For further details about the Foundation Program units, unit availability and trimester structures, please download the course and unit outline.
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8 or 12 months#
March, June, October
Melbourne Burwood
A$30,992 (Standard)
A$35,844 (Extended)
A$32,200 (Standard)
A$37,260 (Extended)
CRICOS Course Codes: 089916J and 089917G
The Deakin College Foundation Program has been specifically designed for international students. It aims to prepare you for further study in a Deakin College Diploma or for entry into the first year of a selected Deakin University bachelor degree.
The course consists of either a standard or extended track program. The standard track program consists of eight academic units: five core units and three elective units. The extended track program has an additional four units.
Various support services focusing on language, literacy and numeracy assistance are also available to help you in your studies. Each unit includes four hours of classes per week. Assessment for all units is continuous and includes tests, assignments and case study analysis. To graduate from the Deakin College Foundation Program, you must complete and pass all eight units in the standard program or 12 units in the extended program.
The Foundation Program has been designed for international students who have completed the equivalent of Australian high school Year 11.
The program is also available to domestic students with permanent residency or humanitarian visa holders, however domestic students will not be offered entry into first year university after completing the Foundation program. Domestic students must complete a diploma program before transferring to Deakin University.
For further details about the Foundation Program units, unit availability and trimester structures, please download the course and unit outline.
After passing all required Foundation units and successfully completing the Foundation Program, you will be eligible to enter the relevant Deakin College diploma.
After successfully completing the Foundation Program and meeting specified entry requirements, you may be eligible to apply for entry into the first year of selected Deakin University bachelor degrees.
Note: Foundation students to degree pathways are only available to international students.
MATHS REQUIRED: To meet maths competency requirements for your bachelor course, you must pass FNDH023 Essential Mathematics or FNDE021 Mathematics I and FNDE023 Mathematics II in your Foundation studies.
MATHS REQUIRED: To meet maths competency requirements for your bachelor course, you must pass FNDH023 Essential Mathematics or FNDE021 Mathematics I and FNDE023 Mathematics II in your Foundation studies.
*Geelong Waterfront Campus: Travel between campuses will be required to complete this combined degree. The Bachelor of Laws degree will be taught at Waterfront campus and the Bachelor of Arts degree will be taught at the Waurn Ponds Campus.
Conditions for entry into Master of Teaching (Secondary):
Please note that this combined degree course is comprised of 36 credit points (24 counted towards the Bachelor of Arts and 12 counted towards the Master of Teaching (Secondary). The structure of the course utilises the University's trimester model, allowing students to fast-track their studies to complete in a minimum of 4 calendar years (9 teaching periods), with the Master's component completed over 1 calendar year (3 teaching periods). Trimester 3 in the third year will become compulsory for all students (3 consecutive teaching periods). Students are required to apply for a Working with Children Check before commencing school experience in Trimester 3 of Year 3
*Travel between campuses may be required to complete some of the core and elective units within this course. Students enrolled at Waurn Ponds (Geelong) campus in this combined course will be required to undertake units of study at both Waurn Ponds (Geelong) and Waterfront (Geelong).
*Students enrolled in this combined course at Geelong will be required to undertake units of study at both Waurn Ponds (Geelong) and the Waterfront (Geelong).
To progress into the Master of Architecture students must complete all 24 credit points of the Bachelor of Design (Architecture) and also achieve a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 65. Students achieving a WAM between 55 and 64 have the opportunity to submit a portfolio of relevant work and personal statement for consideration to potentially progress into the master level of studies. A WAM of less than 55 results in an alternative exit from Bachelor of Design (Architecture) / Master of Architecture with the award: Bachelor of Design (Architecture).
CASPER REQUIRED: You are required to sit a CASPer test prior to entry to this degree. All applicants applying for entry into an initial teacher education course must complete an additional selection tool for non-academic attributes. CASPer is an online, video scenario-based situational judgement test that allows students to demonstrate their suitability for a teaching career. Further information on this test and how to book can be found at https://www.deakin.edu.au/courses/find-a-course/education-and-teaching/the-casper-test
MATHS REQUIRED: To meet maths competency requirements for your bachelor course, you must pass FNDH023 Essential mathematics in your Foundation studies. It is recommended that you also select FNDE021 Maths 1 as an elective unit, to further strengthen your maths skills prior to entry into the Bachelor Program.
