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The Bachelor of Research degree offers a specialisation in Advanced Materials and comprises research training and coursework, requiring students to complete 48 credit points of subjects.Students completing the Bachelor of Research will receive 48 credit points of advanced standing and be able to enroll in the 2nd year of the Master of Research and undertake the 48 credit point thesis.

The Bachelor of Public Health (Dean’s Scholar) is an ideal first degree for high-achieving students interested in a career that enhances the health and quality of life of a population and the environments they live in. Globally, the most common health issues and their causes are largely preventable, and Public Health as a discipline has huge potential to address these problems. Public health professionals do this through building population skills and knowledge, creating supportive environments and policies, delivering health programs and services, and undertaking research on patterns of disease and best-practice interventions. Students will explore health issues from multiple perspectives including social, environmental, physical, cultural and political. A range of professional skills will be developed in obtaining, reviewing and analysing health information; persuasively communicating health information and challenges; planning and managing a health program or project; working with and strengthening communities; and advocating to improve the health of populations.Dean’s Scholar students will have the opportunity for casual employment in the Faculty of Social Sciences, community research, or projects supervised by leading practitioners or scholars for 15 hours per year. Other benefits include invitations to attend School workshops and seminars and networking events.

Double degrees aim to broaden a student's knowledge and skill base and improve career options in competitive, increasingly interactive fields. The programs are designed to enhance a student's educational, academic and professional qualifications whilst minimising the costs of their studies. The Bachelor of Psychological Science - Bachelor of Commerce double degree allows students to choose from a broad range of Business specialisations and combine this with a major in Psychology.

Students who complete this course will gain a broad and coherent scientific understanding of the field of psychology. The degree provides comprehensive training in the conceptualisation and measurement of the processes basic to human psychological functioning required for qualification as a professional psychologist. These include biological and social bases of behaviour, cognition, learning, perception, social and organisational behaviour, personality, abnormality and research and assessment tools.Psychology can be usefully combined with a wide range of disciplines. This degree offers students the freedom to choose complementary studies from Science, Social Science, Business and, Humanities and the Arts, so that they may create their own professional pathway in the diversity of fields where psychology is applied. The first year of study allows students to engage in broad learning across the wide spectrum of topics relevant to psychology along with the basics of critical thinking, statistical analysis and professional writing. The second year subjects are more focussed in important areas such as personality theory and changes through the lifespan, whilst the third year subjects focus in some detail around essential topics such as assessment, intervention, and sub-disciplines in basic experimental and applied psychology. These subjects are taught by current subject matter experts engaged in up to date research in their respective fields.The logic that governs the way that this three year degree fits together is one of increasing scientific complexity as the student progresses through his or her studies. This is illustrated in the way subjects are scaffolded and student expectations are extended across the three years. Initially students are provided with an introduction to the theories and practical skills characteristic of scientific psychology in a multitude of areas, with particular emphasis on research methods and basic statistics. The second year builds on this with an introduction to data analysis techniques for simple experimental designs and correlational studies which support further learning and extended assessment in other subjects specific to canonical areas of psychology that were introduced in first year. Subjects in third year are more detailed and focused on specific aspects of applied and experimental psychology, building on students’ capacities to embrace greater complexity in the phenomena explored and the theoretical explanations of these phenomena. In the third year Applied Psychology subject the three years of study are brought together though a real-world capstone experience. The ability to take academic learning and apply these principles and approaches to problems that are psychological in nature and are located in a real-world setting is seen as essential in equipping graduates in this degree to successfully transition to next destination in their chosen career path. As a result of successful completion students will have met the Australian Psychological Accreditation Council (APAC) requirement to pursue an accredited fourth year of study in the area of psychology or a related field.Students with an excellent academic record may apply to transfer to the four-year Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) degree, or apply for entry to the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) at the end of Year 3.

