University of New South Wales (UNSW) Courses

Practical legal training (PLT) is an essential requirement for admission as a lawyer in Australia. The UNSW Graduate Diploma in Legal Professional Practice (GDLPP) offers a distinctive, practice-ready program for law graduates intending to seek admission to the legal profession. It's designed to develop both practical skills and proficiency in the day-to-day practice of law and to ensure graduates satisfy the competency standards for entry-level lawyers.  

A biomedical engineer can look at a medical problem and analyse it in engineering terms to find a solution. Materials Science is the underlying science of high-performance materials such as metals, ceramics, polymers and composites. This double degree is designed for students who want to pursue a career in biomedical engineering through the technical base of materials science and engineering. It focuses on the development, processing and application of materials used in many areas of biomedical engineering.You will learn theoretical and practical skills that will put you at the forefront of innovation in developing systems to maintain and enhance life, as well as how to design body parts or tissues, develop artificial organs, improve robotic surgery, invent health technologies and more.It involves a four-year Bachelor of Engineering in Materials Science (Honours) and a Master of Biomedical Engineering in the fifth year.

The Bachelor of Commerce/Education is a double degree for those interested in teaching secondary-school business studies and economics. After completing this degree, you will have a professional teaching qualification as well as a commerce degree from the UNSW Business School.

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The sustainability challenge of the 21st century has moved on from awareness and information. It is now about implementation: how to make it happen. The Master of Sustainable Built Environment is structured to meet this challenge. It will prepare you to become a specialised champion for change, taking a global and practical view that is driven by critical thinking. In this degree you will consider different value systems in cultures which influence how communities shape their built environments, and explore challenges in Australia and the Asia Pacific region. With the choice of a capstone research project and/or Integrated Design Studio,, this comprehensive degree focuses on providing you with evidence-based tools to support all endeavours in the sustainable built environment, from room to region.

Bridge the gap between new designs and their execution with Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. You'll learn how to design and manage the construction, operation and maintenance of equipment used in many industries - nearly anything that people drive, play with or live in.

The Master of Optometry is designed to provide you with advanced knowledge and clinical skills in vision science. You will be able to develop expertise in a number of fields such as contact lenses, visual neuroscience, myopia control, business skills, occupational optometry, and community eye health.This degree has been designed with a variety of teaching methods and intends to appeal to new and established practitioners who hold an undergraduate degree in optometry. On completion, you will have advanced disciplinary knowledge as well as the skills to meet the demands of the profession. The degree doesn't provide clinical training for registration to practise as an optometrist in Australia.

Interior architecture is a design discipline that focuses on interior environments and all aspects of their structural, spatial, social and material assembly.Interior architecture and interior design share a common ground but differ in the scale of intervention - while interior architecture includes the manipulation of structural elements such as walls, floors and staircases, interior design generally engages at the scale of individual rooms.In this degree you will learn to develop creative solutions that respond to current societal and functional aesthetic challenges in the built environment - spaces that may be permanent or temporary, from the scale of rooms to the scale of cities.

Women's Health Medicine is an expanding and diverse field of practice. It encompasses the timely provision of sexual and reproductive care, pre-pregnancy and pregnancy care as well as the management of female-specific conditions. Increasing numbers of medical practitioners are developing special interests in this area - particularly GPs, family planning practitioners and generalist gynaecologists. Specialisations are also emerging in this field among nursing and allied health professionals and biological scientists. The Master of Women's Health Medicine will provide you with the advanced knowledge and understanding of the ethical, social and professional aspects required to deliver a high standard of clinical care. Courses within this degree have been developed to provide an evidence-based and practice-centred approach to this field of study.

Interested in advancing your understanding of international politics and examining how concepts and theories in international relations shape our view of the world? The Master of International Relations is an advanced specialist degree that examines the complex way nation states and other global actors relate to one another.

This double degree will give you the advanced mathematics knowledge and practical actuarial skills you need to succeed in the financial services or insurance industries.Actuaries play a vital role in strategic planning and financial management in the financial services, insurance and superannuation industries. This degree provides a solid foundation to enter the actuarial profession through studies in mathematics, statistics, accounting, economics, finance, demographics, analytics and modelling.Develop strong research skills with the Advanced Mathematics degree, which involves coursework and an Honours research project. Potential majors include applied mathematics, pure mathematics, quantitative risk and advanced statistics.