CASPER REQUIRED: You are required to sit a CASPer test prior to entry to this degree. All applicants applying for entry into an initial teacher education course must complete an additional selection tool for non-academic attributes. CASPer is an online, video scenario-based situational judgement test that allows students to demonstrate their suitability for a teaching career. Further information on this test and how to book can be found at https://www.deakin.edu.au/courses/find-a-course/education-and-teaching/the-casper-test
MATHS REQUIRED: To meet maths competency requirements for your bachelor course, you must pass FNDH023 Essential mathematics in your Foundation studies. It is recommended that you also select FNDE021 Maths 1 as an elective unit, to further strengthen your maths skills prior to entry into the Bachelor Program.
*Geelong Waterfront Campus: Travel between campuses will be required to complete Bachelor of Human Resource Management (Psychology). On-campus Business and Law units are taught at Waterfront campus and on-campus Faculty of Health units are taught at Waurn Ponds Campus.
*Please note that students enrolled at Waterfront (Geelong) in this combined course will be required to undertake units of study at both Waurn Ponds (Geelong) and Waterfront (Geelong) campuses.
*Geelong Waterfront Campus: Travel between campuses will be required to complete this combined degree. The Bachelor of Laws degree will be taught at Waterfront campus and the Bachelor of International Studies degree will be taught at the Waurn Ponds Campus.
Students may be required to undertake cross campus study between the Waurn Ponds and Warrnambool campuses for some units depending on the Major or electives selected.
Higher English Requirement: An IELTS score of 7.0 (with no band less than 7); an TOEFL score of 94 (with no band less than 24 for listening, reading and speaking and 27 for writing); a PTE Academic score of 66 (with no band less than 66)
*Travel between campuses may be required to complete some of the core and elective units within this course. The Faculty of Business and Law unit offerings (M coded units) may be taught at Waterfront campus and the Faculty of Arts and Education unit offerings (A coded units) will be taught at the Waurn Ponds Campus. Not all Faculty of Business and Law units are offered on campus in Geelong please refer to the handbook for detailed enrolment modes
Conditions of entry into Master of Teaching (Secondary):
Please note that this combined degree course is comprised of 36 credit points (24 counted towards the Bachelor of Science and 12 counted towards the Master of Teaching (Secondary). The structure of the course utilises the University's trimester model, allowing students to fast-track their studies to complete in a minimum of 4 calendar years (9 teaching periods), with the Master's component completed over 1 calendar year (3 teaching periods). Trimester 3 in the third year will become compulsory for all students (3 consecutive teaching periods). Students are required to apply for a Working with Children Check before commencing school experience in Trimester 3 of Year 3
To complete the standard Foundation Program, students must complete and pass 8 units.
For students who do not meet the entry requirements of the standard track program, an extended track program is also available. To complete the extended Foundation Program, students must complete and pass 12 units.
Electives are subject to change and may be offered in alternate trimesters.
This unit will explore content creation for the modern media landscape. Students will develop skills in viewing, analysing and composing diverse media, including social media, new and online media. Initially, students will focus on familiarising themselves with different media industries, how they are composed and how they function within culture. In this context, students will then be asked to produce their own forms of media and encouraged to read, reflect and engage with the tools of contemporary media.
This unit introduces students to key principles and practices of visual design, media and communication in digital format. It contextualises thinking and practice within the field of creative communications and explores problem-based learning approaches and applications. The unit investigates a range of fundamental concepts relating to design concepts, social media, and digital technologies in which students apply and reflect practice-based solutions and analyses.
This unit provides an introduction to the operation of financial accounting systems. Together we will explore the accounting process predominantly for sole traders who buy and re-sell goods or provide services. We study some of the principles of Accounting, the Accounting Equation, entering business transactions into Journals; including balance day Adjustments and Closing entries, posting to Ledgers, extracting Trial Balance and preparation of Financial Statements. We also work with cash management including Bank Reconciliation.
