The Pre-Masters Preparation Programme prepares international students to meet the entry criteria for selected University of Tasmania postgraduate degrees. The course develops advanced skills in academic writing, research, critical thinking and intercultural communication. Successful completion of this programme allows students to enter Masters programmes at the Tasmanian School of Business & Economics (TSBE), the University of Tasmania’s Business faculty.
CRICOS Course Code: 0102157
University of Tasmania CRICOS Provider Code 00586B
The University of Tasmania is one of the most unique study destinations in the world, and one that is rising fast in international rankings.
UP Education partners with the university to deliver a range of bridging programmes to enable international students to pathway from their home country into an undergraduate degree.
University of Tasmania International Pathway College is where these programmes are delivered and is based at the Sandy Bay Campus in Hobart, Tasmania.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate IELTS 5.5 (min. 5.0 in all bands), or equivalent.
To enrol in this programme, students must have completed an associate’s degree or higher. A full list of equivalent degrees by country is available by clicking here.
| Start Date | End Date | 2020 Fees ($AUD) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2020 (Semester Two) | 12 February 2021 | 26,000 |
| 2 November 2020 (Summer Semester)* | 22 June 2021 | 26,000 |
*The University of Tasmania refers to the semester beginning in October as ‘Summer Semester (early)’. The semester beginning in February is called ‘Semester One’ and the semester beginning in July is called ‘Semester Two’.
| Country | |
| Bangladesh | • Section 1 Bachelor degree (3 years minimum) • Other Sections Bachelor degree (4 years minumum) OR higher qualification |
| Bhutan | Bachelor degree (3 yeares minimum) OR higher qualification |
| Brazil | Licenciado/Licenciatura (minimum 3 years) OR higher qualification |
| Brunei | • Diploma (minimum 3 years, after A-levels or National Skill Certificate) • Higher National Diploma or Brunei Higher National Diploma (minimum 2.5 years, after A-levels or National Diploma) OR higher qualification For UK based qualifications, refer to UK entry requirements |
| Cambodia | Bachelor Degree, Licence or Diploma (minimum 4 years) OR higher qualification |
| Canada | • Diploma (minimum 3 years) • Associate degree (minimum of 2 years) OR higher qualification |
| Colombia | • Tecnólogo Especializado en xxx • Título de [specialisation], Título profesional or Diploma with título de [specialisation] (minimum 4 years) OR higher qualification |
| China | • Certification or Graduation or Graduation Diploma (minimum 3 years) OR higher qualification |
| Ecuador | Tecnologo (minimum 3 years) OR higher qualification |
| France | • Diplôme d’Études Universitaire Générales (DEUG) (minimum 2 years) • Diplôme d’Études Universitaire Scientifiques et Techniques (DEUST) (minimum 2 years) • Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie (DUT) (minimum 2 years) • Brevet de Technicien Supérieur (BTS) (minimum 2 years) • Diplôme National de Technologie Spécialisé (DNTS) (minimum 2 years) • Qualification or professional title (Listed in the RNCP database at level III) OR higher qualification |
| Ghana | Higher National Diploma OR higher qualification |
| Hong Kong | • Advanced Higher Diploma (minimum 1 year, after Higher Diploma) • Professional Diploma • Honours Diploma • Associate Degree OR higher qualification |
| India | • Diploma (3 years after Year 12 certificate) • Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery (3.5 years after Year 12 certificate) • Bachelor degree (minimum 2 years) OR higher qualification |
| Indonesia | • Diploma (III) or (IV) • Sarjana (S1) (minimum 4 years) OR higher qualification |
| Japan | Advanced Diploma OR higher qualification |
Kazakhstan | • Bachelor degree (would allow direct entry into Master’s) OR higher qualification |
| Kenya | • Diploma (minimum 3 years) • Higher Diploma OR higher qualification |
| Korea | Associate Degree / Junior College Diploma (minimum 3 years) OR higher qualification |
