Future Students

A UWA master's degree recognises your thorough understanding of a research field or area of professional practice.

Graduates possess a range of academic and vocational attributes, such as:

• advanced knowledge of a specialist body of topics
• high order skills in analysis, critical evaluation and/or professional application through the planning and execution of project work or a piece of scholarship or research
• creativity and flexibility in the application of knowledge and skills to new situations
• the ability to solve complex problems and think rigorously and independently.

Master's degrees by coursework, administered by UWA's faculties are:

• Coursework - coursework is 100 per cent of the degree requirements.
• Coursework and dissertation - the dissertation component represents less than 66.6 per cent of the degree requirements.

Admission requirements

The following minimum admission requirements apply to some but not all master's degrees by coursework:

• a bachelor's degree (usually with honours) in a relevant discipline, or equivalent
• UWA's English Language Competence requirement.

Check the University's handbooks for details of the requirements for the master's degree you are interested in undertaking.