University of Sydney (USYD) Courses

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, in a related field of engineering to which the student is applying.

Admission to this course requires:

• a Bachelor of Education from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification and either the completion of postgraduate studies, or professional experience equivalent to one year full-time in a field considered by the Faculty to be appropriate to the program of study; or
• a bachelor's degree and either the Graduate Diploma in Education or Bachelor of Teaching or Master of Teaching from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification; or
• a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification and either the completion of postgraduate studies in Education, or professional experience equivalent to two years full-time in a field considered by the Faculty to be appropriate to the program of study; or
• completion of the embedded Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies (Educational Psychology) from the University of Sydney; or 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.

Admission to Doctor of Clinical Surgery requires:

• a medical degree;
• evidence of excellence in study in both their undergraduate and postgraduate career;
• successful interview or examination; and
• advance post graduate knowledge of anatomy, surgical pathology and applied physiology; or
  completion of the basic training requirements of the Australian College of Surgeons, or a Fellowship of the Australian College of Surgeons.

Candidates who possess a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, or equivelent, may be granted credit of up to 66 credit points for the Clinical Surgery units of study (SURG6011-SURG6021)

Candidates who wish to undertake the clinical components of the Doctor of Surgery must be eligible to undertake surgical training in New South Wales and be appointed to a SET 3 or higher position by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Additional requirements are set by the Discipline of Surgery and will include an interview.

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

1. a bachelor's degree, master's degree or PhD from an Australian institution or equivalent
2. a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.5 over 7 (credit average). This does not guarantee an offer as the places are limited and offers are made based on academic merit.

Prospective students must ensure that they understand the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia's (MRPBA) registration requirements for graduates of this program prior to enrolment.

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 Creative Writing (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 a relevant subject area in the humanities or social sciences, or an equivalent qualification; or
• completion of the requirements for the embedded Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification.

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

• 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 with the relevant minimum average mark.

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.

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Admission to candidature for the Graduate Certificate in Art Curating requires:

• a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney or an equivalent qualification; or
• equivalent professional experience in a relevant field.

Admission to candidature for the Master of Exercise Physiology requires the applicant to have:

• A bachelor or master's degree or a PhD in exercise science or a health-related discipline from the University of Sydney, or qualifications deemed by the faculty to be equivalent; and
• A minimum GPA of 4.5 out of 7.0 which is an approximate Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 60 per cent
• Evidence of*:
  1. a current Exercise Scientist Accreditation (AES) with Exercise and Sport Science Australia; or
  2. completion of a bachelor or master's degree accredited by Exercise and Sport Science Australia at the level of Exercise Science; or
  3. an approved Graduate Entry Assessment from Exercise and Sport Science Australia

*by providing evidence of accreditation, applicants are also proving extensive pre-existing knowledge in human anatomy, human or exercise physiology and research design and statistics.

Admission to this course requires the applicant to:

• have a pre-registration nursing degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification with a credit average; or
• have a graduate diploma or graduate certificate in this discipline from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification.
• be a registered nurse in Australia or overseas.

Domestic applicants are required to have a minimum of one year's experience as a registered nurse, be working in emergency nursing and provide a statement of support from their supervisor or manager in order to undertake the required clinical assessments.

International applicants are required to have a minimum of one year's experience in emergency nursing and have a choice of providing a statement of support from their supervisor if they wish to undertake the required clinical assessments in their home country, or else the clinical assessments can be undertaken at the Sydney Nursing School under simulated conditions.

Admission to the course requires:

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

Admission to the Master of Economics (2 years full-time) requires:

• a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification; or
• completion of the requirements for the embedded Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Economics with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification.

If you have completed previous studies in a related area or have relevant work experience, you may be able to reduce the duration of your studies based on the criteria below:

Admission to the Master of Economics (1.5 years full-time) requires:

• a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, with a major in Economics and with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification; or
• relevant professional experience and a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification.

Admission to the Master of Economics (1 year full-time) requires:

• an Honours degree in Economics.

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.

Admission to the Master of Architectural Science requires:

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

• completion of the requirements of the embedded graduate diploma; or

• completion of the requirement of the graduate certificate with a weighted average mark of at least 70 across all the units attempted for the award.