. It equips students
with critical thinking skills and an appreciation
of how to use the latest research to inform
your clinical decisions. This program has
been developed, and is taught and awarded
by the University of Sydney, and accredited
by the Singapore Nursing Board. It is taught
in Singapore at the Singapore Institute of
Management (SIM).

Nursing knowledge and practice, advanced

clinical nursing assessment, clinical and
patient education, primary health care and
community nursing, inquiry and research in
nursing, law and ethics in healthcare, nursing
management and clinical governance.

A diploma or certificate
in Nursing.

B Oral Health

The Bachelor of Oral Health will equip you

with the required skills, knowledge and
experience to deliver oral health education
and promotion, dental hygiene and dental
therapy services to patients and communities
throughout Australia and New Zealand. There
are a limited number of places available in
thisdegree.

Dental hygiene, dental therapy,

oral healthpromotion.

Chemistry and Biology.

This degree combines advanced scientific

investigation with training in clinical practice
and optimum patient care. It covers the study
of the chemical, physical, pharmaceutical,
and pharmacological properties of medicinal
substances and the application of these in the
pharmacy profession. We emphasise practical
experience in a variety of clinical settings
including hospital and community pharmacy,
particularly in the third and fourth years.
The Bachelor of Pharmacy is accredited by the
Australian Pharmacy Council (APC) and allows
graduates to progress towards registration as
a pharmacist in Australia.

Biology, chemistry, medicinal chemistry,

Mathematics, Chemistry.
pharmaceutical sciences, pharmaceutics,
Recommended studies:
pharmacology, pharmacy, pharmacy practice. Biology or Physics.
Optional majors in fourth year: international
exchange or industrial pharmacy.

3 years full time

B Pharmacy

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B Psychology

The Bachelor of Psychology is a specialised

program with both an arts and science
stream. The arts stream caters for those
whose interests lie in the humanities and
social sciences, while the science stream will
cater for those who have science-oriented
interests. If you are interested in both the arts
and sciences, there is room in both streams to
undertake a small number of elective units in
subject areas other than the one in which you
enrolled. The psychology subjects you study
are identical for both streams.

For Arts stream: Arts major (refer to B Arts

for the list of majors available page 94),
psychology. For Science stream major:
Psychology.

For Science stream:

Mathematics. All students
in the B Psychology science
stream need to take some
units of study in mathematics.

The Bachelor of Science allows you

the choice of 29 specialist majors in one
degree. We offer an extensive list of majors
encompassing all types of scientific endeavour,
from the fundamental sciences of physics,
chemistry, biology and mathematics in all their
wonderful variety, through to psychology, life
sciences, sciences of the natural environment,
interdisciplinary sciences, and history and
philosophy of science. You will take at least
one major in the Bachelor of Science, and
many students complete two.

Anatomy and histology, biochemistry,

bioinformatics, biology (animal, plant
genetics), cell pathology, chemistry,
computer science, environmental studies,
financial mathematics and statistics,
geography, geology and geophysics, history
and philosophy of science, immunobiology,
information systems, marine science,
mathematics, medicinal chemistry,
microbiology, molecular biology and
genetics, nanoscience and technology,
neuroscience, nutrition and metabolism,
pharmacology, physics, physiology, plant
science, psychology,
soil science, statistics.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1.
Allstudents need to take some
units of study in mathematics.
Other assumed knowledge
depends on units studied.

The Faculty of Science and the Faculty of

B Science
Dentistry offer high-achieving school leavers
(Advanced)/

D Dental Medicine the opportunity to get a strong foundation in

the sciences through the Bachelor of Science
7 years full time
(Advanced) followed by the Universitys
prestigious four-year graduate Doctor
of Dental Medicine (DMD) program.

For B Science (Advanced): anatomy and

histology, biochemistry, bioinformatics,
biology, chemistry, computer science,
financial mathematics and statistics,
geography, geology and geophysics,
immunobiology, marine science,
mathematics, medicinal chemistry,
microbiology, nanoscience and technology,
neuroscience, pharmacology, physics,
physiology, plant science, statistics. All
students undertake studies in biology. For
more details, see B Science (Advanced) on
page 84. For Doctor of Dental Medicine:
clinical dentistry, life sciences and a
research project.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1.
All students need to take some
units of study in mathematics.
Other assumed knowledge
depends on the areas or
units studied.

B Science
(Advanced)/
D Medicine

Refer to B Science (Advanced) on page 84 and

the Faculty of Science handbook. Practical
experience: Contact with patients and
observation of the physical aspects of disease
commences in the first year of the Doctor of
Medicine and continues to the finalyear.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1.
Other assumed knowledge
depends on units studied.

4 years full time/

8 years part time

B Science

The University of Sydney

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3 years full time/

6 years part time

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7 years full time

The Faculty of Science and Sydney Medical

School offers high-achieving school leavers
the opportunity to get a strong foundation in
the sciences through the Bachelor of Science
(Advanced) followed by the Universitys
prestigious four-year graduate Doctor
of Medicine (MD) program.

Please note that we use the abbreviation B for Bachelor of,

M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.

Major studies

Assumed knowledge

B Science
(Advanced)/
D Medicine (for
Aboriginal and
Torres Strait
Islander applicants
only)

The Faculty of Science and Sydney Medical

School offer high-achieving school leavers
the opportunity to get a strong foundation in
the sciences through the Bachelor of Science
(Advanced) followed by the Universitys
prestigious four-year graduate Doctor of
Medicine (MD) program. This particular
degree is only available to Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander applicants.

Refer to B Science (Advanced) on page 84 and

the Faculty of Science handbook. Practical
experience: contact with patients and
observation of the physical aspects of disease
commences in the first year of the Doctor of
Medicine and continues to the final year.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1.
Other assumed knowledge
depends on units studied.
All students in the Science/
Medicine program need to
take some units of study in
mathematics.

This combined degree gives you the knowledge

and skills required to apply to become a
registered nurse in Australia. You will develop
a deeper understanding in an area of science
and apply it to your knowledge of nursing. You
can choose from 29 areas of science, including
biology, chemistry, nutrition and metabolism,
pharmacology, psychology and more.

For Nursing: acute care, aged care, child and

adolescent health, chronic illness, clinical
practice, Indigenous health, mental health
care and management, pharmacology,
physiology, professional practice, social and
health policy. More than 880 hours of clinical
practice and optional international clinical
placement. For Science: refer to B Science
on page 84.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1.
Other assumed knowledge
depends on units studied.

This program is designed to give you a solid

knowledge of nutritional science and nutrition
as a scientific discipline, and to make you a
scientist capable of working in and furthering
this emerging field. This degree will prepare
you to lead in the dietetics profession,
and maintain and advance the professions
standards. There are a limited number of
places available in this degree.

For B Science: students need to complete a

major in one of biochemistry, microbiology,
nutrition and metabolism, physiology,
psychology. You may also choose a second
major from the B Science. A credit average in
B Science is necessary for progression into
M Nutrition and Dietetics. For M Nutrition
and Dietetics: clinical nutrition, nutritional
science, public health nutrition.

Mathematics, Chemistry,
Biology. All students need to
take some units of study in
mathematics. Other assumed
knowledge depends on the
units studied.

Our globally accredited six-year degree will

provide you with the knowledge, practical and
generic skills to pursue many career options as
a veterinary scientist participating in the care
and welfare of animals. During this degree
you will work with veterinarians in a clinical
teaching and learning environment.

Animal behaviour and welfare science, animal

diseases and pathobiology, animal husbandry,
cell biology, clinical and professional
practice, pharmacology, veterinary anatomy
and physiology, veterinary conservation
biology, veterinary medicine, veterinary
public health, veterinary surgery.

Chemistry, Mathematics,
Physics.

7 years full time

B Science/
M Nursing
4 years full time/ 8
years part time

B Science/
M Nutrition
and Dietetics
5 years full time

B Veterinary
Biology/
D Veterinary
Medicine

Recommended studies:
Biology.

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Course description

Major studies

Assumed knowledge

B Commerce/
B Science

If you want to gain scientific skills

as well as the management skills necessary
to pursue an interesting career in the private
or public sector, this combined degree will
appeal. Many industries and organisations
value both scientific and business skills,
such as in the pharmaceutical industry and
commercialisation of scientific innovations,
and this degree will give you the edge in
roles that require a sound understanding
of both perspectives.

Refer to B Science page 84,

and B Commerce page 88.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1.
Other assumed knowledge
depends on the first-year
units studied. Also refer to
B Science page 84.

This degree will prepare you to work at the

cutting edge of information technology. We
develop your skills so that you can become
an IT specialist and possess an excellent
combination of knowledge and practical,
hands-on expertise to influence and reinforce
an organisations technology infrastructure
and to support the people who use it.

Computer science, databases, group

project, information systems, mathematics,
professional technology skills, programming,
systems analysis. Electives include artificial
intelligence, e-business analysis and design,
graphics, human-computer interaction,
internet software platforms, networking,
object-oriented design. You may also take
electives from other faculties
within theUniversity.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1
(depending on units studied).

This degree is for applicants with substantial

programming aptitude and experience.
You will choose units of study from a wide
range of areas including networking,
humancomputer interaction, graphics,
object-oriented design, internet software
platforms, artificial intelligence, and
e-business analysis and design.

See B Computer Science and Technology,

but with study at an advanced level.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1
(depending on units studied).

The Bachelor of Design Computing teaches you

to bring ideas into reality. Using software and
digital devices, you will be taught ideation the ability to conceptualise, problem solve and
judge various design solutions. You will then be
trained in implementation: taking these ideas
and producing working prototypes, systems
and products. You will work in a studio-based
model that teaches you to recognise which
tools you need for specific challenges and how
best to use those skills and tools. This is the
only program in the Asia-Pacific region that
gives you this combination of design skills and
training in ideation, programming, interaction
and userexperience.

Creative computer programming, design

thinking, digital design, human-computer
interaction, interaction design, modelling,
physical computing and app design, usercentred design. Other related units and
majors may be taken from fields including
arts and social sciences, business,
engineering and science. Students interested
in extending their information technology
skills may also take senior units offered by
the School of Information Technology.

Mathematics.

The Bachelor of Education (Secondary:

Mathematics) and Bachelor of Science will
give you a strong practical and theoretical
preparation for secondary school teaching in
mathematics and science. The degree covers
professional teaching, special education,
international education, and information and
communications technology. Science teaching
areas on offer include biology, chemistry,
earth and environmental science,
geography, and physics.

You will follow a core program of study in

education, along with intensive study and
professional experience in teaching areas.
You need to take a major in mathematics.
A second teaching area can be taken in one
of the following: biology, chemistry, earth
and environmental science, geography,
physics. If you intend to teach science at a
secondary level you need to complete at
least one year of study in chemistry or
physics during your degree.

Graduates intending to seek

employment in NSW schools
to teach at secondary level,
you need to have achieved
specific levels of study in
English at the NSW HSC or
equivalent. If you do not
meet the requirements when
they commence the degree,
the University offers study
concurrent with your degree
to achieve the required level.
For B Science: Mathematics or
HSC Mathematics Extension
1. Recommended studies for
Mathematics teachers: HSC
Mathematics Extension 1.

5 years full time

B Computer
Science and
Technology

Undergraduate Guide 2016

3 years full time /

6 years part time

B Computer
Science and
Technology
(Advanced)
3 years full time /
6 years part time

B Design
Computing

The University of Sydney

3 years full time

B Education
(Secondary:
Mathematics)/
B Science

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Please note that we use the abbreviation B for Bachelor of,

M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.

Assumed knowledge

B Education
(Secondary:
Science)/
B Science

The Bachelor of Education (Secondary:

Science) and Bachelor of Science will give you
a strong practical and theoretical preparation
for teaching science at secondary school. The
degree covers professional teaching, special
education, international education, and
information and communications technology.
Science teaching areas on offer include
biology, chemistry, earth and environmental
science, geography and physics.

You will follow a core program of study in

education, along with intensive study and
professional experience in teaching areas.
You will select two teaching areas from
the following: biology, chemistry, earth
and environmental science, geography,
mathematics, physics. You also need to take
a major in a science teaching area. Graduates
intending to teach science at a secondary
level need to complete one year of study in
mathematics and at least one year of study
in chemistry or physics during their degree.
Not all units of study offered by the Faculty
of Science directly relate to the teaching
of science in the school system, so you
need to seek enrolment advice each year to
ensure your choice of subjects meets the
requirements of the NSW
Institute ofTeachers.

Graduates intending to seek

employment in NSW schools to
teach at secondary level need
to have achieved specific levels
of study in English at the NSW
HSC. For students who do not
meet the requirements when
they commence the degree,
the University offers study
concurrent with their degree
to achieve the required level.
For B Science: Mathematics or
HSC Mathematics Extension 1.

5 years full time

B Engineering
Honours Flexible
First Year Program
4 years full time

B Engineering
Honours
(Aeronautical)
4 years full time

B Engineering
Honours
(Biomedical)
4 years full time

This program gives you the time and flexibility

Majors are not applicable as part
to discover where your strengths lie before
of this program.
deciding on a stream. You will start your
studies with core subjects and transfer at the
end of your first semester or at the end of your
first year, into your stream of choice. You will
still complete your engineering or IT degree
in the normal time and be a fully qualified
graduate in your chosen discipline.

HSC Mathematics Extension 1,

Physics and/or Chemistry.

Aeronautical engineering focuses on the

development and operation of aircraft from
design and manufacture to maintenance
and operation both within the Earths
atmosphere and in space. There is a strong
emphasis on hands-on learning throughout
the degree program, including elementary
flying experience. Aeronautical engineering
is an international industry, so you will have a
wide choice of career opportunities and can
practise in almost any country.

We offer space engineering as a major

within the aeronautical, mechanical and
mechatronic degree programs. The space
engineering major at the University is the
only one of its kind in Australia, combining
an in-depth understanding of the space
environment with space and aeronautical
engineering fundamentals and
hands-on experience.

HSC Mathematics Extension 1

and Physics.

Biomedical engineers are involved in

designing artificial joints and limbs,
dental devices, medical electronics and
implantable devices, as well as tissue
engineering and computer simulation
such as MRI, X-ray and CT scans.
The study of biomedical engineering
complements degrees in commerce,
sports science, law, pharmacy, dentistry
and medicine. Many students go on to
undertake graduate medical studies.
Biomedical engineering is one of the fastest
growing branches of engineering and
employment opportunities are wide-ranging.

Chemical and biomolecular engineering,

electrical engineering, information
technology, mechanical engineering
or mechatronic engineering.

HSC Mathematics Extension 1

and Chemistry.

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B Engineering
Honours
(Chemical and
Biomolecular)

By studying chemical and biomolecular

engineering you will learn to develop
creative solutions in the areas of chemical,
combustion, environmental, petroleum and
water engineering. You will explore how to
transform raw materials into useful products
using chemistry, biology and physics. Your
studies will also include the newer fields of
nanotechnology and molecular biology that
are revolutionising the energy and storage
systems, food production and healthcare
industries.

There are no specific majors aligned with this

degree. You may choose additional units of
study if you wish to major in a particular area
of engineering.

HSC Mathematics Extension 1

and Chemistry.

Civil engineers play a vital role in the

management, design and construction
of crucial modern infrastructure such as
buildings, roads, railways, bridges, tunnels,
dams and ports as well as systems for
managing water, irrigation, sewage and
floodwaters. As a civil engineer, you can take
a lead role in sustainable development across
all these areas. Your core units of study will
enable you to master the foundations of civil
engineering before specialising in your chosen
major.

Construction management, environmental

engineering, geotechnical engineering,
transport engineering and structures.

HSC Mathematics Extension 1

and Physics.

This combined degree offers you the

opportunity to study both civil engineering
and architectural design simultaneously over
five years. Your engineering studies will teach
you to analyse the forces within a structure
and to design its skeleton to support these
forces, while your architectural studies will
emphasise the conceptual and aesthetical
aspects of the design process.

Refer to B Engineering Honours (Civil) above

and B Design in Architecture page 104

HSC Mathematics Extension 1

and Physics.

Electrical engineers provide solutions to

many of the worlds biggest challenges in
health, education and the environment. Their
work in communications, computing, power,
information access, control systems and other
fields has helped improve the lives of many
people. The degree includes foundations in
physics, mathematics, computer science and
basic electrical engineering principles, on
which further studies in electrical circuits,
electronics and computer systems, signals
and communications, and power and
energy systems are based.

Computer engineering, power engineering

and telecommunications engineering.

HSC Mathematics Extension 1

and Physics.

There are a number of diverse applications

for mechanical engineers and this degree
covers all aspects of mechanical engineering
including, power generation, transport,
building services, machinery, manufacturing,
computer-aided design (CAD), advanced
materials and environmental studies.

Materials and space engineering.

We offer space engineering as a major
within the aeronautical, mechanical and
mechatronic degree programs. The space
engineering major at the University is the
only one of its kind in Australia combining
an in-depth understanding of the space
environment with space and mechanical
engineering fundamentals.

HSC Mathematics Extension 1

and Physics.

4 years full time

B Engineering
Honours (Civil)

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4 years full time

B Engineering
Honours (Civil)/
B Design in
Architecture

The University of Sydney

5 years full time

B Engineering
Honours
(Electrical)
4 years full time

B Engineering
Honours
(Mechanical)

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4 years full time

Please note that we use the abbreviation B for Bachelor of,

M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.

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Assumed knowledge

B Engineering
Honours
(Mechatronic)

Mechatronic engineering is a multidisciplinary

engineering field that provides the foundation
for robotics, automations and intelligent
products and devices that are ubiquitous
intodays society. The degree integrates
mechanical engineering, electrical
andelectronic engineering, systems
engineeringand computer science.

We offer space engineering as a major

within the aeronautical, mechanical and
mechatronic degree programs. The space
engineering major at the University is the
only one of its kind in Australia combining
an in-depth understanding of the space
environment with space and mechatronic
engineering fundamentals.

HSC Mathematics Extension 1

and Physics.

Software engineers are changing business

solutions through disruptive technologies and
the need for highly skilled software engineers
is growing. This degree addresses all aspects
of software production from strategy and
design to coding, quality and management.

There are no specific majors aligned with this

degree. You may choose additional units of
study if you wish to major in a particular area
of engineering.

HSC Mathematics Extension 1

and Physics.

This combined degree program allows you to

complete the Bachelor of Engineering Honours
along with any arts subjects. This means you
can pursue your interests or develop your
strengths outside the field of engineering, and
graduate with broader capabilities. You can
combine any of the Bachelor of Engineering
streams with a Bachelor of Arts. You will
undertake more engineering subjects in your
first three years, and complete your Bachelor
of Arts subjects in the later part of the degree.

Refer to B Engineering Honours on page

79, and B Arts on page 94. You can take
any engineering specialised stream as a
component of a combined degree provided
your ATAR is above or equal to the cut-off for
the specific engineering stream.

HSC Mathematics Extension 1,

Physics and/or Chemistry.
Refer to B Arts on page 94.

You can combine any of the Bachelor

of Engineering Honours streams with a
Bachelor of Commerce. In addition to
your engineering stream, this program
allows you to complete one major and one
minor in any area of commerce. Some units
of study are compulsory, including
introductory commerce units in accounting,
economics and econometrics.

Refer to B Engineering Honours on page 79

and B Commerce on page 88.

HSC Mathematics Extension 1,

Physics and/or Chemistry.

This six-year combined degree is an excellent

foundation for a career in law or engineering.
You will spend the first three years studying a
combination of subjects from the engineering
and law faculties. You have the same flexibility
to shape your engineering studies as would
be available in a single degree, but combined
with foundation units in law. Year four focuses
on engineering, including professional
experience. Years five and six are then spent
completing the Bachelor of Laws at the
LawSchool.

First year: Foundations of law, legal research HSC Mathematics Extension 1,

I, torts. Second year: Civil and criminal
Physics and/or Chemistry.
procedure, contracts, criminal law. Third
For Law: none.
year: Contracts II, legal research II, public
international law, public law, torts. Fourth
year: Administrative law, corporations law,
equity, evidence, federal constitutional law,
introduction to property and commercial law,
real property, the legal profession. Final year:
Private international law, seven optional units
of study. Refer to B Economics on page 89.

This combined degree program encompasses

the core elements of the engineering and
medical science degrees, and is designed for
people interested in spanning engineering and
medical sciences in their future endeavours.
Such multidisciplinary study will enable
you to adapt to the changing needs of the
profession. This program is also an ideal base
for postgraduate research in the biomedical
field, or for vocational graduate coursework
programs such as in medicine or dentistry.
You can combine any of the Bachelor of
Engineering Honours streams with a Bachelor
of Medical Science.

Refer to B Engineering Honours on page 79

and B Medical Science on page 74. Students
can take any engineering specialised stream
as a component of a combined degree
provided their ATAR is above or equal to the
cut-off for the specific engineering stream.

4 years full time

B Engineering
Honours/B Arts
5 years full time

B Engineering
Honours/
B Commerce
5 years full time

B Engineering
Honours/B Laws
6 years full time

B Engineering
Honours/
B Medical Science
5 years full time

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B Engineering
Honours
(Software)

HSC Mathematics Extension 1,

Physics and/or Chemistry.

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B Engineering
This combined degree provides students with
Honours/B Project a solid foundation and complementary skills
Management
in engineering and project management.
Designed in consultation with industry,
5 years full time
graduates of this combined degree will be
highly sought after due to their ability to
understand and grasp the various aspects
of project management more quickly than
they would with on the job training. You can
combine any of the Bachelor of Engineering
Honours stream with a Bachelor of
Project Management.

Refer to B Engineering Honours on page

HSC Mathematics Extension 1,
79 and B Project Management on page 83.
Physics and/or Chemistry.
Students can take any engineering specialised
stream as a component of a combined degree
provided their ATAR is above or equal to the
cut-off for the specific engineering stream.

B Engineering
Honours/
B Science

This combined degree program is well

established, and emphasises the strong
scientific foundations of engineering. The
Bachelor of Engineering Honours emphasises
specific practical aspects of science and
technology, while the Bachelor of Science
emphasises fundamental scientific principles.
Combining the two degrees expands your
career options in both fields. You can combine
any of the Bachelor of Engineering Honours
streams with a Bachelor of Science. In addition
to your engineering stream, this program
allows you to complete two majors in any
area of science.

Refer to B Engineering Honours page 79

and B Science page 84. Students can take
any engineering specialised stream as a
component of a combined degree provided
their ATAR is above or equal to the cut-off
for the specific engineering stream.

HSC Mathematics Extension 1,

Physics and/or Chemistry.

If you are technically minded and would

like to contribute to the future development
and support of technology, this is the degree
for you. The degree offers two streams
in computer science and information
systems. This course has been developed in
consultation with industry to offer a great deal
of flexibility and the opportunity to undertake
a major research project.

Computer science, databases, group

project, information systems, mathematics,
professional technology skills, programming,
systems analysis. Electives include advanced
data models, data mining, high-performance
network computing knowledge management,
mobile networking, multimedia storage
and retrieval, natural language processing,
software architecture. Electives may
also be taken from other faculties
within theUniversity.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1
(depending on units studied).

This combined degree program extends the

Bachelor of Information Technology to satisfy
the increasing demand for employees with
both an extensive technical understanding of
IT and essential skills in disciplines from the
humanities, languages and social sciences.
You can combine any IT major with a Bachelor
of Arts. The two IT majors are computer
science and information systems.

Refer to B Information Technology

above and B Arts on page 94.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1
(depending on units studied).

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Technology
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8 years part time

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Technology/B Arts
5 years full time

B Information
Technology/
B Commerce

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5 years full time

This combined degree program extends the

Refer to B Information Technology
management component of the Bachelor
above and B Commerce on page 88.
of Information Technology to satisfy the
increasing demand for IT professionals with
business skills. You can combine either of the
IT majors with a Bachelor of Commerce. In
addition to your IT specialisation, this program
allows you to complete one major and one
minor in any area of commerce. Some units of
study are compulsory, including introductory
commerce units in accounting, economics
and econometrics.

Please note that we use the abbreviation B for Bachelor of,

M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1
(depending on units studied).

B Information
Technology/
B Laws

This six-year combined degree is an excellent

foundation for a career in law or IT. The first
three years are spent studying a combination
of subjects from the engineering and law
faculties. You will have the same flexibility to
shape your IT studies as would be available in
a single degree, but combined with foundation
units in law. Year four focuses on IT. Years
five and six are then spent completing the
Bachelor of Laws at the Law School.

First year: Foundations of law, legal research Mathematics or HSC

I, torts. Second year: Civil and criminal
Mathematics Extension 1
procedure, contracts, and criminal law. Third For Law: None.
year: Contracts II, legal research II, public
international law, public law, torts. Fourth
year: Administrative law, corporations law,
equity, evidence, federal constitutional law,
introduction to property and commercial law,
real property, the legal profession. Final year:
Private international law, seven optional units
of study. Refer to B Information Technology
on page 82.

