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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 and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Interaction Design)

Dr Joel Fredericks

Associate Professor Ricardo Sosa

joel.fredericks@sydney.edu.au

ricardo.sosa@sydney.edu.au

Bachelor of Design Computing
Bachelor of Design Computing and Bachelor of Advanced Studies

Dr Joel Fredericks

Associate Professor Ricardo Sosa

joel.fredericks@sydney.edu.au

ricardo.sosa@sydney.edu.au

Bachelor of Design Computing and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Honours)

Dr Joel Fredericks

Associate Professor Ricardo Sosa

joel.fredericks@sydney.edu.au

ricardo.sosa@sydney.edu.au

Design Major (Table S)

Dr Joel Fredericks

Associate Professor Ricardo Sosa

joel.fredericks@sydney.edu.au

ricardo.sosa@sydney.edu.au

Biological Design Major (Table S) Dr Phillip Gough phillip.gough@sydney.edu.au
Bachelor of Architecture & Environments

Dr Laurence Troy

Dr Matthew McNeil

laurence.troy@sydney.edu.au

matthew.mcneil@sydney.edu.au

Master of Architecture Dr Rizal Muslimin rizal.muslimin@sydney.edu.au
Bachelor of Design in Architecture (Honours) and Master of Architecture Dr Jennifer Ferng jennifer.ferng@sydney.edu.au
Graduate Diploma & Master of Design Dr Mariana Zafeirakopoulos mariana.zafeirakopoulos@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.edu.au
Master of Urban & Regional Planning Dr Ian Woodcock ian.woodcock@sydney.edu.au
Urban Studies Major (Table S) Dr Vera Xia xue.xia@sydney.edu.au
Master of Architectural Science Associate Professor Emma Heffernan emma.heffernan@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 Aysu Kuru aysu.kuru@sydney.edu.au
Sustainable Design Dr Aysu Kuru aysu.kuru@sydney.edu.au

As part of our FASS Student Success and Retention Program, students can meet 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.

If you have already submitted an enquiry, you can view the current status of your request on the Student Success and Advice Dashboard. If you have received an Academic Caution or Show Cause notification, you will have a request for academic advice lodged on your behalf and therefore do not need to submit another request.

If you are unable to lodge your academic advice request 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.

This FASS degree pathways guide can help you navigate subject selection for your specific degree with easy-to-read colour coded diagrams relating to majors, electives and OLEs amongst other course requirements.

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 Christine Ji - Christine Ji

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:

School of Medical Sciences

Discipline Course Contact

Biomedical Science

  • Master of Biomedical Science (Genomics and Precision Medicine)
  • Master of Biomedical Science (Infection and Immunity)
Scott Byrne
scott.byrne@sydney.edu.au

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) and 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)

Yobelli Jimenez
yobelli.jimenez@sydney.edu.au

Master of Diagnostic Radiography

Susan Said
susan.said@sydney.edu.au

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

Laura Di Michelle
laura.dimichele@sydney.edu.au

Occupational Therapy

Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy)

Josephine Gwynn
josephine.gwynn@sydney.edu.au

Master of Occupational Therapy

Ryan Chen
ryan.chen@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

Doctor of Physiotherapy Natalie Allen
natalie.allen@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

Helen Parker
h.parker@sydney.edu.au

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 school website.

Sydney Pharmacy School

Sydney Pharmacy School course advisers and coordinators can be found on the school website.

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 Yvonne Laird

mph.coordinator@sydney.edu.au

Program leaders Contact
Undergraduate first year adviser

Mr Michael Duke
michael.duke@sydney.edu.au

Bachelor/Diploma of Music (Performance)

Classical/historical performance
Dr Vladimir Gorbach
vladimir.gorbach@sydney.edu.au

Jazz performance
Dr Steve Barry
steve.barry@sydney.edu.au

Music Theatre
A/Professor Narelle Yeo
narelle.yeo@sydney.edu.au

Non-western
Dr Lu Liu
lu.liu@sydney.edu.au

Drum Set
Dr Simon Barker
s.barker@sydney.edu.au

Bachelor/Diploma of Music (Composition)

Dr Ivan Zavada
ivan.zavada@sydney.edu.au

Bachelor/Diploma of Music

Contemporary Music Practice
Dr Jadey O’Regan
jade.oregan@sydney.edu.au

Composition for Creative Industries
Dr Ivan Zavada
ivan.zavada@sydney.edu.au

Digital Music and Media
Dr Ivan Zavada
ivan.zavada@sydney.edu.au

Musicology major
David Larkin
david.larkin@sydney.edu.au

Bachelor of Music (Music Education)

Dr Jim Coyle
jim.coyle@sydney.edu.au

Bachelor of Arts (Music major; Digital Music major)

Associate Professor Daniel Rojas
daniel.rojas@sydney.edu.au

Honours

Professor Helen Mitchell
helen.mitchell@sydney.edu.au

Master of Music Studies/Graduate Diploma in Music (Performance/Opera)

Associate Professor Jeanell Carrigan
jeanell.carrigan@sydney.edu.au

Postgraduate Research (Performance)

Professor Helen Mitchell
helen.mitchell@sydney.edu.au

PhD

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.

Selecting units and planning your course

For help planning your course please refer to the requirements for award in your handbook's course resolutions for your degree to see what you need to complete. Your handbook also contains a sample enrolment plan for each course. Please note, Honours in the Bachelor of Advanced Studies requires two majors to be completed prior to starting Honours. You can find out how to approach academic advice and degree planning in Canvas.

In some circumstances one unit of study can count towards more than one course component - this is called double counting. You can double count 1000-level core units towards two majors if those 1000-level core units overlap. As this is double counted manually, the overlapping core unit won’t show as being counted towards your second major in Sydney Student. In the place of the unit that is double counted, you will need to complete one elective unit to ensure 144 credit points are completed for your degree, or 192 for the combined degree. This elective need not be in the discipline of your second major or minor.

You can count one unit of study towards two majors (or two minors/programs), but this depends on whether the unit of study is core or selective. For example, if you are completing two majors and the unit is core to both majors, it can count towards the two majors. If the unit is core to one major and selective in the other, it can only count to the major for which it is core. If the unit is a selective in both majors, it can count to one of these majors only. Even when a unit is able to count towards both majors, it only counts once when counting the total number of credit points you have completed towards your degree.

Information about different unit levels can be found on the course components webpage (under 'unit of study levels and codes').

For further 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: 25 November 2024

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