Diploma in Engineering - 10 Months

The Diploma of Engineering is designed to meet the needs of overseas students whose first language may not be English, who may fall short of direct entry requirements and/or whose availability for first year study is out of phase with the University's normal entry date. The aims of the Diploma of Engineering are:To equip international students with the English language competence they need to study at UWA by the final trimester of the Diploma Program;To provide students with study skills and the intellectual development they need to be academically capable of studying engineering related subjects at UWA by the final trimester of the Diploma Program;To provide students with appropriate subject specific knowledge to prepare them for the second year of study in an appropriate engineering related discipline at UWA;To enable students to develop confidence in communicating complex academic matters with native speakers;To increase familiarity with Australian academic practices including the practical experience of university teaching methods.[112406B]