Available Diplomas
Fast Track - Two Semester Program
- UAC Code
- 729551
- UWS Course Code
- 7005
Standard - Three Semester Program
- UAC Code
- 729550
- UWS Course Code
- 7004
About
The University of Western Sydney (UWS) licenses UWSCollege as its agent, to manage and teach its Academic programs. Students undertaking the Diploma in Information and Communications Technology are also students of UWS.
The Diploma provides students with a broad range of knowledge and skills, to prepare them for second year university study.
The course content of both the Three Semester (Standard) and Two Semester (Fast Track) program is equivalent to the content of the first year of the corresponding UWS undergraduate degree.
The Two Semester (Fast Track) Diploma program allows students to complete one university equivalent year in eight months. This means that Fast Track graduates can complete a three year UWS undergraduate degree in just two years and eight months.
- Tertiary Study Skills*
- Computer Networking
- Database Design and Management
- Information Systems in Context
- Object Orientated Analysis
- Principles of Professional Communication 1
- Programming Fundamentals
- Statistical Decision Making or Statistics for Business
- System Analysis and Design
*No advanced standing at university will be granted for these subjects.
For more information regarding subject and course descriptions refer to the UWS Handbook.
- Programming Design*
- Statistics for Academic Purposes*
- Tertiary Study Skills*
- Computer Networking
- Database Design and Management
- Information Systems in Context
- Object Orientated Analysis
- Principles of Professional Communication 1
- Programming Fundamentals
- Statistical Decision Making
- Systems Analysis and Design
*No advanced standing at university will be granted for these subjects.
For more information regarding subject and course descriptions refer to the UWS Handbook.
Successful* completion of Australian Year 12 or equivalent or UWSCollege University Foundation Studies or equivalent, with a Grade Point Average of 6.0 or higher to enter the 2 semester course, (GPA of 5.5 or higher to enter the 3 semester course). Students are also assumed to have completed the HSC Mathematics course at Senior High School Level or to have completed Foundation Level Mathematics at UWSCollege.
* Successful completion means gaining a 50% pass in all required subjects.
For students who have completed their HSC, UAI/ATAR entry requirements to enter this course are:
- Three Semester: UAI > 50 (indicative) ATAR > 52 (indicative)
- Two Semester: UAI/ATAR > 55 (indicative)
The University Diploma can be completed in one year full time study over 12 months (three semesters) or eight months (two semesters).
Each subject is assessed through a combination of continual assessment, mid semester and final examinations. In general, for subjects studied over two semesters, the weighting of the assessment is greater in second semester and on the final examinations. Details for each subject are contained in the individual subject outlines.
Successful completion of the Diploma in Information and Communications Technology results in advanced standing of 80 credit points in the Bachelor of Computing, or Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology at UWS.
If you would like to apply to another Australian university you will need to lodge an individual application to that institution.
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