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2017-2018 Undergraduate Course Guide International Students
“Welcome to The University of Western Australia. Our world-class
course structure will see you graduate with a degree that will prepare
you for success in our rapidly changing world. Whatever goals you may
be pursuing, UWA is the right choice now to set you up for the careers
of tomorrow. I look forward to welcoming you to our community.”
Professor Paul Johnson, Vice-Chancellor
Perth City
fACULTY of education
(Nedlands Campus)
kings park
fACULTY of arCHITECTURE,
LANdSCAPE AND vISUAL ARTS St. George’s College
(Nedlands Campus) St. Thomas More college
Trinity College
St. Catherine’s College
sports and recreation centre
university Hall
Dolphin Theatre
UWA WATERSPORTS Complex
somerville Auditorium
Lawrence Wilson WINTHROP HALL
Art Gallery
Octagon Theatre fACULTY of law
Faculty OF Arts
Earth Science Museum sCHOOL of iNDIGENOUS sTUDIES
student central
Reid Library
GUILD VILLAGE
Future Students Office
(Level 1, Ken and Julie
Michael Building) Faculty of Medicine,
bayliss building
Dentistry and Health Sciences
FACULTY OF Engineering,
Computing and MathEmatics
BARRY J MARSHALL LIBRARY
(FORMERLY SCIENCE LIBRARY)
broadway shopping centre
centre for english
language teaching (celt)
CLAREMONT CAMPUS (3KM)
Taylors College
CLAREMONT CAMPUS (3KM)
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Stand out with a degree from UWA 4 Economics (single major) 32 Bachelor of Philosophy
find your course Beautiful Campus
and Outstanding Facilities 6
Economics (double major)
Finance
32
34 (Honours)
Choose a degree-specific major from
Student Life 8 Human Resource Management 37
any of the four undergraduate degrees.
The City of Perth 10 Management 40
Design Your Future 12 Marketing 41
Courses and Careers 14 Postgraduate
Bachelor of Arts 16 Bachelor of Design Professional Degrees
Bachelor of Commerce 18 Degree–specific majors Architecture 49
Bachelor of Design 20 Architecture 27 Landscape Architecture 49
Bachelor of Science 22 Fine Arts 34 Engineering 50
Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) 24 Integrated Design 38 Dental Medicine 51
Landscape Architecture 39 Medicine 52
Bachelor of Arts Medicine and Dental Medicine
Degree–specific majors Bachelor of Science Application Guidelines for
Anthropology and Sociology 27 Degree–specific majors Direct Pathways 52
Archaeology 27 Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing 26 Pharmacy 53
Asian Studies 28 Agricultural Science 26 Podiatric Medicine 53
Chinese 30 Anatomy and Human Biology 27 Social Work 54
Classics and Ancient History 30 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 28 Psychology 54
Communication and Media Studies 30 Biomedical Science (double major) 28 Clinical Audiology 55
English and Cultural Studies 33 Botany 29 Law 55
French Studies 34 Chemistry 29 Teaching: Early Childhood 56
German Studies 36 Computer Science 31 Teaching: Primary 56
History 36 Conservation Biology 31 Teaching: Secondary 57
History of Art 36 Data Science 31 Early Childhood, Primary and
Human Geography and Planning 37 Engineering Science 32 Secondary Teaching Requirements 57
Indigenous Knowledge, Environmental Science 33 Translation Studies 57
History and Heritage 37 Exercise and Health 33
Indonesian 38 Genetics 35 Entry requirements,
Italian Studies 38 Geographical Sciences 35 admissions and pathways
Japanese 39 Geology 35 Direct Pathways 58
Korean Studies 39 Marine Science 40 Support and Services for Success 62
Law and Society 40 Mathematics and Statistics 41 During Your Studies and Beyond 63
Linguistics 40 Microbiology and Immunology 41 Student Exchange 64
Music—Music Studies 42 Natural Resource Management 42 Finding a Home Away from Home 66
Music—Specialist Music Studies 42 Neuroscience 43 Money Matters 68
Philosophy 43 Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 43 Entry into UWA 70
Political Science and Pharmacology 43 Help with English Language Skills 72
International Relations 44 Physics 44 English Language Requirements 74
Psychology in Society 46 Physiology 44 How to Apply 75
Work and Employment Relations 47 Population Health 45 Academic Entry Requirements 76
Psychological Science 45
Bachelor of Commerce Quantitative Methods 46
Degree–specific majors Science Communication 46
Accounting 26 Sport Science 46
Business Law 29 Zoology 47
fACULTY of sCIENCE
(MAIN OFFICE)
uwa bUSINESS sCHOOL
Acknowledgement
The University of Western Australia
acknowledges that it is situated on Noongar
land and that Noongar people remain the
spiritual and cultural custodians of their
land and continue to practise their values,
languages, beliefs and knowledge.
The University of Western Australia | International Undergraduate Course Guide 2017–2018 3
Stand out with a
degree from UWA
Globally connected
Internationally 4000 +
recognised international
students from 109+ countries
Ranked in the top 1st
1% of universities
worldwide 1st th in Australia and
25
1 st in(ARWU
Western Australia
2015)
in the world for
Life and Agricultural
Sciences (ARWU 2015)
Membership to the Worldwide Universities
Network (WUN) and Matariki Network of
Universities (MNU)
Ranked in
the world’s
+ 109,000+
TOP graduates,
40
for research, teaching, internationalisation,
innovation, employability, facilities, and
inclusiveness (QS Stars University Ratings) 40,000
of which live
overseas across
for Agriculture,
Earth and Marine
Sciences, and
100 different
Psychology (QS 2016) countries
Established the 1st
Confucius Institute
Globally recognised in Australia
course structure
aligned with the leading European, Asian
and North American universities
The information in this publication applies specifically to international students. Information in this publication is correct as This publication was designed and produced in
of May 2016, but may be subject to change. In particular, the University reserves the right to change the content and/or the collaboration with UniPrint and the Brand, Marketing
method of presentation and/or the method of assessment of any unit of study, to withdraw any unit of study or course which and Recruitment division. Photography by Matthew
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UWA alumni
become world
leaders
Nobel Laureate
Professor Barry Marshall
Former Indonesian Vice-President
Professor Dr Boediono
Google (Asia-Pacific)
Vibrant Head of Marketing Innovation
student life Become the best Lee Hunter
CEO Greenpeace Australia Pacific
5 3 rd David Ritter
in Australia and Mecca Cosmetica founder
colleges close
49 th
in the world
for graduate employability
Jo Horgan
Former Prime Minister
Bob Hawke
to campus
(QS 2016) Decjuba CEO and owner
Tania Austin
+
125
and many more…
graduate starting salary, research grants,
World-class
clubs and research intensity, and student demand research facilities
societies (Good Universities Guide 2016)
attracting
Design your degree World-class research hundreds
of visiting international researchers
Choose from over All of UWA’s broad fields each year.
