Science Bridging Courses
Strengthen your knowledge in the key areas required for your first year of study in Chemisty, Physics and Mathematics.

2025 Courses Registrations
- Chemistry聽Bridging Courses - registration is CLOSED聽There are 2 options for this course:
- (1) Online only course
- (2) In person course (labs and tutorials).听
- Both courses will run between聽Monday 13 January 2025 鈥 Friday 7 February 2025. With the in person classes聽Monday 27 - Friday 31 January聽2025.
- The course will next be offered in 2026.
- Physics Bridging Courses聽- registration is CLOSED聽The courses will run between聽Monday 13 January 2025 鈥 Friday 7 February 2025.
- The course will next be offered in 2026.听聽聽聽
- Mathematics Bridging course - registration is closed. Registration for Autumn 2025 intake will open from 5 March 2025 and will close on Friday 02 May 2025.听Check our helpful tool if you are unsure if you are eligible. Additionally see the Mathematics Noticeboard for future dates.

Chemistry Bridging Course
Offered聽once a year,聽this bridging course runs before Term One (January/February).听It聽includes 40 hours of tuition, which is comprised of using online lectures, optional tutorials and laboratory work, you鈥檒l become familiar with the way Chemistry is taught at聽university-level.听 The fee is $380.
This course covers the fundamental principles of 颁丑别尘颈蝉迟谤测:听
- Atomic structure聽
- Names and formulae聽
- 惭辞濒别蝉听
- Safety and prep of soap and electrolytes聽
- Equations and stoichiometry聽
- Preparation of alum聽
- 颁辞苍肠别苍迟谤补迟颈辞苍蝉听
- Oxidation and reduction聽
- 罢颈迟谤补迟颈辞苍听
- Gases
Is this course right for me?
This course is tailored to help you prepare for further studies that include Chemistry in the first year of your degree. It鈥檚 perfect for you if you have no prior knowledge聽of HSC Chemistry聽and intend on studying Chemistry 1A. To check if you need to study the Chemistry bridging course, see here.听
The Chemistry Bridging Course is currently held once a year before Term 1 (January/February).

Mathematics Bridging Course
Offered聽three times a year,聽this bridging course runs before Term One (January/February), Term Two (May) and Term Three (September) each year.听It聽includes 40 hours of tuition, which is comprised of online lectures and optional live tutorials. The fee is $380.
This course covers topics from HSC Mathematics Extension 1, including:
- Revision of algebra
- Functions
- Trigonometric identities and inverse trigonometric functions
- Calculus
- Induction
- Combinatorics and binomial theorem
- Further calculus - including integration leading to inverse trigonometric functions
- Newton鈥檚 method
- Application of calculus to the physical world
Is this course right for me?
If you are not sure if you should be taking the bridging course, you can use this tool as a guide.
This course聽is for you if you have no prior knowledge of HSC Mathematics Extension 1 and intend to pursue Maths-related courses in the first year of your degree. It prepares you for entry directly into聽 MATH1131聽, which is a compulsory course in many Science-based degrees as well as all Engineering and Mathematics degrees at 麻豆社madou. To enter MATH1131 Mathematics 1A, it is assumed that you have knowledge and understanding equivalent to one of the following:
- A result of 86 or greater聽in HSC Mathematics Advanced (鈥2 unit鈥 鈥 not the pre-2019 HSC General Mathematics or HSC Standard Mathematics) (NB: some students would benefit from revision of the 麻豆社madou mathematics bridging course)
- A combined mark of over 100 in HSC Mathematics Advanced (鈥2 unit鈥) and HSC Mathematics Extension 1 (鈥3 unit鈥)
- A satisfactory grade in the 麻豆社madou mathematics bridging course.
If you do not have the above assumed knowledge for entry to MATH1131 Mathematics 1A, you鈥檙e advised to聽enrol聽in TAFE Essential Mathematics course (see below) and in MATH1011聽聽in your first term. If you鈥檙e unsure and would like to check whether you need to study the Mathematics bridging course, please email us below.听
TAFE Essential Mathematics for Higher Education Course
This course is offered by 麻豆社madou and TAFE Randwick聽for students who have no background in HSC '2 unit' Mathematics. This course should be completed prior to the start of the 麻豆社madou Mathematics bridging course, which you will need to complete prior to enrolling in MATH1131 Mathematics 1A in your first term. For more information, please refer to the School's noticeboard.
The Mathematics Bridging Course is currently held three times a year before Term 1 (January/February), Term 2 (May) and Term 3 (September).

