Edith Cowan College (ECC)

About Edith Cowan College (ECC)

Edith Cowan College (ECC) is ECU’s on-campus academic and English pathway provider. It is the only ECU pathway based on the ECU campuses. ECC offers ECU Pathway Programs for students who may not qualify for direct entry into an ECU degree program.

Courses & Programs

Diploma: Your pathway into ECU 2nd year.

Students can commence their diplomas in Commerce, Communications and Creative Industries, Hotel Management, Computing/IT and Engineering Studies at ECC in February, June and October. ECC’s Diploma of Health Science course includes ECU’s service taught units, meaning that students can commence in February and July, in line with ECU’s semesters.

Foundation: Your pathway into ECU 1st year.

The foundation program at ECC will bridge the gap between your high school studies and ECU undergraduate studies. This course may give you access to over 250 undergraduate courses from 8 schools at ECU. These may include – Arts & Humanities, Business & Law, Engineering & Technology, Medical & Health Sciences, Nursing & Midwifery, Science, Teacher Education and WAAPA. The Foundation Program has two intakes a year i.e. February and July for most courses.

With smaller classes and additional support, you will be ready for your undergraduate studies at ECU on completion of your ECC Foundation or Diploma course.

Pre-Master Program: leads into the following two year Masters degrees with one unit of advanced standing.

• Master of Business Administration International
• Master of Computer Science
• Master of Cyber Security
• Master of Finance and Banking^#
• Master of Human Resource Management
• Master of International Hospitality Management
• Master of Marketing and Innovation Management
• Master of Management Information Systems
• Master of Professional Accounting#
• Master of Communications
• Master of Project Management
• Master of Supply Chain and Logistics Management

#Advanced standing is not available for this course.

 Academic English Program: Pathway to both ECC and ECU

ECC provides English language programs for people who do not meet the ECU English requirements and are from non-English-speaking backgrounds.

The English language program at ECC offers direct entry pathways for international students wishing to undertake university study at ECU and elsewhere.

Students will be placed in the correct level according to their IELTS result (see above), and will be required to pass that level to move to the next level or commence their academic program.

Program highlights

• Taught in 10-week blocks from beginner to advanced.
• Leads into Diploma and PQP courses at ECC and various degree programs at ECU.
• No further English testing is required at the end of the program (except for Nursing and other higher English requirement courses).
• Study with experienced teachers with 10+ years of academic excellence in Australia and abroad.
• 94% pass rate from ongoing assessment throughout the 10-week block.
• Located at ECU Mount Lawley campus, only 4.5km away from Perth CBD.

ECC highlights

• 30 years of partnership with ECU, teaching quality, learner engagement and skills development.
• Enables you to achieve your dream by gaining direct entry to ECU.
• ECC students outperform students from other ECU pathway providers at University level.
• Located on ECU Joondalup and Mount Lawley campuses.
• Access to ECU libraries, eLabs, medical facilities, cafés, sport facilities, security service and much more.
• Single visa to cover your Diploma and degree at ECC and ECU.
• More individual classroom interaction to ensure you receive a high level of attention from your lecturers.
• Dedicated university lecturers and teaching quality assured by ECU.
• Accepts students under the age of 18.
• Study Tours and ELICOS Teacher Training available. ECC Joondalup campus has an official PTE (Pearson Test of English) testing centre.
• ECC is registered by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA).

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