Foundation Studies Program (Standard) - Life Science (X0F:4) (0100808) + Bachelor of Surveying and Spatial Sciences with Honours (N4N) (058835M)

Program Description Foundation Studies Program (Standard) - Life Science (X0F:4) (0100808): The Foundation Studies program is a direct academic pathway to first-year undergraduate degree study, or an equivalent. The program acts as a bridging course for international students who wish to study a university undergraduate degree course but who don’t yet meet academic requirements and/or have the English language skills for tertiary study.

To successfully complete the program, students must achieve a 50% pass in all units, including English.

Upon successful completion of the course, graduates can enter one of the University of Tasmania’s undergraduate degree courses.

Bachelor of Surveying and Spatial Sciences with Honours (N4N): The Honours course consists of coursework and thesis as prescribed by the degree coordinator. Coursework will be appropriate for the particular research topic chosen and will constitute 25% of the assessment. With the agreement of the degree coordinator, candidates may select from Group 2, 3 and 4 units offered by the College of Sciences and Engineering.

The course objectives are: • To provide advanced in-depth knowledge in a single area of spatial information science. • To provide opportunities for training in research. • To prepare students for postgraduate research as well as for employment in research organisations. • To provide advanced courses in selected areas of spatial information science.