UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is the only university in Western Australia to be ranked in the world top 100 universities (QS World University Rankings 2024).
UWA's main campus is located in Perth, Western Australia and is home to more than 25,000 students. Perth is Australia's fourth-largest city with over two million people from a variety of cultures worldwide, a strong economy and vibrant lifestyle. Perth is one of the country's most affordable cities, the closest major Australian city to Asia, and in the same time zone as most of Asia.
UWA's Perth campus hosts research facilities, offers state-of-the-art teaching, and is one of Australia's most beautiful campuses, with its sandstone buildings surrounded by leafy gardens. UWA also has a campus in Albany, on Western Australia's south coast, with a top-notch study environment that is equipped with the latest technology.
UWA has produced two Nobel laureates, professors Barry Marshall and Robin Warren, and its researchers invest their time in major research projects that have a positive impact on the world. The university collaborates with organisations engaged in high-quality research in a number of fields, including radio astronomy, supercomputing, offshore engineering, natural gas management, plant genetics, and marine science.
The university has a thriving community scene and organises a wide variety of events and festivals. It has often been used as a location for shooting major advertisements, commercials, short films and other projects.
It is estimated that UWA graduates will contribute AUD 60 billion towards the Western Australian economy by the year 2050.
Courses
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Architecture and Design
Undergraduate
Majors
- Architecture (Extended Major)
- Environmental Geography and Planning
- Landscape Architecture
Bachelor's degrees
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Environmental Design
- Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
Integrated honours
- Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
Postgraduate
Graduate certificates
- Architectural Conservation
- Urban Design
Graduate diplomas
- Building Information Modelling
- Urban Design
Master’s degrees
- Architecture
- Building Information Modelling
- Environmental Planning
- Landscape Architecture
- Urban Design
Research degrees
- Master of Architecture (Design)
- Doctor of Architecture (Design)
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Business and Commerce
Undergraduate
Minors
- Active Citizenship
- Applied Statistical Learning
- Behavioural Data Science
- Chinese Language and Culture
- Cross Cultural Communication
- Data Science
- Digital Citizenship
- Environmental Economics
- Environmental Humanities
- French
- German
- Indonesian Language and Culture
- Italian
- Japanese Language and Culture
- Korean Language and Culture
- Learning for the Professions
- Mineral Resource Development
- Ocean Innovation
- Science and Policy: Climate Change, Environmental Planning and Urban Environments
- Spanish
Majors
- Accounting
- Business Analytics
- Business Law
- Business Management
- Communication and Media Studies
- Business Economics
- Economics
- Enterprise and Innovation
- Finance
- Financial Economics
- Global Business
- Human Resource Management
- Management
- Marketing
- Work and Employment Relations
Bachelor's degrees
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Business
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Economics
- Bachelor of Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Combined bachelor’s degrees
- Bachelor of Agricultural Science and Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Environmental Science and Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Human Rights and Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Modern Languages and Bachelor of Business
- Bachelor of Philosophy, Politics and Economics and Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Psychology and Bachelor of Commerce
Combined bachelor’s and master’s degrees
- Combined Bachelor of Economics and Master of Economics
Integrated honours
- Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
- Bachelor of Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- Honours
- Accounting
- Bachelor of Economics (Honours)
- Business Law
- Economics
- Finance
- Human Resource Management
- Management
- Marketing
Postgraduate
Graduate certificates
- Graduate Certificate in Business
- Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics
- Graduate Certificate in Business Information and Logistics Management
- Graduate Certificate in Commerce
- Graduate Certificate in Economics
- Graduate Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Graduate Certificate in Finance
- Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership and Management
- Graduate Certificate in Human Resources and Employment Relations
- Graduate Certificate in Leadership
- Graduate Certificate in Marketing
- Graduate Certificate in Minerals and Energy Management
- Graduate Certificate in Public Policy
- Graduate Certificate in Social Impact
- Graduate Certificate in Strategic Communication
Graduate diplomas
- Graduate Diploma in Commerce (Chartered Accounting)
- Graduate Diploma in Strategic Communication
Master’s degrees
- Master of Applied Finance
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Flexible
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Global (only available for Indian citizens and residents)
- Master of Business Administration (MBA) – Intensive
- Master of Business Analytics
- Master of Business Information and Logistics Management
- Master of Business Psychology
- Master of Commerce
- Master of Commerce and Master of Translation Studies
- Master of Economics
- Master of Human Resources and Employment Relations
- Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology
- Master of International Relations
- Master of Marketing
- Master of Professional Accounting
- Master of Professional Accounting (Chartered Accounting)
- Master of Public Policy
- Master of Strategic Communication
Research degrees
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology
- Master of Philosophy
- Master of Research
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Data and Computer Science
Undergraduate
Majors
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Science
- Computing and Data Science
- Cybersecurity
- Data Science
- International Cybersecurity
- Statistics
- Quantum Computing
Minors
- Applied Statistical Learning
- Data Science
Bachelor's degrees
- Bachelor of Science
Integrated honours degrees
- Bachelor of Advanced Computer Science (Honours)
- Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
Associate Degrees
- Associate Degree Applied Technology - Computer Science
Postgraduate
Graduate certificates
- Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics
Master’s degrees
- Master of Data Science
- Master of Information Technology
- Master of Professional Engineering (Software Engineering)
Research degrees
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Master of Philosophy
- Master of Research
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Education
Undergraduate
Majors
- Choose from more than 70 majors available in UWA undergraduate degrees.
