Bachelor of Arts

There are 3 different categories of acceptance due dates:

• For countries listed here (Country List), acceptance due date is 7 weeks before course start date, as stated on your Offer Letter. If you have a GTE Finance or GTE Interview condition on your offer, you must submit the GTE documentation 2 weeks before the acceptance closing date.
• For all other countries which are not listed in the list, the acceptance due date is 3 weeks before the course start date.
• If you are currently in Australia on a valid visa, the acceptance closing date is 1 week before the course start date.

Curtin has a duty of care to ensure all international students have sufficient time to have their student visa issued and to arrive in Perth in time for the Orientation Week and the start of classes. The timeframes stipulated above allows Curtin to process your completed documents and for the Department of Home Affairs to issue your student visa in time. For more information on visa processing times, please refer to the Visa Processing Times on the Department of Home Affairs website.

For international application deadlines, please refer to: Key dates and university application deadlines | Curtin University

The class types you may attend will depend on which units you are enrolled in. The main class types delivered at Curtin are:

• Lectures are presentations given by a subject matter expert, on a specific subject area within the unit you are studying. Lectures typically run from 50 minutes to 3 hours. Curtin's lectures are often recorded and published on Blackboard. This allows students the freedom to watch their lectures when most convenient. Lectures could be offsite, live-streamed, pre-recorded, or delivered face-to-face only. Please check with your Unit Coordinator for confirmation, or refer to the unit outlines.
• Tutorials are small discussion groups led by a tutor. Each unit will usually have 1 tutorial per week. Tutorials involve a number of tasks and activities to help students develop their understanding of the content covered in the previous lecture. Tutorials are designed to be interactive, providing the perfect opportunity for students to ask questions and participate in group discussions.
• Laboratory or Clinical Practice classes have a more ‘hands-on’ approach, with a focus on the application and practice of learnt skills in a laboratory or clinic environment.
• Seminars are small to medium-sized group meetings between students and a lecturer or tutor for 1-3 hours. Seminars contain elements of a lecture and tutorial. That being, a seminar can involve a presentation by your tutor/lecturer, but will also include interactive tasks and group discussions.
• Studio classes are usually required for art and design units. Similar to workshops, these are hands-on sessions where you will learn practical methods and processes specific to the set project
• Offsite activities is a scheduled activity undertaken off campus (for example fieldwork).
• Workshops focus on active learning approaches often undertaken by a large group of students subdivided into smaller groups. Like laboratory classes, workshop classes have a practical, hands-on approach to learning.

For further details on the classes required for your units, please refer to the unit outlines.

The Curtin Perth campus covers 116 hectares and includes landscaped grounds, gardens and sports fields. This campus is the academic base for most of Curtin’s students, bringing together a diversity of ages, cultures and learning disciplines, resulting in a vibrant community atmosphere. Students can enjoy on-campus music, entertainment, festivals, a wide range of cultural events, and visit the campus’ world-class art gallery in the John Curtin Gallery. University sports groups, special interest clubs and societies offer opportunities to meet and mix with other students beyond the lecture theatre setting.

For further details regarding campus activities, maps and more, please visit our Perth campus webpage.

Yes, Curtin offers double degrees with Commerce (majoring in Human Resources Management, Accounting, Economics, Marketing, Taxation or Finance) and Arts (majoring in International Relations or Journalism).

Perth is well known for its pristine beaches, bush life and the botanical magic of Kings Park. But step outside of the city and there are even more adventures to be had. With its spectacular coastline, unspoiled national parks and peaceful Islands, the beauty of Western Australia will take your breath away. Perth also combines both big city and laid back lifestyle where you can combine both city life and relaxed atmosphere.

If you’re interested in health and fitness, join us at Curtin Stadium at Curtin Perth. You can take part in social sport, join our gym, sign up for fitness classes or recreational experiences, get involved with a sports club, hire a court or field, get support through our health and rehabilitation programs, and hire our venues or grounds for big and small events. Find out more about Curtin Stadium.

Perth offers family-friendly attractions and activities, catering to different interests. Some of Perth’s attractions are listed below, but there are many other things to do in Perth.

Take your family to see some native wildlife at Perth Zoo, AQWA – The Aquarium of WA or Caversham Wildlife Park, ride the thrill rides at Adventure World or expand your mind with interactive science experiences at Scitech.

Bring your family to Kings Park and Botanic Gardens, a 400 hectare park overlooking the city skyline and Swan River, and enjoy gardens, bushwalks, playgrounds, cafés and regular cultural events.

With warm water, soft sand and stunning sunsets, Perth’s beaches are a great place to take your family to swim, surf and snorkel or simply relax with a picnic.

Children in Perth can enjoy a variety of sporting, music and intellectual activities where they can meet friends and gain new skills. There are a multitude of clubs to choose from, including junior football, cricket, swimming, martial arts, dancing, gymnastics, art and craft, chess and music, to name just a few.

If you have met Curtin's English requirement and achieved the required ATAR for your course of interest but have not met the Mathematics prerequisite, see the following options:

• UniLearn (Online Mode Only): Introductory Mathematics (UNL31) offered through UniLearn will satisfy the Mathematics Applications ATAR prerequisite. Senior Mathematics (UNL32) offered through UniLearn will satisfy the Mathematics Methods requirement. Please note: It is up to you to ensure the unit completion date is before the application deadlines. 
• UniReady Enabling The Mathematics for Science unit will satisfy the Mathematics Applications ATAR prerequisite. This unit is run in semester 1 and 2, and in some cases over summer. For further information please contact UniReady on 9266 7632.
• UniReady Enabling Subject via Open Universities Australia (Online Mode Only): The Mathematics for Science unit will satisfy the Mathematics Applications ATAR prerequisite this unit is only run in study periods 1 and 3
• Apply for the Bachelor of Science (Multidisciplinary Science) and then apply to course switch. You would need to do Multidisciplinary Science for a minimum of 1 semester, during which you would need to pick up one mathematics unit to satisfy the Mathematics Applications prerequisite, or two mathematics units to satisfy the Mathematics Methods prerequisite.
• Apply for the Bachelor of Arts and then apply to course switch. You would need to do Arts for a minimum of 1 semester, during which you would need to pick up one mathematics unit to satisfy the Mathematics Applications prerequisite, or two mathematics units to satisfy the Mathematics Methods prerequisite.

If you are planning to course switch please go to your course page of interest and click Admissions Criteria then click I've gone to university before. 

If you need more personalised advice Contact our Future Students team about your pathway options.