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2019 Diploma of Commerce Diploma of Science
UWA Foundation Program   Diploma of Commerce
                         Diploma of Science
                         Pathway programs offered by Study Group Australia,
                                                                                 2019
                                                                              taylorsperth.edu.au
                         trading as Taylors College
2019 Diploma of Commerce Diploma of Science
Contents

                                                                                                                        Perth’s Central                                                                                       Welcome                                                   4
                                                                                                                                                               International Airport
                                                                                                                 Business District (CBD)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Explore the city of Perth                                 6

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Start your pursuit with a UWA degree                      8

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Pursue a successful career                               10
                                                                                                                                Kings Park
                              P E R T H                           CBD                                                                                                                                                         Embrace education at Taylors Perth                       12
                       THE UNIVERSITY OF                                                                                         St George’s College                                    Swan River
                      WESTERN AUSTRALIA                                                                                                                                                                                       Pathways into The University
                           MAIN CAMPUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              of Western Australia                                     14
      INDIAN OCEAN

                                                                                                                            St Thomas More College                                                                            UWA Foundation Program (UWAFP)                           16
                                      SWAN RIVER

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              UWAFP entry requirements                                 18
                                                                                                                                 University Hall
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              UWAFP study units                                        20
                                                                                                  College Park
                                                                                                                                 Trinity College                                                                              Tailor your future                                       24

                                                                        Freshwater Bay
                                                                                         Museum
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              UWA entry requirements                                   25
                                                                                                                              St Catherine’s College
                                        Northern
                                        Territory                                                                                                                                                                             Diploma programs                                         28
                                                      Queensland                                                                                       The University of Western Australia
                       A U S T R A L I A                                                                                                                       Crawley Campus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Diploma of Commerce study units                          30
                         Western           South
                         Australia        Australia                                                                                                                                                                           Diploma of Science study units                           32
                     PERTH                              New South
                                                          Wales
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Diploma entry requirements                               34
                                                       Victoria
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Academic English Preparation                             35

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Your home away from home                                 36

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              CareerAhead                                              38
                                                                                                                                                                                UWA Claremont campus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              How to apply                                             40

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Application for admission                                41

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Fee payment schedule                                     43

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Acknowledgement
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           The University of Western Australia acknowledges that it is
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           situated on Noongar land and that Noongar people remain
                     Claremont Train Station                                                                                                                                                                               the spiritual and cultural custodians of their land and continue
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           to practise their values, languages, beliefs and knowledge.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Pathway programs offered by Study Group Australia,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           trading as Taylors College

                                                                                                                                                                                       Distance from Taylors College to:   Taylors College is a trading name of Study Group Australia Pty
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Ltd ABN 88 070 919 327. When a student enrols in a course
                                                                                                                                                                                       UWA: 3km                            provided by Taylors College Perth, that course is provided
                                                                                                                                                                                       Perth CBD: 8.5km                    by Study Group Australia. Study Group Australia has an
                                     Claremont
                                                                                                                                                                                       International Airport: 28km         arrangement with the University of Western Australia (UWA) by
                                     Shopping Precinct
                                                                                                                                                                                       Cottesloe Beach: 4km                which when a student is offered a place at Taylors College Perth,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           the student is also offered a place at UWA which is conditional on
                                                                                                                                                                                       Claremont Train Station: 1km
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           successful prior completion of the Taylors College Perth course.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Students of Taylors College Perth have access to almost all of the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           resources available to UWA undergraduate students.

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Welcome               Welcome to
                          Taylors College, Perth
                          A very warm welcome to Taylors College in
                          Perth (Taylors Perth); a vibrant community on
                          a beautiful garden campus offering an ideal
                          combination of experienced academic staff,
                          high-quality education courses, modern facilities
                          and resources and an entertaining suite of social
                          and sporting activities.

                          Within these pages I invite you to explore our
                          UWA Foundation Program, which leads directly
                          into the first year at The University of Western
                          Australia (UWA), or our Diploma of Commerce or
                          Diploma of Science programs, which lead directly
                          to second year at UWA.

                          These courses aim to provide the academic skills,
                          knowledge and confidence you need to progress
                          into a wide range of degrees at UWA. The Taylors
                          College team are here to support and guide you
                          throughout your program to ensure you realise
                          your potential, succeed in your studies and get
                          the most of your experience with us in Perth.

                          My challenge to you is to embrace the
                          opportunities presented by each pathway.
                          Study well and reap the rewards. I look forward
                          to seeing you at our campus.

                          David Berry
                          Campus Director - Taylors College, Perth

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Explore the
    city of Perth
    Perth is a safe yet exciting city that offers the ideal
    lifestyle where you can enjoy sunny weather, relaxed
    urban living and beautiful natural scenery.
    Something for everyone                                 Top things to see and do
    Perth is a cosmopolitan and friendly city that         Visit Kings Park, one of the world’s largest and
    offers all of the excitement of a large urban          most beautiful inner-city parks in the world. With
    destination, from great cafés and places to            400 hectares of nature, it is the perfect place for                                                         I chose UWA because
    eat, shops, modern museums and art walks,              a picnic or a barbecue.
    to international festivals, concerts and sporting                                                                                                                  it’s a research based
                                                           Take in the beautiful sights and sounds of Perth
    events. It also has the added benefit of
    being located close to some of the world’s
                                                           by going for a walk, cycle, jog or a cruise along                                                           university and Perth is
    most beautiful beaches, as well as stunning
                                                           the Swan River. If you’re feeling adventurous you
                                                           can also try parasailing.
                                                                                                                                                                       so beautiful. Coming
    landscapes and parklands where you can relax
    and enjoy fresh air and sunshine.                      Experience the 19 sandy beaches close by,
                                                                                                                                                                       to Taylors College is
    Safe and friendly
                                                           where you can have a go at swimming, surfing,                                                               an adventure I will
                                                           caneoing and sailing. You can also go lobster
    Despite its lively urban charm, Perth is an Aussie
    (Australian) city that offers the kind of welcome
                                                           fishing and whale watching.                                                                                 never forget.
    you’d expect from an old friend.                       Discover incredible wildlife with a trip to Rottnest
                                                           Island, home to rare birds, reptiles, marine life,
    Easy to get around                                                                                                                                                 Farhan, Singapore
                                                           and friendly, unusual animals called quokkas.          UWA is proud to be the founder and major
    All buses in Perth, Fremantle and Joondalup city                                                                                                                   UWAFP graduate,
                                                                                                                  sponsor of the Perth Festival, which is an
    zones are free for everyone to use. International      Enjoy yourself at a range of events, including the                                                          Now studying a Bachelor of Arts at UWA
                                                                                                                  incredibly successful international arts festival.
    students can get a 40% discount on all public          Perth Festival and Comedy Festivals, where you
    transport in Western Australia.                        absorb many cultural items from film, theatre,         perthfestival.com.au
                                                           dance, music and visual arts or just have fun with     perthcomedyfestival.com
    Find out more at studyperth.com.au
                                                           a good laugh.

                                                              Fast facts
                                                              Location: Perth is the fourth largest city in Australia and the capital of Western Australia.
                                                              The city is located closer to Asia than the east coast of Australia.
                                                              Recognition: Perth is one of the best cities in the world (ranked 22nd worldwide) to
                                                              find a job (movinga.se/study/cities-of-opportunity-international).
                                                              Population: Over 2 million, with 170 different nationalities.
    Perth has been voted                                      Climate: Warm, with an average of 3,000 hours of sunshine each year.
    the world’s 14th most                                     Travel: Perth is well connected to major airports with direct flights to Europe.
    liveable city                                             Budget: Most affordable Australian city.

    The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability      Time zone: GMT +8 (same time zone as 60% of the world’s population).
    Index 2018

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Start your                                                                                                                                       Welcome to UWA

      journey to                                                                                                                                       Established in 1911, The University of Western
                                                                                                                                                       Australia encourages creativity and innovation at
                                                                                                                                                       international standards of excellence. The University
                                                                                                                                                       considers its students to be its greatest ambassadors

      success at UWA
                                                                                                                                                       and prepares them to thrive – professionally,
                                                                                                                                                       intellectually and culturally.

