The Medicine/Arts program is an alternative program of study in which, over a 7 or 8 year period, a student may complete the degree of Bachelor of Arts, together with the degrees of Bachelor of Medical Studies/Doctor of Medicine. This program is only open to students who have been accepted for entry into UNSW Medicine.

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.

The Medicine/Arts program is intended for those students who wish to continue their interest and studies in the Arts and Social Sciences during their medical studies.

Over a period of 7 or 8 years, students will be required to fulfil the requirements of the BMed/MD degree program as well as 96 units of credit in courses offered by the Schools/Departments/Programs within the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences. This includes a home major stream of 60 UOC, a minor stream of 24 UOC and Arts and Social Sciences prescribed Electives of 12 UOC.

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

Students who have completed the dual Medicine/Arts program are eligible for the award of 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

Students in the BA BMed/MD program will not be required to complete General Education courses or other courses outside the Faculty of Medicine. The requirements for the BA must be completed before commencing Phase 3 of the Medicine program. Upon rejoining the Medicine program, they will undertake a short clinical skills refresher course. Students wishing to undertake a full year of research in Arts will be able to enrol in a BA Honours program. Subject to the sequence of courses taken during Phase 2, these students may be exempt from undertaking the Independent Learning Project.

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

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