Minors
- Learning for the Professions
Bachelor's degrees
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Business
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Environmental Design
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
Combined bachelor's and master's degrees
- Bachelor of Science and Master of Teaching (Secondary)
Integrated honours
- Bachelor of Education (Primary) (Honours)
- Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
Assured Pathways
- Master of Teaching (Primary)
- Master of Teaching (Secondary)
Postgraduate
Graduate certificates
- Tertiary Teaching
- Educational Research
Graduate diplomas
- Mental Health and Wellbeing in Education
Master’s degrees
- Primary Teaching
- Secondary Teaching
- Education
Research degrees
- Doctor of Education
- Master of Education (Thesis and Coursework)
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Engineering
Undergraduate
Minors
- Ocean Innovation
Majors
- Automation and Robotics Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Software Engineering
Integrated honours degrees
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
Combined bachelor's degrees
- Bachelors of Engineering (Honours) and Arts
- Bachelors of Engineering (Honours) and Commerce
- Bachelors of Engineering (Honours) and Modern Languages
- Bachelors of Engineering (Honours) and Science
- Bachelors of Engineering (Honours) and Philosophy (Honours)
Associate degrees
- Associate Degree in Applied Technologies
Postgraduate
Master’s degrees
- Master of Ocean Leadership
- Master of Oceanography
- Master of Offshore and Coastal Engineering
- Master of Professional Engineering
- Master of Renewable and Future Energy
- Master of Low Emission Energy Technologies
Research degrees
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Master of Philosophy
- Master of Research
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Health and Biomedical Sciences
Undergraduate courses
Minors
- Active Citizenship
- Anatomical Sciences
- Biological Anthropology
- Global Health
- Human Systems Physiology
- One Health: Human Health and Environment
- Physical Activity and Health
- Professional Engagement and Practice in Health
- Women's Health
Majors
- Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing
- Anatomy and Human Biology
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Biochemistry of Nutrition (Extended Major)
- Exercise and Health
- Genetics
- Human Sciences and Data Analytics (Extended Major)
- Human Science and Neuroscience (Extended Major)
- Humanities in Health and Medicine
- Integrated Dental Sciences
- Integrated Medical Sciences and Clinical Practice
- Microbiology and Immunology
- Molecular Life Sciences (Extended Major)
- Neuroscience
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Pharmacology
- Physiology
- Podiatric Health and Medical Sciences
- Public Health
- Sport Science
- Sport Science, Exercise and Health (Extended Major)
Bachelor's degrees
- Bachelor of Biomedical Science
- Bachelor of Biomedicine (Specialised)
- Bachelor of Human Sciences
- Bachelor of Molecular Sciences
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)
- Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Combined bachelor’s and master’s degrees
- Bachelor of Human Sciences and Master of Bioinformatics
- Bachelor of Human Sciences and Master of Biomedical Science
- Bachelor of Molecular Sciences and Master of Bioinformatics
- Bachelor of Molecular Sciences and Master of Biomedical Science
- Bachelor of Molecular Sciences and Master of Biotechnology
- Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
- Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Public Health
- Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Applied Human Performance Science
Assured Pathways
- Doctor of Dental Medicine
- Doctor of Medicine
- Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
- Master of Public Health
Integrated honours
- Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
Honours
- Anatomy and Human Biology
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Medical Research
- Neuroscience
- Physiology
- Population Health
- Sport Science, Exercise and Health
Postgraduate courses
Biomedical Sciences
Combined Master's and PhD
- Infectious Diseases
Graduate diplomas
- Infectious Diseases
Master’s
- Bioinformatics
- Biomedical Science
- Biotechnology
- Clinical Pathology
- Infectious Diseases
- Pathology
- Science Communication
Health
Graduate certificates
- Communicable Diseases Epidemiology
- Environment and Health
- Population Health Studies
Master’s
- Aboriginal Health
- Exercise Sciences
- Hearing Sciences
- Public Health
- Public Health with Specialisation
- Science Communication
Professional practice courses (to become a health professional)
- Doctor of Dental Medicine
- Doctor of Medicine
- Doctor of Optometry
- Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
- Master of Clinical Audiology
- Master of Clinical Audiology and Doctor of Philosophy
- Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
- Master of Pharmacy
- Master of Social Work
Advanced courses for health professionals
Assessment and Diagnosis
- Graduate Certificate in Autism Diagnosis
- Graduate Certificate in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
Child Health
- Master of Child Health Research (thesis and coursework)
Dentistry
