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University Preparation Courses (UPC)
Each year the University of Sydney provides undergraduate places for mature-age entrants through its Mature-Age Entry Scheme. These places are designed to provide access to people over the age of 21 who did not start university straight from school.
How do I qualify?
You can apply for a place under the Mature-Age Entry Scheme if you successfully complete an approved preparation course. These courses are open to everyone and you do not need any previous qualifications to join. Completing a preparation course does not guarantee your entry to the University.
Before considering a University Preparation Course, please ensure you have reviewed the Mature Age Entry Scheme to determine if you are eligible and how to go about qualifying and applying.
Preparation Courses
The University of Sydney provides University Preparation Courses (also known as University Pathway, or Degree Pathway courses) through the Centre for Continuing Education (CCE). These courses are especially designed to prepare people for tertiary study.
You can choose from subjects including ancient history, English literature, art history and film studies, mathematics, philosophy, psychology and science. These courses are offered flexibly, during the day time, evening or weekends. Students are required to attend class for approximately 2 to 4 hours each week, depending on their enrolment.
Most courses are taught throughout the year. A small number of courses begin in the middle of the year.
Study for success: strategies for improving learning is the foundation study skills course designed to complement UPC subject classes. This course provides an introduction to those critical skills required to learn more effectively and enhance academic performance. All students doing a UPC subject are required to also enrol in Study for success: strategies for improving learning.
To assist with your study program, we offer all UPC students free access to the University of Sydney Fisher Library.
In order to ensure you are fully equipped for tertiary study, the Centre for Continuing Education also offers a range of complementary UPC Study Skills courses, which have been specially designed to provide you with the learning tools necessary to maximise your chances of academic success.
Before considering a University Preparation Course please review important information to determine if you are eligible for the Mature Age Entry Scheme and how to go about qualifying and applying.
Classical Antiquity through to the 21st Century. There is a strong focus on the interpretation of individual art works, including painting, sculpture, photography, film and architecture. The course introduces key concepts of the discipline of Art History and Film Studies as well as developing some of the study skills necessary for general university study. Before considering a University Preparation Course please review important information to determine if you are eligible for the ...
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University Preparation: Art History and Film Studies
Please note that the final examination will be held on either Saturday 13th October or Sunday 14th October 2012.
If there isn't a class to suit you, please
the waiting list.
This course provides an introduction to philosophy as an academic discipline: its history, main ideas, theories, philosophers and ways of knowing. Students will have the opportunity to discuss and evaluate many of the most influential strands of philosophy, including Platonism, Hedonism and Empiricism and by engaging with the thinking styles of the humanists, rationalists, idealists, sceptics and existentialists, develop and apply critical thinking and analytical skills necessary fo...
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University Preparation: Philosophy
Please note that the final examination will be held on either Saturday 13th October or Sunday 14th October 2012.
University Preparation: Philosophy
Please note that this is an Intensive stream class which runs twice a week: Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Please also note that the final examination will be held on either Saturday, 13th October or Sunday, 14th October 2012.
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If there isn't a class to suit you, please
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This course prepares students for future study of mathematics at university level by developing an understanding and application of algebra, geometry and calculus. Students will practise effective techniques for studying mathematics as well as learning to read and write mathematics clearly and intelligibly. Students will also develop an appreciation of the patterns which arise in mathematics and how they are applied in a number of different subject areas. Before considering a Univer...
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University Preparation: Mathematics
Please note that the final examination will be held on either Saturday 13th October or Sunday 14th October 2012.
University Preparation: Mathematics
Please note that the final examination will be held on either Saturday 13th October or Sunday 14th October 2012.
University Preparation: Mathematics
Please note that this is an Intensive stream class which runs twice a week: Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Please also note that the final examination will be held on either Saturday, 13th October or Sunday, 14th October 2012.
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University Preparation: Mathematics
Please note that the final examination will be held on either Saturday 13th October or Sunday 14th October 2012.
If there isn't a class to suit you, please
the waiting list.
