University of Sydney (USYD) Courses

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

Admission to candidature for 1.5 years full-time requires:

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

Admission to candidature 1 year full-time requires:

• completion of the requirements for the embedded Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in English Studies with a minimum credit (65%) average, 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.

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).

A successful applicant for admission to this course will hold:

• a Bachelor of Dentistry, Doctor of Dental Medicine or Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the University of Sydney or equivalent institution;
• Or an equivalent qualification that is recognised by the Australian Dental Board (Limited Registration for postgraduate training/supervised practice) and with a curriculum acceptable to the school.

In addition to these criteria, admission to this course requires:

• at least two years general dental practice; completion of the primary Fellowship Examination of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons or its equivalent is desirable
• all applicants must be registered with the Australian Dental Board for practice (limited registration for international candidates) prior to admission to the program.

Applicants must demonstrate commitment to the particular specialty that they are applying for, such as through participation in short courses or continuing education programs aligned to that particular specialty.

All applications will be ranked according to academic merit after the application closing date. Successfully ranked applicants will be invited to participate in an interview with the Sydney Dental School. Some specialist programs also require applicants to sit an examination as a component of the admission process.

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 to the Graduate Diploma in Science in Medicine (Clinical Neurophysiology) requires:

• successful completion of the embedded Graduate Certificate in Science in Medicine; or
• a bachelor or postgraduate degree in a health or science-related discipline from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification.

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

Domestic applicants are required to have minimum of one year's experience as a registered nurse, be working in intensive care nursing and provide a statement of support from their supervisor or manager in order to undertake the required clinical assessments. Students who already hold a graduate certificate in intensive care nursing are not required to provide a statement of support.

International applicants are required to have a minimum of one year's experience in intensive care 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.

A successful applicant for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Nursing must:

• hold a pre-registration nursing degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification
• be a registered nurse.

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 requires:

• a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification and either the completion of relevant postgraduate studies or a minimum of two yearscoaching/sporting experience at an elite level; or
• Level 2 National Coaching Accreditation Scheme accreditation or equivalent and either the completion of relevant postgraduate studies or a minimum of four yearscoaching/sporting experience at an elite level.

Subject to meeting progression requirements in the graduate certificate, you may apply to transfer to the Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies or the Master of Education.