Advanced Diploma of Opera

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This is a three-year course of full-time, intensive study that prepares graduates for the various demands of the profession. At the end of the course students will sing with technical proficiency and perform with a sense of musical style and dramatic interpretation. Study of the vocal and physical aspects of performance will be complemented by a general awareness of professionalism and the practicalities of theatre, its requirements and environment. Students will acquire a thorough understanding of musicianship, the capacity to sing in the major operatic languages, perform movement and dance sequences, and learn to build a character on developed stagecraft skills.

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Bachelor of Agricultural Economics

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This degree develops strong analytical, quantitative, computing and communication skills with an emphasis on commodity markets and agricultural and natural resource issues. Approximately half of the units of study are taken in the Faculty of Economics and Business. In first year you study agricultural economics, economics, econometrics, and one optional unit in each semester. In later years you continue with sequences in economics and agricultural economics (eg applied international trade, agribusiness management, marketing, agricultural and resource policy, and quantitative methods). In each year of the degree a wide range of optional units of study, including marketing and finance, is available. Research skills which are highly regarded by employers are gained in fourth year through the completion of a research thesis or a set of research exercises. 60 days of professional experience is completed during vacations. Graduates of this degree have exceptional career opportunities with 94% employment rate maintained within 3 months of completion over the past 15 years. Half the graduates are employed in finance (merchant and commercial banking, futures trading, derivatives trading, risk management and accounting), 30% in agribusiness, marketing and commodity trading, 15% in policy making and economic research, 5% in economic journalism and as managers of large corporate farms. They are employed with the premier organisations in the city and country regions. Graduates are qualified to work across all sectors of the economy and half are employed in areas unrelated to agriculture and natural resources. Many are employed overseas in the UK, US and South-East Asia on exceptional starting salaries with opportunities for rapid salary advancement. Students interested in completing either an economics or commerce degree should consider the Bachelor of Agricultural Economics (BAgrEc) as an alternative. BAgrEc graduates have strong quantitative, analytical, computer and communication skills and are recognised in the market place for being able to solve problems on their own. This applied economics degree differentiates you from the thousands of other economics and commerce graduates. The degree has a strong maths base and applicants should be comfortable with and competent in mathematics.

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Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Bioscience

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This program involves study of the structure and function of animals, their management and welfare in an agricultural, para-veterinary, laboratory or wildlife context. Its scope is wide and students require a sound education in general science together with in-depth knowledge of fields specifically relevant to the animal sciences and production. Students learn how to apply the knowledge and principles of science to the understanding and management of the production, processing and marketing of animal products and to the management and conservation of our natural resources, including native and endangered species. Emphasis is placed on the development of analytical, quantitative, computing and communication skills, as well as practical animal handling and management. Specialist research skills are gained in the fourth year through the completion of a research project.This degree provides an excellent pathway for students seeking a professional career working with animals. It covers a wide spectrum of aspects in animal production, health and management.

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Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise And Sport Science)/Master of Nutrition and Dietetics

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This program allows students to become an accredited exercise scientist and accredited nutritionist or accredited practising dietitian with the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) in five years. The exercise and sport science program is taught by the Faculty of Health Sciences; the master's component in nutrition and dietetics is run by the Faculty of Science.

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Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Sport Science)

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This program is designed in the scientific principles of human movement to the effective design, management and evaluation of exercise programs and related lifestyle factors in the areas of sport and health.

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Bachelor of Applied Science (MRS) Diagnostic Radiography

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This program is designed for a career as a diagnostic radiographer, who is responsible for the production of images and critical evaluation of images used in the diagnosis of disease.

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Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy)

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This program focuses on developing and maintaining the ability to carry out the tasks of everyday life by altering the environment, helping people develop a new skill or modifying the task.

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Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy)

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This program is deals with the prevention, assessment and treatment of human movement disorder. It have a detailed understanding of how the body works and are trained to assess and improve movement/physical function and relieve pain. It also manage a range of health problems using physical treatments rather than drugs or surgery.

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Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology)

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This program is designed to study the communication disorders in both children and adults. Speech pathologists evaluate, give therapy and carry out research on clients. They help people with speech and language disorders to develop the communication skills needed for self-expression, social interaction, academic success and employment.

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Bachelor of Arts

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This is an interdisciplinary program of study incorporating units of study from the Departments of English, Film Studies, History, Government and Music, and based in the School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry. It enables students to develop a broad, multi-faceted understanding of the United States, which remains the dominant cultural and political force in the twenty-first century, and has long loomed large in Australian life. Understanding the United States is critical for global citizens. Wide choice of subjects leading to specialisations in Ancient History, Anthropology, Arab world, Islam and the Middle East, Arabic Language and Literature, Archaeology, Art History and Theory, Asian Studies, Australian Literature, Australian Studies, Biblical Studies, Chinese Studies, Classical Studies, Cultural Studies, Digital Cultures, English, European Studies, Film Studies, French Studies, Gender Studies, Germanic Studies, Government and International Relations, Greek (Ancient), Hebrew (Classical and Modern), Heritage Studies, Hindi and Urdu, Indonesian Studies, Indigenous Australian Studies, International and Comparative Literary Studies, Italian Studies, Japanese Studies, Jewish Civilization Thought and Culture, Korean Studies, Latin, Linguistics, Medieval Studies, Modern Greek Studies, Music, Performance Studies, Philosophy, Political Economy, Sanskrit, Social Policy, Sociology, Spanish and Latin American Studies, Studies in Religion, Thai, Yiddish.

