Medicine / Arts - 3856
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine
Contact: http://www.med.unsw.edu.au/
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC For Award: 372
UAC Code: 428000
Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements
International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements
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Program Description
In order to complete the combined program in 7 years, students are required to undertake an approved arts-focused Independent Learning Project as well as to complete an additional Arts course above the normal Semester load (24 UOC) in at least one Semester. All other students will require 8 years to complete the combined program.
Students who wish to undertake the program should contact the Medicine Education and Student Office during Year 1 in order to apply to transfer from the Medicine 3805 program to Medicine/Arts 3856 at the end of year 1.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
Program Structure
Details of majors and minors available, and the Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives, can be found on the 3409 Bachelor of Arts program page.
http://legacy.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2016/3409.html
For the Program Structure of the BMed/MD component of the Medicine/Arts program see the Online Handbook entry for program 3805.
http://legacy.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2016/3805.html
Honours
Students who achieve a weighted average mark of at least 75% in either the BMed and/or MD will be awarded Distinction in one or both degrees. Marks obtained in the best 24 UOC undertaken in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences also contribute approximately 10% towards the award of Honours.
For further details on Honours see the Online Handbook entry for Program 3805
http://legacy.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2016/3805.html
Honours in Bachelor of Arts & Social Sciences
Once you have completed your Bachelor of Arts in Dual mode and 144 UOC overall, you can apply for admission to do an Honours year in the Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) program 4504. Entry to Honours requires a WAM of 70 or higher in the major stream in which you want to study at Honours level.
Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) program 4504 -
http://legacy.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2016/4504.html
Academic Rules
For academic rules and requirements relating to the BMed/MD component of the Medicine/Arts program see the Online Handbook entry for program 3805.
http://legacy.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2016/3805.html
For academic rules and requirements relating to the Arts (Dual Mode) component of the Medicine/Arts program see the Online Handbook entry for program 3409.
http://legacy.handbook.unsw.edu.au/undergraduate/programs/2016/3409.html
Fees
Area(s) of Specialisation
- Art History and Theory
- Arts and Social Sciences
- Asian Studies
- Australian Studies
- Chinese Studies
- Creative Writing
- Criminology
- Development Studies
- Economics
- English
- Environmental Humanities
- European Studies
- Film Studies
- French Studies
- Geography
- German Studies
- History
- Human Resource Management
- Indigenous Studies
- Indonesian Studies
- International Business
- International Relations
- Italian Studies
- Japanese Studies
- Korean Studies
- Linguistics
- Media, Culture and Technology
- Modern Greek Studies
- Music
- Philosophy
- Politics
- Psychology
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Spanish and Latin American Studies
- Theatre and Performance Studies
- Women's and Gender Studies