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The University of Sydney (UniSyd)

Camperdown , New South Wales ,Australia

Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine

Our double degree allows school leavers who have achieved exceptional results to commence a three-year undergraduate science degree followed by the four-year Doctor of Medicine (MD).

With a deeper understanding of the scientific fundamentals that underpin medicine, you will be better prepared for any career in medicine from specialisation to research and teaching.

Why study with us? 

  • As a Bachelor of Science student you will be taught by the best and most dedicated scientific thinkers, including members of the Australian Academy of Science, Australian Research Council Fellows and many staff members who have won prestigious prizes such as the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science and Eureka Prizes.
  • You will learn in world-class facilities, including the multi-million-dollar Sydney Nanoscience Hub building and the Charles Perkins Centre for diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease.
  • The Doctor of Medicine is fully accredited by the Australian Medical Council. Graduates are eligible for provisional registration as interns in any Australian state or territory, and in New Zealand. 
  • We focus on small group, team-based learning and integrating theory with practice in the MD. 
  • Our Doctor of Medicine program increases clinical exposure and immersion throughout your degree in rural and urban settings with integration into medical teams. Students are directly supervised on wards, in clinics and in community settings by experienced clinicians and educators.
  • The entire fourth-year of the MD program acts as a pre-internship, giving students full clinical immersion.  
  • Clinical knowledge, reasoning and other skills are built on a foundation of biomedical sciences. 
  • Early patient contact. You will gain hands-on experience from as early as your second week of the MD program. 
  • We have an extensive network of clinical schools and teaching hospitals across New South Wales allowing our students access to a wide range of medical environments. 
  • The MD program offers dedicated time to complete a substantial research project in year three over a 14-week period. Students also have the opportunity to develop skills in specific areas (personalised pathways) through elective and selective studies.
  • You will have access to placement opportunities in both rural and international settings. For example, medical students can apply to undertake a one-year clinical placement in their third or fourth year at our School of Rural Health in Dubbo or Orange.
  • As a graduate of the Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine you will be committed to rational, compassionate healthcare and medical research of the highest quality.

Campus Information

Camperdown/Darlington

Our biggest campus is 72 hectares of state-of-the-art teaching and learning technology, including six libraries, art galleries, historical museums, perfectly manicured lawns, and the following faculties and schools:

Intakes

  • Feb

Application Processing Time in Days: 30

Application Process

COE Process
5 Days

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Our Careers and Employability Office, dedicated to business students, offers a range of opportunities to explore your career options, plan your career, develop your skills, and network with recruiters and employers.

Our Careers and Employability Office offers a specialised career service to students across all of our degree programs. We are committed to helping you achieve your career aspirations and equipping you with the skills to thrive in your career.

Our career services will help you:

  • plan your career
  • develop your career decision making skills
  • tailor your resume and job applications
  • engage in experiential recruitment activities such as mock interviews and assessment centres
  • connect with top graduate recruiters and corporate partners through our programs.

We also offer the award-winning free Job Smart program, which enables international students to gain the skills and professional experience to gain employment when they graduate.

Business School students who engage early with career exploration, professional skill development and industry connections are best equipped to make their mark in today's complex and changing professional world.

Getting career ready with the Careers and Employability Office
Students explain how the Careers and Employability Office can help you get career ready throughout your studies.

Start planning your career now
We recommend that you begin your career-planning journey before you enrol and start your degree. Visit the below resources to discover your career options and help you choose the right subjects. 

Course opportunities
Most subject areas within the double degree allow you to take part in an international exchange program. These programs enable you to enhance your skills in a language other than English and your knowledge of other societies and cultures.
As a student in the Doctor of Medicine, you will have contact with patients and observe aspects of disease throughout your four years of study, with clinical placements at world-renowned institutes, and established elective placement opportunities in Europe, Africa, North America and Asia.

