Single Degrees

Specialised Degrees

If you love science but aren't sure which area to focus on, our single degrees are flexible so you can explore your passion for science through a number of specialisations. You don’t have to decide on your major until second year.

 Bachelor of Science

The Bachelor of Science degree gives you the widest range of options for study in more than 20 fields of science.

 Bachelor of Science and Business

The Bachelor of Science and Business  allows you to follow your passion for science and at the same time gain vitally important business knowledge to expand your career options.

 Bachelor of Science (International)

The Bachelor of Science (International) offers flexibility and choice with more than 20 fields of study combined with a study exchange to an overseas partner institution.

 Advanced Science

The Advanced Science degree is designed to challenge talented students, providing an early window into the thinking and practice of research.

 Advanced Mathematics

The Advanced Mathematics degree is aimed at high achieving students who wish to specialise in mathematics as a basis for the increasing range of quantitative careers in areas such as finance, environmental modelling and research.
 

If you’ve got it all figured out and know exactly what you’d like to study, these are the degrees for you. With options from Aviation, Nanotechnology and Psychology to Medical Science we have all the bases covered.

 Bachelor of Aviation (Flying)

The Bachelor of Aviation (Flying) educates and trains pilots to the highest commercial standards.

 Bachelor of Aviation (Management)

Aviation Management is for students seeking a career in flight operations on or off the flight deck.

 Bachelor of Biotechnology

Biotechnology is for is for bright, enterprising students who want to change the world we live in.

 Bachelor of Environmental Science*

Environmental Science is a broad and holistic degree, exploring human activity and our delicate balance with nature. *Note: program under review

 Bachelor of Materials Science and Engineering

Materials Science and Engineering offers unlimited possibilities for innovation and development in areas such as environmentally friendly and economical metals, and biomedical materials.

 Bachelor of Medical Science

Medical Science underpins the practice of medicine. If you're looking for a career in biomedical research, medicine or paramedics, this could be the degree for you.

 Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry

Medicinal Chemistry is an exciting, rapidly-expanding area within the broad discipline of chemistry involving the development of new pharmaceutical agents.

 Bachelor of Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology involves the science, application and engineering of nano-systems. UNSW is a pioneer of nanotechnology and this degree was one of the world’s first dedicated degrees.

 Bachelor of Optometry/Bachelor of Science

The Optometry/Science degree provides students with an understanding of the theoretical discipline of vision science and the clinical art of primary eye care.

 Bachelor of Psychological Science

The Psychological Science degree allows you to combine your interest in psychology with other interest areas, and complete an accredited psychology degree in three years.

 Bachelor of Psychology

The Bachelor of Psychology studies the human mind, its development, how it perceives the world and more.

Alternative UNSW Degrees

 UNSW Preparation Program 17-20

The UNSW Preparation Program 17-20 is one of the alternative pathways for undergraduate study at UNSW for those under 21 years of age.

 University Preparation Program 21+

This is an enabling program for adults aged 21 and over who either do not possess formal qualifications or whose academic qualifications do not satisfy the minimum entry requirements for admission to university study.

 Diploma of Professional Practice

The Diploma of Professional Practice is a career-focused qualification, designed to give you an edge in the employment market. It’s studied concurrently with your degree, over 1 year.

Dual Degrees

 Science / Arts

This degree is ideal for students seeking a liberal education that accommodates an interest in both science and arts, such as science and languages, music, political science or other areas of interest.

 Science / Music

This degree enables students to complete a major sequence from those available in Advanced Science while studying for a specialist music degree involving instrumental performance and/or composition.

 Science / Commerce

This degree will appeal to students wanting a strong, focused and highly regarded business course to complement a program of study in natural or physical sciences or mathematics.

 Science / Education

This four-year dual degree requires the completion of a BSc with a major in science or mathematics, as well as a major sequence in education consisting of educational theory and teaching methods.

 Science / Engineering

This dual degree program will appeal to students wanting to combine a professionally accredited 4-year engineering program with their science or mathematical interests.

 Science / Law

This degree combines a law degree with the large number of majors offered within the Bachelor of Science. This degree prepares students for careers in research, technology, science, mathematics and education, or areas of management or public policy which involve the use of science or mathematics.

 Environmental Science / Arts

This degree is ideal for students seeking a liberal education that accommodates an interest in both environmental sciences and arts, such as science and languages, music, political science or other areas of interest.

 Materials Science / Biomedical Engineering

This five-year concurrent degree consists of a Bachelor of Engineering and a Master of Biomedical Engineering.

 Materials Science / Commerce

This degree is for potential engineers who wish to learn the economic and social aspects of the engineering profession, and become skilled in technical management.

 Advanced Science / Arts

The concurrent Advanced Science/Arts degrees are ideal for students seeking a liberal education that accommodates an interest in both science and arts, such as science and languages, music, political science or other areas of interest.

 Optometry / Science

Graduates of this 5 year full-time combined degree will be able to register as an optometrist in Australia.

 Advanced Science / Law

This degree is designed to challenge students with an interest in critical thinking, research and innovation. The development of practical skills is taught alongside exposure to a culture of research and enquiry through early induction into the research ethos and access to research groups and facilities.

 Advanced Mathematics / Arts

The concurrent Advanced Mathematics/Arts degree is ideal for students seeking a liberal education that accommodates an interest in either applied areas of mathematics and arts, such as science and languages, music, political science or other areas of interest.

 Advanced Mathematics / Law

Students develop an understanding of pure and applied areas of mathematics while being exposed to a culture of research and enquiry through early induction into the research ethos and access to research groups and facilities.