4000 course of research are rated world
standard or above
combinations ,
75 +
explore your interests
and reach your potential 7 highly
research
cited researchers
(highlycited.com)
institutes
and centres
The University of Western Australia | International Undergraduate Course Guide 2017–2018 5
Beautiful Campus and
Outstanding Facilities
UWA has a distinctive mix of grand architecture and contemporary buildings
that house state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities, lecture and
performance theatres, tutorial spaces, studios and subject-specific
laboratories for the perfect learning environment.
Western Australia’s most Adjacent to the Crawley site is UWA’s
beautiful campus Nedlands campus that hosts the
Located on a river bend in Crawley just faculties of Architecture, Landscape
minutes from the city of Perth, UWA is and Fine Arts, and Education. A short
often described as one of Australia’s minute’s walk to Hampden Road,
most picturesque campuses. Heritage- this campus location offers students
listed architecture blends with modern nearby access to a selection of cafés
buildings and leading facilities in and a handy shopping centre, including
leafy grounds of open courtyards a supermarket.
and beautiful gardens. Close to
UWA’s Crawley campus is Kings Park, Located only a few minutes from
one of the world’s largest and most the main Crawley campus is the
beautiful inner-city parks. Here you University’s Claremont site, home to
can enjoy over 400 hectares of nature, the Confucius Institute and Taylors
with sweeping views of the Swan and College which teaches the University’s
Canning rivers. Foundation Program.
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World-class facilities • In 2014, the AUD$122 million
• At the heart of the main Crawley 10-storey Harry Perkins Institute
campus is the Reid Library, Western of Medical Research was opened
Australia’s largest academic library, on the campus of the QEII Medical
with more than one million volumes, Centre in Nedlands.
complemented by several subject • UWA will house the largest
libraries around the campus. marine research capability in the
• The AUD$30 million Barry J Indian Ocean Rim with the Indian
Marshall Library (formerly the Ocean Marine Research Centre
Science Library) offers a major (IOMRC)—a AUD$62 million facility
focal point for student learning and which will enable Australia to
scientific research. expand international research.
• The University houses the state- • UWA’s Energy and Minerals Institute
of-the-art AUD$73 million Bayliss helps facilitate industry engagement
Building, the most advanced with state-of-the-art research
biomolecular sciences facility in facilities and expertise. The Crawley
Western Australia. campus has centrifuge facilities for
• UWA’s Clinical Training and deep-water engineering (the only
Education Centre (CTEC), Australia’s testing and modelling facility in the
premier medical and surgical skills southern hemisphere that hosts
training centre, is one of the most both a beam and drum centrifuge),
advanced medical technology the National Geosequestration
complexes in the world. Laboratory, the ARC Training
• In partnership with the Western Centre for LNG Futures and the
Australian Government, UWA has a ARC Research Hub for Offshore
AUD$38 million oral health centre, Floating Facilities.
offering the most modern teaching
and clinical services available. The Albany Centre
• The UWA Business School educates UWA also has a regional high-tech
tomorrow’s leaders in a AUD$50 education centre in the South West
million contemporary building, town of Albany—a five-hour drive from
overlooking the picturesque Perth. Here you can experience all that
Swan River. regional Western Australia has to
offer while studying at university.
For more information visit
albany.uwa.edu.au/courses.
The University of Western Australia | International Undergraduate Course Guide 2017–2018 7
Student Life
Studying overseas at an international university is about more than The Guild Volunteering office helps
just classes. It is about discovering a new culture, meeting new people and students find their perfect volunteering
having fun. As a UWA student you can expect to be stretched intellectually role, whether it’s related to their degree
as you interact with some of the country’s leading researchers and teachers, or not. Many opportunities will be
while at the same time making friends with other students from around added to your degree transcript and
Australia and the globe. you can choose from a range of fields
(sports, education, arts, environment
and health) and the time donated
UWA Student Guild The Guild has over 125 affiliated clubs (one-off, drop-in sessions or semester-
UWA has a bustling student life and and societies that collectively run long programs). The office also runs
the social activities on campus are about 1000 events for you to connect weekend volunteering trips which are
organised through the UWA Student with people who share similar interests. fun and affordable ways to see more
Guild which is the representative Some of our international clubs of WA.
student organisation. The UWA Student include the African Student Union,
Guild has a reputation for being one Asian Students in Australia (ASIA), If you need help along the way, you
of the most active in Australia, and Australia China Youth Association only need to ask. The International
organises countless activities including (ACYA), KAOS the UWA German Club Students’ Service (ISS) is part of the
festivals, workshops, end-of-semester and the Multicultural Students Union. Student Guild and looks after the
parties, networking opportunities, the In addition to the international clubs, welfare of international students
Guild Ball (formal dance), the National there are groups related to study or studying at the University. ISS also
Campus Band competition and UWA’s career, hobbies, politics, religion, social puts on social and educational
wide array of clubs and societies. justice and more. uwastudentguild. activities such as a trip to Rottnest
facebook.com/UWAStudentGuild com/clubs and Spring Feast.
uwastudentguild.com/iss
The Guild Village is a hive of activity The Guild also provides student facebook.com/
and houses shops, food outlets, representation, with staff on hand UWAInternationalStudentsService
bookshops, a medical centre, copy to provide extra support on any
centre, hairdresser, a bank and other academic, financial or welfare matters Interested to see how current students
useful student amenities. Market day affecting their study. Guild membership enjoy life on campus? Visit our social
is on regularly where you can buy entitles students to great discounts media pages:
inexpensive, locally made clothes, on campus and at restaurants, shops, FACEBOOK
jewellery and more. activities and services around Perth. facebook.com/UWAstudents
uwastudentguild.com WEIBO
weibo.com/u/2828997691
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The Cultural Precinct
The Cultural Precinct is UWA’s
cultural hub, supporting the
music, theatre, dance, literature
and exhibition programs. It also
supports broader arts and
cultural events that take place UWA Sport
throughout the year, including Whether you play sport to stay
collaborating with the Perth active or to socialise with friends,
International Arts Festival. you can ‘find your fit’ at one of
UWA’s many sporting facilities.
There is always someone to help
at our staffed gym with extended
opening hours, or visit the Water Sports
Complex on the beautiful foreshore at
Matilda Bay—home to the UWA Boat
Club and Outdoor Club.
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)
endorses UWA as a member of the
national Elite Athlete Friendly University
network, but you don’t have to be
an elite athlete to enjoy sporting life
at UWA.
The University has swimming pools,
tennis and squash courts and numerous
social sports, clubs and fun programs
including stand up paddleboarding, rock
climbing and other environment-driven
experiences. Don’t have a team? We’ll
help you find one.
