University of Sydney (USYD) Courses

Admission to candidature for the Graduate Diploma in Media Practice requires:

• a bachelor's degree with a minimum 60% average calculated over the whole degree, from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; or
• completion of the Graduate Certificate in Media Practice with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification.

Entry in the 1 year or 1.5 year degree program is determined by the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) criteria below:

Admission to candidature for the Master of Political Economy (1.5 years full-time) requires:

• a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit (65%) average calculated over the whole degree, from the University of Sydney, including a major in the Social Sciences, or an equivalent qualification

Admission to candidature for the Master of Political Economy (1 year full-time) requires:

• completion of the embedded Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Political Economy with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification; or
• an Honours degree in a relevant discipline; or
• relevant professional work experience and a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit (65%) average or an equivalent qualification.

If you do not meet the requirements listed above for direct entry to the Master's degree, you may be able to enter via a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in the same subject area and upgrade to the Master's after successful completion of the shorter course.

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

• an Australian bachelor's degree or higher (minimum 60 percent average) or equivalent qualification, or
• an Australian bachelor's degree or higher with a pass average (minimum 50 percent) or equivalent qualification, and satisfactory performance in the GMAT (for guidance, the class average score is 590)
• or equivalent Business School approved admissions test or the University of Sydney Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations with a credit average (65 percent).

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

• an Australian Bachelor of Engineering degree with a 65 percent average, or equivalent qualification or
• an Australian bachelor's degree in a non-Engineering discipline with a 65 percent average, with studies equivalent to 48 credit points (equivalent to 1 year full time study load) in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, computing or statistics, as related to the stream sought for admission.

Admission requires:

• a master's degree in an appropriate discipline as determined by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music; or
• a pass bachelor's degree with a credit average, or an honours bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, or equivalent qualification in an appropriate discipline as determined by the Conservatorium; or
• an award of graduate diploma from the University of Sydney, or equivalent qualification in an appropriate discipline as determined by the Conservatorium; or
• completion of the requirements of the embedded graduate diploma in this discipline from the University of Sydney, or equivalent qualification; and
• successful completion of an audition.

Available places will be offered to qualified applicants in the order in which complete applications are received, and according to the admissions criteria.

Applicants who do not have a recognised tertiary award but who demonstrate an equivalent musical ability and maturity at the audition and interview, and who can show considerable performing experience may be admitted.

Admission to this course requires:

• a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney or an equivalent qualification; or
• completion of the requirements of the embedded graduate certificate with a WAM of at least 70.

Graduate Diploma students may apply to upgrade to the Masters at the completion of their program

Admission to the course requires:

• a medical degree from the University of Sydney or an equivalent qualification; or
• a bachelors degree in a health-related discipline with first or second class honours from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification; or
• a pass bachelors degree in a health-related discipline from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification. Applicants must have completed work equivalent to a first or second class honours bachelors degree or pass a preliminary examination(s) as prescribed by the Faculty; or
• completion of the first 4 years of an undergraduate medical degree that is accredited by the Australian Medical Council, and a letter of recommendation from the head of clinical school/medical program supporting concurrent enrolment while completing degree requirements.

All students entering the program are expected to have some clinical experience.

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

• an Australian bachelor's degree with a credit average (65 percent) in a quantitative discipline or equivalent qualification, or
• an Australian bachelor's degree (with honours) or equivalent qualification

Admission to this course requires

• a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney or an equivalent qualification.

Graduate Certificate students may apply to upgrade to the Diploma or Masters at the completion of their program (with a weighted average mark of at least 65).

For admission to this course, you should have a Bachelor degree from any discipline with a credit average.

Applicants who do not meet the requirements for admission into the Master of Sustainability may wish to consider applying for entry into the Graduate Diploma in Sustainability

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

• an Australian bachelor's degree in commerce, business or related discipline with a credit average (65 percent) or equivalent qualification, or
• an Australian bachelor's degree or higher in commerce, business or related discipline (minimum 50 percent average) or equivalent qualification, and satisfactory performance in the GMAT (for guidance, the class average score is 630), or
• an Australian bachelor's degree in any discipline with a credit average (65 percent) or equivalent qualification and a minimum of one-year relevant work experience, or
• an Australian bachelor's degree with honours or higher in any discipline with a credit average (65 percent) or equivalent qualification, or
• the University of Sydney Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate in Commerce with a credit average (65 percent).

Admission requires a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification.