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Overview

The Nura Gili Indigenous Preparatory Program (Pre-Program) is a four-week residential program for entry to Business, Education, Law, Medicine, Science / Engineering and Social Work for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It is a program designed for Indigenous students who do not satisfy the minimum entry requirements for admission … For more content click the Read More button below. Students must complete their program within the allocated timeframe for their chosen course. 

Learning Outcomes

1.
able to apply their knowledge and skills to solving problems
2.
understand the different components of an academic task
3.
able to structure a solution using supporting evidence
4.
capable of effective communication
5.
able to respond to academic tasks in written and spoken forms
6.
able to participate actively and respectfully in group and class discussions
7.
capable of independent and collaborative enquiry
8.
able to recognise and read academic discourses
9.
able to recognise an academic argument
10.
able to read and examine evidence in an academic argument
11.
information and digitally literate
12.
able to use and source digital libraries, repositories and archives
13.
able to review and use scholarly information
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Capable of independent and self-directed practice
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aware of importance of time-management and planning skills
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able to constructively reflect and improve positions or approaches in subsequent learning engagements
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awareness of academic assistance available at the university

Graduate Capabilities

For more information on Graduate Capabilities please click on this link

Program Structure
12 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 12 UOC as a standalone program.

Core Courses

Students must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

ATSI7001
12 UOC
Pre-Business Program (Indigenous)
ATSI7002
12 UOC
Pre-Law Program (Indigenous)
ATSI7003
12 UOC
Pre-Medicine Program (Indigenous)
ATSI7004
12 UOC
Pre-Social Work Program (Indigenous)
ATSI7006
12 UOC
Pre-Teacher Education Program (Secondary) (Indigenous)
ATSI7007
12 UOC
Pre-Science and Engineering Program (Indigenous)

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please note that this Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.

You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Program Requirements

Progression Requirements

Additional Information

The program is delivered as a residential program, a total of 116 class contact hours plus an expectation of approx 30 group/individual study hours across the first 3 weeks of the program. Some  disciplines (eg. Medicine) engage the students for more than this during the program.

Student enrolments will be Commonwealth-funded and students will not have to pay Commonwealth Support charges.

Program Fees

At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:

Domestic Students
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)
International Students

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