Overview

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 more content click the Read More button below. In order to complete the combined program in 7 years, students are required to undertake an approved arts focused Independent Learning Project. 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.

Stand Alone Programs

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Program
3805
Medicine
Program
3409
Arts

Double Degree Structure

You must complete 372 UOC.

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 for the BA. This includes the below for the Bachelor of Arts:

  1. A Major specialisation (48 UOC)
  2. A Minor specialisation (36 UOC)
  3. Prescribed Electives (12 UOC)

OR

  1. A Major specialisation (48 UOC)
  2. A second Major specialisation (48 UOC)

Disciplinary Component - 3805 Medicine276 Units of Credit:
Disciplinary Component - 3409 Arts96 Units of Credit:
3856 - Independent Learning Project (ILP)

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.

Program Fees

At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:

Domestic Students
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)
International Students

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