Course XC17 - Advance to University | Federation University Handbook

Course overview

Advance to University is your opportunity to study first-year university units as part of your VCE. As the #1-rated Victorian university for student support, students will learn from Federation University academics who will help you develop knowledge and gain confidence in the university environment. This course is ideal for students aspiring to attain an ATAR of 60 and above. Further information, including the application form, is available from: https://federation.edu.au/advance-to-universityWe have an extensive list of first-year units across a range of study areas available for you to choose from: <ul><li>Business</li><li>Humanities</li><li>Criminology and Criminal Justice</li><li>Education</li><li>Science </li><li>Nursing</li><li>Psychology</li><li>Exercise and Sports Science</li><li>Information Technology</li><li>Engineering</li><li>Mathematics</li></ul>

Institute / school:

Institute of Education, Arts & Community

Discipline:

Preparatory

Study level:

Non-Award

Study load:

Credit points:

Duration (in full time equivalent):

0.5 year

Domestic students:

Course coordinator:

Academic requirements

ATAR

Course rules show the number and type of credit points needed to finish your course. They help you understand what you need to complete to graduate. You’re responsible for following the course rules and completing the right units. You’ll find a recommended sequence of units that meets these course rules in the course structure.

Complete 30 credit points comprising:

30 credit points for Core Units

Core Units

Complete 30 credit points for one of the following:

30 credit points for all ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY, or
30 credit points for all BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, or
30 credit points for all BUSINESS, or
30 credit points for all CRIMINOLOGY, or
30 credit points for all EDUCATION, or
30 credit points for all ENGINEERING, or
30 credit points for all EXERCISE & SPORT SCIENCE, or
30 credit points for all IT, or
30 credit points for all NURSING, or
30 credit points for all PSYCHOLOGY, or
30 credit points for all SOCIAL & COMMUNITY SERVICES, or
30 credit points for all SPORT, HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

Code	Title	Credit points
EXSCI1801	Anatomy & Physiology for Human Movement 1	15
EXSCI1803	Anatomy & Physiology for Human Movement 2	15

Pre or corequisite is Units 3 & 4 VCE Physical Education OR Units 3 & 4 VCE Biology

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

Code	Title	Credit points
SCBIO1001	Principles of Biology	15
SCBIO1020	Systems Biology	15

Prerequisite is VCE Units 3 & 4 Biology. Students must have completed this in Year 11 to be eligible.

BUSINESS

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

Code	Title	Credit points
BUMGT1100	Introduction to Management	15
BUMKT1200	Introduction to Marketing	15

Pre or corequisite is Units 3 & 4 VCE Business Management

CRIMINOLOGY

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

Code	Title	Credit points
CRJUS1286	Crime in Contemporary Contexts	15
CRJUS1287	Explanations of Crime	15

EDUCATION

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

Code	Title	Credit points
EDBED1016	Learning and Teaching	15
EDBED1017	Child and Adolescent Development and Characteristics	15

ENGINEERING

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

Code	Title	Credit points
STATS1000	Statistical Methods	15
MATHS2100	Applied Mathematics 2	15

Pre or corequisite is Units 3 & 4 VCE Specialist Mathematics

EXERCISE & SPORT SCIENCE

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

Code	Title	Credit points
EXSCI1802	Foundations of Exercise Programming and Prescription	15
EXSCI1701	Introduction to Biomechanics	15

Pre or corequisite is Units 3 & 4 VCE Physical Education

IT

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

Code	Title	Credit points
ITECH1501	User Centred Design	15
ITECH1400	Foundations of Programming	15

Pre or corequisite is Units 3 & 4 VCE Applied Computing (Software Development) OR VCE VET Information & Communications Technology (Certificate III - ICT30120)

NURSING

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

Code	Title	Credit points
NURBN1101	Introduction to the Nursing Profession	15
NURBN1106	Indigenous health and cultural safety in healthcare practice	15

Pre or corequisite is Units 3 & 4 VCE Health and Human Development OR VCE VET Health (Certificate III - HLT33115 OR HLT33021)

PSYCHOLOGY

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

Code	Title	Credit points
PSYCB1101	Introductory Psychology A: Biological and Cognitive Psychology	15
PSYCB1102	Introductory Psychology B: Personality and Individual Differences	15

Prerequisite is VCE Units 3 & 4 Psychology. Students must have completed this in Year 11 to be eligible.

SOCIAL & COMMUNITY SERVICES

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

Code	Title	Credit points
BAIND1002	Introduction to First Nations People of Australia	15
BASOC1001	The Sociological Imagination	15

SPORT, HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

Code	Title	Credit points
EDHPE1000	Fundamentals of Movement, Skill Acquisition and Instruction	15
EDHPE1002	Health and Lifestyle	15

Pre or corequisite is Units 3 & 4 Physical Education OR Units 3 & 4 Health and Human Development OR VCE VET Sport, Aquatics & Recreation (Certificate III - SIS30122)

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.federation.edu.au/students/student-essentials/how-to-enrol/what-to-enrol-in/">Course structures</a> set out the recommended sequence of units for enrolment. It's your responsibility to comply with the course rules and confirm unit availability (which you'll find under 'Offering' in the 'Key information' section of each unit outline). Select the semester you started your course in (not the semester you're enrolling for).

Year 1

Semester 1

Core Units

Semester 2

Core Units

Upon successful completion of this course, graduates will be able to:

Ref	Outcome

Institute / school:

Institute of Education, Arts & Community

Discipline:

Preparatory

Study level:

Non-Award

Study load:

Credit points:

Duration (in full time equivalent):

0.5 year

Domestic students:

Course coordinator:

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Internal reference: XC17 - C2.2/MK1.2/O4.1/R4.1

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Overview

Key information

Entry requirements

Domestic students

Current or recent year 12 graduates

Course rules

Course rules

Core Units

ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

BUSINESS

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

CRIMINOLOGY

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

EDUCATION

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

ENGINEERING

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

EXERCISE & SPORT SCIENCE

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

IT

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

NURSING

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

PSYCHOLOGY

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

SOCIAL & COMMUNITY SERVICES

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

SPORT, HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Complete 30 credit points for ALL of the following:

Course structure

Semester 1 entry course structure

Course learning outcomes

Course learning outcomes

Key information

Additional information

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