6 years full time

B Information
Technology/
B Medical Science
5 years full time

B Information
Technology/
B Science
5 years full time

B Liberal Arts
and Science
3 years full time /
6 years part time

B Project
Management
3 years full time

B Psychology
4 years full time /
8 years part time

Assumed knowledge

Refer to B Information Technology on page 82 Mathematics or HSC

This combined degree program is designed
for people interested in spanning information and BMedical Science on page 74.
Mathematics Extension 1
technology and medical science in their future
(depending on units studied).
endeavours. Such multidisciplinary study will
enable you to adapt to the changing needs of
the profession.
This combined degree emphasises
the natural synergy between information
technology and science. All areas of science
involve using information technology and
many science graduates work in information
technology. The program allows you to
complete majors in two areas of science,
chosen from biochemistry, biology, chemistry,
computer science, geology, mathematics,
physics and psychology.

Refer to B Information Technology

on page 82 and BScience on page 84.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1
(depending on units studied).

This degree is designed to provide you with

a background in both the humanities and the
sciences. You will also develop communication
and analytical skills through the liberal studies
stream, identified by potential employers
as desirable in a wide range of careers. The
degree gives you flexibility and breadth of
subject choice.

You need to choose at least one major from

the major studies as listed in Table A for B
Arts (see page 94), or B Science (see page 84).
You also need to take a sequence of subjects
in science (if you choose an arts major), or
in arts (if you choose a science major), and a
sequence in the liberal studies stream.

Depends on units studied.

This program provides the fundamental

No specific majors for this degree.
project management skills, theories and
methods required in todays complex business
environment. Subjects include project
finance, statistics, analytics, risk management,
organisational behaviour and psychology.
Students choose a stream of civil engineering
science, built environment or software. With
project managers in high demand, graduates
will be highly sought after.

HSC Mathematics Extension 1.

The Bachelor of Psychology is a specialised

degree with both an arts and science stream.
The arts stream caters for students whose
interests lie in the humanities and social
sciences, while the science stream will
cater for those who have science-oriented
interests. If you are interested in both the arts
and sciences, there is room in both streams to
undertake a small number of elective units in
subject areas other than the one in which you
enrolled. The psychology subjects you study
are identical for both streams.

For Science stream:

Mathematics. All students
in the B Psychology science
stream need to take some
units of study in mathematics.
For both streams: depends on
units studied.

For arts stream: Arts major (refer to B Arts

for the list of majors available, page 94),
psychology. For Science stream major:
psychology.

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B Science

The Bachelor of Science allows you the

choice of 29 specialist majors in one
degree. The extensive list of majors we offer
encompasses all types of scientific endeavour,
from the fundamental sciences of physics,
chemistry, biology and mathematics in all their
wonderful variety, through to psychology, life
sciences, sciences of the natural environment,
interdisciplinary sciences, and history and
philosophy of science. You will take at least
one major and many students complete two.

Anatomy and histology, biochemistry,

bioinformatics, biology (animal, plant
genetics), cell pathology, chemistry,
computer science, environmental studies,
financial mathematics and statistics,
geography, geology and geophysics, history
and philosophy of science, immunobiology,
information systems, marine science,
mathematics, medicinal chemistry,
microbiology, molecular biology and
genetics, nanoscience and technology,
neuroscience, nutrition and metabolism,
pharmacology, physics, physiology, plant
science, psychology, soil science, statistics.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1.
All students need to take some
units of study in mathematics.
Other assumed knowledge
depends on the units studied.

The advanced science degree retains much

of the flexibility of the Bachelor of Science.
Advanced units cater to the needs of the best
students; the material taught is demanding
and the results are extremely rewarding.
Advanced units are available to you in many
other programs including the Bachelor of
Science, Bachelor of Science (Advanced
Mathematics) and Bachelor of Liberal Arts and
Science. You may also combine the Bachelor
of Science (Advanced) with Arts, Commerce,
Education, Engineering, Information
Technology and Law.

Refer to B Science above. Advanced majors

include anatomy and histology, biochemistry,
bioinformatics, biology, chemistry,
computer science, financial mathematics
and statistics, geography, geology and
geophysics, immunobiology, marine
science, mathematics, medicinal chemistry,
microbiology, nanoscience and technology,
neuroscience, pharmacology, physics,
physiology, plant science, statistics.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1.
All students need to take some
units of study in mathematics.
Other assumed knowledge
depends on the units studied.

This degree is similar in structure to both

the Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor
of Science (Advanced). This degree is for you
if you are a highly talented student who wants
to combine your interest in mathematics with
some other area of science or technology.
In this degree, you will study the majority of
your mathematics material at the advanced
level or as part of the Talented Student
Program. You also have the opportunity to
complement your study with other advanced
science units of study and challenging units
from other faculties.

Financial mathematics and statistics,

mathematics, statistics. You may choose a
second major from the Bachelor of
Science or another faculty.

HSC Mathematics Extension 2.

The Faculty of Science and the Faculty of

B Science
Dentistry offer high-achieving school leavers
(Advanced)/
D Dental Medicine the opportunity to get a strong foundation in
the sciences through the Bachelor of Science
7 years full time
(Advanced) followed by the Universitys
prestigious four-year graduate Doctor
of Dental Medicine program.

For B Science (Advanced): anatomy and

histology, biochemistry, bioinformatics,
biology, chemistry, computer science,
financial mathematics and statistics,
geography, geology and geophysics,
immunobiology, marine science,
mathematics, medicinal chemistry,
microbiology, nanoscience and technology,
neuroscience, pharmacology, physics,
physiology, plant science, statistics. All
students undertake studies in biology. For
more details, see B Science (Advanced). For
Doctor of Dental Medicine: clinical dentistry,
life sciences and a research project.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1.
All students need to take some
units of study in mathematics.
Other assumed knowledge
depends on the areas or
units studied.

B Science
(Advanced)/
D Medicine

Refer to B Science (Advanced) and the Faculty

of Science handbook. Practical experience:
contact with patients and observation of the
physical aspects of disease commences in
the first year of the Doctor of Medicine and
continues to the finalyear.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1.
Other assumed knowledge
depends on units studied.
All students in the Science/
Medicine program need to
take some units of study in
mathematics.

3 years full time /

6 years part time

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B Science
(Advanced)
3 years full time /
6 years part time

B Science
(Advanced
Mathematics)

The University of Sydney

3 years full time

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7 years full time

The Faculty of Science and Sydney Medical

School offer you the opportunity to get a
strong foundation in the sciences through the
Bachelor of Science (Advanced) followed by
the Universitys prestigious four-year graduate
medical program.

Please note that we use the abbreviation B for Bachelor of,

M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.

Major studies

Assumed knowledge

B Science
(Advanced)/
D Medicine (for
Aboriginal and
Torres Strait
Islander applicants
only)

The Faculty of Science and Sydney Medical

School offer high-achieving school leavers
the opportunity to get a strong foundation in
the sciences through the Bachelor of Science
(Advanced) followed by the Universitys
prestigious four-year graduate Doctor of
Medicine (MD) program. This particular
degree is only available to Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander applicants.

Refer to B Science (Advanced) on page

84 and the Faculty of Science handbook.
Practical experience: contact with patients
and observation of the physical aspects of
disease commences in the first year of the
Doctor of Medicine and continues to the
final year.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1.
Other assumed knowledge
depends on units studied.
All students in the Science/
Medicine program need to
take some units of study in
mathematics.

B Science
The Sydney Science/Law combination allows
(Advanced)/B Laws you to choose to complete the advanced
degree with Law. You will spend the first three
5 years full time
years studying a combination of subjects from
the science and law faculties. You will have the
same flexibility to shape your science studies
as would be available in a single degree, but
combined with foundation units in law. You
then spend years four and five completing
the Bachelor of Laws at Sydney Law School.

First year: Foundations of law, legal

research I, torts. Second year: Civil and
criminal procedure, contracts, and criminal
law. Third year: Contracts II, legal research
II, public international law, public law, torts.
Fourth year: Administrative law, corporations
law, equity, evidence, federal constitutional
law, introduction to property and commercial
law, real property, the legal profession. Final
year: Private international law, seven optional
units of study. Refer to B Science (Advanced)
on page 84.

For Law: None. Refer to

B Science (Advanced) on page
84. All students in B Science
(Advanced) need to take some
units of study in mathematics.

B Science in
Agriculture

How we will feed the world is one of the

greatest challenges society faces today.
You will have the opportunity to develop a
foundation in science with an emphasis on
how it applies to managing food production
and sustainable use of natural resources. You
will develop strong skills in critical thinking,
problem solving, research and communication.
Highlighting the connectivity and dynamics
of agricultural systems, you will learn how to
apply the principles of science to solutionsbased management.

Agricultural chemistry, agricultural

economics, agricultural genetics,
agronomy, entomology, environmetrics,
farming systems, food science, horticulture,
international specialisation, animal
production, forest science, hydrology
and soil science.

Mathematics, Chemistry.

The Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts

degree can offer you either a general,
vocationally oriented degree or a more
specific professional pathway. There are
many possible combinations of majors in the
combined program, allowing you to pursue
broad interests, while preparing for a wide
range of careers. This combined program
is an ideal choice for all-rounders.

Refer to B Science on page 84 and B Arts on

page 94

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1
(depending on units studied).
Also refer to B Science on
page 84 and B Arts page 94.
All students in B Science/B
Arts need to take some units
of study in mathematics.

The Science/Law combination allows you

to select from up to 29 specialist majors in
science alongside law. The Faculty of Science
also offers you the opportunity to choose
from either the Bachelor of Science or the
advanced science degrees. You will spend the
first three years studying a combination of
subjects from the science and law faculties.
You will have the same flexibility to shape
your science studies as would be available
in a single degree, but combined with
foundation units in law. Years four and
five are then spent completing the Bachelor
of Laws at the Law School.

First year: Foundations of law, legal research

I, torts. Second year: Civil and criminal
procedure, contracts, and criminal law.
Third year: Contracts II, legal research II,
public international law, public law, torts.
Fourth year: Administrative law, corporations
law, equity, evidence, federal constitutional
law, introduction to property and commercial
law, real property, the legal profession. Final
year: Private international law, seven optional
units of study. Refer to B Science on page 84.

For Law: None.

Refer to B Science on page 84.
For Science: Mathematics or
HSC Mathematics Extension
1. Other assumed knowledge
depends on units studied. All
students in B Science need
to take some units of study in
mathematics.

7 years full time

4 years full time

B Science/B Arts
4 years full time /
8 years part time

B Science/B Laws

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Additional selection criteria apply to all double degree Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Dental Medicine and Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine courses. For details, see page 130 (domestic students) and page 140 (international students).

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Major studies

Assumed knowledge

B Science/
M Nursing

Designed for students who want to develop

a deeper understanding in an area of science
and apply it to their knowledge of nursing.
Students can choose from 29 areas of science,
including biology, chemistry, nutrition and
metabolism, pharmacology, psychology
and more.

For nursing: acute care, aged care, child

and adolescent health, chronic illness,
clinical practice, Indigenous health, mental
health care and management, pharmacology,
physiology, professional practice, social and
health policy. For Science: refer to B Science
on page 84.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1.
Other assumed knowledge
depends on units studied.

This program is designed to give you a solid

knowledge of nutritional science and nutrition
as a scientific discipline, and to make you a
scientist capable of working in and furthering
this emerging field. This degree will prepare
you to lead in the dietetics profession,
and maintain and advance the professions
standards. There are a limited number of
places available in this degree.

For B Science: students need to

complete a major in one of biochemistry,
microbiology, nutrition and metabolism,
physiology, psychology. You may choose
a second major from the B Science.
A credit grade point average in B Science
is necessary for progression into M Nutrition
and Dietetics. For M Nutrition and Dietetics:
clinical nutrition, nutritional science,
public health nutrition.

Mathematics, Chemistry,
Biology. All students need to
take some units of study in
mathematics. Other assumed
knowledge depends on the
units studied.

The Sydney Science/Law combination

allows you to select to complete the advanced
mathematics degree with Law. The first three
years are spent studying a combination of
subjects from the science and law faculties.
Students have the same flexibility to shape
their science studies as would be available
in a single degree, but combined with
foundation units in law. Years four and
five are then spent completing the
Bachelor of Laws at the Law School.

First year: Foundations of law, legal

For Law: None. For Science:
research I, torts. Second year: Civil and
Refer to B Science (Advanced
criminal procedure, contracts, and criminal
Mathematics) on page 84.
law. Third year: Contracts II, legal research
II, public international law, public law, torts.
Fourth year: Administrative law, corporations
law, equity, evidence, federal constitutional
law, introduction to property and commercial
law, real property, the legal profession. Final
year: Private international law, seven optional
units of study. Refer to B Science (Advanced
Mathematics) on page 84.

4 years full time /

8 years part time

B Science/
M Nutrition
and Dietetics

B Science
(Advanced
Mathematics)/
B Laws
5 years full time

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Please note that we use the abbreviation B for Bachelor of,

M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.
All course information was correct at the time of printing, however new courses may become available.
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Course description

Major studies

B Arts

Assumed knowledge
Depends on units studied. All
subjects, including languages,
may be taken by complete
beginners.

Sciences Po and
the University
of Sydney Dual
Degrees, B Arts

Refer to B Arts on page 94.

Refer to B Arts for Sydney majors on page

94. Major studies in France include social
sciences: political science, economics,
history, sociology, law, philosophy, art
history, literary studies, and languages.

Business and Law

4 years full time

Expand your knowledge with this distinctive

dual-degree program, offered in partnership
with Frances leading university, Sciences Po.
You will begin your degree with two years in
France at one of three Sciences Po English
speaking regional campuses, guided by your
choice of world regional studies, analysing the
relations between Europe and Asia, the Middle
East, or North America. You will continue two
years of study at Sydney in your chosen majors.
Upon successful completion of the fouryear program, you will receive two degrees;
Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney
and Bachelor of Arts from Sciences Po.

Courses

Both rigorous and rewarding, the Bachelor

Refer to B Arts on page 94.
of Arts is renowned as the go-to program
3 years full time /
5-9 years part time for those wanting to challenge assumptions,
discover new cultures, or scratch beneath
the surface of society to encounter fresh
ideas. Students who complete this degree will
be well suited to meet the challenges of the
21st-century workplace, where specialisation,
creativity, logic and critical argument come to
the fore. Offering myriad choices across more
than 45 subject areas, very few arts degrees
are quite the same. We encourage you to tailor
your studies to suit your interests, with the
chance to incorporate up to two majors in
your degree.

B Arts (Media and

This six-year combined degree is an excellent
Communications)/ foundation for a legal career or a career in
B Laws
media. You will spend the first three years
studying a combination of subjects from
6 years full time
the arts and law faculties. You will have
the same flexibility to shape your media
and communications studies as would be
available in a single degree, but combined
with foundation units in law. Year four focuses
on media and communications, including an
internship. You then spend years five and six
completing the Bachelor of Laws at Sydney
Law School.

First year: Foundations of law, legal research For Law: None. For Arts:
I, torts. Second year: Civil and criminal
Refer to B Arts (Media and
procedure, contracts, criminal law. Third
Communications) on page 95.
year: Contracts II, legal research II, public
international law, public law, torts. Fourth
year: Administrative law, corporations law,
equity, evidence, federal constitutional law,
introduction to property and commercial law,
real property, the legal profession. Final year:
Private international law, seven optional units
of study. Refer to B Arts on page 94.

B Arts/
B Economics

The new Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of

Economics degree will offer students high
quality, professional training in Economics
as well as the flexibility of a Bachelor of Arts
degree, with the largest range of humanities
and social sciences majors in Australia.

Refer to B Arts on page 94 and B Economics

on page 96. There is a minimum of three
majors. You may choose either one major
from the School of Economics and two
additional majors from Table A (where no
more than one is chosen from School of
Economics majors), or one major from the
School of Economics, one additional major
from Table A (see page 94), and one major
offered by the Business School.

This five-year combined degree is an excellent

foundation for a legal career. You will spend
the first three years studying a combination
of subjects from the arts and law faculties.
You will have the same flexibility to shape your
arts and social sciences units as would be
available in a single degree, but combined with
foundation units in law. Years four and five are
then spent completing the Bachelor of Laws at
Sydney Law School.

First year: Foundations of law, legal research For Law: None. For Arts: Refer
I, torts. Second year: Civil and criminal
to B Arts on page 94.
procedure, contracts, and criminal law. Third
year: Contracts II, legal research II, public
international law, public law, torts. Fourth
year: Administrative law, corporations law,
equity, evidence, federal constitutional law,
introduction to property and commercial law,
real property, the legal profession. Final year:
Private international law, seven optional units
of study. Refer to B Arts on page 94.

4 years full time

B Arts/B Laws
5 years full time

For Economics: Mathematics.

Other assumed knowledge
depends on the units studied.
Refer to B Arts on page 94,
refer B Economics page 96.

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Course name

Course description

Major studies

Assumed knowledge

B Commerce

The Bachelor of Commerce is a three-year

program consisting of six core units of study,
including a new capstone unit in the final year
of the degree. These units have been designed
to develop your knowledge and skills to help
you transition from school to university and
then to the world of business with ease.

Accounting, business analytics, business

information systems, commercial law,
econometrics, economics, finance, industrial
relations and human resource management,
international business, management,
marketing. You may choose a second major
may be chosen from the above list or
from other faculties within the University
(depending on the first major chosen). As an
alternative to a second major, students may
complete a sequence of elective units.

Mathematics. Other assumed

knowledge depends on the
first-year units studied.

The Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies)

is a four-year program offering breadth
and flexibility. The program enables you to
choose up to three majors that appeal to
your interests from outside of the usual suite
of business courses, including languages,
humanities and sciences.

Students can complete up to three majors,

with at least one major from accounting,
business analytics, business information
systems, commercial law, finance, industrial
relations and human resource management,
international business, management and
marketing. The other majors can be drawn
from a broader list, which includes all of
the above areas as well as majors from the
faculties of Agriculture and Environment,
Artsand Social Sciences, and Science.

Depends on the first-year units

studied.

This stimulating and challenging combination

of commerce, humanities and social sciences
will prepare you for managerial and specialist
roles in business or the public sector. Many
organisations have international affiliations
and business operations, so students often
choose to combine their studies in commerce
with a language an invaluable asset in gaining
international employment.

Refer to B Arts on page 94 and B Commerce

above.

Mathematics. Other assumed

knowledge depends on the
first-year units studied. Refer
to B Arts on page 94 and B
Commerce above.

This combined degree program allows you

to integrate your studies in both commerce
and law, providing you with excellent career
prospects in both fields. You will be able to
choose a career as a legal practitioner, or
in business and management, banking and
finance or accounting, where a law degree is
regarded as a desirable qualification.

First year: Foundations of law, legal research For Law: None. For Commerce:
I, torts. Second year: Civil and criminal
Refer to B Commerce above.
procedure, contracts, and criminal law. Third
year: Contracts II, legal research II, public
international law, public law, torts. Fourth
year: Administrative law, corporations law,
equity, evidence, federal constitutional law,
introduction to property and commercial law,
real property, the legal profession. Final year:
Private international law, seven optional units
of study. Refer to B Commerce on page 88.

If you want to gain scientific skills as

well as the management skills necessary to
pursue an interesting career in the private
or public sector, this combined degree will
appeal. Many industries and organisations
value both scientific and business skills,
such as in the pharmaceutical industry and
commercialisation of scientific innovations,
and this degree will give you the edge in
roles that require a sound understanding
of both perspectives.

Refer to B Science page 84 and B Commerce

above.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1.
Other assumed knowledge
depends on the first-year units
studied.

This unique double degree allows you to study

the management and conduct of business
while gaining a professional qualification in
medicine. Business skills are highly valued
within the medical profession. Medical
professionals in supervisory roles, such as
hospital chief executives, require high-level
management skills to coordinate staff,
manage large budgets and make important
administrative decisions successfully.

Refer to B Commerce on page 88 and the

Sydney Medical School handbook, visit
sydney.edu.au/handbooks/medicine. All
students need to take some study in biology,
chemistry and physics.

Mathematics. Other assumed

knowledge depends on the
first-year units studied.

sydney.edu.au

3 years full time

B Commerce
(Liberal Studies)

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4 years full time

B Commerce/
B Arts
5 years full time

The University of Sydney

B Commerce/
B Laws
5 years full time

B Commerce/
B Science
5 years full time

B Commerce/
D Medicine

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7 years full time

Please note that we use the abbreviation B for Bachelor of,

M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.

Major studies

B Design in
Architecture/
B Laws

This five-year program, one of the few of its

kind in Australia, prepares you for careers in
both architecture and law. It will be ideal if
your interests and aspirations span these two
fields. There are a limited number of places
available in this degree.

First year: Foundations of law, legal

For Law: None.
research I, torts. Second year: Civil and
Refer to B Design in
criminal procedure, contracts, and criminal
Architecture on page 104.
law. Third year: Contracts II, legal research
II, public international law, public law, torts.
Fourth year: Administrative law, corporations
law, equity, evidence, federal constitutional
law, introduction to property and commercial
law, real property, the legal profession.
Final year: Private international law, seven
optional units of study. Refer to B Design in
Architecture on page 104.

This three-year (full-time) degree

is the leading undergraduate economics
degree in Australia and has produced
outstanding graduates including the current
Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
The program will provide you with a
comprehensive understanding of the overall
context of business and government, and the
high-level technical skills to analyse economic
and social data and events. It will equip you
with key capabilities to develop economic
and social policy for those who want to work
in fields such as financial markets, business,
banking, and consulting in both the private
and public sectors.

All students complete one core

major from agricultural economics,
econometrics, economics, financial
economics or resource economics.
A second major may be chosen from the
core majors, or from the majors offered by
the Business School (eg accounting, finance).
Note that only one of the agricultural
economics or resource economics majors
may be completed. Alternatively, a second
major may be selected from B Arts Table A or
Table B, so long as students have completed
sufficient units of study from the School of
Economics and the Business School.

Mathematics. Other assumed

knowledge depends on the
first-year units studied.

Expand your knowledge with this distinctive

dual-degree program, offered in partnership
with Frances leading university, Sciences Po.
You will begin your degree with two years in
France at one of three Sciences Po Englishspeaking regional campuses, guided by your
choice of world regional studies, analysing the
relations between Europe and Asia, the Middle
East, or North America. You will continue two
years of study at Sydney in your chosen majors.
Upon successful completion of the fouryear program, you will receive two degrees;
Bachelor of Economics from the University of
Sydney and Bachelor of Arts from Sciences Po.

Refer to B Economics above for Sydney

majors. Major studies in France include
social sciences: political science, economics,
history, sociology, law, philosophy, art
history, literary studies, and languages.

Refer to B Economics on page

89.

This five-year combined degree is an excellent

foundation for a legal career. The first three
years are spent studying a combination of
subjects from the arts and law faculties.
Students have the same flexibility to shape
their economics as would be available in a
single degree, but combined with foundation
units in law. Years four and five are then
spent completing the Bachelor of Laws
at the LawSchool.

First year: Foundations of law, legal

For Law: None.
research I, torts. Second year: Civil and
Refer to B Economics on
criminal procedure, contracts, and criminal
page 89.
law. Third year: Contracts II, legal research
II, public international law, public law, torts.
Fourth year: Administrative law, corporations
law, equity, evidence, federal constitutional
law, introduction to property and commercial
law, real property, the legal profession. Final
year: Private international law, seven optional
units of study. Refer to B Economics above.

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and

Sydney Medical School offer high-achieving
school leavers the opportunity to pursue
management and conduct of business studies
through the Bachelor of Economics followed
by the Universitys prestigious four-year
Doctor of Medicine (MD).

Refer to B Economics on page 89 and the

Mathematics. Other assumed
Sydney Medical School handbook, visit:
knowledge depends on the
sydney.edu.au/handbooks/medicine.
first-year units studied.
All students need to take some study in biology,
chemistry and physics.

5 years full time

B Economics
3 years full time

Sciences Po and
the University
of Sydney Dual
Degrees,
B Economics
4 years full time

B Economics/
B Laws
5 years full time

B Economics/
D Medicine

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7 years full time

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Major studies

Assumed knowledge

B Engineering
Honours/
B Commerce

You can combine any of the Bachelor

of Engineering Honours streams with a
Bachelor of Commerce. In addition to your
engineering stream, this program allows you
to complete one major and one minor in
any area of commerce. Some units of study
are compulsory, including introductory
commerce units in accounting, economics
and econometrics.

Refer to B Engineering Honours on page 79

and B Commerce on page 88.

HSC Mathematics Extension 1,

Physics and/or Chemistry.

This six-year combined degree is an excellent

foundation for a career in Law or Engineering.
The first three years are spent studying a
combination of subjects from the engineering
and law faculties. Students have the same
flexibility to shape their engineering studies
as would be available in a single degree,
but combined with foundation units in law.
Year four focuses on engineering, including
professional experience. Years five and six are
then spent completing the Bachelor of Laws at
the LawSchool.

First year: Foundations of law, legal research For Law: None.

Refer to B Engineering
I, torts. Second year: Civil and criminal
procedure, contracts, and criminal law. Third Honours on page 79.
year: Contracts II, legal research II, public
international law, public law, torts. Fourth
year: Administrative law, corporations law,
equity, evidence, federal constitutional law,
introduction to property and commercial law,
real property, the legal profession. Final year:
Private international law, seven optional units
of study. Refer to B Economics on page 89.

