University of Sydney (USYD) Courses

To be eligible to apply for the Master of Pharmacy applicants will need to fulfill the following criteria:

1. A bachelor's degree from an Australian institution or equivalent
2. A minimum Grade Point Average (GPA), currently 5.0 over 7.0 (equivalent to 65% at USYD), or Graduate Australian Medical Admissions Test (GAMSAT), currently 55 with 50 in each section, or Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), currently 8 (previous test version) / 500 (new test version).
3. 48 credit points, or equivalent, in six prerequisite subjects at university level (see below)
4. English language proficiency of IELTS 7.0 overall with 6.5 in each band (if relevant)

• Course transfers from current Master of Pharmacy programs across Australia will be considered. Subject exemptions are assessed on a case-by-case basis.
• International pharmacy graduates with registration from outside of Australia are accepted provided pharmacy registration has been within the last ten years. It is not a requirement to have a GPA, MCAT or GAMSAT for this application.
• Applicants with relevant professional experience (eg pharmaceutical industry or related research area) within the last ten years will be considered on a case-by-case basis. It is not a requirement to have a GPA, MCAT or GAMSAT for this application.

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.

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

• an Australian bachelor's degree with honours or higher in any discipline with a credit average (65 percent) or equivalent qualification or
• an Australian bachelor's degree or higher in a related discipline with a credit average (65 percent) or equivalent qualification or
• an Australian bachelor's degree in an unrelated discipline with a credit average (65 percent) or equivalent qualification, and relevant professional work experience (typically two years) or
• any of the above combinations of qualifications and/or experience with less than a credit average (minimum 50 percent required) and satisfactory performance in the GMAT (for guidance, the class average score is 630) or equivalent Business School approved admissions test or
• the University of Sydney Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations with a credit average (65 percent).

Admission to this course requires:

• 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 70).

Admission to the course requires:

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

Admission to the course requires:

• completion of the requirements for the Master of Medicine (Internal Medicine)
• an average mark of at least 75% in 24 credit points of compulsory and/or stream units of study
• any other requirements as stated by the Faculty at the time of application.

Admission to the course requires:

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

Admission to this course requires:

• a bachelor's degree with first or second class honours from the University of Sydney, or equivalent qualification and a minimum of 1 year of work experience in a health or policy related field; or
• completion of the requirements of the embedded graduate certificate; or
• completion of the requirements of the embedded graduate diploma, or equivalent qualification.

Entry in the 1 year or 2 year degree program is determined by the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) criteria below:

Admission to candidature for the Master of Crosscultural and Applied Linguistics (2 years full-time) requires:

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

Admission to candidature for the Master of Crosscultural and Applied Linguistics (1.5 years full-time) requires:

• a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit (65%) average in a relevant discipline, calculated over the whole degree, from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; or
• completion of the embedded Graduate Certificate in Crosscultural and Applied Linguistics with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification; or
• relevant professional work experience.

Admission to candidature for the Master of Crosscultural and Applied Linguistics (1 year full-time) requires:

• completion of the embedded Graduate Diploma in Crosscultural and Applied Linguistics 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.

Admission to the degree requires a Bachelor of Science degree with a credit average.

The applicant must also have successfully completed the following prerequisite units of study within the last 10 years:

• 12 credit points of junior chemistry, or equivalent; and
• 12 credit points of junior human biology, or equivalent; and
• 12 credit points of intermediate or senior Biochemistry and/or Molecular Biology, or equivalent; and
• 12 credit points of intermediate or senior Human Physiology, or equivalent; and
• 6 credit points of intermediate or senior Nutrition Science, or equivalent; and
• 6 credit points of intermediate or senior Food Science, or equivalent.

Admission to the program requires:

• completion of the requirements for the Master of Science in Medicine (Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development)
• an average mark of at least 75% in 4 x compulsory and/or stream units of study
• any other requirements as stated by the Faculty at the time of application.

Admission to candidature for the Graduate Diploma in Publishing requires:

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