Congratulations on your decision to study at The University of Western Australia.
UWA's courses will provide you with an outstanding education and a globally recognised qualification. Our undergraduate degrees have been carefully designed for flexibility so you can follow your passion right from your first year or experiment a little before you commit to a major. A wide range of majors and electives mean you can construct a course of study that best suits you and will give you a unique education that sets you apart.
Our courses include the teaching of generic skills including critical thinking, communication skills, problem solving, teamwork and research skills that will give you the employability edge with attributes attractive to employers all over the world. There are exciting opportunities including study abroad, work-integrated learning (such as internships and placements), service learning and practical activities including field trips.
I encourage you to take advantage of the many wonderful opportunities available to you during your study at UWA to enhance your learning now and into the future.
Congratulations again and enjoy your study at this amazing world-class institution.
Professor David Sadler
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)
Important information
Bachelor's degrees
The following courses are available to students commencing in 2024.
- Bachelor of Agribusiness [BP020]
- Bachelor of Agricultural Science [BP019]
- Bachelor of Arts [BP001]
- Bachelor of Biological Science [BP025]
- Bachelor of Biomedical Science [BP006]
- Bachelor of Biomedicine (Specialised) [BP056]
- Bachelor of Business [BP009]
- Bachelor of Commerce [BP002]
- Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice [BP050]
- Bachelor of Earth Sciences [BP029]
- Bachelor of Economics [BP013]
- Bachelor of Environmental Design [BP011]
- Bachelor of Environmental Science [BP022]
- Bachelor of Geographical and Spatial Science [BP055]
- Bachelor of Human Rights [BP034]
- Bachelor of Human Sciences [BP031]
- Bachelor of International Relations [BP058]
- Bachelor of Letters [BP501]
- Bachelor of Marine Science [BP023]
- Bachelor of Mathematics [BP059]
- Bachelor of Modern Languages [BP054]
- Bachelor of Molecular Sciences [BP028]
- Bachelor of Music [BP008]
- Bachelor of Philosophy, Politics and Economics [BP012]
- Bachelor of Psychological Studies [BP503]
- Bachelor of Psychology [BP030]
- Bachelor of Science [BP004]
- Bachelor of Science and Technology [BP502]
- Bachelor of Social and Environmental Sustainability [BP062]
- Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences [BP026]
You can take a second major from almost all of those offered in any of the other bachelor's degrees except where this is explicitly not permitted.
Honours degrees
If you have enjoyed your undergraduate course and wish to excel in your chosen field or pursue further study at postgraduate level, consider applying for honours. Honours involves undertaking an additional year of study at the end of your three-year bachelor's degree course.
An honours program involves one year of full-time study (or equivalent) and includes both research and coursework components. It comprises the equivalent of eight Level 4 units, normally including a dissertation of approximately 15,000 words (equal to four Level 4 units) which is completed over two consecutive semesters. Honours programs for different disciplines may vary. See your assigned Student Office for more details.
Honours students conduct a research project, developing valuable skills in advanced problem solving, critical thinking, independent learning and communication that are highly regarded by employers and important for further academic study.
You may apply to undertake an honours course in any discipline or field of study in which you have completed a major (either as a degree-specific major or as a second major).
Students enrolled in the four-year Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) course will undertake honours as part of their course structure. Advanced training in research and communication skills commences in the first year of the course.
The following honours courses are available to current UWA students as well as students who have completed their undergraduate course at another university:
- Bachelor of Advanced Computer Science [Honours] [BH008]
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) [BH001]
- Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours) [BH006]
- Bachelor of Business (Honours) [BH021]
- Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) [BH002]
- Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice (Honours) [BH018]
- Bachelor of Economics (Honours) [BH013]
- Bachelor of Education (Primary) (Honours) [BH020]
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) [BH011]
- Bachelor of Human Rights Honours [BH019]
- Bachelor of Modern Languages Honours [BH016]
- Bachelor of Music (Honours) [BH009]
- Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) [BH005]
- Bachelor of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Honours [BH015]
- Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) [BH014]
- Bachelor of Science (Honours) [BH004]
- Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) [BH017]
Combined Courses
Combined Bachelor's + Bachelor's
- Bachelor of Agribusiness and Bachelor of Science [CB001]
- Bachelor of Agricultural Science and Bachelor of Arts [CB009]
- Bachelor of Agricultural Science and Bachelor of Commerce [CB010]
- Bachelor of Agricultural Science and Bachelor of Science [CB003]
- Bachelor of Economics / Bachelor of Commerce [CB020]
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Modern Languages [CB030]
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/ Bachelor of Arts [CB034]
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/ Bachelor of Commerce [CB006]
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/ Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) [CB014]
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/ Bachelor of Science [CB004]
- Bachelor of Environmental Science and Bachelor of Arts [CB008]
- Bachelor of Environmental Science and Bachelor of Commerce [CB007]
- Bachelor of Environmental Science and Bachelor of Science [CB002]
- Bachelor of Human Rights and Bachelor of Arts [CB022]
- Bachelor of Human Rights and Bachelor of Commerce [CB023]
- Bachelor of Modern Languages and Bachelor of Arts [CB026]
- Bachelor of Modern Languages and Bachelor of Biomedical Science [CB032]
- Bachelor of Modern Languages and Bachelor of Business [CB028]
- Bachelor of Modern Languages and Bachelor of Science [CB029]
- Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts [CB038]
- Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Business [CB041]
- Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Science [CB039]
- Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours)/Bachelor of Modern Languages [CB031]
- Bachelor of Philosophy, Politics and Economics and Bachelor of Arts [CB012]
- Bachelor of Philosophy, Politics and Economics and Bachelor of Commerce [CB017]
- Bachelor of Psychology and Bachelor of Arts [CB011]
- Bachelor of Psychology and Bachelor of Commerce [CB013]
Combined Bachelor's + Master's
- Bachelor of Biological Science and Master of Biotechnology [CM029]
- Bachelor of Marine Science and Master of Environmental Science [CM011]
- Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Public Health [CM017]
- Bachelor of Agribusiness and Master of Agricultural Economics [CM014]
- Bachelor of Agricultural Science and Master of Agricultural Science [CM013]
- Bachelor of Biological Science and Master of Biological Science [CM005]
- Bachelor of Earth Sciences and Master of Geoscience [CM009]
- Bachelor of Earth Sciences and Master of Oceanography [CM012]
- Bachelor of Economics and Master of Economics [CM002]
- Bachelor of Environmental Science and Master of Environmental Science [CM008]
- Bachelor of Geographical and Spatial Science and Master of Environmental Science [CM032]
- Bachelor of Human Sciences and Master of Bioinformatics [CM021]
- Bachelor of Marine Science and Master of Marine Biology [CM010]
- Bachelor of Marine Sciences and Master of Oceanography [CM038]
- Bachelor of Molecular Sciences and Master of Biomedical Science [CM004]
- Bachelor of Molecular Sciences and Master of Biotechnology [CM007]
- Bachelor of Molecular Sciences and Master of Bioinformatics [CM024]
- Bachelor of Science and Master of Teaching - Secondary [CM023]
- Bachelor of Science Frontier Physics and Master of Physics [CM015]
- Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology [CM018]
- Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Sciences and Master of Applied Human Performance Science [CM019]
Course advice
All enrolled students are allocated to a Student Office according to their individual study choices. Your Student Office will provide you with course information and advice. You can ask a question in person, online or via phone with an adviser. To find out which Student Office you are assigned to, login to studentConnect.