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Undergraduate

Bachelor

Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences B.AgriSci
Bachelor of Arts B.Arts
Bachelor of Commerce B.Com
- Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) B.Com(Acc)
- Bachelor of Commerce (Corporate Finance) B.Com(CF)
- Bachelor of Commerce (International Business) B.Com(IB)
- Bachelor of Commerce (Management) B.Com(Mgt)
- Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) B.Com(Mkg)
Bachelor of Computer Graphics B.CompGr
Bachelor of Computer Science B.Comp.Sc.
Bachelor of Dental Surgery B.D.S.
Bachelor of Dental Surgery BDS Bridg
Bachelor of Design Studies B.DesSt
Bachelor of Development Studies B.Dev Stud
Bachelor of Economics B.Ec
Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace) B.E(Aero)
Bachelor of Engineering (Avionics and Electronic Systems Engineering) B.E(A&ESE)
Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) B.E(Chem)
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil & Structural) B.E(CivSt)
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Environmental) B.E(C&Env)
Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Systems) B.E(CS)
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic) B.E(EE)
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) B.E(Mech)
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronic) B.E(Mecht)
Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) B.E(Mine)
Bachelor of Engineering (Petroleum) B.E(Pet)
Bachelor of Engineering (Pharmaceutical) B.E(Pharm)
Bachelor of Engineering (Software Engineering) B.E(SoftE)
Bachelor of Engineering (Telecommunications) B.E(T)
Bachelor of Engineering in Architectural Engineering B.E(ArEng)
Bachelor of Engineering in Computational Engineering B.E(CE)
Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical and Automotive Engineering BEMechAuto
Bachelor of Engineering in Sports Engineering B.E(SpEng)
Bachelor of Engineering in Sustainable Energy Engineering (Chemical) BESusChem
Bachelor of Engineering in Sustainable Energy Engineering (Electrical) BESusElec
Bachelor of Engineering in Sustainable Energy Engineering (Mechanical) BESusMech
Bachelor of Environmental Policy and Management BEnvPolMgt
Bachelor of Finance B.Fin
- Bachelor of Finance (International) B.Fin(Int)
Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Science B.Food&NS
Bachelor of Health Sciences B.HlthSc
Bachelor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship B.In&Entr
Bachelor of International Studies B.Int Stud
Bachelor of Laws B. Laws
Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences B.Ma.Sc.
Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences BMa&CompSc
Bachelor of Media B.Media
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery MBBS
Bachelor of Music Education B.Music Ed
Bachelor of Music Studies, Composition major B.MuStC
Bachelor of Music Studies, Integrated Studies major B.MuStInSt
Bachelor of Music Studies, Integrated Studies major in Brass B.MuStInSB
Bachelor of Music Studies, Integrated Studies major in Jazz B.MuStInSJ
Bachelor of Music Studies, Integrated Studies major in Keyboard B.MuStInSK
Bachelor of Music Studies, Integrated Studies major in Percussion B.MuStInSP
Bachelor of Music Studies, Integrated Studies major in Strings B.MuStInSS
Bachelor of Music Studies, Integrated Studies major in Voice B.MuStInSV
Bachelor of Music Studies, Integrated Studies major in Woodwind B.MuStInSW
Bachelor of Music Studies, Music Technology major B.MuStMT
Bachelor of Music Studies, Performance and Pedagogy specialisation BMuStPed
Bachelor of Music, Classical Performance major in Brass B.MusP C-B
Bachelor of Music, Classical Performance major in Keyboard B.MusP C-K
Bachelor of Music, Classical Performance major in Percussion B.MusP C-P
Bachelor of Music, Classical Performance major in Strings B.MusP C-S
Bachelor of Music, Classical Performance major in Voice B.MusP C-V
Bachelor of Music, Classical Performance major in Woodwind B.MusP C-W
Bachelor of Music, Jazz Performance major B.MusP Jz
Bachelor of Nursing B.Nursing
Bachelor of Nursing (Post Registration) B.N(PstRe)
Bachelor of Oenology B.Oen
Bachelor of Oral Health B.OralHlth
Bachelor of Psychological Science B.Psych Sc
Bachelor of Rural Enterprise Management B.REM
Bachelor of Science B.Sc
Bachelor of Science (Animal Science) B.Sc (AS)
Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science) B.Sc(BioS)
Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) B.Sc(Biot)
Bachelor of Science (EcoChemistry) B.Sc(EcoC)
Bachelor of Science (Evolutionary Biology) B.Sc(EvoB)
Bachelor of Science (Marine Biology) B.Sc (MB)
Bachelor of Science (Mineral Geoscience) B.Sc(MiGe)
Bachelor of Science (Molecular Biology) B.Sc(MolB)
Bachelor of Science (Molecular and Drug Design) B.Sc(M&DD)
Bachelor of Science (Nanoscience & Materials) B.Sc(NScM)
Bachelor of Science (Natural Resources) B.Sc (NR)
Bachelor of Science (Optics & Photonics) B.Sc(OptP)
Bachelor of Science (Petroleum Geoscience) B.Sc (PG)
Bachelor of Science (Pre-Veterinary) B.Sc(PV)
Bachelor of Science (Space Sc & Astrophysics) B.Sc(SSAP)
Bachelor of Social Sciences B.SocSci
Bachelor of Viticulture and Oenology B.VitOenol
Bachelor of Wine Marketing B.WineMkg

Honours Bachelor

Bachelor of Music (Performance) - Honours HB.Mus(P)
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Agriculture HB.Ag
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts HB.Arts
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Commerce HB.Com
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Computer Science HB.CompSc
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Design Studies HB.DesSt
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Development Studies HB.DevSt
Honours Degree of Bachelor of Economics HB.Ec

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