Academic Preparation
CQUniversity offers a series of pre-university courses which provide excellent pathways into our undergraduate and postgraduate degrees if you are not able to meet the minimum academic or English language proficiency required for direct entry.
Upon successful application, you will receive a packaged offer for a suite of CQUniversity courses that will enable you to gain entry into the next course level. Our packaged offers may consist of a combination of English language courses or diplomas.
This pathway option is ideal if:
- You want to graduate with two qualifications – a diploma and an undergraduate degree
- You want the flexibility of exiting with a diploma to enter the workforce earlier
- You want a guaranteed pathway into an undergraduate degree at CQU.
Start
- Australian Year 12 or equivalent
Outcomes
- Diploma: Year 1 of CQU bachelor degree
- Diploma + minimum three years relevant professional experience > Graduate Certificate in Research (subject to meeting IELTS Academic score of 6.5 with no band less than 6 and other requirements)
For those looking to kick-start a career in aviation, CQU and Aviation Australia have partnered to deliver two unique majors in Aircraft Maintenance for CG21 Bachelor of Engineering Technology: Avionics and Mechanical. These majors combine vocational curriculum at Aviation Australia as a pathway into the degree curriculum at CQU. Graduates will gain two qualifications after three years and a Certificate of Recognition under EASA.
A Graduate Certificate in Research is available to help you step through to a higher research degree.
This pathway option is ideal if:
- You don't meet the admissions requirements for a research higher degree
- You are an industry professional to gain advanced research skills to further your career
- Would like to hone your research and investigative skills prior to starting your research higher degree studies.
Start
- a completed bachelor degree in any discipline from an Australian university or equivalent
- a recognised diploma with a minimum three years relevant professional experience; or
- minimum of five years relevant professional experience and formal skills or training to satisfy the Research Higher Degrees Committee of their capacity to undertake the qualification.
Outcomes
- Year 1 of Master of Research or a doctoral degree
This pathway course provides a distinctive opportunity to customise the content to align with your professional background and/or research interests. Upon completion, you can seamlessly transition into a RHD at CQU or another university.
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English for Academic Purposes 3, Master of Engineering (Civil) | Myanmar
