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8 months
On-campus
June | October
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Murdoch University, Perth Campus
Building B121-122, Murdoch University,, South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150
Eligibility
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
ASQA
Accreditation Status
AccreditedCourse Content
Essential Australian Studies
Introduction to Academic Communication
Introductory Mathematics
Mathematics for Science
Information Technology for Academic Studies
Computer Science
Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Introduction to Media
Media Production
Accounting
Management
Economics
Foundational Academic English
Business Communication
This unit provides students with an overview of the theories, models and practices that provide the foundation for understanding the ways to communicate in the contemporary workplace. It explores the characteristics of both effective and ineffective communication.
Introduction to Accounting
This unit provides students with an introduction to accounting and its role in providing information for both external and internal decision making.
Commercial Law
This unit provides students with an understanding of the Australian legal system and an in-depth analysis of the legal regulation of businesses and business transactions.
Skills for Numerical Analysis
This unit is designed to give students the knowledge, skills, and confidence to apply mathematical and statistical concepts to their numerically based academic units, as well as to their future professional careers.
Introduction to Business Analytics
This unit introduces students to business analytics, emerging technologies and their application.
Skills for Advanced Business English
This unit provides students with instructions and practice in advanced English grammar, vocabulary, and writing within a professional and contemporary business context.
Skills for Academic Success
This unit provides students with the contemporary core skills that are required to successfully learn in a tertiary education environment.
Skills for Workplace Success
This unit prepares students to enter the workplace with a deeper understanding of workplace contexts, cultures, recruitment practices and expectations of professionals across a range of industries.
Quantitative Analysis
This unit provides students with an understanding of basic statistical methods used in the business environment and beyond.
The Hospitality and Tourism System
This unit introduces a wide variety of perspectives that help students understand how hospitality and tourism form part of an interconnected and balanced business system.
Introduction to Management
This unit provides students with an understanding of a range of theoretical concepts that underpin the discipline of management across a variety of industries.
Organising People at Work
This unit provides an overview of the fundamentals of organizational behaviour and its relevance to contemporary business operations.
Marketing Principles
This unit offers an overview and introduction into the field of marketing whilst positioning marketing in an organizational context.
Corporate Finance
This unit seeks to equip students with a fundamental understanding of the concepts and principles of corporate finance.
Common Questions
On successful completion of Foundation Studies, you'll gain entry to the first year of any undergraduate degree at Murdoch University, with the exception of Veterinary Science and Bachelor of Education. The Veterinary Science course can be accessed through a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science. A higher requirement and specific subject scores are required for law degrees.
The program fee is $28,440 for international students and $13,680 for domestic students.
For Foundation Studies you will complete eight units over two study periods (two trimesters of 15 weeks each), studying a combination of core and elective units. All students must complete the two English units in addition to 6 units from the Discipline groups, depending on their chosen bachelor's degree. The units are designed to develop your learning techniques as well as bridging gaps in your unit knowledge.
The Foundation Studies program has two intake periods: June and October, and is delivered at Murdoch University's Perth Campus.
Yes, scholarships are available for Foundation Studies students. To find out more about scholarships and your eligibility, you can visit the Scholarships page on the Kaplan Higher Education website.
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