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2020 Cou rse Gu ide

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Arts & Humanities - Arts - Counselling - Criminology & Justice - Design - Media & Communication

- Psychology - Social Science - Social Work - Youth Work

WORLD READY

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There is where you are right now, and there is where you want to get to. in between you need a bridge. ECU is that bridge between your world, and the whole world. Become world ready at ECU.

Contents Arts & Humanities at ECU – Be World Ready

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Highlights & Achievements

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Bachelor of Arts

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Bachelor of Design

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Certificates

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Certificate in Counselling Skills

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Certificate in Psychological Studies

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Double Degrees

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Bachelor of Media and Communication

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Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Commerce

Bachelor of Psychology

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Bachelor of Psychology and Counselling

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Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Media and Communication

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Bachelor of Psychology, Criminology and Justice

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Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science

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Bachelor of Social Science

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Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)

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Bachelor of Counselling

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Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Arts

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Bachelor of Social Work

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Bachelor of Youth Work

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Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Criminology and Justice

Bachelor of Criminology and Justice

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Associate Degree in Criminology and Justice

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Facilities, Services & Support

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Admission Pathways to ECU

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Applying to ECU

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2018 TOP 150 ECU was named in the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings for 2018. Recognising the world’s 150 best universities less than 50 years of age, the rankings are a global showcase of a new breed of university. ECU is proud to be recognised for its research productivity, research influence, quality of teaching, industry innovation and international focus.

For the fourth year in a row, ECU has been ranked the top public university in Australia for teaching quality in the QILT (Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching) survey released in 2019. We were also the top public university in Australia for skills development and on a two year aggregate the top for overall educational experience.

Arts and Humanities at ECU Be World Ready. Explore the complexities of the human mind, immerse yourself in a creative and engaging environment and make a contribution to improving people’s quality of life. ECU’s School of Arts and Humanities offers a broad range of specialist and interdisciplinary courses in the arts, design, media and communications, psychology and criminology and the social sciences. Our flexible course structures allow open access to electives in all areas of the School to encourage multi-skilling, improve employment prospects and to promote a broader understanding of how the arts and humanities play a central role in the social and cultural fabric of our society.

World-class facilities and professionally accredited courses ECU has made a major commitment to the arts through a $5 million investment in Arts and Humanities facilities. The re-housing of the design, photography and media studios, new broadcasting studios along with the refurbishment of the visual art and fashion areas, provides world-class facilities for staff, students and researchers. We also offer you the option to study courses that are professionally accredited, approved, or recognised by professional bodies such as the Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA), the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) and the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority (ACECQA).

A smooth transition We offer intensive short courses designed for high school students that aim to improve the pathway from school to university. Exploring content from disciplines such as Design, Fashion, Screen Production, Photomedia, Public Relations and Visual Arts, students are introduced to the foundation concepts of our undergraduate degrees and awarded credit that counts towards their future study. We also facilitate a smooth transition from the VET sector to our undergraduate Social Science courses. Once here, first year students across all courses have the added support of a peer mentoring program, offering advice and insider knowledge to help them settle into university life.

Linking graduates with industry Flexible courses, combined with our focus on community projects and industry placements, increases employment prospects and will equip you with the skills needed to make a difference in people’s lives. Through our close links with industry professionals we ensure our courses and teaching is always relevant and up-to-date. Our students have been highly successful, both nationally and internationally, in gaining recognition through awards, competitions and employment in a rapidly growing and increasingly competitive market.

We’re all about balance The accessibility of our courses continues to grow with the offering of more undergraduate degrees online and across our three campuses in Joondalup, Mount Lawley and Bunbury. You can study Psychology, Counselling, Youth Work, Social Work and Social Science online to balance your work, family and study commitments. Our expansion across all three campuses, state-of-the-art facilities, contemporary teaching and research practices, all with an emphasis on a sustainable work/life balance, ensures an exciting and creative environment for students.

Welcome to the School of Arts and Humanities We are committed to the vision of forming a community of scholars who, with a deep involvement in education, research and creativity, will provide an enriching experience for our students. Potential employers are increasingly searching for graduates with proven critical, analytical and communication skills, graduates who are agile and able to adapt to a rapidly changing work environment within a growing globalised economy. Arts and Humanities students will have the advantage of our breadth and diversity, our flexible course structures and our emphasis on communication, lateral thinking and creativity. Welcome to our creative community – a community that will change your life and that of others. Professor Clive Barstow Executive Dean of School 3

H igh lig hts & Achievem ents

Amazing array of graduate talent at ECU ArtsHum 2018

State-of-the-art Broadcasting Facilities for ECU Students

ArtsHum is now a premier event in the ECU event calendar. With its spectacular opening night, the annual graduate exhibition ran for 2 weeks displaying a series of simultaneous exhibitions, celebrating the vivid and divergent creative disciplines on offer at ECU and the amazing talent and vision of our students. Held on the beautiful grounds of ECU’s Mount Lawley Campus, each year is more impressive with the amazing displays of creative endeavour. Guests experienced works from Graphic Design, Visual Arts, Film and Video, Animation, Photomedia, Environmental and Spatial Design, Games and Interactivity, Broadcasting, Journalism, the WA Screen Academy, Fashion and Writing. For students, ArtsHum is the chance to showcase their skills to industry professionals, the Perth arts community, friends, family and peers.

