Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing [MJD-ABHWB]
The Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing major will provide you with a solid grounding in the multiple determinants that influence the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal peoples, families and communities in Australia.
Accounting [MJD-ACCTG]
Accounting is essential for monitoring and guiding business operations so that managers can gain an accurate and up-to-date picture of the financial health of their organisation.
Agribusiness [MJD-AGBUS]
Agribusiness refers to the collective business activities involved in production, financing, processing and marketing of food and fibre to sustain humanity.
Agribusiness and Agricultural Science [MJD-AGBDM]
The global population is increasing and with it comes the need for a profitable and economically viable agribusiness sector to meet the food and fibre demand of humanity.
Agricultural Science [MJD-AGSCI]
Australia's agricultural industry is a key part of the world's food supply system.
Agricultural Science and Technology [MJD-AGTDM]
There is a critical need to produce food and fibre more efficiently and sustainably.
Agricultural Technology [MJD-AGTEC]
There is a critical need to produce food and fibre more efficiently and sustainably.
Anatomy and Human Biology [MJD-ANHBY]
What is it that makes us human? The Anatomy and Human Biology major allows you to explore what it means to be human in an integrative way, combining studies of behaviour and biology of human beings with current social and ethical issues.
Anthropology [MJD-ANTHR]
Anthropology is understanding cultural diversity in a globalised world.
Applied Human Geography [MJD-APHGY]
Creating sustainable and vibrant communities and economies are key challenges facing society, particularly in the context of rising inequality and significant global environmental change.
Archaeology [MJD-ARCGY]
Archaeology is the only discipline to study all of human history in all of its facets.
Architecture A [MJD-ARCTA]
Architecture provides a rich experience in creative thinking across a broad set of studies bridging the humanities and the sciences.
Architecture B [MJS-ARCTB]
Studying Architecture provides you with a rich combination of experiences in imaginative creativity, the humanities and the sciences.
Art History and Curatorial Studies [MJD-ARHCU]
The major in Art History and Curatorial Studies is the first and only of its kind offered in Western Australia.
Artificial Intelligence [MJD-ARIDM]
The Bachelor of Advanced Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) will equip you with the skills and knowledge to understand, evaluate, design and implement artificial intelligence systems.
Asian Studies [MJD-ASSTD]
Asia is home to two-thirds of the world's population and some of the most dynamic and fascinating societies on the planet.
Automation and Robotics Engineering [MJD-EAUTO]
Robotics, automation and Industry 4.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology [MJD-BCHMB]
What are genes? How do hormones work? What goes wrong in a cancer cell? If these questions are of interest, then the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major may be for you.
Biochemistry of Nutrition [MJD-BCNDM]
Nutritional science is an applied subject that draws information from many biological areas, with much of the science coming from biochemical studies.
Biodiversity and Evolution [MJD-BIDEM]
The extended major in Biodiversity and Evolution is designed for students interested in understanding the evolution and maintenance of the outstanding biodiversity that exists in Australia, with a special emphasis on Western Australia, a globally recognized hotspot of animal and plant diversity.
Biodiversity and Evolution [not available in 2021] [MJD-BIDEX]
The extended major in Biodiversity and Evolution is designed for students interested in understanding the evolution and maintenance of the outstanding biodiversity that exists in Australia, with a special emphasis on Western Australia, a globally recognized hotspot of plant and animal diversity.
Biomedical Engineering [MJD-EBMEG]
Biomedical Engineering is the broad application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and the life sciences.
Botany [MJD-BOTNY]
Botany is the scientific study of plants—from their structure and function to their indispensable roles in ecosystems and the intricacies of their cell function.
Business Analytics [MJD-BUSAN]
This major is for students who wish to develop their knowledge and skills in data analysis within a business context.
Business Economics [MJD-ECNSM]
Economics is a core subject in the world of commerce.
Business Law [MJD-BSLAW]
As the accountability and personal liability of professionals, business managers and public servants continues to grow, a strong grounding in business law is becoming an increasingly attractive attribute for potential employers both nationally and internationally.
