Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Social Sciences
University of New South Wales - Sydney - Kensington
Overview
Combine your interests for a unique career that is connected to your talents and passions. In a double degree you focus on two areas of expertise to graduate with more knowledge, skills, and career options.
Broaden your career prospects by studying Science and Social Sciences together. With 246 majors – from bioinformatics and chemistry, to psychology and statistics – the Science component gives you the flexibility to sample a wide range of subjects before deciding on your specialisation. The Science courses will provide you with a solid education in scientific theory, method and research.
The UNSW Bachelor of Social Sciences will prepare you for a career with real impact. Not only will you develop the social research skills and knowledge to understand and analyse a range of political, social, environmental and economic challenges – you’ll learn how to influence policy and bring about positive change, too.
ATAR Profile: Some UNSW offers were issued based on the UNSW Gateway Early Conditional Offer Scheme with a lower ATAR entry requirement. Refer to the Admissions Information for a complete ATAR profile by degree.
Majors
Areas of study
Refer to Bachelor of Social Sciences (422300): Economics, environmental humanities, geographical studies, global development, human resource management,?indigenous studies,?international business,?international studies, innovation, strategy and entrepreneurship, marketing,?politics and international relations,?sociology and anthropology.
Potential Career Outcomes
Career opportunities
Refer to Bachelor of Sciences (422300). Research officer, policy analyst, political adviser, project officer, research consultant, program manager, international business consultant, government agencies, united nations, local government officials, non-governments organisations, advocacy and campaign manager, journalist, tourism and trade adviser.
Talented Students Program: The Science Talented Students Program introduces high performing students entering the Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) to cutting-edge, world-class research at UNSW Science. The program offers these students exposure to research, networking opportunities and provides a degree that is flexible and tailored to suit students' needs and talents.
Invitation to participate in the program is made by the Dean of Science on the basis of outstanding secondary education performance (ATAR or equivalent). All incoming students are assessed for eligibility including non-high school leavers. High performing current UNSW Science students in the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) will be invited to join at the end of their first year.
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 | 96.7 | 99.95 |
| Median rank to receive an offer | 89.82 | 93.4 |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer | 76.1 | 80.1 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Admission Criteria
Please refer to the University of New South Wales 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 New South Wales
Campus
Sydney - Kensington
Course Type
Bachelors Degree
Study Area
Science
Indicative ATAR
76.10
Delivery Mode
On-campus
Duration
Full-time: 4 years
Course Link
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- State
- NSW
- Type
- University
- Courses
- 124
- Campuses
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Canberra at ADFA Sydney - Kensington Sydney - Kensington/Online Sydney - Paddington
Please note that these statistics simply refer to the information we have in our database. This is not an exhaustive list of courses offered at University of New South Wales. Please refer to the institution's website for the most current information.
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