UNSW Diploma Programs

Enter Second Year at university

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Your journey with a UNSW Diploma

This 12-month program in Architecture, Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Media & Communication or Science will launch you straight into Second Year of your chosen undergraduate degree.   
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The UNSW Diploma gave me the knowledge to smoothly transition to a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Aileen Inez Widaja

UNSW Diploma Graduate
  • Equivalent
    to First Year

    As a Diploma student, you will study course content equivalent to your First Year of university, with all content recognised by UNSW.

  • Direct path
    to Second Year

    A Diploma program offers entry to Second Year of a range of degree programs at UNSW. You can explore pathways to your degree below.

  • Supported
    and ready to succeed

    With personalised consultations and smaller class sizes you get more attention and support, so you feel confident when it’s time to progress.

  

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Diploma in Architecture

The Diploma in Architecture is designed to provide you with a pathway to Second Year of your chosen bachelor's degree, where you will have the option to choose a degree from the following:

  • Bachelor of Architectural Studies
  • Bachelor of Interior Architecture (Honours)
  • Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (Honours) 
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Diploma in Business

The Diploma in Business is designed to provide you with a pathway straight into Second Year of a Bachelor of Commerce where you will have the option to choose a degree major from the following:  

Bachelor of Commerce majors

  • Accounting
  • Behavioural Economics
  • Business Analytics
  • Business Economics
  • Finance
  • Financial Technology
  • Human Resource Management
  • Information Systems
  • Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship
  • International Business
  • Marketing
  • Taxation 
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Diploma in Computer Science

The Diploma in Computer Science is designed to provide you with a pathway straight into Second Year of a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) where you will have the option to choose a degree major from the following:

Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) majors

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Science
  • Database Systems
  • eCommerce Systems
  • Embedded Systems
  • Programming Languages
  • Security Engineering 
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Diploma in Engineering

The Diploma in Engineering is designed to provide you with a pathway straight into Second Year of a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) where you will have the option to choose a degree major from the following:

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) majors

  • Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) majors
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Bioinformatics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemical Product Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Materials Science & Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
  • Mechatronic Engineering
  • Mining Engineering
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Photovoltaics & Solar Energy
  • Quantum Engineering
  • Renewable Energy Engineering
  • Telecommunications
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Diploma in Media & Communication

The Diploma in Media & Communication is designed to provide you with a pathway to Second Year of a Bachelor of Media where you will have the opportunity to choose from one of five specialisations below:

Bachelor of Media specialisations

  • Cinema Studies
  • Communication & Journalism
  • Media Studies
  • Public Relations and Advertising
  • Screen Production
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Diploma in Science

The Diploma in Science is designed to provide you with a pathway straight into Second Year of a Bachelor of Science where you will have the option to choose a degree major from the following:

Bachelor of Science majors

  • Anatomy
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Food Science
  • Genetics
  • Marine and Coastal
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular & Cell Biology
  • Pathology
  • Pharmacology
  • Physical Oceanography
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Statistics
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Diploma in Science student Claudia from Indonesia
"By studying at UNSW College, I received a chance to continue my studies at UNSW directly after finishing my Diploma Program in UNSW College, which is equivalent to first-year undergraduate studies of my intended degree."

Claudia Velda Widjaja

Indonesia