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Foundation Studies Program Standard

Our Foundation Studies Program provides you with a pathway to follow your dreams of studying business, IT, engineering, medicine, nursing and much more at university.
 

Program Benefits

• For students studying at the College, once you achieve your required progression score, you are guaranteed entry to your packaged degree, and, for most bachelor’s degrees, you won’t need to provide any further English language evidence.
• We will ensure that you understand all the additional entry requirements for Medicine, Dentistry, Midwifery, Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy.
• The program is streamed, allowing you to choose subjects to suit your bachelor degree choice.
• You will be issued with a packaged Confirmation of Enrolment for the entire duration of study at the College and the University.
• In addition to weekly class attendance, students are also expected to complete 20-25 hours per week of independent learning.

Leading to: Bachelor of Business

Build the power skills necessary to succeed in the future of business. Be equipped with core knowledge across essential disciplines of business including accounting, people management, marketing, decision-making and corporate law. Learn to navigate dynamic global business environments and consider broad societal challenges. You’ll emerge as an independent, curious learner capable of solving problems.  

Choose a second major from a range of business disciplines and have the freedom to align your studies to your career goals. 

Experience contemporary learning across your degree with community and industry engagement. Real-world projects and case studies are woven into the curriculum, enhancing your employability. You’ll have opportunities to explore professional pathways in sectors aligned with your interests.

Major: Project Management

Equip yourself for a diverse career in project management with a flexible, industry-informed business degree.

You will build core knowledge across essential disciplines of business including accounting, economics, people management, marketing, strategic decision making, emerging technology and corporate law. You will develop the power skills necessary to succeed in the future of business and emerge as a creative and innovative project manager capable of solving problems and responding with agility.

Contemporary learning experiences across the degree are underpinned by genuine community and industry engagement. Real-world projects and case studies are woven into the curriculum, enhancing your employability. You will have the opportunity to engage in experiential learning, including internship opportunities that will enable you to explore professional pathways in sectors aligned with your interests.

What you'll learn
You will study core courses across essential disciplines of business including accounting, economics, people management, marketing principles, strategic decision making and corporate law.

From your first year you’ll be introduced to the foundations of project management through examining the theory alongside project management lifecycles, tools and techniques. You will delve into essential concepts related to time and cost management within project management, including scheduling, milestones, and reporting.

You’ll explore system thinking and the importance of anticipating and planning for risks. Build your knowledge of project management across a range of industries through examining aspects of industrial relations, health, safety and sustainability.

Develop negotiation skills, and advance your understanding of procurement planning, tendering and contract administration. Your entrepreneurial mindset will be cultivated through theoretical exploration to build your confidence and you will learn leadership concepts, behaviours and traits within a project context.

You’ll be exposed to concepts of identity, diversity, equity and inclusion to foster cross-cultural skills and explore bias and power dynamics.

Professional Work Integrated Learning opportunities are embedded within second and third year studies, including the opportunity for internships and mentoring. You’ll develop a practical understanding of project management and explore career options and pathways that align to your individual values and interests.