Perth’s newest radio station, featuring programs created and presented entirely by students is hosted at ECU’s newest facilities which include a glass-fronted on-air studio, fully equipped newsroom and teaching area, three additional radio studios and four production suites. The studios are the latest stage in ECU’s $5 million communications and arts hub upgrade. The facilities incorporate the latest industry technology, giving students the practical skills and experience employers want when they graduate. Students currently make three TV shows for commercial networks with two editions of Project WA for Channel 7 and Secret Perth for Channel 9. ECU graduates work in all the major media organisations including ABC, ABC News Channel, Channel 7, Channel 9, Channel 10, 92.9, 94.5, Nova, 6PR, 96FM, GWN, WIN TV as well as in public relations for high profile organisations and government.

Thicket 018 by Miik Green at Sculptures by the Sea. Photo by Clyde Yee

ECU Psychological Services Centre

ECU partnerships giving students real industry insights

ECU postgraduate psychology students are able to put theory into practice at the ECU Psychological Services Centre. The Centre is a state-of-the-art psychology clinic and training centre where Clinical Psychology interns provide services to the public under the direct supervision of experienced clinical psychologists.

ECU is committed to the arts community and has ongoing partnerships with organisations and events like Fringe World Festival, Telethon 7 Community Cinemas, Sculpture by the Sea and Revelation Perth International Film Festival. Additionally, ECU’s 10 year agreement with the West Coast Eagles, whose facilities are recognised as the ECU Media and Broadcast Centre, provides a number of opportunities to our students including work experience and a scholarship working within the Eagles media & broadcast environment. ECU’s industry relationships provide valuable connections, work placements and volunteer opportunities.

The Centre is unique in Australia because it is located off-campus, in Wanneroo. This makes it easily accessible to the general public, and facilitates excellent communication with other services.

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A dream job and a prestigious nomination from the Australian Directors’ Guild ECU graduate Quentin Curzon, who completed a Bachelor of Media and Communications (Screen Studies Major) from the WA Screen Academy in 2017, was recently nominated for an Australian Directors’ Guild (ADG) Award (Best Direction of a Student Film) for his short film Rift, a collaboration with the Aboriginal Performance program at the Western Australian Academy of Arts (WAAPA). Rift tells the story of two Indigenous teenage girls who find their friendship put to the test when external influences begin to pull them in different directions. On graduation Quentin was snapped up by WA factual production company Joined Up Films. The ADG nomination is the latest in a string of accolades for Quentin including being one of only two WA emerging filmmaking teams awarded a $10,000 funding grant from ScreenWest. Rift was also selected for the WA Unlocked Film Festival.

New Home for WA’s Emerging Filmmakers WA Screen Academy students now have access to a unique, purpose-built facility with state-of-the-art editing and audio suites, an output suite with 7.1 sound, and new teaching and production office spaces, all equipped with the latest technology, communications and staff support. The Screen Academy offers an intensive, one-year industry-focussed course designed to prepare you for the realities and challenges of working in the professional industry. In 2016, the Screen Academy gained membership in the prestigious International Association of Film and Television (CILECT) and is one of only five member schools in Australia. An acknowledgement of the high quality of teaching and learning at the Academy, this membership enables international collaboration in both production and research.

Fashion students paving the way in China 18 students and 2 staff undertook a study tour to Guandong Baiyun University in Guangzhou in China, funded through the Australian Government Colombo Scholarship Scheme. This Scheme is a signature initiative of the Australian Government which aims to lift knowledge of the Indo-Pacific in Australia by supporting young Australians to study and undertake internships in the region. Students will study fashion design and will work with their partner Chinese students to develop pathways for contemporary fashion between our two institutions following the establishment of the ECU/GBU Institute of Design in 2017. Guangzhou is the main manufacturing and distribution centre for China’s fashion industry, the agreement therefore presents our students with wonderful opportunities in work integrated learning in one of the worlds most important fashion capitals.

