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Overview

Collaboration between the arts and sciences has the potential to create new knowledge, ideas and processes beneficial to both fields. Artists, musicians, and scientists approach creativity, exploration and research in different but increasingly connected ways and perspectives; when working together they open up new ways of seeing, experiencing and interpreting … For more content click the Read More button below. This double degree program enables students to complete a Major sequence from those available in the Bachelor of Science and complete a Bachelor of Fine Arts, where students can study a wide range of fine art, music, and media art disciplines. The typical duration of this program is 4 years full-time. For admission to the program, students must satisfy the entry requirements to both the Bachelor of Science (3970) and the Bachelor of Fine Arts (4830) programs. For questions regarding the requirements for the program, students should consult staff in the the Nucleus Student Hub.

This double degree program enables students to complete a Major sequence from those available in the Bachelor of Science and complete a Bachelor of Fine Arts, where students can study a wide range of fine art, music, and media art disciplines.

The typical duration of this program is 4 years full-time. For admission to the program, students must satisfy the entry requirements to both the Bachelor of Science (3970) and the Bachelor of Fine Arts (4830) programs.

For questions regarding the requirements for the program, students should consult staff in the the Nucleus Student Hub.

Stand Alone Programs

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Double Degree Structure

You must complete 192 UOC.

Disciplinary Component - 3970 Science96 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 96 UOC of the following to satisfy the core requirements of this degree

Core Courses6 Units of Credit:

Students must take 6 UOC of the following courses.

Students need to complete two non credit bearing (0 UoC) professional development elements . SCIF0000 should be enrolled in during the first term of study and SCIF3010 should be enrolled in the final term of study. Students will engage in course Moodle activities as well as the Sciconnect platform (www.sciconnect.unsw.edu.au) to complete these elements.

Employability Experiences12 Units of Credit:

Students must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

Please refer to the current year’s handbook for an updated list of options for Employability Experience courses.

Majors

Students must complete at least one Science major selected from the list below. Students should declare their major prior to commencing Stage 2 courses.

Notes:
1.Students are not permitted to take the Bioinformatics major BINFB1 when taking the degree in dual award mode with the Bachelor of Engineering (Bioinformatics) program.

Double Counting

Science Electives

Students need to complete 96 UOC to meet the core requirements for the Bachelor of Science. If the core courses plus your choice of specialisation(s) requires less than 96 UOC, you are required to complete additional Science elective courses from the following list to meet the 96 UOC requirement.

Level 1 Science UOC

Maximum Level 1 UOC

Disciplinary Component - 4830 Fine Arts96 Units of Credit:

Specialisation Requirement96 Units of Credit:

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please read the Double Degree Program rules as some specific rules apply to particular Double Degree combinations.

You are responsible for ensuring you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and advice from your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program.

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Program Fees

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Faculty
Faculty: The primary academic unit in which related disciplines of teaching and research are conducted.

Managing Faculty

Campus

Paddington, Sydney

Study Level
Study Level refers to the academic level of a program, specialisation or course.

Undergraduate

Typical duration:

4 Year(s)

Intake Period

Term 1, Term 2, Term 3

Academic Calendar

Minimum Units of Credit

192

Award Type(s)

Bachelor

Award(s)
Award(s): Qualification upon completion (all awards offered by UNSW are accredited by UNSW and align with the Australian Qualifications Framework).

Bachelor of Science - BSc
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA

UAC Code

429240

CRICOS Code

110684G

Science / Fine Arts

3921

192 Units of Credit