This extensive course introduces you to the four major strands of science: biological sciences, earth and environmental science, chemistry and physics. Designed to provide a framework of foundation concepts in each discipline, the course through lectures, workshops and assignments, will develop both knowledge and the skills necessary for university study. Before considering a University Preparation Course please review important information to determine if you are eligible for the M...
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University Preparation: Science
Please note that the mid-course examination will be held on Saturday 23rd June 2012, and the final examination will be held on either Saturday 13th October or Sunday 14th October 2012. There will also be practical laboratory work for Chemistry on Saturday 14th July from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
If there isn't a class to suit you, please
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This course provides an introduction to English literature and film combined with intensive focus on writing techniques, and learning and research methods. The texts range from classics such as Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the novel Wuthering Heights and the poem The Waste Land, to the movie Rear Window and the twentieth-century novels The Great Gatsby and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. Each text is studied in relation to issues such as its historical context, and the nature of literat...
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University Preparation: English Literature
Please note that the final examination will be held on either Saturday 13th October or Sunday 14th October 2012. -
University Preparation: English Literature
Please note that the final examination will be held on either Saturday 13th October or Sunday 14th October 2012.
University Preparation: English Literature
Please note that this is an Intensive stream class which runs twice a week: Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Please also note that the final examination will be held on either Saturday, 13th October or Sunday, 14th October 2012.
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If there isn't a class to suit you, please
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From the Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta to the time of the great Roman Emperor Augustus, this course explores the military, political, economic, intellectual and social history of ancient Greece and Rome. There is an emphasis on primary sources, both written and archaeological, and the development of an historical methodology. The course introduces students to the study of history as an academic discipline as well as developing some of the study skills necessary for universi...
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University Preparation: Ancient History
Please note that the final examination will be held on either Saturday 13th October or Sunday 14th October 2012.
If there isn't a class to suit you, please
the waiting list.
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to psychology as an academic discipline whose primary focus is the understanding of human behaviour. Students study the nature and methods of psychological enquiry, theories of personality, learning, social psychology, intelligence, clinical psychology, psychobiology and human development, as well as developing some of the study skills necessary for university study. Before considering a University Preparation Course please review im...
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University Preparation: Psychology
Please note that the final examination will be held on either Saturday 13th October or Sunday 14th October 2012.
University Preparation: Psychology
Please note that this is an Intensive stream class which runs twice a week: Monday and Wednesday evenings. Please also note that the final examination will be held on either Saturday, 13th October or Sunday, 14th October 2012.
If there isn't a class to suit you, please
the waiting list.
This course is designed specifically for UPC students and provides an introduction to those critical skills required to learn more effectively and enhance performance in assessment activities. It complements and improves learning in each chosen area of study. All UPC students are required to enrol in this course. It is run over three consecutive weeks in three hour sessions. Each session begins with a lecture and then smaller breakout tutorials where students work with tutors to pra...
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Study for Success: Strategies for Improving Learning
Study for Success: Strategies for Improving Learning
Study for Success: Strategies for Improving Learning
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Study for Success: Strategies for Improving Learning
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If there isn't a class to suit you, please
the waiting list.
For many students and people in the workplace success depends on achieving a satisfactory standard in written English. This course increases skills in basic written English. It services students involved in University Preparation Courses, tertiary education, HSC courses and those already engaged in the workplace. It begins with revision of practical English grammar, sentence structure, punctuation and spelling and progresses to more complicated sentences, paragraphs, vocabulary enri...
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Enhancing Your English: Steps Toward Better Writing
Enhancing Your English: Steps Toward Better Writing
If there isn't a class to suit you, please
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This intensive course introduces a step-by-step approach to doing academic research for assignments, essays and exams. Participants are introduced to techniques for identifying, selecting, analysing and synthesising information. Critical reading skills and techniques for avoiding plagiarism are covered, as well as the use of some common referencing systems. Participants will learn how to source and use quality information in the preparation of assessment tasks. Course Content Identi...
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