- Doctor of Clinical Dentistry
- Graduate Diploma in Forensic Odontology
Health Professions Education
- Graduate Certificate in Health Professions Education
- Graduate Diploma in Health Professions Education
- Master of Health Professions Education (coursework and dissertation)
- Master of Health Professions Education (thesis and coursework)
Leadership and Management
- Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership and Management
Medicine
- Graduate Certificate in Emergency Medicine Research
- Graduate Certificate in Rural and Remote Medicine
- Master of Rural and Remote Medicine (thesis and coursework)
- Master of Surgery (thesis and coursework)
Social Work
- Graduate Diploma in Advanced Social Work
- Master of Advanced Social Work (research)
Research degrees
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Higher Degree by Research Preliminary (Health and Medical Sciences)
- Master of Clinical Research
- Master of Philosophy
- Master of Research
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Humanities and Social Sciences
Undergraduate
Majors
- Anthropology
- Applied Human Geography
- Archaeology
- Asian Studies
- Chinese Studies
- Classics and Ancient History
- Communication and Media Studies
- Criminology
- English and Literary Studies
- Fine Arts
- French Studies
- Gender Studies
- German Studies
- History
- History of Art
- Indigenous Knowledge, History and Heritage
- Indonesian Studies
- Italian Studies
- Japanese Studies
- Korean Studies
- Law and Society
- Linguistics
- Music: Electronic Music and Sound Design
- Music: General Studies
- Music: Music Studies
- Philosophy
- Political Science and International Relations
- Psychological and Behavioural Sciences
- Science and Technology in Society
- Spanish Studies
- Work and Employment Relations
Minors
- Active Citizenship
- Chinese Language and Culture
- Creative Writing Studies
- Cross Cultural Communication
- Digital Citizenship
- French
- German
- Indonesian Language and Culture
- Italian
- Japanese Language and Culture
- Korean Language and Culture
- Ocean Innovation
- Spanish
- Science and Policy: Climate Change, Environmental Planning and Urban Environments
Bachelor's degrees
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Human Rights
- Bachelor of International Relations
- Bachelor of Modern Languages
- Bachelor of Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- Bachelor of Social and Environmental Sustainability
Integrated honours
- Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
- Honours
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Postgraduate
Graduate certificates
- Forensic Anthropology
- International Relations
- Public Policy
- Strategic Communication
- Translation Studies
- Urban and Regional Planning
Graduate diplomas
- Advanced Social Work
- Forensic Anthropology
- International Relations
- Strategic Communication
Master's degrees
- Commerce and Translation Studies
- Environmental Planning
- Forensic Anthropology
- International Development
- International Law and International Relations
- International Relations
- Public Policy
- Science Communication
- Social Work
- Strategic Communication
- Translation Studies
- Urban and Regional Planning
Research degrees
- Master of Philosophy
- Doctor of Philosophy
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Law
Undergraduate
Minors
- Active Citizenship
- Chinese Language and Culture
- Cross Cultural Communication
- Environmental Humanities
- French
- German
- Indonesian Language and Culture
- Italian
- Japanese Language and Culture
- Korean Language and Culture
- Ocean Innovation
Majors
- Business Law
- Criminology
- Law and Society
Bachelor's degrees
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
Honours
- Law and Society
- Business Law
Postgraduate
Graduate diplomas
- Graduate Diploma in International Law
- Graduate Diploma in Law
- Graduate Diploma in Law, Policy and Government
- Graduate Diploma in Natural Resources Law
- Graduate Diploma in Taxation Law
Master’s degrees
- Master of International Law
- Master of International Law and Master of International Relations
- Master of Law, Policy and Government
- Master of Laws
- Master of Legal Practice
- Master of Mining and Energy Law
- Master of Public Policy
- Master of Resources and International Commercial Law
- Master of Taxation Law
Juris Doctor
- Juris Doctor
Research degrees
- Doctor of Juridical Science
- Doctor of Philosophy
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Music and Fine Arts
Undergraduate
Majors
- Contemporary Popular Music
- Fine Arts
- Music and Society
- Music: Electronic Music and Sound Design
- Music: General Studies
- Music: Music Studies
- Music (Extended Major)
Bachelor's degrees
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Music
Integrated honours
- Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
Postgraduate
Master’s degrees
- Master of Biological Arts
- Master of Fine Arts (Research)
- Master of Curatorial Studies in Fine Arts (Research)
- Master of Music (Research)
Research degrees
- Doctor of Musical Arts
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Natural and Physical Sciences
Undergraduate
Comprehensive degrees
- Bachelor of Biomedical Science
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
Agriculture and Environment majors
- Agribusiness
- Agricultural Science
- Agricultural Technology
