Swinburne Foundation Year (Arts / Social Sciences) (12 months)

Swinburne University of Technology

About

Swinburne Foundation Year (Arts / Social Sciences) (12 months) is a pre-university program for international students.

It is designed to help students meet the entry requirements for first-year university.

Students will develop fundamental communication, information technology (IT) and mathematics skills.

They will also receive an introduction to the fields of business and design through the selection of electives.

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Structure

Swinburne Foundation Year (Arts / Social Sciences) (12 months) is a pre-university program for international students. It is designed to help students meet the entry requirements for first-year university.

Thinking about studying at Swinburne? Classes are still on!We’ll just be teaching remotely for a while. Chat to us to discuss your options.

International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.

Units of study

Accounting (ACC00007)

Context and culture (SOC10008)

Design studies (GRA00001)

Drawing and illustration (GRA00002)

Economics (ECO00001)

Graphic design (GRA00003)

Law (LAW00001)

Entry requirements

A prerequisite for many courses, the Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) can now be done on campus in Hawthorn at Room 132, Building TD. Book now or call +61 3 9214 3584 for more information.

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English language requirements

Satisfactory completion of one of the following:

  • Swinburne’s English for Academic Purposes (EAP 4 Upper Intermediate level) with overall 65%, all skills 65%
  • minimum IELTS overall band of 5.0 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 5.0
  • TOEFL iBT (internet-based) minimum score of 65
  • Pearson (PTE) minimum score of 42
  • any other equivalent assessment of English language proficiency.

Find out more about English language requirements.

Prerequisites

Completion of Australian Year 11 or equivalent.

Institution