Bachelor of Advanced Studies
The Bachelor of Advanced Studies can be taken in combination with an eligible Bachelor degree and offers you the flexibility to explore multiple interests in four (sometimes five) years.
Distinguish yourself in your final year by choosing to undertake advanced coursework or an honours research project.
This degree enables you to:
- Design your own degree by combining majors from a range of disciplines.
- Complete a second major from either your primary study area or the shared pool of majors and minors.
- Deepen your critical thinking skills through advanced coursework and real-world industry, entrepreneurial, community and research challenges across disciplines or an Honours research project.
- Students commencing undergraduate study, including recent high school leavers, non-recent school leavers and mature-age entry.
- Current University of Sydney students who decide to continue to a final year by transferring from the single bachelor’s degree into the combined Bachelor of Advanced Studies. Learn more about changing your degree.
If you are a Commonwealth Supported student (who commenced your degree prior to 2021) and you are considering transferring to a combined Bachelor of Advanced Studies degree at the University of Sydney, please be aware that this transfer will be treated as a new course enrolment. This means you will be charged the new Jobs-ready Graduates Package fee rate for units going forward in your new degree. Any units you have already studied will be credited to your new course and noted as paid under the old rates. Please carefully check information on fees.
Architecture, design and planning
Arts and social sciences
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Dalyell Scholars)
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (International and Global Studies)
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Languages)
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Media and Communications)
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Politics and International Relations)
- Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Advanced Studies
- Bachelor of Visual Arts and Bachelor of Advanced Studies
Business
- Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Advanced Studies
- Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Dalyell Scholars)
Education
Music
- Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Composition)
- Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Performance)
Science
- Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Advanced)
- Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Animal and Veterinary Bioscience)
- Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Dalyell Scholars including Mathematical Science)
- Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Health)
- Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Medical Science)
- Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Taronga Wildlife Conservation)
This course structure is indicative only and subject to change, but a combined Bachelor of Advanced Studies could look like this:
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major 1 | Major 1 | Major 1 | Major 2 |
| Core/elective | Open Learning Environment unit | Major 1 | Major 2 |
| Core/elective | Elective | Elective | Advanced coursework / Honours coursework |
| Minor/Major 2 | Minor/Major 2 | Minor/Major 2 | Advanced coursework / Honours coursework |
| Major 1 | Major 1 | Major 1 | Advanced coursework / Honours research project |
| Core/elective | Elective | Major 1 | Advanced coursework / Honours research project |
| Core/elective | Elective/ Major 2 |
Elective/ Major 2 |
Project / Honours research project |
| Minor/Major 2 | Minor/Major 2 | Minor/Major 2 | Project / Honours research project |
