University Foundation Studies prepare you for study in a university environment. On successful completion, you can gain direct entry into the first year of the equivalent bachelor's degree at UWS.
Program Details
CRICOS Code 064561D
Duration
This course runs for 12 months, which includes orientation, study, teaching and examination.
First term
In the first term, you will be required to complete six core units that are an excellent introduction to each of the specialised streams that are studied in terms two and three.
First-term units*
The six first-term units are:
• Computer Literacy
• Foundations of Business
• Foundations of Science
• Living Skills
• Foundations of Mathematics
• The Structure of English.
*Please note that these units may change.
See our First-term core units document for descriptions of these units.
Second and third terms
In the second term, you will choose one of five specialised streams which will continue to build on your knowledge throughout the second and third terms. The specialisation you choose is your direct route to your bachelor's degree at UWS.
For the second and third terms of your University Foundation Studies course, you choose one of the following five study specialisations based on your preferred university undergraduate program.
You can choose one of the following specialisations (click on the name of the specialisation for a list of units studied and a description of each unit):
- Arts(opens in new window)
(for students who wish to study Arts, Humanities, Social Science, Psychology, Education or Languages) - Business(opens in new window)
- Computing(opens in new window)
- Nursing(opens in new window)
- Science(opens in new window) (for students who wish to study Science and Engineering).
For further details of these specialisation, see our University Foundations Studies flyer (PDF, 408Kb)(opens in new window).
You will need to satisfy both requirements below to be eligible for entry to this course:
- Academic: You must have successfully completed the equivalent of year 11 in Australia. Make sure you carefully read the *UWS International Academic Requirements (particularly the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Entry Requirements table) for country-specific entry requirements. Entry to Science/Engineering and Information Technology/Computing streams require previous study of Mathematics at the level of Preliminary HSC, HSC, or equivalent.
* The information in the publication is correct as at 5 December 2011. The University of Western Sydney reserves the right at all times to vary information within this publication.
- English: In your English language studies, you must have achieved IELTS (Academic) 5.5/TOEFL 525/(Computer based= 195).
If you are interested in applying for one of our English courses, please visit the English Language Programs section of the website. Alternatively, for information on course start and finish dates, please visit the Fees & Dates, English Language Programs section of the website.
