Brigding courses (1 Viewer)

[liz]

Any one doing one?? Are they worthwhile?

 

[kini mini]

Originally posted by liz
Any one doing one?? Are they worthwhile?

A mate of mine is doing a chem bridging course. It depends on whether you need the knowledge and skills or not - if you have the skills or can pick them up quickly I'd try and avoid the course.

 

[zannaz]

I'm doing one. I'm taking a 2u Mathematics Bridging course starting on the 17th of feb at sydney uni. I've only done general in yr 11 but i am doing arts/commerce. It's mainly for the compulsory units e.g.economics, econometrics and accounting, in the first yr. But i'm gonna get a tutor too if necessary. But my majors are gonna be Industrial Relations and Human Resource management and Government and International relations with some units in commercial law!!!

 

[liz]

Mine also starts on the 17th and its at sydney.

 

[zannaz]

Originally posted by liz
Mine also starts on the 17th and its at sydney.

what particualr subject is it?

 

[liz]

I'll probably do mathematics extension 1. Hey are you doing night or day session?

 

[zannaz]

I'm doing day session!

 

[liz]

I haven't applied yet but will apply for day session too.

 

[Ultimate]

Bridging courses must be very intensive, as you are effectively doing a year's work in 2 and a bit weeks.

 

[zannaz]

Originally posted by Ultimate
Bridging courses must be very intensive, as you are effectively doing a year's work in 2 and a bit weeks.

For the maths 2u bridging course at usyd they only introduce differential calculus with a general overview of basic algebra, geometry and coordinates! and they assume basic yr 10 maths.

 

[liz]

In the 3unit bridging course do you learn the whole course or only parts that will be relevant in uni??

 

[zannaz]

Originally posted by liz
In the 3unit bridging course do you learn the whole course or only parts that will be relevant in uni??

I guess you have to do a general overview of the whole course but more intensive study on one or more relevent topics. I mean it's only two weeks, i can't see them teaching the whole course properly. But we could always go to the mathematics learning centre for free tutoring!!!

 

[mannnnndy]

Originally posted by liz
Any one doing one?? Are they worthwhile?

Depends on what youre doing, you should ask if doing a bridging course will let you go into the mainstream (middle) maths, chem, physics or whatever. 'Cause someone I know didnt do 3u maths and she needed it 4 her course, so shes doing the bridging course, but they still didnt let her join the mainstream maths, so shes doing the lower maths intead.