University of New South Wales (UNSW) Courses

Actuaries play a vital role in strategic planning and financial management in the financial services, insurance and superannuation industries. Combine the challenging Actuarial Studies degree with up to 18 months professional experience at industry-leading companies. This degree provides a solid foundation to enter the actuarial profession through studies in mathematics, statistics, accounting, economics, finance, demographics, analytics and modelling.

Bioinformatics is at the convergence of computing and the life sciences, and involves the development of technologies for storing, extracting, organising, analysing, interpreting and using the 'tsunami' of genetic information being generated. The need to process and analyse vast amounts of information requires advances in both software technologies and hardware architectures. In this degree you will learn the foundation disciplines of bioinformatics, which includes biology (biochemistry, molecular biology and genetics), computing (algorithms, databases and programming), mathematics and statistics. You will gain the skills to design and implement software for activities such as identifying the genes affected in specific cancer types.

This double degree combines principles vital to planning - such as design, delivery and management - with extensive knowledge of Australian law, legal process, land law and environmental law. The City Planning component gives you the skills and knowledge required to play an influential role in the challenges facing our natural and built environments. You will learn how to shape sustainable, equitable, healthy and inspiring built environments. The Law degree enables you to study areas to complement the City Planning degree, such as land law, strata and community titles, and construction contracts.

This double degree allows you to study both Economics and Computer Science and discover the many practical applications from combining such majors.

A Bachelor of Science (BSc) keeps your Defence career options open. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) requires leaders with sound scientific knowledge and problem-solving abilities. As a BSc graduate, you will have the intellectual and analytical skills required of an effective leader and have broad choices about where to take your ADF career.

A Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree gives you strong written and oral communication skills, the capacity to research and think critically, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively, all essential attributes of effective leaders in the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The BA will enrich your understanding of how people define and debate life's meaning and values. The diverse range of courses and electives form pathways for majors in Business, English and Media Studies, Geography, History, Indonesian Studies, and International and Political Studies.

The Master of Sustainment Management degree provides students with an opportunity to develop a detailed understanding of the managerial and technical skills and expertise relevant to planning, acquisition and sustainment of complex technology and systems over their life cycles. You will also develop ability to procure capability according to organisational strategy and to develop appropriate implementation and sustainable plans.

Software engineering includes the design and implementation of specific, reliable, efficient and secure software systems for a multitude of purposes. Of course, you also have to be able to write code if you're going to design a program to fulfil a need or solve a problem. You will learn about the processes, methods and tools for the design and development of high-quality, reliable software systems. This involves the study and application of software specification, design, implementation, testing and documentation. This degree includes a series of workshops that enable students to work in teams and gain hands-on experience. To get you work ready, you'll apply these skills through 60 days of approved industry training.

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 Security and Defence Management is designed for defence, security and foreign affairs professionals who wish to gain a more detailed understanding of the factors shaping the contemporary strategic and security environment, the complex policy challenges they present, and the skills and insights required of astute managers within this context.

This unique degree fits well into the ever-evolving area of smart machines and systems. You will graduate with abilities in the full spectrum of smart machine design and with skills in the development of autonomous systems such as self-operating robots, including vehicles, as well as a thorough knowledge of industrial automation.

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