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Edith Cowan University
ECU is a responsive and forward-thinking institution and an
Australian leader in the provision of professionally focused degree
programs. As the modern descendant of the first higher education
institution in Western Australia, ECU upholds a well deserved
reputation for teaching excellence that dates back to the beginning
of the twentieth century.
The university has developed strong links with industry,
government and research institutes in Australia and overseas.
These links help the University to design and develop relevant
courses and appropriate research projects. Areas of strength
include the ‘knowledge-based’ disciplines of Finance and Business,
Computing and IT, Media and Communications, Education, Health
and Social Sciences, Nursing, Visual and Performing Arts.
Business
• Courses have a large practical content
and are designed in consultation with
industry, professional bodies and
government organisations.
• The unique Business Edge program
in the Bachelor of Business program
includes:
- A set of integrated units that focus
on providing students with the
competencies valued by employers
- 4 units spread over 3 years of study
- A foundation for all Business majors
- The latest technology, enabling
students to study in virtual teams
and creating a realistic workplace
environment
• Programs are recognised by
professional associations and the
business community in general.
• ECU Business students have been
recognised for their outstanding
practical commercial skills: Michael
Salinas was named ‘WA Business
Person of the Year 2008’, by Young
Achievement Australia, for his part in
the ‘Business Skills Program’.
• ECU is the only West Australian
University to receive five star ratings
for both the quality of teaching and
corporate links in our MBA program.
The University also received a 5 star
rating for academic qualifications and
corporate links in 2008. The 2009 Good
Universities Guide rates our MBA as
one of the best in Western Australia,
awarding 5 stars for:
- The academic quality of our
teaching staff
- Strong corporate links
- International student market share
- Gender equity of teaching staff
• In 2008 the Graduate School of
Business was launched and is located
near the city on the Mt Lawley campus.
Hospitality and Tourism
• The university provides an on-campus
purpose-built training restaurant,
Degrees Brewery, which is operated
and managed by students providing a
practical component to their studies.
Computing & IT
• ECU is the largest and leading
Computer and Information Science
School in Western Australia and is in
the top ten in Australia.
• IBM/Lenovo partner University in the
Asia-Pacific region.
• Computer Science courses are rated at
Level 1 (highest level) by the Australian
Computer Society.
• Benchmarked CISCO Networking
Academy.
• Provides leading edge software and
equipment to students in discipline
areas such as computer security,
games programming, computer science,
software engineering, networking
science, counter terrorism, intelligence
and security.
Communications
• ECU’s School of Communications and
Arts is the largest in Western Australia
and in the Top 10 in Australia for
Communications enrolments.
• Recognised by professional and
industry bodies.
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