Business Management [MJD-BMGMT]
This major covers the foundations of business and organisational management.
Chemical Engineering [MJD-ECHEM]
Chemical engineering is an exciting and dynamic field and an ever-changing discipline due to evolutionary and revolutionary changes in technology and society.
Chemistry [MJD-CHEMY]
Chemistry is one of the central disciplines studied by scientists as it covers essential understanding for virtually all areas of modern science.
Chinese Studies [MJD-CHNSE]
CHNSA Chinese Studies [MJD-CHNSA]
The Chinese Studies major provides students with high-quality learning opportunities and an outstanding student experience in learning Chinese language and culture.
CHNSB Chinese Studies [MJD-CHNSB]
The Chinese Studies major provides students with high-quality learning opportunities and an outstanding student experience in learning Chinese language and culture.
CHNSI Chinese Studies [MJD-CHNSI]
The Chinese Studies major provides students with high quality learning opportunities and an outstanding student experience in learning Chinese language and culture.
CHNSP Chinese Studies [MJD-CHNSP]
The Chinese Studies major provides students with high-quality learning opportunities and an outstanding student experience in learning Chinese language and culture.
Civil Engineering [MJD-ECIVL]
Civil engineering deals with the planning, design, construction and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including roads, bridges, buildings, coastal and offshore structures, drainage and flood mitigation systems, canals and dams.
Classics and Ancient History [MJD-CLANH]
Classics and Ancient History is the study of the languages, literature, history, art and archaeology of the ancient Greek and Roman civilisations.
Communication and Media Studies [MJD-CMMST]
Communication and Media Studies is one of the most exciting and rapidly evolving areas of study.
Computer Science [MJD-CMPSC]
Computing software and systems are becoming increasingly integral to our lives, revolutionising the world in which we live, work and communicate.
Computing and Data Science [MJD-CDSDM]
Organisations across all industries and sectors are increasingly using data science in information analysis, storage, communication and distribution.
Conservation Biology [MJD-CONBI]
If you are interested in gaining skills in research and management that protects and restores the world's biodiversity and ecosystems, then Conversation Biology is the major for you.
Contemporary Popular Music [MJD-MUSCO]
The Contemporary Popular Music Major allows students to develop their artistry and knowledge to engage with the popular music industry.
Criminology [MJD-CRIMN]
Criminology is an inter-disciplinary subject area that has emerged from the attention distinct disciplines have paid to offenders and offending.
Criminology and Criminal Justice [MJD-CRMDM]
Criminology is an inter-disciplinary subject area that has emerged from the attention distinct disciplines have paid to offenders and offending, and responding to both.
Cybersecurity [MJD-CYBER]
Almost every Information and Communications Technology (ICT) career path encompasses some aspect of cybersecurity.
Data Science [MJD-DATSC]
Strong computing and data analysis skills are becoming necessary in an ever-increasing number of disciplines and workplace contexts.
Economics [MJD-ECNPF]
From your microeconomic studies you will learn about efficiency, markets, equilibrium, externalities, competition and cooperation.
Electrical and Electronic Engineering [MJD-EELEC]
Electrical and electronic engineering spans from the nanometres-thick scale of advanced electronic devices to the kilometres-long scale of power transmission, and everything in between.
Engineering Science [MJD-ENGSX]
This major is not available for enrolment and will only be accessible to students exiting the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) without completing the course
The Engineering Science is an administrative major, which is used for students to exit the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at the end of the third year, rather than at completion of the fourth (Honours) year.English and Literary Studies [MJD-EGCST]
Studying English Literary Studies enriches students' understanding of major literary, cinematic and theatrical forms from English-speaking cultures across the globe by allowing students to explore many areas of reading, writing and performance.
Enterprise and Innovation [MJD-ENTIN]
Enterprise and Innovation is for students to develop their skills, knowledge and practical engagement with the principles of entrepreneurship and innovation in a local and global context.
Environmental Engineering [MJD-EENVE]
Environmental engineers apply engineering and scientific principles, including the systems approach, to design solutions in areas such as water resources and wastewater treatment, surface and groundwater systems, and oceans and coastal environments.
