Flexible study options
Studying at UTS is about flexibility, find out about some of the choices.
Pre-requisites
UTS courses don’t have pre-requisites but rather assumed knowledge and recommended knowledge for some courses. So say you want to study business and are not studying economics for your HSC, you can still apply to do a business course.
Bridging courses
For some courses we recommend that you do a bridging course over the summer break before you start uni – just to get you up to speed. Bridging courses are short courses, offered as extra-curricular study for students who need to learn the assumed knowledge required for their degree.
UTS: Science has more information on bridging courses in chemistry, physics, and mathematics.
Majors
Your major is the area you choose to specialise in during your studies.
Sub-major
Your course must have a major, but you can also choose to have a sub-major. You won’t study it as in-depth as your major, but it will give your degree an added dimension.
Combined degrees
A combined degree allows you to study two subject areas from different faculties at the same time. It usually adds at least one year to your study time, but you’ll graduate with two degrees.
Honours
A one-year extension of the bachelor’s degree which means you graduate with more specific knowledge about your chosen area.
Going to uni
The UTS uni year is split into two semesters:
Autumn semester
The autumn semester starts at the end of February and has exams in June.
Spring semester
The spring semester starts at the end of July and has exams in November.
Going to class
UTS has a flexible course structure, which means you can take advantage of different timetabling options, including evening or block classes. This can give you the flexibility to undertake other activities such as having a part time job.
Subject choice
The number of subjects you do each semester varies depending on the course you're studying, generally a full-time student will do 3 or 4 subjects per semester.
Core subjects
All courses have core subjects that you must complete in order to progress through your degree.
Electives
In most courses, along with the core subjects you can choose electives from a wide variety of subjects. For most courses you can even take electives outside your course area, and in fact, many lecturers encourage you to have outside interests.
The flexibility of these electives differs between courses. You should have a look at the details of the course structure for a course to see the possible elective choices.
Credit points
Each subject is worth a certain number of credit points based on the amount of work required. You need to finish a required amount of credit points to graduate.