Nearby is the UWA Sports Park,
covering 33 hectares of playing fields
and facilities.
Take on another faculty or college, or
choose to represent UWA at high-level
sporting competitions such as Western
Uni Games and Australian Uni Games.
Leadership courses, unique to WA, are
also available.
sport.uwa.edu.au
The University of Western Australia | International Undergraduate Course Guide 2017–2018 9
ELIZABETH QUAY
Fast facts
Population – PERTH
2.02 million
Time zone
GMT +8 (same time zone as 60% of the
world’s population)
The City of Perth Language
English
Government
Democratic (Westminster system)
Religion
Perth offers an inspiring study environment with sunny weather, a relaxed Complete religious freedom
outdoor environment and beautiful natural scenery. For several years in Currency
a row, Perth has been recognised as one of the top 10 most liveable cities Australian dollar ($AUD)
in the world.1 Weather
Western Australia has a warm climate,
People from across the world are Perth is a popular destination for with temperatures climbing above 30
degrees Celsius for much of the summer
drawn to Western Australia, and our international students as it offers a and rarely going below 15 degrees
State has become the most culturally stimulating study environment that Celsius during the day in winter.
diverse, with around 30 per cent of shares the same time zone with 60 per Seasons
the population having been born cent of the world’s population. It is also Summer: December – February
Autumn: March – May
elsewhere and over 170 nationalities only a few hours’ flight time to several Winter: June – August
represented across the community.2 Asian cities, making it easy to keep in Spring: September – November
touch with family and friends.
A changing city Globally oriented Stunning scenery and
Perth has had one of the most consistent rates Over 820 Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) an outdoor lifestyle
of economic growth in Australia over the past listed companies have chosen to locate their Perth is Australia’s sunniest capital city, and the
decade. Perth’s economic and population head office in Perth—more than any other Mediterranean climate of warm, dry summers is
growth is driven by a mixture of local and capital city in Australia. 3 ideal for sports and outdoor activities. Explore
international firms operating in a range of WA further to discover our State is blessed with
industries, supported by a stable political precious natural phenomena, from the towering
environment and local demand. karri forests and pristine beaches of the South
West, to the rugged ranges and spectacular
gorges of the Kimberley.
10 study.uwa.edu.auMap not to scale.
The bell Tower
TRIGG BEACH
PERTH city
KINGS PARK
PERTH AIRPORT
UWA
COTTESLOE
BEACH
Kings Park ROTTNEST
ISLAND
SWAN RIVER
INDIAN OCEAN
FREMANTLE
Rottnest Island
NORTHERN
TERRITORY Where is UWA?
WESTERN
AUSTRALIA QUEENSLAND Located minutes from Perth city,
SOUTH UWA has a picturesque riverside
UWA AUSTRALIA
campus in the suburb of Crawley that
NEW SOUTH
WALES australian
is easily accessible via frequent public
capital
territory
transport with discounted fares for
VICTORIA
international students.
TASMANIA
References
1 A Summary of the Liveability Ranking and Overview,
August 2015, Economist Intelligence Unit
2 Celebrate WA Annual Report 2014, accessed April 2016,
celebratewa.com.au
3 City of Perth, accessed April 2016
perth.wa.gov.au/business/key-industry/resources
4 QS Best Student Cities 2016, accessed April 2016
topuniversities.com/city-rankings/2016
Safe and friendly Convenient facilities Getting around
Perth offers a high standard of living and Perth is the first and only city in Australia to Perth’s public transport system makes it easy
has achieved positive rankings (35th) in the offer free public WiFi in the CBD—a great way to get around the city and to the main UWA
Best Student Cities 2016 published by QS to stay in contact with family and friends whilst campus. International students receive a
Top Universities.4 out and about. Western Australian Government-sponsored
40 per cent discount on all public transport.
Perth also has free buses called CATs that
operate around the central business district.
The University of Western Australia | International Undergraduate Course Guide 2017–2018 11Design
Your Future
It has been widely claimed
that the careers of the future
don’t yet exist. It has also
been estimated that many of
today’s jobs will be replaced
due to technological
advancements.1 The
question for students
preparing for this changing
world is – are you ready? What’s a major? beyond your major. You need to choose
This is the subject area you choose at least one of your four broadening
As a UWA student, the answer to specialise in. You can select either units from Category A. The remaining
is clear – one or two majors from more than three units can be taken from A and/
• UWA’s course structure is 65 available. or B, providing you meet any unit
wide-ranging and flexible, prerequisites.
allowing you to be creative What are core units?
in choosing your pathway A core unit is one that must be taken Category A – units with a global or
to success. to complete your chosen major. Some cultural focus. They can be units in
• Studying at UWA positions majors have set core units whilst others languages other than English (provided
you to adapt to an ever- allow you to choose from a list of core the language is not the same as your
changing and rapidly unit options. major), units from the designated list of
developing workforce. Category A units or a Student Exchange
• At UWA you will future-proof What are complementary or Study Abroad program.
your career by learning units?
valuable skills and key These are units which go hand in hand Category B – all units which sit outside
competencies, such as with your major. They are designed to your chosen degree.
communication, problem- provide you with additional knowledge
solving and research. to help you complete your major. What are elective units?
Also known as ‘free choice units’,
What are broadening units? these units give you a great
These units give you the opportunity opportunity to explore other areas of
1 Australia’s future workforce? CEDA, June 2015. to develop skills in fields of interest interest and expand your knowledge.
12 study.uwa.edu.auFor more information
How it Works Contact our Future Students
Advisors if you have any questions
At UWA you can build a degree that keeps your options open. Our courses
on how to design your degree.
are adaptable so you can choose to focus on a specific career, pursue
+61 8 6488 3939
your personal interests, or both. uwa.edu.au/askuwa
Concentrate on a single major
For those who are already focused on a specific career or area of interest.
This diagram shows the basic components
SEM 1 MAJOR (DSM) COMPLEMENTARY BROADENING A OR B ELECTIVE of an undergraduate degree. In this example,
YR1
a student has chosen to complete one
SEM 2 MAJOR (DSM) COMPLEMENTARY BROADENING A OR B ELECTIVE degree-specific major (DSM) which includes
four complementary units. As well as four
SEM 1 MAJOR (DSM) COMPLEMENTARY BROADENING A OR B ELECTIVE
broadening units, this student can choose
YR2
SEM 2 MAJOR (DSM) COMPLEMENTARY BROADENING A OR B ELECTIVE their remaining subjects (electives) from a
number of different areas of interest.
SEM 1 MAJOR (DSM) MAJOR (DSM) ELECTIVE ELECTIVE
YR3
SEM 2 MAJOR (DSM) MAJOR (DSM) ELECTIVE ELECTIVE
Degree-specific major unit Complementary unit Elective unit Broadening unit
Pursue two majors
For those who wish to keep their options open or have more than one passion they’d like
to pursue. You can complete two majors in the same amount of time at no extra cost.