- Conservation Biology
- Environmental Management
- Environmental Science
- Geographical Sciences
Biology and Chemistry majors
- Anatomy and Human Biology
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Conservation Biology
- Genetics
- Marine Biology
- Zoology
Earth and Oceans majors
- Geographical Sciences
- Geology
- Marine and Coastal Processes
- Marine Biology
Physics and Mathematics majors
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Statistics
Specialised degrees
Agriculture and Environment
- Bachelor of Agribusiness
- Agribusiness and Agricultural Science (Extended Major)
- Bachelor of Agricultural Science
- Agricultural Science and Technology (Extended Major)
- Bachelor of Biological Science
- Wildlife Conservation (Extended Major)
- Bachelor of Environmental Science
- Environmental Science and Ecology (Extended Major)
- Environmental Science and Management (Extended Major)
- Bachelor of Geographical and Spatial Sciences
- Geographical and Spatial Science (Extended Major)
Biology and Chemistry
- Bachelor of Biological Science
- Biodiversity and Evolution (Extended Major)
- Plant Biology (Extended Major)
- Wildlife Conservation (Extended Major)
- Bachelor of Earth Sciences
- Geochemistry (Extended Major)
- Bachelor of Molecular Sciences
- Biochemistry of Nutrition (Extended Major)
- Molecular Life Sciences (Extended Major)
Earth and Oceans
- Bachelor of Earth Sciences
- Geochemistry (Extended Major)
- Integrated Earth and Marine Science (Extended Major)
- Bachelor of Marine Science
- Marine Science (Extended Major)
- Bachelor of Geographical and Spatial Sciences
- Geographical and Spatial Science (Extended Major)
Physics and Mathematics
- Bachelor of Mathematics
- Mathematics (Extended Major)
Combined bachelor's degrees
Agriculture and Environment
- Bachelor of Agribusiness and Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Agricultural Science and Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Agricultural Science and Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Agricultural Science and Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Environmental Science and Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Environmental Science and Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Environmental Science and Bachelor of Science
Combined bachelor's and masters degrees
Agriculture and Environment
- Bachelor of Agribusiness and Master of Agricultural Economics
- Bachelor of Agricultural Science and Master of Agricultural Science
- Bachelor of Environmental Science and Master of Environmental Science
- Bachelor of Geographical and Spatial Science and Master of Environmental Science
Biology and Chemistry
- Bachelor of Biological Science and Master of Biological Science
- Bachelor of Biological Science and Master of Biotechnology
- Bachelor of Molecular Sciences and Master of Bioinformatics
- Bachelor of Molecular Sciences and Master of Biotechnology
- Bachelor of Molecular Sciences and Master of Biomedical Science
Earth and Oceans
- Bachelor of Earth Sciences and Master of Geoscience
- Bachelor of Earth Sciences and Master of Oceanography
- Bachelor of Geographical and Spatial Science and Master of Environmental Science
- Bachelor of Marine Science and Master of Environmental Science
- Bachelor of Marine Science and Master of Marine Biology
- Bachelor of Marine Science and Master of Oceanography
Physics and Mathematics
- Bachelor of Science (Frontier Physics) and Master of Physics
Minors
- Ocean Innovation
Postgraduate
Master’s degrees
- Master of Science
- Master of Science Communication
Agriculture and Environment
- Master of Agricultural Economics
- Master of Agricultural Science
- Master of Biotechnology
- Master of Environmental Science
- Master of Environmental Economics (Online)
Biology and Chemistry
- Master of Bioinformatics
- Master of Biological Science
- Master of Biotechnology
- Master of Marine Biology
- Master of Biomedical Science
Earth and Oceans
- Master of Energy Geoscience
- Master of Geoscience
- Master of Hydrogeology
- Master of Marine Biology
- Master of Ocean Leadership
- Master of Oceanography
- Master of Offshore and Coastal Engineering
- Master of Ore Deposit Geology
Physics and Mathematics
- Master of Medical Physics
- Master of Physics
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Psychology
Undergraduate
Majors
- Psychological and Behavioural Sciences
- Psychology (Extended Major)
Minors
- Behavioural Data Science
Bachelor's degrees
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Psychology
- Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
- Bachelor of Science
Combined Bachelor's Degrees
- Bachelor of Psychology and Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Psychology and Bachelor of Commerce
Honours
- Psychology
Postgraduate
Graduate certificates
- Graduate Certificate in Autism Diagnosis
- Graduate Certificate in Business Psychology
- Graduate Certificate in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)
Master’s degrees
- Master of Business Psychology
- Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology
Research degrees
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Neuropsychology
- Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Psychology
- Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Industrial and Organisational Psychology
