Bachelor of Science (Advanced)

The advanced science course retains much of the flexibility of the Bachelor of Science course. Advanced units cater to the needs of the best students; the material taught is demanding, but the results are extremely rewarding.

• Course structure
• Talented Student Program and Special Studies
• Other ways to study Advanced Science
• Career Opportunities

Course structure

In the first year of the BSc (Advanced) you enrol in 48 credit points of junior units. Usually, 24 of these are studied at the advanced level. In second year, you normally select 48 credit points of intermediate units. At least 12 credit points of these must be studied at the advanced level. in third year you must study 48 credit points of senior units. At least 24 credit points of these senior units must be taken at advanced level in a single science area, to form your major.

You would complete at least one major at the Advanced level (see Advanced Majors in the right hand pane) and you may also choose to complete a second major from those offered to Bachelor of Science students.

The Honours program requires an additional year of study and research.

You must meet minimum progression requirements to continue to study in the BSc (Advanced) course.

Talented Student Program & Special Studies

The top students in the Faculty of Science are invited to participate in the Talented Student Program (TSP). This program allows students to tailor their course to suit their own interests, for example, by working on individual projects under the supervision of a mentor, attending special seminars or accelerating the completion of their course.

In addition to the TSP, there are challenging Special Studies Programs in the Schools of Chemistry and Mathematics. Entry is by invitation and more information is available from the Chemistry and Mathematics websites.

Other ways to study Advanced Science

Advanced units are available to good students in many other programs including the BSc and Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Science. The BSc (Advanced) and the BSc (Advanced Mathematics) may also be combined with Arts, Commerce, Education, Engineering, Information Technology and Law.

If you wish to do the BSc (Advanced) as part of a combined degree, you must apply using the UAC code for the normal level combined degree and then bring in evidence of your ATAR when you come in to enrol (ie. there is no separate UAC code for combined degrees where you want to combine with an advanced degree). At enrolment, provided that you have the required ATAR, you can then be placed in the Advanced stream where available.

Career Opportunities

Employers know that Sydney’s advanced science graduates are of an extremely high calibre. Graduates of the advanced course can expect to proceed to postgraduate studies and to work at the frontiers of research in universities, private enterprise, CSIRO or other national and international science organisations.