This dual degree program, the Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Social Research and Policy, enables students to complete a major stream from those available in Science and in Social Research and Policy within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

For admission to the program, students must satisfy the entry requirements to the Bachelor of Science as well as to the Bachelor of Social Research and Policy.

For questions regarding the Bachelor of Social Research and Policy requirements for the program, students should consult staff in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Student Centre. For questions relating to the Bachelor of Science component of the program, students should consult the Science Student Centre.

Please refer to the program objectives as listed for the 3970 Bachelor of Science program and the 3420 Bachelor of Social Research and Policy program.

A total of 216 units of credit are required to complete this dual degree program. Students must satisfy the following requirements for the Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Social Research and Policy components. Where the requirements for the two programs are completed in less than 216 units of credit due to overlapping courses, students must make up the remaining units of credit from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences or the Faculty of Science.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in dual degree mode

When taken as part of a dual degree, a Bachelor of Science is comprised of 96 units of credit which includes:

Academic rules relating to the Bachelor of Science in dual degree mode are as follows:

   1. Students must complete a minimum of 96 units of credit for the Bachelor of Science;

   2. Students must complete at least one approved Bachelor of Science major, and this must be declared before enrolling in level II courses. Details of approved Bachelor of Science majors and how to declare a major can be found on the 3970 Bachelor of Science program page;

   3. In addition to the courses required for a student's chosen major, students must take 'science' courses so that the major plus 'science' courses total 96 units of credit. Details of what courses consitute 'science' courses can be found in Table 1 on the 3970 Bachelor of Science program page;

   4. Students must complete at least 24 units of credit of science level I courses;

Most majors in the Bachelor of Science already satisfy this requirement, for example, the Molecular and Cell Biology major requires BIOT1011, BABS1201, CHEM1011, CHEM1021, MATH1031 and MATH1041. This is a total of 36 units of credit of 'science' level I courses, therefore, no more level I science courses are required. Where a major does not include at least 24 units of credit of science level I courses, students will need to choose additional level I science courses to bring the total to 24 units of credit. For example, Psychology requires PSYC1001 and PSYC1011, therefore, students will need to choose an additional 12 units of credit of science level I courses. These science level I courses count towards the 96 units of credit requirement at rule number 4.

   5. No student may commence level II courses until 30 units of credit of level I courses have been successfully completed. (This is 30 units of credit of courses taken towards the entire dual degree and not just courses for the Science component);

   6. Students may commence level III courses upon successful completion of 72 units of credit. (This is 72 units of credit of courses taken towards the entire dual degree and not just courses for the Science component);

Students wishing to complete a double major in the Bachelor of Science when taken as part of a dual degree with another degree program at UNSW, should be aware that it will be very difficult to complete two majors within 96 units of credit. Therefore where a dual degree student would like to undertake a double major, they should be aware that it may involve extra time and cost to complete, and may have visa implications for international students.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Social Research and Policy in dual degree mode

When taken as part of a dual degree, a Bachelor of Social Research and Policy is comprised of:

Social Research and Policy core requirements

The following compulsory courses (54 UOC) form the Social Research and Policy Core:

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Available Social Research and Policy majors

For details on the majors available in the Bachelor of Social Research and Policy, please see the 3420 Bachelor of Social Research and Policy program page.

Award with Distinction

High achieving students who secure a WAM of 75 across their program and who have completed at least 48 UOC of their program at UNSW are eligible for the award of their Pass Degree "with Distinction".

Academic Rules

To qualify for the award of a Bachelor of Social Research and Policy at Pass level, a student must:

   1. enrol in the Bachelor of Social Research and Policy and complete 120 units of credit;

   2. complete the requirements for the core;

   3. complete the requirements for prescribed electives;

   4. complete the requirements for one stream;

   5. complete at least 30 units of credit of Level I courses before enrolling in Level II courses;

   6. specify their major stream at the time of enrolment into Level II;

   7. complete at least 24 UOC in their major stream before enrolling in Level III courses;

   8. complete at least 72 UOC overall before enrolling in their stream Capstone course.

Honours in Bachelor of Science

Students in the Bachelor of Science should see the Science Student Centre for information about Honours in Science.

Honours in Bachelor of Social Research and Policy
Honours in Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences

After completion of 144 UoC including all of the requirements of the Bachelor of Social Research & Policy dual degree, high achieving students may apply for admission to the Bachelor of Social Research & Policy (Honours) program 4507 or the Bachelor of Arts & Social Sciences (Honours) program 4504. A minimum WAM of 70 in the Bachelor of Social Research & Policy component of the dual degree is required for entry into Honours.

For program rules and requirements, please refer to the Program Structure section above.

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