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Bachelor of Advanced Studies

Stand out when you graduate
If you’re looking to improve your career prospects, open the door to further academic study, or pursue a passion, a combined Bachelor of Advanced Studies is your next step.

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.

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