5 years full time

B Engineering
Honours/B Laws

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6 years full time

B Engineering
This combined degree provides you
Honours/B Project with a solid foundation and complementary
Management
skills in engineering and project management.
Designed in consultation with industry,
5 years full time
graduates of this combined degree will be
highly sought after due to their ability to
understand and grasp the various aspects
of project management more quickly than
they would with on the job training. You can
combine any of the Bachelor of Engineering
Honours streams with a Bachelor of
Project Management

Refer to B Engineering Honours on page 79

and B Project Management on page 83. You
can take any engineering specialised stream
as a component of a combined degree
provided your ATAR is above or equal to the
cut-off for the specific engineering stream.

HSC Mathematics Extension 1,

Physics and/or Chemistry.

B Food and
Agribusiness

You will learn about the business and

science aspects of supplying affordable,
nutritious food to an ever-growing global
population. This four-year program includes
an embedded honours year and industry
placement internship. This is a booming area
and, as a recent Deloitte report stated, there
are now vastly more agribusiness jobs than
qualified graduates.

Agribusiness including agricultural trade,

business, human resource management,
international specialisation, marketing,
quality assurance, retail, supply chain
management, transport logistics, value
adding; food science including food
biochemistry, food safety and packaging,
global food security, microbiology,
postharvest and product development.

Mathematics, Chemistry.
Recommended studies:
Biology.

This combined degree program extends the

management component of the Bachelor
of IT to satisfy the increasing demand for
IT professionals with business skills. You
can combine either of the IT majors with a
Bachelor of Commerce. In addition to your
IT specialisation, this program allows you to
complete one major and one minor in any
area of commerce. Some units of study
are compulsory, including introductory
commerce units in accounting, economics
and econometrics.

Refer to B Information Technology on page 82 Mathematics or HSC

and B Commerce on page 88.
Mathematics Extension 1
(depending on units studied).

4 years full time

B Information
Technology/
B Commerce

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5 years full time

Please note that we use the abbreviation B for Bachelor of,

M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.

Major studies

B Information
Technology/
B Laws

This six-year combined degree is an excellent

foundation for a career in Law or IT. The first
three years are spent studying a combination
of subjects from the engineering and law
faculties. You will have the same flexibility to
shape their IT studies as would be available in
a single degree, but combined with foundation
units in law. Year four focuses on IT. Years
five and six are then spent completing the
Bachelor of Laws at the Law School.

First year: Foundations of law, legal

For Law: None.
research I, torts. Second year: Civil and
Refer to B Information
Technology on page 82.
criminal procedure, contracts, and criminal
law. Third year: Contracts II, legal research
II, public international law, public law, torts.
Fourth year: Administrative law, corporations
law, equity, evidence, federal constitutional
law, introduction to property and commercial
law, real property, the legal profession.
Final year: Private international law, seven
optional units of study. Refer to B Information
Technology on page 82.

Our Bachelor of International and Global

Studies degree centres on the study of
the underlying processes driving this
phenomenon, including travel, communication
technology, political and economic currents,
and globalising markets, and they way these
processes constantly evolve and interrelate.
As the degree aims to develop skills relevant
to international and intercultural contexts you
will also be required to undertake language
study from a diverse range offered by the
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Youll
also gain a first-hand appreciation of the
degrees core concerns through embarking
on a semester of international exchange at
a partner university, preferably in a country
speaking your chosen language. This semester
of exchange is a required component of
thedegree.

All students follow an interdisciplinary

Depends on the first-year
core program in international and
units studied.
global studies with a major chosen from
anthropology, government and international
relations, history, international business,
political economy, sociology or an area study
(American studies; Arab world; Islam and
the Middle East; Asian studies; European
studies). Students need to complete at
least 18 credit points of study in a second
language. Also, a period of study overseas
through the International Exchange Program
is mandatory. There is a wide range of
disciplines, including a second language,
in which students may plan a second major.
You need to consult the specific requirements
of their intended second major to make sure
they can first meet the core requirements
of the degree.

This five-year combined degree is an excellent

foundation for a legal career. The first three
years are spent studying a combination of
subjects from the arts and law faculties. You
will have the same flexibility to shape your
international and global studies as would be
available in a single degree, but combined with
foundation units in law. Years four and five are
then spent completing the Bachelor of Laws at
Sydney Law School.

First year: Foundations of law, legal research

I, torts. Second year: Civil and criminal
procedure, contracts, and criminal law. Third
year: Contracts II, legal research II, public
international law, public law, torts. Fourth
year: Administrative law, corporations law,
equity, evidence, federal constitutional law,
introduction to property and commercial
law, real property, the legal profession. Final
year: Private international law, seven optional
units of study. Refer to B International and
GlobalStudies on page 98.

For Law: None.

Refer to B International and
GlobalStudies on page 98.

The Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social

Sciences degree gives you the chance to gain
intimate knowledge of these core economic,
political and social issues, and attain a working
understanding of the environments in which
they operate. This degree combines in-depth
inquiry with an interdisciplinary approach
to give students a broad appreciation of the
major political, economic and social issues
and policies of our time. Such a nuanced
understanding of these areas is critical
for success in a number of professional
fields spanning the world of public affairs,
government and the corporate sector.

Students need to complete at

least two years of study in any three of the
following: economics, government and
international relations, political economy,
either sociology or anthropology. One of the
three subject areas is continued as a major.
A second major or electives may be chosen
from B Arts. For more information on the
available majors, read the Faculty of Arts and
Social Sciences handbook, visit:
sydney.edu.au/handbooks/arts

Depends on the units studied.

6 years full time

B International
and Global Studies
3 years full time /
6 years part time

B International
and Global
Studies/B Laws
5 years full time

B Political,
Economic and
Social Sciences

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6 years part time

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Course name

 
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Course name

Course description

Major studies

Assumed knowledge

Sciences Po and
the University
of Sydney
Dual Degree,
B Political,
Economic and
Social Sciences

Expand your knowledge with this distinctive

dual-degree program, offered in partnership
with Frances leading university, Sciences Po.
You will begin your degree with two years in
France at one of three Sciences Po Englishspeaking regional campuses, guided by your
choice of world regional studies, analysing
the relations between Europe and Asia,
the Middle East or North America. You will
continue two years of study at Sydney in your
chosen majors. Upon successful completion
of the four year program, you will receive two
degrees: Bachelor of Political, Economic and
Social Sciences from the University of Sydney
and Bachelor of Arts from Sciences Po.

Refer to B Political, Economic and Social

Sciences for Sydney majors on page 99. Major
studies in France include social sciences:
political science, economics, history,
sociology, law philosophy, art history, literary
studies, and languages.

Refer to B Political, Economic

and Social Sciences on
page 99.

This program provides the fundamental

project management skills, theories and
methods required in todays complex business
environment. Subjects include project
finance, statistics, analytics, risk management,
organisational behaviour and psychology.
Students choose a stream of civil engineering
science, built environment or software. With
project managers in high demand, graduates
will be highly sought after.

No specific majors for this degree.

HSC Mathematics Extension 1.

The Bachelor of Science allows you the choice

of 29 specialist majors in one degree. The
extensive list of majors offered encompasses
all types of scientific endeavour, from the
fundamental sciences of physics, chemistry,
biology and mathematics in all their wonderful
variety, through to psychology, life sciences,
sciences of the natural environment,
interdisciplinary sciences, and history and
philosophy of science. You will take at least
one major in the Bachelor of Science, and
many students complete two.

Anatomy and histology, biochemistry,

bioinformatics, biology (animal, plant
genetics), cell pathology, chemistry,
computer science, environmental studies,
financial mathematics and statistics,
geography, geology and geophysics, history
and philosophy of science, immunobiology,
information systems, marine science,
mathematics, medicinal chemistry,
microbiology, molecular biology and genetics,
nanoscience and technology, neuroscience,
nutrition and metabolism, pharmacology,
physics, physiology, plant science,
psychology, soil science, statistics.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1.
Allstudents need to take some
units of study in mathematics.
Other assumed knowledge
depends on the units studied.

The Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of

Arts degree can offer you either a general,
vocationally oriented degree or a more
specific professional pathway. There are
many possible combinations of majors in
the combined program, which allows you to
pursue broad interests while preparing you
for a wide range of careers. This combined
program is an ideal choice for all-rounders.

Refer to B Science on page 84 and B Arts on

page 94.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1
(depending on units studied).
Also refer to B Science on page
84 and B Arts on page 94. All
students in B Science/B Arts
need to take some units of
study in mathematics.

The Science/Law combination allows you

to select from up to 29 specialist majors in
Science alongside Law. The Faculty of Science
also offers you the opportunity to choose from
either the Bachelor of Science or the advanced
science degrees. You will spend the first three
years studying a combination of subjects from
the science and law faculties. Students have
the same flexibility to shape their science
studies as would be available in a single degree,
but combined with foundation units in law.
You then spend years four and five completing
the Bachelor of Laws at Sydney LawSchool.

First year: Foundations of law, legal research

I, torts. Second year: Civil and criminal
procedure, contracts, and criminal law. Third
year: Contracts II, legal research II, public
international law, public law, torts. Fourth
year: Administrative law, corporations law,
equity, evidence, federal constitutional law,
introduction to property and commercial law,
real property, the legal profession. Final year:
Private international law, seven optional units
of study. Refer to B Science on page 84.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1.
Other assumed knowledge
depends on units studied. All
students in B Science need
to take some units of study in
mathematics.
For Law: None.

4 years full time

B Project
Management
3 years full time

B Science

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3 years full time /

6 years part time

B Science/B Arts
4 years full time /
8 years part time

B Science/B Laws

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5 years full time

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M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.

Assumed knowledge

B Science
(Advanced)

The advanced science degree retains much

of the flexibility of the Bachelor of Science.
Advanced units cater to the needs of the best
students; the material taught is demanding,
but the results are extremely rewarding.
Advanced units are available to you in many
other programs including the Bachelor of
Science, Bachelor of Science (Advanced
Mathematics) and Bachelor of Liberal Arts and
Science. The Bachelor of Science (Advanced)
may also be combined with Arts, Commerce,
Education, Engineering, Information
Technology and Law.

Refer to B Science on page 84. Advanced

majors include anatomy and histology,
biochemistry, bioinformatics, biology,
chemistry, computer science, financial
mathematics and statistics, geography,
geology and geophysics, immunobiology,
marine science, mathematics, medicinal
chemistry, microbiology, nanoscience and
technology, neuroscience, pharmacology,
physics, physiology, plant science, statistics.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1.
All students need to take some
units of study in mathematics.
Other assumed knowledge
depends on the areas or
units studied.

B Science
The Science/Law combination allows you to
(Advanced)/B Laws select to complete the advanced degree with
Law. You spend the first three years studying
5 years full time
a combination of subjects from the science
and law faculties. You have the same flexibility
to shape their science studies as would be
available in a single degree, but combined with
foundation units in law. You then spend years
four and five completing the Bachelor of Laws
at Sydney Law School.

First year: Foundations of law, legal research

I, torts. Second year: Civil and criminal
procedure, contracts, and criminal law. Third
year: Contracts II, legal research II, public
international law, public law, torts. Fourth
year: Administrative law, corporations law,
equity, evidence, federal constitutional law,
introduction to property and commercial
law, real property, the legal profession. Final
year: Private international law, seven optional
units of study. Refer to B Science (Advanced)
on page 84.

For Law: None.

Refer to B Science (Advanced)
on page 84. All students in B
Science (Advanced) need to
take some units of study in
mathematics.

B Science
(Advanced
Mathematics)

This degree is similar in structure

to both the Bachelor of Science and the
Bachelor of Science (Advanced). This degree
will suit you if you are a highly talented
student who wants to combine your interest
in mathematics with some other area of
science or technology. In this degree, you
will study the majority of your mathematics
material at the advanced level or as part of the
Talented Student Program. You also have the
opportunity to complement your study with
other advanced science units of study and
challenging units from other faculties.

Financial mathematics and statistics,

mathematics, statistics. You may choose
a second major from the Bachelor of
Science or another faculty.

HSC Mathematics Extension 2.

The Science/Law combination allows

you to choose to complete the advanced
mathematics degree with Law. You spend
the first three years studying a combination
of subjects from the science and law faculties.
You have the same flexibility to shape their
science studies as would be available in a
single degree, but combined with foundation
units in law. You then spend years four and five
completing the Bachelor of Laws at Sydney
Law School.

First year: Foundations of law, legal research

I, torts. Second year: Civil and criminal
procedure, contracts, and criminal law. Third
year: Contracts II, legal research II, public
international law, public law, torts. Fourth
year: Administrative law, corporations law,
equity, evidence, federal constitutional law,
introduction to property and commercial
law, real property, the legal profession.
Final year: Private international law, seven
optional units of study. Refer to B Science
(AdvancedMathematics) on page 84.

For Law: None.

Refer to B Science (Advanced
Mathematics) on page 84.

3 years full time /

6 years part time

3 years full time

B Science
(Advanced
Mathematics)/
B Laws
5 years full time

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Course name

Course description

Major studies

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Both rigorous and rewarding, the Bachelor

of Arts is renowned as the go-to program
3 years full time /
5-9 years part time for those wanting to challenge assumptions,
discover new cultures, or scratch beneath the
surface of our own society to encounter fresh
ideas. Students who complete this degree
will be well suited to meet the challenges of
the modern 21st-century workplace, where
specialisation, creativity, logic and critical
argument come to the fore. Offering a myriad
of choices across more than 45 subject areas,
very few arts degrees are quite the same.
Students are encouraged to tailor their studies
to suit their interests, with the chance to
incorporate up to two majors in their degree.

Table A: At least one of the following

majors needs to be completed: agricultural
economics; American studies; ancient
history; anthropology; Arabic language
and cultures; archaeology; art history;
Asian studies; Australian literature; Biblical
studies; Buddhist studies; Celtic studies;
Chinese studies; cultural studies; digital
cultures; economics; English; European
studies; film studies; French studies; gender
studies; Germanic studies; government and
international relations; Greek (ancient);
Hebrew (classical); Hebrew (modern); history;
Indigenous Australian studies; Indonesian
studies; international and comparative
literary studies; Italian studies; Japanese
studies; Jewish civilisation, thought and
culture; Korean studies; Latin; linguistics;
modern Greek studies; music; performance
studies; philosophy; political economy;
resource economics; Sanskrit; social policy;
sociology; socio-legal studies; Spanish
and Latin American studies; studies in
religion; world religions. Table B: Provided
a major is completed in at least one of the
subject areas listed above, units of study
(sufficient to complete a major, but no more
than one major) may also be chosen from:
biochemistry, bioinformatics, biology,
chemistry, computer science, education,
environmental studies, geography, geology
and geophysics, history and philosophy of
science, industrial relations and human
resource management, information systems,
international business, management,
marketing, mathematics, microbiology,
physics, plant science, psychology, statistics.

Depends on units studied. All

subjects, including languages,
may be taken by complete
beginners.

Sciences Po and
the University
of Sydney Dual
Degrees, B Arts

Refer to B Arts for Sydney majors (above).

Major studies in France include social
sciences: political science, economics,
history, sociology, law, philosophy, art
history, literary studies, and languages.

Refer to B Arts (above).

As for B Arts. Two majors from Table A (see

above) with at least one major from the
following subject areas: Arabic language
and literature, Chinese studies, French
studies, Germanic studies, Hebrew (modern),
Indonesian studies, Italian studies, Japanese
studies, Korean studies, Modern Greek
studies, Spanish and Latin American studies.
You have the option of completing a third
major from either the Faculty of Arts and
Social Sciences or another faculty within
the University.

Refer to B Arts (above). It

is strongly recommended
that students undertaking
this degree have some prior
experience of language
learning and therefore some
familiarity with the kind of
study necessary to succeed in
language acquisition.

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4 years full time

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B Arts (Languages)

Expand your knowledge with this distinctive

dual-degree program, offered in partnership
with Frances leading university, Sciences Po.
You will begin your degree with two years in
France at one of three Sciences Po English
speaking regional campuses, guided by your
choice of world regional studies, analysing the
relations between Europe and Asia, the Middle
East, or North America. You will continue two
years of study at Sydney in your chosen majors.
Upon successful completion of the fouryear program, you will receive two degrees;
Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney
and Bachelor of Arts from Sciences Po.

The Bachelor of Arts (Languages) degree is

designed for worldly students who wish to
4 years full time/
5-9 years part time link their humanities and social sciences
studies with the core study of one or more
foreign languages. This four-year degree
allows you to specialise in your primary
language and take a second major in another
language. Alternatively, you can choose your
second major from other non-language
subject areas. A standout feature of this
degree is the compulsory, subsidised incountry study component that enables you
to spend one or two semesters studying at a
designated university in the country of your
primarylanguage.

Please note that we use the abbreviation B for Bachelor of,

M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.

Assumed knowledge

B Arts (Media and

Communications)

The Bachelor of Arts (Media and

Communications) degree offers an exciting
combination of academic excellence
4 years full time/
5-9 years part time and professional training in media and
communications. Our degree features a
unique blend of traditional arts and social
sciences subjects with practical news
production and media training. The degree
links practical experience in media writing;
radio, video, online media production; and
media relations with a scholarly and critical
education in media and communications
theory and practice. This four-year degree
includes a compulsory internship unit,
where students gain hands-on experience.

All students complete a core program of

study in media and communications and a
major from B Arts. A second major may be
taken from either the Faculty of Arts and
Social Sciences or another faculty within
theUniversity.

Depends on units studied.

B Arts (Media and

This six-year combined degree is an excellent
Communications)/ foundation for a legal career or a career in
B Laws
media. You spend the first three years studying
a combination of subjects from the arts and
6 years full time
law faculties. You have the same flexibility to
shape your media and communication studies
as would be available in a single degree, but
combined with foundation units in law. Year
four focuses on media and communications,
including an internship. You then spend years
five and six completing the Bachelor of Laws at
Sydney Law School.

First year: Foundations of law, legal research For Law: None. For Arts:
I, torts. Second year: Civil and criminal
Refer to B Arts (Media and
procedure, contracts, criminal law. Third
Communications) above.
year: Contracts II, legal research II, public
international law, public law, torts. Fourth
year: Administrative law, corporations law,
equity, evidence, federal constitutional law,
introduction to property and commercial law,
real property, the legal profession. Final year:
Private international law, seven optional units
of study. Refer to B Arts on page 94.

B Arts/
B Economics

The new Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of

Economics degree will offer you high-quality,
professional training in Economics as well as
the flexibility of a Bachelor of Arts degree,
with the largest range of humanities and
social sciences majors in Australia.

Refer to B Arts on page 94 and B Economics

on page 89. There is a minimum of three
majors. You may choose either one major
from the School of Economics and two
additional majors from Table A (where no
more than one is chosen from School of
Economics majors), or one major from the
School of Economics, one additional major
from Table A (see page 94), and one major
offered by the Business School.

This five-year combined degree is an excellent

foundation for a legal career. The first three
years are spent studying a combination of
subjects from the arts and law faculties. You
have the same flexibility to shape your arts
and social sciences as would be available in a
single degree, but combined with foundation
units in law. You then spend years four and five
completing the Bachelor of Laws at Sydney
Law School.

First year: Foundations of law, legal research For Law: None.

I, torts. Second year: Civil and criminal
For Arts: Refer to B Arts on
procedure, contracts, and criminal law. Third page 94.
year: Contracts II, legal research II, public
international law, public law, torts. Fourth
year: Administrative law, corporations law,
equity, evidence, federal constitutional law,
introduction to property and commercial law,
real property, the legal profession. Final year:
Private international law, seven optional units
of study. Refer to B Arts on page 94.

The Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social

work is a professional qualification that is
accredited with the Australian Association of
Social Workers. It satisfies all the academic
requirements necessary or professional
recognition as a social worker.

For Arts: Refer to B Arts on page 94. For

Social Work: Professional two-year program,
including research skills, social policy and
social work. Practical experience: Field
education placements totalling 140 days are
undertaken in fourth and fifth years.

Depends on units studied.

This combined degree gives you the

knowledge and skills required to apply to
become a registered nurse in Australia
together with a broader knowledge of the
humanities in areas such as languages,
sociology, history, government and politics.

For Nursing: acute care, aged care, child

and adolescent health, chronic illness,
clinical practice, Indigenous health, mental
health care and management, pharmacology,
physiology, professional practice, social and
health policy. Refer to B Arts on page 94.

Refer to B Arts page 94.

B Arts/B Laws
5 years full time

B Arts/
B Social Work
5 years full time

B Arts/M Nursing
4 years full time /
8 years part time

Mathematics. Other assumed

knowledge depends on units
studied. Refer to B Arts on
page 94 and B Economics on
page 89.

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B Commerce/
B Arts

For a full description, please see the

Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Arts
entry on page 88.

Refer to B Arts on page 94 and B Commerce

page 88.

Mathematics. Other assumed

knowledge depends on the
first-year units studied. Refer
to B Arts on page 94 and
BCommerce on page 88.

This three-year (full-time) degree is the leading

undergraduate economics degree in Australia
and has produced outstanding graduates
including the current Governor of the Reserve
Bank of Australia. The program will provide you
with a comprehensive understanding of the
overall context of business and government,
and the high-level technical skills to analyse
economic and social data and events. It will
equip you with key capabilities to develop
economic and social policy for those who want
to work in fields such as financial markets,
business, banking, and consulting in both the
private and public sectors.

All students complete one core major from

Mathematics. Other assumed
knowledge depends on the
agricultural economics, econometrics,
economics, financial economics or resource
units studied.
economics. You may also choose a second
major from the core majors, or from the
majors offered by the Business School (eg
accounting, finance). Note that only one
of the agricultural economics or resource
economics majors may be completed.
Alternatively, a second major may be selected
from B Arts Table A or Table B (see page 94),
as long as students have completed sufficient
units of study from the School of Economics
and the Business School.

Expand your knowledge with this distinctive

dual-degree program, offered in partnership
with Frances leading university, Sciences Po.
You will begin your degree with two years in
France at one of three Sciences Po English
speaking regional campuses, guided by your
choice of world regional studies, analysing the
relations between Europe and Asia, the Middle
East, or North America. You will continue two
years of study at Sydney in your chosen majors.
Upon successful completion of the fouryear
program, you will receive two degrees;
Bachelor of Economics from the University of
Sydney and Bachelor of Arts from Sciences Po.

Refer to B Economics for Sydney majors

Refer to B Economics (above).
(above). Major studies in France include
social sciences: political science, economics,
history, sociology law, philosophy, art history,
literary studies, and languages.

This five-year combined degree is an excellent

foundation for a legal career. You spend the
first three years studying a combination of
subjects from the arts and law faculties.
You have the same flexibility to shape your
economics study as would be available in a
single degree, but combined with foundation
units in law. You then spend years four and five
completing the Bachelor of Laws at Sydney
LawSchool.

First year: Foundations of law, legal research For Law: None.

I, torts. Second year: Civil and criminal
Refer to B Economics (above).
procedure, contracts, and criminal law. Third
year: Contracts II, legal research II, public
international law, public law, torts. Fourth
year: Administrative law, corporations law,
equity, evidence, federal constitutional law,
introduction to property and commercial law,
real property, the legal profession. Final year:
Private international law, seven optional units
of study. Refer to B Economics (above).

This unique seven-year program will provide

you with the opportunity to pursue studies
in areas that are of particular relevance to
the management and conduct of business,
in additional to gaining a professional
qualification in medicine.

Refer to B Economics above and the

Sydney Medical School handbook, visit
sydney.edu.au/handbooks/medicine. All
students need to take some study in biology,
chemistry and physics.

Mathematics. Other assumed

knowledge depends on the
first-year units studied.

The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)

offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social
Sciences, the Faculty of Science and the
University of Sydney Business School. It
includes in-depth study of child development
and learning, early childhood pedagogy,
curriculum management and administration.
It also examines the vital relationships between
the early childhood educator, families and
the community. You will take professional
experience in a range of early childhood
settings catering for children under school age.

General units in education and professional

studies including child development and
learning; early childhood curriculum and
teaching; early childhood management
leadership and advocacy; families,
community and diversity; study in Key
Learning Areas (eg arts, health and wellbeing,
languages, mathematics, science). Units in
the humanities, sciences and social sciences
are offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social
Sciences, the Faculty of Science and the
University of Sydney Business School.

Depends on units studied.

5 years full time

B Economics
3 years full time

Sciences Po and
the University
of Sydney Dual
Degrees,
B Economics
4 years full time

B Economics/
B Laws
5 years full time

B Economics/
D Medicine
7 years full time

B Education
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B Education
(Primary
Education)

The Bachelor of Education (Primary) covers

all the Key Learning Areas (primary subject
areas), with special attention to the mandatory
areas of Indigenous Education, Teaching
English to Speakers of Other Languages
(TESOL) and Special Education. Similarly,
professional experience (practice teaching)
is integral to the program and commences
in first year. Throughout your degree you will
take generalist units of study in education
and professional studies, along with units in
the sciences, social sciences and humanities,
offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social
Sciences, the Faculty of Science, and the
University of Sydney Business School.

General units in child development and

learning, education and professional studies,
specialist studies in Key Learning Areas (eg
language, arts, mathematics, health and
wellbeing, science). Units in the humanities,
sciences and social sciences are offered by
the faculties of Arts and Social Sciences and
Science, and the Business School.

Graduates intending to seek

employment in NSW schools
to teach at secondary level
need to have achieved
specific levels of study in
English and Mathematics at
the NSW HSC or equivalent.
For students who do not
meet the requirements when
they commence the degree,
the University offers study
concurrent with their degree
to achieve the required level.