This student has chosen to take two majors:
SEM 1 MAJOR (DSM) COMPLEMENTARY BROADENING A OR B SECOND MAJOR the degree-specific major (DSM) and a
YR1
major from another degree. Because the
SEM 2 MAJOR (DSM) ELECTIVE BROADENING A OR B SECOND MAJOR degree-specific major chosen only specifies
one complementary unit, there is room in
SEM 1 MAJOR (DSM) ELECTIVE BROADENING A OR B SECOND MAJOR
the degree structure for some elective
YR2
SEM 2 MAJOR (DSM) ELECTIVE BROADENING A OR B SECOND MAJOR (free-choice) units.
SEM 1 MAJOR (DSM) MAJOR (DSM) SECOND MAJOR SECOND MAJOR
YR3
SEM 2 MAJOR (DSM) MAJOR (DSM) SECOND MAJOR SECOND MAJOR
Degree-specific major unit Complementary unit Elective unit Broadening unit Second major unit
Still working it out?
If you’re not sure what path to take in This would give you a good cross- Your first year units will still count
your first year, you can try different section of subjects and help you work towards your degree as broadening
areas of study. Once you’ve explored out what you’re best suited to and and elective units.
the possibilities available, you can enjoy the most.
select one or two majors. When you complete your degree, you’ll
Then, in your second year, you’d be in a not only be job-ready but have a wide
In your first year you could study great position to confidently choose a range of skills that will benefit you
subjects as diverse as marine science, major in one of these areas. throughout your career.
sport science, Italian and marketing.
Here’s what this could look like.
Choosing Sport Science as a major
This diagram shows the
SEM 1 SPORT SCIENCE Marine Science Italian Marketing basic components of an
YR1
undergraduate degree. In this
SEM 2 SPORT SCIENCE Marine Science Italian Marketing example, a student has chosen
to complete a Sport Science
SEM 1 SPORT SCIENCE Sport Science Human Biology Marketing
major which includes three
YR2
SEM 2 SPORT SCIENCE Service Learning Human Biology Marketing complementary units. As well
as four broadening units,
SEM 1 SPORT SCIENCE Sport Science Physical Health & Fitness Marketing this student can choose their
YR3
remaining subjects (electives)
SEM 2 SPORT SCIENCE Study Abroad Accounting Marketing from a number of different areas
of interest.
Degree-specific major unit Complementary unit Elective unit Broadening unit
Course structure diagrams are for illustrative purposes only. Refer to the UWA Handbook (handbooks.uwa.edu.au) for full details.
The University of Western Australia | International Undergraduate Course Guide 2017–2018 13Courses and Careers
Undergraduate courses
Your first degree (also referred to as an undergraduate degree) will give
you the practical skills and knowledge needed to commence your career.
Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Design
Choose from 25 Choose from eight Choose from four
degree-specific majors degree-specific majors degree-specific majors
Your career options Your career options Your career options
Advertising Accounting Architecture
Communications Banking Fine Arts
Marketing Economics Integrated Design
Media Finance Landscape Architecture
Politics Government Urban Design
Public Relations Human Resources and many more...
Government Relations Management
and many more... Marketing
and many more...
Bachelor of Science
Choose from 32
Bachelor of Philosophy degree-specific majors
Choose any degree- Your career options
specific major Agribusiness
Biology
For the full list of majors see Your career options Chemistry
pages 26 to 47. Bachelor of Philosophy Conservation
(Honours) graduates Genetics
will have a wealth of Geology
opportunities upon Research and Development
graduation. Sport Science
and many more...
14 study.uwa.edu.auPostgraduate courses1
Additionally, you can go on to obtain your second degree. This degree is known as a
postgraduate degree and strengthens your credentials and future career opportunities.
You can also study a professional qualification at postgraduate level.
Coursework Professional2 Master of Clinical Psychology/PhD
Graduate Certificates Master of Architecture (MArch) (MClinPsych/PhD)
Graduate Diplomas Career: Architect Career: Clinical Psychologist
Masters by Coursework
Master of Clinical Audiology Master of Industrial and
Higher Degree by Research
(MClinAudiol) Organisational Psychology/PhD
Preliminary courses
Career: Audiologist (MInd&OrgPsych/PhD)
Professional Practice Masters
Career: Industrial and Organisational
Professional Doctorates Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
Psychologist
Clinical Doctorates Career: Dentist
Master of Clinical Neuropsychology/
Master of Professional Engineering
Research PhD (MClinNeuropsych/PhD)
(MPE)
Masters by Thesis and Coursework Career: Clinical Neuropsychologist
Career: Engineer
Masters by Research
Master of Social Work (Qualifying)
Professional Doctorates, including Master of Landscape Architecture
[MSW(Qualifying)]
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) (MLArch)
Career: Social Worker
Career: Landscape Architect
Master of Teaching (Early Childhood)
Juris Doctor (JD)
[MTeach(Early Childhood)]
Career: Lawyer
Career: Early Childhood Teacher
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Master of Teaching (Primary)
Career: Doctor
[MTeach(Primary)]
Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) Career: Primary Teacher
Career: Pharmacist
Graduate Diploma in Education
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) (GradDipEd)
Career: Podiatrist Career: Secondary Teacher
Master of Industrial and Master of Teaching (Secondary)
Organisational Psychology [MTeach(Secondary)]
(MInd&OrgPsych) Career: Secondary Teacher
Career: Industrial and Organisational
Master of Translation Studies
Psychologist
(MTransSt)
Career: Translator
1 Students may progress upon successful completion and upon satisfying any university prerequisites.
2 Additional steps may be required for professional accreditation. Visit studyat.uwa.edu.au for full details.
Gain an advantage by choosing from a range of course packages that combine your first
degree with your second degree. Our upcoming direct pathways guide will explain all your
options. For more information contact our Future Students Office on +61 8 6488 3939 or visit
uwa.edu.au/askuwa.
The University of Western Australia | International Undergraduate Course Guide 2017–2018 15Bachelor
of Arts
studyat.uwa.edu.au/arts
UWA course code: BP001
CRICOS Code: 003005D
Length of course: 3 years full-time
Intake period: February and July
2017 tuition fees: AUD$30,000 per year
The Bachelor of Arts degree offers Seven different modern European and the study of musicology and
students a diverse range of majors and Asian languages are taught in the music education.
to study in the humanities, social degree and you can either learn a new
sciences, languages and music. language or advance your existing As a student, you are exposed to a
knowledge, as well as studying its broad range of learning styles, from
The humanities explore the histories, related popular culture, art, film and traditional lectures to interactive
literatures and cultures of human literature. You may also choose to tutorials and practical workshops
civilisation, while the social sciences study a classical language such as involving digital media. UWA academic
study sociology, anthropology, Ancient Greek or Latin. staff members are not only dedicated
archaeology, political behaviours award-winning teachers, but many
and other forms of human behaviour, The School of Music provides are also renowned scholars and
communication and organisation. opportunities for developing researchers who are international
performance skills in instrumental leaders and experts in their fields.
or vocal studies, composition
16 study.uwa.edu.au“Everything I studied in my
communications course
has a connection with
what I do in my career, be
it writing, filming, listening.
