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Undergraduate Courses
Postgraduate Coursework degrees
Postgraduate Research degrees
Information specific to international students

Undergraduate Courses

All DAB Undergraduate courses commence in the Autumn semester (March).

Local Applicants

Current School Leavers

Your application is based on your ATAR score or equivalent. If you are sitting for an Australian Year 12 examination, you must apply through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). On-time applications close at the end of September.

Non-Current School Leavers

You must apply though UAC, and on-time applications close at the end of September.

Mature age applicants applying for a course on the basis of a Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) or Limited ATAR. You are a mature age applicant if you are over 20 years of age, and you have no tertiary level study or secondary academic qualifications. Faculties that accept:

list those qualifications under ‘Qualifications Used in Selection’ in their course admission requirements. If you are applying on the basis of a STAT or Limited ATAR you must submit a compulsory personal statement by Friday 10 June 2011 for mid-year applications.

Admission to Construction or Property Economics degrees is based on formal academic qualifications. However, we may consider applications based on the results of a STAT test if you lack academic qualifications but have extensive professional experience. The STAT test is conducted through UAC.

If you are intending to apply for the Bachelor of Design in Architecture, you must apply through UAC by the first closing date for on-time applications, usually at the end of September.

If you are intending to apply for Fashion and Textile Design, Industrial Design, Interior and Spatial Design, Visual Communications or Photography and Situated Media you must apply through UAC by the first closing date for on-time applications, usually at the end of September.

Non-current school leaver applicants will be assessed based on interview (shortlisted from an optional portfolio) or academic rank. Generally the best qualification is considered for non-current school leavers unless the applicant was previously excluded or has a record of fails in a tertiary qualification used in selection.

Non-current school leaver applicants for Design courses can submit an optional Design portfolio when lodging their UAC application, which is used for interview short-listing. To be considered for an interview, applicants must submit a digital portfolio (max. 3mb) of 6 x A4 landscape pages including:

  • 5 pages of digital files of scans and/or photographs (JPEG) of original design work appropriate to the course
  • 1 page written submission (150-200 words) that selects and identifies one of the submitted pieces of work, addressing the aims of the work and why it succeeded (text must be supplied in 16 point Helvetica, with 1.5 line spacing).

Applicants who do not submit a portfolio or are not shortlisted for interview will be considered for entry based upon their academic results.
See http://www.uts.edu.au/study/additional.html for the definitions of current and non-current school leaver.

Credit recognition

If you have undertaken previous studies you may be eligible to apply for Credit recognition, formerly known as advanced standing.
UTS: Student admin has more information on finding guidelines and applying for Credit recognition.

International Applicants

If you are not a citizen or permanent resident of Australia, and you did not complete Year 12 at an Australian high school, please visit UTS International for contact information.

Postgraduate Coursework degrees

Please refer to Applying: Postgraduate Study for details about which courses are available each semester.

Credit recognition may be granted on the basis of the successful completion of equivalent subjects at an equivalent level at a tertiary institution. Contact Ask UTS for more information about your unique situation.

Local Applicants

You must apply through UAC by the closing date for commencement in either the Autumn Semester (March) or Spring Semester (August).

The Faculty may accept applications after the closing dates, direct to UTS. Please contact Ask UTS for details.

You will also need to provide a curriculum vitae and a personal statement directly to the university. Documentation in a language other than English must be submitted with an official translation, and copies of originals must be certified.

Postgraduate Design, Animation and Digital Architecture courses also require the submission of a portfolio that presents your design ability, (preferrably on CD-ROM) directly to the University.

For more information contact the DAB Faculty Office on +61 2 9514 8978 or contact Ask UTS.

International Applicants

If you are not a citizen or permanent resident of Australia, please visit UTS International for contact information.

Postgraduate Research degrees

Local Applicants

Applications for research degrees are made through the UTS Graduate School.

Before you apply, please browse the Faculty research strengths to view the types of projects being undertaken at DAB. You should also look at DAB scholarships to see if you are eligible for one.

If you would like to discuss your particular research interest, please contact the DAB Associate Dean of Research, Professor Kees Dorst.

International Applicants

If you are not a citizen or permanent resident of Australia, please visit UTS International for contact information.

Information specific to international students

For more information about enrolling at UTS as an international student, use the UTS International webform.

UTS International can also answer any other questions, concerns, and requests. You may also find our local Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Guides useful.