Undergraduate Medicine (1 Viewer)

[johnno123]

Hi

Just wondering, is it a must to do at least 2 sciences (chemistry, physics or biology) for HSC to be eligible to apply for undergrad med at UWS or UNSW? Or is there any bridging courses available, etc?

Thanks

 

[addybrah]

No, you don't need to do any sciences at all to get into UNSW/UWS Med. You can do pure humanities subjects and still apply, as long as you get the required ATAR it doesn't matter too much.
I know UNSW recommends students to have done Chemistry and 3u maths (in their course info booklet) but again; only a recommendation - you don't have to do them to get in.
There are bridging courses available from the uni, I think they're usually held around January/before uni starts.

 

[isildurrrr1]

if you dont do chem/bio/physics in high school and want to do medicine, boy you're gonna have a bad time.

 

[Kiraken]

if you dont do chem/bio/physics in high school and want to do medicine, boy you're gonna have a bad time.

not necessarily

I did chem which has limited application to medicine as it's taught. I didn't do biology at all but most of it was covered anyway by the first few weeks of first sem.

You don't need any science pre-requisites for Medicine at UNSw and UWS

 

[Flop21]

not necessarily

I did chem which has limited application to medicine as it's taught. I didn't do biology at all but most of it was covered anyway by the first few weeks of first sem.

You don't need any science pre-requisites for Medicine at UNSw and UWS

Makes sense. I suppose that's why biology is always only recommended in medicine courses - because they go through it anyway at university.

 

[Kiraken]

Makes sense. I suppose that's why biology is always only recommended in medicine courses - because they go through it anyway at university.

like it could help with u getting a grasp of things a lot quicker in first sem and maybe second sem, but beyond that it makes no real difference

 

[RishBonjour99]

if you dont do chem/bio/physics in high school and want to do medicine, boy you're gonna have a bad time.

Lol a friend of mine didnt do any sciences and is smashing med. Another just did chem and is also smashing med.

 

[bangladesh]

if you dont do chem/bio/physics in high school and want to do medicine, boy you're gonna have a bad time.

lol half of my cohort has done no chem/bio lol

 

[Oer]

if you dont do chem/bio/physics in high school and want to do medicine, boy you're gonna have a bad time.

Also gonna disagree with this, might help slightly but can defs be done (and smashed) with no science background

Generally if you're able to achieve the marks to get in (regardless of subject) you're capable of processing the science content in med

 

[Havox]

I wouldn't even bother with bridging courses, the med faculties assume zero knowledge going in.