Bridging courses

Assumed knowledge is what we expect you to know or what subjects we expect you to have studied before you begin your course. If you don't have the assumed knowledge you won't be excluded from the course but you might find it difficult to manage the work. Bridging courses are available at the University of Sydney to help you get up to speed. While bridging courses may be strongly recommended for commencing students, they are not prerequisites.

Courses offered are:

Mathematics

Many first-year units assume a certain level of mathematical knowledge. Students without the assumed knowledge are permitted to enrol but are likely to experience difficulties unless they undertake additional study in preparation. The University runs the following courses in February:

Mathematics Extension 1 course - for people who have done HSC Mathematics and who propose to enrol in higher-level mathematics units that have an assumed knowledge of Mathematics Extension 1.

Mathematics course - for people who have not done HSC Mathematics and propose to enrol in first-year programs such as Architecture, Commerce or Economics that have an assumed knowledge of HSC Mathematics.

For further information call the Mathematics Learning Centre on (02) 9351 4061.

Biology, Chemistry and Physics

Camperdown/Darlington campus
Biology, Chemistry and Physics bridging courses are run during January and February. For further information on Chemistry call (02) 9351 3105; for Biology and Physics call (02) 9036 4789.

Cumberland campus (Health Sciences)
Physics and Chemistry: February. Course aims are to develop an understanding of basic scientific concepts and a scientific way of thinking. They are designed to assist students who have not studied these subjects at an appropriate HSC level or who have not studied them for some time. While bridging courses may be strongly recommended for commencing students, they are not prerequisites.

Not sure whether you should undertake a bridging course? For further information about bridging courses on the Cumberland Campus contact Education Connections on (02) 9351 9343.

Grammatical Analysis

Grammatical Analysis: this course is strongly advised for students enrolling in Speech Pathology and Hearing & Speech courses.