| Laos | Bachelor degree (minimum 4 years) OR high qualification |
| Macau | Higher Diploma (Bacharelato) (minimum 3 years, following Grade 12) OR higher qualification |
| Malaysia | • Post Diploma Certificate in Teaching (minimum 1 year) • Diploma or Advanced Diploma (minimum 4 years, after SPM) • Diploma (minimum 3 years, after STPM, accredited by MQA) OR higher qualification |
| Mexico | Licenciatura/Licenciado or Título Profesional (would allow direct entry into Master’s) OR high qualification |
| Peru | Título Profesional (minimum 2 years, after secondary education) OR higher qualification |
| New Zealand | • Diploma (including National and New Zealand Diplomas) (NQF Level 6, more than 240 credit points, listed on NZQF) OR higher qualification |
| Nepal | Bachelor degree (minimum 3 years) OR higher qualification |
| Nigeria | Higher National Diploma (minimum 2 years) OR higher qualification |
| Oman | Advanced Diploma or Higher Diploma (minimum 3 years) OR higher qualification |
| Philipines | Section 2 Bachelor degree (without evidence of Regulation Commission’s Licensure Examinations in the relevant professional field or Bar Examination) OR higher qualification |
| Papua New Guinea | Bachelor degree (would allow direct entry into Master’s) OR higher qualification |
| Pakistan | • Bachelor of Technology (Pass) (minimum 2 years) • Section 1 Bachelor degree (minimum 2 years) • Section 2 Honours Bachelor degree (minimum 3 years, 2nd or 3rd Division or with C or D Grade) Section 3 Bachelor degree (minimum 4 years) OR higher qualification |
| Russia | Diplom o Nepolnom Vysshem Obrazovanii (minimum 2 years) OR higher qualification |
| Saudi Arabia | Bachelor degree (would allow direct entry into Master’s) OR higher qualification |
| South Africa | • National Certificate (120 credit points, NQF Level 6 or 7) • National Diploma (240 credit points, NQF Level 6 or 7) • National Diploma, National Diploma for Technicians or National Engineering Diploma (minimum 3 years, awarded by technikon) • Advanced Certificate (120 credit points, NQF Level 6 or HEQF Level 6) • Diploma (360 credit points, NQF or HEQF Level 6) • Advanced Diploma (240 credit points, NQF or HEQF Level 7) OR higher qualification |
| Singapore | • Advanced Diploma (minimum 1 year, awarded by a Polytechnic, after a Polytechnic Diploma) • Polytechnic Specialist Diploma OR higher qualification |
| Sri Lanka | • Higher Diploma in Social Work • Higher National Diploma (minimum 2 years, after GCE-A Levels) • Higher Diploma (NVQ Level 6) • Section 1 Higher Diploma (minimum 2 years, after GCE-A Levels) • Section 1 (Tech & Voc.) Higher Diploma (minimum 3 years, after GCE-A Levels) OR higher qualification |
| Taiwan | Bachelor degree (minimum 2 years, after a Junior College Diploma in an unrelated field) |
| Thailand | • Section 1 Associate Degree (minimum 3 years) • Diploma in Technical Supervision (Por Tor Sor) (2 years full-time after the Diploma in Technical Education or 4 years full-time after the Certificate in Vocational Education) • Higher Diploma in Technical Education (Por Tor Sor) (2 years full-time after a 2-year post-secondary technical or vocational award) OR higher qualification |
| Turkey | Bachelor degree (Lisans Diploması) (would allow direct entry into Master’s) OR higher qualification |
| Uzbekistan | Bachelor Degree (Bakalavr Diplomi) (minimum 4 years) (would allow direct entry into Master’s) OR higher qualification |
| UAE | Higher Diploma (minimum 3 years, after Year 12, or minimum 1 year after a Diploma) OR higher qualification |
| USA | Bachelor degree (would allow direct entry into Master’s) OR higher qualification |
| Venezuela | Bachelor degree (Licenciado or título profesional) (would allow direct entry into Master’s) OR higher qualification |
| Vietnam | • Section 1 Bang Tot nghiep Cao dang (Junior College Graduation Diploma) (regular mode, minimum 3 years) • Section 2/3 Bang Tot nghiep Dai Hoc (University Graduation Diploma) (would allow direct entry into Master’s) OR higher qualification |
| Zambia | Bachelor degree (in some cases would allow direct entry into Master’s) OR higher qualification |
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