Environmental Geography and Planning [MJD-ENGEO]
This major provides foundational knowledge and skills in environmental geography and planning.
Environmental Management [MJD-ENVMT]
Growing populations in less developed countries and rising incomes in developed countries are placing increasing demands on the Earth's environment and natural resources.
Environmental Science [MJD-ENVSC]
Environmental Science assesses the impact of human activity on the global environment and develops scientific, risk-based solutions to help secure a sustainable future.
Environmental Science and Ecology [MJD-ENVEM]
Environmental Science assesses the impact of human activity on the global environment and develops scientific, risk-based solutions to help secure a sustainable future.
Environmental Science and Management [MJD-ENVDM]
Environmental Science assesses the impact of human activity on the global environment and develops scientific, risk-based solutions to help secure a sustainable future.
Exercise and Health [MJD-EXHSC]
The Exercise and Health major provides students with a deep understanding of the role of exercise on physiological and psychological health and wellbeing.
Finance [MJD-FINCE]
The Finance major builds on the foundations of finance from the perspective of a functioning organisation.
Financial Economics [MJD-FINEC]
This Financial Economics extended major aims to provide students with a deep knowledge of domestic and international banking and financial markets, and develops high-level qualitative and quantitative skills that are highly valued by employers in the financial sector.
Fine Arts [MJD-FNART]
The Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts major) is an intensive studio-based course of study that prepares you for a successful career as a contemporary artist.
French Studies [MJD-FRNCH]
FRNHA French Studies [MJD-FRNHA]
French Studies is the study of the French language and French and Francophone cultures.
FRNHB French Studies [MJD-FRNHB]
French Studies is the study of the French language and French and Francophone cultures.
FRNHI French Studies [MJD-FRNHI]
French Studies is the study of the French language and French and Francophone cultures.
Frontier Physics [MJD-FRODM]
Contemporary physics is built on a broad base of deep theoretical ideas that have been verified with astonishing precision by the most intricate and challenging experiments known to mankind.
Gender Studies [MJD-GNWST]
The Gender Studies major traces histories, theories, and experiences of gender and its intersections with race, class and sexuality.
Genetics [MJD-GENET]
Genetics is the study of biologically inherited traits as diverse as those that cause human disease, allow a rare plant to live in a single, isolated location, or result in a desirable characteristic found in a domestic animal used in agriculture.
Geochemistry [MJD-GECDM]
Geochemistry is the application of chemistry to understanding Earth's systems and processes.
Geographical and Spatial Science [MJD-GSSCI]
Geographical Science is focused on understanding environmental processes and the interaction with people and economies, to address the big questions like climate change, sustainability, land degradation, population growth.
Geographical Sciences [MJD-GGRPY]
Geographical Sciences is the science of place and space, standing at the intersection of natural and social sciences.
Geology [MJD-GEOGY]
Geology is an applied science that aims to understand all aspects of our planet, from Earth's surface to the deep interior.
German Studies [MJD-GMNST]
Global Business [MJD-GLBUS]
In the Global Business major, students will learn to identify the key external and internal factors that influence the management of global organisations, and demonstrate how major management functions and skills vary as a result of managing organisations globally.
GRMNA German Studies [MJD-GRMNA]
German Studies is the study of the German language and its various cultures.
GRMNB German Studies [MJD-GRMNB]
German Studies is the study of the German language and its various cultures.
GRMNI German Studies [MJD-GRMNI]
German Studies is the study of the German language and its various cultures.
History [MJD-HISTY]
Its scope spans millennia, its object of study is humanity, its sources are everywhere and everything.
History of Art [MJD-HYART]
Art is not a singular entity, but changes in time and space as cultures, that produce it, change.
Human Resource Management [MJD-HRSMT]
Human Resource Management explores how the proper management of employees contributes towards organisational effectiveness.
Human Rights [MJD-HMRDM]
Human rights have come to be the dominant language in which contentious social and political questions are debated.
