Tasmania Foundation

Foundation at Tasmania

Foundation Year in Tasmania gives international students the opportunity to study the pre-university year in a supportive and friendly environment. Tasmania is Ausralia's only island state and has a reputation for providing students with old fashioned hospitality and caring in a modern environment containing some of the most innovative teaching in the country. Foundation students in Tasmania study at the Hobart campus of the University of Tasmania. Hobart is the capital of Tasmania and has all the facilities that one would expect in a modern city. Along with a well-established infrastructure that caters for student's educational, recreational, accommodation and health issues, there are also ample opportunities to make friends and have fun. All this within one of the safest environments in Australia.

The University of Tasmania (UTAS) Foundation Year in Tasmania serves a number of different purposes according to student requirements. These include completing the program as a pre-university year after completing a Year 11 program or up-grading high school results so the student can gain entry to a tertiary program. The UTAS foundation program is an excellent first step for students to familiarise themselves with Australia and to prepare to enter their chosen course of tertiary study.

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The Foundation program at UTAS can be completed over 24 weeks, running from either January to June or from June to December. This gives students an excellent opportunity to prepare for and enter university in just 24 weeks of pre-university study, if their marks are at an acceptable level. Students must complete the three core subjects of English for Academic Purposes, Australian Studies, and Computing Skills and Research. Along with these, a student can select from a range of subjects including Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics (Science), Mathematics (Commerce), Accounting, Business Organization and Management, Legal Studies, Australia in Asia and the Pacific, Psychology, Physics. This range means that students are able to select from a wide variety of subjects that can directly prepare them for tertiary studies.

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