                                                                                                                                                       In particular, UWA encourages and supports
                                                                                                                                                       international students. Our world-class learning
                                                                                                                                                       environment is enriched through the diversity
                                                                                                                                                       brought to it by students and staff from almost 80
      Write your own future                                Supportive staff
                                                                                                                                                       nations. On our main Crawley campus, and the
      UWA’s inspiring community of staff and               Experienced teachers, research and student
                                                                                                                                                       Claremont campus where The University of
      students are exploring the unknown,                  welfare staff will help you achieve your goals.
                                                                                                                                                       Western Australia Foundation Program (UWAFP)
      challenging convention and making things             At UWA you will be encouraged to think,
                                                                                                                                                       is taught, international students enjoy cross-cultural
      happen. If you have a strong desire to make          analyse and act for yourself.
                                                                                                                                                       experiences and friendships which contribute
      the most of your potential and contribute to
                                                           Research excellence                                                                         significantly to their learning and play an ongoing
      the world’s advancement, then UWA is the
                                                           UWA is a leading research-intensive university                                              role in their lives.
      best place for you.
                                                           where cutting-edge research contributes
                                                                                                                                                       The world is changing rapidly and so are leading
      Prestigious                                          directly to teaching. UWA is responsible
                                                                                                                                                       universities. The momentum of research and
      UWA is a member of the Group of Eight                for most university-based research and
                                                                                                                                                       technology has created a world where you must
      Australian universities – the most prestigious       development in Western Australia.
                                                                                                                                                       be equipped for further learning in order to succeed.
      institutions in the country. It is also one of the
                                                           Flexible and practical                            UWA at a glance                           As you explore the many opportunities available
      top 100 universities in the world (Academic
                                                           You’ll have the option to study in areas that                                               to you at UWA you will notice the changes we have
      Ranking of World Universities, 2017).
                                                           interest you the most, including units that                                                 made to our undergraduate degrees, professional
      Ideal location                                       are not directly relevant to your degree,                                                   qualifications and the whole UWA student
      UWA’s location sets it apart from other              called broadening units. You will also have                                                 experience. Our courses will allow you to achieve
      Australian universities. Situated just five          the opportunity to gain real-world experience                                               your potential in whatever area you choose.
                                                                                                             Member of the prestigious Group
      minutes from the Crawley campus, Perth is            as part of your degree. This approach             of Eight Australian Universities.         The University of Western Australia is one of
      a sunny, relaxed and cosmopolitan city that          means that UWA graduates are highly valued
                                                                                                                                                       Australia’s leading universities, being a member

                                                                                                                      Ranked 93
      offers an incredibly high standard of living.        by employers.
                                                                                                                                                       of Australia’s Group of Eight leading research
      Global graduates                                     Beautiful campus                                                                            universities. Our graduates, which include Nobel
                                                                                                             in the Academic Ranking of World          Laureates, government ministers, global business
      UWA is proud of its history and heritage, yet        UWA’s Crawley campus is often described
                                                                                                             Universities 2018.
      also thinks progressively and on a global            as one of Australia’s most picturesque                                                      leaders, successful diplomats and community
      scale. A degree from UWA is highly relevant          campuses. There is a mix of historic                                                        leaders, are responding to challenges and
                                                                                                             Achieved

                                                                                                             5 stars
      to the modern international job market.              buildings, green spaces and modern                                                          opportunities around the world and have
                                                           facilities to inspire you.                                                                  helped build the society which we enjoy.

                                                                                                             for graduate starting salaries, student   By choosing The University of Western Australia
                                                                                                             demand and student: teacher ratio         you will graduate with an internationally-recognised
                                                                                                             (Good Universities Guide 2018).           qualification that will prepare you for tomorrow’s
                                                                                                                                                       world. The University has been associated with
                                                                                                                        Ranked Australia’s             Taylors College for many years and UWAFP has
                                                                                                                        top university in these
                                                                                                                                                       produced many outstanding students.
                                                                                                                        subject areas - biological
                                                                                                                        sciences, marine/ocean         Professor Dawn Freshwater
                                                                                                             engineering, environmental science        Vice-Chancellor
                                                                                                             and engineering (Academic Ranking         The University of Western Australia
                                                                                                             of World Universities 2018).

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Pursue a
   successful career
   Your pathway to success starts at Taylors Perth and
   continues when you study at UWA. Discover the support
   and opportunities ahead.
   Highly recognised graduates                              Facilities for your career
   UWA graduates continually receive higher                 When you progress from Taylors Perth to
   starting salaries than graduates of other                study at UWA you have access to world-class
   Australian Universities*.                                facilities, including:

   Gain practical experience                                • Reid Library, Western Australia’s largest

   UWA degrees combine essential theory with                 academic library, has more than one million
                                                             volumes and plenty of space for you to study.
   practical skills to prepare you for the working
   world. UWA has strong industry partnerships              • The Science Library is a focal point for learning
                                                                                                                  Successful
   with leading organisations to provide you with            and research in life and physical sciences,          UWA alumni
   real-world experiences as part of your degree.            engineering, mathematics, computing,
   This is a great way to prepare for your future career.    and more.
                                                                                                                  •   Enrico Palmero, Executive Vice
                                                                                                                      President and General Manager,
   Learn from professional mentors                          • The Business School educates leaders of
                                                                                                                      The Spaceship Company
   UWA’s Career Mentor Link will match you with              tomorrow in a state-of-the art, environmentally
   a suitable professional who works in the job you          sustainable building that overlooks the              •   Shaun Tan, Oscar winner, author,
   want to have, so that you can learn from their            Swan River.                                              artist, designer
   industry knowledge and career experience.                • The Bayliss Building is the most                    •   Jo Horgan, Founder of
   Join UWA’s global alumni network
                                                             advanced biomolecular sciences facility                  Mecca Cosmetics
                                                             in Western Australia.
   UWA has launched the careers of over 108,000                                                                   •   The Hon. Bob Hawke,
   graduates, 12,000 of whom live overseas in                                                                         former Australian Prime Minister
   100 different countries. When you progress to                                                                  •   Professor Barry Marshall,
   UWA and graduate, you’ll become a part of a
                                                                                                                      a Nobel Prize winner
   successful global network.
                                                            When you progress to                                  •   Tim Minchin, actor and
   Access top employers
   Perth’s Central Business District is a short bus         UWA and graduate,                                         composer of Tony Award-winning
                                                                                                                      show Matilda the Musical, and
   ride away from Taylors College and UWA’s main
   campus, providing you with easy access to
                                                            you’ll become part                                        recipient of the UWA honorary
   hundreds of potential future employers. Over             of a successful global                                    degree Doctor of Letters in 2013
   830 Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) listed
   companies have located their head office in Perth
                                                            network of alumni
   – more than any other capital city in Australia.

   *Good Universities Guide 2018

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Get the
   best start at
   Taylors Perth
   Pathway programs at Taylors Perth will give you a
   complete set of English language, academic, cultural
   and social skills, so that you feel confident and ready
                                                                                                                                                                         I took the foundation
   for success when you progress to your degree at UWA.                                                                                                                  programme in Taylors
                                                                                                                                                                         College. I found it very
   Study on-campus
   Taylors Perth is located at the UWA Claremont
                                                           Facilities
                                                           As a Taylors Perth student you will have full
                                                                                                                                                                         interesting and it
   Campus. The campus is safe and peaceful,                access to UWA’s modern academic and social                                                                    helped me to prepare
   offering a range of green spaces and modern
   facilities. The area is well served by public
                                                           facilities. Highlights include:
                                                                                                                                                                         for UWA.
                                                           • Modern classrooms with the latest
   transport, so you’ll find that getting to and
                                                            learning technology
   from class is simple and easy.
                                                           • Library with 13,000 volumes, including               Student help and support                               Anh Khoi, Vietnam
   Choose your pathway to UWA:                              books and journals                                    Our Student Support Centre staff can help              UWAFP graduate. Now studying
   UWA Foundation Program                                  • Fast internet and Wi-Fi on campus                    you with any personal, welfare and social              a double major in Pharmacology
   – turn to page 16                                       • State-of-the-art media and science laboratories      issues, giving you the space to focus on your          and Pathology
   Diploma of Commerce                                     • Student common room, prayer room, café,              studies, and enjoy a great student life. Personal
   – turn to page 28                                        bookshop and a bank                                   counselling services are available, and we also
                                                                                                                  have a fully trained First Aid Officer and a sick

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Student life
   Diploma of Science                                      • Sports fields and basketball courts
                                                                                                                  room. If you need to, you will be able to get in
   – turn to page 28
                                                           Academic support                                       touch with our staff 24 hours a day.
   Support and advice                                      Our Academic Support Coordinator is on site
                                                                                                                  Support for under 18s
   We’ve supported thousands of students on their          each day to help you with all areas of study.
                                                                                                                  If you’re under 18, a friendly and helpful Caregiver                                    As a Taylors Perth student you will be a part of UWA’s
                                                           You will also be able to go to free tutorials, which
   journey to UWA, so we understand the needs of                                                                  will be assigned to you. Caregivers will support                                        friendly student community from day one. You’ll be able
   international students. Our highly-skilled staff will   is your time to speak to your teachers one-to-
                                                           one, or in a small group.
                                                                                                                  you and they will liaise with the college and your                                      to enjoy an active student life and make new friends
   help you with your studies, any personal issues                                                                parents to report on your progress.
   you may have while living away from home and
                                                                                                                                                                                                          from all over the world, including Australia.
                                                           Online learning
   choosing the right university course.                                                                          Learning material and practices are contextualised
                                                           Study Smart is our online industry-leading                                                                                                     •   Lunchtime clubs, barbecues, river cruises and parties take
                                                                                                                  to meet the individual needs of the student, taking
   ESOS Framework                                          learning platform that gives you access to course                                                                                                  place at UWA Claremont, where Taylors Perth is based.
                                                                                                                  into account the age and maturity.
   Taylors College Perth commits to complying              materials designed for your needs. You will also
                                                           be able to interact and share information with         For more information on support provided to
                                                                                                                                                                                                          •   UWA Sport offers a wide range of opportunities in sports
   with the ESOS framework which is comprised
                                                           your classmates, and track your results.               under 18s, please visit taylorsperth.edu.au/                                                such as Football, Rugby, Tennis and Cricket.
   of legislative requirements and standards for
   the quality assurance of education and training                                                                college-policies                                                                        •   Join UWA’s Student Guild to access over 125 clubs
   institutions offering courses to international                                                                                                                                                             and societies in a range of interests, including hip-hop,
   students. More information can be found on the                                                                                                                                                             photography and film.
   Australian Government Department of Education
   and Training website at internationaleducation.
   gov.au/regulatory-information/pages/
   regulatoryinformation.aspx

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Pathways into
   the University of
   Western Australia
   Your degree success at UWA starts at Taylors Perth.

           2019                       2020                    2021                      2022                                                                                         2019                     2020          2021

          UWAFP
                                      UWA                     UWA                       UWA                           95%                              98%                          Diploma
                                                                                                                                                                                                              UWA           UWA
                                      year 1                  year 2                    year 3                                                                                                                year 2        year 3

                                                                                                                 UWAFP students            of graduates studying a Diploma
                                                                                                              offered a tertiary place      of Commerce or a Diploma of
   Is the UWA Foundation Program (UWAFP) right for you?                                                                                    Science received an offer to UWA   Is a Diploma program right for you?
   UWAFP provides effective degree preparation for international students                                                                                                     The Diploma programs are ideal for students who need some extra
   who want to study at UWA. Depending on your previous achievements
   and our requirements, you can choose the right program length for you.                                  UWAFP                             Diploma                          academic and English language support to meet the entry requirements
                                                                                                                                                                              for undergraduate study at UWA. The programs also offer flexible
   Three routes:
                                                                                                           progression                       progression                      durations and start dates. For more information on diplomas, please
                                                                                                                                                                              refer to pages 28 - 34.
    1                                   2                                  3
                                                                                                           rates                             rates
                                                                                                                                                                              Two routes:
   Would you benefit from             Have you achieved the              Do you have above average
   additional support before          minimum average grade in           grades in English and subjects    In 2018, 88% of UWAFP             Our diploma programs              1                                        2
   you begin the standard UWA         English and the subjects           relevant to your chosen degree?
   Foundation Program?                relevant to your chosen course?                                      graduates were offered a          are delivered on the UWA         Do you want to study                     Do you want to study
                                                                         Do you want to fast track your                                                                       a Bachelor of Science degree?            a Bachelor of Commerce degree?
   Do you want to build a more        Choose the Standard                pathway to university?
                                                                                                           place at UWA.                     campus, and 98% of
   solid foundation in key subjects   UWA Foundation Program:                                                                                graduates go on to receive       Choose the Diploma of Science            Choose the Diploma of Commerce
                                                                         Choose the Intensive                                                                                 at Taylors College: 8 or 12 months       at Taylors College: 8 or 12 months
   such as maths or the sciences?     40 weeks
                                                                         UWA Foundation Program:                                             an offer from UWA.
                                                                                                           95% of UWAFP students                                                                                       Find out more on page 28
   Choose the Extended                                                   30 weeks
   UWA Foundation Program:                                                                                 were offered a tertiary place
                                                                         Find out more on page 16
   60 weeks                                                                                                (including Diplomas and           80% of the Diploma of
                                                                                                           Certificates).                    Science graduates chose
                                                                                                                                             Engineering Science as
                                                                                                                                             a major.
                                                                                                           Every year, almost 100%
                                                                                                           of UWAFP students
     The University of Western Australia Foundation Programs meet the requirements for                     receive an offer from a
     Foundation Programs which have been registered by Study Group Australia on CRICOS
     for delivery in Australia to overseas students providing an academic preparation for those            university or college.
     seeking entry to first year undergraduate study or its equivalent.

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UWA Foundation
   Program (UWAFP)
   The UWAFP provides you with the English language foundation and the
   academic support you need to successfully enter into the first year of
   an undergraduate degree at UWA.

   Prepare your degree                                      On track for success                                      Top Scholars Program
   Designed for international students, the UWAFP
   provides a supportive study route to the first year
                                                            Our staff will support your learning throughout
                                                            the program and monitor your academic
                                                                                                                      This program identifies six academically able
                                                                                                                      students each year early in their foundation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           With how the world
   of a bachelor degree at UWA. The program brings          achievement carefully. You’ll also get regular            program and provides them with the opportunity to                                                                                                    is connected now,
   together the collective expertise, experience            feedback on your progress. UWAFP study units              study an appropriate Level 1 UWA unit concurrently
   and passion for education held by UWA and                are made up of coursework (50%) and a final               with the balance of their UWAFP studies.                                                                                                             I think my experience
   Taylors Perth.                                           examination (50%).
                                                                                                                      This program applies to all students entering the                                                                                                    at Taylors College and
                                                                                                                      UWAFP. Students are eligible to enter if, during
   Guaranteed place at UWA
   If you meet the entry requirements set by UWA
                                                            Study that fits around you
                                                            The UWAFP gives you the flexibility to fit your           their first or second terms of study, they:                                                                                                          UWA will definitely
   and the required standards throughout your
   UWAFP coursework and assessments, you are
                                                            studies around your life plans, academic level
                                                            and preferred degree subject. You can choose
                                                                                                                      • achieve an overall average of 80% or more;
                                                                                                                      • achieve an average of 55% or more in all
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           help me in my future
   guaranteed a place at UWA.                               from three course lengths and a range of start
                                                            dates each year.
                                                                                                                        English units;                                                                                                                                     endeavours.
                                                                                                                      • are formally recommended by a College
   Students applying to study at Taylors Perth are
   provided with a packaged offer for their Bachelor                                                                    department;
                                                            Academic Skills (ASK) (compulsory
                                                                                                                      • are subsequently selected by the Director
   degree at UWA.                                           for all students)                                                                                                                                                                                              Raynor, Singapore
                                                                                                                        of Academic Programs.
                                                            ASK will expose you to a range of learning skills                                                                                                                                                              Diploma Graduate
   Achieve your best
                                                            that can be transferred and applied to other              One student from each of the three College                                                                                                           Diploma of Commerce
   Studying this program gives you the opportunity
                                                            units of study across a range of courses. Using           departments (English/Humanities, Maths/                                                                                                              Now studying Bachelor of Commerce
   to get comfortable with the Australian education
                                                            relevant theory and applied activities, you will          Science, Business/IT) will be selected.
   system and the teaching methods used.
                                                            examine your personal learning styles and will
   This boosts your chances of graduating on                                                                          The two UWA intakes per year will enable six
                                                            be introduced to essential academic writing and
   time, with the best possible outcome.                                                                              students to access this opportunity each year.
                                                            oral communication practices, critical thinking,
   Expert teaching                                          note taking, referencing conventions, effective           Mode of study
   Our expert staff will help you develop the               teamwork skills, information technology systems           Face-to-face delivery.                               2019 INTAKE DATES
   academic and English language skills you need            and time management.
   to succeed in your degree studies at UWA. You                                                                      Assessment methods
                                                                                                                                                                           Program     Intake    Orientation   Term 1         Term 2         Term 3         Term 4         Term 5         Term 6         Start UWA
   will study independently, work in groups, learn to                                                                 Coursework 50%.
   lead, carry out research and deliver presentations.                                                                Final exam 50%.                                                                          21/01/2019 -   15/04/2019 -   15/07/2019 -   7/10/2019 -    20/01/2020 -   13/04/2020 -
                                                                                                                                                                           Extended    January   17/01/2019                                                                                              Jul 2020
   These skills are essential for success at UWA.                                                                                                                                                              29/03/2019     21/06/2019     20/09/2019     13/12/2019     27/03/2020     19/06/2020
                                                                                                                                                                                                               21/01/2019 -   15/04/2019 -   15/07/2019 -    7/10/2019 -
                                                                                                                                                                           Standard    January   17/01/2019                                                                                              Feb 2020
   Choose your UWA Foundation Program                                                                                                                                                                          29/03/2019     21/06/2019     20/09/2019     13/12/2019

                                                          Standard#                               Intensive^                              Extended ~                       Intensive    April    11/04/2019
                                                                                                                                                                                                               15/04/2019 -   15/07/2019 -   7/10/2019 -
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Feb 2020
                                                                                                                                                                                                               21/06/2019     20/09/2019     13/12/2019
       Start dates                                 21/01/2019 or 15/07/2019                 15/04/2019 or 7/10/2019                 21/01/2019 or 15/07/2019
                                                                                                                                                                                                               15/07/2019 -    7/10/2019 -   20/01/2020 -   13/04/2020 -   13/07/2020 -   5/10/2020 -
                                                                                                                                                                           Extended     July     11/07/2019                                                                                              Feb 2021
       Course length (10 week terms)                       40 weeks                                30 weeks                      20 weeks*           40 weeks                                                  20/09/2019     13/12/2019     27/03/2020     19/06/2020     18/09/2020     11/12/2020

       Study units                                            11                                       11                             6                 11                                                     15/07/2019 -   7/10/2019 -    20/01/2020 -   13/04/2020 -
                                                                                                                                                                           Standard     July     11/07/2019                                                                                              Jul 2020
                                                                                                                                                                                                               20/09/2019     13/12/2019     27/03/2020     19/06/2020
       English units (total)                                   4                                       4                              4                  4
                                                                                                                                                                                                               07/10/2019 -   20/01/2020 -   13/04/2020 -
                                                                                                                                                                           Intensive   October   3/10/2019                                                                                               Jul 2020
       Total units                                            15                                       15                            10                 15                                                     13/12/2019     27/03/2020     19/06/2020

   #
     University of Western Australia Foundation Program (Standard) CRICOS Course Code 081999K ^ University of Western Australia Foundation Program
   (Advanced) CRICOS Course Code 081997A ~ University of Western Australia Foundation Program (Extended) CRICOS Course Code 081998M
   * Pre-foundation preparation before the 40 week standard Foundation Program

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2019 Diploma of Commerce Diploma of Science
UWAFP entry requirements
   Please note: the following information is intended as a guide only and is subject to change without notice.

    ENGLISH LANGUAGE                                                                                                                                              ACADEMIC
    English test                  Extended                                    Standard                                  Intensive                                 Country        Extended                                  Standard                                  Intensive
    IELTS (academic)              IELTS 5.0 (no band less than 5.0)           IELTS 5.5 (no band less than 5.0)         IELTS 5.5 (no band less than 5.5)         New Zealand    Completion of Year 12 with 30 credits     Completion of Year 12 with 40 credits     Completion of Year 12 with 48 credits at
    TOEFL PB                      500 (TWE 4)                                 513 (TWE 4)                               513 (TWE 4)                                              at NCEA Level 2 with no fewer than        at NCEA Level 2 with no fewer than        NCEA level 2 with no fewer than
                                                                                                                                                                                 10 credits in each of 3 subjects          12 credits in each of 3 subjects          12 credits in each of 3 subjects
    TOEFL IBT                     45 (W18 R12 S16 L12)                        58 (W18 R12 S16 L12)                      58 (W20 R14 S19 L17)
                                                                                                                                                                                 (including Maths)                         (including Maths)                         (including Maths)
    PTE (academic)                42 (writing no less than 42)                46 (writing no less than 42)              46 (writing no less than 46)              Pakistan       Intermediate/Higher Secondary School      Intermediate/Higher Secondary School      Intermediate/Higher Secondary School
    CAE (2015 Onwards)            154                                         162                                       162                                                      Certificate 50% in relevant subjects      Certificate 55% in relevant subjects      Certificate 60% in relevant subjects

    ACADEMIC                                                                                                                                                      Russia         Certificate of Secondary Education        Certificate of Secondary Education        Certificate of Secondary Education
                                                                                                                                                                                 (Attestat) - minimum of a grade 2 in 3    (Attestat) - minimum of a grade 3 in 5    (Attestat) - minimum of a grade 3 in 3
    Country                       Extended                                    Standard                                  Intensive
                                                                                                                                                                                 subjects and a grade of 3 in 2 subjects   subjects                                  subjects and a grade 4 in 2 subjects
    Australia                     Year 11 (60% in relevant subjects)          Year 11 (70% in relevant subjects)        Year 11 (75% in relevant subjects)
                                                                                                                                                                  Saudi Arabia   Tawjihiyah / General Secondary            Tawjihiyah / General Secondary            Tawjihiyah / General Secondary
    China                         Senior Year 2 or Senior Year 3 - 60% or     Senior Year 2 or Senior Year 3 - 70% or   Senior Year 2 or Senior Year 3 - 80% or                  Education Certificate with 70%            Education Certificate with 75%            Education Certificate with 90%
                                  above in relevant subjects                  above in relevant subjects                above in relevant subjects                               in academic subjects                      in academic subjects                      in academic subjects
    Hong Kong                     Form 5 with satisfactory results in 4       Form 5 with satisfactory results in 4     Form 5 with satisfactory results in 4     Singapore      Singapore O Levels (or forecast)          Singapore O Levels (or forecast)          Singapore O Levels (or forecast)
                                  academic subjects                           academic subjects                         academic subjects                                        - aggregate of 30 or less across 5        - aggregate of 20 or less across 5        - aggregate of 15 or less across 5
                                  HKDSE - 2 Level 2 and 1 Level 1 in          HKDSE - Level 2 in 3 relevant subjects    HKDSE - 2 Level 2 and 1 Level 3 in                       academic subjects                         academic subjects                         academic subjects
                                  relevant subjects                                                                     relevant subjects                         Sri Lanka      Sri Lankan O levels - C grade in 4        Sri Lankan O levels - B grade in 4        Sri Lankan O levels - 2 A grades and 2 B
    India                         Year 11 - 60% in relevant subjects          Year 11 - 70% in relevant subjects        Year 11 - 80% in relevant subjects                       academic subjects                         academic subjects                         grades in 4 academic subjects
    Indonesia                     SMA 2 - 65% in 4 academic subjects          SMA 2 - 70%-75% in 4 academic             SMA 2 - 80%-85% in 4 academic             Taiwan         Senior Year 2 - 60% or above in 4         Senior Year 2 - 70% or above in 4         Senior Year 2 - 80% or above in 4
                                                                              subjects                                  subjects                                                 relevant subjects                         relevant subjects                         relevant subjects

    Iran                          Year 11 with 14 / 20 in academic            Year 11 with 16 / 20 in academic          Year 11 with 18 / 20 in academic          Thailand       Matayom 5 GPA 2.2 in academic             Matayom 5 GPA 2.5 in academic             Matayom 5 GPA 3.0 in academic
                                  subjects                                    subjects                                  subjects                                                 subjects                                  subjects                                  subjects

