University of Sydney (USYD) Courses

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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A successful applicant for admission to the Master of Brain and Mind Sciences will:

• hold a bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification and, where required, satisfactorily perform at an interview.

Admission to this course requires:

• a bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering with a minimum credit average and a major in physics or equivalent; or
• completion of the requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Medical Physics with a credit average or better.

Admission to the course requires:

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

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.

For admission into this course, you should have:

• a Bachelor degree with at least a credit average.

Admission to the course requires:

• a medical degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification; or
• a bachelor's degree in a health-related discipline from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification; or
• 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 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.

Admission to candidature for the Graduate Certificate in Economics requires:

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

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.

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 Economic Analysis (1.5 years full-time) requires:

• a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, including a major in Economics with a minimum distinction (75%) average, or an equivalent qualification; or
• completion of the requirements of the embedded Graduate Certificate in Economic Analysis or Graduate Diploma in Economic Analysis with a minimum distinction (75%), or an equivalent qualification; or
• completion of the Graduate Certificate in Economics with a minimum high distinction (85%) average, or equivalent qualification.

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

• completion of the requirements for the embedded Graduate Diploma in Economic Analysis or an equivalent qualification; or
• an Honours degree in a relevant discipline.

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.

Admission to the course requires:

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