University of Sydney (USYD) Courses

Please note: This course is only available to returning and current students who commenced a Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) degree in 2017 or prior.

To qualify for admission to honours students need to have completed a major in the intended subject area with an average of 70% or above. Some departments and programs have additional criteria, including advanced senior units of study designed to prepare students for the challenges of fourth year study.

The academic requirements that are displayed are applicable to currently available courses only, and are updated annually in October and may be changed without notice. The Handbooks Online and the University of Sydney Calendar are the official legal source of information relating to study at the University of Sydney, and you are referred to those documents.

A secondary education qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), OR approved higher education study, including approved preparation courses.

See recognised qualifications

A secondary education qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), OR approved higher education study, including approved preparation courses.

See recognised qualifications

A secondary education qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), OR approved higher education study, including approved preparation courses.

See recognised qualifications

A secondary education qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), OR approved higher education study, including approved preparation courses.

See recognised qualifications

To be eligible to apply you will need to fulfill the following criteria;

• A Bachelor's degree, Master's degree, or a PhD from an Australian institution or equivalent.
• Demonstrated satisfactory performance in an eligible course at the time of application, as indicated by a weighted Average Mark (WAM). Standard applicants must have a minimum WAM of 70 or equivalent to be eligible to apply. Rural applicants must have a minimum WAM of 60 or equivalent. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are expected to have a minimum WAM of 60 or equivalent to be eligible to apply.
• Satisfactory performance in further admissions assessment as defined in the relevant Admissions Guide, if required.

Admission to the course requires:

• a medical degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification.

Applicants from countries without established vocational (specialist) ophthalmology training programs and working in an ophthalmology unit are eligible for admission to the Community Ophthalmology stream.

Applicants who are overseas-trained specialists from countries with established vocational ophthalmology training programs and either of the following are eligible for admission to the Post Vocational Ophthalmology stream :

1. have satisfactorily completed the requirements to practice as ophthalmologists in their country of residency
2. are eligible to undertake further fellowship training in their country of residence.

A secondary education qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), OR approved higher education study, including approved preparation courses.

See recognised qualifications

To be considered for admission, an applicant is required to have:

• an Australian bachelor's degree or higher with a credit average (65 percent) or equivalent qualification, or
• an Australian bachelor's degree or higher (minimum 50 percent average) or equivalent qualification, and satisfactory performance in the GMAT (for guidance, the class average score is 630), or
• the University of Sydney Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate in Commerce with a credit average (65 percent).

Admission to the course requires:

• a medical degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification.