Designed to help you develop skills in communication, information technology and mathematics, and undertake units in physics, chemistry, and mathematics for engineering.

Designed to help you develop skills in communication, information technology and mathematics, and undertake units in physics, chemistry, and mathematics for engineering.

Swinburne Foundation Studies (Engineering/Science)

R2/010/3/0459 | MQA/SWA0070 (04.12.2027)

The Swinburne Foundation Studies (Engineering/Science) course equips students for further studies across a range of science and engineering-related areas including engineering, biotechnology, and network engineering. It will allow you to develop fundamental communication, IT and mathematics skills and to select foundation-studies streams in areas such as physics, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and computer programming.

INTAKES
January, February, July, September

DURATION
1 year

Course details

Course structure

The course provides students with a strong foundation of necessary academic and communication skills, knowledge and technical skills in the Engineering/Science stream. Upon completion of this course, students are provided with a direct entry into Swinburne Sarawak degree course for students who have completed SPM/’O’ Levels or equivalent qualification.

Units of study

Pathways

The Swinburne Foundation Studies, through the delivery of the Business, Design, Engineering/Science and Information Technology/Multimedia majors are a pathway for students to enter the relevant degree courses in Sarawak or Australia. Students who complete the Foundation program and meet Swinburne Melbourne’s faculty entry requirements may apply for entry to those faculties.

Note: Please refer to the Program Study/Course Planner to view the recommended sequence of units for this program.

Fees & scholarships

Fee*

Malaysian students
RM20,400 (total)
International students
RM28,160 (total)

* The indicative course fees shown here applies to students studying on-campus in Malaysia for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student’s study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.

Scholarships

At Swinburne scholarships are about providing opportunity, promoting equity and recognising excellence and achievement. Scholarships are available for both commencing and current students.

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Entry requirements

Entry Requirements

Completion of Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) or recognised school leaving certificate.

Assess your eligibility for entry to Swinburne Sarawak.

English Requirements

Find out more about English language requirements.

Application process

Apply for this course by following the step-by-step process from the links below.

Career opportunities

With further studies, graduates may be equipped for careers in areas such as engineering, biotechnology, computer systems design, management, manufacturing, medicine, mining, network administration, telecommunications and transport.

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