    Japan                         Kotogakko / Upper Secondary School          Kotogakko / Upper Secondary School        Kotogakko / Upper Secondary School        Turkey         Devlet Lise Diplomasi / State High        Devlet Lise Diplomasi / State High        Devlet Lise Diplomasi / State High
                                  Certificate Year 2 - Grade 3-4 in           Year 2 - Grade 4-5 in academic subjects   Year 2 with superior grades                              School Diploma results 2 or above in      School Diploma - minimum of Grade 2       School Diploma - minimum of Grade 3
                                  academic subjects                                                                     in academic subjects                                     academic subjects                         in 3 subjects and Grade 3 in 2 subjects   in 3 subjects and Grade 4 in 2 subjects

    Kenya                         KCSE 2 C grades and 2 D grades in 4         KCSE C grades in 4 relevant subjects      KCSE B grades in 4 relevant subjects      Vietnam        Year 11 - GPA of 7.0                      Year 11 - GPA of 7.5                      Year 11 - GPA of 8
                                  relevant subjects
    Korea                         High School Certificate Year 2 -            High School Certificate Year 2 -          High School Certificate Year 2 - Rank 1
                                  Rank 4 - 5                                  Rank 2 - 3                                Korean High school graduation
                                  Korean High school graduation               Korean High school graduation             equivalency exam (GED) - 80% in
                                  equivalency exam (GED) - 60%                equivalency exam (GED) - 70% in           relevant subjects
                                  in relevant subjects                        relevant subjects
    Kuwait                        General Secondary School Certificate
                                  with 70% in 4 relevant subjects
                                                                              General Secondary School Certificate
                                                                              with 75% in 4 relevant subjects
                                                                                                                        General Secondary School Certificate
                                                                                                                        with 90% in 4 relevant subjects                                           The UWAFP provided the academic groundwork
    Macau                         Form 5 / Senior Middle 2 60% -              Form 5 / Senior Middle 2 65% -            Form 5 / Senior Middle 2 75% -                                            necessary to prepare me for the interesting
    Malaysia
                                  65% in academic subjects
                                  SPM (or forecast) - aggregate of 30 or
                                                                              75% in academic subjects
                                                                              SPM (or forecast) - aggregated of 20 or
                                                                                                                        80% in academic subjects
                                                                                                                        SPM (or forecast) - aggregate of 15 or
                                                                                                                                                                                                  academic journey that I am currently on at UWA.
                                  less across 5 academic subjects             less across 5 academic subjects           less across 5 academic subjects
    Mexico                        Completion of Bachillerato -                Completion of Bachillerato -              Completion of Bachillerato -                                              Zeda Lee, Singapore
                                  6.0 / 60% in four relevant subject          7.0 / 70% in four relevant subjects       7.5 / 75% in four relevant subjects                                       UWAFP graduate, currently studying a Doctor of Medicine at UWA

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UWAFP study units
   EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS (ESK)                             EL4: Advanced Research B                              BIOLOGY                                               COMPUTER SCIENCE                                        EC3: Macroeconomics in a Global Economy               GE3: Coastal Environments
   UNITS (compulsory for all students)                    Complete a research project over a 10-week            BI1: Cell Structure and Processes                     CS1: Business Applications                              Understand and learn to influence the pace            Learn geographical terminology; the location
   AESK will focus on generic skills required for all     period. The specific subject for the project will     All living organisms are made up of cells. Cells      Learn about commonly used business application          of economic growth, fluctuations in economic          and geographical characteristics of places
   graduate employees such as; ability to work in         be chosen by you based on a broad topic set           vary greatly in size, structure and function. Yet,    programs, including word processors and                 activity, unemployment and inflation. Investigate     studied, their external relationships and how
   a team, business/commercial awareness,                 by the teacher. You will be given guidance as         all are microscopic factories, bustling with the      presentation managers, and their effectiveness.         how government can take advantage of the              those places are changing; the processes
   communication skills, interpersonal skills, the        you progress through the report and will also         activities of life. Explore the fascinating and       You will use Microsoft Word and Microsoft               multiplier process to design countercyclical          responsible for the development of the
   ability to plan, organise and prioritise work,         present the scope and content of your research        intricate world of the cell. You’ll learn about the   PowerPoint during the teaching of this subject.         policies to stabilise economic activity. Examine      characteristics of places and environments,
                                                          to the class.                                                                                                                                                       international trade theories based on absolute and    the interaction and relative importance of these
   problem solving skills, digital skills. It will also                                                         structure and function of cells, and how cells        CS2: The Internet and Spreadsheets
   look at specific skills required for your chosen                                                             harness matter and energy, transforming one                                                                   comparative advantage.                                processes; geographical concepts, principles
                                                                                                                                                                      Learn about spreadsheets, a commonly used
   career (e.g. Law – ability to reflect critically,      ACCOUNTING                                            chemical substance into another.                                                                                                                                    and theories and the interaction between people
                                                                                                                                                                      business applications program. You will use
   Media Studies – creative, innovative and               AC1: Financial Accounting –                                                                                                                                                                                               and their environments.
                                                                                                                BI2: Reproduction and Genetics                        Microsoft Excel. You will also look at the key          GENERAL SCIENCE
   imaginative skills).                                   Classification and Presentation                       Genetics is the study of heredity – the               features of the Internet – important in a business      SC1: Investigating Science
                                                          This unit presents Financial Accounting using a
   ESK will make you aware of your own strengths                                                                transmission of characteristics from parents to       computing environment.                                  Learn the skills needed to plan and carry out         HISTORY
   and weaknesses in context of career ambitions,         spreadsheet and transaction approach. You will        offspring. Geneticists are interested in learning     CS3: Networks and Databases                             scientific investigations.                            HI1: History – The Cold War
                                                          prepare financial reports and learn the elements
   and help to improve your personal presentation                                                               about the similarities and differences between        Learn about commonly used databases. Become                                                                   Gain knowledge and skills relevant for progression
                                                          of the Accounting Equation – specifically current                                                                                                                   Design investigations, collect data and analyse
   in the workforce (CV, digital footprint, personal                                                            parents and offspring.                                familiar with the basic terminology components                                                                into undergraduate history courses at UWA.
                                                          assets, non-current assets, current liabilities,                                                                                                                    the data using standard scientific procedure.
   statements, and interviews).                                                                                 BI3: Interactions and Change                          and uses for computers and computer systems –                                                                 Focus on issues of world conflict and conflict
                                                          non-current liabilities and owners equity                                                                                                                           You’ll focus on the skills needed for investigating
   Please note that you must pass 2 of the 3 ESK          (including revenue and expenses).                     Learn about ecology, the study of how organisms       hardware, software and operating systems.               in Chemistry, Biology (including Human Biology)       resolution within the context of the Cold War.
   units to progress to your undergraduate degree.                                                              interact with other organisms and their physical                                                              and Physics.                                          HI2: Immigration History of Australia
                                                          This unit contains no debits and credits as it is
                                                                                                                surroundings. Explore the theory of evolution and                                                                                                                   This subject focuses on the social, economic and
                                                          not a bookkeeping course.                                                                                   ECONOMICS
   ENGLISH                                                                                                      investigate the mechanisms proposed to account
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              GEOGRAPHY                                             political shaping of the Australian nation through
                                                          AC2: Financial Accounting –                                                                                 EC1: How Markets Work
   EL1: Fundamentals of Academic English                                                                        for evolutionary change and the evidence put                                                                                                                        its history of immigration.
                                                          The Accounting Records                                                                                      Examine the study of economics, including               GE1: Population
   Engage with a variety of texts, mostly about                                                                 forward in support of evolution.
                                                          This unit is about the bookkeeping elements                                                                 the problem of relative scarcity, choice and            Study the form and structure of Perth and the
   issues in contemporary Australia, to enhance                                                                                                                                                                               processes shaping the city. Investigate planning
                                                          of accounting. The topics are presented using                                                               opportunity cost; the production-possibilities
   your English language and academic literacy
                                                          the general journal, T-accounts with debits and       CHEMISTRY                                             curve; and productive efficiency. You’ll also look at   strategies/issues for Perth and one other capital
   skills. These skills include Harvard Referencing,                                                                                                                                                                          city. Look into the distribution of the world’s
                                                          credits, in the general ledger. Learn about retail    CH1: Atomic Structure and Bonding                     alternative economic systems, discuss firms and
   research, oral presentations and essay structure.                                                                                                                                                                          population; how populations vary in different
                                                          businesses, specifically assets, liabilities and      Learn the fundamentals of chemistry. Investigate      households, and consider the concepts of supply
   Learn to understand key cultural concerns in           owner’s equity. This unit will teach you about        atomic structure, the periodic table, solutions,      and demand. Study the price mechanism in                parts of the world; how and why the world’s
   Australia and the importance of academic ethics.       service businesses, specifically revenues and         the mole concept and stoichiometry, chemical          terms of how market equilibrium is achieved and         population is changing in number; how and
   EL2: Information and Cultural Literacy                 expenses, and the profit and loss account. You        reactions and chemical bonding. Gain                  resources are allocated.                                why governments are trying to influence these
   Study various communication and culture                will also learn about trial balances and profit and   experience of practical experiments.                                                                          changes and investigate aspects of
                                                                                                                                                                      EC2: Organisation of Markets
   models, and critically analyse their application in    loss accounts before preparing financial reports                                                                                                                    population migration.
                                                                                                                CH2: Physical Chemistry 1                             Investigate the theory of the firm and decision-
   today’s ever-changing technological world.             – income statements and balance sheets.
                                                                                                                Learn about the fundamentals of chemistry. Look       making by the firm. Compare the economist’s             GE2: Economic Systems
   Carry out extensive research to develop and            AC3: Management Accounting –                                                                                                                                        Focus on economic systems in a global, national
                                                                                                                into kinetic theory, thermochemistry, chemical        concept of profit with the accountant’s concept
   apply your understanding of cross-cultural and         Planning and Control                                                                                                                                                and local context. Investigate an economic activity
                                                                                                                kinetics and equilibrium. Gain experience of          of profit. Examine product curves and cost
   intercultural theories.                                You’ll look at the value of accounting information                                                                                                                  in the primary sector in a local context focusing
                                                                                                                practical experiments.                                curves. You’ll focus on structure, conduct and
   EL3: Advanced Research A                               to managers. Explore cost-volume-profit                                                                                                                             on Bauxite mining in the South-West. Develop
                                                                                                                CH3: Physical Chemistry 2 and Inorganic               performance under:
   This unit is an introduction to report writing. You    relationships and break-even analysis. Take an
                                                                                                                                                                      • Perfect competition                                   an understanding of economic development
                                                          in-depth look into cost accounting, and planning      Chemistry
   will learn how to write annotated bibliographies,                                                                                                                                                                          and the widening gap between rich and poor
                                                          and budgeting. You’ll focus on manufacturing,         Learn about the fundamentals of chemistry.            • Monopoly
   research proposals and correct report structure.                                                                                                                                                                           nations. Focus on globalisation and the benefits
                                                          and compete in companies (teams) in an online         Investigate electrochemistry, oxidation and           • Monopolistic competition
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              and problems it creates for world economies.
                                                          manufacturing simulation.                             reduction theory, and acids and bases theory.         • Oligopoly.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Investigate and understand the dynamic and
                                                                                                                Gain experience of practical experiments.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              complex interactions of politics and economic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              and social systems.

