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Swinburne Foundation Studies (Science / Engineering)

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Overview

This course is delivered by Swinburne University of Technology (CRICOS code: 00111D).
Foundation Studies is a pre-university program for international students. It is designed to help students meet the entry requirements for first-year university or progress to a UniLink diploma.
Students will develop fundamental communication, information technology (IT) and finite mathematics skills. They will also undertake units in physics, chemistry and science/engineering mathematics.
It can equip students for further studies in a range of science and engineering-related areas, such as civil engineering, mechanical engineering, aviation, photonics, biotechnology or telecommunication and internet technologies.
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Duration8 Month/s
Campus and intakes  Calendar
Hawthorn -February, June, October
Course codeL0046FE
CRICOS code059346J
Fees*A$17,900 (total for 2013)*
*The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students studying on-campus in Australia for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.
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Course in detail

On this page: course description and units of study.

Course description

This course is delivered by Swinburne University of Technology (CRICOS code: 00111D).
Foundation Studies is a pre-university program for international students. It is designed to help students meet the entry requirements for first-year university or progress to a UniLink diploma.
Students will develop fundamental communication, information technology (IT) and finite mathematics skills. They will also undertake units in physics, chemistry and science/engineering mathematics.
It can equip students for further studies in a range of science and engineering-related areas, such as civil engineering, mechanical engineering, aviation, photonics, biotechnology or telecommunication and internet technologies.

Units of study

Core units
Academic and communication skills A
Academic and communication skills B
Information technology
Innovation and change
Introductory Mathematics
Science / Engineering stream units
Chemistry
Physics
Science/Engineering Mathematics A
Science/Engineering Mathematics B
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Graduate outcomes

On this page: aims and objectives and career opportunities.

Aims and objectives

On successful completion of all units of study in Foundation Studies (Science / Engineering), students can progress to the Diploma of Engineering (UniLink). This higher education diploma is designed to prepare students for second-year entry to a related bachelor degree in engineering or ICT.
Alternatively, students can pathway directly to the first year of a bachelor degree with satisfactory completion of nine subjects with a grade point average of 65% or above and an average of 70% or above in Academic and Communication Skills A and B. Students can commence one of the following bachelor degrees:

Career opportunities

Successful completion of a related bachelor degree after Foundation Studies (Science/Engineering) can open up a range of career opportunities. Students may find employment in engineering, biotechnology, management, medicine, mining, network administration, telecommunications and transport.
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Entry requirements

This course has academic and English language requirements, and prerequisites.

Academic requirements

To assess eligibility for entry to Swinburne, visit the Academic Entry Requirements page.

English language requirements

Swinburne College English for Academic Purposes Certificate: EAP 4 Upper Intermediate: 65%; OR, obtaining a minimum IELTS overall band of 5.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 5.5; OR, a TOEFL (Paper-based) minimum score of 513 (with a Test of Written English (TWE) score of 4); OR, a TOEFL (Internet-based) minimum score of 65, with no individual band below 15. Refer to the English Language Requirements website for further information.

Prerequisites

Completion of Australian Year 11 or equivalent, at a satisfactory level.
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Apply

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How to apply

Apply for this course by following the step-by-step process on the How to Apply page.

Course fees*

A$17,900 (total for 2013)

*The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students studying on-campus in Australia for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.

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+613 8676 7002 (outside Australia)
Freecall 1800 897 973 (within Australia)
 
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