This unit provides students with a broad understanding of theoretical Micro and Macro-economic concepts and to introduce the relevance and importance of Economics in today’s society. You will learn to apply these concepts to a modern market economic system. The unit explores basic economic issues and problems and apply policies to overcome these problems. You will develop skills and confidence to explain individual and firm decision-making and be provided with a basic understanding and ability to explain government policies that influence the workings of a modern economy like Australia, and its relation to the global marketplace.
This unit provides students with a broad understanding of the principles and practices of management in the contemporary world. The course will cover background information on how theories of management have developed, the environment in which a manager operates, basic managerial principles and practices along with important issues related to organisational behaviour in the current context of management.
This module introduces students to Calculus and prepares students for more advanced studies, for both academic and professional purposes. Students will use critical thinking and cognitive skills to identify, analyse, compare and assess mathematical concepts in order to apply them to technical and engineering problems.
This unit provides students with the knowledge of a broad range of physics concepts, and to help you appreciate the impact of physics on technology and our society. The practical investigations in this unit requires logical and analytical thinking, as well as the communication of scientific information and ideas. The basic principles of physics you acquire will be able you to explain many natural phenomena. You will also learn to apply these phenomena in technologies, which are important to modern-day society.
This module seeks to imbue students with a broad scientific knowledge of the living world. It focuses on concepts relating to biological structure, function, diversity, distribution, genetics, and interactions of living organisms.
This unit introduces students to the study of matter and its interactions, providing a link to other branches of natural science. The course is designed to assist students in coming to appreciate the impact of chemical knowledge and technology on society.
This unit is designed to underlay students with a general mathematics knowledge base required for further studies in Business, Health Sciences and Computing/IT/Engineering courses. It includes the fundamental concepts of arithmetic, statistics, algebra, functions and their graphs, optimisation, sequences, series, growth and decay. You will need a scientific calculator for this unit.
This unit seeks to impart to students the fundamentals of communication skills – a necessity for a positive learning outcome, effective engagement in academic, business and social environments. You will develop and hone these skills through constant exploration and exercise of current topics and issues. This unit is designed as a pre-requisite into FNDS013.
This unit seeks to further develop students’ written skills through exploration of two key writing genres and academic writing. You will analyse key linguistic and organisational aspects of comparing texts as well as producing your own pieces of writing.
This unit is an introductory unit in computing and information technology. This unit has the overall objectives of delivering an accurate snapshot of the state of IT as it exists in our current times, as well as to equip you with a useful set of skills in the use of common productivity software.
This unit builds linguistic and tactical skills for participation in the academic contexts for the Australian tertiary education system. It fosters a collaborative environment so that you can practise and apply your active listening, note taking and deliberative skills. The main assessments include a presentation of a topic and leading a formal job interview.
This unit is designed to enhance students’ knowledge of their own culture and encourages them to reflect on how their perspectives, values and beliefs are formed. Students will gain knowledge and skills about living in the multi-cultural Australian environment, so that they are able to effectively communicate in various social contexts: educational, health, legal, political, religion/faith, and human rights. Students will learn to identify the differences between these contexts in their own culture and those in the Australian culture, in order to come to a better understanding of their position in both.
Information systems and technology are vital components of today’s business environment and everyday life. This unit imbues in students an understanding of the various computing systems and supporting technology and how they can be applied to different business environment. The effects of these systems on society and the ethical issues associated with the implementation and use of these systems will also be explored. Upon completion of this unit students will be able to critically analyse business cases and develop needed skills to solve problems and recommend solutions using appropriate technology.
This unit trains you in the academic literature review and the essay writing process, producing lengthy arguments and supporting the arguments via academic literatures. You will develop the ability to retrieve, interpret and summarise academic journal articles, produce an annotated bibliography, and conducting a literature review to generate ideas for future research. This unit will thus provide you with a strong foundation in academic writing and research, which are pivotal in tertiary education.
Entry to the Foundation Program requires the successful completion of Year 11 or equivalent. Click the button below for country-specific academic entry requirements.
International students must be able to demonstrate English language proficiency before being admitted to this course.