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UWAFP study units
   HUMAN BIOLOGY                                           MARKETING                                              MA4: Calculus                                         PHYSICS                                                  Introduction to Commerce
   HB1: Control and Coordination                           MK1: Marketing Management                              Gain an introduction to trigonometrical ratios        PH1: Waves                                               Commerce is the whole system of an economy
   Learn how the systems work, and how both                Gain an introduction to marketing and the              in the unit circle; trigonometrical equations and     Learn about the mechanics of waves and their             that constitutes an environment for business.
   systems cooperate to provide the body’s internal        significance of marketing to sales. Learn              graphs with associated transformations; first         application to sound and light. You’ll study             The system includes legal, economic, political,
   communication. Learn about the structure and            components of consumer behaviour. You’ll use           principles differentiation and integration and the    reflection, refraction, diffraction and interference.    social, cultural and technological systems that
   function of the specialised receptors for vision,       marketing tools such as SWOT analysis and              basic rules of differentiation and integration; the                                                            are in operation in any country. We concentrate
                                                                                                                                                                        PH2: Mechanics
   hearing and balance, smell and taste.                   marketing plans.                                       Fundamental Theorem of Calculus; and simple                                                                    on the introductory level, which provides a firm
                                                                                                                                                                        This unit covers kinematics; dynamics; the
   HB2: Regulation and Defence                             MK2: Marketing Research
                                                                                                                  applications of differentiation and integration.
                                                                                                                                                                        concepts of momentum, energy, work and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 foundation for any further studies in commerce.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       At Taylors College you
                                                                                                                  MA5: Applied Mathematics                                                                                       Introduction to Science
   Learn how humans adjust to changing
   environmental conditions, maintaining relatively
                                                           This unit is an introductory unit in the study of
                                                           marketing. Examine the importance of informed          Gain an introduction to advanced techniques
                                                                                                                                                                        power; and the study of the fundamental force
                                                                                                                                                                        of gravity.                                              This unit is divided into Physical Sciences           have a lot of support.
   constant chemical and physical conditions around
   the cells (homeostasis). Learn about immunity,
                                                           marketing research. This includes the process
                                                           of segmenting markets prior to sampling and
                                                                                                                  of integration and further calculus applications
                                                                                                                  including rectilinear motion; the algebraic
                                                                                                                                                                        PH3: Electricity and Magnetism
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 (Chemistry, Physics) and Life Sciences (Biology,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Human Biology). Physics is the science that deals
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       You get to know
                                                                                                                                                                        This unit covers the fundamental concepts
   the ability of the body to resist organisms and         collecting market data.                                representation and manipulation of complex
                                                                                                                                                                        of electricity, magnetism and electromagnetism.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 with matter, energy, motion, and force.               your teachers better
                                                                                                                  numbers; the geometrical representation of                                                                     Chemistry provides a broad introduction to
   chemicals that could damage tissues.
   HB3: Movement and Nutrition
                                                           MK3: Developing Products and Promotions
                                                           Strategy
                                                                                                                  complex numbers; and vector geometry and
                                                                                                                                                                        It introduces the quantitative formulae which
                                                                                                                                                                        transform the concepts into everyday applications.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 chemical science and laboratory work. Biology is      because there are
   The survival of any multicellular organism depends      Learn about the important role of promotion in
                                                                                                                  its applications.                                                                                              the science of life and living organisms, including
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 their structure, growth, origin, evolution and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       fewer students.
   on it having some means of regulating and               business. You’ll be introduced to new product
                                                                                                                                                                        EXTENDED PROGRAM                                         distribution. In the study of Human Biology, you’ll
   coordinating the activities of its cells. Explore the   and service development in business and learn          MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION                               English                                                  examine the various systems in the body. These        Simone, Zimbabwe
   operation of the nervous system and the endocrine       to identify and use different promotional strategies   MC1: Print Media and Advertising
                                                                                                                                                                        Prepare for the Standard Foundation course by            units provide an essential base for further studies   UWAFP graduate.
   system and how both systems cooperate to provide        and tools.                                             Focus on the publishing of books, newspapers
                                                                                                                                                                        developing your written and verbal analytical            in the Sciences.                                      Now studying Architecture
   the body’s internal communication. You’ll also                                                                 and magazines and understand the technology
                                                                                                                                                                        skills. The extended program can help you gain
   learn about the structure and function of the                                                                  and content involved in those industries. You will
                                                           MATHEMATICS                                                                                                  confidence to communicate more effectively
   specialised receptors for vision, hearing and                                                                  also focus on media ethics, media literacy and
                                                           MA1: Mathematical Techniques                                                                                 within a university environment. You’ll pay particular
   balance, smell and taste.                                                                                      learn practical skills using Adobe Creative Suite
                                                           Gain an introduction to geometry, sequences and                                                              attention to improving your English language skills.
                                                                                                                  Design Premium.
                                                           series, probability and trigonometry. It is suitable                                                         English Skills
   LINGUISTICS                                             for students who only wish to study a variety of       MC2: Broadcasting
                                                                                                                                                                        Specially designed for students for whom
   LI1: Language and Society                               mathematical techniques at a less complex level.       Focus on the mediums of television and radio;
                                                                                                                                                                        English is a second language. You’ll get better
   Explore the role of language as a tool of               However, it may also form the basis for more           theories of media influence; the language of
                                                                                                                                                                        at academic tasks and assessments in English,
   communication among humans and as a symbol              advanced work.                                         production and media analysis; and movie editing
                                                                                                                                                                        and develop speaking and writing skills using
   for human exchange. Learn the anthropology                                                                     skills using Adobe Premiere Pro.
                                                           MA2: Predictive Mathematics                                                                                  vocabulary you will use at university, and by doing
   of spoken language and how it has changed
                                                           Gain an introduction to statistics, matrix algebra     MC3: Digital Media: Film                              sequenced tasks similar to those you will do
   over time. You’ll focus mainly on English, and
                                                           and linear programming models. Study the               Focus on the key technological and cultural           at university. IT Skills now forms part of English
   occasionally other languages, to address the most
                                                           calculation and analysis of statistics in one and      aspects of film. Learn about innovations and          Skills in the Extended Program.
   important questions.
                                                           two variables; the properties and applications         ownership structures of the film industry and
                                                                                                                                                                        Introduction to Mathematics
   LI2: The Sounds of a Language                           of matrix algebra; linear inequalities and their       concepts of genre and file theory. Study the
                                                                                                                                                                        Simulate chance events using technology.
   Focus on key areas in phonetics and phonology           application to solving optimisation problems;          role of the audience and address issues around
                                                                                                                                                                        Calculate and interpret probabilities for chance
   and theoretical principles underpinning the study       and the calculation and analysis of statistics         censorship, consumer behaviour and
                                                                                                                                                                        events that occur in two or three-stages.
   of speech production. Develop an understanding          within the context of time series data.                film classification.
                                                                                                                                                                        Expand your knowledge of coordinate geometry,
   of sound systems and their function in language.
                                                           MA3: Mathematical Modelling                            During the practical component of the course, you     represent information in networks, and interpret
   Learn about the sounds of the world’s languages.
                                                           Gain an introduction to functions and their graphs;    will apply your knowledge to producing short film     network diagrams. Study and apply functions in
   Examine the articulation of vowels and                  index and logarithmic laws; solving equations          texts using Adobe Premiere Pro.                       their graphs. Explore patterns, make conjectures
   consonants, as well as complex articulations,           involving indices and logarithms; modelling                                                                  and test them. Use trigonometry for the solution
   airstream mechanisms and laryngeal features,            probability distributions using random variables.                                                            of right and acute triangles. Plan random samples,
   and their use in languages. You’ll also focus on        Study various polynomial functions, exponential,                                                             collect and analyse data from them, and infer
   fundamental theoretical issues in phonology             logarithmic and reciprocal functions with an                                                                 results for a population. Use mental and written
   through the practical examination of phonemes           emphasis on the transformation of functions                                                                  methods and technologies where appropriate.
   and allophones, distinctive features, syllables,        and the resulting graphs; the basic index and
   word stress and intonation.                             logarithmic laws and how to apply these laws
                                                           when solving indicial equations; and discrete and
                                                           continuous random variables and their application
                                                           to various probability models.