What I learned at UWA
is helping my career
every day.
My advice to international
students considering
study in Australia is to
Faculty of Arts choose UWA. It’ll be the
Founded best choice you’ll ever
the Perth make, and while you’re at
International it, make sure you live at a
3 Schools
Social Sciences,
Arts Festival
(PIAF)
college. The friends you
make will last a lifetime,
and the person you’ll be at
the end of university will
Humanities and Ranked top 100 be so different from the
Music School worldwide for Anthropology, one that stepped in on the
Archaeology, English first day.”
25
Language and Literature,
Undergraduate and Performing Arts Jerald Justin Ko
Majors (QS World University Rankings Senior Producer
by Subject 2016) and Presenter
+
25
Power 98FM, Singapore
Bachelor of Arts
Postgraduate (Communication and Media
Courses Teaching quality Studies) graduate
Home country: Singapore
Awarded the Overall satisfaction for
largest grant to
the humanities in
Humanities and Social
Australia to operate the ARC Sciences
Centre of Excellence for the The Good Universities Guide 2016
History of Emotions
Why study Arts? As part of your Arts degree you Beyond your Bachelor of Arts
Studying Arts equips you for every can choose to undertake the Arts Arts graduates are equipped with a
aspect of life. It enables you to discover Practicum, which provides the well-rounded education and excellent
your talents, interests and abilities opportunity to work on a supervised communication, research and
and develop them fully. You will also project in a workplace of your technological skills that provide a great
acquire skills such as critical thinking, choice while earning credit towards choice of career pathways. Successful
communication, reasoning ability and your degree. graduates include prime ministers,
problem-solving. These proficiencies ambassadors, authors, composers,
are all highly sought after and valued journalists, anthropologists, historians,
by employers and will provide you with public relations managers, policy
many future career opportunities. advisers and teachers, to name a few.
The University of Western Australia | International Undergraduate Course Guide 2017–2018 17Bachelor of
Commerce
studyat.uwa.edu.au/commerce
UWA course code: BP002
CRICOS Code: 003006C
Length of course: 3 years full-time
Intake period: February and July
2017 tuition fees: AUD$36,000 per year
The Bachelor of Commerce delivers You will learn from leading academics, Why study Commerce?
a global perspective on business have opportunities to develop industry The Bachelor of Commerce focuses on
providing you with the skills, networks and graduate with an the factors that drive economic behaviour
knowledge and experience you need to internationally recognised degree. The at both an individual and organisational
pursue a career within the corporate, strong links between UWA and the level. Your studies will equip you with
government and not-for-profit sectors. business community will provide you the analytical, communication and
A degree in Commerce offers you the with an educational experience that problem-solving skills to effectively
flexibility to engage with a broad range extends beyond academic excellence. identify issues, source information and
of disciplines. You will gain a strong find efficient and practical solutions. The
and relevant education, providing you Graduate opportunities are diverse and course has been tailored in consultation
with the scope to enter a wide range of exciting which will set you apart from with representatives from leading local
business-related fields. the crowd and prepare you for success and international organisations, ensuring
in the global marketplace. you will graduate with an industry-
relevant degree.
18 study.uwa.edu.au“Achieving a degree from
UWA is not an easy feat.
But all the hard work will
pay off once you graduate.
During my time at
UWA, I acquired the
necessary skills to be an
auditor, such as how to
critically analyse financial
statements and general
business acumen. The
group projects helped
develop my interpersonal
and communication skills,
which are important skills
to have as an auditor.”
Andi Sanusi
UWA BUSINESS SCHOOL Auditor
Office of the Auditor
8
General for Western
Undergraduate Graduate salary Australia (OAG)
Majors Getting a job Bachelor of Commerce
(Accounting) graduate
The Good Universities Guide to MBA Home country: Indonesia
+
18
and Management Courses 2016
Postgraduate
Courses 5000+ students
from more than
30+ leading
corporate
62 countries around
the world
partners spanning The only institution in Western
across industries Ranked Australia to be internationally
including mining top 100 in the world accredited through the European
and resources, for Accounting and Finance Quality Improvement System
professional services (QS World University Rankings (EQUIS) and the Association to
and infrastructure by Subject 2016) Advance Collegiate Schools of
Business (AACSB).
You can choose to join a number situations by taking part in national opportunity to gain work in industries
of student societies including the and international competitions run by across the world, including energy
Economics and Commerce Student leading organisations. and resources, financial services,
Society, Bloom, UWA Consulting consulting, information management
Society, Student Managed Investment Beyond your Bachelor and marketing and communications.
Fund, Finance Association of of Commerce
Western Australia and many more. Bachelor of Commerce graduates
In addition, you can choose to are highly employable across a range
participate in Enactus UWA, a not- of business-related activities, such
for-profit organisation that aims to as developing marketing strategies,
empower local communities through delivering professional accounting
entrepreneurial and education advice, managing business teams
outreach projects, or apply your and understanding the stock market
business knowledge to real-world and the economy. You will have the
The University of Western Australia | International Undergraduate Course Guide 2017–2018 19Bachelor of Design studyat.uwa.edu.au/design UWA course code: BP0031 CRICOS Code: 068912J Length of course: 3 years full-time Intake period: February and July 2017 tuition fees: AUD$35,500 per year The Bachelor of Design offers you a The Bachelor of Design offers four Beyond your Bachelor of Design rich combination of experiences in degree-specific majors which include: UWA offers an internationally respected creativity, the humanities and the • Architecture (page 27), design degree with many of its sciences. The course is suitable for • Fine Arts (page 34), graduates achieving success across students interested in architecture, • Integrated Design (page 38), the globe. The course prepares you to fine arts, landscape architecture or • Landscape Architecture (page 39). develop solutions to contemporary urban design, and provides practical, issues and contribute to the hands-on studies enriched by leading development of the built environment research practice. in an independent and creative way. 20 study.uwa.edu.au
“I chose UWA because of
its prestigious reputation
and because my degree
would be recognised
internationally by
the Singapore Board
of Architects.
