University of Sydney (USYD) Courses

Admission to this course requires:

• a medical degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification
• current medical registration in an Australian or New Zealand jurisdiction
• current or prior employment as a medical practitioner in a clinical setting in an Australian or New Zealand jurisdiction.

Admission to this course requires:

• a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, or equivalent qualification and a minimum of 1 year work experience in a health or policy related field; or
• have completed the requirements of the embedded graduate certificate, or equivalent qualification

Admission to Doctor of Clinical Surgery requires:

• a medical degree;
• evidence of excellence in study in both their undergraduate and postgraduate career;
• successful interview or examination; and
• advance post graduate knowledge of anatomy, surgical pathology and applied physiology; or
  completion of the basic training requirements of the Australian College of Surgeons, or a Fellowship of the Australian College of Surgeons.

Candidates who possess a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, or equivelent, may be granted credit of up to 66 credit points for the Clinical Surgery units of study (SURG6011-SURG6021)

Candidates who wish to undertake the clinical components of the Doctor of Surgery must be eligible to undertake surgical training in New South Wales and be appointed to a SET 3 or higher position by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Additional requirements are set by the Discipline of Surgery and will include an interview.

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 the course requires:

• a pre-registration nursing degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification

• to be a registered nurse in Australia
• a minimum of one year's experience as a Registered Nurse
• work experience in emergency nursing (the applicant must provide a statement of support from their supervisor or manager in order to undertake the required clinical assessments).

Admission to candidature for the Graduate Certificate in Art Curating requires:

• a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney or an equivalent qualification; or
• equivalent professional experience in a relevant field.

Admission to the Master of Bioethics requires:

• a bachelor's degree with a credit average from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification in the field of science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology, anthropology, history, law or other relevant fields; or
• completion of the requirements of an embedded graduate diploma or equivalent qualification.

Admission to candidature for the Master of Exercise Physiology requires the applicant to have:

• A bachelor or master's degree or a PhD in exercise science or a health-related discipline from the University of Sydney, or qualifications deemed by the faculty to be equivalent; and
• A minimum GPA of 4.5 out of 7.0 which is an approximate Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 60 per cent
• Evidence of*:
  1. a current Exercise Scientist Accreditation (AES) with Exercise and Sport Science Australia; or
  2. completion of a bachelor or master's degree accredited by Exercise and Sport Science Australia at the level of Exercise Science; or
  3. an approved Graduate Entry Assessment from Exercise and Sport Science Australia

*by providing evidence of accreditation, applicants are also proving extensive pre-existing knowledge in human anatomy, human or exercise physiology and research design and statistics.

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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This course requires you to submit a portfolio.

A successful applicant for admission to the Graduate Diploma in Ophthalmic Science will hold one of the following:

• A medical degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification
• A bachelor's degree in health realted discipline with first or second class honours from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification
• A bachelor's degree in a non-health related disicipline without first or second class honours from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification. Applicants must have completed work equivalent to a first or second class honours bachelor's degree or pass a preliminary examinations/s as prescribed by the Faculty.
• A minimum of 5 years professional work experience in a health-related field or pass a preliminary examination(s) as prescribed by the Faculty.

Admission to candidature for the Graduate Diploma in International Relations requires:

• a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney with a minimum 60% average calculated over the whole degree, or an equivalent qualification; or
• completion of the Graduate Certificate in International Relations with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification.

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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