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;

   2. Students must complete at least one approved Bachelor of Science major, and this must be declared before enrolling in level II courses (see the 3970 Bachelor of Science page for approved majors). Information about how to declare a major can be found on the Science Student Centre website;

   3. Students may choose to complete an optional minor using their Science electives (see the 3970 Bachelor of Science page for the list of approved minors).

Students cannot complete a minor with the same name as their nominated major, and Level II and III courses cannot be double-counted between majors and minors. More than one minor may be completed subject to the limit on double-counting. Students must declare their minor(s) before their final semester.


   4. 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 UoC. ‘Science’ courses are listed in Table 1 on the 3970 Bachelor of Science page.

   5. Students must complete at least 24 UoC of Level I ‘Science’ courses. ‘Science’ courses are listed in Table 1 of the 3970 Bachelor of Science page.

   6. Students may not enrol into Level II courses until at least 30 UoC of Level I courses have been successfully completed.

   7.Students may not enrol into Level III courses until at least 72 UoC of courses have been successfully completed

Double Majors and Minors in Dual Degrees

Students who intend to complete a double major or a major combined with a minor in the Bachelor of Science when taken as part of a dual degree should be aware that it may be difficult to complete these combinations within 96 UoC. This 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

Compulsory courses (54 UOC) made up of DIPP1112 Introduction to the Workplace (6 UOC) and the following:

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 Bachelor of Social Research and Policy 3420 program page.

Participation and Enrolment Requirements

A Working with Children and National Criminal Record Check may be required. Please refer to Bachelor of Social Research and Policy 3420 for further details.

Award with Distinction

You are eligible for the award of your Pass Degree "with Distinction" if you achieve a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 75 in all courses and complete at least 50% of the requirements of your award at UNSW.

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 a prescribed elective;

   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 48 units of credit, including 6 units of credit at Level I and 6 units of credit at Level II in their major stream before enrolling in Level III courses;

Honours for Bachelor of Science students is offered through program 4500 Bachelor of Science (Honours). Students seeking to enrol into Honours should refer to program 4500 Bachelor of Science (Honours) and the relevant streams listed in this Handbook.

Students who wish to undertake Honours in Food Science are required to apply for admission into program 3065 Food Science (Honours) through the School of Chemical Engineering.

Students who wish to undertake Honours in Bioinformatics may either apply for the Bioinformatics stream in program 4500, or the Computational Biology stream in program 4515 Computer Science (Honours).

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 and Policy dual degree, high achieving students may apply for admission to the Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) program 4504 or the Bachelor of Social Research and Policy (Honours) 4507 if undertaking the Social Research and Policy honours stream. Entry to Honours requires a WAM of 70 or higher in the stream(s) seeking to be further studied.

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

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  UNSW Fee Website.

The Faculty of Science has some rules that relate to all students enrolled in programs offered by the Faculty in relation to recognition for prior learning, general education, course exclusions, study load, and cross-institutional study. All students should read the information contained on the Faculty General Rules and Requirements page in this Handbook.