University of Sydney (USYD) Courses

Admission to candidature for the Graduate Certificate in Economics requires:

• a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney or an equivalent qualification; or
• evidence of a minimum of three years recent, relevant, professional experience.

A successful applicant for admission to this course will hold:

• a Bachelor of Dentistry, Doctor of Dental Medicine or Bachelor of Dental Surgery from the University of Sydney or equivalent institution;
• Or an equivalent qualification that is recognised by the Australian Dental Board (Limited Registration for postgraduate training/supervised practice) and with a curriculum acceptable to the school.

In addition to these criteria, admission to this course requires:

• at least two years general dental practice; completion of the primary Fellowship Examination of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons or its equivalent is desirable
• all applicants must be registered with the Australian Dental Board for practice (limited registration for international candidates) prior to admission to the program.

Applicants must demonstrate commitment to the particular specialty that they are applying for, such as through participation in short courses or continuing education programs aligned to that particular specialty.

All applications will be ranked according to academic merit after the application closing date. Successfully ranked applicants will be invited to participate in an interview with the Sydney Dental School. Some specialist programs also require applicants to sit an examination as a component of the admission process.

To be eligible for admission, an applicant is required to have:

• an Australian Bachelor of Engineering degree with a 65 percent average, or equivalent qualification or
• an Australian bachelor's degree in a non-Engineering discipline with a 65 percent average, with studies equivalent to 48 credit points (equivalent to 1 year full time study load) in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, computing or statistics, as related to the stream sought for admission.

Admission to the Master of Economics (2 years full-time) requires:

• a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification; or
• completion of the requirements for the embedded Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Economics with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification.

If you have completed previous studies in a related area or have relevant work experience, you may be able to reduce the duration of your studies based on the criteria below:

Admission to the Master of Economics (1.5 years full-time) requires:

• a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, with a major in Economics and with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification; or
• relevant professional experience and a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit (65%) average, or an equivalent qualification.

Admission to the Master of Economics (1 year full-time) requires:

• an Honours degree in Economics.

If you do not meet the requirements listed above for direct entry to the Master's degree, you may be able to enter via a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in the same subject area and upgrade to the Master's after successful completion of the shorter course.

Admission to candidature requires:

• a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification and either a postgraduate English language teaching qualification or at least two years full-time English language teaching experience; or
• a bachelor's degree in English language teaching or equivalent qualification and at least one year full-time English language teaching experience.

Entry in the 1 year or 1.5 year degree program is determined by the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) criteria below:

Admission to candidature for the Master of Economic Analysis (1.5 years full-time) requires:

• a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, including a major in Economics with a minimum distinction (75%) average, or an equivalent qualification; or
• completion of the requirements of the embedded Graduate Certificate in Economic Analysis or Graduate Diploma in Economic Analysis with a minimum distinction (75%), or an equivalent qualification; or
• completion of the Graduate Certificate in Economics with a minimum high distinction (85%) average, or equivalent qualification.

Admission to candidature for the Master of Economic Analysis (1 year full-time) requires:

• completion of the requirements for the embedded Graduate Diploma in Economic Analysis or an equivalent qualification; or
• an Honours degree in a relevant discipline.

If you do not meet the requirements listed above for direct entry to the Master's degree, you may be able to enter via a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in the same subject area and upgrade to the Master's after successful completion of the shorter course with the relevant minimum average mark.

Admission to this course requires:

• a relevant bachelor's degree in agriculture, science, economics, or an equivalent qualification, or
• you have completed the requirements for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Agriculture and Environment from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification.

Admission to the course requires:

• a medical degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification.

To be eligible to apply you will need to fulfil the following criteria:

1. An Australian bachelor's degree, master's or PhD from an Australian institution or equivalent.
2. A minimum GPA of 4.5 out of 7.0 which is an approximate Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 60 percent. This does not guarantee an offer as the places are limited and offers are made based on academic merit.

Admission to the course requires:

• 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 of Education from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification and either the completion of postgraduate studies, or professional experience equivalent to one year full-time in a field considered by the Faculty to be appropriate to the program of study; or
• a bachelor's degree and either the Graduate Diploma in Education or Bachelor of Teaching or Master of Teaching from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification; or
• a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification and either the completion of postgraduate studies in Education, or professional experience equivalent to two years full-time in a field considered by the Faculty to be appropriate to the program of study; or
• completion of the embedded Graduate Diploma in Educational Studies (Educational Psychology) from the University of Sydney; or equivalent qualification.

If you do not meet the requirements listed above for direct entry to the Master's degree, you may be able to enter via a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in the same subject area and upgrade to the Master's after successful completion of the shorter course.

Admission to the course requires:

• a medical degree from the University of Sydney or equivalent qualification.