Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics - Dual Degree

at University of New South Wales - Kensington Campus Australia

The UNSW Bachelor of Fine Arts/Engineering (Honours) is a double-degree that can be completed in 5.7 years full-time, or the part-time equivalent.  

Through the Bachelor of Fine Arts, you'll explore your artistic ignite your creativity and explore your practice, build technical skills and knowledge, and learn from experts in practical and theoretical classes. With distinct and focused specialisations in music, animation and moving image, art theory, and visual arts – you can focus deeply on the creative field that inspires you.

Through the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), you’ll gain a solid background in mathematics, natural sciences and computing that will prepare you to hone your expertise in an engineering discipline. The type of engineer you’ll become often depends on which of the 19 engineering specialisations you choose.  

Your creative mind enhances your engineering, as you develop practical solutions to technical and environmental challenges, using science and mathematics.  

Both programs connect you with industry and offer professional development experiences unique to your interests, so you’ll shape your career from the outset of your degree. 

This degree is designed for students who are passionate about both the Law and business and are interested in learning about the connection between the two.

The Actuarial Studies component involves the application of statistical and financial analysis and risk models to management in insurance, superannuation, investment and finance. It will enable you to develop both the technical and non-technical skills required to pursue a career as an actuarial analyst or to explore opportunities in the financial services and insurance industries.

The Law degree aims to develop graduates who have excellent analytical skills, a capacity for scholarly research, effective oral and written communication skills, and a commitment to personal and professional development, ethical practice and social responsibility.

The UNSW Bachelor of City Planning is a four-year, full-time honours degree that shows you how to shape the future of built environments to benefit residents, businesses and communities alike. Because cities and regions need to be more than efficient and convenient – they need to adapt to foster a sense of connection, create new ways of living, and make sure we can sustainably grow.

Learn to thrive at the intersection of development, land use, environment and urban design. At the same time, gain the knowledge and skills to turn your creativity and critical thinking into solutions. From protecting our natural and heritage-built environments to working with communities in cultivating fair, equitable and inclusive neighbourhoods – you can make real change.
This planning degree gets to the heart of what makes great places tick. Shape the future of our cities and regions and make your mark on what urban and regional planning will be capable of for years to come.
Key features
Work experience
Learning from real-world experience is vital to getting ready for your next step, which is why work experience is a defining feature of this degree. As part of our diverse Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA) community, you'll work alongside students and professionals across the built environment sector. You'll benefit from our strong ties to the industry when you complete our highly regarded and world-leading Practice Year in your third year of study.

Strong connections
Throughout this bachelor’s degree, you'll be supported by our diverse, open and inclusive community and gain access to our world-class alumni connections. What's more, you'll also have access to networking events with the PIA Young Planners and opportunities to connect with Australia's leading urban research centre, the City Futures Research Centre.

Become job ready
Prioritise your career success and increase your employability through our honours program while taking the first steps toward gaining corporate membership with the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA). Not only did UNSW win the Australian Financial Review's 'Most Employable Students Award' in 2020, but we also ranked 33rd worldwide as a leading Built Environment school.

Grow your knowledge
You'll explore city planning through crucial subject areas, including:

• Urban society, theory, history
• City economics and development
• Heritage planning
• Housing policy and urban renewal
• Rural and regional planning
• Environment, sustainability and resilience
• Planning law and administration
• Strategic planning
• Social and community planning
• Urban design and plan making
• GIS and city analytics
• Infrastructure and transport planning

This double degree combines the professional Bachelor of Laws with the Bachelor of Media to give you a unique understanding of how these two industries can influence, persuade and create important lasting change. The combination develops communications leaders who inspire innovation and adhere to the highest ethical standards.

Through your studies in media, you’ll be equipped with the expertise to make a difference in the exciting, challenging, and constantly evolving field of media. Media at UNSW pushes you to develop confidence in a diverse and flexible mix of creative, critical, and practical knowledge. You will gain essential skills for navigating media in the 21st century so that you can collaborate effectively, and drive and respond to innovation.

This double degree combination is relevant if you’re interested in becoming a media lawyer, or working in public sector communication, and public relations.

Psychology has rapidly become one of the most relevant fields of study for clinicians and corporate professionals. Uncover why we think and act the way we do with the Bachelor of Psychological Science.

This degree explores the science of behaviour and mental processes, providing you with an understanding of the brain, cognitive and decision-making processes and mental health. Your study will cover biological, abnormal, cognitive, forensic, developmental and social psychology. You’ll develop your communication skills and apply psychological principles to personal, social and global issues.

