Follow all your interests with one degree
There are a range of undergraduate degrees at the University of Sydney that allow you to study a major or minor from two opposite ends of the pool – the shared pool.
These degrees allow you to explore a range of interests across diverse disciplines through access to the shared pool. Depending on your course, this could be a major, minor or elective unit of study.
It allows you to explore subjects across various disciplines and may even help you decide where your passion truly lies.
What is the shared pool?
At the University of Sydney, through some of our undergraduate degrees, you have the flexibility to study a second major or minor across different disciplines. This allows you to broaden your expertise by selecting a major or minor from the shared pool.
The possibilities are (almost) endless – the choice is yours. You could graduate with a bachelor’s degree in economics or commerce and a major (or minor) in history or modern Greek studies. You could study a Bachelor of Music and major in computer science or criminology.
How does it work?
You can choose from over 100 majors or minors in the shared pool. This lists majors, minors, and electives available to all students undertaking a liberal studies degree and select other degrees. You can browse the available majors and minors and build your course based on your interests and what appeals to you.
What are the benefits?
Perhaps you’re not sure which area of study you want to pursue, or you want to keep your future career options open in two vastly different fields – either way, you can study them both with one undergraduate degree.
Selecting a minor or major from the shared pool allows you to combine two areas of study that would not otherwise be studied together, such as a Bachelor of Psychology with a minor in wildlife conservation.
Elysee Dubois diversified her degree with the shared pool.
If an international career is your goal, you could study a Bachelor of Economics and combine it with a major in Italian, Chinese or Japanese studies to boost your employability in an overseas market.
You may have interests that intertwine with your dream career that are not in the same faculty. Take the University of Sydney’s alumnus Elysee as an example – she combined her studies in business with a major in French to diversify her degree and to develop complementary but different discipline expertise.
How do you access the shared pool?
The shared pool of majors and minors is available to students studying a range of undergraduate degrees and any combined Bachelor of Advanced Studies degree.