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Arts & Humanities

Find your passion: caring? creative? or both! Arts and Humanities is all about giving you a great career in the caring and creative professions, to make a difference in the world, and have a job that fulfils you, challenges you, and gives you great opportunities.

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Creative thinkers made here.
Creative thinkers made here.

Why ECU?

  • QILT logo

    Top uni in WA for Creative Arts

    Includes best ranking for undergraduate teaching quality, skills development, learning resources and student support.
    QILT is an independent Australian government survey.

  • The Good Universities Guide - teaching quality

    The highest quality teaching

    ECU is one of the best unis in Australia for teaching. We've had 17 straight years of 5-star ratings in the Good Universities Guide to prove it!

  • The Good Universities Guide - teaching quality

    A 5-star postgrad experience

    Our postgraduate students have rated us 5 stars for their overall experience in the latest Good Universities Guide. More 5-star ratings included: skills development, student support and teaching quality.

  • THE World University Rankings Top 100 Young

    One of the world's young guns

    We're ranked one of the world's best universities under 50 years old, and we've already established a global reputation for such a young institution.

Courses

Our undergraduate courses allow you to specialise in and gain expertise in a core discipline. We mix practical, hands-on experiences and industry placements with a solid theoretical background to increase your chances of finding employment.

Our postgraduate courses are designed to help you advance in your chosen field or to facilitate a career change to a new one.

Arts & Humanities

If you already know what you're interested in, choose a discipline.

Need some help deciding what to study?

Our future student events include a mix of on-campus and online sessions designed to help you decide what to study at ECU.

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If you prefer paper over pixels, please download one of our guides.

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Experience Arts & Humanities at ECU.

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  • This course takes learnings from fields like Psychology, Social Science and Forensics and applies them to the world of crime. ECU Criminology & Justice student Declan Brooks-Crew tells us more.

  • Hear all about ECU's School of Arts & Humanities from Executive Dean, Professor Matthew Allen.

  • Youth Work graduates and students talk about their placements as Youth Futures.

Scholarship opportunities to reduce your expenses

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

A scholarship can help you realise your ambitions by paying for fees, text books and living expenses.

Realise your dream with our scholarships

Love to be creative but don’t have an ATAR?

Our Creative Humanities Portfolio Entry allows you to be considered for entry to specific undergraduate courses based on a digital portfolio of your work.

Do you have any questions about the Arts & Humanities study area?

Student stories

  • Chelsea Thompson

    Chelsea Thompson

    ECU Psychology graduate

    I wanted to be part of the fight to change the stigma surrounding mental health

    I chose to study Psychology because I've always had a passion for helping people. Since graduating, I gained employment as a Behavioural Therapist at Intervention Services for Autism and Developmental Delay, assisting young children on the autism spectrum improve their communication, social and independent living skills.

  • Hania Owsinski

    Hania Owsinski

    ECU Communications graduate & Account Executive, Financial Times (New York)

    Had I not studied at ECU, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to go to New York after graduating

    The study tour and industry links gave me a window into my future. And unlike many university courses, you gain first-hand insight into every aspect of the advertising industry from media planning, to art direction, copywriting and branding.

  • Aimee Chappell

    Aimee Chappell

    ECU Design graduate

    I constantly find myself looking at signs and symbols and thinking, oh, this could be designed better

    And thinking, "What if we did this?" I was always a visual artist and I just wanted to figure out a way to get a consistent income working in that field.

    Through the units in my degree, especially the Fremantle-based unit, The Happiness Project, I realised it wasn't just about graphic design. For me, it's about design communication, designing systems and figuring out how to help people – asking why are we doing this? Who does it affect? How is it helpful? Thinking with empathy.

    I'd always wanted to help people, but I never thought as a creative that I would find a way to both earn an income and do that.

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.