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Planning your course

Academic advice

Most faculties and schools have academic advisers who can provide advice about planning your course.

Architecture, design and planning program directors

Program Contact Email
Bachelor of Design in Architecture Mr Michael Muir michael.muir@sydney.edu.au
Bachelor of Design (Interaction Design)
Bachelor of Design (Interaction Design)/Hons
Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Interaction Design) 
Dr Joel Fredericks joel.fredericks@sydney.edu.au
Bachelor of Design Computing
Bachelor of Design Computing/Bachelor of Advanced Studies
Dr Joel Fredericks joel.fredericks@sydney.edu.au
Bachelor of Design Computing/Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Honours) Dr Joel Fredericks joel.fredericks@sydney.edu.au
Design Major (Table S) Dr Phillip Gough phillip.gough@sydney.edu.au
Biological Design Major (Table S) Dr Phillip Gough phillip.gough@sydney.edu.au
Bachelor of Architecture & Environments

Dr Matthew Mindrup

Dr Anastasia Globa

matthew.mindrup@sydney.edu.au

anastasia.globa@sydney.edu.au

Master of Architecture Dr Rizal Muslimin rizal.muslimin@sydney.edu.au
Bachelor of Design in Architecture (Honours)/Master of Architecture Dr Jennifer Ferng jennifer.ferng@sydney.edu.au
Graduate Diploma & Master of Design Dr Rohan Lulham  rohan.lulham@sydney.edu.au
Master of Interaction Design & Electronic Arts Dr Luke Hespanhol luke.hespanhol@sydney.edu.au
Master of Heritage Conservation Associate Professor Cameron Logan cameron.logan@sydney.edu.au
Master of Urban Design Dr Ian Woodcock 

ian.woodcock@sydney.edu.au

Master of Urbanism Dr Ian Woodcock ian.woodcock@sydney.edua.au
Master of Urban & Regional Planning Dr Ian Woodcock ian.woodcock@sydney.edua.au
Urban Studies Major (Table S) Dr Ryan Jones

ryan.m.jones@sydney.edu.au

Master of Architectural Science Dr Daniel Ryan daniel.ryan@sydney.edu.au

Master of Architectural Science stream coordinators

Stream Contact Email
Audio and Acoustics Associate Professor Densil Cabrera densil.cabrera@sydney.edu.au
Illumination Design Dr Wenye Hu wenye.hu@sydney.edu.au
High Performance Buildings Dr Jungsoo Kim jungsoo.kim@sydney.edu.au
Sustainable Design Dr Daniel Ryan daniel.ryan@sydney.edu.au
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Due to increased enquiries, there may currently be significant waiting times to speak with an academic adviser.

Academic advisers

Academic advisers are senior academics available to offer you advice and support throughout your studies. You can talk to them about a range of different topics including:

  • improving your academic performance
  • setting study goals
  • planning your degree and choosing subjects
  • understanding the range of different student support services available to you and accessing the best resources for your needs
  • what to do if you are struggling at university and need some advice.
Contacting an academic adviser

Advisers for students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences can help you with advice specific to studies.

Once you've received a confirmation email, your details have been received and an advisor will contact you as soon as they are available.

If you are unable to submit an online academic advice registration form due to a system error and you urgently need to meet an academic student adviser, please send an email including your SID, full name and the reason of meeting an adviser to FASS Student Affairs and Engagement fass.progression@sydney.edu.au.

The following FAQ documents have been developed specifically to assist undergraduate FASS students. Before you contact an academic adviser, please download the document for your school (SSPS, SOH, SLC, SACE) or stream (INGS, Dalyell) and check to see if your question(s) are answered in the FAQs. 

Specialist portfolios

If you want to speak with a staff member from a specialist portfolio, use the contact list below.

Specialist portfolios Contact
Disability

Associate Professor David Evans - Faculty Disability Liaison Officer

If you're studying in the Business School you can find contacts for advice in your Canvas hub:

For Business School students who have failed to satisfy Academic Progression Requirements, please refer to the Academic Progression Support information on the website.

If you are studying at the Faculty of Engineering, it is recommended that you speak with your year adviser for academic advice. Please see the list of schools below, and email the relevant adviser for an appointment.

If you are a new student, you can visit Welcome to Engineering for more information.

If you're studying in the Sydney Law School, you can find the course and timetable information in Canvas.

