Featured Courses
Biodiverse-friendly Garden Design Studio
Gardens have long been the aesthetic and technical laboratory of landscape architecture. In a climate of wet-dry extremes and long hot summers, this studio will invite you to consider the contextual, design and ecological considerations of designing with plants in southwest Australia, one of the world's 36 biodiversity hotspots. Students will demonstrate a contextually appropriate garden concept; a manifestation of poetic ideas utilising a palette of plants and materials; and a set of presentation images which communicate the intent.
Upcoming program dates: 9 July - 23 July
Specific academic requirement(s): tertiary-level students who have a design background.
Computing in the Real World: An Introduction to Computer Science without Computers
This micro-credential course offers an in-depth exploration of core computer science concepts.
Over two weeks, a combination of lectures and hands-on activities will be provided to cover the topics including understanding, designing and analysing algorithms. By the end of the program, you’ll have gained a solid foundation in computer science and be inspired to continue learning about this fascinating field.
Upcoming program dates: 22 June - 6 July
Specific academic requirement(s): tertiary-level students who have no computer science background or high school students.
Introduction to Australian Business and Commercial Law
This micro-credential course provides students with an overview of the Australian Legal and Political System and the fundamental principles of Australian Business and Commercial Law.
Topics covered include the Australian legal system; the doctrine of precedent, the principles of statutory interpretation; the law of torts – with a particular emphasis on tortious liability for professional negligence; the law of contract; consumer protection law and the principles of equity – with a particular emphasis on the law of fiduciary obligations.
Upcoming program dates: 7 July - 21 July
Specific academic requirement(s): N/A
Introduction to Business
This micro-credential course provides you with the opportunity to experience and appreciate key issues facing today’s business leaders and managers.
The course introduces foundation and emerging topics across the fundamental business disciplines such as Accounting, Economics, Finance, Organisations and Marketing. The micro-credential includes topics such as business reporting and ethics, sustainability reporting, labour economics and international trade, organisational strategy and social media and the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in the organisational process.
Upcoming program dates: 13 July - 27 July
Specific academic requirement(s): N/A
Introduction to Business Analytics
This micro-credential course provides students with a foundational understanding of the concepts and techniques in business analytics.
The course will focus on regression analysis, probability and statistics in finance, and machine learning. Through a combination of theoretical knowledge and practice case studies, students will develop the skills necessary to extract insights and solve real-life business decisions, with an emphasis on finance.
Upcoming program dates: 13 July - 27 July
Specific academic requirement(s): N/A
Introduction to Public Health and Health Promotion
Students undertaking this micro-credential will explore current public health challenges with a focus on disease transmission, causes, and risk factors. Topics covered include health and its determinants, public health and health promotion, levels of prevention, current public health issues such as non-communicable diseases, physical inactivity, smoking and alcohol use; and how we can design, implement, and evaluate health promotion interventions.
Upcoming program dates: 17 July - 1 August
Specific academic requirement(s): N/A
Microbial Marvels: Unveiling the Hidden Frenemies
This micro-credential course is an enlightening one to uncover the fundamental principles and cutting-edge advancements in bacteriology and virology.
This course may cover the topics such as history of microbiology, Prokaryote and Eukaryote cell structure and function, Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi and Protozoa, Microbes – the good, the bad and the opportunistic ones, Infectious diseases – diagnosis, treatment, and prevention, Antibiotic resistance and personalised medicine, Pandemics: what is happening now?, and The innovative applications and future of microbiology.
Upcoming program dates: 9 July - 24 July
Specific academic requirement(s): undergraduate students or high school students who have undertaken at least 1 science subject.
Sustainable Energy Technology
This micro-credential explores the engineering definition of sustainability, as applied to the diverse landscape of conventional and emerging energy resources. From the thermodynamic origins of energy to the economic, environmental, and societal constraints on its storage and use, the micro-credential will explore the use of engineering technologies to maintain and grow global prosperity, including renewable energy storage, carbon capture, and the yet unrealised potential of large-scale automation and machine learning.
Upcoming program dates: 7 July -21 July
Specific academic requirement(s): 2nd or 3rd year university students who enrolled in an engineering course in their home country.
Winter School Study Program for Medical and Health Sciences
The Winter School Study Program was established in 2010, with the objective of offering international students studying to be health professionals an opportunity to experience the Australian health care system, together with medical research methodology, research ethics, and scientific writing skills. This program consists of one week of lectures and workshops and three weeks of modules. Students will be assigned to different modules based on their academic level, namely Module 1 Mechanism of Human Diseases, Module 2 General Practice and development of patient consultation skills, and Module 3 Medical research: techniques and experiences. In addition, students may access to online undergraduate health science lectures at UWA.
Upcoming program dates: 13 July - 10 August
Specific academic requirement(s): students must be enrolled in a medical or health sciences course in their home country.