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Swinburne Foundation Studies (Design)

Course Code: L0046FD CRICOS Code: 059347G

Duration	Campus and Intake	Fee*
8 Month/s	Prahran (February, June, October)	A$16,750 (total for 2012) (Tuition fees do not include minor equipment costs that may be incurred as part of your course (eg.pencils, paints drawing paper etc). Contact Swinburne International for further details if required.)

*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 (Design) 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 drawing, illustration and graphic design.

It provides an overview of the historical and contextual basis for design as well as providing an introduction to the practical skills and the aesthetic engagement required of a designer.

Aims & Objectives:

On successful completion of all units of study in Foundation Studies (Design), you can progress to the Diploma of Design (UniLink). This higher education diploma can help you prepare you for second-year entry to a related bachelor degree.

Alternatively, you can pathway directly to first year university 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) for all remaining units. You can commence one of the following bachelor degrees:

Prahran campus

Sarawak campus (Malaysia)

* You can also combine any of these courses with a Bachelor of Business. Units of study for these double degrees are delivered at the Lilydale and Prahran campuses. Attendance at both campuses is required.

Units of Study:

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

Design stream units:
Context and Culture
Design Studies
Drawing and Illustration
Graphic Design

Employment Outcomes

Career opportunities:

Foundation Studies (Design) enables you to gain the initial skills toward key design areas such as communication design (graphic design), multimedia design (digital media design), interior design and industrial design.

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.

Special entry requirements:

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

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)

Scholarships:

A range of scholarships are available to international students, visit our Scholarship Page for details.