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Tailor your future                                                                                                                                   UWA entry requirements
                                                                                                                                                        Please note: the following information is intended as a guide only and is subject to change

   Professional pathway
                                                                                                                                                        without notice. Visit study.uwa.edu.au for up-to-date information.

                                                                                                                                                            UNDERGRADUATE COURSE                                            CORE UNITS1            RECOMMENDED UNITS2

                                                                                                                                                            BACHELOR OF ARTS               MINIMUM UWAFP AVERAGE: 66%^, MINIMUM ENGLISH AVERAGE: 50%

   degrees at UWA
                                                                                                                                                            Anthropology and Sociology                                           None                         None

                                                                                                                                                            Archaeology                                                          None                         None
                                                                                                                                                            Architecture                                                         None                         None

                                                                                                                                                            Asian Studies                                                        None                         None

                                                                                                                                                            Chinese Studies                                                      None                         None
   Want to take your academic studies further after graduating from your undergraduate degree?
                                                                                                                                                            Classics and Ancient History
   UWA also offers professional postgraduate degrees.                                                                                                                                                                            None                         None

                                                                                                                                                            Communication and Media Studies                                      None                         None
   Once you successfully complete the UWAFP        Professional pathway examples include:             Medicine                                              English Literary Studies                                             None                         None
   program you will have a range of professional                                                      You can study Medicine by completing a
                                                                                                                                                            Fine Arts                                                            None                         None
   pathway degree options open to you.             Engineering                                        bachelor’s degree, and meeting the following
                                                   Choose a three-year bachelor’s degree with a       entry requirements.                                   French Studies                                                       None                         None
   Select your major
   Once you progress to your undergraduate
                                                   major in Engineering Science to begin your
                                                   professional pathway. You’ll then complete a
                                                                                                      • have a minimum GPA of 5.5 from the most
                                                                                                       recent three years (FTE) of valid study.
                                                                                                                                                            German Studies                                                       None                         None              I’ve become more
   degree at UWA, complete one or two defined      two-year Master of Professional Engineering        • sit the GAMSAT and obtain a suitable score
                                                                                                                                                            History                                                              None                         None
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                independent since
   majors then move into the corresponding         (MPE) where you can specialise in one of eight
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                I’ve been at Taylors
                                                                                                                                                            History of Art                                                       None                         None
                                                                                                      • attend an interview (which must be undertaken
   postgraduate degree to complete your            disciplines:
                                                                                                       in Perth and in person) and                          Human Geography and Planning                                         None                         None
   professional study requirements. Entry to the
   postgraduate course is assured, provided you
                                                   • Biomedical
                                                                                                      • meet English language competency                    Indigenous Knowledge, History and Heritage                           None                         None
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                College. My time
                                                   • Chemical
   satisfy the academic performance requirements   • Civil
                                                                                                       requirements
                                                                                                                                                            Indonesian Studies                                                   None                         None              management has
   in the relevant major(s).
                                                   • Electrical and electronic                        Find out more about the full range of                 Italian Studies                                                      None                         None              improved and I work
   Reserve your place
                                                   • Environmental
                                                   • Mechanical
                                                                                                      professional pathways available at UWA
                                                                                                      by visiting study.uwa.edu.au.
                                                                                                                                                            Japanese Studies                                                     None                         None
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                more efficiently.
   Some professional postgraduate degrees can                                                                                                               Korean Studies                                                       None                         None
   be packaged with your undergraduate degree,     • Mining
                                                                                                                                                            Landscape Architecture                                               None                         None
   allowing you to reserve your place in your      • Software
                                                                                                                                                            Law and Society                                                      None                         None
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Aishvarya, Singapore
   chosen postgraduate course. However, some
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                UWAFP graduate,
   professional pathways have limited places.      Law                                                                                                      Linguistics                                                          None                         None              currently studying at UWA
                                                   Complete a bachelor degree with the
                                                                                                                                                            Music: Electronic Music and Sound Design*                            None                         None
   Professional degree options                     equivalent GPA of at least 5.5 (out of 7) across
   Choose the right path for you. UWA has a        all complete tertiary studies and have a                                                                 Music General Studies*                                               None                         None
   number of professional pathway options          satisfactory Law School Admission Test score                                                             Music Studies    3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 None                         None
   you can choose depending on your passion.       from an LSAT test taken within five years prior
                                                                                                                                                            Music Specialist Studies3                                            None                         None
   Options include Architecture, Dentistry,        to applying for admissions. Applications will
   Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Law,       be ranked based upon GPA and LSAT score.                                                                 Philosophy                                                           None                         None
   Medicine and many more.                         Admission will be awarded to the highest           UWA Medicine students                                 Philosophy, Politics and Economics                                   None                         None
                                                   ranked applicants who fall within the intake       learn at one of the
                                                                                                                                                            Political Science and International Relations                        None                         None
                                                   quota for that year.
                                                                                                      top 100 medical                                       Psychology (double major)                                            None                         None

                                                                                                      schools in the world                                  Psychology in Society                                                None                         None
                                                                                                      QS World University Rankings                          Spanish Studies                                                      None                         None
                                                                                                      by Subject 2017
                                                                                                                                                            Work and Employment Relations                                        None                         None

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                                                                                                                                                          Score is final year average of 10 subjects, not including English.
                                                                                                                                                        1
                                                                                                                                                          Prerequisites must be satisfied by achieving a scaled score of 50% or higher, no more than five years before entry.
                                                                                                                                                        2
                                                                                                                                                          Recommended subjects provide valuable background for courses but do not affect selection.
                                                                                                                                                        3
                                                                                                                                                           usic prerequisites: AMEB grade 7 (performance) and grade 5 (theory) or their equivalent from the Associated Board
                                                                                                                                                          M
                                                                                                                                                          of the Royal School of Music. Applicants must also satisfy the requirement of an audition, in person.
                                                                                                                                                        * Audition to demonstrate a musical background equivalent to Music ATAR

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UWA entry requirements
   Please note: the following information is intended as a guide only and is subject to change
   without notice. Visit study.uwa.edu.au for up-to-date information.