My career has been very
rewarding so far and
I have used my creative
skills and knowledge
I learned from UWA on
complex design projects
across Hong Kong,
Singapore, Indonesia
10 STUDENTS 1 staff
and Australia.”
within teaching studios
May Kong
Faculty of Architecture, overseas studios Architect Sole Proprietor,
Landscape and Visual Arts held each year in Singapore
Milan, Athens, Architecture graduate
Spain, Bali and India Home country: Singapore
4 Undergraduate
majors within
Bachelor of Design
ALVA team shortlisted in
Guggenheim Design
Competition 2015 –
the largest architectural
+
11
competition in the world
Postgraduate
Courses Distinguished alumni
with international
standing include:
Teaching staff from around the
world including Italy, USA, UK, Richard Hassell of WOHA
Kerry Hill of KHA
Germany, Spain, Portugal and Serbia
Ross Donaldson of Woods Bagot
Abbie Galvin of BVN Architecture
Master of
LANDSCAPE MASTER OF
Architecture ARCHITECTURE
RECOGNISED BY THE COMMONWEALTH
Recognised by the Australian Institute ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTS (CAA) AND
of Landscape Architects (AILA) COVERED BY THE CANBERRA ACCORD
The Bachelor of Design is a starting Students who seek professional 1 The Architecture major can only be taken by Bachelor
of Design or Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
point for students planning to accreditation in architecture will need students concurrently enrolled in the Integrated
pursue a professional qualification in to complete both the Architecture Design major. It is not available for study as a
second major.
architecture or landscape architecture, and Integrated Design majors,
as well as further studies in urban before proceeding to the Master of
design, which can be undertaken at Architecture course.
postgraduate level after completion
of the Bachelor of Design.
The University of Western Australia | International Undergraduate Course Guide 2017–2018 21Bachelor “I chose to study at UWA
because it is a great
of Science
university that is also
close to my family in
Singapore.
UWA academics are
leaders in their respective
fields. My Honours
studyat.uwa.edu.au/science research supervisors
UWA course code: BP004
inspired me to push
CRICOS Code: 068914G
the boundaries of my
Length of course: 3 years full-time research and I was also
Intake period: February and July given opportunities to
2017 tuition fees: AUD$36,500 per year present my research at
international events.
I now work as a research
scientist and provide
scientific data to global
organisations that aim to
cure cancer. My rewarding
career all began with a
decision to study Science
at UWA.”
Ferrer Ong
Research Scientist
Telethon Kids Institute
and Phylogica, Australia
Home country: Singapore
The Bachelor of Science gives you the theoretical knowledge needed, will potential and opportunity. During your
opportunity to harness the skills and prepare you for diverse and exciting studies you will investigate the big
knowledge necessary to make a real career options. issues confronting our planet including
contribution to the global challenges climate change, the diagnosis and
facing humanity. You can specialise Why study Science? treatment of disease, healthy lifestyles,
in areas ranging from cutting-edge Science is for those who have a sense food sustainability and conserving
pure and applied science to new of adventure, a desire to explore and biodiversity.
multidisciplinary fields of science. an ability to think creatively. From
Strong communication and research undiscovered galaxies to the ‘invisible’ You will acquire skills that make you
skills embedded throughout each activities of microscopic organisms, highly employable, such as critical
major, along with the technical and no other field covers such a vast and thinking and problem-solving.
colourful spectrum of innovation,
22 study.uwa.edu.auFaculty of Science
32 Undergraduate
majors 50 +Postgraduate
courses
1st th
in Australia and
25 in the world for
Life and Agricultural
22 STUDENTS 1 staff
Sciences (ARWU 2015)
One of the best staff to
Psychology and Earth student ratios in Australia
and Marine Sciences
are ranked in 5000+students
the world’s
top 40 institutions
23% from overseas
(QS World University Rankings
by Subject 2016)
UWA is ranked first in Life and Beyond your Bachelor of Science opportunities across a wide range of
Agricultural Sciences1 in Australia and The skills you gain when studying sectors. If you choose to pursue further
25th in the world, and boasts staff who the Bachelor of Science, such as study, a master’s degree by research
are among the world’s leading teachers reason, logic, observation, analysis, or a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) will
and researchers. Their research and resourcefulness, communication, enable you to move into a career in
knowledge, as well as access to state- creativity, imagination and scientific research.
of-the-art facilities, will form an integral experimentation, form the foundation
part of your learning experience. of a great science education and
are highly valued and sought after
by employers. Science graduates
are in demand worldwide with job
1 Academic Ranking of World Universities, 2015
The University of Western Australia | International Undergraduate Course Guide 2017–2018 23Bachelor
of Philosophy
(Honours)
studyat.uwa.edu.au/bphil
Choose from more than
UWA course code: BH005
CRICOS Code: 068916E
65 majors
Length of course: 4 years full-time
(inclusive of Honours)
Intake period: February Open to high achieving
2017 tuition fees: AUD$39,000 per year students – the top 2%
in Australia
Global
Challenges,
Research
and Leadership
188
students are currently
enrolled in the BPhil at UWA
The Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) Why study the Bachelor of What can I study?
is a challenging and research-oriented Philosophy (Honours)? The Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
four-year degree. The course offers The Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) gives you the freedom to choose a
an innovative curriculum with an will ensure you develop high-level major from any field of study within
individually designed academic research and communication skills Arts, Commerce, Design or Science.
program, focusing on your chosen that prepare you for the challenges It is an integrated Honours degree with
area of specialisation. of achieving the highest international research embedded throughout the
standards of excellence. While many four-year course and the opportunity
In addition to innovative research Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) to learn a language.
project work, the course includes a graduates will choose to pursue
scholarship-supported study abroad further studies or a career in research, You will complete the first-level unit—
experience, academic mentoring, the intensive focus of the degree on Global Challenges, Research and
high-level communications training, developing analytical, teamwork Leadership—in first semester and take
professional skills development and an and communication skills will part in a group research project. This
on-campus residential experience prior ensure you are highly employable forms the basis of your subsequent
to the start of first semester. upon graduation. research training. The Summer
Residence, held prior to the start of
your first semester, is an integral part
24 study.uwa.edu.au“I chose UWA because it
has a strong reputation
for world-class research
which matched my
research pursuits.
My experience at
UWA has been quite
transformative–I’ve made
new friendships and
professional connections,
and have experienced
amazing opportunities,
such as the Cancer
Council of WA Summer
Scholarship where I learned
expert lab skills from an
esteemed professor.”
