University of New South Wales (UNSW) Courses

This double degree gives students the skills required to deal with complex legal issues stemming from new industries and contemporary science disciplines.

The Master of Psychology (Clinical) has a theoretical orientation towards experimental empiricism and a scientist-practitioner model for clinical training. There is an emphasis on cognitive-behavioural approaches to the understanding and management of clinical programs.Your learning in this two-year degree will focus on adult, adolescent and child clinical psychology as well as neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation. In addition to the coursework you will complete a research thesis, in the form of a scholarly journal article, on a topic relevant to clinical or abnormal psychology.

The Law degree aims to develop graduates who have excellent analytical skills, a capacity for scholarly research, effective oral and written communication skills, and a commitment to personal and professional development, ethical practice and social responsibility.The Law degree meets the requirements for the award of the professional LLB degree, while the fourth-year course in Psychology (typically taken in the fifth year of the combined degree) meets the requirements for provisional registration as a psychologist nationally and associate membership in the Australian Psychological Society.

The Master of Pharmaceutical Medicine program is developed and delivered in partnership with the pharmaceutical industry and government regulators. The degree provides high-level education in the discovery, pre-clinical and clinical development, evaluation, registration, safety monitoring, reimbursement and medical aspects of medicines used for therapeutic treatment. It offers wide-ranging graduate opportunities in early-stage research and development, clinical trials, regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, pharmacoeconomics and medical affairs.

Broaden your career prospects by studying Music and Media together.

The Social Work degree teaches you to understand people, giving you the skills to help them through challenging times such as homelessness, addiction, abuse, mental illness, poverty, ageing and discrimination.

This double degree gives you a professional teaching qualification as well as a specialist degree in music, allowing you to pursue a career as a music teacher. Our creative environment includes purpose-built facilities, diverse performance opportunities and courses taught by leading academics. In addition to core courses in performance, musicianship and musicology - and extensive training in ensemble skills and professional practice - you will study one of four specialist music streams: music creative practice, music inquiry, sonic arts or music pedagogy. Along with the theoretical aspects of education, we place great importance on practical experience. In your final two years, you will develop skills in classroom competence and spend up to 80 days in supervised teaching in at least two secondary-school contexts.

The Master of Teaching (Secondary) is a two-year equivalent accelerated secondary teacher degree that can be completed in four terms (1.3 years). Once you have completed your first year of study you will be eligible to apply for a job in NSW Schools. The program is uniquely designed to provide a nationally accredited pre-service teaching qualification and, at the same time, support students in their transition to their first year of teaching.

This six-year degree leads to the awards of Bachelor of Medical Studies (BMed) and Doctor of Medicine (MD). It aims to develop personal attributes, knowledge and skills appropriate to the professional practice of Medicine.

The Master of Information Technology will provide you with the skills to use today's technology, as well as to create the technology of tomorrow. You will be trained to anticipate future requirements and develop applications, frameworks, products and services to meet those needs in areas such as networking, data mining, robotics and internet services. The degree's structure allows you to choose up to two majors from Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Information Technology, Database Systems, e-Commerce Systems, Data Science & Engineering, and Internetworking.

Stand out in business and finance by combining essential quantitative and modelling skills from Actuarial Studies with Economics.Actuaries play a vital role in strategic planning and financial management in the financial services, insurance and superannuation industries. This degree provides a solid foundation to enter the actuarial profession through studies in mathematics, statistics, accounting, economics, finance, demographics, analytics and modelling.Economics subjects will equip you with analytical and statistical skills you can apply to any business or finance role. Core studies in economic theory and econometric methods - combined with a specialisation in econometrics, economics or financial economics - will give you a solid grounding in modern economics analysis.You may also choose to take on a third major from subjects such as accounting, business law, finance, management, marketing, real estate studies or taxation.

The Graduate Diploma (Research) aims to give you specialised knowledge and research training in disciplines within the Faculty of Science. You will be expected to complete disciplinary coursework (of 18-24 Units of Credit) and a significant independent research project (24-30 UoC). You can choose from a diverse range of disciplines, so the exact proportion of research-based work and coursework may differ by School. In addition to conducting research and coursework, you will be expected to undertake Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) training, attend and present seminars, write a literature review and thesis.