The Bachelor of Education (Secondary:

Human Movement and Health Education) is
a four-year full-time specialist professional
qualification to teach in the Key Learning
Area of personal development, health and
physical education (PDHPE). While the degree
is dedicated mostly to teaching PDHPE in the
secondary-school context, some training to
teach at primaryschool level is also included.
In addition to teaching, graduates are also
able to work in settings related to community
health, health promotion, recreation, sport
and fitness.

Health education, human

movementeducation.

Graduates intending to seek

employment in NSW schools
to teach at secondary level
need to have achieved specific
levels of study in English at
the NSW HSC or equivalent.
For students who do not
meet the requirements when
they commence the degree,
the University offers study
concurrent withtheir degree
to achieve the requiredlevel.

In the Bachelor of Education (Secondary

Education: Humanities and Social Sciences)
and Bachelor of Arts, you will gain a strong
practical and theoretical preparation for
teaching humanities and social sciences
at secondary school. The degree covers
professional teaching, special education,
international education, and information and
communications technology. During your
candidature you can elect to transfer from the
combined degree to a single Bachelor of Arts.

All students follow a core program of study

in education, along with intensive study and
professional experience in teaching areas.
All students need to select two teaching
areas. These may include Aboriginal studies,
business studies/commerce, drama,
economics/commerce, English, geography,
history, languages, mathematics, TESOL.
You need to take a major in one or two
teaching areas. You may qualify to teach in
a third teaching area (TESOL and Aboriginal
studies only). Business studies, geography,
mathematics or TESOL may be taken as a
second teaching area only. Students may not
take both economics and business studies.

Graduates intending to seek

employment in NSW schools
to teach at secondary level
need to have achieved specific
levels of study in English at
the NSW HSC or equivalent.
For students who do not
meet the requirements when
they commence the degree,
the University offers study
concurrent with their degree
to achieve the requiredlevel.

All students follow a core program of study

in education, along with intensive study and
professional experience in teaching areas.
You need to take a major in mathematics. You
can take a second teaching area in one of
the following: biology, chemistry, earth and
environmental science, geography, physics.
Graduates intending to teach science at a
secondary level need to complete at least
one year of study in chemistry or physics
during their degree.

Graduates intending to seek

employment in NSW schools
to teach at secondary level
need to have achieved specific
levels of study in English at
the NSW HSC or equivalent.
For students who do not
meet the requirements when
they commence the degree,
the University offers study
concurrent with their degree
to achieve the requiredlevel.

B Education
(Secondary:
Human Movement
and Health
Education)
4 years full time

B Education
(Secondary:
Humanities and
Social Sciences)/
B Arts
5 years full time

B Education
(Secondary:
Mathematics)/
B Science
5 years full time

The Bachelor of Education (Secondary:

Mathematics) and Bachelor of Science will
give you a strong practical and theoretical
preparation for secondary school teaching in
mathematics and science. The degree covers
professional teaching, special education,
international education, and information and
communications technology. Science teaching
areas on offer include biology, chemistry,
earth and environmental science, geography,
and physics.

Refer to B Arts on page 94.

For mathematics teachers:

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1.
For B Science: Mathematics or
HSC Mathematics Extension 1.
Recommended studies: other
assumed knowledge depends
on units studied.

 
Additional selection criteria apply to all double degree Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Dental Medicine and Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine courses. For details, see page 130 (domestic students) and page 140 (international students).

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B Education
(Secondary:
Science)/
B Science

The Bachelor of Education (Secondary:

Science) and Bachelor of Science will give you
a strong practical and theoretical preparation
for teaching science at secondary school. The
degree covers professional teaching, special
education, international education, and
information and communications technology.
Science teaching areas on offer include
biology, chemistry, earth and environmental
science, geography and physics.

All students follow a core program of study

in education, along with intensive study
and professional experience in teaching
areas. Two teaching areas are selected from
the following: biology, chemistry, earth
and environmental science, geography,
mathematics, physics. You need to take a
major in a science teaching area. Graduates
intending to teach science at a secondary
level need to complete one year of study in
mathematics and at least one year of study in
chemistry or physics during their degree.

Graduates intending to seek

employment in NSW schools
to teach at secondary level
need to have achieved specific
levels of study in English at
the NSW HSC or equivalent.
For students who do not
meet the requirements when
they commence the degree,
the University offers study
concurrent with their degree
to achieve the requiredlevel.

5 years full time

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HSC Mathematics Extension 1.
B Engineering
Honours/B Arts
5 years full time

B Information
Technology/B Arts

B International
and Global Studies
3 years full time /
6 years part time

Refer to B Engineering Honours on page 79,

and B Arts on page 94. Students can take
any engineering specialised stream as a
component of a combined degree provided
their ATAR is above or equal to the cut-off for
the specific engineering stream.

This combined degree program extends the

Refer to B Information Technology on page 82
Bachelor of Information Technology to satisfy
and B Arts on page 94.
the increasing demand for employees with
both an extensive technical understanding of
IT and essential skills in disciplines from the
humanities, languages and social sciences. You
can combine any IT major with a Bachelor of
Arts. The two IT majors are computer science
and information systems.
The Bachelor of International and Global
Studies degree centres on the study of
the underlying processes driving this
phenomenon, including travel, communication
technology, political and economic currents,
and globalising markets, and the way these
processes constantly evolve and interrelate.
As the degree aims to develop skills relevant
to international and intercultural contexts you
will also be required to undertake language
study from a very diverse range offered by
the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Youll
also gain a first-hand appreciation of the
degrees core concerns through embarking
on a semester of international exchange at
a partner university, preferably in a country
speaking your chosen language. This semester
of exchange is a required component of
thedegree.

HSC Mathematics Extension 1,

Physics and/or Chemistry.
Refer to B Arts on page 94.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1
(depending on units studied).
Refer to B Arts on page 94.

All students follow an interdisciplinary core

Depends on the units studied.
program in international and global studies
with a major chosen from anthropology,
government and international relations,
history, international business, political
economy, sociology or an area study
(American studies; Arab world; Islam and
the Middle East; Asian studies; European
studies). You are required to complete at
least 18 credit points of study in a second
language. Also, a period of study overseas
through the International Exchange Program
is mandatory. There is a wide range of
disciplines, including a second language,
in which students may plan a second major.
You need to consult the specific requirements
of your intended second major to make sure
you can first meet the core requirements
of the degree.

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This combined degree program allows you to

complete the Bachelor of Engineering Honours
along with any arts subjects. This allows you
to pursue your interests or develop your
strengths outside the field of engineering,
producing engineers with broader capabilities.
You can combine any of the Bachelor of
Engineering streams with a Bachelor of Arts.
You will undertake more engineering subjects
in your first three years, and complete your
Bachelor of Arts subjects in the later part of
the degree.

Please note that we use the abbreviation B for Bachelor of,

M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.

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Assumed knowledge

B International
and Global
Studies/B Laws

This five-year combined degree is an excellent

foundation for a legal career. You spend the
first three years studying a combination of
subjects from the arts and law faculties.
You have the same flexibility to shape your
international and global studies as would be
available in a single degree, but combined with
foundation units in law. You then spend years
four and five completing the Bachelor of Laws
at Sydney Law School.

First year: Foundations of law, legal research

I, torts. Second year: Civil and criminal
procedure, contracts, and criminal law. Third
year: Contracts II, legal research II, public
international law, public law, torts. Fourth
year: Administrative law, corporations law,
equity, evidence, federal constitutional law,
introduction to property and commercial
law, real property, the legal profession. Final
year: Private international law, seven optional
units of study. Refer to B International and
GlobalStudies on page 98.

For Law: None. Refer to

B International and Global
Studies on page 98.

This degree is designed to provide you with

a background in both the humanities and
the sciences, as well as communication and
analytical skills through the liberal studies
stream which are identified by potential
employers as desirable in a wide range of
careers. The degree gives you lots of flexibility
and a large breadth of subject choice.

At least one major needs to be chosen from

the major studies as listed in Table A for B
Arts, or B Science. In addition, students need
to take a sequence of subjects in science
(if an arts major is chosen), or in arts (if a
science major is chosen), and a sequence
in the liberal studies stream.

Depends on units studied.

For a full description, please see the Bachelor

of Music Studies/Bachelor of Arts entry in the
Sydney Conservatorium of Music section.

Academic study, contemporary music

practice, instrument or voice selected
from brass (horn, trombone, trumpet,
tuba), composition, historical performance
(baroque flute, baroque trumpet,
harpsichord, lute, recorder, viola da gamba),
musicology, organ, percussion, piano, strings
(cello, double bass, guitar, harp, viola, violin),
voice (classical or jazz), woodwind (bassoon,
flute, clarinet, oboe, saxophone). Studies
are also undertaken in analysis, history
and culture, music skills (aural perception,
harmony and analysis), music technology
and/or teaching music. For majors in the Arts
component, refer to B Arts on page 94.

For Music studies: Music 2. For

contemporary music practice
major only: Music 1.

Students need to complete at least two

years of study in any three of the following:
economics, government and international
relations, political economy and either
sociology or anthropology. One of the three
subject areas is continued as a major.
A second major or electives may be
chosen from B Arts.

Depends on units studied.

3 years full time /

6 years part time

B Music Studies/
B Arts
5 years full time

B Political,
Economic and
Social Sciences
3 years full time/
6 years part time

The Bachelor of Political, Economic and Social

Sciences degree gives you the chance to gain
intimate knowledge of these core economic,
political and social issues, and attain a working
understanding of the environments in which
they operate. This degree combines in-depth
inquiry with an interdisciplinary approach
to give students a broad appreciation of the
major political, economic and social issues
and policies of our time. Such a nuanced
understanding of these areas is critical
for success in a number of professional
fields spanning the world of public affairs,
government and the corporate sector.

Refer to B Arts on page 94.

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B Liberal Arts
and Science

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The University
of Sydney
Dual Degree,
B Political,
Economic and
Social Sciences

Expand your knowledge with this distinctive

dual-degree program, offered in partnership
with Frances leading university, Sciences Po.
You will begin your degree with two years in
France at one of three Sciences Po English
speaking regional campuses, guided by your
choice of world regional studies, analysing the
relations between Europe and Asia, the Middle
East, or North America. You will continue
two years of study at the University of Sydney
in your chosen majors. Upon successful
completion of the four-year program, you will
receive two degrees; Bachelor of Political,
Economics and Social Sciences from the
University of Sydney and Bachelor of
Arts from Sciences Po.

Refer to B Political, Economic and Social

Sciences majors on page 99. Major studies
in France include social sciences: political
science, economics, history, sociology, law
philosophy, art history, literary studies,
and languages.

Refer to B Political,
Economic and Social Sciences
on page 99.

The Bachelor of Psychology is a specialised

program with both an arts and a science
stream. The arts stream caters for students
whose interests lie in the humanities and
social sciences, while the science stream will
cater for those who have science-oriented
interests. If you are interested in both the arts
and sciences, there is room in both streams to
undertake a small number of elective units in
subject areas other than the one in which you
enrolled. The psychology subjects you study
are identical for both streams.

For Arts stream: Arts major (refer to B Arts

for the list of majors available, page 94),
psychology. For Science stream major:
Psychology.

For Science stream:

Mathematics. All students
in the B Psychology science
stream need to take some
units of study in mathematics.
For both streams: depends on
units studied.

The Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts

degree can offer you either a general,
vocationally oriented degree or a more
specific professional pathway. There are
many possible combinations of majors in
the combined program, which allows you to
pursue broad interests, while preparing you
for a wide range of careers. This combined
program is an ideal choice for all rounders.

Refer to B Arts on page 94 and B Science on

page 84.

Depends on units studied.

The Bachelor of Social Work consists of

studies in social policy and social work,
with minor studies in Indigenous studies,
psychology and sociology. Graduates will
develop skills to promote social change,
problem solve in human relationships, and
empower and liberate people to enhance wellbeing. Two field placements provide a practice
context for students to apply their knowledge
while gaining further experience in working in
different and dynamic environments.

Indigenous studies, psychology and social

Depends on units studied.
policy and social work, social research,
sociology. First- and second-year students
may choose subjects from B Arts. Third and
fourth year students undertake a professional
program in social work and social policy.

4 years full time

B Psychology
4 years full time/
8 years part time

B Science/B Arts

B Social Work
4 years full time/
8 years part time

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Assumed knowledge

B Architecture and This degree offers a comprehensive

Environments
architectural education that contextualises
architecture within the framework of the
3 years full time
wider built environment, opening the door
to a wide range of professions in the field.
While design is central to the degree, you
will also gain a broad understanding of urban
planning and policy, architectural science, the
IT systems that underlay contemporary design
and the relationship between architects
and other professionals giving you a
clear advantage in an industry that is
increasingly multidisciplinary.

Core units include architectural and

environmental design, architectural history
and theory, architectural sciences and
technologies, digital architecture and
communications, property and sustainability,
and urban design and planning. Elective
units in the faculty are offered in design,
architecture, structures and design
computing. Students may also take electives
from any faculty in the University.

English (Advanced),
Mathematics.

B Animal and
Veterinary
Bioscience

The Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary

Bioscience is a flexible applied science
program that allows you to tailor your
degree to your specific interests, within
the field of animal science. This degree
provides an excellent pathway if you are
seeking a professional career working
with animals. Graduates have proven to be
highly employable across a wide range of
industries, in agribusiness, government,
research, biomedical science, development,
management and teaching.

One major may be taken from: Animal

Genetics and Biotechnology, Animal Health
and Disease, Animal Production Systems
or Wildlife Conservation and Management.
Additional studies include: animal behaviour;
animal genetics and biotechnology; animal
health and diseases; animal nutrition;
animal production and husbandry; animal
reproduction; animal structure and function;
animal welfare; aquaculture; cattle, pig,
poultry and sheep science and production.

Mathematics, Chemistry.
Recommended studies:
Biology.

The Bachelor of Design in Architecture teaches

you the rewarding discipline of architecture
and is your first step to becoming an architect.
This program teaches you to conceptualise
designs, test assumptions, evaluate results
and refine your craft. You will take a core
program in studios, history and theory,
communications, technology and design
workshops. Your personal and professional
interests in architecture are matched by our
staff's discipline-leading research and the
faculty's cutting-edge facilities. You will be
exposed to exciting opportunities to expand
your studio experience, participate in design
and build projects. The Bachelor of Design in
Architecture, combined with the Master of
Architecture, gives you the skills you need to
excel in your future career. There are a limited
number of places available in this degree.

The program is structured around a core set

of units of study and a range of elective units.
Electives may be taken within the Faculty of
Architecture, Design and Planning or from
other faculties across the University. Core
units include architectural communications,
architectural design, architectural history
and theory, architectural technologies, art
workshops, environment and sustainability,
and professional practice. Elective units
within the Faculty of Architecture, Design
and Planning are offered in allied arts in
architecture, digital architecture, urban
design and planning.

English (Advanced),
Mathematics.

This degree is ideal if your interests and

aspirations span the fields of architecture and
law. This five-year program, one of the few
of its kind in Australia, prepares students for
careers in both fields. It works by spreading
out the first year of the Bachelor of Laws over
three years of the Design in Architecture
program and then you spend your final two
years studying law full time. On completion
of the program you will be uniquely positioned
to elect whether you want to enter legal
or architectural practice or pursue the
broadening nexus between these fields. To
become a registered architect you would need
to complete a further two years of study in
the Master of Architecture. There are a limited
number of places available in this degree.

First year: Foundations of law, legal research For Law: None. Refer to B
I, torts. Second year: Civil and criminal
Design in Architecture on
procedure, contracts, and criminal law. Third page 104.
year: Contracts II, legal research II, public
international law, public law, torts. Fourth
year: Administrative law, corporations law,
equity, evidence, federal constitutional law,
introduction to property and commercial law,
real property, the legal profession. Final year:
Private international law, seven optional units
of study.

3 years full time

B Design in
Architecture/
B Laws
5 years full time

Environment and Sustainability

B Design in
Architecture

Courses

Major studies

4 years full time

Course description

Refer to B Design in Architecture on page 104.

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Assumed knowledge

B Engineering
Honours (Civil)

Civil engineers play a vital role in the

management, design and construction
of crucial modern infrastructure such as
buildings, roads, railways, bridges, tunnels,
dams and ports as well as systems for
managing water, irrigation, sewage and
floodwaters. As a civil engineer, you can take
a lead role in sustainable development across
all these areas. Your core units of study will
enable you to master the foundations of
civil engineering before specialising in
your chosen major.

Construction management, environmental

engineering, geotechnical engineering,
structural engineering.

HSC Mathematics Extension 1

and Physics.

4 years full time

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B Engineering
Honours (Civil)/
B Design in
Architecture
5 years full time

Refer to B Engineering Honours (Civil) on page HSC Mathematics Extension

This combined degree offers you the
opportunity to study both civil engineering and 80 and B Design in Architecture on page 104. 1 and Physics and English
architectural design simultaneously over five
(Advanced).
years. Your engineering studies will teach you
to analyse the forces within a structure and to
design its skeleton to support these forces,
while your architectural studies will emphasise
the conceptual and aesthetic aspects of the
design process.

B Engineering
This combined degree provides students
Honours/B Project with a solid foundation and complementary
Management
skills in engineering and project management.
Designed in consultation with industry,
5 years full time
graduates of this combined degree will be
highly sought after due to their ability to
understand and grasp the various aspects
of project management more quickly than
they would with on the job training. You can
combine any of the Bachelor of Engineering
Honours streams with a Bachelor of
Project Management.

Refer to B Engineering Honours on page 79

and B Project Management on page 83. You
can take any engineering specialised stream
as a component of a combined degree
provided your ATAR is above or equal to the
cut-off for the specific engineering stream.

HSC Mathematics Extension 1,

Physics and/or Chemistry.

B Environmental
Systems

You will focus on the application of systemsthinking to major global issues, such as
climate change, carbon emissions and water
and food security. You will learn how to
manage environmental resources across
natural and agricultural systems, and gain
a thorough understanding of the physical,
chemical and biological interactions. There is
a huge international demand for well-trained
environmental scientists.

Agricultural systems including agronomy,

agro-forestry, biosphere-atmosphere
interactions, hydrology, international
specialisation, plant pathology, plant
science, soil science, spatial information
systems; natural terrestrial systems including
biogeochemistry, ecology, environmetrics,
fluvial systems, geomorphology, hydrology.

Mathematics, Chemistry.

You will learn about the business

and science aspects of supplying affordable,
nutritious food to an ever-growing global
population. This four-year program includes
an embedded honours year and industry
placement internship. This is a booming area
and, as a recent Deloitte report stated, there
are now vastly more agribusiness jobs than
qualified graduates.

Agribusiness including agricultural trade,

business, human resource management,
international specialisation, marketing,
quality assurance, retail, supply chain
management, transport logistics, value
adding; food science including food
biochemistry, food safety and packaging,
global food security, microbiology,
postharvest and product development.

Mathematics, Chemistry.
Recommended studies:
Biology.

3 years full time

B Food and
Agribusiness

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4 years full time

Please note that we use the abbreviation B for Bachelor of,

M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.

This program provides the fundamental

No specific majors for this degree.
project management skills, theories and
methods required in todays complex business
environment. Subjects include project
finance, statistics, analytics, risk management,
organisational behaviour and psychology.
Students choose a stream of civil engineering
science, built environment or software. With
project managers in high demand, graduates
will be highly sought after.

B Science
3 years full time/
6 years part time

B Science
(Advanced)
3 years full time/
6 years part time

B Science in
Agriculture
4 years full time

B Veterinary
Biology/
D Veterinary
Medicine
6 years full time

Assumed knowledge
HSC Mathematics Extension 1.

Courses

B Project
Management
3 years full time

Major studies

The Bachelor of Science allows you the choice

of more than 30 specialist majors in one
degree. The extensive list of majors offered
encompasses all types of scientific endeavour,
from the fundamental sciences of physics,
chemistry, biology and mathematics in all their
wonderful variety, through to psychology, life
sciences, sciences of the natural environment,
interdisciplinary sciences, and the history and
philosophy of science. You will take at least
one major, and many students complete two.

Agricultural chemistry, anatomy and histology,

biochemistry, bioinformatics, biology
(animal, plant genetics), cell pathology,
chemistry, computer science, environmental
studies, financial mathematics and statistics,
geography, geology and geophysics, history
and philosophy of science, immunobiology,
information systems, marine science,
mathematics, medicinal chemistry,
microbiology, molecular biology and genetics,
nanoscience and technology, neuroscience,
nutrition and metabolism, pharmacology,
physics, physiology, plant science,
psychology, soil science, statistics.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1. All
students need to take some
units of study in mathematics.
Other assumed knowledge
depends on the units studied.

The advanced science degree retains much

of the flexibility of the Bachelor of Science.
Advanced units cater to the needs of the best
students; the material taught is demanding,
but the results are extremely rewarding.
Advanced units are available to you in many
other programs including the Bachelor of
Science, Bachelor of Science (Advanced
Mathematics) and Bachelor of Liberal Arts and
Science. The Bachelor of Science (Advanced)
may also be combined with Arts, Commerce,
Education, Engineering, Information
Technology and Law.

Refer to B Science on page 84.

Advanced majors include anatomy and
histology, biochemistry, bioinformatics,
biology, chemistry, computer science,
financial mathematics and statistics,
geography, geology and geophysics,
immunobiology, marine science,
mathematics, medicinal chemistry,
microbiology, nanoscience and technology,
neuroscience, pharmacology, physics,
physiology, plant science and statistics.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1. All
students need to take some
units of study in mathematics.
Other assumed knowledge
depends on the areas or units
studied.

How we will feed the world is one of the

greatest challenges facing society today.
You will have the opportunity to develop a
foundation in science with an emphasis on
how it applies to managing food production
and sustainable use of natural resources.
You will develop strong skills in critical
thinking, problem solving, research and
communication. Highlighting the connectivity
and dynamics of agricultural systems, you will
learn how to apply the principles of science to
solutions-based management.

Agricultural chemistry, agricultural economics, Mathematics, Chemistry.

agricultural genetics, agronomy, entomology,
environmetrics, farming systems, food
science, horticulture, international
specialisation, livestock production,
plant pathology and soil science.

Our globally accredited six-year degree will

provide the knowledge, practical and generic
skills to pursue many career options as
veterinary scientists participating in the care
and welfare of animals. During the degree
students work together with veterinarians in
a clinical teaching and learning environment.
Separate admission requirements apply
for progression to the Doctor of Veterinary
Medicine degree of the combined program.
Please refer to the Universitys find a course
website, sydney.edu.au/courses, for more
information on progression requirements

Animal behaviour and welfare science, animal Chemistry, Mathematics,

diseases and pathobiology, animal husbandry, Physics. Recommended
cell biology, clinical and professional
studies: Biology.
practice, pharmacology, veterinary anatomy
and physiology, veterinary conservation
biology, veterinary medicine, veterinary
public health, veterinary surgery.

 
Additional selection criteria apply to all double degree Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Dental Medicine and Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine courses. For details, see page 130 (domestic students) and page 140 (international students).

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Course name

Major studies

Assumed knowledge

B Architecture and This degree offers a comprehensive

Environments
architectural education that contextualises
architecture within the framework of the
3 years full time
wider built environment, opening the door
to a wide range of professions in the field.
While design is central to the degree, you
will also gain a broad understanding of urban
planning and policy, architectural science, the
IT systems that underlay contemporary design
and the relationship between architects
and other professionals giving you a
clear advantage in an industry that is
increasingly multidisciplinary.

Core units include architectural and

environmental design, architectural history
and theory, architectural sciences and
technologies, digital architecture and
communications, property and sustainability,
and urban design and planning. Elective
units in the faculty are offered in design,
architecture, structures and design
computing. Students may also take electives
from any faculty in the University.

English (Advanced),
Mathematics.

B Computer
Science and
Technology

This degree will prepare you to work at the

cutting edge of information technology. We
develop your skills so that you can become
an IT specialist and possess an excellent
combination of knowledge and practical,
hands-on expertise to influence and reinforce
an organisations technology infrastructure
and to support the people who use it.

Computer science, databases, group

project, information systems, mathematics,
professional technology skills, programming,
systems analysis. Electives include artificial
intelligence, e-business analysis and design,
graphics, human-computer interaction,
internet software platforms, networking
and object-oriented design. Electives may
also be taken from other faculties within
theUniversity.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1
(depending on units studied).

This degree is for applicants with

substantialprogramming aptitude and
experience. You will choose units of study
from a wide range of areas including
networking, human-computer interaction,
graphics, object-oriented design, internet
software platforms, artificial intelligence,
and e-business analysis and design.

As for B Computer Science and Technology,

but with study at an advanced level.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1
(depending on units studied).

The Bachelor of Design Computing teaches

you to bring ideas into reality. Using software
and digital devices, you will be taught ideation:
the ability to conceptualise, problem solve and
judge various design solutions. You will then be
trained in implementation: taking these ideas
and producing working prototypes, systems
and products. You will work in a studio-based
model that teaches you to recognise which
tools are needed for specific challenges and
how best to use those skills and tools. This is
the only program in the Asia-Pacific region
that gives you this combination of design
skills and training in ideation, programming,
interaction and user experience.

