During the winter holidays during Year 11, join us for a ‘hands-on’ one week experience across a range of subject areas during the July school holidays!
You will work alongside UTS academics, staff and student mentors to complete faculty-based projects and understand what university is really like. Throughout the week, you will also learn about university courses and scholarships to assist with your post-secondary school decisions.
These videos sum up what Winter School looks like in different faculties.
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Winter School Areas
Business
Students will work as part of a team to develop essential business skills needed to succeed in the fast‑changing world of work. Throughout the program, students will experience what it’s like to be a lawyer for a day, work with robots, create new business ideas, visit a business in action, and develop solutions to pressing ethical challenges facing organisations today.
Students will also learn how and why businesses are evolving, guided by experts in management, finance, accounting, law, and economics.
Health
Students will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of healthcare through hands‑on experiences in state‑of‑the‑art simulation labs. These facilities replicate real hospital wards and are equipped with lifelike manikins and professional equipment, allowing students to practise practical nursing and midwifery skills such as CPR, wound care, and childbirth support.
The Health program also focuses on personal health and wellbeing, with students developing skills and strategies to support happiness and healthy living.
Engineering & IT: Design and Build
In the Engineering Design and Build program, students will use modern technology and design techniques to tackle real‑world problems and prototype practical solutions. The program emphasises human‑centred design and develops technical skills related to engineering in the physical world.
Students will experience university life as an engineering student through hands‑on activities in areas such as bio‑mechatronics, mechanical and electrical engineering, and civil and environmental engineering.
Engineering & IT: Code and Create
In the Engineering Code and Create Winter School, students will combine data, design, and programming to develop interactive solutions to modern challenges. Students will explore programming languages and learn how they are applied in current and emerging technologies.
Over an intensive week, students will experience life as an engineering student while working in areas such as games development, web and app development, and artificial intelligence in IT.
Science
Students will explore a wide range of scientific disciplines, including environmental science, biology, physiology, chemistry, and forensic science. Through hands‑on activities and access to state‑of‑the‑art facilities, participants will build practical skills both individually and through teamwork.
Over an intensive week, students will plan, conduct, and present a scientific experiment. Working alongside experts, they will develop a deeper understanding of scientific inquiry and learn how to effectively represent and communicate their findings—essential skills for navigating careers in science.
Media
How do we connect and communicate through powerful, relatable storytelling? The Media and Communications program introduces students to fields such as journalism, media arts, sound, writing, and social media strategy.
Students will explore creative ways to tell stories and engage audiences while developing technical skills in camera operation, editing, directing, sound mixing, design, and social media.
Design
In this dynamic program, students will be introduced to a broad range of design disciplines offered at UTS DAB. These include Animation, Visual Communication, Photography, Fashion and Textiles, Product Design, Architecture, and Interior Architecture.
Students will participate in practical workshops across each discipline, using a variety of techniques and gaining exposure to specialist equipment and technologies. They will then choose an elective area to specialise in and be guided through the process of creating a resolved design outcome, which will be showcased in an exhibition at the end of the Winter School.