Postgraduate Study
We understand that your life is already busy, so we offer flexible, convenient part-time and online study for Certificates, Diplomas, Masters and PhDs.
Postgraduate Study at ECU
Passionate about a particular field of work? Just completed a degree and think you'd like to go onto more study?
Or maybe you've been working as a professional and you're looking for a competitive advantage or even a career change?
Whatever your reason or background, you'll find a wide range of postgraduate courses at ECU, including Graduate Certificates and Diplomas, Masters by coursework and PhDs.
Why ECU?
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ECU top in teaching quality
For the fifth year in a row, ECU has received the top undergraduate teaching quality ranking of all 37 public universities in Australia.
Over 85% of ECU students participating in the government’s QILT survey, rated their teaching quality positively. ECU was also the top-ranked public university in Australia for undergraduate skills development for the sixth year in a row.
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Good Universities Guide
In the 2021 Good Universities Guide, ECU graduates have given us a 5-star rating for:
- Teaching quality
- Skills development
- Student support
- Learning resources
- Learner engagement
- Overall student experience
The 5-star rating for teaching quality has now been achieved for 14 straight years.
Read more about the Good Universities Guide.
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THE Impact Rankings 2020
ECU has been ranked number 9 in the world for Quality Education and is in the top 100 overall in the 2020 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact rankings.
The rankings show how the global higher education sector is working towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
ECU also ranked in the top 4% of universities surveyed for Gender Equality, and in the top 50 for Good Health and Wellbeing and Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Read more about the THE Impact Rankings
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THE Young University Rankings
ECU has been ranked in the world's top 100 universities under 50 years old in the 2020 Times Higher Education (THE) Young Universities Rankings.
Young universities are measured on their teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income.
These are the same performance indicators as measured in the overall THE World University Rankings.
Fantastic facilities and programs
ECU offers a diverse range of postgraduate courses and our facilities are some of the best you'll find at any university in Australia. We have:
- one of Australia's fastest growing Engineering Schools
- the largest Nursing program in Western Australia
- Exercise Science laboratories considered among the best in the Southern Hemisphere
- the oldest and most popular School of Education in Western Australia
- one of the most comprehensive Arts & Humanities Schools in the Southern Hemisphere
- one of the world's leading performing arts academies, WAAPA.
Postgraduate programs are well-supported
At ECU, we understand there's more to your life than being a student.
Many of our postgraduate students also have busy jobs and families that require their full attention.
It's one of the reasons why we offer online and part-time study.
And you can drive to one of our metropolitan campuses from work or home and take advantage of convenient parking.
We also have professionally-accredited Childcare centres on our campuses and our Sport Centres offer short-term crèches during semesters.
Learning Advisers can help you with academic skills and career counsellors can help you plan your future.
Our Graduate Research School also provides loads of support if you're thinking about a research degree.
Pathways to postgrad
There are different entry pathways to postgraduate study at ECU.
If you have a Bachelor's degree and meet the specific admission requirements for your chosen course, you're on your way.
If you don't have a uni degree, your professional work experience could qualify you for entry to a Graduate Certificate course, and, if you're successful, onto a Diploma or a Masters.
Our postgraduate course entry page will help you understand your entry options.
Courses
What can you study here?
There are two ways you can study for a postgraduate qualification – by coursework or by research.
The majority of our postgrad coursework disciplines offer Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Masters level courses.
You can also advance from a Graduate Certificate to a Masters as a natural progression.
A postgraduate research degree involves the production of a written body of work, known as a thesis.
Identifying a topic, developing a proposal, conducting the research and writing the thesis are key stages of a research degree.
Study courses online
At ECU, we understand that everyone is different.
We all have different work arrangements, family responsibilities, locations and learning styles.
That's why we offer the flexibility of studying many of our postgraduate courses online.
This includes everything from a Graduate Diploma to a Masters, and even some doctorates.
Our online students receive our full support, just like their on-campus equivalents. We don't forget you!
Our study areas
At ECU, we group similar fields of work into study areas. As a domestic or international student, you can select a study area that aligns with your field of interest, or choose from our postgraduate study options to see what courses are available.
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Postgraduate scholarships
With the support of a scholarship, we can help you realise your ambitions by improving your financial situation and enabling you to successfully complete your course.
A scholarship can make all the difference if you're undertaking longer term study, like a Masters or PhD.
Scholarships are also offered on an annual basis through a range of awards or fellowships outside of ECU.
Explore your options
"The lecturers at ECU are fantastic"
Luke Brook, PhD (Computer Science) talks about how he's able to study, help raise 4 kids and hold down a job.
Student
stories
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"I have no doubt I came to the right place for my doctoral degree"
Emmanuel Kokoroko
PhD Business (major in Management)
I chose to do my doctorate here because I found the PhD in Business program at the School of Business and Law to be focused on conducting cutting edge and innovative research in areas that are relevant to the global community.
The ECU facilities and services are more than enough for you to achieve your dreams. The great thing about the lecturers is that they give you the opportunity to explore and discover your interests whilst at the same time they guide you to pursue those interests.
I found my supervisors to be very supportive and dedicated to supervising my research work, they create an enabling learning environment that help me to develop my research skills and competencies.
To the new international current and prospective students especially the graduate research students, I can assure you that ECU is a great place to study.
ECU carries this climate of a modern, world-class and ambitious institution. It looks like a place I can achieve my goals and aspirations. I have no doubt I came to the right place for my doctorates degree.
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"The lecturers are of the highest standard and are always approachable and personable"
Vanessa Stylianou
Environmental Management graduate
I’ve always been really interested in the natural environment and concerned with the multitude of stresses which threaten its condition.
ECU’s course offered the perfect avenue to enable me to understand the way catchments and ecosystems function and how we can successfully manage our environment and natural resources.
The great thing about ECU is the combination of both theoretical and practical course components which I believe will make me highly employable.