ECU graduate wins WW 2018 Mitchell Graduate of the Year at Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) Awards Tim Meuzelaar, a public relations graduate won the award for his submission of a communications campaign designed to tackle severe sunburn injury and reducing hospital related sunburn visits. With a target audience of 20–24 year-olds he decided to focus on social media and email messaging. Social media strategy is obviously one of Tim’s strong suits as he’s now working as the social media coordinator at RAC. Tim studied a Bachelor of Communications at ECU majoring in public relations and journalism. He is the third ECU public relations graduate in the past four years to take out the PRIA Graduate of the Year Award.

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COURSE

Bachelor of Arts Employment Opportunities

Indicative ATAR: 70 Duration: 3 years full-time or part-time equivalent Availability & Campus: JO

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This degree provides students with lifelong transferable skills, equipping them for employment in a wide range of professional industries

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Public Servant, Government Adviser, International Consultant, Foreign Affairs Officer, Historian, Social Researcher, Heritage Consultant, Policy Analyst, Writer, Editor, Publisher, Visual Artist, Curator

This course enables students to pursue their passion and career goals simultaneously with a choice of focused majors. Students will engage in in-depth inquiry and creative responses to make a positive impact in society. There is an opportunity to explore cross-disciplinary studies to enhance skills and interests, in areas that cover historical, critical, political, theoretical and creative practices which underpin our global cultures and industries. This multi-skilled approach is essential in contextualising and applying knowledge and experience in a range of career possibilities. Arts graduates are highly employable because they have strong critical and analytical skills and are adaptable in the workplace. Arts graduates can think critically and apply creative thinking to a wide range of scenarios and employment opportunities.

Majors are available in the following disciplines: Creative and Professional Writing, English, Historical and Political Studies, Visual Arts

Clinical or professional work placement In the core unit SAH3200 Industry and Community (which is mandatory for all those who enrol in the Bachelor of Arts), students will produce work in the form of presentation, performance, exhibition, strategic report or research project that will be driven and assessed by a community and/or industry representative. Projects can also be carried out in teams and be based on an industry/community problem. The unit requires students to engage in authentic project management process as they develop their project, analysing needs and appropriate methods, developing design and implementation plans and critically evaluating results, establishing clear metrics and responding to criteria. Also, individual majors embed capstone units and some students are able to undertake the unit CCA3104 Professional Placement as an elective, which allows students to gain credit for undertaking a workplace internship.

See more course information ecu.edu.au/courses/W33

MAJOR Creative and Professional Writing This major can be studied in the following courses: W33 - Bachelor of Arts W62 - Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Media and Communication W57 - Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Commerce W58 - Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science Y67 - Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Arts

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Students with a passion for writing will be offered the opportunity to nurture a capacity for creativity and effective communication. They will develop writing skills in a range of genres, including autobiography and biography, poetry, drama, fiction, and creative nonfiction, while also gaining an understanding of important legal, ethical and practical elements of editing and publishing.

Employment Opportunities Graduates are able to seek employment in the expanding communications sector, as well as opportunities for freelance writing work.

Careers Writer, Editor, Scriptwriter, Journalist, Publisher, Poet, Novelist, Playwright, Reviewer, Commentator

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Please note accreditation or professional recognition details are correct as at time of production. For latest information please visit ecuworldready.com.au

MAJOR English This major can be studied in the following courses: W33 - Bachelor of Arts W62 - Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Media and Communication W57 - Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Commerce W58 - Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science Y67 - Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Arts

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English prepares students to enter the world of work as a rigorous reader, a compelling writer, an effective speaker, and an engaged, respectful world citizen – all skills employers seek. Through the breadth and depth of their reading and writing, students develop a high level of transferable English language skills, along with a thorough understanding of human nature.

Employment Opportunities The major successfully prepares the graduate for a diverse range of careers requiring communication skills, critical thinking and considered analysis.

Careers Author, Biographer, Government Adviser, Journalist, Overseas Aid Worker, Politician, Press Secretary, Public Servant, Publicist, Publisher, Community Service Professional, Marketing Manager

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MAJOR Historical and Political Studies This major can be studied in the following courses: W33 - Bachelor of Arts W62 - Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Media and Communication W57 - Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Commerce W58 - Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science Y67 - Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Arts

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History and Politics address some of the most important and contentious issues facing humanity. In this major, students will examine the ideas, structures and processes that drive society at both the national and international level. One of the primary focuses of this course is the historical and political processes and patterns that have structured the relationship between individuals and communities. Emphasis is placed on assisting students to understand the nature of contemporary political challenges and the role of leadership, the media, corporate interests, public opinion and grassroots political movements in framing and addressing these challenges. In addition there is a focus on the role understanding our history can play in informing solutions to these issues.

While the focus is global, thematic and interdisciplinary...