A YOUR GUIDE TO MEDICINE 2014 - The University of Sydney

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COMBINED DEGREE PROGRAMS
ADMISSION TO THESE COURSES IS FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING APPLICANTS EACH YEAR.
ALL COMBINED DEGREES ARE 7 YEARS DURATION.
DEGREES
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE/MBBS
The Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Medicine and
Bachelor of Surgery is a combined degree program sequenced
so that successful students proceed first through the
Bachelor of Commerce degree during which they will be
required to complete science units of study and then on to
the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.
BACHELOR OF ECONOMICS/MBBS
The Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Medicine and
Bachelor of Surgery is a unique program which will provide
you with the opportunity to pursue studies in areas that are of
particular relevance to the management and conduct of business,
in addition to gaining a professional qualification in medicine.
The skills you will acquire through the Bachelor of Economics will
benefit a number of careers in the medical profession. For example,
doctors in private practice need to understand the fundamentals
of business in order to establish and maintain a thriving practice.
BACHELOR OF MEDICAL SCIENCE/MBBS
The combined Bachelor of Medical Science and Bachelor of
Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery leads to registration as a
general medical practitioner. The course combines the threeyear
undergraduate Bachelor of Medical Science course
with the University’s prestigious four-year graduate medical
program. The combination of science and medicine subjects
offers you the opportunity to develop a strong background in
the sciences, with some flexibility for you to study units from
other faculties.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR 2014 admission
ENTRY FROM SCHOOL INTO COMBINED
MEDICAL DEGREES
Students are eligible to apply for the Combined Medicine
Degree Programs at the first opportunity after graduating
high school, regardless of when their results are available.
Special admission pathways are open to Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander applicants. The required ATAR is expected to be
95 or higher for 2014 entry.
In your first three years undertaking the Bachelor of Medical
Science, you will study the basic sciences as well as clinical
sciences. The medical curriculum of the MBBS component
of this degree emphasises practical delivery with much of
the program using problem-based learning with contextually
relevant medical issues as the foundation of the course.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (ADVANCED)/MBBS
The combined Bachelor of Science (Advanced) and Bachelor of
Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery leads to registration as a general
medical practitioner. It combines the three-year undergraduate
Bachelor of Science (Advanced) course with the University’s
prestigious four-year graduate medical program.
The combination of science and medicine subjects offers you
the opportunity to develop a strong background in the sciences,
with some flexibility for you to study units from other faculties.
BACHELOR OF MUSIC STUDIES/MBBS
The Bachelor of Music Studies functions as a liberal studies
pathway into the MBBS. You will select a principal study at
the Sydney Conservatorium of Music from the program in
music studies. You will also complete core music units of study
in music skills, music history and analysis, and performance.
The degree is completed over six semesters with a credit
average or above prior to your commencement in the
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. During this
time, you will also complete one preparatory unit of study
in medicine and three units of study in biology, physics and
chemistry from the program offered by the Faculty of Science.
Thereafter, you will study for the degree of Bachelor of
Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery over four years.
DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
APPLICANTS MUST HAVE:
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A very high ATAR. For students commencing in 2014,
the ATAR is expected to be 99.95 for all courses except
Bachelor of Music Studies/MBBS, which is expected to be
99.50. Students from outside NSW are converted to ATAR
equivalent scores. International students require an ATAR of
99.50 or international equivalent.
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Potential students must also have satisfactory performance
in an interview.
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Music/MBBS applicants must also undertake an audition.