Bachelor of Arts and Master of Nursing
Degree structure and Requirements
Bachelor of Arts and Master of Nursing
To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Nursing, you must complete 192 credit points in total, comprising:
- A major (48 credit points) or a program selected from the Table A Subject Areas
- 12 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment selected from Table O;
- a minimum of 36 credit points of elective units or a minor (36 credit points) selected from the Table A Subject Areas or Table S
- if enrolled in a stream, complete the requirements for the stream as specified in Table S; and
- 96 credit points of core units as specified in the Units of Study table for the Bachelor of Arts/Master of Nursing listed in the Medicine and Health Undergraduate Handbook
Dalyell stream
The Dalyell stream is a targeted stream for high achievers. Students who participate in the Dalyell stream are known as the ‘Dalyell Scholars’. As a Dalyell Scholar students will have access to curricular and extra-curricular activities.
Dalyell Scholars must take 12 credit points of Dalyell stream units in addition to their degree requirements.
Dalyell stream units emphasise the development of vision, depth of understanding, adaptability, breadth of perspective, societal contribution and a high level of capability in operating across disciplinary and cultural boundaries. Dalyell Scholars may take Dalyell stream units offered by any faculty.
Additionally with the permission of the Dalyell Program Director, students will have access to enrichment and accelerated units of study that can be competed as electives.
For further details regarding the Dalyell stream, please refer to the Interdisciplinary Studies Handbook.
Majors and minors
A major consists of 48 credit points in a single subject area. A minor consists of 36 credit points in a single subject area.
In the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Nursing students must select one major or from the Table A Subject Areas offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Arts to fulfil the requirements of their degree.
Students may also complete a minor from the Table A Subject Areas or Table S to meet degree requirements.
Pre-2018 Curriculum students
Students who started their current degree prior to 2018 should follow the requirements (such as 36cp majors) listed in the handbook of the year they commenced the degree.
For example, a student who started their Bachelor of Arts in 2017 should follow the 2017 Handbook requirements. Handbooks for previous years are located in the Handbook Archive.
Available units of study will appear in the unit of study enrolment task screens in Sydney Student.
Table O - Open Learning Environment (OLE)
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Nursing are required to complete at least 12 credit points in units of study from the Open Learning Environment (OLE) to meet the requirements for their degree/s.
Details of available OLE units can be found in Table O in the Interdisciplinary Studies Handbook.
Table S - Interdisciplinary Studies (Shared pool)
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Nursing can complete a minor in a wide range of subject areas offered by the University of Sydney through the shared pool of majors and minors.
The available subject areas for majors and minors and their requirements can be found in the Interdisciplinary Studies Handbook.
The following areas offer majors and minors in this shared pool:
- Architecture and Interaction Design
- Business, Marketing and Commerce
- Engineering and Information Technologies
- Health, Medicine and Dentistry
- Music; and
- Science, Agriculture, Environment and Veterinary Science.
Electives
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Nursing can complete elective units of study from the subject areas listed in Table A (Arts and Social Sciences) and Table S (shared pool).
The available units of study are listed in the Table A Subject Areas of this handbook and Table S in the Interdisciplinary Studies Handbook.