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| Start: | Semester 1, Semester 2 |
| Fees: | Commonwealth supported place |
| Standard duration: | 0.5 year full-time |
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Contact us
| Future Australian and New Zealand students | Current students |
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 269 500 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 5315 Email:study@usq.edu.au |
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 269 500 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 5315 Email:study@usq.edu.au |
Program aims
The Undergraduate Certificate of STEM Foundations is your pathway
to a career in the Sciences.
It provides an introduction to the
skills and knowledge needed to pursue further study in the areas of
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It explores numeracy,
literacy, critical thinking and e-literacy demands of higher education
studies and the professional workplace, and assists students who are
new to higher education to transition into a university learning environment.
Program objectives
On successful completion of the Certificate of STEM Foundations graduates should be able to:
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Effectively discuss, evaluate and communicate foundation STEM concepts, processes and practices, including basic scientific methods and mathematical problem-solving
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Use academic and digital literacy skills and knowledge effectively to interpret and communicate information and argument, and successfully complete assigned tasks
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Explain and apply concepts of self-regulation, academic self-efficacy, and ethical behaviour appropriate for the university context.
Australian Qualifications Framework
The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is a single national, comprehensive system of qualifications offered by higher education institutions (including universities), vocational education and training institutions and secondary schools. Each AQF qualification has a set of descriptors which define the type and complexity of knowledge, skills and application of knowledge and skills that a graduate who has been awarded that qualification has attained, and the typical volume of learning associated with that qualification type.
This program is at AQF Qualification Level 05. Graduates at this level will have specialised knowledge and skills for skilled/paraprofessional work and/or further learning.
The full set of levels criteria and qualification type descriptors can be found by visiting .
Program Information Set
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:
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Admission into this short course is available to Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents who are aged 17 years or over. UniSQ assumes your knowledge is equivalent to four semesters at senior high school level (Years 11 and 12) with at least a satisfactory achievement in English.
Program fees
Commonwealth supported place
A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of a students' higher education and students pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .
Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .
Program structure
Students must successfully complete four core courses before they are able to graduate with the Undergraduate Certificate of STEM Foundations.
Program completion requirements
To graduate from the Undergraduate Certificate of STEM Foundations, students must successfully complete the four compulsory core courses.
IT requirements
Students must have reliable and ready access to email and the Internet. For information technology requirements, please see the .
Articulation
Successful completion of this course will enable entry and four units of credit towards the and three units of credit towards the .
Recommended enrolment pattern
Recommended Enrolment Pattern
| Course | Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied | Enrolment requirements | |||||
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| On-campus (ONC) | External (EXT) | Online (ONL) | |||||
| Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem | ||
| DIP1000 E-Literacy for Contemporary Society | 1,2,3 | ||||||
| DIP1001 Academic and Professional English | 1,2,3 | ||||||
| DIP1755 Foundation Science | 1,2,3 | Enrolment is not permitted in DIP1755 if TPP0155 has been previously completed | |||||
| DIP1004 Mathematical Literacy | 1,2,3 | ||||||
