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
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Classics
  • 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
  • History
  • History of Art
  • Law
  • Life Sciences
  • Maths
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Politics and International Relations
  • Product Design Engineering
  • Psychology
  • School of Interdisciplinary subjects Dumfries
  • 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: semester one; late February – late June; semester two: mid-July – late 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.

Travel and costs

Useful weblinks


The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009, Perth, Australia

Partner web
http://www.uwa.edu.au/

Partner mobility web
https://www.uwa.edu.au/study/courses-and-careers/study-abroad-and-student-exchange/completing-exchange-at-uwa

Mobility contact
studyabroad@uwa.edu.au

Disability support
http://www.student.uwa.edu.au/experience/health/uniaccess