Overview
The Deakin College Foundation Program is equivalent to upper secondary school (Year 12) and university foundation programs. It aims to prepare you for further study in a Deakin College diploma or for entry into the first year of a selected Deakin University bachelor degree.
Course Outline
The course consists of a standard or extended track program. The standard track program consists of eight academic units: five core units and three elective units. The Extended track program has an additional four units.
Various support services focusing on language, literary and numeracy assistance are also available to help you in your studies. Each unit includes four hours of class contact per week. Assessment for all units is continuous and includes tests, assignments and case study analysis. Most units have a final two-hour examination. To graduate from the Deakin College Foundation Program, you must complete and pass all eight units in the standard program or 12 units in the extended program.
Course Structure
Standard Program
Complete and pass eight units.
Unit selection for first trimester
FNDS013 Advanced Academic Communication Skills (Core)
FNDS014 Intercultural Studies (Core)
FNDH023 Essential Mathematics*
FNDS015 Design and Technologies
Unit selection for second trimester
FNDS016 Advanced Academic Writing and Research (Core)
Elective
Elective
Elective
Engineering students will need to take Mathematics 1 in place of this unit
Engineering students will need to take Mathematics 2 in place of this unit
Elective Units
Choose from the elective units below. Electives are subject to change and may be offered in alternate trimesters.
FNDA020 Society and Culture
FNDA022 Media
FNDA023 Mass Communication
FNDA040 Digital Design
FNDB020 Accounting
FNDB021 Economics
FNDB022 Management
FNDB023 Marketing
FNDE021 Mathematics I
FNDE022 Physics
FNDE023 Mathematics II
FNDE024 Biology
FNDH021 Chemistry
26 Junio 2023, 23 Octubre 2023
Deakin College
Melbourne Burwood Campus,
70 Elgar Road,
BURWOOD,
Victoria,
3125, MELBOURNE, Australia
26 Junio 2023, 23 Octubre 2023
Geelong Waterfront Campus
Building C, Level 2, 27 Brougham Street,
GEELONG,
Victoria,
3220, GEELONG, Australia
Entry to the Foundation Program requires the successful completion of Australian Year 11 equivalent. Students from other countries should have country specific requirements equivalent to Australia.
English Admission Requirements
Cambridge: English Advanced (CAE) - FCE Level B2; Deakin University English Language Institute (DUELI) - EAP 2; GCE O-level - C6; IELTS - 5.5 (with no band score below 5); Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE): 42-49; International Baccalaureate Diploma - Grade 4 in English; TOEFL iBT: 52 – Writing 15, Speaking 14, Listening and Reading 5.
Puede haber diferentes requisitos de IELTS en función del curso elegido.