Career Pathways

  • General practitioner or specialist
  • Surgeon
  • Researcher
  • Pharmaceutical industry
  • Consulting
  • Teaching
  • Medical administration
  • Communications
  • Future study options

There are opportunities for further study either between your Bachelor of Science course and Doctor of Medicine, or after you have completed the double degree. If you are interested in medical research, you may with to pursue an honours course which involves an extra year of study and research. You can do so either by suspending your candidature from the Doctor of Medicine degree for one year, or after completion of the double degree. You may also wish to complete a postgraduate coursework program to concentrate on an area of interest or to diversify your studies. The Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Medicine and Health offer a range of postgraduate courses at the graduate certificate, graduate diploma and master's degree levels to extend your learning.

PSW Opportunity

  • 2 years Post Study Work Visa Opportunity

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

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Admission to this course is on the basis of the following criteria:

  • A secondary education qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents).  An ATAR of 99.95 or equivalent is required*.

  • An assessment process including a written assessment followed by a panel discussion. Eligible domestic applicants will be required to attend the assessment in-person at the University; eligible international applicants will be required to attend the assessment online. 

  • This course has a Mathematics prerequisite.

  • You are expected to have studies the following subjects in high school to succeed in this course:
    • Mathematics Advanced
    • Chemistry
    • Biology

Other assumed knowledge depends on majors or units of study chosen.

Eligibility

  • You are only eligible for admission to the first available course intake following receipt of your final results. If your results are not available in time to be considered for the 2024 intake (ie prior to the issue of invitations to the January 2024 assessment), you may be eligible to apply for the 2025 intake.

  • Assessment dates and assessment modes (ie in-person or online) are not negotiable and eligible candidates must attend the first assessment day after the release of their ATAR (or other secondary education qualification) results.  
  • You must meet the ATAR (or equivalent) and prerequisite requirements (listed below) to be invited to attend the assessment day. 

Special Consideration

In the interest of equity and fairness to all applicants, those applicants who do not meet the admission criteria, including the required ATAR (or equivalent) and performance in the assessment, will not be considered for admission to the double degree. The ATAR (or equivalent) requirements shall apply, regardless of circumstances such as illness, misadventure or disadvantage during secondary school or high school studies. Applicants who miss the indicated deadline(s) will not be considered.

No exemptions and advanced standing

It is not possible for candidates to obtain credit/advanced standing or exemptions for previous tertiary studies.

Additional requirements

Students enrolled in this double degree who have met all the requirements of their bachelor's degree will be permitted to begin the MD without being required to sit the Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT) or the Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test (UMAT), or participate in the assessment selection process for graduate-entry into the Doctor of Medicine.

Prior to commencing their observational study, students are required to comply with requirements for entering NSW Health facilities.

Impermissible conduct

Sydney Medical School reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject an application for admission or to vary or cancel an offer of admission if your conduct prior to enrolment causes the Medical School to form the view that you are unsuitable for admission to the Doctor of Medicine. 

Examples of conduct that might make you unsuitable for admission to the Doctor of Medicine include (but are not limited to):

  • failure to treat University of Sydney employees, students, applicants or other members of the University community with respect and courtesy, including failure to use appropriate language and tone in your written or verbal communications;
  • failure to act honestly and ethically in your dealings with University of Sydney employees, students, applicants or other members of the University community;
  • conduct that results in you being suspended or excluded from the University of Sydney;
  • conduct that gives Sydney Medical School reasonable cause to believe that enrolling you in clinical training may place you, your peers, or members of the public at risk of harm; and
  • conduct that results in you being charged with a criminal offence.

Change in immigration status

International applicants to the double degree whose immigration status changes after they lodge their application should refer to the information on the University’s Australian student visa website.

English Language Requirements :

  • IELTS score A minimum result of 7.0 overall and a minimum result of 7.0 in each band
  • TOEFL - IBT score A minimum result of 96 overall including a minimum result of 23 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 25 in Writing
  • Pearsons Test of English A minimum result of 68 overall and a minimum result of 68 in each band

 

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