Nguyet Minh (Marisa) Duong
Bachelor of Philosophy
(Hons) graduate and
current PhD student
Faculty of Science, UWA,
Australia
Home country: Vietnam
of the BPhil course and is designed Entry requirements Beyond your Bachelor of
to introduce you to the academic Entry to this course is extremely Philosophy (Honours)
expectations of this degree as well as competitive. Entry requirements for Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
give you the opportunity to meet your this course are an equivalent Australian graduates will have a wealth of
fellow students. Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) of at opportunities upon completion.
least 98.00 in most cases, supplemented Graduates may choose postgraduate
During the four-year course, you by some special admission pathways. study by coursework and/or
will participate in collaborative and Places will be limited. Before nominating research, including courses leading
interdisciplinary research projects, work your degree-specific major (and second to professional qualifications, or may
closely with a research mentor from major where relevant) you must have prefer to enter the workforce directly
your chosen field of study, develop your satisfied any specified prerequisites for after completing their second degree.
own research project with an academic that major.
supervisor, present your research
orally, produce a research dissertation, The Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)
undertake an overseas study experience is only available for first semester
and have the opportunity to meet entry. The Summer Residence is a
international research leaders visiting requirement of this course and all
the University. students are expected to attend.
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UWA offers a diverse range of majors to choose from, as detailed over the
next 22 pages. Students have the flexibility to choose units from different
disciplines and need not decide on a major until the end of their first year.
Requirements
Aboriginal Health Accounting
Prerequisites2: Mathematics. Students who do not
and Wellbeing studyat.uwa.edu.au/accounting have a sufficiently high level of Mathematics will
handbooks.uwa.edu.au/accounting be required to take a bridging unit in the first year
studyat.uwa.edu.au/aboriginal-health of study.
handbooks.uwa.edu.au/aboriginalhealth Course description Academic and English language requirements:
Accounting is essential for monitoring and guiding See pages 74–77
Course description business operations so that managers can gain an
The Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing major accurate and up-to-date picture of the financial 1 Students seeking professional accreditation must also
will provide you with a solid foundation on the health of their organisation. take Introduction to Law or Australian Legal Principles
issues that influence the health and wellbeing and Institutions, and Company Law.
of Aboriginal peoples, families and communities The Accounting major focuses on the preparation, 2 Prerequisites and recommended courses may
in Australia. You will gain a broad introduction interpretation and communication of accounting not apply to students completing this major as a
to health and wellbeing from an Aboriginal information essential for effective decision making second major in a degree other than the Bachelor
perspective and a deeper appreciation of the within and outside an organisation. You can choose of Commerce.
underlying issues that influence health and to gain an overall understanding of the field or
wellbeing from historical, cultural, environmental, select units from specialist focus areas in either
political and spiritual perspectives. financial or management accounting. You can also Agricultural Science
choose to pursue membership with one of the
The major will enable understanding of particular professional accounting bodies. studyat.uwa.edu.au/agriculture
health problems within Aboriginal communities; handbooks.uwa.edu.au/agriculture
their impacts; knowledge of the strategies, policies In the future
and practices that have been implemented to Professional accountants are employed as Course description
improve health and wellbeing with a particular company directors, board members, chief executive Meeting the global demand for food, fibre and fuel
focus on Aboriginal community-led initiatives; officers, partners in business and in the profession, is a key challenge for agriculture in the twenty-first
and gain practical experience in Aboriginal as well as in banking, company accounting, century. By 2050 the world will have to feed and
health settings. financial consulting, fund management, merchant clothe 32 per cent more people than we do now
banking, public accounting practice, stockbroking without irreparably damaging ecosystems. The
In the future and taxation. Students can choose to pursue rapidly growing population, changing climate and
Graduates will be well prepared for careers further study at honours level or undertake a limiting land and fresh water resources will impact
in Aboriginal health research, policy, master’s degree such as the Master of Commerce or on the ability of agriculture to meet the demand.
management and practice in Aboriginal and Master of Business Administration.
government contexts. You will investigate how to address this challenge
Professional recognition and accreditation by developing an understanding of the complex
Students can choose to pursue further studies at • CPA Australia biological, physical and social–economic factors
honours or postgraduate level in a range of areas • Chartered Accountants Australia and that shape agricultural systems. Your studies will
including Aboriginal health and population health. New Zealand include cropping and pasture sciences, plant
• Institute of Public Accountants nutrition, livestock production, soil science,
Unit sequence Note: All professional recognition is subject to genetics and economics applied to agriculture.
students choosing the appropriate option and The sequence of units will include field work and
LEVEL 1 CORE UNITS elective units.1 extended field trips.1 Scholarships of $5000 per year
• Aboriginal Encounters: Strangers in (for the duration of the degree) are available for
Our Backyard Unit sequence students entering their first year of the Agricultural
• Boodjar Moort Katitjin: Introduction to Science degree. Refer to www.rirdc.gov.au/
Indigenous Heritage and Knowledge LEVEL 1 CORE UNITS research-programs.
• Financial Accounting
LEVEL 2 CORE UNITS • Introduction to Finance In the future
• Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing There is a shortage of agricultural science
• Indigenous Knowledge: Mind, Body and Spirit LEVEL 2 CORE UNITS graduates. Career opportunities are expansive and
• Corporate Accounting the skills you will learn are transferable to many
LEVEL 3 CORE UNITS • Management Accounting other fields and areas of study. Agricultural Science
• Aboriginal Health Community Organisation • Optional: Taxation graduates become agronomists, animal scientists,
Placement bankers, commodity market analysts, consultants,
• Aboriginal Health Research Project LEVEL 3 OPTIONS economists, food scientists, journalists, natural
• Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing Select four (or three if Taxation unit is chosen resource managers, plant breeders, researchers,
• Indigenous Research at Level 2) including at least one from Financial policy makers, politicians, science communicators,
Accounting: Theory and Practice or Strategic soil scientists and more.
COMPLEMENTARY UNITS Management Accounting:
Students nominating Aboriginal Health and • Advanced Corporate Accounting Students can choose to pursue further studies
Wellbeing as their degree-specific major in the • Auditing at honours or postgraduate level in Agricultural
Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Philosophy • Contemporary Managerial Accounting Science, specialising in agricultural economics,
(Honours) course must also study: • Financial Accounting: Theory and Practice animal or plant production, genetics and breeding
• Communication and Project Planning in Health • Financial Statement Analysis or soil science.
• Foundations of Epidemiology and Biostatistics • Performance Measurement and Evaluation
• Human Biology I: Becoming Human • Strategic Management Accounting Unit sequence
• Human Biology II: Being Human
COMPLEMENTARY UNITS LEVEL 1 CORE UNITS
Requirements Students nominating Accounting as their degree- • Frontiers in Biology
specific major in the Bachelor of Commerce or • Plant and Animal Biology
Prerequisites1: Mathematics or a bridging unit in Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) course must
Mathematics in the first year of study. also study: LEVEL 2 CORE UNITS
Academic and English language requirements: • Economic and Business Statistics • Animal Function and Structure
See pages 74–77 • Marketing Management • Geomorphology and Soils
• Microeconomics: Prices and Markets
1 Prerequisites and recommended courses may not • Organisational Behaviour LEVEL 3 CORE UNITS
apply to students completing this major as a second • Agricultural Economics and Marketing
major in a degree other than the Bachelor of Science. • Agricultural Systems
• Clean, Green and Ethical Animal Production
• Soil–Plant Interactions
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COMPLEMENTARY UNITS Requirements
Students nominating Agricultural Science as their Archaeology
degree-specific major in the Bachelor of Science Prerequisites1: Mathematics or a bridging unit in
or Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) course must Mathematics in the first year of study. studyat.uwa.edu.au/archaeology
also study: Academic and English language requirements: handbooks.uwa.edu.au/archaeology
• Plants in Action See pages 74–77
• Principles of Inheritance Course description
• Science, Society and Data Analysis 1 Students who do not meet the Mathematics Archaeology is the study of past human societies
Plus one of the following: prerequisite must study Mathematics Fundamentals. through the material things people leave behind.