Creative computer programming, design

Mathematics.
thinking, digital design, human computer
interaction, interaction design, modelling,
physical computing and app design, usercentred design. Other related units and
majors may be taken from fields including arts
and social sciences, business, engineering
and science. Students interested in extending
their information technology skills may also
take senior units offered by the School of
Information Technology.

The Bachelor of Design in Architecture teaches

you the rewarding discipline of architecture
and is your first step to becoming an architect.
This program teaches you to conceptualise
designs, test assumptions, evaluate results
and refine your craft. You will take a core
program in studios, history and theory,
communications, technology and design
workshops. Your personal and professional
interests in architecture are matched by our
staffs discipline-leading research and the
facultys cutting-edge facilities. You will be
exposed to exciting opportunities to expand
your studio experience, participate in design
and build projects. The Bachelor of Design in
Architecture, combined with the Master of
Architecture, gives you the skills you need to
excel in your future career. There are a limited
number of places available in this degree.

The program is structured around a core set

of units of study and a range of elective units.
Electives may be taken within the Faculty of
Architecture, Design and Planning or from
other faculties across the University. Core
units include architectural communications,
architectural design, architectural history
and theory, architectural technologies, art
workshops, environment and sustainability,
and professional practice. Elective units
within the Faculty of Architecture, Design
and Planning are offered in allied arts in
architecture, digital architecture, urban
design and planning.

3 years full time/

6 years part time

B Computer
Science and
Technology
(Advanced)
3 years full time/
6 years part time

The University of Sydney

B Design
Computing
3 years full time

B Design in
Architecture

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Course description

English (Advanced),
Mathematics.

Major studies

B Design in
Architecture/
B Laws

This degree is ideal if your interests and

aspirations span the fields of architecture
and law. This five-year program, one of
the few of its kind in Australia, prepares
students for careers in both fields. It works
by spreading out the first year of the Bachelor
of Laws over three years of the Design in
Architecture program and then your final two
years studying law full time. On completion of
the program you will be uniquely positioned
to elect whether you want to enter legal
or architectural practice or pursue the
broadening nexus between these fields. To
become a registered architect you would need
to complete a further two years of study in
the Master of Architecture. There are a limited
number of places available in this degree.

First year: Foundations of law, legal research For Law: None. Refer to
B Design in Architecture on
I, torts. Second year: Civil and criminal
procedure, contracts, and criminal law. Third page 104.
year: Contracts II, legal research II, public
international law, public law, torts. Fourth
year: Administrative law, corporations law,
equity, evidence, federal constitutional law,
introduction to property and commercial law,
real property, the legal profession. Final year:
Private international law, seven optional units
of study. Refer to B Design in Architecture on
page 104.

Software engineers are changing business

solutions through disruptive technologies and
the need for highly skilled software engineers
is growing. This degree addresses all aspects
of software production from strategy and
design to coding, quality and
management.

There are no specific majors aligned with

this degree. Students may choose additional
units of study if they wish to major in a
particular area of engineering.

5 years full time

B Engineering
Honours
(Software)
4 years full time

B Engineering
Honours (Civil)/
B Design in
Architecture
5 years full time

B Information
Technology
4 years full time/
8 years part time

B Music
(Composition)

HSC Mathematics Extension 1

and Physics.

This combined degree offers you the

Refer to B Engineering Honours (Civil) on page HSC Mathematics Extension 1
opportunity to study both civil engineering and 80 and B Design in Architecture on page 104. and Physics.
architectural design simultaneously over five
years. Your engineering studies will teach you
to analyse the forces within a structure and to
design its skeleton to support these forces,
while your architectural studies will emphasise
the conceptual and aesthetic aspects of the
design process.
If you are technically minded and would like
to contribute to the future development and
support of technology, this is the degree
for you. The degree offers two streams
in computer science and information
systems. This course has been developed in
consultation with industry to offer a great deal
of flexibility and the opportunity to undertake
a major research project.

Computer science, databases, group

project, information systems, mathematics,
professional technology skills, programming,
systems analysis. Electives include advanced
data models, data mining, high-performance
network computing knowledge management,
mobile networking, multimedia storage
and retrieval, natural language processing
and software architecture. Electives may
also be taken from other faculties within
theUniversity.

Mathematics or HSC
Mathematics Extension 1
(depending on units studied).

Under the tutelage of some of Australias

most eminent composers, you will develop
a breadth of compositional skills and be
exposed to a broad range of musical styles
and compositional techniques. Other areas
of study include music skills and analysis,
electroacoustic music, composition
performance workshop, ensemble studies and
history. In addition, there is a suite of elective
options to suit your personal interests.

Composition skills and techniques. You will

study both traditional and electroacoustic
composition areas, including sound
art, digital music and computer music.
You also undertake core studies in
analysis, history and culture, composer
performance workshop, composition
through improvisation and music skills (aural
perception, harmony and analysis, music
technology and sound recording).

Music 2.

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Course name

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Assumed knowledge

B Music (Music
Education)

This professionally recognised program will

prepare you for a career as a music teacher
in both the primary and secondary school
environment. You choose a study focus in
performance, composition or musicology;
as well as specific music education
and pedagogical training. A significant
component of the degree includes gaining
practical teaching experience in schools
throughoutNSW.

Music education, plus instrument or voice or

academic study selected from brass (horn,
trombone, trumpet, tuba), composition,
historical performance (baroque flute,
baroque trumpet, harpsichord, lute,
recorder, viola da gamba), jazz studies (bass,
drums, electric guitar, piano, saxophone,
trombone, trumpet), musicology, organ,
percussion, piano, strings (cello, double
bass, guitar, harp, viola, violin), vocal studies
(classical or jazz), woodwind (bassoon,
clarinet, flute, oboe, saxophone). You also
undertake studies in analysis, history and
cultural studies, and music skills (aural
perception, harmony and analysis).

Music 2. Recommended
studies: the NSW Department
of Education and Communities
requires the following
prerequisites for admission
to the B Music (Music
Education) program: HSC
English minimum Band 4
(Standard English, English
as a Second Language or
Advanced English). Where an
applicant is accepted for the
program without the specified
prerequisite, the student will
be required to successfully
complete a specified bridging
unit of study in Academic
English before graduation.

Develop your research skills, and challenge

how you think and write about music.
Main areas of study include musicology
workshops,music skills, and studies in
analysis, history and culture, which provide
a framework for musical research. There is
a range of elective options, some of which
include pedagogy, technical and sound
production and ensemble classes.

History and analysis of music, musicology,

musicology workshops. You also undertake
studies in music skills (aural perception,
harmony and analysis), pedagogy,
performance, plus subjects from
otherfaculties.

Music 2.

The foundation and key to the significant

success of this highly regarded program
is the talented pool of mentors, many of
whom have successful careers performing
in leading classical and jazz ensembles.
The program offers you one-on-one tuition
and development of solo, chamber and/or
orchestral performanceskills.

Analysis, history and cultural studies,

instrument or voice selected from brass
(horn, trombone, trumpet, tuba), historical
performance (baroque flute, baroque
trumpet, harpsichord, lute, recorder, viola
da gamba), organ, percussion, piano, strings
(cello, double bass, guitar, harp, viola, violin),
vocal studies (classical) and woodwind
(bassoon, clarinet, flute, oboe, saxophone),
music skills (aural perception, harmony and
analysis), teaching music plus subjects from
other faculties.

Music 2.

The Jazz Studies program at the Sydney

Conservatorium of Music is one of the oldest
and most highly regarded jazz programs
in Australia. You work alongside some of
Australias best-known jazz musicians and
composers and are trained in improvisation,
ensemble playing and repertoire development.
Studies in aural, harmony and history subjects
support these skills. The aim is for each
student to achieve both artistic individuality
and a high level of musical literacy. You benefit
from small numbers for maximum contact with
staff and fellow players.

Jazz performance (bass, brass, drums,

electric guitar, piano, vibraphone, woodwind
plus improvisation class) and jazz ensemble.
Studies are also taken in jazz analysis, jazz
history, jazz music skills, jazz pedagogy and
music business skills.

Music 2. Additional selection

criteria: Applicants need
to attend an audition and
complete a jazz aptitude test.
For details, refer to page 130
(domestic students) and 140
(international students).

4 years full time

B Music
(Musicology)
4 years full time

B Music
(Performance)

B Music
(PerformanceJazz)
4 years full time

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4 years full time

Please note that we use the abbreviation B for Bachelor of,

M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.

Major studies

B Music Studies

This degree is aimed at producing broadly

educated musicians who are able to apply
their knowledge and skills in a variety of music
and art-related contexts and professions.
You can focus on performance, composition,
contemporary music or musicology; together
with other core areas such as music skills and
analysis, history andculture.

Academic study, contemporary music

Music 2. For contemporary
music practice major only:
practice, instrument or voice selected
Music 1.
from brass (horn, trombone, trumpet,
tuba), composition, historical performance
(baroque flute, baroque trumpet,
harpsichord, lute, recorder, viola da gamba),
musicology, organ, percussion, strings
(cello, double bass, guitar, harp, viola,
violin), voice (classical or jazz), woodwind
(bassoon, clarinet, flute, oboe, saxophone).
You also undertake studies in analysis, history
and cultural studies, music skills (aural
perception, harmony and analysis), music
technology, teaching music and/or subjects
from other faculties.

This combined degree facilitates creative

interdisciplinary links with music, humanities
and other areas of study at the University
of Sydney. You undertake a principal study
in either performance, composition or
musicology. To complete your major study
requirement for the Bachelor of Arts
component, you can also choose from
more than 45 subject areas, some of which
include languages, politics, international
relations, literature, linguistics, media
and communications.

Academic study, contemporary music

practice, instrument or voice selected
from brass (horn, trombone, trumpet,
tuba), composition, historical performance
(baroque flute, baroque trumpet,
harpsichord, lute, recorder, viola da gamba),
musicology, organ, percussion, piano, strings
(cello, double bass, guitar, harp, viola, violin),
voice (classical or jazz), woodwind (bassoon,
flute, clarinet, oboe, saxophone). You also
undertake studies in analysis, history and
culture, music skills (aural perception,
harmony and analysis), music technology
and/or teaching music. For majors in the Arts
component, refer to B Arts on page 94.

The Sydney Conservatorium of Music and

Sydney Medical School offer high-achieving
school leavers the opportunity to pursue
the study of music through the Bachelor of
Music Studies followed by the Universitys
prestigious four-year Doctor of Medicine
(MD) program. The Bachelor of Music Studies
functions as a liberal studies pathway into the
MD. The Sydney Medical Program is globally
recognised, offering clinical experience in
leading hospitals, in depth exposure to rural
clinical practices, and research opportunities
at world-leading institutes.

For Music studies: instrument or voice

Music 2. For contemporary
contemporary music practice, academic
music practice major only:
study selected from brass (horn, trombone,
Music 1.
trumpet, tuba), historical performance
(baroque flute, harpsichord, lute, recorder,
viola da gamba), organ, piano, musicology
and composition, percussion, strings (cello,
double bass, guitar, harp, viola, violin), voice
(classical and jazz), woodwind (bassoon,
flute, clarinet, oboe, saxophone). All students
need to take some study in physics, biology
and chemistry. For Medicine: all students
need to take some study in biology, chemistry
and physics.

The Bachelor of Visual Arts is a hands-on

degree focused on developing the conceptual,
theoretical and technical skills you need to
transform ideas into art, and succeed as a
practising artist or in a range of careers in
the creative industries. Entry is based on a
combination of academic performance and
a portfolio of your recent artwork. More
details about the portfolio presentation
are available on the SCA website at
sydney.edu.au/sca/bva/apply

Painting, photomedia, printmedia, screen

art, sculpture (including ceramics and glass),
and jewellery and object. Critical studies
is available as a second major. You can
complement your major through a wide range
of electives in contemporary art at SCA, or
through study in other disciplines across the
University.

B Music Studies/
B Arts
5 years full time

B Music Studies/
D Medicine
7 years full time

B Visual Arts
3 years full time /
6 years part time

For Music studies: Music 2. For

contemporary music practice
major only: Music 1.
Refer to B Arts on page 94.

Recommended studies: Visual

Art, Design and Technology.

 
Additional selection criteria apply to all double degree Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Dental Medicine and Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine courses. For details, see page 130 (domestic students) and page 140 (international students).
All course information was correct at the time of printing, however new courses may become available.
For the latest course information visit sydney.edu.au/courses

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Courses domestic qualifications

Guide to entry requirements
These pages list all the degrees that are available to you as a domestic student.
You can find out the Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR), or International
Baccalaureate (IB) you would have needed to gain entry for each degree in 2015.
These scores can change from year to year, but this gives you an idea of what
you need to achieve to gain entry in 2016.
Dont forget that we have several alternative entry pathways for students
who may just miss the ATAR cut-off for their preferred degree. See page 128
for more information.

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Course

ATAR

IB

Duration

UAC

Health and Medicine

Course

ATAR

IB

Duration

UAC

B Information Technology/
B Medical Science

94.75

37

5 years

511763

B Medical Science
(first-year entry)

90.00

34

3 years

512080

B Medical Science/D Medicine

A+C

A+C

7 years

512097

B Medical Science/D Medicine

(for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander applicants only)

A+C

A+C

7 years

512098

B Music Studies/D Medicine

A+C

A+C

7 years

512309

B Nursing (Advanced Studies)

84.70

31

3 years

511925

A+C

A+C

3 years

511401

B Pharmacy

90.20

34

4 years

512400

B Psychology

96.00

38

4 years

512085

B Science

83.00

30

3 years

512040

B Science (Advanced)/
D Dental Medicine

n/c

n/c

7 years

512093

B Science (Advanced)/D Medicine

A+C

A+C

7 years

512097

B Science (Advanced)/D Medicine

(for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander applicants only)

A+C

A+C

7 years

512098

B Science/M Nursing

84.25

31

4 years

511914

98.50

41

5 years

512099

A+C

A+C

6 years

512101

B Applied Science
(Diagnostic Radiography)

94.40

37

4 years

512630

B Applied Science
(Exercise and Sport Science)

87.10

32

3 years

512655

B Applied Science (Exercise

and Sport Science)/M Nutrition
and Dietetics

98.65

41

5 years

512658

B Applied Science
(Exercise Physiology)

92.05

35

4 years

512652

B Applied Science
(Occupational Therapy)

93.05

36

4 years

512600

B Applied Science (Physiotherapy)

99.00

42

4 years

512605

B Applied Science
(Speech Pathology)

94.70

37

4 years

512610

B Arts/M Nursing

83.00

30

4 years

511913

B Animal and Veterinary Bioscience

84.55

31

4 years

512105

B Commerce/D Medicine

A+C

A+C

7 years

511541

B Economics/D Medicine

A+C

A+C

7 years

511236

B Engineering Honours
(Biomedical)

90.00

34

4 years

511758

B Engineering Honours/
B Medical Science

93.00

36

5 years

511790

B Science/M Nutrition
and Dietetics

B Health Sciences

80.05

29

3 years

512670

B Veterinary Biology/
Doctor Veterinary Medicine

B Health Sciences/M Nursing

80.00

29

4 years

511916

B Oral Health

Please note that we use the abbreviation B for Bachelor of,

M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.

Duration

UAC

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Course

ATAR

IB

Duration

UAC

B Information Technology

92.00

35

4 years

511797

B Information Technology/B Arts

92.00

35

5 years

511765

B Information Technology/
B Commerce

95.00

37

5 years

511761

B Information Technology/B Laws

99.50

43

6 years

511801

B Information Technology/
B Medical Science

94.75

37

5 years

511763

B Information Technology/
B Science

92.00

35

5 years

511764

B Liberal Arts and Science

70.00

26

3 years

512009

B Project Management

86.00

32

3 years

511785

B Psychology

96.00

38

4 years

512085

B Science

83.00

30

3 years

512040

B Science (Advanced)

95.00

37

3 years

512041

98.00

40

3 years

512042

B Commerce/B Science

95.00

37

5 years

511535

B Computer Science
and Technology

81.30

30

3 years

511795

B Computer Science and

Technology (Advanced)

87.00

32

3 years

511796

B Design Computing

80.65

30

3 years

511102

B Education (Secondary:
Mathematics)/B Science

83.30

31

5 years

511607

B Education (Secondary: Science)/

B Science

83.90

31

5 years

511608

B Engineering Honours
(Flexible First Year Program)

86.15

32

1 year

511756

B Engineering Honours
(Aeronautical)

90.25

34

4 years

511716

B Engineering Honours
(Biomedical)

90.00

34

4 years

511758

B Science (Advanced Mathematics)

B Engineering Honours
(Chemical and Biomolecular)

87.10

32

4 years

511735

B Science (Advanced)/
D Dental Medicine

n/c

n/c

7 years

512093

B Engineering Honours (Civil)

90.20

34

4 years

511741

B Science (Advanced)/D Medicine

A+C

A+C

7 years

512097

B Engineering Honours (Civil)/

B Design in Architecture

95.00

37

5 years

511762

B Science (Advanced)/D Medicine

(for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander applicants only)

A+C

A+C

7 years

512098

B Engineering Honours
(Electrical)

88.00

33

4 years

511750

B Science (Advanced)/B Laws

99.50

43

5 years

511801

B Engineering Honours
(Mechanical)

90.45

34

4 years

511729

B Science in Agriculture

76.70

28

4 years

511001

B Science/B Arts

83.00

30

4 years

512094

B Engineering Honours
(Mechatronic)

91.30

34

4 years

511730

B Science/B Laws

99.50

43

5 years

511801

B Engineering Honours (Software)

89.00

33

4 years

511753

B Science/M Nursing

84.25

31

4 years

511914

B Engineering Honours/B Arts

91.45

34

5 years

511780

B Science/M Nutrition
and Dietetics

98.50

41

5 years

512099

B Engineering Honours/
B Commerce

95.05

37

5 years

511760

B Science (Advanced
Mathematics)/B Laws

99.50

43

5 years

511801

B Engineering Honours/B Laws

99.50

43

5 years

511801

B Engineering Honours/
B Medical Science

93.00

36

5 years

511790

B Engineering Honours/
B Project Management

90.55

34

5 years

511784

82.50

30

3 years

511200

A+C

A+C

4 years

511200

B Engineering Honours/B Science

90.25

34

5 years

511770

Courses domestic qualifications

IB

Guide to entry requirements

ATAR

Business and Law

B Arts
Sciences Po and the University of
Sydney Dual Degrees, B Arts#


ATAR of 99.95 and additional selection criteria apply to all double degree Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Dental
Medicine and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine courses (excluding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicant-only
courses). For details, see page 130.

The Flexible First Year Program lets you decide your engineering stream after completing one year of full-time study.
#
See page 122 for more information.

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Course

Undergraduate Guide 2016

sydney.edu.au

Courses domestic qualifications

Guide to entry requirements (continued)
Course

ATAR

IB

Duration

UAC

B Arts (Media and

Communications)/B Laws

99.50

43

5 years

511801

B Arts/B Economics

91.55

35

4 years

511260

B Arts/B Laws

99.50

43

5 years

511801

B Commerce

95.00

37

3 years

511504

B Commerce (Liberal Studies)

98.00

40

4 years

511510

B Commerce/B Arts

95.00

37

5 years

511530

B Commerce/B Laws

99.50

43

5 years

511801

B Commerce/B Science

95.00

37

5 years

511535

A+C

A+C

7 years

511541

B Design in Architecture/B Laws

99.50

43

5 years

511801

Sciences Po and the University of

Sydney Dual Degrees, B Arts#

B Economics

91.55

35

3 years

511235

Sciences Po and the University of

Sydney Dual Degrees,
B Economics#

A+C

A+C

4 years

511235

B Commerce/ D Medicine

B Economics/B Laws

The University of Sydney

ATAR

IB

Duration

UAC

B Science/B Arts

83.00

30

4 years

512094

B Science/B Laws

99.50

43

5 years

511801

B Science (Advanced)

95.00

37

3 years

512041

B Science (Advanced)/B Laws

99.50

43

5 years

511801

B Science (Advanced Mathematics)

98.00

40

3 years

512042

B Science (Advanced
Mathematics)/B Laws

99.50

43

5 years

511801

82.50

30

3 years

511200

A+C

A+C

4 years

511200

B Arts (Languages)

98.55

41

4 years

511208

B Arts (Media and Communications)

95.50

38

4 years

511207

B Arts (Media and

Communications)/B Laws

99.50

43

5 years

511801

B Arts/B Economics

91.55

35

4 years

511260

B Arts/B Laws

99.50

43

5 years

511801

B Arts/B Social Work

82.50

30

5 years

511300

B Arts/M Nursing

83.00

30

4 years

511913

B Commerce/B Arts

95.00

37

5 years

511530

Humanities and Social Sciences

B Arts

99.50

43

5 years

511801

A+C

A+C

7 years

511236

B Engineering Honours/
B Commerce

95.05

37

5 years

511760

B Engineering Honours/B Laws

99.50

43

5 years

511801

B Engineering Honours/
B Project Management

90.55

34

5 years

511784

B Food and Agribusiness

80.25

29

4 years

511009

B Economics

91.55

35

3 years

511235

B Information Technology/
B Commerce

95.00

37

5 years

511761

Sciences Po and the University of

Sydney Dual Degrees,
B Economics#

A+C

A+C

4 years

511235

B Information Technology/B Laws

99.50

43

5 years

511801

99.50

43

5 years

511801

B International and Global Studies

92.60

35

3 years

511227

B Economics/D Medicine

A+C

A+C

7 years

511236

B International and Global Studies/

B Laws

99.50

43

5 years

511801

B Education (Early Childhood)

78.10

29

4 years

511612

B Political, Economic and

Social Sciences

82.55

30

3 years

511226

B Education (Primary Education)

85.05

31

4 years

511600

29

4 years

511603

A+C

4 years

511226

B Education (Secondary: Human

Movement and Health Education)

80.20

A+C

B Education (Secondary:
Humanities and Social Sciences)/
B Arts

82.55

30

5 years

511605

B Education (Secondary:
Mathematics)/B Science

83.30

31

5 years

511607

B Economics/D Medicine

Sciences Po and the University of

Sydney Dual Degrees, B Political,
Economic and Social Sciences#
Page 110

Course

B Project Management

86.00

32

3 years

511785

B Science

83.00

30

3 years

512040

B Economics/B Laws

Please note that we use the abbreviation B for Bachelor of,

M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.

Duration

UAC

B Education (Secondary: Science)/

B Science

83.90

31

5 years

511608

B Engineering Honours/B Arts

91.45

34

5 years

511780

B Information Technology/B Arts

92.00

35

5 years

511765

B International and Global Studies

92.60

35

3 years

511227

B International and Global Studies/

B Laws

99.50

43

5 years

B Liberal Arts and Science

70.00

26

A+C

ATAR

IB

Duration

UAC

B Veterinary Biology/
D Veterinary Medicine

A+C

A+C

6 years

512101

Architecture and Creative Industries

B Architecture and Environments

85.00

31

3 years

511103

511801

B Computer Science
and Technology

81.30

30

3 years

511795

3 years

512009

B Computer Science and

Technology (Advanced)

87.00

32

3 years

511796

A+C

5 years

512310

B Design Computing

80.65

30

3 years

511102

82.55

30

3 years

511226

B Design in Architecture

95.00

37

3 years

511101

A+C

A+C

4 years

511226

B Design in Architecture/B Laws

99.50

43

5 years

511801

B Engineering Honours (Software)

89.00

33

4 years

511753

B Engineering Honours (Civil)/

B Design in Architecture

95.00

37

5 years

511762

B Information Technology

92.00

35

4 years

511797

B Music (Composition)

A+C

A+C

4 years

512308

B Music (Music Education)

A+C

A+C

4 years

512301

B Music (Musicology)

A+C

A+C

4 years

512312

B Music (Performance)

A+C

A+C

4 years

512311

B Music (Performance-Jazz)

A+C

A+C

4 years

512306

B Music Studies

A+C

A+C

3 years

512307

B Music Studies/B Arts

A+C

A+C

5 years

512310

B Music Studies/D Medicine

A+C

A+C

7 years

512309

B Visual Arts

A+C

A+C

3 years

512200

B Music Studies/B Arts

B Political, Economic
and Social Sciences

Course

Sciences Po and the University of

Sydney Dual Degrees, B Political,
Economic and Social Sciences#
B Psychology

96.00

38

4 years

512085

B Science/B Arts

83.00

30

4 years

512094

B Social Work

81.70

30

4 years

511615

Environment and Sustainability

B Architecture and Environments

85.00

31

3 years

511103

B Animal and Veterinary Bioscience

84.55

31

4 years

512105

B Design in Architecture

95.00

37

3 years

511101

B Design in Architecture/B Laws

99.50

43

5 years

511801

B Engineering Honours (Civil)

90.20

34

4 years

511741

B Engineering Honours (Civil)/

B Design in Architecture

95.00

37

5 years

511762

B Engineering Honours/
B Project Management

90.55

34

5 years

511784

B Environmental Systems

80.70

30

3 years

511006

Key to the table

B Food and Agribusiness

80.25

29

4 years

511009

B Project Management

86.00

32

3 years

511785

A+C A combination of ATAR (or equivalent score) plus additional

selection criteria (eg portfolio, audition, STAT/ISAT exam).
Check the details for your specific degree using Find a course.
sydney.edu.au/courses

B Science

83.00

30

3 years

512040

B Science (Advanced)

95.00

37

3 years

512041

B Science in Agriculture

76.70

28

4 years

511001

Courses domestic qualifications

IB

Guide to entry requirements (continued)

ATAR

n/c New course - ATAR and corresponding scores for other

qualifications not available at this stage.
n/a Not applicable as an entry score cannot be applied.
IB These cut-offs are calculated based on a conversion of the
ATARcutoffs.
For more table information, see page 123.