The Bachelor of Pre-Medicine, Science and Health is a 3-year degree that provides a solid foundation for those students aspiring to undertake postgraduate study or professional practice in medicine or other health or science related fields. The course aims to prepare students to be competitive to study postgraduate medicine. However, it is recognised that not every student will articulate straight into a postgraduate medicine degree; as such the course will expose students to a range of pathways to further postgraduate education and professional practice opportunities.The course is structured to provide foundational knowledge and skills in health and the sciences with core subjects in anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology and organic chemistry. The core subjects are linked later in the course with a range of focused specialisations that enable students to gain a major in Biomedical Research, Exercise Science, Medical Science, Molecular Medicine or Nutrition.

Business Information analysts are involved in the analysis, design, implementation, maintenance and enhancement of computer based information systems critical to the successful operation of modern organisations. They require a sound understanding of the business requirements for the systems they design and must deal with users at all levels within an organisation.UOW's Bachelor of Business Information Systems degree is specifically designed to prepare you for a career as a systems analyst or as an information systems specialist in a business, government, or a non-profit environment.The program emphasises theoretical understanding and practical skills and involves working with a wide range of hardware and software tools, using state-of-the-art computing facilities. Real life projects will ensure your skills meet industry requirements.The Bachelor of Business Information Systems is accredited by the Australian Computer Society as meeting the requirements for membership at the "Professional level".

The Bachelor of Health and Physical Education provides academic and professional preparation for employment, both nationally and internationally, as a health and physical education teacher. Graduates of the degree can be employed in both primary and secondary educational settings and develop a range of skills valuable in other health and physical education sectors. UOW is a leader in this field and this degree reflects the growing importance, and potential, of health and physical education in today’s society.The course offers studies in health and physical education, including games and sport, rhythmic movements, mental health and sexuality, relationships, curriculum and pedagogy, anatomy and physiology, biomechanics, educational foundations and movement skills. Students will also study subjects that have a cross-curriculum perspective such as Aboriginal education, effective use of ICT, learners with exceptional needs, communication, and risk and behaviour management.Professional Experience is a compulsory component of this course and usually occurs in the Illawarra, Shoalhaven, Southern Highlands and Southern Sydney schools. There are also opportunities for students to apply for ‘out-of-area’ (e.g. in rural NSW) Professional Experience and overseas teaching experiences in countries such as Thailand, China and Malaysia.Students who have achieved a high level of academic performance in the first two and a half years of the Bachelor of Health and Physical Education may complete the Bachelor of Health and Physical Education at Honours level.

The Honours course is a follow-on degree from the Bachelor of Computer Science and provides an opportunity for candidates to develop, to a sophisticated level, established theoretical and practical skills gained during their undergraduate course.In the Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours) course, students are given the opportunity to undertake research on a topic of their interest. In addition, a weekly seminar in Autumn and Spring Sessions provides training in advanced research skills specific to disciplines within computer science as well as providing the opportunity to exercise these skills in a peer-reviewed environment.The objectives of the Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours) are to give students:Students considering an Honours degree are encouraged to talk to the Program Coordinator well in advance to seek approval for enrolment, discuss their program, and negotiate a thesis topic and supervisors.

Mathematics is the basis for successful decision-making and problem-solving independent of sector or industry. Mathematical and statistical models help us analyse information and forecast results in economics, finance, medicine and industrial processes. This analysis helps governments and businesses understand the factors behind important decisions.Graduates of UOW's Bachelor of Mathematics will gain highly transferable skills in problem solving, data analysis, probability and variability, mathematical modelling, logistics and logic. The degree is flexible, so students can take nearly one third of their subjects from other disciplines to expand their career options.

Double degrees aim to broaden a student's knowledge and skill base and improve career options in competitive, increasingly interactive fields. The programs are designed to enhance a student's educational, academic and professional qualifications whilst minimising the costs of their studies.The Bachelor of Mathematics - Bachelor of Computer Science double degree offers an opportunity to combine the power of mathematics with knowledge bases in other disciplines. Pure Mathematics, Mathematical Analysis, Applied Statistics, and Industrial Mathematics are some of the programs that can be combined with Computer Science.