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.
Find out morePostgraduate 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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QILT rankings ECU received the top undergraduate teaching quality ranking of all public universities in the Australian Governments 2019 QILT (Quality Indicators for Learning & Teaching) survey.
We're also the top-ranked Australian public university for skills development and overall educational experience (based on two-year aggregated results).
ECU also ranked best in Australia across these disciplines for teaching quality, skills development, student support, quality of educational experience and overall educational experience:
- Humanities, Culture and Social Sciences
- Rehabilitation
- Creative Arts
- Teacher Education
Read more about the QILT survey.
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World University Rankings - Engineering ECU has been ranked in the world’s top 175 universities for Engineering and Technology in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for 2020.
This latest THE ranking moves ECU up from last year’s global top 250 into the top 175, reflecting ongoing improvements in areas such as teaching, research, international outlook and citations.
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THE Impact Rankings ECU has been ranked number 6 in the world for Gender Equality and number 11 for Quality Education in the 2019 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 is ranked in the top 50 overall, and also features at #22 for Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, and #28 for Good Health and Well-being.
Read more about the THE Impact Rankings
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Good Universities Guide In the 2020 Good Universities Guide, ECU graduates have given us a 5-star rating for:
- Teaching quality
- Skills development
- Student support
- Learning resources
- Median salary (based on the starting salary for new domestic graduates under age 25, and in their first full-time job.)
The 5-star rating for teaching quality has now been achieved for 13 straight years. We're the only public university in Australia to have achieved such a consistently high endorsement.
Read more about the Good Universities Guide.
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THE Young University Rankings ECU has been ranked in the world's top 150 universities under 50 years old in the 2019 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
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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"The opportunity to conduct OHS-related research was a fantastic experience"
Kim McCleanMaster of Occupational Health and Safety graduate and current ECU PhD candidate I was drawn to ECU's Master of Occupational Health and Safety as the content seemed so logical and highly relevant to the industry and the workplaces I was employed in. All of the lecturers have remarkable academic and industry backgrounds, and while my course was primarily online, the lecturer support and ongoing electronic contact I received was outstanding.
Through the research I commenced in my Masters degree, I will be presenting at the 2018 National Nursing Conference. It is exciting that I could potentially influence national OHS Nursing direction, and I would not be in this position without the skills that I developed at ECU.