Bachelor of Science
University of Sydney - Camperdown/Darlington
Overview
This flexible degree allows you to explore different study areas as your abilities, interests or career opportunities change. Alternatively, you can nominate particular areas of study in the first year to provide a direction for study throughout the degree. Specialist programs and majors allow you to graduate with expertise in a particular field or fields.
You will specialise in a Science program or major, studying one or two subject areas per semester across the degree. All students complete some units in mathematics. You will also complete a minor or a second major and take short courses from the Open Learning Environment in science or in areas such as design thinking, persuasive communication, project management, team leadership and entrepreneurial thinking.
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Prerequisites
Mathematics Advanced (Band 4) or Mathematics Extension 1 (Band E3) or Mathematics Extension 2 (Band E3)
Majors
Areas of study
You will complete a major from Table A and a second major, or a minor and elective units, from Table A or Table S, and the Open Learning Environment.
Table A: Anatomy and Histology; Animal Health; Disease and Welfare; Animal Production; Applied Medical Science; Astrophysics (program); Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Biology; Chemistry; Computer Science; Data Science; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Environmental Studies; Financial Mathematics and Statistics; Food Science; Genetics and Genomics; Geography; Geology and Geophysics; History and Philosophy of Science; Immunology and Pathology; Immunology (minor); Infectious Diseases; Life Sciences (program); Marine Science; Mathematics; Medicinal Chemistry; Microbiology; Neuroscience; Nutrition Science; Pathology (minor); Pharmacology; Physics; Physiology; Plant Production; Plant Science; Psychological Science; Software Development; Soil Science and Hydrology; Statistics; Virology (minor); Wildlife Conservation (minor).
Table S: Accounting; American Studies; Anatomy and Histology; Ancient Greek; Ancient History; Animal Health; Disease and Welfare Animal Production; Anthropology; Applied Medical Science; Arabic Language and Cultures; Archaeology; Art History; Asian Studies; Banking; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Biology; Business Analytics; Business Information Systems; Business Law; Chinese Studies; Chemistry; Computer Science; Computer Systems; Criminology; Cultural Studies; Data Science; Design; Digital Cultures; Digital Music; Disability and Participation; Diversity Studies (minor); Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Econometrics; Economic Policy; Economics; Education Studies; English; Environmental, Agriculture and Resource Economics; Environmental Studies; European Studies; Film Studies; Finance; Financial Economics; Financial Mathematics and Statistics; Food Science; French and Francophone Studies; Gender Studies; Genetics and Genomics Geography; Geology and Geophysics; Germanic Studies; Health; Hearing, Speech and Communication; Hebrew (Modern); Higher Performance in Sport; History; History and Philosophy of Science; Immunology and Pathology; Immunology (minor); Indigenous Studies; Indonesian Studies; Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management; Infectious Diseases; Innovation and Entrepreneurship; International and Comparative Literary Studies; International Business; International Relations; Italian Studies; Japanese Studies; Jewish Civilisation, Thought and Culture; Korean Studies; Latin; Linguistics; Management and Leadership Marketing; Marine Science; Mathematics; Medicinal Chemistry; Microbiology; Modern Greek; Music; Neuroscience; Nutrition Science; Pathology (minor); Pharmacology; Philosophy; Physical Activity and Health; Physics; Physiology; Plant Production; Plant Science; Political Economy; Politics; Project Management; Psychological Science; Sanskrit (minor); Social Policy (minor); Socio-legal Studies; Sociology; Software Development; Soil Science and Hydrology; Statistics; Spanish and Latin American Studies; Studies in Religion; Sustainability; Theatre and Performance Studies; Urban Studies; Virology (minor); Visual Arts; Wildlife Conservation (minor); Writing Studies (minor).
Potential Career Outcomes
Career opportunities
Agricultural scientist, astronomer, biosecurity researcher, conservation biologist, ecologist, environmental policymaker, data analyst, food chemistry analyst, hydrologist, mathematician, medical scientist, nano scientist, nutritionist (after further study), psychologist (after further study), plant geneticist, soil scientist.
ATAR & Selection Rank
The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.
| ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds | ATAR (excluding adjustment factors) | Selection Rank (including adjustment factors) |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer | 99.7 | 99.95 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 83.9 | 86.9 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 72.25 | 80.05 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the University of Sydney website for admission criteria information.
This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.
University
University of Sydney
Campus
Camperdown/Darlington
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Science
Indicative ATAR
72.25
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 3 years, Part-time: 6 years
Course Link
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- State
- NSW
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 101
- Campuses
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