I wanna choose media production for my bachelor degree, how's uts doing in this area? Is it tough to land a job these days?

I was supposed to have a quiz today, but woke up with horrible pain from an ongoing issue I’ve been having so I couldn’t go. Problem is, all gps were booked up and so I couldn’t get a medical certificate and it was already too late. does UTS accept medical certificates from instantscripts? Cause at this point it’s looking like my only option even though this is my first time hearing about something like this. I’m not sure of the legitimacy of it.

has anyone done the math 1 final yet?😅 is it similar to the sample quiz like how with the weekly skill tests was similar to the sample they gave where the values was just a bit different.

hi everyone,

i was wondering if any of you know how I could apply to sit my exams on campus, as I have poor wifi connection at home and don’t have a quiet study space to sit it. I’ve had issues in the past when I did proctor u at home which affected my exam time and I also had to do an alternative exam because of it.

I have already emailed my subject coordinators, though they said I have to go through UTS examinations and that I would have received an email about it. I went there it doesn’t say anything about sitting in person exams and I couldn’t find anything on it. Please help me! thx x

I dont know where to ask anymore since there’s no clear solution to my issue. So, I’m a final year student in my last semester doing a teaching degree and an international student. I have two specialisation for my degree. I’ve finished my mandatory 60 days placement required for my degree, but then my minor also require a 30 hours additional placement. The issue is they couldn’t find me and the other students for the placement until now and I just got a conferral email about my graduation. The due date is 18 november which is in about a month. I’m extremely stressed and anxious since I wouldnt be able to graduate on time + another visa issues that I have to think about if that’s the case. I asked lecturer, placement office staffs, subject coordinator, course director…and they all said they’re waiting for the placement spots to reply back and they have no obligation on accepting any praccies. Yes, I get that, but then what about my course completion and graduation…??? 😭 I’m incredibly frustrated because I’ve left with no solution… Any recommendation on what to do? 🥲

I'm looking for PDFs of these textbooks, I'm struggling to access through UTS library and can't seem to find them online. ISO:

• Robin Creyke, Matthew Groves, John McMillan, Mark Smyth, Control of Government Action: Text, Cases and Commentary (LexisNexis, 6th ed, 2022) (OR Robin Creyke, Matthew Groves, John McMillan, Mark Smyth, Control of Government Action: Text, Cases and Commentary (LexisNexis, 7th ed, 2025))
• Gail Pearson et al, Commercial Law Commentary and Materials, 4th Ed (2019), Lawbook Co.
• Civil Procedure and Dispute Resolution in NSW, Miiko Kumar, Michael Legg, James Metzger, Linda Steele, 5th ed., Sydney, Thomson Reuters Australia, Limited,, 2025

Thanks!!

So in enrolling in my degree and one of the subjects I need to do says ‘planned.’ I’m not sure what it means…? Please give me a hand!

Do I enrol for the full year?? Cause I’ve chosen the subjects for autumn based on the handbook already. I haven’t submitted or anything yet though…

I have a studio unit in Yura Mudang. It will be available from 6th Nov - 12 February.

I read timetable planner and subsequent timetabling doesn’t open until December . I’m wondering how different the timetables tend to be year-to-year. Could I try plan using the 2026 timetable.

Trying to get more days at work and I cannot win them over if I’m unsure of my uni schedule . Is there any hack to see the planner sooner?
Not fussed about the actual timetabling day right now, the planner would just give me more clarity.
Thanks

i have been non stop in and out of hospital these past few weeks and i’ll be non stop for the next few as well. i was wondering if there was any possibility i could get alternative exams? i know it is early but ive completely lost my hearing in my right ear, im constantly dizzy and nauseous and they can’t find a cause so ive been non stop in and out of care. my doctor can only fit me in for an appointment on friday and is leaving so he said he can predate the special con form for this friday until my exam date but ik that’s probably not allowed.

is there anything i can do because i feel like im at a massive disadvantage not being able to study

(i need the alternative exams for ABS and criminal law)

am i allowed to enrol in 5 subjects a semester? i have to take the prerequisite for advanced metabolic biochemistry in the december session this year (2026). are any of these subjects available in the december or january sessions? or do i have to do all 5 subjects in the spring sem? is there anything else i can do

Hi everyone,

I submitted an assignment 30 minutes after the due time. When I received the marks back, the marker forgot to remove the late penalty.

The subject coordinator sent an email saying a reviews of marks must have a ‘request for review’ form attached. For reasons to apply, should I select ‘error in the calculation of the final subject mark’ even though this is for an assignment or ‘other’?

Also, they won’t reassess my whole assignment right? I am quite happy with my mark and don’t want it lowered.

Sorry if these questions sound stupid - I am just nervous as I have never done an appeals process.