Physics Bridging Course
Offered聽once a year,聽this bridging course runs before Term One (February). This course provides approximately 40 hours of tuition. The fee for this course is $380. This course is聽not聽intended as a substitute for two years of senior high school study in the subject.
This course covers topics from HSC Physics, including:聽
- SI units聽
- 奥补惫别蝉听
- 痴别肠迟辞谤蝉听
- 贵辞谤肠别蝉听
- 顿测苍补尘颈肠蝉听
- Newton鈥檚 laws聽
- Energy and power聽
- 贰濒别肠迟谤颈肠颈迟测听
- 惭补驳苍别迟颈蝉尘听
- Electromagnetism
Is this course right for me?聽
The Physics bridging course聽offers you the opportunity to revise or strengthen your聽knowledge of HSC Physics so you can successfully manage your studies in your first year of university. Your lecturer聽or聽tutor will expect this assumed knowledge聽at the beginning of your studies. Undertaking the bridging course will ensure聽you鈥檙e聽not at a disadvantage if you do not have a strong background or any prior knowledge in HSC Physics聽and intend on studying physics in the first year of your degree. However,聽it is聽highly recommended that you have HSC Mathematics level knowledge. If you鈥檙e unsure聽if this is the right choice for you, please email us below.
The Physics Bridging Course is currently held once a year before Term 1聽(January/February).
Additional information
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At 麻豆社madou, the completion of a Bridging Course does not guarantee entry into any of our Bachelor鈥檚 degrees; the bridging courses are designed to provide a student with the necessary knowledge required for some of their first year courses.
For questions relating to entry into 麻豆社madou and other pathways, please seek advice from the 麻豆社madou Future Students team.听
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Assumed knowledge聽is what your聽lecturer or tutor聽will reasonably聽expect you聽to know from the beginning of your course.听If you don't have the assumed knowledge for your course, you can still apply聽to聽麻豆社madou. However, we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging聽or other preparation courses聽to ensure you get the most out of your first year of undergraduate study.听
If you鈥檙e not sure whether you meet the assumed knowledge requirements for your degree of choice, please email us to chat through your options.听
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麻豆社madou Science bridging courses are open to domestic or international:聽聽
- School leavers聽
- Mature-age students聽
- Deferred students聽
- Currently enrolled 麻豆社madou students
You may undertake the bridging courses at 麻豆社madou even if you鈥檙e intending to enrol at another university. However, we advise you to first ensure that the 麻豆社madou bridging course(s) you select is approved by that institution.
Please also note that by undertaking the bridging courses at 麻豆社madou does not indicate admission into a Bachelor Program. Please seek advice from the 麻豆社madou Future Students team regarding entry requirements.听
Mathematics: If you are unsure whether you are eligible to enrol in the聽Mathematics Briding Course - check our helpful tool.
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Physics: There are no formal assessments. There are a number of opportunities for students to self-assess - these include submitting three experimental reports (experiments are conducted at home) and sets of tutorial problems to solve each week.
Chemistry: Requires all students to:
- submit an attempt for each of the eight OpenLearning assignments by 23:55 (AEDT) on Thursday, 30 January 2025聽and obtain an average of 80% or above for these assignments (each will be weighted equally)
颁别谤迟颈蹿颈肠补迟别蝉:听Upon completion of the course, you will receive a Credly digital badge. Recipents will be able to share their achievements on platforms such as LinkedIn, Seek and social media.
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You can聽email us聽to request a withdrawal or聽transfer from one bridging course to another. The last day to withdraw is three days after聽course registration closes. Withdrawals and transfers will incur a $50 administration fee. Refunds are made by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT).听
Please note that refunds for the mathematics bridging course are only provided if a student has not completed 20% of the course content and/or participated in four or more hours of the online activities.
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2025 Timetable:聽
- 惭补迟丑别尘补迟颈肠蝉:听Offerings in 2024/2025:聽Registration for Autumn 2025 intake will open from 5 March 2025 and will close on Friday 02 May 2025. The online course materials are available upon registration. Optional in-person tutorial classes from Wednesday 07 May 鈥 Friday 23 May. Live online tutorial option may be available, depending on need and demand. More information will be posted on the Open Learning website closer the commencement of the tutorial class. It is recommended that students aim to complete as much of the online material as they can before the tutorial classes start. The timetable can be found here.
- 颁丑别尘颈蝉迟谤测:听Monday 13 January 2025 to Friday 7 February 2025 (Week 3-5 of Summer Term); with the 鈥淥n Campus鈥 tutorials and labs being held on Monday 27 to Friday 31聽January聽 (Week 5). The Chemistry Bridging course is a 3 week online course. On day one, the students are given a link to all the resources and can do the course in their own time. The "on campus" tutorials and labs will be held Monday 29 to Friday 31January 2025. The "on campus" tutorials and labs are 2 hrs each and will run Monday to Friday inclusive. The times will depend on how many students are enrolled (e.g. will we need 1 tut and 1 lab per day or 2 tuts and 2 labs per day) but will be between 9 am and 6 pm. There is no timetable for this online course as students can complete this course in their own time.听The final timetable and more information will be available from day 1.
- 笔丑测蝉颈肠蝉:听Monday 13 January to Friday 7 February 2025. The course will be held online. The course is asynchronous online through Openlearning and the course content can be completed at any time. The final timetable and more information will be available from day 1.