Higher Education Diplomas and Foundation Studies (International)

Dip into university

Finding English tricky? Not confident with academic basics? No problem. Completing Foundation Studies or a higher education diploma will bring you up to speed and guarantee you entry into the first or second year of an undergraduate degree. There are three specialist diploma areas to choose from – Business, Engineering and Information Technology – and you’ll feel totally supported by our small class sizes and extra contact hours. We’ll make sure your uni initiation is stress free.

Prepare for your dream course at Federation.

Your main Orientation schedule

Keen to find out a bit more about your course? Want to explore the Berwick Campus, meet some other nervous students and grab a free burger or two? Perfect – it's all in the schedule below.
TimeActivityLocation
11–11.30 amEnrolment lab and collect student IDLibrary, Building 901
11.30 am–12 pm Library TourLibrary, Building 901
12–1.30 pm Free lunchFoyer, Building 901
2.30–3.30 pm Self-guided campus tour (tip: download the free Actionbound app from the App Store before the tour)Foyer, Building 901

Your compulsory International Orientation schedule

We want you to feel right at home here, so we're running an extra orientation day just for you. Yes, you do have to attend, but no, we won't make you eat Vegemite (unless you want to). We'd love to see you at the general Berwick Orientation as well.
TimeActivityLocation
9.30 am–11 amOrientationFoyer, Building 901
11–11.30 amEnrolment lab and collect student IDLibrary, Building 901
11.30 am–12 pm Library tourLibrary, Building 901
12–1.30 pmFree lunchFoyer, Building 901
2.30–3.30 pmSelf-guided campus tour (tip: download the free Actionbound app from the App Store before the tour)Foyer, Building 901

Academic Skills Day

Starting uni can be daunting. The research. The essays and reports. The online systems. We get it. That's why we're running Academic Skills Day during Orientation.

You'll get to practise all kinds of basic academic skills. Yes – practise. Not hear about. This is a hands-on session. And there's free food.

When: Thursday 18 July, 10 am to 3 pm
Where: Room G68, Building 902

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Find your way around campus

View the Berwick Campus map (pdf, 2.7mb)

Register for your sessions

After you take in your Orientation schedule you can register for as many sessions as you like. Registration isn't compulsory, but it means you'll get a nifty reminder and you can add the sessions to your calendar.

Keen to see what else is going on at Fed in the first few weeks of semester? It's all at What's On.

Orientation Semester 2, 2024 - Berwick
17 Jul 2024, 9:30am
Berwick

This is the start of something amazing. Celebrate your newness.We know how you can make your transition to uni easier: get amongst...

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