Study Mode | FULL TIME |
Level | PRE-UNIVERSITY |
Duration | 1 years |
Intake | January April August October |
Tution Fees | N/A |
Swinburne Design courses offer students a broad and coherent body of knowledge in the area of multimedia design. Our courses combine theory and practice for various problem-solving applications used in the creative media industry. Students will be trained to understand how to utilize the design process to harness their creative and problem solving skills. Students will also be familiarized with a wide array of industry-relevant technical skills in order to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams. Throughout the course students will have the opportunity to work on industry- relevant projects.
SUBJECTS
The course provides students with a strong foundation of necessary academic and communication skills, knowledge and technical skills in the Design stream. It serves as a pathway to direct entry to the Sarawak campus and to specific undergraduate courses at the Australian campuses.
Core units
Elective units
CAREER PROSPECTS
With further studies, graduates may become equipped for careers in areas such as communication design (graphic design), digital media design (multimedia design), film and television, interior design and industrial design.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Program | Business | Design | Engineering/Science | Information Technology/Multimedia |
Pre-requisite | Nil | Nil | Credit in AM/MA, and 2 SCI subject (PHY/BIO/CH) | Nil |
SPM | 5C | 5C | 5C | 5C |
GCE ‘O’ Level | 5C | 5C | 5C | 5C |
UEC | 3Bs | 3Bs | 3Bs | 3Bs |
Bangladesh Secondary School Certificate | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Iran High School Year 11 | 14 pts | 14 pts | 14 pts | 14 pts |
Kenya KCSE | C | C | C | C |
Myanmar Matriculation Examination | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% |
GCC countries Thanawiya Amma (General Secondary Certificate of Education) | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% |
West African Senior Secondary Certificate | 5C | 5C | 5C | 5C |
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Each Swinburne course has a minimum English language requirement for entry.
English Language qualification | Foundation | Diploma (2.5 year post SPM) | Undergraduate (all other majors) |
Undergraduate (major: Accounting | Accounting & Finance |
Postgraduate: MBA(I), MCM | Postgraduate: Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma (TESOL) | Postgraduate: MA (TESOL) |
IELTS | 5.5 (no individual band below 5.0) | 5.0 (no individual band below 5.0) | 6.0 (no individual band below 6.0) | 6.0 (no individual band below 6.0) | 6.5 (no individual band below 6.0) | 6.5 (no individual band below 6.0) | 6.5 (no individual band below 6.0) |
TOEFL (Internet based)a | 65 | 60 | 75 (Reading no less than 18, Writing no less than 20) | 75 (Reading no less than 18, Writing no less than 20) | 79 (Reading no less than 18, Writing no less than 20) | 79 (Reading no less than 20, Writing no less than 18) | 79 (Reading no less than 18, Writing no less than 20) |
SPM | C | C | B* | – | – | – | |
UEC | B4 | B4 | B3* and B4* | – | – | – | |
1119 | C | C | B* | – | – | – | |
MUET | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | – | – | |
GCE ‘O’ Level** | C | C | B* | B* | – | – | |
GCE ‘A’ Level and AS Level# | C | C | C | C | – | – | |
International Baccalaureate | Minimum of 4 in English A1 or A2 (Higher and Standard Levels) or Minimum of 5 in English B (Higher Level) |
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Common European Framework | B1 | B1 | B2 | B2 | B2 | B3 | B3 |
C1 Advanced (formerly known as Cambridge English Advanced: CAE) |
154, no band less than 154 | 154, no band less than 154 | 169, no band less than 169 | 169, no band less than 169 | 176, no band less than 169 | 176, no band less than 169 | 185, no band less than 176 |
PTE Academic | 36 with no communicative skill score less than 36 |
36 with no communicative skill score less than 36 |
50 with no communicative skill score less than 50 | 50 with no communicative skill score less than 50 | 58 with no communicative skill score less than 50 | 58 with no communicative skill score less than 50 | 66 with no communicative skill score less than 58 |