University of New South Wales (UNSW) Courses

There is a rapidly growing need for a skilled workforce in forensic mental health in NSW. The criminal aspects of forensic mental health services are largely provided for by NSW Justice Health, and the development of new facilities will require additional suitably qualified staff for the foreseeable future. Forensic psychiatry private practice provides further opportunities for practitioners.

The Graduate Certificate in Economics provides a pathway to the Master of Economics degree in one of the world's top 50 economic schools. In this program, you'll develop essential knowledge in microeconomics and econometrics and gain strong quantitative skills. You will also have the opportunity to apply to the Master of Economics after completion, although courses completed in the Graduate Certificate do not count towards the higher degree.

The Juris Doctor is a professional, postgraduate level law degree for graduates of disciplines other than law, or with a law degree from an overseas institution. It is your pathway to admission to legal practice, as well as a wide range of careers in government, legal and social policy, international relations and business. In this three-year full-time degree you will study 16 compulsory law courses, seven elective law courses and one prescribed elective, which cover the areas of study prescribed by the Legal Profession Admission Board.

Teachers have a profound impact on the way future generations engage with the world. A UNSW Bachelor of Education degree will enable you to challenge yourself and inspire your future students.

The Graduate Certificate in Taxation is designed for taxation specialists and practitioners wanting to gain deeper knowledge and advanced professional skills in their area. It will also be suitable as a pathway into the Master of Taxation degree if you don't meet the entry requirements at first.This certificate will help you to keep up with the complexity of Australian tax legislation, policy and practice to better support your clients.

With the eruption of digital and social media, there's never been a more exciting time to work in the rapidly growing field of strategic communication. The Master of Public Relations & Advertising (MPRA) and Master of Design (MDes) double degree will equip you to think critically and innovatively in developing PR and advertising strategies as well as design and digital media practice.

You will deepen your knowledge of hazard identification, risk and safety management, mine geology and geophysics, as well as drilling, blasting and machine excavation. Many of our courses are offered as modules over a short block period, enabling mining company employees and associated service providers to attend on a part-time basis. Please note that some electives may only be offered every two years.

The Graduate Certificate is the first tier of a sequence of postgraduate programs in Property and Development. It is undertaken on a part-time basis over a year. You will learn about contemporary property and development principles, as well as techniques needed to effectively manage projects in property development. Core courses can include Property Performance Analysis, Property Investment and Finance, Property Valuation, Property Development and Feasibility Analysis, Property Industry Application and Real Property Law.

Would you like to earn two Master degrees at the same time? By undertaking this double degree in the complementary disciplines of Arts and Social Sciences, you will broaden your knowledge over two years of study. You will substantially extend and deepen your existing skills, knowledge and understanding in professionally relevant areas of study and learn advanced skills in analytical thinking and research. When you study a Master of Arts and Social Sciences (Combined), you will graduate with two degrees under their specialist names-for example: Master of Journalism and Communication plus a Master of International Relations.

This double degree enables students to gain skills and knowledge in the technical field of computer science as well as in a variety of subjects in the humanities and social sciences.

In an increasingly urbanised world there is a critical need to do more with less. Smart cities, big data, virtual reality (VR) and other technologies are important in planning more sustainable, productive and resilient cities.The Master of City Analytics is a unique degree, upskilling the next generation of city data, analytics and modelling professionals. You will be able to harness the power of data-driven approaches in understanding and influencing the inherent complexity of the city. You will also broaden and deepen your skill set in this area, enabling you to contribute to the development of data-driven, evidence-based policy and decision making across our cities. The core elements of this degree are courses relevant to Smart Cities - Scientific Programming, Digital Cities, GIS in Planning and Urban Data Visualisation. It culminates in a major project which is either a research thesis or a practice-oriented report.

Health Data Science (HDS) is the science and art of generating data-driven solutions through comprehension of complex real-world health problems, employing critical thinking and analytics to derive knowledge from big data. HDS is an emergent discipline, arising at the intersection of biostatistics, computer science, and health.