Pathway course: as an alternative first year of an undergraduate degree and pathwya to second year of degree study at Charles Darwin University
 

First Year Diploma programmes are two semester courses that function as an alternative first year of an undergraduate degree at Charles Darwin University. The programmes are for students who are close to meeting academic and English entry requirements but require some additional support for their first year of study.
 

Successful completion of the First Year Diploma programme allows for direct entry into the second year of an undergraduate degree in Business, Accounting or IT.
 

Diploma of Business Studies

Successful completion of this programme allows direct entry into the second year of the Bachelor of Business or the Bachelor of Accounting. All degree specialisations are available. Units replicate the content, delivery and assessment of equivalent degree units at CDU, along with specialised English language and academic support.

CDU Accounting courses are CPA-accredited – completion of the degree allows graduates to apply for membership of CPA Australia and the Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ).

Degree majors include:

• Economics
• International Human Resource Management
• Management
• Marketing
• (or double major – combining two of the above)

Units are aligned with the content, delivery and assessment of equivalent degree units at CDU, along with specialised English language and academic support.

Course structure

• Two semesters, four units per semester
• 3 core units + 4 IT Specialist units + 1 Optional unit
• All units have 6 contact hours per week
• Semesters are 13 weeks long (12 teaching weeks + 1 exam week)

Core Units

• Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability
• Cultural Intelligence and Capability
• Business and Professional Communications

IT Units (All required)

• Computing Fundamentals
• Software Now
• Statistics
• Operating Systems and Applications

Optional Units (choose 1)

• Quantitative Analysis for Business
• Introduction to Management
• Fundamentals of Marketing
• Introduction to Accounting
• Introduction to Business Law
• Introduction to Management
• Business Economics

Intakes and Fees

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