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University of Western Australia

The University of Western Australia is a member of the Group of Eight and ranks consistently in the top 100 of the world in multiple rankings.

Perth is Australia’s fourth largest city with an estimated 2 million people living in Greater Perth. It is located along the Swan Coastal Plan in the west of Australia. Good transport links make easy travel from the cosmopolitan centre to beaches and the surrounding bush.

Available Subject Areas

Please ensure that you research the courses available to you as an exchange student, and check with your subject coordinator(s) that these courses are suitable for your Glasgow degree programme. Please note that partner course offerings may change on a yearly basis.

Please research course level; content and assessment structures; partner academic pre-requisites for exchange students; whether enough courses / credits are available in your degree subject(s) to meet your Glasgow degree credit requirements; language of teaching and for Joint Honours students, whether the partner has any restrictions on taking courses from different Schools/Faculties.

Accounting & Finance
Aerospace Engineering/Sciences
Archaeology
Biomedical Engineering
Business & Management
Celtic and Gaelic
Civil Engineering
Classics
Community Development
Comparative Literature
Computing Science
Digital Media & Information Studies
Earth Science and Geology
Economic & Social History
Economics
Education
Electronics/Electrical Engineering
English Language
English Literature
Film & TV
Geography
Greek
History
History of Art
Latin
Law
Life Sciences
Maths
Mechanical Engineering
Music
Philosophy
Physics
Politics and International Relations
Scottish Literature
Sociology
Statistics
Theatre Studies
Theology & Religious Studies
Urban Studies/Public & Social Policy

Key facts

Estimated number of places:
- University wide: 1-3 full-year places or 2-6 semester places
- Extra Law only places: 1-3 full-year Places or 2-6 semester places
Calendar: mid February to mid June; mid July - mid November
Grading system: H1-N
Entry requirements
Credit guidance: typical full course load per semester for home students = 24. International students who wish to change their study load from 24 need to check their visa conditions and contact the International Student Adviser at the University before doing so.