Arts & Humanities
If you have a passion for communication and for understanding fellow humans, this study area can lead to exciting employment or self-employment opportunities.
Find out moreArts & Humanities at ECU
Communication is fundamental to human existence - we need to understand how people communicate with each other, both verbally and visually.
From understanding language to understanding politics and even understanding mindsets, communication is also a major theme at ECU.
Here, you can study courses as diverse as Media and Communication, Criminology, or Design. Or choose from Psychology, Arts or Counselling courses.
Why ECU?
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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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Specialised Social Science majors We are the only university in Western Australia to offer specialised majors in Children and Family Studies and Human Services within a Social Science program.
This gives our Social Science graduates a broader range of career options.
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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.
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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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Ranked best in Australia ECU received the top undergraduate teaching quality ranking of all public universities in Australia in the 2019 QILT (Quality Indicators for Teaching & Learning) survey.
We're also the top-ranked Australian public university for skills development and overall educational experience (based on two-year aggregated results).
Arts and Humanities disciplines ranked among the best in Australia in the survey:
- Humanities, Culture & Social Sciences – Australia's top university for teaching quality and skills development and top in Western Australia for overall education experience, teaching quality and learning resources.
- Creative Arts – ranked #2 in Australia for teaching quality, skills development and quality of educational experience.
Courses
Our course structures allow you to specialise in one area, or gain expertise in multiple areas. We know that the more multi‑skilled you are, the more likely you'll be able to succeed in today's complex technological, social and creative world.
To increase your chances of finding employment, we mix practical, hands-on experiences and industry placements with a solid theoretical background.
Study areas, degrees and majors
At ECU, we group similar fields of work into study areas – Arts & Humanities is one of them.
Within each study area you can choose a degree, for example a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Counselling.
For some degrees, you can choose a speciality, or major, like Advertising, Fashion, English or Children and Family Studies – or even a double major.
Postgraduate degrees involve coursework or research. For example, a Master of Design (by coursework), or a Master of Criminal Justice by Research.
Arts & Humanities
If you already know what you're interested in, choose a discipline.
Download a guide
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Become World Ready
Experience Arts & Humanities at ECU.
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Design Room on ECU Mount Lawley Campus -
Fashion comes alive Live fashion show in the Edith Spiegeltent at Mount Lawley Campus as part of the annual ArtsHum graduate exhibition.
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ECU Psychological Services Centre The ECU Psychological Services Centre is a modern training facility that provides services to the community.
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Electronic Production TV Studio
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.
Laura's inventive approach to mental health
Laura Butshiire is studying a Bachelor of Social Work in the hope of one day working as a school social worker – and she is well on the way to achieving her dream.
Laura is already having an impact on the mental well-being of kids. She has run workshops at Clarkson Primary School where dogs, aerobics, basketball, parkour, dance and chalk art were all part of the program to promote mental well-being.
"The aim was to teach students practical ways of becoming more mentally healthy and for children to be able to implement strategies to look after their own mental health which they'll be able to carry through primary school, teen years, and even into adulthood," she said.
Explore your options
Student
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"ECU has helped me realise the type of youth worker I want to be"
Mahendran SwominathanYouth Work student My study experience at ECU has been really enjoyable. The lecturers are extremely helpful, providing me with career advice as well as support within the course.
So far, I've undertaken three work placements, and all have been valuable. Not only have they helped me put theory into practice, they’ve also helped me realise the type of youth worker I want to be.
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"I would definitely recommend ECU"
Bernadine TuckerMaster of Criminal Justice by Research graduate One of the best skills I obtained from undertaking this study was how to critically analyse situations and propose reasoned arguments in response.
Additionally, my writing skills enhanced significantly, giving me the confidence and ability to write substantial technical reports and proposals.
My qualification has certainly helped me obtain senior employment opportunities and progress to a State Manager level.
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"My ECU degree gave me the flexibility to gain a wide range of skills that enable success in the world of business"
Kohen GroganECU Communication graduate & Founder, Yappy Group The reason I chose a Bachelor of Communication at ECU was because I didn't really know what I wanted to do. There was flexibility within the course – instead of forcing me to specialise straight away, I had the chance to try a range of disciplines and then pick the areas I was most interested in.
I even did some acting units from WAAPA. Being able to communicate effectively and speak in public is such an important skill to learn.