Additional selection criteria apply to all double degree Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Dental Medicine and Doctor of
Veterinary Medicine courses. For details, see page 130.
#
See page 122 for more information.

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Courses overseas qualifications

Guide to entry requirements
for internationalstudents
These pages list all degrees that are available to you if you are an international
student with an overseas qualification. This table is a guide to the entry requirements
you would need to gain entry for each degree in 2015 and the tuition fees. These
scores can change from year to year but this gives you an idea of the results youll need
to achieve to gain entry in 2016.

CRICOS Code

UAC CODE

English
requirement IELTS

ATAR - 2015

USFP 2015

GCE A Level 3
Subjects

International
Baccalaureate

India - CBSE

Canada - OSSD

SAT without APs

ACT without APs

Hong Kong
(HKDSE)

Malaysia - STPM
3 Subjects

Singapore A
Levels

Fees Indicative
(AU$)

Page 112

The University of Sydney

Undergraduate Guide 2016

See pages 71 to 107 in this guide for our course list with detailed descriptions.

B Applied Science
(Diagnostic
Radiography)

079215K

512630

6.5 (6.0)

91.35

7.7

AAA

34

17

82

1810

27

21

17

22.0

43,100

B Applied Science
(Exercise and Sport
Science)

022306M 512658

6.5 (6.0)

85.05

7.3

AAB/
ABCb

31

15

74

1680

25

19

15

21.0

43,100

B Applied Science
(Exercise and Sports
Science)/M Nutrition
and Dietetics

069873C

512650

7.0 (6.5)

95.45

8.5

A*AA

37

19

92

1950

29

24

19

22.5

43,100

B Applied Science
(Exercise Physiology)

074245M

512652

7.0 (6.5)

89.35

7.5

AAB/
ABCb

33

17

80

1770

26

20

16

21.5

43,100

B Applied Science
(Occupational Therapy)

063849G

512600

6.5 (6.0)

90.40

7.6

AAA

34

17

82

1790

26

20

17

22.0

43,100

B Applied Science
(Physiotherapy)

063847J

512605

6.5 (6.0)

96.00

8.5

A*AA

38

19

92

1960

29

24

19

22.5

43,100

B Applied Science
(Speech Pathology)

012825D

512610

7.0 (7.0)

91.35

7.7

AAA

34

17

82

1810

27

21

17

22.0

43,100

B Arts/M Nursing

069877K

511913

7.0 (7.0)

80.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

17

11

19.0

31,200

B Animal and Veterinary

Bioscience

053423E

512105

6.5 (6.0)

79.50

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

17

11

19.0

38,700

B Commerce/
D Medicine

079220B

511541

7.0 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

36,000/
68,800

B Economics/
D Medicine

079219F

511236

7.0 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

35,000/
68,800

B Engineering Honours
(Biomedical)

083109M

511758

6.5 (6.0)

85.00

7.3

ABB

31

15

74

1660

24

19

14

20.5

37,100

Course Name

Health and Medicine

Please note that we use the abbreviation B for Bachelor of,

M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.

International
Baccalaureate

India - CBSE

Canada - OSSD

SAT without APs

ACT without APs

Hong Kong
(HKDSE)

Malaysia - STPM
3 Subjects

Singapore A
Levels

Fees Indicative
(AU$)

32

16

78

1720

25

20

15

21.5

37,100

B Health Sciences

058973A

512670

7.0 (7.0)

80.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

17

11

19.0

31,200

B Health Science/
M Nursing

069879G

511916

7.0 (7.0)

80.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

17

11

19.0

38,600

B Information
Technology/B Medical
Science

064104G

511763

6.5 (6.0)

89.75

7.5

AAB/
ABCb

33

17

80

1770

26

20

16

21.5

37,100

B Medical Science
(First Year Entry)

016246B

512080

6.5 (6.0)

88.00

7.4

AAB/
ABCb

32

16

78

1720

25

20

15

21.5

41,300

B Medical Science/
D Medicine

079217G

512097

6.5 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

41,800/
68,800

B Music Studies/
D Medicine

079221A

512309

6.5 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

32,900/
68,800

B Nursing
(Advanced Studies)

074088G

511925

7.0 (7.0)

82.00

7.0

ABB

30

14

68

1610

24

18

12

20.0

30,100

B Nursing Post
Registration

011298G

n/a

7.0 (7.0)

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

33,000

B Oral Health

072495J

511401

6.5 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

39,700

B Pharmacy

000723J

512400

6.5 (6.0)

85.00

7.3

ABB

31

15

74

1660

24

19

14

20.5

40,000

B Psychology

019184J

512085

6.5 (6.0)

95.00

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1930

28

23

19

22.5

40,200

B Science

000719E

512040

6.5 (6.0)

78.00

6.8

ABC/
BBB

28

12

62

1540

23

17

18.5

39,200

B Science (Advanced)/
D Dental Medicine

085342G

512093

7.0 (6.0)

n/c

n/c

n/c

n/c

n/c

n/c

n/c

n/c

n/c

n/c

n/c

n/c

B Science (Advanced)/
D Medicine

079218G

512097

6.5 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

41,000/
68,800

B Science/M Nursing

069880D

511914

7.0 (7.0)

80.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

17

11

19.0

37,100

B Science/M Nutrition
and Dietetics

069875A

512099

7.0 (6.5)

95.00

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1930

28

23

19

22.5

39,200

B Veterinary Biology/
D Veterinary Medicine

079222M

512101

7.0 (7.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

38,700

Courses overseas qualifications

GCE A Level 3
Subjects
AAB/
ABCb

for internationalstudents

USFP 2015
7.4

Guide to entry requirements

ATAR - 2015
88.00

Page 113

English
requirement IELTS
6.5 (6.0)

UAC CODE

083635M 511790

CRICOS Code

B Engineering Honours/
B Medical Science

Course Name

GCE A Level 3
Subjects

International
Baccalaureate

India - CBSE

Canada - OSSD

SAT without APs

ACT without APs

Hong Kong
(HKDSE)

Malaysia - STPM
3 Subjects

Singapore A
Levels

Fees Indicative
(AU$)

7.0 (6.0)

95.00

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1930

28

23

19

22.5

36,000

B Computer Science
and Technology

019183K

511795

6.5 (6.0)

76.30

6.8

ABC/
BBB

27

12

62

1530

22

16

18.0

37,100

B Computer Science
and Technology
(Advanced)

019183K

511796

6.5 (6.0)

84.55

7.3

ABB

31

15

74

1660

24

19

14

20.5

37,100

B Design Computing

036730B

511102

7.0 (6.0)

80.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

17

11

19.0

35,000

B Education (Secondary:
Mathematics)/B Science

055967A

511607

7.5 (8.0L/S, 7.0R/W)

80.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

17

11

19.0

38,600

B Education (Secondary:
Science)/B Science

055966B

511608

7.5 (8.0L/S, 7.0R/W)

80.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

17

11

19.0

38,600

B Engineering Honours
(Flexible First Year)

083109M

511756

6.5 (6.0)

81.15

7.0

ABB

30

14

68

1610

24

18

12

20.0

37,100

B Engineering Honours
(Aeronautical)

083109M

511718

6.5 (6.0)

85.45

7.3

AAB/
ABCb

31

15

74

1680

25

19

15

21.0

37,100

B Engineering Honours
(Biomedical)

083109M

511758

6.5 (6.0)

85.00

7.3

ABB

31

15

74

1660

24

19

14

20.5

37,100

B Engineering Honours
(Chemical and
Biomolecular)

083109M

511735

6.5 (6.0)

82.25

7.1

ABB

30

14

70

1620

24

18

12

20.0

37,100

B Engineering Honours
(Civil)

083109M

511741

6.5 (6.0)

85.40

7.3

AAB/
ABCb

31

15

74

1680

25

19

15

21.0

37,100

B Engineering Honours
(Civil)/B Design in
Architecture

083633B

511762

7.0 (6.0)

95.25

8.0

A*AA

37

19

89

1930

29

24

19

22.5

37,100

B Engineering
(Electrical)

083109M

511750

6.5 (6.0)

85

7.3

ABB

31

14.5

74

1660

24

19

14

20.5

37,100

B Engineering Honours
(Mechanical)

083109M

511729

6.5 (6.0)

85.75

7.3

AAB/
ABCb

31

15

74

1680

25

19

15

21.0

37,100

B Engineering Honours
(Mechatronic)

083109M

511730

6.5 (6.0)

86.60

7.4

AAB/
ABCb

32

16

76

1700

25

19

15

21.0

37,100

B Engineering Honours
(Software)

083109M

511753

6.5 (6.0)

86.60

7.4

AAB/
ABCb

32

16

76

1700

25

19

15

21.0

37,100

B Engineering Honours/
B Arts

083631D

511780

6.5 (6.0)

86.45

7.4

AAB/
ABCb

32

16

76

1700

25

19

15

21.0

37,100

ATAR - 2015

511535

English
requirement IELTS

055965C

UAC CODE

B Commerce/
B Science

Course Name

CRICOS Code

USFP 2015

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Guide to entry requirements (continued)

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Please note that we use the abbreviation B for Bachelor of,

M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.

ATAR - 2015

USFP 2015

GCE A Level 3
Subjects

International
Baccalaureate

India - CBSE

Canada - OSSD

SAT without APs

ACT without APs

Hong Kong
(HKDSE)

Malaysia - STPM
3 Subjects

Singapore A
Levels

Fees Indicative
(AU$)

7.0 (6.0)

95.00

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1930

28

23

19

22.5

37,100

B Engineering Honours/
B Laws

083634A

511801

7.5 (7.0)

94.50

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1910

28

23

19

22.5

37,100

B Engineering Honours/
B Medical Science

083635M 511790

6.5 (6.0)

88.00

7.4

AAB/
ABCb

32

16

78

1720

25

20

15

21.5

37,100

B Engineering Honours/
B Project Management

083636K

511784

6.5 (6.0)

85.55

7.3

AAB/
ABCb

31

15

74

1680

25

19

15

21.0

37,100

B Engineering Honours/
B Science

083637J

511770

6.5 (6.0)

85.25

7.3

AAB/
ABCb

31

15

74

1680

25

19

15

21.0

37,100

B Information
Technology

039120D

511797

6.5 (6.0)

87.60

7.4

AAB/
ABCb

32

16

78

1720

25

20

15

21.5

37,100

B Information
Technology/B Arts

064103G

511765

6.5 (6.0)

87.90

7.4

AAB/
ABCb

32

16

78

1720

25

20

15

21.5

37,100

B Information
Technology/
B Commerce

062100E

511761

7.0 (6.0)

95.00

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1930

28

23

19

22.5

37,100

B Information
Technology/B Laws

068767B

511801

7.5 (7.0)

94.50

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1910

28

23

19

22.5

37,100

B Information
Technology/
B Medical Science

064104G

511763

6.5 (6.0)

89.75

7.5

AAB/
ABCb

33

17

80

1770

26

20

16

21.5

37,100

B Information
Technology/B Science

064105F

511764

6.5 (6.0)

87.95

7.4

AAB/
ABCb

32

16

78

1720

25

20

15

21.5

37,100

B Liberal Arts
and Science

068569G

512009

6.5 (6.0)

75.00

6.7

BBC

27

11

60

1500

22

16

17.5

36,800

B Project Management

074381C

511785

6.5 (6.0)

83.40

7.2

ABB

31

15

70

1640

24

18

13

20.5

37,100

B Psychology

019184J

512085

6.5 (6.0)

95.00

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1930

28

23

19

22.5

40,200

B Science

000719E

512040

6.5 (6.0)

78.00

6.8

ABC/
BBB

28

12

62

1540

23

17

18.5

39,200

B Science (Advanced)

000719E

512041

6.5 (6.0)

93.00

7.8

AAA

36

18

84

1840

27

22

18

22.0

39,200

B Science (Advanced
Mathematics)

000719E

512042

6.5 (6.0)

95.00

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1930

28

23

19

22.5

39,200

B Science (Advanced)/
D Dental Medicine

085342G

512093

7.0 (6.0)

N/C

N/C

N/C

N/C

N/C

N/A

N/C

N/C

N/C

N/C

N/C

N/C

B Science (Advanced)/
D Medicine

079218G

512097

6.5 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

41,000/
68,800

B Science (Advanced)/
B Laws

016237C

511801

7.5 (7.0)

94.50

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1910

28

23

19

22.5

40,000

Courses overseas qualifications

English
requirement IELTS

511760

Guide to entry requirements (continued)

UAC CODE

083632C

Page 115

CRICOS Code

B Engineering Honours/
B Commerce

Course Name

CRICOS Code

UAC CODE

English
requirement IELTS

ATAR - 2015

USFP 2015

GCE A Level 3
Subjects

International
Baccalaureate

India - CBSE

Canada - OSSD

SAT without APs

ACT without APs

Hong Kong
(HKDSE)

Malaysia - STPM
3 Subjects

Singapore A
Levels

Fees Indicative
(AU$)

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Guide to entry requirements (continued)

B Science in Agriculture

000659A

511001

6.5 (6.0)

76.55

6.8

ABC/
BBB

27

12

62

1530

22

16

18.0

31,200

B Science/B Arts

068691F

512094

6.5 (6.0)

78.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

28

13

64

1560

23

17

10

19.0

35,700

B Science/B Laws

016237C

511801

7.5 (7.0)

94.50

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1910

28

23

19

22.5

40,000

B Science/M Nursing

069880D

511914

7.0 (7.0)

80.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

17

11

19.0

37,100

B Science/M Nutrition
and Dietetics

069875A

512099

7.0 (6.5)

95.00

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1930

28

23

19

22.5

39,200

B Science (Advanced
Mathematics)/B Laws

016237C

511801

7.5 (7.0)

94.50

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1910

28

23

19

22.5

40,000

B Arts

000705M 511200

6.5 (6.0)

77.00

6.8

ABC/
BBB

28

12

62

1530

22

16

18.0

31,500

Sciences Po and the

University of Sydney
Dual Degrees, B Arts#

000705M

6.5 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

B Arts (Media and

Communications)/
B Laws

060620G 511801

7.5 (7.0)

94.50

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1910

28

23

19

22.5

39,600

B Arts/B Economics

083652K

511260

7.0 (6.0)

89.00

7.5

AAB/
ABCb

33

16

78

1740

26

20

16

21.5

30,700

B Arts/B Laws

006441D

511801

7.5 (7.0)

94.50

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1910

28

23

19

22.5

36,200

B Commerce

012849G

511504

7.0 (6.0)

95.00

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1930

28

23

19

22.5

36,000

B Commerce
(Liberal Studies)

025098A

511510

7.0 (6.0)

98.00

9.1

A*A*A/
AABa

40

20

95

2060

31

25

21

23.0

36,000

B Commerce/B Arts

055964D

511530

7.0 (6.0)

95.00

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1930

28

23

19

22.5

36,000

B Commerce/B Laws

017835F

511801

7.5 (7.0)

94.70

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1910

28

23

19

22.5

36,000

B Commerce/B Science

055965C

511535

7.0 (6.0)

95.00

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1930

28

23

19

22.5

36,000

B Commerce/
D Medicine

079220B

511541

7.0 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

36,000/
68,800

B Design in
Architecture/B Laws

075305G

511801

7.5 (7.0)

94.50

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1910

28

23

19

22.5

36,000

B Economics

003336G 511235

7.0 (6.0)

87.15

7.4

AAB/
ABCb

32

16

78

1720

25

20

15

21.5

35,000

Course Name

Business and Law

511200

Please note that we use the abbreviation B for Bachelor of,

M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.

ATAR - 2015

USFP 2015

GCE A Level 3
Subjects

International
Baccalaureate

India - CBSE

Canada - OSSD

SAT without APs

ACT without APs

Hong Kong
(HKDSE)

Malaysia - STPM
3 Subjects

Singapore A
Levels

Fees Indicative
(AU$)

6.5 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

B Economics/B Laws

006443B

511801

7.5 (7.0)

94.50

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1910

28

23

19

22.5

40,400

B Economics/
D Medicine

079219F

511236

7.0 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

35,000/
68,800

B Engineering Honours/
B Commerce

083632C

511760

7.0 (6.0)

95.00

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1930

28

23

19

22.5

37,100

B Engineering Honours/
B Laws

083634A

511801

7.5 (7.0)

94.50

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1910

28

23

19

22.5

37,100

B Engineering Honours/
B Project Management

083636K

511784

6.5 (6.0)

85.55

7.3

AAB/
ABCb

31

15

74

1680

25

19

15

21.0

37,100

B Food and Agribusiness

079022G

511009

6.5 (6.0)

80.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

17

11

19.0

31,200

B Information
Technology/
B Commerce

062100E

511761

7.0 (6.0)

95.00

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1930

28

23

19

22.5

37,100

B Information
Technology/B Laws

068767B

511801

7.5 (7.0)

94.50

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1910

28

23

19

22.5

37,100

B International and
Global Studies

063745D

511227

6.5 (6.0)

90.05

7.6

AAA

34

17

82

1790

26

20

17

22.0

32,800

B International and
Global Studies/B Laws

063746C

511801

7.5 (7.0)

94.50

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1910

28

23

19

22.5

37,800

B Political, Economic
and Social Sciences

068549A

511226

6.5 (6.0)

78.05

6.9

ABC/
BBB

28

13

64

1560

23

17

10

19.0

34,700

Sciences Po and the

University of Sydney
Dual Degrees,
B Political, Economic
and Social Sciences#

068549A

511226

6.5 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

B Project Management

074381C

511785

6.5 (6.0)

83.40

7.2

ABB

31

15

70

1640

24

18

13

20.5

37,100

B Science

000719E

512040

6.5 (6.0)

78.00

6.8

ABC/
BBB

28

12

62

1540

23

17

18.5

39,200

B Science/B Arts

068691F

512094

6.5 (6.0)

78.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

28

13

64

1560

23

17

10

19.0

35,700

B Science/B Laws

016237C

511801

7.5 (7.0)

94.50

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1910

28

23

19

22.5

40,000

B Science (Advanced)

000719E

512041

6.5 (6.0)

93.00

7.8

AAA

36

18

84

1840

27

22

18

22.0

39,200

B Science (Advanced)/
B Laws

016237C

511801

7.5 (7.0)

94.50

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1910

28

23

19

22.5

40,000

Courses overseas qualifications

English
requirement IELTS

511235

Guide to entry requirements (continued)

UAC CODE

003336G

Page 117

CRICOS Code

Sciences Po and the

University of Sydney
Dual Degrees,
B Economics#

Course Name

CRICOS Code

UAC CODE

English
requirement IELTS

ATAR - 2015

USFP 2015

GCE A Level 3
Subjects

International
Baccalaureate

India - CBSE

Canada - OSSD

SAT without APs

ACT without APs

Hong Kong
(HKDSE)

Malaysia - STPM
3 Subjects

Singapore A
Levels

Fees Indicative
(AU$)

sydney.edu.au

Courses overseas qualifications

Guide to entry requirements (continued)

B Science (Advanced
Mathematics)

000719E

512042

6.5 (6.0)

95.00

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1930

28

23

19

22.5

39,200

B Science (Advanced
Mathematics)/B Laws

016237C

511801

7.5 (7.0)

94.50

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1910

28

23

19

22.5

40,000

Course Name

Page 118

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Undergraduate Guide 2016

Humanities and Social Sciences

B Arts

000705M 511200

6.5 (6.0)

77.00

6.8

ABC/
BBB

28

12

62

1530

22

16

18.0

31,500

Sciences Po and the

University of Sydney
Dual Degrees, B Arts#

000705M

511200

6.5 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

B Arts (Languages)

030523B

511208

6.5 (6.0)

94.35

7.9

AAA

37

19

89

1890

28

23

19

22.5

31,500

B Arts (Media and

Communications)

031315B

511207

7.5 (7.0)

90.50

7.6

AAA

34

17

82

1790

26

20

17

22.0

34,900

B Arts (Media and

Communications)/
B Laws

060620G 511801

7.5 (7.0)

94.50

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1910

28

23

19

22.5

39,600

B Arts/B Economics

083652K

511260

7.0 (6.0)

89.00

7.5

AAB/
ABCb

33

16

78

1740

26

20

16

21.5

30,700

B Arts/B Laws

006441D

511801

7.5 (7.0)

94.50

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1910

28

23

19

22.5

36,200

B Arts/B Social Work

012851B

511300

6.5 (6.0)

80.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

17

11

19.0

31,800

B Arts/M Nursing

069877K

511913

7.0 (7.0)

80.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

17

11

19.0

31,200

B Commerce/B Arts

055964D

511530

7.0 (6.0)

95.00

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1930

28

23

19

22.5

36,000

B Economics

003336G 511235

7.0 (6.0)

87.15

7.4

AAB/
ABCb

32

16

78

1720

25

20

15

21.5

35,000

Sciences Po and the

University of Sydney
Dual Degrees,
B Economics#

003336G

511235

6.5 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

B Economics/B Laws

006443B

511801

7.5 (7.0)

94.50

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1910

28

23

19

22.5

40,400

B Economics/
D Medicine

079219F

511236

7.0 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

35,000/
68,800

B Education
(Early Childhood)

068551G

511612

7.5 (8.0L/S, 7.0R/W)

79.05

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

17

11

19.0

38,600

B Education
(Primary Education)

001292G

511600

7.5 (8.0L/S, 7.0R/W)

85.00

7.3

ABB

31

15

74

1660

24

19

14

20.5

38,600

Please note that we use the abbreviation B for Bachelor of,

M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.

GCE A Level 3
Subjects

International
Baccalaureate

India - CBSE

Canada - OSSD

SAT without APs

ACT without APs

Hong Kong
(HKDSE)

Malaysia - STPM
3 Subjects

Singapore A
Levels

Fees Indicative
(AU$)

80.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

17

11

19.0

38,600

B Education (Secondary:
Humanities and Social
Sciences)/B Arts

055968M

511605

7.5 (8.0L/S, 7.0R/W)

80.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

17

11

19.0

38,300

B Education (Secondary:
Mathematics)/B Science

055967A

511607

7.5 (8.0L/S, 7.0R/W)

80.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

17

11

19.0

38,600

B Education (Secondary:
Science)/B Science

055966B

511608

7.5 (8.0L/S, 7.0R/W)

80.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

17

11

19.0

38,600

B Engineering Honours/
B Arts

083631D

511780

6.5 (6.0)

86.45

7.4

AAB/
ABCb

32

16

76

1700

25

19

15

21.0

37,100

B Information
Technology/B Arts

064103G

511765

6.5 (6.0)

87.90

7.4

AAB/
ABCb

32

16

78

1720

25

20

15

21.5

37,100

B International and
Global Studies

063745D

511227

6.5 (6.0)

90.05

7.6

AAA

34

17

82

1790

26

20

17

22.0

32,800

B International and
Global Studies/B Laws

063746C

511801

7.5 (7.0)

94.50

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1910

28

23

19

22.5

37,800

B Liberal Arts and

Science

068569G

512009

6.5 (6.0)

75.00

6.7

BBC

27

11

60

1500

22

16

17.5

36,800

B Music Studies/B Arts

061145M

512310

6.5 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

32,900

B Political, Economic
and Social Sciences

068549A

511226

6.5 (6.0)

78.05

6.9

ABC/
BBB

28

13

64

1560

23

17

10

19.0

34,700

Sciences Po and the

University of Sydney
Dual Degrees,
B Political, Economic
and Social Sciences#

068549A

511226

6.5 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

B Psychology

019184J

512085

6.5 (6.0)

95.00

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1930

28

23

19

22.5

40,200

B Science/B Arts

068691F

512094

6.5 (6.0)

78.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

28

13

64

1560

23

17

10

19.0

35,700

B Social Work

000706K

511615

6.5 (6.0)

80.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

17

11

19.0

38,600

Courses overseas qualifications

USFP 2015

7.5 (8.0L/S, 7.0R/W)

Guide to entry requirements (continued)

ATAR - 2015

511603

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UAC CODE

066825B

English
requirement IELTS

CRICOS Code

B Education (Secondary:
Human Movement and
Health Education)

Course Name

UAC CODE

English
requirement IELTS

ATAR - 2015

USFP 2015

GCE A Level 3
Subjects

International
Baccalaureate

India - CBSE

Canada - OSSD

SAT without APs

ACT without APs

Hong Kong
(HKDSE)

Malaysia - STPM
3 Subjects

Singapore A
Levels

Fees Indicative
(AU$)

082879K

511103

7.0 (6.0)

80.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

N/C

11

19.0

36,000

B Animal and Veterinary

Bioscience

053423E

512105

6.5 (6.0)

79.50

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

17

11

19.0

38,700

B Design in Architecture

052456D

511101

7.0 (6.0)

91.95

7.7

AAA

35

17

82

1810

27

21

17

22.0

36,000

B Design in
Architecture/B Laws

075305G

511801

7.5 (7.0)

94.50

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1910

28

23

19

22.5

36,000

B Engineering Honours
(Civil)

083109M

511741

6.5 (6.0)

85.40

7.3

AAB/
ABCb

31

15

74

1680

25

19

15

21.0

37,100

B Engineering Honours
(Civil)/B Design in
Architecture

083633B

511762

7.0 (6.0)

95.25

8.0

A*AA

37

19

89

1930

29

24

19

22.5

37,100

B Engineering Honours/
B Project Management

083636K

511784

6.5 (6.0)

85.55

7.3

AAB/
ABCb

31

15

74

1680

25

19

15

21.0

37,100

B Environmental
Systems

068774C

511006

6.5 (6.0)

80.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

17

11

19.0

31,200

B Food and Agribusiness

079022G

511009

6.5 (6.0)

80.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

17

11

19.0

31,200

B Project Management

074381C

511785

6.5 (6.0)

83.40

7.2

ABB

31

15

70

1640

24

18

13

20.5

37,100

B Science

000719E

512040

6.5 (6.0)

78.00

6.8

ABC/
BBB

28

12

62

1540

23

17

18.5

39,200

B Science (Advanced)

000719E

512041

6.5 (6.0)

93.00

7.8

AAA

36

18

84

1840

27

22

18

22.0

39,200

B Science in Agriculture

000659A

511001

6.5 (6.0)

76.55

6.8

ABC/
BBB

27

12

62

1530

22

16

18.0

31,200

B Veterinary Biology/
D Veterinary Medicine

079222M

512101

7.0 (7.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

38,700

CRICOS Code

B Architecture and
Environments

Course Name

Environment and Sustainability

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Please note that we use the abbreviation B for Bachelor of,

M for Master of and D for Doctor of throughout these course tables.

