Academic Requirement

Make sure that you meet the minimum English language and academic entry requirements for the course you wish to study.

Academic Requirement

Each Swinburne course has a minimum academic requirement for entry. Please contact the University for any assessment of your qualification.

Foundation studies

Program Business Design Engineering /Science Information Technology/Multimedia
Pre-requisite Nil Nil
  • Credit in AM/MA and PHY (Engineering); or
  • Credit in AM/MA and 2 SCI subjects (Science)
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 D D D D
Myanmar Matriculation Examination 60% 60% 60% 60%
GCC countries Thanawiya Amma (General Secondary Certificate of Education) Completion Completion Completion Completion
Qatar Senior School Certificate (overall avg. of academic subjects only) 750 750 750 750
West African Senior Secondary Certificate 5C 5C 5C 5C

Diploma

Program Business Management Accountancy Early Childhood Education Information Technology Digital Media Design Quantity Surveying
Pre-requisite Credit in MA Credit in MA Pass in interview or submit student portfolio Credit in MA + BM/ENG
SPM 3C 3C 3C 3C 3C 3C
STPM Completion Completion Completion Completion Completion Completion
UEC 3Bs 3Bs 3Bs 3Bs 3Bs 3Bs

Undergraduate

Program Other Business major Accounting

Accounting & Finance

Finance
Media & Communication Design Engineering Software Quantity Surveying Bachelor of Information & Communication Technology Computer Science Science
Pre-requisite MA* or AM MA# or AM Preferably any art, design or media subject AM+PHY/CH AM AM/MA MA# or AM MA^ or AM MA **
+BIO/CH
STPM 2Ps 2C+ 2Ps 2Ps 2Ps inclusive of pre-req 2Ps inclusive of pre-req 3C with a C in AM/MA at SPM/equivalent 2Ps 2Ps 2Ps
UEC 5Bs 5Bs inclusive of pre-req 5Bs 5Bs 5Bs inclusive of pre-req 5Bs inclusive of pre-req 5Bs inclusive of pre-req 5Bs inclusive of pre-req 5Bs inclusive of pre-req 5Bs inclusive of pre-req
‘A’ Levels incorporating Cambridge, CGE, UK, Malaysia, Singapore, & UK – Min 3 ‘A’ Level passes required 8 8 8 8 8 8 3C with a C in AM/MA at O Level/equivalent 8 8 8
ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) 60 60 60 70 75 75 75 60 70 65
Australian Foundation (min overall %) 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 65%
Bangladesh Higher School Certificate 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5
China Gao San 70% 70% 70% 80% 85% 85% 85% 70% 80% 80%
GCC Thanawiya Amma + 1st year bachelor program 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 65%
Indian and Pakistan Year 12 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 65%
Indonesian SMA III 74% 74% 74% 74% 74% 74% 74% 74% 74% 74%
Iran High School Diploma plus pre-university degree (1 year) 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 65% 65%
International Baccalaureate IB Diploma (out of 6 subjects) 24 24 24 24 26 26 26 24 24 24
Kenya KCSE B- B- B B B+ B+ B+ B- B B+
Ontario CPU 60% 60% 60% 70% 75% 75% 75% 60% 70% 70%
Sri Lankan A Levels 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Vietnam Senior High School Year 12 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.0 7.0 7.0

Postgraduate Program by Coursework

Program Requirements
Master of Arts (TESOL)
A recognised Bachelor Degree with minimum CGPA 2.5 or equivalent
Graduate Diploma of Arts (TESOL)
Graduate Certificate of Arts (TESOL)
MBA (International)
A recognised Bachelor Degree at a credit level (CGPA 2.5 or equivalent) – if not meeting entry can look at working experience at least 5 years
APEL – no exemptions
Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (International)
Graduate Certificate in Business Administration (International)
Master of Construction Management
Completion of a recognised Bachelor Degree
Graduate Diploma of Construction Management
Graduate Certificate of Construction Management
Master of Human Resource Management
A recognised Bachelor Degree
Non-business Bachelor Degree with 5 years of relevant work experience
Required to submit a 500-750 words statement demonstrating their suitability to the course
Master of Information Technology
A recognised Bachelor Degree with minimum CGPA 2.75 or A Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent, with minimum cGPA 2.50 & not meeting cGPA 2.75, can be accepted subject to rigorous internal assessment process, or A Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent, with cGPA less than 2.50, with minimum 5 years working experience in a relevant field

Notes:

*For STPM graduates, must attain Pass in AM/MA (SPM or STPM)
#A Level/O Level/equivalent: Credit in AM/MA
^A Level/equivalent: Credit in AM/MA or O Level/equivalent: Credit in AM

Codes:
MA – Mathematics (any)
AM – Advanced Mathematics
CH – Chemistry
PHY – Physics
BIO – Biology
SCI – Science
BM – Bahasa Melayu
ENG – English

A Levels incorporating Cambridge GCE, UK, Malaysia, Singapore & UK
A*=6, A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1

Sri Lanka A Levels
A=5, B=4, C=3, S=1


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Credit transfer

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Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL)

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General studies/Mata Pelajaran Umum (MPU)


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