Swinburne Foundation Studies (Engineering/Science)

Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak

Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Quick Facts

Duration

1 year

Mode

Full-time, On-campus

Intake

Jan, Mar, Jul, Sep, Oct

Tuition Fees

RM20,400

Allows you to develop fundamental communication, IT and mathematics skills and select foundation-studies streams in areas such as physics, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and computer programming
This course will equip you for further studies across a range of science and engineering-related areas, including engineering, biotechnology and network engineering
Upon completion of this course, you will be provided with direct entry into Swinburne's degree courses in Sarawak or Australia
Top 1% university in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2026

Common units:

Core units:

Stream units (choose two):

Elective units (choose two other elective units from the following list and/or from the Stream unit list):

Pre-requisite: Credit in AM/MA and PHY (Engineering); or Credit in AM/MA and 2 SCI subjects (Science)
SPM: 5C
GCE 'O' Level: 5C
UEC: 3Bs
Bangladesh Secondary School Certificate: 3.5
Iran High School Year 11: 14 pts
Kenya KCSE: D
Myanmar Matriculation Examination: 60%
GCC countries Thanawiya Amma (General Secondary Certificate of Education): Completion
Qatar Senior School Certificate (overall avg. of academic subjects only): 750
West African Senior Secondary Certificate: 5C

IELTS: 5.5 (no individual band below 5.0)
IELTS one skill retake (must be taken within 60 days of original test): 5.5 (no individual band below 5.0)
TOEFL iBT^: 50 (no less than 5 in reading, 5 in listening, 14 in speaking, 15 in writing)
PTE Academic^: 42 with no communicative skill score less than 36
Linguaskill-General^{^^:} Overall score of 140-159 with no band less than 120 (not applicable for Diploma of Accountancy)
SPM: C
UEC: B4
1119: C
MUET: 4
GCE 'O' Level**: C
GCE 'A' Level and AS Level#: C
International Baccalaureate: Minimum Grade 4 in English A or B at Standard Level or Higher Level
C1 Advanced (formerly known as Cambridge English Advanced: CAE): 162, no band less than 154
Sri Lanka O Level (English Language or Appreciation of English Literacy Text): C

Note:

English subject completed from formal secondary studies not more than three years prior to commencing their course at Swinburne.

^{^}IELTS, TOEFL IBT and PTE(A): Results should be within 2 years from the start of the studies
^{^^}Approved for use across 2024 intakes only. Should be within 2 years from the start of the studies
^*Diploma of Accountancy - IELTS 5.5 (no individual band below 5.0) entry for international students
^**Applicable for both English as First Language and English as Second Language
^***Students from Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland may use approved tests of English proficiency conducted no more than 5 years prior to commencing studies at Swinburne Sarawak
^#A/AS Level : General Paper, General Studies, English Language, English Literature, English Language and Literature
^## is not applicable for International students.