Edith Cowan University

ECU courses are offered on three campuses – Joondalup and Mount Lawley in metropolitan Perth and the South West Campus at Bunbury, 200km south of the capital city.

ECU main campus is in Joondalup, a bustling Perth suburb that is also the home of Western Australia’s largest shopping mall. Joondalup is located 25 minutes’ train ride from Perth Central Station, and the ECU campus is a short five minutes’ walk from Joondalup station. Alternatively, students can take the free CAT (Central Area Transit) bus from the station to ECU. The modern campus is renowned for its state-of-the art facilities in spacious, green surroundings.

ECU Mt Lawley campus is located only four kilometres from the city centre, and can be reached from the city by bus in 10-15 minutes. This medium-sized boutique campus is the home of School of Arts and Humanities and WAAPA (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts), creating a unique artistic and creative hub.

ECU also has a regional campus in Bunbury, 200 km south of Perth, towards the Margaret River wine region.

ECU has been ranked the number one public university in Australia for student experience. As a truly multicultural university, ECU offers a vibrant environment with excellent learning outcomes combined with great student lifestyle.

ECU has a range of over 250 different courses across eight schools:

• Medical & Health Sciences
• Engineering
• Education
• Arts & Humanities
• Business & Law
• Nursing & Midwifery
• Science
• Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.

 Some highlights include:

• Teacher Education

The School of Education is the most popular and longest established school of education in Western Australia.

• Nursing

ECU offers the largest school of Nursing in Western Australia, with state-of-the-art facilities including 81-bed ward. International community placements are available, and ECU now also offers ECU Master of Nursing (Graduate Entry), designed for students who have completed a Bachelor degree in a discipline other than Nursing, but want to become registered nurses, without having to complete another Bachelor degree.

School of Arts and Humanities

Located in the Mt Lawley campus with a creative and artistic environment

Ranked #1 in Australia for creative arts (QILT 2018)

Sports Science Department

Ranked within top 20 worldwide and the best in Western Australia (Shanghai Jiao Tong Rankings 2017)

Cyber Security

ECU is recognised as a leader of Cyber Security and research, and in 2017 was recognised by the Australian Federal Government as one of just two Australian Centres of Cyber Security Excellence, and the only one in Western Australia.

Two of our staff are Interpol recognised cyber crime experts.

ECU will play a key role in the Federal Government funded $139 million Cyber Security Cooperation Research Centre, which will have its Head Office at the ECU Joondalup Campus.

Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

One of the world’s leading performing arts academies, with Hugh Jackman among its famous alumni

ECU Village offers modern student accommodation in all ECU campuses, right in the heart of the campus.

ECU offers a range of scholarships in 2019, including 20% tuition fee reduction for all semesters for both undergraduate and postgraduate studies.

ECU Village in Mt Lawley offers a -50% accommodation fee reduction in 2019.

ECU’s Study Abroad programme is a great way to experience a semester abroad. You can choose between a selection of pre-approved units, or mix and match units across different schools. At $4,875 for three units per semester, or $6,500 for four units per semester, Study Abroad at ECU offers a university student experience at great value.