    UNDERGRADUATE COURSE                                                     CORE UNITS1                        ADDITIONAL CORE UNIT                    RECOMMENDED UNITS2                   UNDERGRADUATE COURSE                                       CORE UNITS1                             ADDITIONAL CORE UNITS                     RECOMMENDED UNITS2

    BACHELOR OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE                         MINIMUM UWAFP AVERAGE: 66%^, MINIMUM ENGLISH AVERAGE: 50%                                                                         BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (CONT’D)              MINIMUM UWAFP AVERAGE: 66%^, MINIMUM ENGLISH AVERAGE: 50%
    Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing                                             None                                       None                                 Chemistry                    Engineering Science   5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       All Mathematics Units, all Chemistry Units and all     Choose Calculus and at least two         Units from: Chemistry and Physics
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Physics Units                        options from: Applied Mathematics,
    Anatomy and Human Biology                                           3 Mathematics Units                                None                                   None
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            all Chemistry Units and/or all Physics
    Biochemistry and Molecular Biology*                                 3 Mathematics Units                                None                             All Chemistry units                                                                                                                             Units

    Exercise and Health                                                 3 Mathematics Units                                None                                   None                       Environmental Science                                   3 Mathematics Units                                    None                       Units from: Biology, Chemistry and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Geography
    Genetics*                                                           3 Mathematics Units                                None                             All Chemistry units
                                                                                                                                                                                             Exercise and Health                                     3 Mathematics Units                                    None                                     None
    Humanities in Health and Medicine                                   3 Mathematics Units                                None                                   None
                                                                                                                                                                                             Genetics3 4                                             3 Mathematics Units                                    None                               All Chemistry units
    Medical Sciences7                                                   3 Mathematics Units                          All Chemistry Units                          None
                                                                                                                                                                                             Geographical Sciences                                   3 Mathematics Units                                    None                       Units from: Biology, Chemistry and
    Microbiology and Immunology*                                        3 Mathematics Units                                None                                 Chemistry
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Geography
    Neuroscience                                                        3 Mathematics Units                                None                      Units from Chemistry and Physics        Geology                                                 3 Mathematics Units                                    None                       Units from: Biology, Chemistry and
    Pathology and Laboratory Medicine*                                  3 Mathematics Units                                None                             All Chemistry units                                                                                                                                                                    Geography

    Pharmacology                                                        3 Mathematics Units                                None                             All Chemistry units              Marine Science                                          3 Mathematics Units                                    None                       Units from: Biology, Chemistry and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Geography
    Physiology                                                          3 Mathematics Units                                None                                   None
                                                                                                                                                                                             Mathematics and Statistics                              All Mathematics Units                                  None                                     None
    Population Health                                                   3 Mathematics Units                                None                                   None
                                                                                                                                                                                             Microbiology and Immunology                             3 Mathematics Units                                    None                                   Chemistry
    Science Communication                                               3 Mathematics Units                                None                                   None
                                                                                                                                                                                             Natural Resource Management                             3 Mathematics Units                                    None                       Units from: Biology, Chemistry and
    ^
        Score is final year average of 10 subjects, not including English.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Geography

    BACHELOR OF COMMERCE                       MINIMUM UWAFP AVERAGE: 66%, MINIMUM ENGLISH AVERAGE: 50%                                                                                      Neuroscience                                            3 Mathematics Units                                    None                       Units from: Chemistry and Physics

    Accounting                                                          3 Mathematics Units                                None                    Accounting, Economics and Marketing       Physics                                      All Mathematics Units and all Physics Units                       None                                     None
    Business Law                                                        3 Mathematics Units                                None                    Accounting, Economics and Marketing
                                                                                                                                                                                             Physiology                                              3 Mathematics Units                                    None                               All Chemistry units
    Economics                                                           3 Mathematics Units                                None                    Accounting, Economics and Marketing
                                                                                                                                                                                             Psychology (double major)                               3 Mathematics Units                                    None                                     None
    Professional Economics                                              3 Mathematics Units                                None                    Accounting, Economics and Marketing
    Finance                                                             3 Mathematics Units                                None                    Accounting, Economics and Marketing       Psychological Science                                   3 Mathematics Units                                    None                                     None

    Human Resource Management                                           3 Mathematics Units                                None                    Accounting, Economics and Marketing       Science Communication                                   3 Mathematics Units                                    None                                     None
    Management                                                          3 Mathematics Units                                None                    Accounting, Economics and Marketing       Sport Science                                           3 Mathematics Units                                    None                                     None
    Marketing                                                           3 Mathematics Units                                None                    Accounting, Economics and Marketing
                                                                                                                                                                                             Zoology                                                 3 Mathematics Units                                    None                       Units from: Biology, Chemistry and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Geography

    BACHELOR OF PHILOSOPHY (HONOURS)6                          MINIMUM UWAFP AVERAGE: 83%, MINIMUM ENGLISH AVERAGE: 50%
                                                                                                                                                                                         ^
                                                                                                                                                                                           Score is final year average of 10 subjects, not including English.
    Any of the majors listed above may be                    Any prerequisites required for the intended                   None                                   None                   *
                                                                                                                                                                                           Midyear applicants must have Chemistry and Biology to complete their degree in three years.
    studied within the BPhil (Hons)                                             major                                                                                                    1
                                                                                                                                                                                           Prerequisites must be satisfied by achieving a scaled score of 50% or higher, no more than five years before entry.
                                                                                                                                                                                         2
                                                                                                                                                                                           Recommended subjects provide valuable background for courses but do not affect selection.
                                                                                                                                                                                         3
                                                                                                                                                                                           Students must complete three Biology Units should they wish to enter the July intake of the relevant program at UWA.
    UNDERGRADUATE COURSE                                               CORE UNITS1                             ADDITIONAL CORE UNITS                    RECOMMENDED UNITS2               4
                                                                                                                                                                                           Students must complete three Chemistry units should they wish to enter the July intake of the relevant program at UWA.
                                                                                                                                                                                         5
                                                                                                                                                                                           Students can be admitted without Chemistry and Physics, however this will prevent the taking of a second major.
    BACHELOR OF SCIENCE                    MINIMUM UWAFP AVERAGE: 66%, MINIMUM ENGLISH AVERAGE: 50%
                                                                                                                                                                                         6
                                                                                                                                                                                           Entry to the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) is subject to a separate competitive entry process. The minimum UWAFP score for entry to the BPhil (Hons) is 83%.
                                                                                                                                                                                           February commencements only. Students must also complete an ISAT.
    Agricultural Science                                            3 Mathematics Units                                    None                                    None                  7
                                                                                                                                                                                           Medical Science is a quota based major which requires a minimum UWAFP score of 75.
    Anatomy and Human Biology                                       3 Mathematics Units                                    None                                    None
    Biochemistry and Molecular Biology*3 4                          3 Mathematics Units                                    None                             All Chemistry units
    Botany                                                          3 Mathematics Units                                    None                                 Units from:
                                                                                                                                                     Biology, Chemistry and Geography
    Chemistry                                                       All Mathematics Units                  Calculus, Applied Mathematics and all             All Physics units
                                                                                                                      Chemistry units
    Computer Science                                                All Mathematics Units                                  None                                    None
    Conservation Biology                                            3 Mathematics Units                                    None                                    None
    Data Science                                                    3 Mathematics Units                     Calculus and Applied Mathematics                       None

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