ATAR - 2015

USFP 2015

GCE A Level 3
Subjects

International
Baccalaureate

India - CBSE

Canada - OSSD

SAT without APs

ACT without APs

Hong Kong
(HKDSE)

Malaysia - STPM
3 Subjects

Singapore A
Levels

Fees Indicative
(AU$)

7.0 (6.0)

80.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

n/c

11

19.0

36,000

B Computer Science
and Technology

019183K

511795

6.5 (6.0)

76.30

6.8

ABC/
BBB

27

12

62

1530

22

16

18.0

37,100

B Computer Science
and Technology
(Advanced)

019183K

511796

6.5 (6.0)

84.55

7.3

ABB

31

15

74

1660

24

19

14

20.5

37,100

B Design Computing

036730B

511102

7.0 (6.0)

80.00

6.9

ABC/
BBB

29

13

66

1580

23

17

11

19.0

35,000

B Design in Architecture

052456D

511101

7.0 (6.0)

91.95

7.7

AAA

35

17

82

1810

27

21

17

22.0

36,000

B Design in
Architecture/B Laws

075305G

511801

7.5 (7.0)

94.50

8.0

AAA

37

19

89

1910

28

23

19

22.5

36,000

B Engineering Honours
(Software)

083109M

511753

6.5 (6.0)

86.60

7.4

AAB/
ABCb

32

16

76

1700

25

19

15

21.0

37,100

B Engineering Honours
(Civil)/B Design in
Architecture

083633B

511762

7.0 (6.0)

95.25

8.0

A*AA

37

19

89

1930

29

24

19

22.5

37,100

B Information
Technology

039120D

511797

6.5 (6.0)

87.60

7.4

AAB/
ABCb

32

16

78

1720

25

20

15

21.5

37,100

B Music (Composition)

052452G

512308

6.5 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

32,900

B Music (Music
Education)

008447D

512301

6.5 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

32,900

B Music (Musicology)

052453G

512312

6.5 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

32,900

B Music (Performance)

052451J

512311

6.5 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

32,900

B Music Studies

026957K

512307

6.5 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

32,900

B Music Studies/B Arts

061145M

512310

6.5 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

32,900

B Music Studies/
D Medicine

079221A

512309

6.5 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

32,900/
68,800

B Visual Arts

008451G

512200

6.5 (6.0)

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

A+C

34,000

Courses overseas qualifications

English
requirement IELTS

511103

Guide to entry requirements (continued)

UAC CODE

082879K

Architecture and
Creative Industries

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CRICOS Code

B Architecture and
Environments

Course Name

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Table notes
Please note that the entry requirements published here are a guide only
and are subject to change. Entry requirements vary from year to year
and the entry scores stated here will not necessarily result in an offer of
aplace.

Undergraduate Guide 2016

Sciences Po and the University of Sydney Dual Degrees

Admission to the Dual Degree program is highly competitive. Acceptance
to the program will be determined by a Sciences Po and University
of Sydney Dual Degree Admissions Committee. The committee will
evaluate applications broadly on evidence of academic achievement
and intellectual readiness, and on applicants own representation of
their experience, ideas and aspirations. Applicants need to also meet
the minimum admission requirements for their degree of choice at the
University of Sydney, including English language requirements.
For the most up-to-date information on entry requirements, tuition
fees and application processes, refer to the course description online:
sydney.edu.au/courses
Higher Education and Research Reform Amendment Bill 2014
At the time of printing this prospectus, the Higher Education and
Research Reform Amendment Bill 2014 was being considered by
Parliament. The fee estimations contained in this prospectus are
based on 2015 data and do not reflect any changes which may arise as a
consequence of this bill being passed. Fee estimations are a guide for
comparison only and are subject to change for a number of reasons. You
should not rely on the fee estimations. Please visit the website for the
latest information on course fees: sydney.edu.au/courses

Key to the table

A+C A combination of ATAR (or equivalent score) plus additional selection
criteria (eg portfolio, audition, STAT/ISAT exam). Check the details
for your specific degree using Find a Course. sydney.edu.au/courses
n/c New course - ATAR and corresponding scores for other qualifications
not available at this stage. sydney.edu.au/courses
n/a Not applicable as an entry score cannot be applied.
The cut-off will be determined on a competitive basis once all
applications have been received by Sydney Medical School. It is
expected that the ATAR will be 99.5 or greater. Non-NSW HSC
results are converted to an ATAR equivalence. Music Studies/D
Medicine applicants need to also pass an audition/interview
required by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music to be considered.
Eligible applicants will be contacted by the University of Sydney for
interview. The Sydney Medical School regularly reviews the admission
criteria and application processes for its degrees. It reserves
the right to change these criteria and processes without notice.
Statements in this publication provide general advice about the
currently applicable criteria and processes, and may not be correct
for future application periods. Applicants are advised to consult
Sydney Medical Schools website for the most recent information:
sydney.edu.au/medicine/
Separate admission requirements also apply for progression to the
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine component of the combined program.
For more information check the details for your specific degree
using Find a Course.

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Tuition fees listed in this guide are indicative 2015 fees. Students are
invoiced based on their enrolment in actual units of study for each
semester. Look up your course in this guide (pages 71 to 107) to see
the annual tuition fees for your course.
#

Please see page 96 for more information

For fees relating to Sciences Po and University of Sydney

Dual Degrees, visit sydney.edu.au/arts/international/
prospective_students

CRICOS code

CRICOS (Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses) is the official government organisation that lists all Australian
education providers and the courses they offer to people studying in Australia on a student visa. You need to know the CRICOS
code for your course when you apply.

ATAR

Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank is a measure of a student's overall academic achievement relative to other students in
Australia. The ATAR requirement is set by faculties for each course and varies from year to year. The ATAR is applicable to most
Australian Year 12 examinations (eg NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC), Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), Western
Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) ) or, an equivalent is determined when you apply. (eg Queensland Certificate of
Education, New Zealand NCEA).

A+C

A combination of ATAR (or equivalent score) plus additional selection criteria (eg portfolio, audition, STAT/ISAT exam).
Check the details for your specific degree using Find a Course at sydney.edu.au/courses

N/A

Not applicable as an entry score cannot be applied.

n/c

New course - ATAR and corresponding scores for other qualifications not available at this stage.

English - IELTS

The first score is the overall score required, the second score(s) (in brackets) is the minimum score required in each component
L-Listening, R-Reading, S-Speaking, W-Writing. For more information on other tests and meeting English requirements, refer
tothe University's English Language Requirements.

USFP

University of Sydney Foundation program. The USFP scores can serve as a guide to entry for other foundation programs.
However, depending on the foundation program, the requirements may vary from course to course and are generally higher.
Some foundation programs are expressed as a percentage. In this table an 8 is equal to 80%, 9.5 is 95% and so on. Separate
English requirements will also apply.

GCE A Levels

General Certificate of Education Advanced Levels (includes UK GCE and Cambridge overseas qualifications). All students need
to complete a minimum of three Advanced Level (A Level) subjects. No more than four A Level subjects will be considered for
admission. Subjects usually need to be presented in the same academic year with, at most, one A Level or Advanced Subsidiary
(AS) subject that may be included from the preceding academic year or at most one A Level subject which may be included
from the following academic year. Students presenting only three A Level subjects can include one AS subject that has not been
undertaken at A Level. Lower case in the table denotes AS subjects. Entry requirements for students completing four A Level
subjects can be slightly lower.

International
Baccalaureate

International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma. Entry based on total score for completed IB Diploma.

India - CBSE

All India Senior School Certificate awarded by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Entry requirement is the total
of the best four externally examined subjects (where A1=5, A2=4.5, B1=3.5, B2=3, C1=2, C2=1.5, D1=1, D2=0.5).

Canada - OSSD

Ontario Secondary School Diploma. Entry requirement is the average of 6 University/College preparation courses.

SAT and ACT

scores without
APs

Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) 1 composite score. Total of Critical Reading, Mathematical and Writing test scores for SAT1 or the
American College Test (ACT) composite score. Evidence of graduation from a senior secondary qualification is also required. SAT
or ACT scores required can be lower for applicants presenting Advanced Placement tests (APs) with a score of 4 or better.

Hong Kong HKDSE

Completed Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE). Aggregate is based on the four core subjects (Chinese
Language, English Language, Mathematics and Liberal Arts) and the best grade in one Category A elective subject. Category B
and C subjects are not counted. Grades for all subjects except Mathematics are counted as follows: Levels 5**, 5*=6, Level 5=5,
Level 4=4, Level 3=3, Level 2=2 and Level 1=1. Grades for Compulsory Mathematics are as follows: Levels 5**, 5*=3, Level 5=2.5,
Level 4=2, Level 3=1.5, Level 2=1 and Level 1=0.5. Grades for Extension Mathematics are as follows: Levels 5**, 5*=4, Level 5=3.5,
Level 4=3, Level 3=2.5, Level 2=2 and Level 1=1.5.

Malaysia - STPM

Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia. Students need to present a minimum of 3 Advanced Level subjects taken in the same academic
year (where A=7, A-=6, B+=5, B=4, B-=3, C+=2, C=1). The indicative score listed is based on 3 subjects. The required score for
4 subjects can be slightly lower. Some courses which have a very high entry requirement will need 4 subjects to achieve the
required level..

Singapore
A Levels

Singapore A Levels refer to the A levels conducted in Singapore from 2007 onwards. Applicants need to present at least three
H2 subjects, one H1 content-based subject, Project Work and General Paper (GP) or Knowledge and Inquiry (KI).Mother Tongue
is not included. Entry is calculated on the basis that A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1 for H2 subjects. The notional value of H1 subjects
is half of that assigned to H2 subjects (where A=2.5, B=2, C=1.5, D=1, E=0.5).One H3 subject (on the basis of Distinction=2.5,
Merit=2.0, Pass=1.0) or a fourth H2 subject may also be included in the aggregate.

Guide to entry requirements (continued)

Explanation

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Table notes

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Eleanor Roosevelt (18841962)

politician, diplomat, activist, first lady

Apply domestic students

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The future
belongs to
those who
believe in
the beauty
of their
dreams.

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For some other courses, such as

medicine, music, oral health, visual
arts or veterinary science, entry
may also be based on an interview,
portfolio or performance.
For details, see page 130
or visit our website:
sydney.edu.au/ug-entry
Additional English language
requirements can also apply.
For more information refer to:
sydney.edu.au/ug-int-english
Explore your entry options
If youre not sure youll reach
the ATAR cutoff for your preferred
course, read the Access Sydney
section (page 128) to see if youre
eligible to apply for one of our
alternative entry pathways.
sydney.edu.au/access

Submit your application

As a domestic student, you need
to submit your application online
through the Universities Admissions
Centre website:
www.uac.edu.au
On-time applications are due
by 30 September 2015. A late
fee applies to applications
after this date.
Apply for scholarships
We award more than 500
scholarships to undergraduate
students each year. See page 136.

Visit us on Open Day

The best way to get a feel for
the campus is to visit us on Open
Day. Explore the campus, enjoy
the atmosphere, and learn more
about our courses and facilities by
attending mini lectures, activities
and tours.
In 2015, Open Day is taking place
on Saturday 29 August.
sydney.edu.au/openday

Most scholarship applications are

due by early October 2015, so you
will apply for them around the same
time you submit your university
application to UAC.
sydney.edu.au/scholarships

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Check the entry requirements

For most courses, entry is based
on your ATAR (Australian Tertiary
Admission Rank) or equivalent.

How to apply

Step 1: Choose your course.

Step 2: Check the entry requirements of the course.
Step 3: Explore your entry options.
Step 4: Submit your application to UAC with the relevant documents.

Apply domestic students

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Access Sydney

Getting the right ATAR is not the only way to obtain a place
here. Access Sydney offers alternative entry pathways for Year 12
students, and you may be eligible to apply for more than one.
Early Offer Year 12 (E12) Scheme
The E12 scheme shifts focus from
the ATAR alone. Through E12, you
can show us more about yourself,
and your enthusiasm for a course
of study. E12 is for students who
have been financially disadvantaged
during their time at school and who
have the potential to succeed at the
University of Sydney. It offers ATAR
concessions for selectedcourses.
With E12 you could have an early
conditional offer and a scholarship,
an Apple iPad to assist you with
your studies as well as support for
your transition to university study.
sydney.edu.au/e12
 sydney.edu.au/future-students/
domestic/undergraduate/e12/
meet-our-students
Flexible Entry Scheme
Flexible entry looks at the whole
you, not just your ATAR. If you are
a Year 12 student and are taking
HSC or IB subjects relevant to your
degree of interest, you may be
eligible to apply or be automatically
considered for the scheme. It gives
you the chance to receive an offer
for a course if you achieve an ATAR
that falls within five points of the
published ranking.

Broadway Scheme
Students who have experienced
longterm educational disadvantage
can apply through the Broadway
Scheme. This is provided through
the University of Sydney very own
Educational Access Scheme (EAS).
More than 600 Broadway Scheme
places are awarded to eligible
applicants each year.
Cadigal Alternative Entry
The Cadigal Alternative Entry
Program is an access scheme and
academic support program for
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
applicants. The program aims to
encourage greater participation
by Aboriginal students in tertiary
education and to facilitate their
successful transition into
tertiary study.
The University of Sydney Medical
School welcomes high-achieving
students through our Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander pathway.
Applicants need to also apply
through the Cadigal Special Entry
Program and attend an interview.
This entry pathway is available
onlyfor these combined degrees:
Bachelor of Science (Advanced)
and Doctor of Medicine
Bachelor of Medical Science
and Doctor of Medicine.

The E12 scheme really sees

you as a whole person, rather
than just as a number. This is
one of the best opportunities
Ive comeacross.
Claire Ingram

Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise Physiology)

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first year of study, or a combination

of those results and your ATAR,
depending on which gives you
a greater chance of admission.

Rural Entry schemes

The University offers two special
entry schemes for applicants
from rural backgrounds, linked
to the faculties of Pharmacy and
Veterinary Science. These schemes
are designed to improve access to
the Universitys courses for Year 12
students from rural areas.

you are 21 years of age or older

on 1 March of the year you intend
to commence tertiary study;

Transferring
Transferring is another option, to
get back on the path to pursuing
your dreams.
Even if you dont get into the
course you want in your first year,
you may be eligible to transfer
into it after you complete one
full-time year of tertiary study at
the University of Sydney or another
tertiary institution.
This form of admission is very
competitive. While transferring
requirements vary between
faculties, you will generally be
assessed on the basis of the
university results you obtain in your

you do not have the required

ATAR (or equivalent result in
another secondary qualification)
for admission to any course;
you do not have a record
of tertiary study; and
you have completed an
approved preparation course.
These usually run for one year,
starting at the beginning of the
first semester or TAFE academic
year, but in some cases they can
be completed in six months.
Your path to Sydney Uni:
an information evening for
students and parents
Dont miss our information
evening in May 2015. Its a great
way to learn about alternative
entry pathways and ask questions.
Well post the details on our
website closer to the date.
sydney.edu.au/access

Access Sydney

Mature-Age Entry Scheme

You are eligible to apply for the
Mature-Age Entry Scheme if you
fit all of the following criteria:

Im a proud Wiradjuri woman,

and I chose the University
of Sydney because of all the
wonderful things Id heard about
the Cadigal program.
Chloe Wighton
Bachelor of Arts

Learn more

For more information on entry

pathways to the University of
Sydney, visit:
sydney.edu.au/access

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Elite athletes and

performers scheme
This scheme is for applicants who
are able to demonstrate they are
elite athletes or performers, and
have had training, competition
and/or practice commitments
that significantly affected their
academic results at high school.

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Medicine
A small number of high-achieving
students study medicine as part
of our seven-year double
degree program.

The University of Sydney

For entry to some of our courses, we consider more than

just your marks. In these cases we need to know more
about you, and may ask you to submit a portfolio or visit
the University for an interview or audition. The following
courses have additional application requirements.

Undergraduate Guide 2016

Apply domestic students

Course-specific requirements

For domestic applicants starting in

2016, the required ATAR is expected
to be 99.95 (or equivalent) for all
double degree medicine courses,
except the Bachelor of Music
Studies and Doctor of Medicine
(expected to be 99.5).
Applicants for the Doctor of
Medicine double degree are also
required to undertake an interview,
which will be held in January 2016.
If you are eligible for an interview,
you will be contacted by email
or telephone.

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United States citizens/nationals/

permanent resident applicants,
regardless of whether they are also
a citizen or permanent resident of
a country other than the United
States, are required to submit
Medical College Admission Test
(MCAT) results.

Applicants for the Bachelor

of Music Studies and Doctor
of Medicine will undertake an
interview and an audition, required
by the Sydney Conservatorium of
Music. The results of the interview
and audition will form part of the
ranking of applicants.
Applicants are eligible to apply
for admission to a double degree
medicine program at the first
opportunity after graduating from
high school, regardless of when
their results become available. Most
medical students join us through
our graduate-entry scheme. If you
plan to apply for graduate entry, you
should start the application process
at least 12 months in advance.
Applications to study medicine
are complex. For more information,
application timelines and entry
requirements visit:
sydney.edu.au/medicine/ddmp

Music
To apply to study at the Sydney
Conservatorium of Music, you will
need to submit your university
application and an application for
an audition and/or interview by 30
September (a fee applies). You may
then be invited to an audition and/
or interview in late November or
early December.
For more information, visit:
sydney.edu.au/music

Applicants for the double degree

program are also required to
undertake an interview, which will
be held in January 2016. If you are
eligible for an interview you will be
contacted by email or telephone.
Applicants are eligible to apply
for admission at the first available
opportunity after graduating from
high school, regardless of when
their results become available.
sydney.edu.au/dentistry/student

In addition to the university

application, all applicants need to
submit a Commitment to Veterinary
Science form and complete the
multiple-choice Special Tertiary
Admission Test (STAT), ISAT or GRE,
depending on where you live. The
closing date is 27 November 2015.
For details, see:
 sydney.edu.au/vetscience
As well, separate requirements
apply for progression to the Doctor
of Veterinary Medicine component
of the combined program. For
details, check the entry for this
course online.
sydney.edu.au/courses

Apply domestic students

Course-specific requirements

A small number of high-achieving

students can study dentistry as
partof our seven-year double
degree program - Bachelor of
Science (Advanced) and Doctor
of Dental Medicine. For domestic
applicants starting in 2016, the
required ATAR is expected to
be 99.5 (or equivalent).

Veterinary science
Additional application requirements
apply to the combined degree of
Bachelor of Veterinary Biology and
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.

Visual Arts
In addition to your university
application, you will also need to
submit a portfolio of artwork. We
will assess your portfolio based
on a broad range of criteria,
including your creative thinking,
cultural awareness, critical skills,
communication skills, potential for
skill development, and evidence
of resolved ideas. For more
information about our portfolio
guidelines, visit:
sydney.edu.au/sca

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Dentistry
After you submit your university
application for the Bachelor of Oral
Health, you also need to register
online with the Faculty of Dentistry
by late October 2015, and sit a
Personal Qualities Assessment
(PQA) test in November (there is
a A$75 fee). Applicants who are
successful in the PQA test will be
invited to multiple mini interviews
in early December 2015.

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Admission to the University of Sydney is highly competitive.

You need to meet specific academic requirements before
we can make an unconditional offer ofadmission.

Refer to the tables on pages 108

to 111 for a guide to entry scores
for some of the senior secondary
qualifications accepted by
theUniversity.
For a full list of accepted senior
secondary qualifications, visit:
sydney.edu.au/
ug-int-qualifications

a university preparation course

through the University of
Sydney Foundation Program.
(see page 146 or visit: sydney.
edu.au/foundationprogram)
o
 ne year of full-time study
in a bachelors degree at a
recognised tertiary institution,
with required grades, or an
equivalent tertiary qualification
accepted by the University.

Academic requirements

Applicants are required to

meet course-specific academic
requirements to secure admission,
either through an accepted senior
secondary qualification or at least
one year of tertiary studies.

If your qualification isnt

recognised, you can complete
one of the following:

Additional entry requirements

Some courses have extra
requirements that you need
to meet, such as an audition,
portfolio or interview. See page 130
and also refer to our website:
sydney.edu.au/courses

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Academic requirements
The University accepts a range
of Australian and overseas
senior secondary (high school)
qualifications and successful
tertiary studies for admission
into its undergraduatecourses.

Apply domestic students

Apply domestic students

Academic requirements

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Costs

Course fees
From January 2015, all domestic
students taking an undergraduate
course at the University of Sydney
are Commonwealthsupported
students. This means the federal
government pays a large portion
of your fees (subject to the
FEEHELP limit).

The fees and amount you contribute

depend on the subjects you choose,
as course costs vary. For example,
in 2015 the student contribution
for a Bachelor of Science degree is
$8768, compared to a Bachelor of
Commerce costing $10,266 (see the
table opposite for an estimate of
costs for different areas of study).

The remainder, your student fee

contribution, you can pay upfront
in full, or obtain a full (or part)
HECSHELP loan, which you start
repaying when your income exceeds
a certain amount (in 2015, the
threshold is $53,345).

Higher Education and Research

Reform Amendment Bill 2014
At the time of printing this
prospectus, the Higher Education
and Research Reform Amendment
Bill 2014 was being considered by
Parliament. The fee estimations
contained in this prospectus are
based on 2015 data and do not
reflect any changes which may
arise as a consequence of this bill
being passed. Fee estimations are
a guide for comparison only and
are subject to change for a number
of reasons. You should not rely on
the fee estimations. Please visit the
website for the latest information
on course fees.
sydney.edu.au/courses

To be eligible for a Commonwealthsupported place, you need to:

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be a citizen of Australia
or New Zealand or
hold an Australian permanent
resident visa or
hold an Australian permanent
humanitarian visa.