Human Science and Neuroscience [MJD-HSNEM]
The extended major in Human Sciences and Neuroscience centres on the understanding of human behaviour, combining a strong core of Neuroscience and Physiology with the disciplines of Psychology and Anthropology.
Human Sciences (Anatomy and Physiology) [MJD-HSANP]
This major integrates the complementary disciplines of Anatomy and Physiology and focuses on how human form and function have adapted and acclimatised to different environmental conditions.
Human Sciences and Data Analytics [MJD-HSDEM]
As the world becomes increasingly globalised, the importance of understanding and respecting cultural and physical differences between individuals becomes critical.
Humanities in Health and Medicine [MJD-HHMED]
In order to be effective, health care professionals need to understand not only the workings of the body from a scientific perspective, but also to know how people and societies function, and the art and science of caring for people.
Indigenous Knowledge, History and Heritage [MJD-INKHH]
The Indigenous Knowledge, History and Heritage major comprises an interdisciplinary course that will provide you with an opportunity to learn about the history, culture and philosophy of Aboriginal peoples in Australia.
INDNB Indonesian Studies [MJD-INDNB]
The Indonesian Studies major enables students to achieve a high level of fluency in the language of Australia's closest neighbour and the world's fourth largest country.
INDNI Indonesian Studies [MJD-INDNI]
The Indonesian Studies major enables students to achieve a high level of fluency in the language of Australia's closest neighbour and the world's fourth largest country.
INDNP Indonesian Studies [MJD-INDNP]
The Indonesian Studies major enables students to achieve a high level of fluency in the language of Australia's closest neighbour and the world's fourth largest country.
Indonesian Studies [MJD-INDON]
Integrated Dental Sciences [MJD-DENTS]
This extended major will encompass a wide range of disciplines within the health and medical sciences.
Integrated Earth and Marine Sciences [MJD-IEMDM]
A holistic understanding of Earth and its oceans is needed for a more sustainable future.
Integrated Medical Sciences and Clinical Practice [MJD-IMSCP]
This extended major will encompass a wide range of disciplines within the health and medical sciences.
International Cybersecurity [MJD-ICYDM]
Almost every Information and Communications Technology (ICT) career path encompasses some aspect of cybersecurity.
International Relations [MJD-INTRL]
UWA's Bachelor of International Relations is a professional and practice-oriented program that provides the crucial conceptual knowledge and real-world experience required by employers in government, business and non-profit organisations.
Italian Studies [MJD-ITLST]
ITLNA Italian Studies [MJD-ITLNA]
Italian Studies involves the study of the Italian language as well as its culture.
ITLNB Italian Studies [MJD-ITLNB]
Italian Studies involves the study of the Italian language as well as its culture.
ITLNI Italian Studies [MJD-ITLNI]
Italian Studies involves the study of the Italian language as well as its culture.
Japanese Studies [MJD-JAPAN]
JPNSB Japanese Studies [MJD-JPNSB]
Studying Japanese language, culture and society means taking a significant step towards becoming Asia-literate—an important attribute for future global citizens, particularly in Australia.
JPNSI Japanese Studies [MJD-JPNSI]
Studying Japanese language, culture and society means taking a significant step towards becoming Asia-literate—an important attribute for future global citizens, particularly in Australia.
JPNSP Japanese Studies [MJD-JPNSP]
Studying Japanese language, culture and society means taking a significant step towards becoming Asia-literate—an important attribute for future global citizens, particularly in Australia.
Korean Studies [MJD-KOREB]
The Korean Studies major provides students with high-quality learning opportunities and an outstanding student experience in learning Korean.
Korean Studies [MJD-KOREI]
The Korean Studies major provides students with high-quality learning opportunities and an outstanding student experience in learning Korean.
Landscape Architecture [MJD-LDARC]
Landscape architecture is primarily concerned with the quality and design of the environment.
Law and Society [MJD-LWSOC]
What impact does law have on our lives? To what extent does law either control what we do or allow us to achieve what we want? Is the law the same thing as justice? Can the world be saved by law? This major examines broad theoretical issues about the nature of law and society as well as how the relationship plays out in particular fields of legal and social policy at both domestic and international levels.
