What is it?

The Aboriginal Orientation Course is a 12 month course which prepares students for entry to Arts, Science, Biomedical Science and Commerce undergraduate degrees at the University of Western Australia.

Follow this link for a video about the Orientation course: https://externalvideos.wistia.com/medias/66syhmvrm7

Each semester, the School community welcomes a new cohort of Orientation Course students and supports each individual to progress towards their academic goals. For these reasons, the Aboriginal Orientation Course at the University of Western Australia has been highly successful over the long term in promoting the success and contributions of Indigenous students. We hope you will give serious thought to joining us, too!

More information can be found on this page: https://www.sis.uwa.edu.au/courses/orientation

Applications

To apply, students are required to complete the application form and attach supporting documents such as Year 11 and 12 school reports, TAFE results or results from any previous studies, as well as a CV/Resume and references. Applications can be completed online or the form can be downloaded from this web-page. Rural students will be expected to attend an Uni Entry Workshop at UWA but travel and accommodation will be organised. 

 

Course structure

All students enrol in a minimum of four units each semester. The choice of units depends upon the student's intended undergraduate course. Students are required to achieve 65% in ALL subjects/units in the Aboriginal Orientation Course in the second semester in order to gain entry to an undergraduate course at UWA.

Core units

All students enrol in two compulsory subjects each semester:

• Aboriginal Voices 1 (AUST0011) and Aboriginal Voices 2 (AUST0014).

• Foundations of University Study 1 (AUST0061) and Foundations of University Study 2 (AUST0062).

Elective units

As well as the two compulsory units, students also enrol in a minimum of two elective units per semester. Your choice of elective units is dependent upon the degree programme you are aiming for. Please see below for more information and some common examples.

Students wanting entry to the Bachelor of Arts or wanting careers in Law, Education, Social Work and Psychology will enrol in:

• Social Science 1 (SOCS0046) and Social Science 2 (SOCS0047).
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• Elective Study 1 (AUST0071) and Elective Study 2 (AUST0072).

These subjects will provide an introduction to some of the following subjects which could be studied in an Arts degree: Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology,History, Political and Legal Studies, Creative Writing and Literature. All units emphasise critical and analytical thinking, essay writing, tutorial discussion and oral presentations. 

Students wanting to study Psychology to become psychologists might also enrol in Introduction to Maths Concepts (MATH0012) and Mathematical Analysis (MATH0038). 

Students wanting careers in Architecture, Landscape Architecture or Integrated Design will enrol in ALL or least two of the following electives each semester:

• Social Science 1 (SOCS0046) and Social Science 2 (SOCS0047).
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• Elective Study 1 (AUST0071) and Elective Study 2 (AUST0072).
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• Introduction to Maths Concepts (MATH0012) and Maths Analysis (MATH0038).
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• Physics 1 (PHYS0030) and Physics 2 (PHYS0031).

Students wanting entry to the Bachelor of Science or Biomedical Science and/or wanting careers in Sports Science, Geology and other careers in science or to prepare for entry to postgraduate professional degrees such as Medicine, Dentistry, Podiatric Medicine or Engineering  will enrol in ALL or least two of the following electives each semester:                                                                                              

• Introduction to Maths Concepts (MATH0012) and Maths Analysis (MATH0038).
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• Human Biology 1 (ANHB0034) and Human Biology 2 (ANHB0035).
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• Physics 1 (PHYS0030) and Physics 2 (PHYS0031).
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• Chemistry 1 (CHEM0036) and Chemistry 2 (CHEM0037).

Note: all students wanting entry to Science or Biomedical Science must have passed Maths Analysis in the Orientation Course or have a scaled pass in Maths Applications OR WACE 2C/2D Maths or TEE Discrete Maths.

Students wanting entry to the Bachelor of Commerce and/or wanting careers in Accounting, Finance, Marketing and Management will enrol in ALL or least two of the following electives each semester:

• Introduction to Maths Concepts (MATH0012) and Maths Analysis (MATH0038).
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• Social Science 1 (SOCS0046) and Social Science 2 (SOCS0047).
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• Elective Study 1 (AUST0071) and Elective Study 2 (AUST0072).

Note: all students wanting entry to Commerce must have passed Maths Analysis in the Orientation Course or have a scaled pass in Maths Applications OR WACE 2C/2D Maths or TEE Discrete Maths.

For further information, follow this link: https://www.sis.uwa.edu.au/courses/orientation