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26 University of Technology Sydney subject guides

UTS Subjects Explained: Weights, Hurdles and the Road to an HD

Shared materials and discussions organized by subject. Every guide opens with the assessment table for that subject.

reported better exam resultsby at least one grade
78%
understood the concepts betternot just memorised them
84%
less study time per sessionreported by 68% of students
~30%

Student Learning Outcomes Report 2026 · 800 students across six markets · self-reported · Read the research

  • It's the first time I actually understand how different chapters connect.I'm not just memorizing; I'm learning.Business student, University of Melbourne
  • I used to cram everything the night before.Now I review a little every day because it breaks things down in a way that sticks.Engineering student, UNSW Sydney
  • I used to spend 3 hours confused.Now I get through material in under 2 hours and actually understand it.STEM student, Rice University
242 chapter pages · 14 subject areas

Topics, worked examples and key terms carry across offerings. Assessment weights and dates change between offerings, so confirm yours on the LMS. Last updated 12 September 2026.

All 26 University of Technology Sydney subject guides

Grouped by discipline. These are AskSia topic categories, not University of Technology Sydney faculties or departments.

Accounting1 subject

Economics1 subject

Engineering4 subjects

Engineering Computations1 subject

Finance3 subjects

Law2 subjects

Management3 subjects

Marketing5 subjects

Media and Communications1 subject

Multimedia Journalism1 subject

Quantitative Literacy1 subject

Statistics1 subject

Strategic Communication1 subject

Strategic Marketing1 subject

How assessment works at University of Technology Sydney

Where do the weights on these UTS pages come from?

From the subject outline UTS publishes for the session each guide names. UTS asks students to read the outline before the first teaching week because it fixes the weighting, due dates and return arrangements for every task; those can change between sessions, so treat the figures here as the offering they came from and check your current outline.

What happens if I fail a hurdle task at UTS?

Under the Coursework Assessments Policy, a hurdle task is one you must pass to pass the subject: fail it and a fail is registered for the subject regardless of your other marks. Outlines must flag hurdle tasks and the compulsory components behind any X grade, and each guide names which rows in its assessment table are hurdles.

What is StuVac and when is the final assessment period?

StuVac is the UTS study vacation. There is a mid-session StuVac and a final StuVac, and the final assessment period, which holds centrally conducted exams, faculty-run exams and major project deadlines, begins straight after the final StuVac. Guides that cover an exam say whether it is centrally conducted or faculty-based.

How does UTS calculate a WAM?

The WAM multiplies each subject mark by its credit points, adds those products across every subject attempted in the course including fails, and divides by the credit points attempted. Ungraded pass or fail subjects and credited subjects from other institutions are left out. A High Distinction is 85 to 100 in a subject.

Is AskSia connected to UTS?

No. AskSia has no affiliation with the University of Technology Sydney. Each guide is an independent study aid built from the subject's published materials, and every assessment figure carries the session it was taken from so you can verify it against the outline.

Past exam papers at UTS

UTS Library keeps the last three years of exam papers that faculties have approved for release, searchable in the Library catalogue by subject name or number; papers that were never approved are not there. AskSia guides do not reproduce exam papers. They set out the exam format named in the subject outline, question type by question type, beside the assessment table, and add a worked example marked step by step.

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