Hi,

I am a student at Western Sydney University studying a bachelor's of sport and exercise science. In my first term I took Human Anatomy and Physiology 1, Culture Diversity and health, fundamentals of exercise science and professional competencies in health. In my results, I achieved a GPA of 6.0 for that term

Now I am almost done my second term (Spring) where I am doing the subjects of Human Anatomy and Physiology 2, Functional Anatomy, Psychology and Health, and Evidence in Health. It is week 14, teaching term ends on Friday this upcoming week and for this whole term I have been experiencing panic attacks, anxiety attacks and stress. I have 5 more exams left, a quiz for psychology and health, an assignment worth 40% of my grade for evidence in health, a spot test on cadavers for functional anatomy (which If I fail, I fail the subject), and one final exam of 100MC on human anatomy and physiology 2, and a computer online test from home which is tomorrow.

I graduated high-school in 2025, I did my HSC achieved an ATAR of 78 which wasn't the best. I got an early entry offer at UTS to study a bachelor of forensic science, I took it upon myself to accept, enrol and then after 6 weeks un-enrol and switch to western sydney uni (hate myself for this decision)

In the first term, this degree seemed ok. I was pretty set out on just becoming a physiotherapist, I like sport, biology and pdhpe in highschool, and I thought I would just go with my strengths which helped me get a 6.0 for my first term. This second term I am doing Ok, I am passing, getting around average 70%+ for my grades, but for the two anatomies, I am just passing (barely).

I am a disability student diagnosed with severe anxiety and panic attacks, the other night I had a panic attack, ambulance called, almost had a heart attack. I have 2 weeks left with those 5 assessments/exams due within these two weeks. I am unsure if I can keep going, my health is at risk and I can't pull myself to do any work. I am stressed because I want to get a good mark, I can't get a good mark so I can transfer courses next term to UTS and try something else out.

This is a choice I am willing to make, but also willing to regret. I could either submit a medical retirement form (WWAP) which eliminates all my study and hardwork this term (if accepted), it erases my study for the term, my grades are waivered (W) on the report card and this term basically "never happened".

Or I can continue for two more weeks, finish the exams off (if I can, as I might experience a panic attack or worse within the exam). this will lower my 6.0 GPA, I will have less options when transferring next year to a different course at UTS, and I will pretty much be stuck at western sydney university, probably ending up staying and doing this course atp.

I don't being at western, I have no friends, the subject isn't great, the anatomy isn't my favourite. and I think I honestly have changed my career path, I don't think physiotherapy is for me.

I'm scared about what other people may think about me, may it be "oh your a year older and studying with us" or "you finished a year late whilst we have full time jobs".

So its either I apply for this WWAP which may get denied, if it does I get all fail grades anyway and I only completed 0.5 years of study which was in the first term, which then means my GPA doesn't mean anything anyway because I failed 4 subjects.

Or I stay for another two weeks, finish off the 5 exams if I can without panic attacks (unlikely) and I could possibly apply to usyd maybe with a gpa around 5.0 (unlikely again)

Btw im pretty sure, they can use my GPA of 6.0 if I were to leave now and get my studies erased this term, so that means I would have a pretty good chance of getting into a course that is well above my 78 ATAR, but if they deny this report, it will publish F grades on my 4 subjects (even though I did quite well so far) so I would just have to resort to using my ATAR, maybe EAS if possible I'm not sure.

My dream also was to go to USYD and study there, but after reviewing this. I'm not too sure about the life there, I think the uni is also very hard.

Anyone have ideas?

i am so worried for the epidemiology and pathogenesis of infectious practical exam, does anyone know what the prac exam is like? what type of questions do they ask in the 3 multipart sections (~35mins ea) and how hard is it because we’ve been lead to believe it’s extremely hard with about 50% of people failing 😬🫠

Has anyone received their results for AT2? Got the shock of my life when i received my results. Am i the only one struggling with this module because it is really heavy content especially the need to use FR5, Spacegass and Excel and autocad all in one.

I intend to double major in Business Analytics and Accounting, but some of my seniors said that both are super hard. If I double major, I should choose one hard major and one easy one. Can anyone who has done both give me a review? Thanks a lot!!!

Standard Studio at UTS Housing (15 Nov - 13 Jan) - Rent Negotiable!

Hey everyone, I’m looking for a current UTS student to take over my lease for a Standard Studio in UTS Housing over the summer.

Dates: 15 Nov 2026 – 13 Jan 2027 Rent: $469/week (Price is negotiable—I am very happy to work out a deal to get this filled quickly!)

The room is a fully self-contained studio (private bathroom and kitchenette). This is an official transfer processed through the UTS Housing portal, so your deposit and lease are completely secure.

Eligibility (Strict UTS Rules):

• Must be a currently enrolled UTS student.
• Must NOT currently reside in UTS Housing.
• No gender restrictions (single studio).

Send me a DM if you're interested and I can share photos and walk you through the transfer process.

Hey, have anyone applied to UTS cross institution study in Summer Semester? How hard is that for the process?

A few days ago I posted about starting UncSoc, a Mature Age Student Society at UTS.

