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 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). During registration students will be allocated to a group (A or B) and given specific Orientation schedules (which will include an information session, free lunch and enrolment session).
TimeActivityLocation
8.15–8.45 am RegistrationRoom C001, Building C
8.45–11.30 am OrientationRoom C001, Building C
11.30 am–12 pm Library TourLibrary
12–12.30 pm Self-guided campus tour (tip: download the free Actionbound app from the App Store before the tour)Albert Coates Complex
12.30–12.45 pmWelcome to Country and smoking ceremonyPlace of Belonging (opposite Albert Coates Complex near the bridge)
12.30–2 pmFree lunchAlbert Coates Complex
3–5 pmEnrolment lab and collect student IDLibrary

Your Orientation schedule

We'll be telling you everything you need to know during your first class, so you can skip the general Mt Helen Orientation if you like. But if you want to come just for fun, here's what's on.
TimeActivityLocation
11–11.30 am Enrolment lab and collect student IDLibrary
11.30 am–12 pmLibrary TourLibrary
12–12.30 pmSelf-guided campus tour (tip: download the free Actionbound app from the App Store before the tour)Albert Coates Complex
12.30–12.45 pmWelcome to Country and smoking ceremonyPlace of Belonging (opposite Albert Coates Complex near the bridge)
12.30–2 pmFree lunchAlbert Coates Complex

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

When: Thursday 18 July, 10 am to 3 pm
Where: Library

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Find your way around campus

View the Mt Helen Campus map (pdf, 3.1mb)

Register for your sessions

After you take in your Orientation schedule you can register for as many sessions as you like. It's easy. 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.

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2025 Orientation for Psychological Science (Honours) Students: Mt Helen
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This is the start of something amazing. Celebrate your newness. Just for students starting the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours). Excited? Nervous?...

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