MAIN AREA OF STUDYMajor Studies(Areas of study are generally offered as Bachelor degreesunless Dip, Adv Dip or Assoc Deg is shown in brackets)P = PrerequisitesSP = Subject PrerequisitesA = Assumed KnowledgeR = Recommended StudiesN = NonePSYCHOLOGYARMathematicsBiologySCIENCEBiological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, A MathematicsGeography and Environmental Studies, Marine R Biology and/or Chemistry and/or PhysicsScience, Mathematics, Photonics, Physics,depending on the majorPsychology, Statistics, Sustainable ResourceManagementNote: Not all majors have courses available on both the Newcastle and Central Coast campuses.Contact the University of Newcastle for further information.SOCIAL SCIENCEAboriginal Studies, Community Welfare and R For Psychology: MathematicsHuman Services, Economic Policy Analysis,For all other majors: English (Advanced)Film, Media and Cultural Studies, GenderStudies, Historical Studies, Human Geography,Other related subjects, such as Geography,Industrial Relations and Human ResourceHistory, Family and Community, Society andManagement, Leisure and Tourism Studies,Culture are recommended depending on the majorLinguistics, Philosophical and Religious Studies,Politics and Policy, Psychology, Sociologyand AnthropologyNote: Not all majors have courses available on both the Newcastle and Central Coast campuses.Contact the University of Newcastle for further information.SOCIAL WORKRFor Psychology: MathematicsSPEECH PATHOLOGY*Linguistics, Psychology, Speech Pathology R Biology and Chemistry, Mathematicsand English (Advanced)* The academic content of this program is currently under review.SURVEYINGTEACHING #ARMathematics (Band 5 or above)One science-related subjectArts* A For Primary Teaching: Any two units of EnglishPrimary Teaching Specialisation(Band 4) and any two units of mathematics.Secondary Teaching SpecialisationsFor Secondary Teaching: Any two units ofEnglish, Social Sciences English (Band 4)* Primary Teaching Specialisation strand is onlyavailable at Port Macquarie campusDesign and Technology A Any two units of English (Band 4)Design and Technology, Technological and R Mathematics, Chemistry plus Visual Arts orApplied Studies TeachingTextiles and Design or Design and Technology orIndustrial Technology or Food Technology orEngineering StudiesEarly Childhood Studies R Any two units of EnglishFine Art A Any two units of English (Band 4)Visual Arts, Education/Teaching R Visual ArtsHealth and Physical Education A Any two units of English (Band 4)Personal Development, Health and Physical R Personal Development, Health and PhysicalEducation TeachingEducation plus either Biology or Chemistry orPhysicsCheck pages 7-8 for information about HSC English and Mathematics requirements for teaching degrees.University of Newcastle57
MAIN AREA OF STUDYMajor Studies(Areas of study are generally offered as Bachelor degreesunless Dip, Adv Dip or Assoc Deg is shown in brackets)P = PrerequisitesSP = Subject PrerequisitesA = Assumed KnowledgeR = Recommended StudiesN = NoneTEACHING # (continued)Music P Audition, interview, tests and UAI or equivalentPractical Music Study, Teaching A Any two units of English (Band 4)R Music 1 or AMEB (Grade 6-8 pass) ordemonstrated musical expertiseScience A Mathematics and any two units of EnglishScience Teaching: two of Physics, (Band 4)Chemistry, Biology or Geology – provided R For Science Teaching: Biology and/or ChemistryPhysics or Chemistry is undertaken asand/or Physics depending on majoreither a major or a minor studyTHEOLOGYMathematics Teaching: Mathematics# The academic content of this program is currently under review.Check pages 7-8 for information about HSC English and Mathematics requirements for teaching degrees.Theology and Religious Studies N NoneVISUAL COMMUNICATIONDigital Design, Graphic and A One or more of: Visual Arts and/or Design andIllustration DesignTechnology and/or Textiles and Design and/orIndustrial TechnologyNote: All programs are subject to routine review. This may result in slight variation in subject offerings.COMBINED PROGRAMSIf you intend to undertake combined programs, check the prerequisites, assumed knowledge and recommendedstudies for both programs. Contact the University of Newcastle for further details.The University of Newcastle currently offers combined programs in:n Arts/Sciencen Business/Commercen Civil Engineering/Environmental Engineeringn Engineering/Businessn Engineering/Computer Sciencen Engineering/Mathematicsn Engineering/Sciencen Engineering/Surveyingn Mathematics/Computer Sciencen Mathematics/Sciencen Music/ArtsCombined programs in Law are also offered – refer to main entry for details.Note: not all specialisations or majors within a program may be available within a combined program.58 University of Newcastle