• Introduction to Scientific Practices Prerequisites and recommended courses may not This major provides students with an overall view
• Science, Society and Communication apply to students completing this major as a second of world archaeological studies as well as insights
(unless Science Communication is taken major in a degree other than the Bachelor of Science. into Australia and the region’s extraordinary past.
as a second major)
Our expertise includes Indigenous, historical and
Requirements Anthropology maritime archaeology, exploring the full breadth of
Australia’s rich Indigenous and colonial history to
Prerequisites2: Mathematics or a bridging unit in and Sociology consider the 50,000 years of human habitation of
Mathematics in the first year of study. this continent.
Academic and English language requirements: studyat.uwa.edu.au/anthropology
See pages 74–77 handbooks.uwa.edu.au/anthropology The analytical and practical elements are taught
within laboratory and fieldwork units which are
1 Cost of food and accommodation to be paid Course description held annually for two or three weeks. UWA is
for by the student. For more information go to Anthropology and Sociology seek to understand home to the Centre for Rock Art Research and
teachingandlearning.uwa.edu.au/students/fees. human society in all its complexity. This Management, providing students with strong
2 Prerequisites and recommended courses may not major incorporates the study of cultures, industry links and research connections.
apply to students completing this major as a second institutions, social behaviours, economies and
major in a degree other than the Bachelor of Science. systems of meaning, and includes the topics In the future
of religion, politics, family, gender, education, Archaeologists are in demand by government
health, ethnicities, migration, nationalism, the departments, the mining and resources industries
Anatomy and environment and the media. and other organisations both within and outside
of Australia. They are either employed directly or
Human Biology As a student you will investigate a range of social they work as private consultants, providing advice
and cultural practices and theories through studies about archaeological heritage matters. Other
studyat.uwa.edu.au/anatomy of behaviours and beliefs of past and present career prospects include museum curators and
handbooks.uwa.edu.au/anatomy societies, locally and globally. Your study will help researchers, or in the education sector.
you to understand your place in the world and
Course description equip you with useful skills for living and working in Students can choose to pursue further studies at
What is it that makes us human? A major in a changing, multicultural society. honours level or undertake a master’s degree such
Anatomy and Human Biology will allow you as the Master of Heritage Studies.
to explore what it means to be human in an In the future
integrative way, combining studies of the biology Graduates find employment in social research Practicum or field unit
and behaviour of human beings with current social within policy development, public service, • Archaeological field methods
and ethical issues. The units offered within this community development, the law, physical and • Rock Art field unit
major cover topics as diverse as human functional mental health, environmental problem-solving and
anatomy; genetics, reproduction, embryology and assessment, urban planning and education. Work Unit sequence
growth; microscopic structures of cells and tissues; opportunities are also found in native title, heritage
structure and function of the nervous system; and assessment and other Indigenous areas both in LEVEL 1 CORE UNITS
ecology, behaviour and biosocial interactions. You Australia and overseas, museums, foreign aid and • Archaeology Today: Principles and Themes
will explore all of these from the molecular to the agricultural development. • Discoveries in Archaeology
population level and beyond.
Students can choose to pursue further studies at LEVEL 2 OPTIONS (select two)
In the future honours or postgraduate level. • Archaeology of Colonisation and Contact
Graduates find careers as scientists in sleep • Historical Archaeology
science, assisted reproductive technologies, Unit sequence • Rock Art Field Unit
pharmaceutical training and neuroscience, • The Archaeology of Rock Art
commercial organisations, or in sales associated LEVEL 1 CORE UNITS • The Emerging Human
with these organisations. There are career • Being Human: Culture, Identity and Society
opportunities in public science education, in • Global Changes, Local Responses LEVEL 3 OPTIONS (select four)
museums and in the media. • Archaeological Field Methods
LEVEL 2 CORE UNIT AND OPTIONs • Archaeological Laboratory Methods
Students can choose to pursue further studies in • Social Thought • Archaeological Method and Theory
honours, a master’s degree or a PhD in Human Plus two of the following: • Archaeology of East and Southeast Asia:
Biology or Anatomical Sciences. Other options • Aboriginal Art Origins to Civilisation
include the Graduate Certificate in Adult Sleep • Australian Society • Archaeology of Europe: Neanderthals to Homer
Science or Graduate Diploma in Sleep Science. • Constructing Cultures Through Media • Archaeology of Indigenous Australia
• Environment, Power and Disasters in Asia • Making History
Unit sequence • Popular Culture in Asia • Roman Archaeology
• Refugees, Human Rights, Violence and Fear • Roman Britain
LEVEL 1 CORE UNITS • Religion in Society
• Human Biology I: Becoming Human • Sex, Gender and Social Life Requirements
• Human Biology II: Being Human • Society, Law and Politics
Prerequisites: None
LEVEL 2 OPTIONS (select one) LEVEL 3 CORE UNIT AND OPTIONS Academic and English language requirements:
• Biological Anthropology: Human Adaptation • Advanced Qualitative Methods: Ethnography See pages 74–77
and Variation Plus two of the following:
• Human Reproductive Biology • Contemporary Social Thought
Plus one of the following: • Engaged Anthropology Architecture
• Human Organs and Systems • Environment, Landscape and Place
• Human Structure and Development • Indigenous Australia studyat.uwa.edu.au/architecture
• Migration, Mobilities, Belonging handbooks.uwa.edu.au/architecture
LEVEL 3 OPTIONS (select one) • Mind, Body, Culture
• Human Biology: Applications and • Social Meaning of Money Course description
Investigations I • The Social Worlds of the Asia Pacific Studying architecture is often described as
• Human Biology: Applications and the integration of creative work with scientific
Investigations II Requirements knowledge, tempered by the humanities. In this
Plus three of the following: major you will undertake the design of individual
• Biological Anthropology: Genes and Society Prerequisites: None buildings, urban and landscape schemes in
• Human Evolutionary Ecology Academic and English language requirements: the context of social, technical and economic
• Human/Primate Social Organisation See pages 74–77 considerations. You will acquire skills in design
• Human Reproduction
• Human Structure and Function
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