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Bachelor of Arts (Asian Studies) (Honours)

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This degree allows students to focus your studies in this popular and topical subject area. Asian Studies is a particular strength in the Faculty of Arts and this degree offers specialist study in the languages, culture, history and contemporary issues of Asia. If you are interested in the BA (Asian Studies), apply for admission into a Bachelor of Arts and complete the particular requirements outlined below, then apply to the Faculty of Arts for your degree to be awarded as a Bachelor of Arts (Asian Studies). The Faculty of Arts encourages all its students to participate in the University's Exchange Program. It allows students to undertake a semester or year at a university in another country and receive credit for the units completed.

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Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

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This is a one-year addition to your degree in the Faculty of Arts. It is a research-based year of study, usually in the subject area of their major, and includes some coursework and a written thesis which is due towards the end of the year.

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Bachelor of Arts (Languages)

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This degree course appeals to talented school leavers who wish to link humanities and social sciences studies with core study in a foreign language. Some students will be keen to deepen and broaden language and culture studies begun in secondary school or elsewhere. Others will have a desire to take up studies in a new language subject area, starting at the Beginners' level. The degree has a subsidised study abroad component, enabling students to spend one or two semesters overseas studying at a designated university in the country of their language major. Approved studies successfully completed overseas will be credited to the student?s University of Sydney degree. In-country study enables students to enhance their linguistic fluency and cultural knowledge and prepare, if they wish, for future studies overseas.

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Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications)

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This program is designed for the encompassing studies in the humanities and social sciences as well as broad professional training in the media and communications field. It also combines vocational study in the media with humanities and arts. It also offers a truly interdisciplinary education, with units of study potentially drawn from Arts, Economics, Law, Education and Social Science. It also focused on producing students with portable, flexible skills which are useful in many different parts of the media industry.

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Bachelor of Arts in (Advanced) (Honours)

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This program is designed to challenge the highest-achieving students by allowing acceleration into a senior Arts program from the commencement of the degree, and the completion of an Honours degree in an Arts major in three years. This degree emphasises and fosters high-level disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and methodology skills. The Honours program is completed in the third year of enrolment. Students undertake supervised research and attend seminars throughout the year, working towards their Honours thesis.

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Bachelor of Arts(Advanced)/Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery

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This combined degree is designed to challenge the highest-achieving students by allowing acceleration into senior Arts subjects from the commencement of the degree, and the completion of an Honours degree in an Arts major in three years. Some specialist areas such as languages require specific prerequisites that may include additional junior units. Students will be required to maintain a 65 per cent average (Credit grade) in order to remain in the course.There are limited places available in this degree for the highest of achievers. Successful applicants are selected based on their ATAR and an interview, similar to the one used for the Graduate Entry University of Sydney Medicine program (USydMP. Successful applicants are also offered a scholarship for the duration of their degree).

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Bachelor of Arts(Media and Communications)/Bachelor of Laws

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This combined program allows students to study Law in conjunction with another degree. It works by spreading out the first year of the Sydney LLB over three years of an Arts, Media and Communications, Commerce, Economics, Economic and Social Sciences, Engineering, International Studies or Science degree.

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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws

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This program allows students to study the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in conjunction with another degree. It works by spreading out the first year of the Sydney LLB over three years of an Arts, Media and Communications, Commerce, Economics, Economic and Social Sciences, Engineering, International Studies or Science degree. Students enrol with our partner faculties for the first 3 years (or 4 years for Engineering or Media and Communications) and then transfer to the Law School at the completion of their other degree to finish the last 2 years of their law studies.

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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Work

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This combined program enables students to pursue studies to third-year level in humanities and/or social sciences units of study and also obtain a qualification to practice as a social worker. The course integrates studies in the social sciences, social policy and social work theory and practice, with a strong emphasis on Australian and comparative social welfare studies. Students may also take majors in areas such as Sociology, Social Policy, Gender and Cultural Studies, Philosophy and many more. In the last two years of the course you undertake the professional social work program, which includes fieldwork placements supervised by highly skilled and experienced practitioners in a variety of settings. These placements are an essential part of the course.

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Bachelor of Arts/Master of Nursing

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This is a four-year course for students wishing to combine nursing with other interests in the field of Arts. It will prepare graduates to take on complex clinical responsibilities in the health care system. Students are required to complete at least one major in the Bachelor of Arts. Areas of interest might include cultural studies, languages, gender studies, sociology or psychology. Students will develop skills including critical analysis and argument - attributes that are highly sought after in every area of employment, including nursing.

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