Pre-Masters
Secure guaranteed entry* into your chosen postgraduate degree at UNSW
If you’ve completed your undergraduate studies and have aspirations to progress to a master’s degree without any time compromised, a UNSW College Pre-Masters program can get you there.
Our Pre-Masters program is designed to assist you by providing additional academic or English language support to meet the entry requirements needed to progress to a postgraduate degree at UNSW Sydney. It offers an opportunity for you to enhance your critical thinking, academic writing, project management, research, and communication skills to succeed in the future.
Your pathway with a Pre-Masters program
Why choose UNSW College?
Guaranteed entry to a world top 20 university
UNSW Sydney is consistently recognised as a top-ranking university. By securing guaranteed entry, you gain the opportunity to study at a prestigious institution with a strong academic reputation, which can enhance your credentials and open doors to better career prospects.
Education excellence
Your teachers are committed to providing an immersive, high-quality teaching and learning environment.
They possess subject expertise, provide personalised guidance, serve as mentors, and foster critical thinking skills. Their dedication enhances student learning outcomes and contributes to a positive and enriching educational experience.
Supported and ready to succeed
You will have access to world-class UNSW facilities (like libraries, design studios, computer, engineering and science labs), clubs and societies from day one, with the added support of UNSW College behind you. With smaller class sizes, teachers can devote more time and attention to each individual.
Our Specialisations
Pre-Masters (Engineering)
Study at the #1 ranked Engineering school in Australia. This program is developed to help you develop the key skills necessary to conduct effective academic research, improve overall literacy skills, and learn the fundamentals of innovation, entrepreneurship, engineering, and project management.
Pre-Masters (Information Technology)
Expand your career opportunities. This program allows you to focus on core subjects and topics relevant to the field of Information Technology, ensuring a seamless transition to postgraduate studies at UNSW Sydney. On successful completion, you will progress to a master’s degree at the UNSW School of Computer Science and Engineering.
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Diploma and Pre-Masters Courses
Each Diploma and Pre-Masters course that a student undertakes at UNSW College is assessed using a variety of methods, resulting in a final mark for each course. This result generally takes the form of a mark between 0 and 100 and this mark determines a student’s final grade.
The Table below explains the course grades applied to UNSW College Diploma and Pre-Masters courses:
Grade
Grade Descriptor
Grade Definition
Mark Range
HD
High Distinction
An outstanding performance that indicates the student has demonstrated a high level of understanding across the entire content of the course.
85% - 100%
DN
Distinction
A superior performance that indicates the student has demonstrated the ability to consider the course and its assessment requirements from a number of perspectives and to explore their interrelation.
75% - 84%
CR
Credit
A good performance indicating that the student can think analytically and contextually about the course and its assessment requirements, and to understand / present alternative points of view / perspectives and supporting evidence.
65% - 74%
PS
Pass
An acceptable level of performance indicating that the student has addressed the assessment requirements of the course and has demonstrated an acceptable understanding of the issues entailed.
50% - 64%
FL
Fail
Unsatisfactory performance, below the minimum expected level. This grade characterises work which shows a significant lack of understanding of the topic or its context and is therefore unsatisfactory.
< 50%
SY
Successful
Successful completion of a course for which a graded pass is not awarded. No mark is given so courses with this grade are not included in the calculation of a student’s WAM. However, the units of credit are counted as successfully completed, when calculating a student’s Risk Level.
UF
Unsatisfactory Fail
Unsatisfactory performance in an essential component of the course.
WC
Results not finalised
Result not finalised. The student has submitted a request for Special Consideration, for which the outcome is pending.
WD
Results not finalised
The student has not submitted or completed one or more components of the assessment required.
AW
Academic Withdrawal
Academic Withdrawal. Student discontinued the course after the deadline to drop without academic penalty but before the last day of the teaching period. The AW grade is not included in the calculation of the student’s WAM. However, it is counted as a failed course when calculating Risk Level. The AW grade becomes part of a student’s official academic record, so it is included on their academic transcript.
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Equivalent full-time student load (EFTSL) is a measure of a student's study load. A full-time student's annual study load is 1.0 EFTSL.
At UNSW College, a full-time enrolment in the Diploma program is 48 units of credit. Each course (unit of study, e.g. DPMA1013 Mathematics 1A) is worth the same number of units of credit and generates the same load (EFTSL) no matter which program it's in or when you take it. Most courses at UNSW College are worth 6 units of credit (6UOC), so the EFTSL is 1.0 per year. The only exception is the Diploma of Business program, which has 54 units of credit and an EFTLS value of 1.125.
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Diploma & Foundation Studies
UNSW College™ currently delivers Diplomas and Foundation Studies on behalf of UNSW Sydney - CRICOS Provider Code 00098G; UNSW Sydney TEQSA Provider ID: PRV12055 (Australian University).
From 26 August 2024, UNSW College™ will commence delivery of Diplomas and Foundation Studies under its own CRICOS Provider Code - 01020K and TEQSA Provider ID: PRV13020 (Institute of Higher Education).
Pre-Masters
From 6 May 2024, UNSW College™ will commence delivery of the Pre-Masters Program under CRICOS Provider Code 01020K and TEQSA Provider ID: PRV13020 (Institute of Higher Education).
Academic English
UNSW College™ delivers Academic English under CRICOS Provider code 01020K. See unswcollege.edu.au/esos for more information.
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