Linguistics [MJD-LINGO]
Linguistics is the scientific study of language.
Management [MJD-MGMNT]
The management major provides you with a comprehensive understanding of managing organisations effectively within different economic, social, political and legal contexts.
Marine and Coastal Processes [MJD-MARCP]
Coastlines globally face unprecedented threats from continued development and climate change.
Marine Biology [MJD-MBIOL]
If you are fascinated by our amazing marine plants and animals and the coastal environments in which they live, then Marine Biology is the major for you.
Marine Science [MJD-MARDM]
Western Australia's marine estate is unique globally.
Marketing [MJD-MRKTG]
Discover the real world of marketing that lies behind advertising jingles.
Mathematics [MJD-MATHS]
Mathematics is humanity's most powerful tool for comprehending the universe and is essential for many fields of modern endeavour such as science, technology, engineering and finance.
Mathematics [MJD-EMATH]
Mathematics is humanity's most powerful tool for comprehending the universe and is essential for many fields of modern endeavour such as science, technology, engineering, biology, finance, computing, etc.
Mechanical Engineering [MJD-EMECH]
Mechanical engineering is one of the oldest and broadest of engineering disciplines and it is the backbone of industry worldwide.
Media and Communication [MJD-MECOM]
Media and communication industries and professions are perpetually evolving and being disrupted by new technologies and techniques.
Medical Science [MJD-MEDSI]
The Medical Science extended major will focus on mechanisms of health and human disease, providing students with the essential preclinical knowledge.
Microbiology and Immunology [MJD-MCBIM]
Microbes are organisms too small to be seen without the aid of a microscope and include bacteria, viruses, protozoa, algae and parasites.
Mining Engineering [MJD-EMINE]
Mining engineers are responsible for the extraction of minerals from the ground using surface and/or underground mining techniques.
Molecular Life Sciences [MJD-MLSDM]
This extended major has been specifically designed to give an understanding of biological function at the molecular level and how this knowledge integrates into understanding how individual cells and entire organisms function.
Music [MJD-MUSDM]
The Bachelor of Music is an advanced, practical degree offering specialisations for composers, electronic musicians, musicologists, and performers.
Music and Society [MJD-MUSMS]
This major develops your skills and expertise in thinking critically about music across a broad range of styles and contexts, encompassing its histories, social and political meanings, and performance and listening practices.
Music General Studies [MJD-MSTGM]
Music General Studies is a stepping stone to a variety of careers within and beyond the music profession.
Music Studies [MJD-MUSST]
Music Studies provides you with a broad grounding in music and allows you to focus on a chosen area of music study through option units, in addition to studying a range of core units.
Music Theatre [MJD-MUSMT]
The Music Theatre Studies Major allows students to develop their artistry and knowledge to engage with the professional and amateur music theatre community.
Music: Electronic Music and Sound Design [MJD-MEMSD]
Electronic Music and Sound Design is a creative-focused major.
Neuroscience [MJD-NEURS]
How do we process the sensory stimuli we receive? How does the nervous system grow, develop and learn? How do medical conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, deafness, dementia and depression afflict the brain and nervous system? Neuroscientists are interested in the answers to these questions and how nervous system function can be restored after disease and injury to the brain.
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine [MJD-PLMED]
This discipline concerns the testing, diagnosis, treatment, management and prevention of human disease.
Pharmaceutical Health [MJD-PHEAL]
The extended major is offered in the Combined Bachelor's and Master's degree where you will graduate with both a Bachelor of Human Sciences (Pharmaceutical Health) and a Master of Pharmacy.
Pharmacology [MJD-PHARY]
How do medicines produce their beneficial effects on human diseases? How can drugs target particular organs, cells, proteins and genes? This major provides the comprehensive grounding in scientific concepts that you require in order to understand how the body affects the actions, efficacy and safety of drugs, how drugs affect the human body, and how drugs are used to treat human disease.
