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You can study our accredited Psychology program with the Bachelor of Psychology degree described here, but also through a number of other degrees at the University. For more information on the various ways you can study Psychology, please visit the Faculty of Science website. The Bachelor of Psychology is ideal for the student who knows they want to work in the industry. By the end of the four-year degree, you will have the basis for provisional registration as a psychologist in Australia and enough training and experience to start working right away.In the first three years of the course, you will build your specialisation in psychology, studying topics like behavioural neuroscience, social psychology, personality theory, perception, intelligence, abnormal psychology, and developmental psychology. In the fourth year, you will complete an Honours program that includes a research project in a specialised area of psychology that interests you.Upon graduating, you will be eligible to pursue registration as a psychologist in Australia. For more information on how to become a registered psychologist, see the section below under ‘Professional Accreditation’.Please note that places in this course are limited and subject to strict enrolment quotas.Pathways to PsychologyThere are several ways you can study psychology at the University of Sydney.Our Bachelor of Psychology is a four-year degree (including honours as the fourth year), in which you study our fully accredited psychology program plus a selection of science subjects or subjects from a university-wide shared pool. After graduating, you will be eligible to pursue registration as a psychologist in Australia. (see above for more detail).You can also study our accredited psychology program within the three-year Bachelor of Science; Bachelor of Arts; or combined four-year Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies. After completing the psychology program you are eligible to apply for honours in psychology which is necessary to enable you to pursue registration as a psychologist.The Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Science also offers a major in psychology. An additional honours year is available to meritorious students who wish to purse registration as a psychologist. Your third option is to study the non-accredited Psychological Science major, which is also available within the Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Science; Bachelor of Science, the combined Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies; and the shared pool of majors.

Unlike any other project management degree in Australia, this course will provide you with the fundamental project management skills, theories and methods required to succeed in today's complex business environment.Subjects include project finance, statistics, analytics, risk management, organisational behaviour and psychology. Project managers help organisations deliver new products, services and infrastructure. They manage and implement new systems and processes and they effect change within organisations. Working within an industry context, this degree covers the fundamentals of project management from basic theory to technical application in real-world environments.Your lectures and tutorials will be led by expert academics and adopt a complex systems approach - utilising multidisciplinary theories and methods to investigate a particular phenomenon from a holistic viewpoint. The skills you learn will be applicable and valuable across almost any industry.You can combine your passion for project managementwith a shared pool of more than 100 cross-disciplinary majors as you cultivate specialist industry knowledge and project management expertise.Graduates are highly sought after and work in professional and management roles in property development, events, construction, mining, IT, banking and finance, state or federal government or in consultancy roles in the engineering, water, health or energy sector.Project management skills and methodologies can be applied to a variety of situations, including disease and disaster recovery scenarios where innovative and dynamic approaches are required to marshal resources to achieve an end goal.This degree is also an ideal complement to the Bachelor of Engineering and is offered as a combined degree: Bachelor of Engineering Honours and Bachelor of Project Management.

The Bachelor of Nursing (Advanced Studies) is a unique degree that allows students to develop a comprehensive understanding of professional nursing practice. Extending beyond a standard degree, the advanced studies component of this course focuses on cultivating non-technical skills in leadership and decision making, while offering a better understanding of our international health landscape.Combining high-quality practical learning with extensive clinical placements, this degree will enable you to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and launch your career in healthcare.Why study with us?Learn more about studying at Sydney Nursing School.

Our Bachelor of Music offers programs in Contemporary Music, Composition for Creative Industries, Digital Music and Media, and Musicology. If you are interested in the music of today, this degree is for you.Our four-year Bachelor of Music allows you to become a broadly educated musician, learning a range of skills in various music and arts-related contexts and professions to prepare you for a career in music.The courses are structured to give you the flexibility to study music and a range of electives such as art, history or design. We prepare you for a variety of careers, some of which may not even exist yet.Experience the best of both worlds, with classes at the Sydney Conservatorium campus in the central business district, and the University's Camperdown campus.

If you can see yourself as a professional performer (in an orchestra, opera or jazz ensemble), you can specialise in this widely recognised, four-year degree.Begin your professional career in music performance through individual and ensemble tuition from our industry experts, many of whom also perform as soloists and chamber musicians in highly regarded orchestras and jazz ensembles around the world.We offer world-class venues and superb facilities, including more than 100 practice rooms, extensive library resources and the latest in music technology. As a performer, you will find various opportunities for international tours with professional orchestras, bands and chamber music groups.

