Update your knowledge, gain a competitive edge or try out a potential area of further study.
Update your knowledge, gain a competitive edge or try out a potential area of further study.
With AccessUWA you can study the individual units of your choice at UWA without having to enrol in a degree course.
UWA offers a variety of professional development opportunities, including courses, workshops and seminars for those in the resources, legal, health, education, business and public sectors.
AccessUWA provides two options for continuing professional development:
Assessed (Continuing Education)
You study units at UWA just as if you were studying a degree – you attend lectures, tutorials, seminars and laboratory sessions, have full access to UWA libraries and all online resources, and undertake assessments throughout the semester and participate in final examinations.
This stream allows you to attend lectures in person without participating in tutorials, assignments or examinations. Non-assessed students do not have access to online lectures, online resources, including Course Materials Online (CMO); however, you are eligible to apply for community membership at the UWA Library. This membership provides limited access to some library resources.
AccessUWA is open to Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents and holders of permanent humanitarian visas.
AccessUWA is also available to international visitors on a temporary resident visa or another category of visa that allows you to study in Australia for the length of time of your selected unit.
Not sure what unit to choose? Browse the UWA Handbook. We also recommend you contact the relevant School Advising Office who can assist with the choice of units, prerequisites and the possibility of crediting the unit(s) to a degree.
Please note that certain units in some professionally accredited postgraduate courses are not available via AccessUWA.
To check if your unit is run on a suitable day and time, visit the timetable link on the individual unit page of the UWA Handbook or check with the relevant school.
Most units currently offered may be undertaken with assessment through AccessUWA. This includes intensive short courses, such as Summer School.
Once you've chosen your units and spoken with a relevant Student Adviser, you're ready to submit an AccessUWA application.
You will be required to provide evidence of your citizenship (using a passport, birth certificate or Australian citizenship certificate), and if you have studied at another university other than UWA or did not complete your high school studies in Australia, you may be required to provide a hard copy original of your academic transcript. You may also need to produce supporting documentation for units that have prerequisites.
When you've successfully submitted your application online, you'll receive a confirmation email.
Once we have received your AccessUWA application and sighted all the necessary documents, we will facilitate the approval of your application by the relevant school. The approval process may take up to ten working days.
When we have received approval for your chosen units you will receive a request for payment of your tuition fees. On receipt of your payment we will finalise your enrolment.
Assessed students will be advised how to complete the enrolment process including obtaining your campus card, activating your university IT account and selecting your tutorials.
Take note of the important academic dates for withdrawing and adding units.
The fees for AccessUWA vary and are dependent on the option you choose (Assessed or Non-assessed), the subjects you choose and whether the unit is undergraduate or postgraduate. Tuition fees are payable in full with your application by the relevant due date as stated in your approval email.
AccessUWA enrolments do not qualify for HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP.
Late fees and withdrawals
All withdrawal requests for AccessUWA enrolments must be advised in writing by email to Admissions and will incur a $150 per unit administration fee.
A non-refundable $150 late fee is applicable to all applications received after the specified application closing date.