University of Sydney (USYD) Courses

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.

A successful applicant for admission to the Graduate Diploma in Ophthalmic Science will hold one of the following:

• A medical degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification
• A bachelor's degree in health realted discipline with first or second class honours from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification
• A bachelor's degree in a non-health related disicipline without first or second class honours from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification. Applicants must have completed work equivalent to a first or second class honours bachelor's degree or pass a preliminary examinations/s as prescribed by the Faculty.
• A minimum of 5 years professional work experience in a health-related field or pass a preliminary examination(s) as prescribed by the Faculty.

Admission to the course requires:

• a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; or
• evidence of a minimum of three years recent and relevant professional experience.

Admission to candidature for the Master of Criminology requires:

• a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit average from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; or
• a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; and the applicant provides evidence of two years of relevant professional experience.

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 the Master of Urbanism requires:

• a bachelor's degree in design, human geography or related field from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; or
• completion of an approved graduate Diploma course.

Admission to candidature for the Graduate Diploma in Taxation requires a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney; or an equivalent qualification.

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

1. An Australian bachelor's degree, master's or PhD from an Australian institution or equivalent.
2. A minimum GPA of 4.5 out of 7.0 which is an approximate Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 60 percent. This does not guarantee an offer as the places are limited and offers are made based on academic merit.

Admission to candidature for the Master of Education (International Education) 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.

Admission to the 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.

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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