HECS-HELP
Most Commonwealth-supported
students (Australian citizens
and permanent humanitarian
visa holders only) are eligible for
HECS-HELP assistance the federal
governments Higher Education
Loan Program. Find out more
about fee help limits and options
for paying or deferring your
student contribution on the
Study Assist website.
www.studyassist.gov.au
If you hold a permanent resident
visa (other than a permanent
humanitarian visa), or you are a
New Zealand citizen (and not also
an Australian citizen), you will still
be a Commonwealth-supported
student but wont be eligible
for HECS-HELP, and will need to
pay your full semester student
contribution upfront without
adiscount.
For more information on
Commonwealth support
and HECSHELP, see:
www.studyassist.gov.au

2015
contribution

Humanities,
behavioural science,
social studies,
education, clinical
psychology, foreign
languages, visual
and performing
arts,nursing

$6152

Mathematics,
statistics, computing,
built environments,
other health,
science, engineering,
surveying, agriculture

$8768

Law, accounting,
administration,
economics,
commerce,
dentistry,medicine,
veterinary science

$10,266

Eligible students can defer their SSA

fee to the governments SAHELP
scheme, if required.
In order to be eligible for SA-HELP,
students need to meet the
following criteria:
be either an Australian citizen
residing in Australia or a
permanent humanitarian visa
holder residing in Australia
be enrolled in a course of study
(or a bridging course for an
overseas-trained professional)
submit a valid SA-HELP debt
confirmation form with a tax
file number (or a certificate
of application for a tax
file number), on or before
the fee payable date.
Students who are not eligible for
SA-HELP need to pay on or before
the due date. For details, see
sydney.edu.au/ssa-fee

Apply domestic students

Area of study

Bursaries and loans

Bursaries are non-repayable
grants available to domestic
students who are having difficulty
paying for their study and
living expenses but are making
satisfactory academic progress.
Our unique bursary scheme is one
of the most generous in Australia.
Formerly called the University of
Sydney First Year Bursary,
the Robert Maple Brown Bursary
(worth $2000) is offered to eligible
firstyear students to help with
establishment costs atuniversity.
Students are eligible to apply if they
will be enrolled full time; will be in
receipt of Youth Allowance, Austudy
or any other Centrelink benefit; and
can demonstrate financial need due
to one or more of the following:

Costs

Band

Student Services and Amenities fee

All Australian universities
charge a Student Services and
Amenities fee (SSA fee), set by the
Australian Government. In 2015,
it was $286. This fee supports
student services, amenities,
advocacy, representation,
and similar activities.

low socioeconomic status

rural or isolated background
living away from home
disability.
You can apply online
through the UAC website:
www.uac.edu.au
For advice on how to manage
your finances or to apply for
financial assistance, get in touch
with our financial assistance office.
sydney.edu.au/
financial-assistance
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areas of study

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Scholarships

Scholarships enable promising students to concentrate

on their studies. University of Sydney students come
from a wide variety of schools and backgrounds, and our
range of targeted scholarships reflect this diversity.
Some of our scholarships are
specifically for Year 12 students
at high school or TAFE. Others
are for athletes or performers,
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
people or students from remote
or rural backgrounds. This page
summarises just a few that
might be available to you. For a
comprehensive list, visit:
sydney.edu.au/scholarships/
updates/now_open

Sydney Scholars Program

The Sydney Scholars Program offers
opportunities for Year 12 students
commencing their studies in 2016.
Ranging from $2000 to $10,000
in value, they are awarded in
durations of one year to five
years (combineddegrees).
The program is a suite of
prestigious scholarships and
will be offered to students
who meet the selection criteria,
including leadership skills and
an ATAR requirement of 95 and
above. For domestic students,
if you receive an ATAR of
99.90 you will automatically be
awarded a scholarship worth
$10,000 for theduration of
your undergraduate degree.
sydney.edu.au/scholarships/
prospective/sydney_scholars_
program.shtml

Equity scholarships
There are a number of equity
scholarships for school leavers to
consider. They include the Sydney
Scholars Program, the Robert Maple
Brown Bursary, the University of
Sydney Bridging Course Scholarship,
the Bruton Educational Trust
scholarship, Rural Sustainability
scholarships, Environmental
Sustainable scholarships and more.
 sydney.edu.au/scholarships/
prospective/equity.shtml
Faculty-based scholarships
Some faculties offer up to 100
percent tuition fee scholarships.
Faculty-based scholarships and
prizes are also available to
current students.
sydney.edu.au/scholarships/
current/faculty

Elite Athlete Program

Sydney Uni Sport and Fitness
(SUSF), through the Elite Athlete
Program, has assisted the University
of Sydney to continue Australias
oldest and richest academic and
sporting tradition.
SUSF is a leading provider of
support and services to student
athletes who are enrolled at the
University or representing the
University in their chosen sport.
If you are an elite athlete who
wants to achieve excellence in your
concurrent pursuit of academics
and sport, look no further than the
University of Sydney and SUSF.
susf.com.au/page/elite_athlete_
program.html

Scholarships outside of
the University
There are several other avenues
for scholarships that you should
consider alongside those offered by
the University of Sydney. For more
details, check:

Apply domestic students

Scholarships

Students identifying as Aboriginal

and/or Torres Strait Islander who
achieve an ATAR of 85 or above
will automatically be granted the
one-year $10,000 Indigenous
Achievement Scholarship.
 sydney.edu.au/future-students/
indigenous/scholarships.shtml

College accommodation
scholarships
Each of the eight residential
colleges at the University of Sydney
offers various opportunities and
scholarships to their new and
current student residents.
sydney.edu.au/scholarships/
prospective/college

australia.gov.au for government

scholarship programs
Country Education
Foundation of Australia for
rural grant programs
H
 obsons Scholarship Search
to search for scholarship
schemes across Australia
studyassist.gov.au for
information about government
financial assistance.
Once you are at university we also
provide a wealth of on-campus
bursary options to support you
with managing daily living and
studycosts.

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Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander students
The University of Sydney and
the Australian Government offer
numerous scholarship and financial
assistance programs to Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander students
all year round.

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Step 1: Choose your course.

Step 2: Check the entry requirements of the course.
Step 3: Submit your application online with the relevant documents.

d
 irect to the University
sydney.edu.au/ug-int-apply
t hrough a University agent
(representative)
sydney.edu.au/ug-int-agents
If you are an international student
studying an Australia/New Zealand
senior secondary or International
Baccalaureate qualification,
you can apply online through the
Universities Admissions Centre
International website:
uac.edu.au/international

Application deadlines
These vary by course. Check the
specific closing date for your
course at:
sydney.edu.au/courses
We strongly encourage
international applicants to apply
as early as possible to allow time
for visa and travel arrangements.
Separate scholarship deadlines
may apply. Please check the
relevant website for details.

How to apply

See page 142 for details.

Submit your application

As an international student,
you canapply to the University
of Sydney in the following ways:

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Check the entry requirements

Admission to the University
of Sydney is highly competitive.
Applicants need to satisfy certain
academic and English language
requirements to secureadmission.

Apply international students

Apply international students

How to apply

sydney.edu.au

Medicine
A small number of high-achieving
students study medicine as
part of our seven-year double
degreeprogram.

The University of Sydney

For entry to some of our courses, we consider more than

just your marks. In these cases we need to know more
about you, and may ask you to submit a portfolio or visit
the University for an interview or audition. The following
courses have additional application requirements.

Undergraduate Guide 2016

Apply international students

Course-specific requirements

For domestic applicants starting in

2016, the required ATAR is expected
to be 99.95 (or equivalent) for all
double degree medicine courses,
except the Bachelor of Music
Studies and Doctor of Medicine
(expected to be 99.5).
Applicants for the Doctor of
Medicine double degree are also
required to undertake an interview,
which will be held in January 2016.
If you are eligible for an interview,
you will be contacted by email
ortelephone.

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United States citizens/nationals/

permanent resident applicants,
regardless of whether they are also
a citizen or permanent resident of
a country other than the United
States, are required to submit
Medical College Admission Test
(MCAT) results.

Applicants for the Bachelor

of Music Studies and Doctor
of Medicine will undertake an
interview and an audition, required
by the Sydney Conservatorium of
Music. The results of the interview
and audition will form part of the
ranking of applicants.
Applicants are eligible to apply
for admission to a double degree
medicine program at the first
opportunity after graduating from
high school, regardless of when
their results become available.
Most medical students join us
through our graduate-entry
scheme. If you plan to apply for
graduate entry, you should start
the application process at
least 12 months in advance.
Applications to study medicine
are complex. For more information,
application timelines and entry
requirements visit:
sydney.edu.au/medicine/ddmp

Music
To apply to study at the Sydney
Conservatorium of Music, you will
need to submit your university
application and an application for
an audition and/or interview by
30 September (a fee applies). You
may then be invited to an audition
and/or interview in late November
or early December. For more
information, visit:
sydney.edu.au/music

Applicants for the double degree

program are also required to
undertake an interview which will
be held in January 2016. If you are
eligible for an interview you will be
contacted by email or telephone.
Applicants are eligible to apply
for admission at the first available
opportunity after graduating from
high school, regardless of when
their results become available.
sydney.edu.au/dentistry/student

In addition to the university

application, all applicants need to
submit a Commitment to Veterinary
Science form and complete the
multiple-choice Special Tertiary
Admission Test (STAT), ISAT or GRE,
depending on where you live. The
closing date is 27 November 2015.
For details, see:
 sydney.edu.au/vetscience
As well, separate requirements
apply for progression to the Doctor
of Veterinary Medicine component
of the combined program. For
details, check the entry for this
course online.
sydney.edu.au/courses

Apply international students

Visual Arts
In addition to your university
application, you will also need to
submit a portfolio of artwork. We
will assess your portfolio based
on a broad range of criteria,
including your creative thinking,
cultural awareness, critical skills,
communication skills, potential for
skill development, and evidence
of resolved ideas. For more
information about our portfolio
guidelines, visit:
sydney.edu.au/sca

Course-specific requirements

A small number of high-achieving

students can study dentistry as part
of our seven-year double degree
program - Bachelor of Science
(Advanced) and Doctor of Dental
Medicine. For domestic applicants
starting in 2016, the required
ATAR is expected to be 99.5
(orequivalent).

Veterinary science
Additional application requirements
apply to the combined degree of
Bachelor of Veterinary Biology and
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.

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Dentistry
After you submit your university
application for the Bachelor of Oral
Health, you also need to register
online with the Faculty of Dentistry
by late October 2015, and sit a
Personal Qualities Assessment
(PQA) test in November (there is
a A$75 fee). Applicants who are
successful in the PQA test will be
invited to multiple mini interviews
in early December 2015.

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Apply international students

Academic and Englishlanguage requirements

Admission to the University of Sydney is highly competitive. You need

to meet specific academic and English language requirements before
we can make an unconditional offer ofadmission.
Academic requirements
The University accepts a range
of Australian and overseas
senior secondary (high school)
qualifications and successful
tertiary studies for admission
into its undergraduatecourses.
Applicants are required to
meet course-specific academic
requirements to secure admission,
either through an accepted senior
secondary qualification or at least
one year of tertiary studies.
Refer to the tables on pages 112
to 121 for a guide to entry scores
for some of the senior secondary
qualifications accepted by
theUniversity.
For a full list of accepted senior
secondary qualifications, visit:
sydney.edu.au/
ug-int-qualifications

If your qualification isnt

recognised, you can complete
one of the following:
a university preparation course
through the University of
Sydney Foundation Program
(see page 146 or visit sydney.
edu.au/foundationprogram)
o
 ne year of full-time study
in a bachelors degree at a
recognised tertiary institution,
with required grades, or an
equivalent tertiary qualification
accepted by the University.
Additional entry requirements
Some courses have extra
requirements that you need
to meet, such as an audition,
portfolio or interview. See page
140 and also refer to our website:
sydney.edu.au/courses

 a
 n accepted English
proficiency test with results
that meet the minimum entry
requirements for your course.
Accepted tests are the:
IELTS (Academic)
Paper-Based TOEFL (P-B T) and
Internet-Based TOEFL (IBT)
Pearson Test of English
(PTE) Academic
Cambridge English: Advanced
(also known as Certificate of
Advanced English - CAE)
the Cambridge Proficiency
Exam (CPE).

at least one year of full-time

university study conducted
in English (ie in an Englishspeaking country or in a tertiary
institution where the language
of instruction was English).

English language tests

concordance table
This table will help you to figure out
the test score you need to achieve
for a number of English language
tests recognised for admission
to a University course.
Firstly, you need to find out the
IELTS score required for your
course. You can check this score
in this guide (pages 112 to 121), or
online at sydney.edu.au/courses
Next, you need to reference this
IELTS score to the English test
you plan to take (or have taken),
by checking both the overall score
and individual skills test section on
the concordancetable available at:
sydney.edu.au/ug-int-english

If you will not be accompanied

by a parent, legal custodian
or suitable relative and would
like assistance with services
for homestay, guardianship
and welfare, please provide a
request with your application
for admission.
For more details on policies and the
process for supporting under-18
students please see:
sydney.edu.au/ug-int-entry

Apply international students

Guardianship requirements for

students younger than 18
If you will be younger than 18 years
of age when you arrive in Australia,
you will need to provide evidence
to the Department of Immigration
and Border Protection (DIBP) that
appropriate welfare arrangements
are in place.

Academic and Englishlanguage requirements

a recognised senior secondary

(high school) qualification
conducted in English and
accepted by the University.
For details, see:
sydney.edu.au/ug-int-english

a
 n approved English course
at the University of Sydney
Centre for English Teaching
(CET) with results that
meet the minimum entry
requirements for your course

For more details regarding

Australian Government
requirements see the
DIBP website:
immi.gov.au/Study

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English language requirements

As an international student,
you need to demonstrate that
your English language skills meet
the minimum level required for
your chosen course. This
requirement can be fulfilled
by one of the following:

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Apply - international students

Costs

Tuition fees
Annual fees for international
students vary between courses,
and students are invoiced based on
their enrolment in actual units of
study for each semester. Look up
your course in this guide (pages 112121) to see the annual tuition fees
for your course. Please note that
all fees in this guide are:
quoted in Australian dollars
indicative fees for students
commencing in the 2015
academic year only
based on a full-time student
enrolment load of 24 credit
points per semester (or
48 credit points per year),
unless otherwise indicated
e
 xclusive of the cost of
textbooks, other additional
course costs, health insurance
or living expenses such as food,
accommodation and transport
e
 xclusive of the Student
Services and Amenities
fee (SSA fee) of up to $286,
charged from 1January 2015
(indexed annually thereafter)
as an initiative to increase
student support and services
in Australian universities.

The University reserves the right to

change international student fees
at the beginning of each calendar
year (1 January), and international
students will be subject to these
changes. Students who extend
their course beyond the normal
duration of the course, either by
repeating subjects through failures
or by taking additional subjects,
will be required to pay additional
fees based on prevailing fee levels.
Higher Education and Research
Reform Amendment Bill 2014
At the time of printing this
prospectus, the Higher Education
and Research Reform Amendment
Bill 2014 was being considered by
Parliament. The fee estimations
contained in this prospectus are
based on 2015 data and do not
reflect any changes which may
arise as a consequence of this
bill being passed.
Fee estimations are a guide for
comparison only and are subject
to change for a number of reasons.
You should not rely on the fee
estimations. Please visit the
website for the latest information
on course fees.
sydney.edu.au/courses
You can also consult directly with
our International Services office,
by email, to get specific, current
information about your fees.
[email protected]

Combined programs
For students enrolling in a
combined program of study,
please note that tuition fees
for the second course may vary
significantly from the first course.
As a guide, you can look up the
current indicative fee for the
second course online. Visit
sydney.edu.au/courses
Additional costs and
health insurance
For some courses, there are
costs additional to the tuition
fees. Some are significant, for
example, facultyspecific materials,
tools, protective clothing, and
equipment. For more information
about additionalcosts, visit your
facultys website.
sydney.edu.au/faculties
In addition to course fees,
international students need
to pay for their own health
insurance through the Overseas
Student Health Cover scheme.
This is a requirement of the
Australian Government.

A number of scholarships are available to international

students. Some are provided by the University of Sydney
and others by the Australian Government. Theymay be
available as faculty-based scholarships or University wide.

Sydney Achievers Scholarships

Our flagship scholarship program
for international students the
Sydney Achievers Scholarships
rewards students with outstanding
academic results. Each scholarship
is valued at A$10,000 per year for
the length of the degree.
 sydney.edu.au/scholarships/
prospective/sydney-achievers
Faculty-based scholarships
Some faculties offer up to 100
percent tuition fee scholarships.
Faculty-based scholarships and
prizes are also available to
current students.
sydney.edu.au/int-scholarships
Elite Athlete Program
Sydney Uni Sport and Fitness
(SUSF), through the Elite Athlete
Program, has assisted the University
of Sydney to continue Australias
oldest and richest academic and
sporting tradition. SUSF is a leading
provider of support and services to

Sydney Scholars Program

The Sydney Scholars Program offers
opportunities for international
students doing high school in
Australia to commence their studies
in 2016. Ranging from $2000 to
$10,000 in value, they are awarded
in durations of one year to five
years (combined degrees).
The program is a suite of
prestigious scholarships and will
be offered to students who meet
the selection criteria, including
leadership skills and an ATAR or
equivalent of 95 and above.
For domestic students, if you
receive an ATAR or equivalent
of 99.90 you will automatically
be awarded a scholarship worth
$10,000 for the duration of
your undergraduate degree.
sydney.edu.au/scholarships/
prospective/sydney_scholars_
program.shtml

External scholarships
Australia Awards
The University of Sydney
attracts a large group of Australia
Awards scholars of the highest
academic calibre. These Australian
Government scholarships are open
to students from countries with
which Australia has a development
partnership. Australia Awards cover
full tuition fees and a payment for
living expenses.
australiaawards.gov.au

Costs

In addition to the general

scholarships you can apply for,
including College Accommodation
scholarships, there are several
scholarships specifically designed
for international students. These
include the following.

student athletes who are enrolled

at the University or representing
the University in their chosen
sport. If you are an elite athlete
who wants to achieve excellence
in your concurrent pursuit of
academics and sport, look no
further than the University of
Sydney and SUSF.
susf.com.au/page/elite_
athlete_program.html

Other options
We also encourage you to look for
funding from sources outside the
University. For example, you may be
able to apply for scholarships from
companies or universities in your
home country.
sydney.edu.au/
scholarships/prospective/
international_students

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The University of Sydney Foundation Program

The University of Sydney Foundation Program (USFP) is an alternative

pathway to study if you do not meet the academic requirements
for your undergraduate course. The program is conducted by Taylors
College on behalf of Study Group Australia and the University of
Sydney. You will be eligible to apply for entry to our undergraduate
courses when you complete the program.
What are the advantages?
The University of Sydney
Foundation Program offers a range
of advantages to ensure you achieve
the strong academic foundation
needed to enter the University of
Sydney. Theseinclude:

m
 ultiple intake dates: the
program is available in intensive,
standard or extended formats.
This means you can complete
your course in as little as 30
weeks or up to 59 weeks,
depending on your ability.

a
 guaranteed place at the
University of Sydney*

The choice of intake is as follows:

a
 program designed by the
University of Sydney: the
University also oversees the
setting and moderation of
all examinations, so students
are assured of the highest
quality of assessment
e
 xpert staff to help you feel
at home: Taylors staff will
assist you in settling into life in
Australia, and offer you support
to achieve your academic goals.
Each intake has a student adviser
who is available to help you with
academic or personal issues.
There are also careers advisers,
welfare counsellors, nurses and
first aid officers on site to care
for your health and wellbeing.

60-week extended
program (commencing
in February and August)
40-week standard
program (commencing
in February and July)
3
 0-week intensive
program (commencing
in April and October).
sydney.edu.au/
foundationprogram

* U
pon meeting all entry requirements, some courses have a limited number of places available.
Admission to courses can only be guaranteed while places are still available and where the course is being offered.

The Centre for English Teaching (CET) will help you reach the
English proficiency level needed to enter your course at the University
of Sydney. Each year, around 3000 international students study in CET
programs during their pathway to undergraduate studies.
The centre offers a comprehensive
range of English language courses
to help you achieve your goals.
It provides high-quality English
language programs including:

They provide a friendly and

caring learning environment that
makes studying English in Sydney
an enjoyable and stimulating
educational experience.

English language support

The centre supports you at the
University of Sydney with your
English language throughout
yourstudy.

online courses

The centre is also a test venue,

so when you have completed your
English course we can arrange a
test booking to suit your needs.
The centre is located on the main
campus of the University of Sydney,
and all classrooms are equipped
with state-of-the-art audiovisual technology.
sydney.edu.au/cet

Our teachers will help you

achieve your desired learning goals
and get ready for your career. This
assistance includes online support
and University direct entry courses
before your degree, through to
exit programs and testing and
workplace readiness programs.

university pathway courses

professional pathway courses
graduate programs
internships
one-on-one coaching
and academic workshops
customised programs
corporate training.

Centre For English Teaching

Centre For English Teaching

We also offer a concurrent oneon

one support and academic group,
workshops in the first semester
at university, scholarships and
other services.
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All of our courses are taught by

highly qualified instructors who
have extensive experience teaching
English at universities both in
Australia and internationally.

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Summer School and Winter School

We offer intensive Summer and Winter School programs in a

wide range of subjects. These can help you accelerate your degree,
to finishyour studies and return home sooner, balance your workload
over the year or make up a failed subject.
Both schools are offered on
a fullfee-paying basis, with the
Summer School offering 150
undergraduate and postgraduate
units of study, and the Winter
School offering 60 units.
Summer School units commence
at various times: some in early
December, others in January, with
most running for about six weeks.
The Winter School starts in early
July and runs for four weeks (until
the beginning of Semester Two).

The following faculties

offersubjects:
the Faculty of Science
the University of
Sydney Law School
the Faculty of Engineering and
Information Technologies
the University of Sydney
Business School
the Faculty of Arts and
Social Sciences
the Faculty of Health Sciences
the University of Sydney
Medical School
the Faculty of Architecture,
Design and Planning
the Faculty of Education
and Social Work

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Sydney College of the

Arts (VisualArts).

We welcome students from any

tertiary institution to our summer/
winter schools, provided they have
the prerequisites to enrol in their
chosen unit of study and meet our
English requirements. You dont
have to be enrolled at the University
of Sydney to study at the Summer
or Winter School.
Starting before Semester One
If you are an international
student intending to start your
studies in Semester One, which
begins in March, you can often
begin your studies in the summer
(giving yourself an early start).
You will need to inform our
International Services office to
make sure your visa requirements
are correctly noted.
How to apply
You can apply online.
Applications open in the third
week of September for Summer
School and in the last week of
May for Winter School. If you are
an international student you will
need to send your English-language
qualifications, academic transcript
and a letter from your home
institution stating that it is prepared
to credit your units of study.
sydney.edu.au/summer

Australian Tertiary Admission

Rank (ATAR)
The ATAR is a ranking between
0 and 99.95 that is allocated to
all students who complete an
Australian Year 12 (secondary
school) qualification. It is a measure
of the students overall academic
achievement relative to other
students who have undertaken
an Australian Year 12 qualification.
Applicants who have completed
another recognised secondary
qualification will have their results
translated to an ATAR equivalent
to determine whether they have
met the standard required
for admission.

Combined/double degrees
A combined degree program (also
called a double degree) allows you
to earn degrees from two faculties.
For example, if you complete a
combined Arts/Law program, you
will be awarded a Bachelor of Arts
and a Bachelor of Laws. It allows
students to complete two degrees
in less time than if the two degrees
were studied sequentially.
Credit for previous studies
Students admitted to a course
may be granted credit towards
that course, based on what
they have attained in previous
university studies. This is also
called advanced standing or
transfer credit.
Credit point
A credit point is the value that
each unit of study (single subject)
contributes towards course
completion requirements.
Most units of study are worth
six credit points.
Domestic student
You are considered a domestic
student if you are an Australian
or New Zealand citizen (including
dual citizens), or an Australian
permanent resident visa holder.
Enrolment
Enrolment enables you to officially
become a student by registering
(choosing) your units of study for
the upcoming year or semester.

Faculty or school
A faculty or school is responsible
for administering all the courses in
a particular subject area. It mainly
comprises academic staff and is
headed by a dean.
Graduate-entry degree
This is a bachelors (undergraduate)
degree that requires you to have
completed another undergraduate
degree first, as a prerequisite
for entry.
Honours
Some degrees may be completed
with honours. Honours differs
depending on the faculty, and
usually involves:
the completion of a
separate honours year
additional work in the later
years of the course, or
high-level achievement over
all years of the course.
International student
An international student is
anyone who is not an Australian or
NewZealand citizen, permanent
resident of Australia or a holder
of a permanent Australian
humanitarian visa. Any student
with dual Australian citizenship
and citizenship from another
country must be treated as an
Australian domestic student. To
enrol at university, international
students need to hold a visa that
allows them to study in Australia.

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Assumed knowledge
For some courses or units of
study, we assume you have reached
a certain level of knowledge or
have passed a relevant subject
at Australian Year 12 level this is
called assumed knowledge. It often
refers to a Higher School Certificate
(HSC) subject. While students are
generally advised against taking a
unit of study for which they do not
have the assumed knowledge, they
are not prevented from enrolling
(See also prerequisite). Learn
more about HSC subjects online:
boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/
syllabus_hsc

Glossary

Glossary

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Glossary

Orientation
Orientation sessions held before
the start of each semester give you
essential and valuable information
about services and resources at the
University, as well as opportunities
to meet students and staff, enjoy
social activities and find out about
the many student organisations and
sporting facilities available.
Prerequisite
A prerequisite is a specific unit of
study that you need to complete
before you can take another unit.
Semester
A semester is the academic
teaching period; about 16 weeks
in duration. There are two
semesters each year and they
usually run from March to June,
and July to November.
Student ID card
Your Student ID card is proof of
your enrolment. You can use it to
borrow library books, print, get
discounts, access buildings and be
identified during exam periods.
Unit of study
This is an individual subject that
you study as part of your degree.
It is the smallest stand-alone
component of a course that can be
recorded on your transcript. For
information about course rules and
unit of study requirements, visit:
sydney.edu.au/handbooks

Universities Admissions
Centre (UAC)
UAC receives and processes
applications for admission
to undergraduate courses at
recognised universities in New South
Wales (NSW) and the Australian
Capital Territories (ACT). You need
to apply through UAC if you are an
international student completing
an Australian Year 12 qualification
or the New Zealand Certificate
of Educational Achievement
(NCEA) Level 3 in New Zealand
in the current year. Current year
International Baccalaureate
students (onshore or offshore)
may apply through UAC or directly
to the University of Sydney.
University of Sydney
Foundation Program
This is an intensive 3060 week
program that prepares you for
university study. Successful
completion of the program with
the necessary grades and other
admission criteria that may apply
to your course will guarantee
admission to the University of
Sydney. Please note that some
courses have a limited number of
places available and admission to
courses can only be guaranteed
while places are still available and
where the course is being offered.

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