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Undergraduate Study

Starting a degree is exciting. It's challenging and enlightening. It's the start of a new you. At ECU, it's also the start of a new way of thinking. Here, you'll learn to challenge things. To see problems as opportunities. And to think creatively about the world around you. It's your new superpower.

Creative thinkers made here.
Creative thinkers made here.

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Meet our undergraduates

Our undergraduate students come from all walks of life and educational backgrounds. Hear what some of them they have to say about their ECU experience in these short videos.

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After Michaela De Paolis fell in love with CrossFit, it led to a passion for nutrition – food being key to any kind of fitness routine. This led to a career change and a return to uni.

Dan's a brickie with a difference. He's studying psychology online with ECU, while juggling work, family and a social life.

Soumita Kale is a cyber security student who never sits still. When she's not studying, she's volunteering to run workshops about coding for high school girls or explaining cyber safety to kids.

Becoming a midwife has been a long-time passion for Brodie Hibberd. Now she's on her way with ECU's unique double dose of nursing and midwifery degrees.

Samantha Mowle is a psychology student who really appreciates flexibility. And she found it at a university that's renowned for helping all kinds of students get into their study groove.

Liam Guy's passions include health and science. Little wonder he's now a Health Science student, specialising in Environmental Management and Health Promotion. It's a good career direction too.

Courses you can study here

To help you start to find a career direction, we group similar fields of work into study areas.

Within each study area, you can choose an undergraduate (first) degree. And within most degree courses, you can choose a specialty, or major subject in your first or second year.

Many of our undergraduate courses can also be studied online.

Explore your interests

To help you find a course to match your career aspirations, we've grouped broad areas of work into eight study areas. Each study area has disciplines you can explore to find your course.

Scholarship opportunities

Scholarships recognise students whose life journey may have been challenging, as well as people who've shown outstanding academic excellence and endeavour.

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Student stories

  • Kendra Campbell

    Kendra Campbell

    ECU Science (Marine and Freshwater Biology) student

    I've always had an interest in the environment and chose ECU because it offers hands-on, job-ready degrees

    I have learnt so much from being out in the field and putting lecture content into practice. I've been lucky enough to get the opportunity to go on a two-week study tour in the Gascoyne region of WA.

    I have also been involved in a number of volunteering opportunities, with Fisheries and Parks and Wildlife and these have been valuable learning experiences. My lecturers are passionate and knowledgeable about their study area too.

  • Liam Lewis sitting in race car

    Liam Lewis

    ECU Motorsports/Mechanical Engineering graduate

    ECU's industry connections helped launch my career as an engineer

    I have a huge passion for motorsports, so it made sense for me to study the only motorsports course in the southern hemisphere. And before I graduated, I was able to secure an amazing opportunity with Michelin Australia.

  • Rocheal-Lee Lock

    ECU Bachelor of Science (Nursing) graduate

    The clinical practice wards and simulation patients at ECU are as close as you’ll get to the real thing

    I've wanted to be a nurse since I was 16 after I helped deliver my aunt's baby, so that just set the wheels in motion. I felt comfortable studying at ECU and practicing my clinical skills before I went go out into the real hospital environment. I can honestly say that my lecturers and tutors were the best of the best.

The Important Things

Things you should know about if you're thinking about studying here.

Course Entry

There's more than one admission pathway into an ECU course. It depends on what you've studied already, or your work or life experience.

Fees & Scholarships

Course tuition fees can change, but we can give you an estimate of your costs. If you're eligible, a scholarship or student loan can help too.

Applying

Applying for a course is a fairly simple process, especially if you have scanned copies of qualifications, your resume or other paperwork, ready to upload.

ECU Experience

Starting a course is an exciting and sometimes daunting time, so we make a massive effort to ensure you get all the support you need to have a positive experience.