Please email:

Sydney School of Health Sciences

Course directors
Discipline Course Contact

Behavioural and Social Sciences in Health

Bachelor of Health Sciences

Maree Milross 
maree.milross@sydney.edu.au

Exercise and Sport Science

Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Sports Science)

Janelle Gifford 
janelle.gifford@sydney.edu.au

Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise Physiology)

Jacqui Raymond
jacqueline.raymond@sydney.edu.au

Combined Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Sport Science) / Bachelor of Advance Studies

Janelle Gifford
janelle.gifford@sydney.edu.au

Master of Exercise Physiology

Nathan Johnson
nathan.jonhson@sydney.edu.au

Medical Imaging Sciences

Bachelor of Applied Science (Diagnostic Radiography)

Warren Reed
warren.reed@sydney.edu.au

Master of Diagnostic Radiography

Jillian Clarke
jillian.clarke@sydney.edu.au

Master of Health Science (Medical Radiation Sciences)/Master of Medical Imaging Science

Roger Bourne
roger.bourne@sydney.edu.au

Occupational Therapy

Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy)


Josephine Gwynn
josephine.gwynn@sydney.edu.au

Master of Occupational Therapy

Sanetta Du Toit
sanet.dutoit@sydney.edu.au

Physiotherapy

Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy)

Marnee McKay
marnee.mckay@sydney.edu.au

Master of Physiotherapy

Tiffany Dwyer
tiffany.dwyer@sydney.edu.au

Rehabilitation Counselling

Master of Rehabilitation Counselling (+GDip)

Roxanna Pebdani
roxanna.pebdani@sydney.edu.au

Speech Pathology

Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology)

Maree Doble
maree.doble@sydney.edu.au

Master of Speech Language Pathology

Elizabeth Bourne
elizabeth.bourne@sydney.edu.au

Stream coordinators
Stream Contact

Bachelor of Science (Health) stream and Health major coordinator

Maree Milross 
maree.milross@sydney.edu.au

Hearing and Speech major

Isabelle Boisvert
isabelle.boisvert@sydney.edu.au

Human Movement major

To be advised

Disability and Participation major (available from 2020)

Kim Bulkeley
kim.bulkeley@sydney.edu.au

Sydney Dental School

Discipline Contact

Program Director, Doctor of Dental Medicine

To be advised

Program Director, Bachelor of Oral Health

Associate Professor Melanie Aley
melanie.aley@sydney.edu.au

Program Director, Doctor of Clinical Dentistry

Professor Dale Howes
dale.howes@sydney.edu.au

Program Director, Master of Dental Public Health

Professor Woosung Sohn
woosung.sohn@sydney.edu.au

Academic Lead, Education

Dr Delyse Leadbeatter
delyse.leadbeatter@sydney.edu.au

Sydney Medical School

Discipline Contact
  • Advanced Surgery
  • Clinical Surgery
  • Surgery
  • Surgical Anatomy


Clinical and Professional Development
cpd.education@sydney.edu.au

  • Brain and Mind Sciences
  • Psychiatry

Clinical and Professional Development
cpd.education@sydney.edu.au

  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Internal Medicine
  • Metabolic Health
  • Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Development

Clinical and Professional Development
cpd.education@sydney.edu.au

Sleep Medicine

Clinical and Professional Development
cpd.education@sydney.edu.au

  • Cataract and Refractive Surgery
  • Intrnational Ophthalmology
  • Ophthalmic Science

Discipline of Ophthalmology
ophthalmology.education@sydney.edu.au

Child and Adolescent Health

Clinical and Professional Development
cpd.education@sydney.edu.au

General Practice and Primary Health Care

Clinical and Professional Development
cpd.education@sydney.edu.au

Genomics and Precision Medicine

Clinical and Professional Development
cpd.education@sydney.edu.au

Sexual and Reproductive Health

Clinical and Professional Development
cpd.education@sydney.edu.au

Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy

Clinical and Professional Development
cpd.education@sydney.edu.au

Clinical Trials Research

Adrienne Kirby
adrienne.kirby@sydney.edu.au

Infection and Immunity

Scott Byrne 
scott.byrne@sydney.edu.au

Doctor of Medicine

Stuart Lane
stuart.lane@sydney.edu.au

Pain Management

Elizabeth Devonshire
liz.devonshire@sydney.edu.au

Leigh-Anne Funnell
leigh-anne.funnell@sydney.edu.au

Sydney Nursing School

Sydney Nursing School course advisers and coordinators can be found on the faculty website.

