UNSW Short courses

Timing, cost, and delivery modes vary among individual courses. Find the course that interests you in our Handbook and check the following:

Overview 
Does the course provide the outcome you seek?

Delivery 
Can you attend (in-person, online, or both) as required?

Commencing terms 
UNSW has three terms a year and an optional Summer term. However, not all courses are available every term. Check which term your chosen course is offered and visit the UNSW Academic Calendar to see when that term commences. Also, if the course is offered six times a year in our hexamester calendar, it’s not available for non-award students.

Fees 
Tuition and any associated course costs are in the Handbook. There’s also a non-refundable application fee.

Availability
Consider viewing the course enrolment and capacity information in our class timetable to check that the course has places available.

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To apply for a non-award course, you’ll need to prepare supporting documents and pay a non-refundable application fee. Visit the Non-Award Voluntary Application portal for more information.

Business courses
If the business course you’re interested in has a course code beginning with AGSM (for example, AGSM6131), the application process is slightly different. For more information, contact AGSM directly.

Supporting documents
To help your application progress smoothly, we recommend that you prepare your academic transcripts and curriculum vitae (CV). If English is not your first language, you may also need documents showing that you meet the course's English language requirements.

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Course fee
Non-award students are liable for the full course fee, as listed in the Handbook. The course fee depends on whether you’re a domestic student or an international student. Non-award students are not eligible for Commonwealth Supported Student fees.

Application fee
There is an application fee of $50, which covers the processing of your application. As this is a service fee, it is not refundable in any circumstance. This includes (but isn’t limited to) circumstances when:

• your application is unsuccessful
• the course is no longer offered
• you are no longer available to attend the course
• the course is a hexamester program (offered six times a year)
• the course has no available places remaining for non-award students

Additional costs
Please refer to the course information in the Handbook for an outline of any additional course costs, for example, craft materials or excursions.

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Applications close a few weeks before the start of each term. Make sure you know which term your chosen course is available, using the Handbook. For current application deadlines, visit the Non-Award Voluntary Application.

It’s important to check when your chosen course is taught because:

You might not be eligible.
Courses that are taught six times a year in our hexamester calendar are not open to non-award students. Check the course commencing terms in the Handbook.

You cannot defer your studies.
If you apply and receive an offer for a place in a non-award course, you must study it for the term chosen in the application. You can’t defer it to another term.

You can’t start late.
We typically can’t accept late applications as classes are intensive and fast-moving from the first day.

View the deadlines

People with disabilities are supported at UNSW. You’ll find a range of accommodations, including examination support, specialised equipment, educational support, parking provisions, and library assistance. For more information, contact Equitable Learning Services.

Ask us about your needs

Please note the fine print for non-award courses.

1. You can enrol in up to, but no more than, four courses (ie, 24 units of credit).
2. Your application is for a place in a course during a specific term. If you are offered a place, you cannot defer that place to a later term.
3. If the course has no places available for a non-award student because other students have filled them or if the course is no longer available, we cannot offer you a place.
4. The application fee is non-refundable under any circumstance.
5. If the course is available six times a year in our hexamester calendar, it’s not available for non-award study.
6. If you’re under exclusion from another institution, you won’t be eligible to study a non-award course at UNSW.
7. The government will not grant international student visas for non-award courses.

Research the courses that interest you
Visit the Handbook and note the course tuition fee, any related costs, and the commencing terms. Make sure the course/s you wish to apply for are available when you want to study – not all courses are available in all terms. Some may have different commencing dates, so be sure to review the course in the class timetable.  Note that courses offered six times a year in our hexamester calendar aren’t available to cross-institutional students.

Prepare your supporting documents
You’ll need to provide:

1. your academic transcripts
2. approval from your current university
3. a completed fee liability form
4. evidence of your Commonwealth Supported Student status (if applicable)

You may need to provide:

• your curriculum vitae (more likely for postgraduate studies)
• evidence of your English proficiency (if English is not your first language)

Visit the Handbook

To apply for cross-institutional study in most courses, visit Cross-Institutional Enrolment at UNSW. If you’re interested in a business course that has a course code beginning with AGSM (for example, AGSM6131), the application process is slightly different. Contact the Admissions Office via www.enquiry.unsw.edu.au or call (02) 9385 3656.

Make sure you have approval from your current university and the required documents to support your application. You’ll need to provide:

1. your academic transcripts
2. approval from your current university
3. a completed fee liability form
4. evidence of your Commonwealth Supported Student status (if applicable)

You may need to provide:

• your curriculum vitae (more likely for postgraduate studies)
• evidence of your English proficiency (if English is not your first language)

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Domestic student course fee
If you are a Commonwealth Supported Student at your current university, you may be eligible for the same status in your course at UNSW. If applicable, you’ll need to provide evidence of your Commonwealth Supported status. Otherwise, you’ll be liable for the full domestic student course fee listed in the Handbook.

International student course fee
If you hold a student visa or another temporary residency visa, you are considered an international student. You’ll be liable for the full tuition fees associated with cross-institutional enrolment.

For more information, visit Student Fees and Payment.  

Application fee
There is no application fee for cross-institutional study.

Additional costs
Please refer to the course information in the Handbook for an outline of any additional course costs, for example, craft materials or excursions.

Visit the Handbook

Make sure the course you’re interested in is available in Term 1, Term 2, Term 3, or the optional Summer Term. Applications close a few weeks before the start of each term. Visit Cross-Institutional Enrolment at UNSW for current deadlines.

It’s important to check when your chosen course is taught because:

You might not be eligible.
Courses that are taught six times a year in our hexamester calendar are not open to cross-institutional students. Check the course commencing terms in the Handbook and class timetable.

You cannot defer your studies.
If you receive an offer, you must study the course for the term that you indicated in your application. You can’t defer your studies to another term.

You can’t start late.
We typically can’t accept late applications as classes are intensive and fast-moving from the first day.

View the deadlines

People with disabilities are supported at UNSW. You’ll find a range of accommodations, including examination support, specialised equipment, educational support, parking provisions, and library assistance. For more information, contact Equitable Learning Services.

Ask us about your needs

Please note the fine print for cross-institutional study.

1. You must have permission from your current university or institution to be a cross-institutional student at UNSW.
2. You can enrol in up to, but no more than, four courses (ie, 24 units of credit).
3. If you are offered a place, you cannot defer your studies.
4. If the course is full or no longer available, we cannot offer you a place.
5. If the course is available six times a year in our hexamester calendar, it’s not available for cross-institutional study.