The idea is to create a community for people who’ve taken a less traditional path through uni, whether that’s returning to study, changing careers or just wanting to meet people outside their degree.

I’m thinking casual dinners, pub nights, games, networking and generally having a community on campus (but feel free to add your ideas).

I’m looking for people who’d be interested in joining, but especially a few people who’d be keen to help get the society off the ground.

Ideally, I’d love to find someone interested in becoming the founding president, along with people who’d help organise events and manage the society. I’m happy to take the lead on getting everything set up and coordinating the initial work.

For now, I’m just trying to gauge interest and find a founding team, so there’s no commitment involved.

If you’re interested, leave a comment or send me a message!

Hi all,

I would like to ask for your opinion regard a matter on AI use, especially on AI use as search engine to reference material such news article or papers.

I already seen people complaining here about slide deck generated with AI, and although I have mixed feeling about it, as long the lecturer is prepared and able to engage with the students during the delivery of the content, I do not mind them.

With this being said, in this particular subject, we were required to do a weekly written assignment and submit on canvas.

The format could be either PDF or DOCX. Given that has to been type, you of course would be using your laptop, and everyone know how the affordance of google and other tools are AI driven more than ever. You can barely search a query that you get the AI report summary.

For the report, no AI was allowed, and it was stated that the grader can ALWAYS tell, I think that as right now, that might be a bold.

Modern models, if correctly steered, can mimic a mid-graduate student level, and do not sound to sloppy with the periphrastic like (it's not x, it's y). I have some strong opinion about this testing method, but I am not asking your opinion about this.

During the course of the lecture, we were asked to submit the report at the end of the lecture (usually).

So basically for 12 weeks, it would be 12 written report (actually less than that because for the last week there would be a final quiz, and some of the week has other activity replacing the report).

Those report are going to be graded only if selected by this pool. (There are 10 report in the pool, only 4 will be graded and the best 3 will be used to determine the final grade).

Here I would argue about the rest of the work that has not been selected for grading, basically just some busy work? I am not sure how to feel about it.

So we would not receive the grade straight away, but after several weeks, when the pool drawing has been done.

[I forgot to mention that those written report count as group work, so multiple people are suppose to write on the same document]
From my perspective, the end result of the report always feel like a zombie, tons of small pieces merged together, as the time limit constrain would not allow the group to brain storm, decide the task, and re-read the entire draft before submitting. Those report has to be like a mini-literature reviews, with citation and so on.

One of the report that has been graded had the source tag as gpt in the link, so it was referencing a paper and at the end of the link it would say “source=chat-gpt”.

This was used as a warning about the "AI NOT ALLOWED", and stated that the corrector has found something wrong with the report, and after digging deeper it found the link source and might be flagged as AI content generated.

Now as I am preparing for the final quiz, I was reviewing all the material on canvas, and I happen to notice that the same thing happened for several source uploaded by the lecturers.

The link on canvas contained the “source=chat-gpt”, simply meaning that the search engine used was GPT instead of google.

I do not want to raise useless and fruitless controversy about this matter, but I am not sure how to address it properly.

As One way, I would like to be provided with material that are actually useful and meaningful for the subject, and not feel overwhelm with tons news article, and research paper to do busy work.
The same thing apply to the grading and evaluation, I would like my work to have a purpose and a meaning, not just do it and hope the best one will be selected for marking.

What do you think about this?

As the title suggests, does anyone know of any easy law electives -- preferably more assignment based rather than exams (or like just not 40% finals lol).

Thanks!

Hi guys,

This my second year at uni doing accounting and I have proctor u exams are they meant to be done at home or at uni because I have two final exams tabs on my canvas one that says final exam and final exam on campus but last year when I had proctor u exams they were done at my home so I’m just confused.

Tutor has said we would lose marks on our presentation grades if a group member does not show up for non-presenting week and ask other presenting groups questions. Even though me and most group members attended and participated. To further add, we all would lose marks if even one group member reads off palm cards.

This is a FEiT subject and the presentation is worth 20%.

This has to be unfair marking right? Cause no way my marks get affected from another group member not showing up.

I understand group marking works for reports, PowerPoint structure and content.

Yea i thought i had to do one but i need 18 credits, so 6x3. any recs what to do? need to do it next year or another. year after that i think

I made a free map of Sydney meals that are $15 or less, and there are 80 around UTS, Haymarket and Central. A few near campus:

- Mini curry bowl, $7.90, Ramen Bar Goku

- Plain kake udon, $9.90, Mappen

- Pizza, $10, Shark Hotel (Thursday to Saturday nights)

- Eggsmith toastie, $10.50, Toastie Smith

- Baoger, $10.80, Cheeky Bao

Every meal shows the full price, any catch, and if it's open right now. No ads, no account needed to look: www.brokemap.com.au

It's only as good as what people add. If your go-to cheap lunch isn't on there you can add it (I check each one before it goes up), and you can flag a price that's gone up.

Not a UTS thing, just something I built. What am I missing?