Sydney Pharmacy School

Program Contact

Program Director, Undergraduate

Dr Stephen Carter
stephen.carter@sydney.edu.au

Undergraduate Year 1 Coordinator

Professor Paul Groundwater
paul.groundwater@sydney.edu.au

Undergraduate Year 2 Coordinator

Dr Lifeng Kang
lifeng.kang@sydney.edu.au

Undergraduate Year 3 Coordinator

Dr Jonathan Penm
jonathan.penm@sydney.edu.au

Undergraduate Year 4 Coordinator

Jocelyn Bussing
jocelyn.bussing@sydney.edu.au

Honours Coordinator

Associate Professor Danijela Gnjidic
danijela.gnjidic@sydney.edu.au

Program Director, Master of Pharmacy

Associate Professor Fanfan Zhou
fanfan.zhou@sydney.edu.au

Program Director, Intern Training Program

Simmie Chung
simmie.chung@sydney.edu.au

Program Director, Graduate Certificate in Evidence-Based Complementary Medicines

Dr Joanna Harnett
joanna.harnett@sydney.edu.au

Program Director, Higher Degree Research

Dr Ingrid Gelissen
ingrid.gelissen@sydney.edu.au

Sydney School of Public Health

Program

Contact

Bioethics

Biostatistics

Clinical Epidemiology

Global Health

  • Associate Professor Seye Abimbola
  • Associate Professor Sarah Bernays

sph.mgh-coordinator@sydey.edu.au

Health Policy

Indigenous Health Promotion

Public Health

  • Professor Julie Mooney-Summers
  • Dr Heidi Gilchrist
  • Dr James Kite

mph.coordinator@sydney.edu.au

Program leaders Contact Email
Undergraduate first year adviser Mr Michael Duke michael.duke@sydney.edu.au
Bachelor of Music (Performance) /Bachelor of Music / Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Performance)/ Diploma of Music (Performance) Dr Vladimir Gorbach vladimir.gorbach@sydney.edu.au

Bachelor of Music (Composition)/ (Composition for Creative Industries)/ (Digital Music and Media)

Bachelor of Music/ Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Composition)/Diploma of Music (Composition) / (Composition for Creative Industries)/ (Digital Music and Media)/ Master of Music (Composition)

Dr Ivan Zavada (acting) ivan.zavada@sydney.edu.au
Bachelor of Music (Music Education) Professor Jennifer Rowley jennifer.rowley@sydney.edu.au
Bachelor of Music (Jazz Studies)/Diploma of Music (Jazz Studies) Dr Kevin Hunt kevin.hunt@sydney.edu.au
Bachelor of Music (Musicology major)/ Diploma of Music (Musicology)/ Master of Music (Musicology) Dr Catherine Ingram (acting) catherine.ingram@sydney.edu.au
Bachelor of Arts (Music major)/ Bachelor of Music (Contemporary Music Practice) Dr Toby Martin toby.martin@sydney.edu.au
Postgraduate Coursework Associate Professor Jeanell Carrigan jeanell.carrigan@sydney.edu.au
Postgraduate Research (Performance) Associate Professor Helen Mitchell helen.mitchell@sydney.edu.au
PhD Associate Professor Christopher Coady christopher.coady@sydney.edu.au

If you're studying in the Faculty of Science, find out how to approach degree planning and academic advice on the Science Student portal on Canvas. If you are a new student, you can also visit Welcome to Science for more information.

There are many different contacts in the Faculty of Science for academic advice. You'll need to decide which contact best matches your study background/plans or the questions you have, and then contact them directly. You must tell the contact who you are, what you are studying, and what you’d like advice on.

Science academic advisers are academics available to offer you advice and support throughout your studies. You can talk to them about a range of different topics including:

  • strategies for managing your studies
  • improving your academic performance
  • understanding the range of different student support services available to you and accessing the best resources for your needs
  • what to do if you are struggling at university and need some advice.

You can find the full list of Science academic advisers in Canvas.

For unit of study advice, contact your unit of study coordinator (listed in the unit of study descriptions in your handbook) for assistance..

For advice about your course or course components, find a list of the relevant contacts on the Science Student portal on Canvas.

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Last updated: 12 September 2023

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