Study Areas

CHOOSE your Study Area

To help you choose a career direction, we group similar fields of work into 12 study areas. Within each study area you can choose an undergraduate or postgraduate degree. And within most degree courses, you can choose your speciality, or major subject.

Biology & Environmental Sciences Become a surf scientist, a marine biologist, an environmental manager...

Business Become an entrepreneur, a marketer, an event manager, a resort manager...

Communications & Arts Become a designer, a broadcaster, a linguist, a screenwriter...

Computing & Security Become a counter terrorism expert, a software engineer, a games programmer...

Engineering & Technology Become any kind of engineer you can think of – from civil to chemical, from mechanical to marine...

Exercise & Health Sciences Become an occupational therapist, a nutritionist, a sports scientist...

Law & Justice Become a lawyer, a forensic investigator, a family law or child protection case worker...

Medical & Paramedical Sciences Become a laboratory technician, a pathology collector, an ambulance officer...

Nursing & Midwifery Become a nurse and provide care for all – from newborn babies to aged people and everyone in between...

Psychology & Social Science Become a psychologist, a counsellor, a social worker...

Teacher Education Become a primary, secondary, an early childhood teacher, or a teacher's assistant...

Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts Become an actor, a dancer, a musical performer, a stage manager, a set designer...