Why not see the world and study at the same time? A World of Opportunity awaits you at ECU! Edith Cowan University (ECU) is located in the beautiful city of Perth, Western Australia, which is well known as a friendly, safe, and cosmopolitan city with a Mediterranean climate.
About Us
More than 25,000 students make up ECU's culturally diverse student body, with almost 20% of students coming to ECU from over 90 countries around the world. ECU is one of only a few universities in Australia to be rated 5 stars for Teaching Quality (Good Universities Guide, 2009).
ECU has three campuses - the Joondalup Campus is where the University's headquarters are situated. Facilities include the innovative Health and Wellness Building, a fully equipped sport and fitness centre, library, outdoor cinema during the summer months and on-campus accommodation.
The Mount Lawley Campus is located only minutes from Perth's CBD, well serviced by public transport and has comprehensive teaching resources, IT and performing arts facilities, sport and fitness centre and on-campus accommodation.
The ECU South West Campus (Bunbury) is the largest university campus outside the metropolitan area in Western Australia.
With ECU's Study Abroad Program, you can study for one or two semesters and have the classes credited to your home university. You can select a variety of units from multiple disciplines and mix and match these units to suit your individual needs in order to gain credits towards your home degree. So you can complete your degree and travel at the same time!
Student Services
At ECU, we provide a supportive learning environment through a variety of services and facilities:
- arrival reception service
- automated teller machines (ATM)
- bookshops
- childcare centre/crèche
- coffee shops
- e-Labs (24 hours a day, seven days a week)
- hairdresser
- health services
- learning advisers
- library
- orientation programs
- plenty of parking
- security (24 hours a day, seven days a week)
- sport and fitness centres
- student counselling service
- student guild
- student recruitment and career services.
We have a team dedicated to the study abroad program to assist students from the enquiry stage right through to acceptance and visa documentation. The team assists students with enrolment prior to arrival at ECU and provide ongoing support to students while they are studying in Australia.
Courses
We offer over 400 courses and give you the flexibility to mix and match units from across the different study areas and disciplines during your study abroad semester.
Our study areas:
- biology, chemistry and environmental science
- business
- communications and arts
- engineering and technology
- exercise, biomedical and health sciences
- law and justice
- nursing
- psychology and social science
- security and computing
- sport, tourism and hospitality management
- teacher education
- urban and regional planning
- Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (entry on a case-by-case basis).
Our courses are often the only of their kind in Western Australia or even Australia. Some of our unique and specialised programs include: aviation; broadcasting; counter terrorism security and intelligence; motorsports; performing arts; and screen studies.
Locations
Mount Lawley
2 Bradford Street MOUNT LAWLEY WA Australia
Joondalup
270 Joondalup Drive JOONDALUP WA Australia
South West (Bunbury)
Robertson Drive BUNBURY WA Australia