If you want to become a professional composer and specialise in music for the concert hall, this degree is for you. You will focus on art music and study with internationally regarded composers. Creating new music is a vital part of studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. The Conservatorium’s composition and music technology staff are some of Australia’s most gifted and widely recognised composers. You will learn all facets of musical composition, and we will support you to specialise and create more ambitious work. Have the opportunity to have your music performed by Conservatorium orchestras, ensembles and guest artists. Get involved with student-led concerts and composing for events with our industry partners.

This five-year combined degree will give you a professional qualification to teach in secondary schools in the areas of humanities and social sciences.You will gain a strong practical and theoretical preparation for teaching. The course covers professional teaching, special education, international education, and information and communications technology.School observations and work-based training are integral components of the professional experiences in this degree.Professional teaching experiences and internships are offered in partnership with participating schools and will provide you with the opportunity to develop your teaching skills and professional understanding of how to work in schools.In your first year you will engage in a broad tertiary education, studying units from the Sydney School of Education and Social Work and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.You may choose your major from one of the following teaching areas: Aboriginal studies, Commerce, Drama, Economics, English, History (modern or ancient), Languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew (modern or classical), Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Modern Greek or Spanish.You will also complete at least two years of study, which can be extended to a minor, in a second teaching area chosen from the list above, or from mathematics, business studies, teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL), or geography.

This course will give you a professional qualification to teach in secondary schools in mathematics as well as a second teaching area in science or in humanities and social sciences.In this five-year degree you will acquire a strong practical and theoretical preparation for teaching. The course covers professional teaching, special education, international education, and information and communications technology.You will need to complete a Bachelor of Science major in mathematics. You may also opt to study a second teaching method in science or humanities and social science. Science teaching areas offered include biology, chemistry, earth and environmental science, geography, and physics. If your second teaching area is in Biology, Chemistry or Physics, you are required to also complete first-year units in another Science area. School observation and work-based training are integral components of the professional experiences in this degree. This professional experience is offered in partnership with participating schools and will provide you with the opportunity to develop your teaching skills and professional understanding.In your fifth year you can take various education units of study, including Teaching International English, Meeting the Needs of Cultural Diversity, and Responding to Diverse Needs in Schools.

This five-year combined degree gives you a professional qualification to teach science in secondary schools.You will acquire a strong practical and theoretical preparation for teaching. The course covers professional teaching, special education, international education, and information and communications technology.The course requires you to complete a major in a science teaching area. Science teaching areas available include biology, chemistry, earth and environmental science, geography, and physics. You also need to complete at least two years of a second science teaching area, which can include mathematics. All students need to take one year of mathematics as part of this course.School observation and work-based training are integral components of the professional experience in this degree. This professional experience is offered in partnership with participating schools and will provide you with the opportunity to develop your teaching skills and professional understanding.In fifth year you can choose from various education units, including Teaching International English, Meeting the Needs of Cultural Diversity, and Responding to Diverse Needs in Schools.

This degree is ranked in the top four undergraduate economics courses in Australia.**QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2019An introduction to a diverse, fascinating discipline that addresses a range of big issues in modern life and plays a central role in shaping the broad framework of society at every level. The Bachelor of Economics provides undergraduate training in theoretical and applied aspects of modern economics, econometrics and financial economics.Although primarily interested in explaining the behaviour of individuals, economics also addresses the collective behaviour of businesses and industries, governments and countries, and the globe as a whole.Economics is crucial to understanding and solving the major problems and challenges the world faces today, such as global warming, poverty, development, and recession.The Bachelor of Economics requires you to complete a core major from one of the following areas:A minor or second major can be taken from the core majors or from the University's shared pool. You may choose to study a related area, such as commerce or marketing, or pursue knowledge in another field of study.You can also choose to combine your Bachelor of Economics degree with the Bachelor of Advanced Studies. In the Bachelor of Advanced Studies, you can complete a second major, combine studies from a range of disciplines, undertake advanced coursework, and get involved in cross-disciplinary community, professional, research or entrepreneurial project work.