Philosophy [MJD-PHILY]
The study of Philosophy involves thinking about some of the big questions we ask during our lifetime: Does God exist? Do the sciences tell us the truth about the world? How can we say what we mean? Are other people's experiences like our own? What does it mean to be conscious? What are emotions and how are they relevant to our lives? Philosophy teaches you to distinguish between good and bad arguments and make informed recommendations on contentious issues.
Philosophy, Politics and Economics [MJD-PPEDM]
Very many important issues – climate change, healthcare, political participation, taxation and much more besides – have philosophical, political, and economic dimensions.
Physics [MJD-PHYSC]
Physics examines the world around us at the most fundamental level, from the origin and fate of the universe, to the behaviour of matter on subatomic length scales—and everything in between.
Physiology [MJD-PHYGY]
How does your body cope during intense exercise, blood loss or during dehydration? How does your nervous system respond to the world around you? How does your body adapt to changing environments? The Physiology major provides answers to these questions and teaches you how the human body works, from the molecular and cellular levels to tissues and organs.
Plant Biology [MJD-PLBEM]
Plant Biology is an exciting and rapidly developing subject, with many applications in fields as diverse as agriculture, conservation and environmental biology.
Podiatric Health and Medical Sciences [MJD-PHMSC]
This Extended Major provides the foundation of studies for direct entry in to the Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) degree for entry into professional practice as a podiatrist.
Political Science and International Relations [MJD-POLSC]
Societies can only continue to exist if they solve the problem of internal order and are able to protect themselves from external threats.
Primary Education [MJD-PEDUC]
This course is for students wishing to qualify as primary school teachers and teach children aged 5 to 11 years (School grades Pre-Primary to Year 6).
Psychological and Behavioural Sciences [MJD-PSYCH]
Psychology is a fascinating and diverse area of study that touches upon many aspects of daily life, seeking to answer questions about how and why people behave the way they do.
Psychology [MJD-PSYDM]
Psychology is a fascinating and diverse area of study that touches upon many aspects of daily life, seeking to answer questions about how and why people behave the way they do.
Public Health [MJD-PPHLH]
Health is a major modern challenge because of the growing importance of international health issues, the ageing population and disparities in health across the community.
Quantum Computing [MJD-QCOMP]
Quantum Computing is a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field that spans multiple areas, cantered especially around physics and computer science.
Science and Technology in Society [not available in 2025] [MJD-SCITS]
Science and technology influence much that happens in our world.
Social and Environmental Sustainability [MJD-SUSTA]
UWA's Bachelor of Social and Environmental Sustainability is a Humanities & Social Sciences (HaSS)-focused interdisciplinary degree oriented towards professional practice that draws substantively on the rich disciplinary knowledge across the social sciences and humanities.
Social Work [MJD-SOCWK]
Social workers are concerned with psychosocial problems; their causes, their solutions and their human impacts.
Software Engineering [MJD-ESOFT]
The field of software engineering is concerned with the development, deployment and maintenance of software assets across an organisation.
Spanish Studies [MJD-SPNHB]
Studying Spanish is not simply about learning a language—it's an experience that will open your mind to different cultures.
Sport Science [MJD-SPTSC]
The Sport Science Major offers a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental concepts and practical applications within the field of sport and exercise science.
Sport Science, Exercise and Health [MJD-SEHDM]
This course provides a sound basis in sport and exercise science theory combined with practical, technical and communication skills.
Statistics [MJD-STATS]
Statistics is the science concerned with developing and studying methods for collecting, analysing, interpreting and presenting data.
Wildlife Conservation [MJD-WLCDM]
The Wildlife Conservation extended major is designed for students interested in the conservation of threatened animals and their environments.
Work and Employment Relations [MJD-WKERL]
The Work and Employment Relations major focuses on the dynamics of workplace relations between employers and employees as well as the wider impact of employment relations on the economy, society and politics.
Zoology [MJD-ZOOLY]
The Zoology major will provide you with the opportunity to study animals and their habitats including Western Australia's unique fauna.