{"id":4544,"date":"2025-09-08T18:13:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T22:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/abroad\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=4544"},"modified":"2026-04-29T11:10:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:10:43","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/abroad\/degree-program\/sydney-stem\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney STEM Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sydney STEM Program, offered during the fall term, offers upper-division science, technology, engineering, and mathematics students the opportunity to take courses through direct enrollment at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sydney.edu.au\/about-us.html\">University of Sydney<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students enrolled in this program take one required course&nbsp;at the BU Sydney Center&nbsp;and three elective courses&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;University&nbsp;of Sydney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Required Course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All students are required to take the following course:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container course hub\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\" style=\"overflow: hidden;\">\r\n<h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"button\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"course-code\">CAS AN 368<\/span><br \/><span class=\"course-title\">Australian Culture &#038; Society<\/span><\/h6>\r\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\r\n<p>Major focus on Australia\u2019s global and national development as a multicultural nation with European roots, traditional western alliances and an imagined future in the Asia-Pacific region. The themes of continuity and change in relation to the Aboriginal population are explored in some detail.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Units:<\/strong> 4<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"hub-course\"><strong>BU Hub areas:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Historical Consciousness<\/li>\r\n<li>Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy<\/li>\r\n<li>Research and Information Literacy<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Elective Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students enroll in three elective courses through direct enrollment at the University of Sydney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following is a sample listing of University of Sydney STEM topics available:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Biology<\/li><li>Chemistry<\/li><li>Computer Science<\/li><li>Earth Sciences<\/li><li>Engineering<\/li><li>Environmental Sciences<\/li><li>Mathematics<\/li><li>Physics<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about available courses, view the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1BgbDgOO3ZRK2Tjlfeba-lrV7lLotlWGLOAskQsvvy18\/edit?gid=0#gid=0\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Sydney Course Lists<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/abroad\/wp-content\/plugins\/bu-front-end-library\/js\/collapsible.js?ver=5.4.2\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curriculum The Sydney STEM Program, offered during the fall term, offers upper-division science, technology, engineering, and mathematics students the opportunity to take courses through direct enrollment at the&nbsp;University of Sydney. Students enrolled in this program take one required course&nbsp;at the BU Sydney Center&nbsp;and three elective courses&nbsp;at&nbsp;the&nbsp;University&nbsp;of Sydney. 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