This program gives you the option to combine your psychology degree with a complementary major to expand your career prospects. Pursue your passion for psychology alongside a major in marketing, human resource management, criminology, linguistics, philosophy, vision science or neuroscience.

This double degree combines the professional Bachelor of Laws with the Bachelor of Media to give you a unique understanding of how these two industries can influence, persuade and create important lasting change. The combination develops communications leaders who inspire innovation and adhere to the highest ethical standards.

Through your studies in media, you’ll be equipped with the expertise to make a difference in the exciting, challenging, and constantly evolving field of media. Media at UNSW pushes you to develop confidence in a diverse and flexible mix of creative, critical, and practical knowledge. You will gain essential skills for navigating media in the 21st century so that you can collaborate effectively, and drive and respond to innovation.

Explore how information is transferred from one point to another, whether its high resolution images or massive bandwidth video-on-demand flying across the internet.

Telecommunications are responsible for a range of services used on a daily basis including landline and mobile phone services, internet and pay television. The widespread adaptation of high-speed digital transmission methods like fibre optic cabling and mobile telecommunications has resulted in significant changes in the industry.  

Telecommunications Engineers design, develop and maintain all aspects of voice and data communications systems. They work on the theory and application of a broad range of systems such as telephone and data networks, radio and TV, satellites and deep space applications. To get you work ready, you'll apply these skills through 60 days of approved industry training.

The Master of Public Health/Master of Health Leadership and Management (Extension) double degree will enable you to specialise in both public health and health management and to develop research skills in health management. You will gain the advanced disciplinary knowledge and skills to undertake population health and health services management roles in government, community and health service settings in Australia and internationally.  This degree also includes a research project which will cultivate your critical thinking and communication skills as you explore contemporary health management issues.

By undertaking this combination of degrees you will come away with a sophisticated understanding of the multidisciplinary knowledge required for public health and health management. This includes epidemiology, biostatistics, social determinants of health, population-targeted health research methods, leadership and workforce management, quality improvement, and the design, implementation and evaluation of health programs and policy. You will acquire the specialised skills needed for health management research and evidence-based professional practice and leadership across a range of contexts.

The Master of Global Health/Master of Public Health (Extension) is an innovative approach to postgraduate health education, enabling you to specialise in public health in international developing country contexts as well as Australia and other developed countries. This program meets a well-recognised need to strengthen public health capacities within Australia and internationally.

The Master of Global Health is a sought-after qualification in international health. The Master of Public Health (Extension) will provide an opportunity to extend your studies by completing additional courses and a research project in public health. Studying this combination of degrees will cultivate sophisticated knowledge and skills in public health that you can apply to a broad range of highly complex population health issues in local and global settings.

UNSW’s Master of Commerce (MCom) is a 1.7 year full-time postgraduate coursework degree. Designed in consultation with industry, this world-class business degree prepares you with the experience and knowledge you need to succeed in the career you want. This degree is career-focused from day one. Whatever you specialise in, you’ll connect with industry, learn with real-world tools and technology, and have access to work-experience, career development, and mentoring opportunities.

Economics is a field that changes constantly and adapts to the modern world, while holding on to scientific objectivity. It offers techniques and an analytical basis for understanding and evaluating incentives and decision making by individuals, businesses and governments.  A primary goal of economics is to determine how to improve efficiency and living standards.

 Economics Specialisation

Studying economics will equip you with the analytical tools and critical thinking skills to understand and make an impact on some of our greatest global challenges. UNSW offers diverse economics specialisations and courses across a number of different degrees, allowing you to tailor your expertise to the areas that interest you. These include:  

• Economic Policy and Society
  Understand economic theory and analysis. Learn how it is applied in the real-world through business, government and policy.  
• Macroeconomics and Financial Markets
  Macroeconomics is the study of how governments manage economies to improve lives and create growth. Financial economics explores financial markets and risk management. Learn how these influential forces interact.
• Data Analytics and Econometrics
  Learn economic methods for organising, modelling, and analysing large and complex data.  
• Business Economics
  Use economic theory and quantitative methods to understand and analyse the financial, organisational and market-related issues faced by businesses.
• Behavioural Economics
  Apply insights about human decision-making and individual choices to business and policy scenarios.
• Economics and Finance  
  Study how individuals, firms, financial institutions and government interact in financial markets. Analyse economic decision making in the context of real-world events through this Master of Commerce specialisation.
• Applied Economics
  Prepare to become a professional economist. Gain advanced knowledge and practical skills in economics, as well as research and communications skills through the Master of Applied Economics.