How hard is it to manage a double degree?

[palebluedot]

Hi guys!

(apologising in advance if i make no sense, I know nothing about uni!)

Im currently in year 12, and im starting to look at courses, and was just wondering, in terms of a double degree

How does it work? (like when do you do each subject thingy?)
Is it really hard to manage workload?
Do you believe it is worth it?

Thanks!

[EEEEEEP]

Hi guys!

(apologising in advance if i make no sense, I know nothing about uni!)

Im currently in year 12, and im starting to look at courses, and was just wondering, in terms of a double degree

How does it work? (like when do you do each subject thingy?)
Is it really hard to manage workload?
Do you believe it is worth it?

Thanks!

Hi there !

I’m doing a double degree at the moment!

The amount of workload stays the same as if you do just a single degree.

The only difference is that you don’t get to choose as many electives (where as you can pick many with a single degree).

A full time load is still 48 credits (assuming 6 credits per unit)
...

Is it with it ? Yes !

It broadens your horizons and opportunities.

[Aaron]

The workload is similar, depending on where you go.

I have seen some double degrees that do 5 subjects per semester rather than the standard 4 for a full time load. One subject extra per semester.... that often is one subject too many depending on whether you can handle it.

Would I say do it... most certainly if you can handle it. Two degrees are better than one, keeping in mind you will be paying for both

And the best part is, you can (most of the time) transfer to just a single degree if you feel the workload is too much and unbearable.

I would be weighing up whether doing a double degree is beneficial for your future aspirations. Will both degrees contribute to your future success or will only one? What are the benefits of doing a double degree with two bachelors rather than a bachelor + master combination? Just putting some things out there for consideration. It will be entirely dependent on your circumstances.

Usually you can find course handbooks/maps on the university website (or google, most are indexed). These outline the subjects you have to do. I'd take a look at them as a first point of reference.

[Sine]

Hi guys!

(apologising in advance if i make no sense, I know nothing about uni!)

Im currently in year 12, and im starting to look at courses, and was just wondering, in terms of a double degree

How does it work? (like when do you do each subject thingy?)
Is it really hard to manage workload?
Do you believe it is worth it?

Thanks!

It will be the same workload (if not easier than a single degree imo but can be on either side of easier/harder depending on your combination of degrees.).  Double degree does not mean double the workload.
The double degree will get you two degrees in 2 years less than you would get them as a single degrees back to back. (e.g. Engineering (4 years) + Commerce (3 years), a double of both is possible in 5 years.

Whether it is worth it or not will depend on your cirumstances and plans for post graduation.

As for when you choose to do the subjects - there is bit a flexibility to choose when you want to do which subjects (with flexibility of around 1-3 years)but you just need to make sure you fufill all the prerequisites.