How to apply
In addition to the attachments required in the application form applicants who are not graduates of this University must submit an original transcript or certified copy of their academic record for all tertiary qualifications to date.
Key information
- UWA Course Code: 72570
- CRICOS Code: 061840K
- 96 credit points
- 2 years full-time
- Intake period: Semester 1 and Semester 2
- Fees
Application Closing Dates
- Semester 1
End of December
- Semester 2
End of June
If you want an exciting career that stimulates you, challenges you, and rewards you, then a postgraduate degree in science sets you on the right path.
Completing further study beyond a Bachelor degree will enhance your chances of employment as well as advancement, as you will increase your knowledge in specific areas that interest you.
Course outline
The course is designed to consolidate students understanding of interdisciplinary research and its application to current issues relating to human well-being and human futures. A research dissertation and thesis are completed, both of which integrate several disciplines to focus on a specific human problem.
Students undertake 2 years of study (96 points) which includes coursework units and a research component
Core units
- IHST8801 Orientation to Integrated Human Studies
- IHST8802 Emergence of Twenty-first century Humanity
- IHST8805 Principles and Practice of Integrated Human Studies
- IHST8806 Modes in Inquiry in Integrated Human Studies
- IHST8811 Global Values and Lifestyles in the Twenty-first Century
- IHST8812 Action, Innovation and Leadership for the Twenty-first Century
Plus a 36 point Dissertation IHST 8820 – 8825 parts 1-6 Integrated Human Studies Dissertation
Students choose 24 points Elective Units from Group A or Group B in consultation with Program Coordinator:
Group A
- S1, S2 IHST8809 Dimensions of the Human Experience
- S1, S2 IHST8810 Technologies, Economies and Ecologies of the Twenty-first Century
- S1, S2 IHST8813 Collaborative Online Inquiry into Twenty-first-century Challenges (12 points)
Group B
- S1, S2 IHST8814 Integrated Human Studies Project Part 1
- S1, S2 IHST8815 Integrated Human Studies Project Part 2
- S1, S2 IHST8816 Integrated Human Studies Project Part 3
- S1, S2 IHST8817 Integrated Human Studies Project Part 4
Admission requirements
A Bachelors degree in a relevant discipline from this University or equivalent, as recognised by the Faculty.
English Language Competence
All applicants for UWA coursework programs must demonstrate a minimum level of English Language Competence.
Course enquiries
School of Anatomy and Human Biology
Associate Professor Neville Bruce
Telephone: +(61 8) 6488 3292
Email: Neville.Bruce@uwa,edu,au
Centre for Integrated Humas Studies
University information
CRICOS Code: 00126G
