Swinburne Foundation Studies (Business)

Course Code: L0046FB CRICOS Code: 059346J

Duration	Campus and Intake	Fee*
8 Month/s	Hawthorn (February, June, October)	A$15,500 (total for 2012)

*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.

About the course

Course Description:

Foundation Studies (Business) is a pre-university program for international students. It is designed to help you meet the entry requirements for first-year university or progress to a UniLink diploma.

You will develop fundamental communication, information technology (IT) and mathematics skills. You will also get an introduction to specialised areas such as accounting, economics, law and marketing.

Aims & Objectives:

On successful completion of all units of study in Foundation Studies (Business), you can progress to the Diploma of Business (UniLink). This higher education diploma is a direct pathway to the second year of a related bachelor degree.

Alternatively, you can pathway directly to the first year of a bachelor degree if you achieve an average of 70 per cent or above in Academic and Communication Skills A and B and a credit average (65 or above) in all remaining units. You can commence one of the following bachelor degrees:

Units of Study:

Core units:
Academic and Communication Skills A
Academic and Communication Skills B
Information Technology
Innovation and Change
Introductory Mathematics

Business stream units:
Accounting
Economics
Law
Marketing

Employment Outcomes

Career opportunities:

Depending on the bachelor course you choose and the areas in which you major, you may find employment in accounting, finance, human resources, international business, management, marketing, project management, public relations, software development, systems analysis or tourism. Or perhaps you’d like to launch your own business.

How To Apply

How to apply:

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

English Language Requirements:

Satisfactory completion of the Swinburne College English for Academic Purposes Upper Intermediate level certificate at the Pathways level (EAP 4: Pathways -60%); OR, obtaining a minimum IELTS overall band of 5.5 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 5.0; OR, a TOEFL (Paper-based) minimum score of 527 (with a Test of Written English (TWE) score of 4.5); OR, a TOEFL Computer-based) minimum score of 196 (with Written Writing score of 4.5); OR, a TOEFL (Internet-based) minimum score of 71 with no band less than 18.

Refer to the English Language Requirements website for further information.

Prerequisites:

Completion of Australian Year 11 or equivalent.

Academic Requirements:

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

Find Out More

For further information:

Enquire online: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/international/enquiry

Email: international@swinburne.edu.au

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

Information Sessions:

Visit our Meet Us page to see when we are visiting your home country (or here in Australia).