ADF HIGHER EDUCATION ADVANCED STANDING SCHEME
Edith Cowan University
Edith Cowan University (ECU) www.ecu.edu.au is a contemporary university providing quality tertiary education for the students of today. We pride ourselves on being supportive, flexible and relevant to the real world. Over 200 ECU courses are available in off-campus, online or flexible mode.
ECU is located in Perth , Western Australia , with campuses at Mount Lawley and Joondalup and a regional campus at Bunbury.
Edith Cowan University 's origins go back to 1902 when it began as a teaching college. Today it is Western Australia 's second largest university with approximately 23,000 students, including in excess of 3,000 international students originating from more than 80 countries.
ECU welcomes Defence Force personnel to its programs in partnership with the Australian Defence Force Higher Education Advanced Standing Scheme.
Enquiries about all programs are invited. The link below leads to ECU course information, details on how to apply and application forms:
Programs with Specific Advanced Standing Arrangement are listed here:
Credit Recognition:
Faculty of Business & Law
The granting of credit into ECU postgraduate degrees is limited by its Academic Regulations to 50% of an degree. The following levels of academic credit will therefore be awarded under this scheme. If you wish to study a course at ECU not listed below please submit your application and advanced standing will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
ADF Program |
ECU Degree |
Advanced Standing Granted Credit Point Value |
Remaining Credit Points to complete ECU degree |
*Delivery Mode |
Graduate Certificate of Defence Studies |
Graduate Diploma of Business Management U49/V43 |
30 credit points MAN4010 Management IV 1 x Unspecified Elective |
90 credit points |
Campus Based Churchlands and Bunbury Campuses - Full-time & Part-time. |
Graduate Certificate of Project Management |
Graduate Diploma of Business Management U49/V43 |
30 2 x Unspecified Electives |
90 credit points |
Campus Based Churchlands and Bunbury Campuses - Full-time & Part-time. |
Graduate Certificate of Defence Studies |
Master of Business Administration I10 |
60 credit points MAN4010 Management IV 3 x Unspecified Elective |
120 credit points |
Campus Based Churchlands and Bunbury Campuses - Full-time & Part-time. |
Graduate Certificate of Project Management |
Master of Business Administration I10 |
60 credit points 4 x Unspecified Electives |
120 credit points |
Campus Based Churchlands and Bunbury Campuses - Full-time & Part-time. |
Graduate Diploma of Technology Management |
Graduate Diploma of Business Management U49/V43 |
60 credit points 4 x Unspecified Electives |
60 credit points |
Campus Based Churchlands and Bunbury Campuses - Full-time & Part-time. |
Graduate Diploma of Technology Management |
Master of Business Administration I10 |
60 credit points 4 x Unspecified Electives |
120 credit points |
Campus Based Churchlands and Bunbury Campuses - Full-time & Part-time. |
* Delivery Mode - Whilst many ECU courses are campus based many units within the courses are delivered on-line.
Faculty of Computing, Health & Science
The granting of credit into ECU postgraduate degree is limited by its Academic Regulations to 50% of an degree. The following levels of academic credit will therefore be awarded under this scheme. If you wish to study a course at ECU not listed below please submit your application and advanced standing will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
ADF Program |
ECU Degree |
Advanced Standing Granted Credit Point Value |
Remaining Credit Points to complete ECU degree |
*Delivery Mode |
Graduate Certificate in Intelligence Analysis |
Master of Information Security and Intelligence Q52/H49 |
50 credit points CSI4104 Information Security CSI4110 Introduction to Information Welfare CSI5120 Contemporary Intelligence |
130 credit points |
Campus Based & On-Line Mt Lawley Campus Full-time & Part-time. |
Graduate Diploma of Intelligence and Security |
Master of Information Security and Intelligence Q52/H49 |
90 credit points CSI4104 Information Security CSI4110 Introduction to Information Welfare CSI5120 Contemporary Intelligence CSI5309 Information & Network Centric Operations CSG5104 Special Project |
90 credit points |
Campus Based & On-Line Mt Lawley Campus Full-time & Part-time. |
ALL ADF Graduate Certificate programs |
Master of Science (Environment Management) Q64/J20 |
40 credit points 2 x Unspecified Electives |
80 credit points |
Campus Based Joondalup Campus - Full-time & Part-time. |
ALL ADF Graduate Certificate programs |
Master of Environmental Management 105 |
40 credit points 2 x Unspecified Electives |
140 credit points |
Campus Based & On-Line Joondalup Campus - Full-time & Part-time. |
ALL ADF Graduate Certificate programs |
Master of Science (Biological Sciences) Q63/J19 |
40 credit points 2 x Unspecified Electives |
80 credit points |
Campus Based Joondalup Campus - Full-time & Part-time. |
ALL ADF Graduate Diploma programs |
Master of Science (Environment Management) Q64/J20 |
40 credit points 2 x Unspecified Electives |
80 credit points |
Campus Based Joondalup Campus - Full-time & Part-time. |
ALL ADF Graduate Diploma programs |
Master of Environmental Management 105 |
40 credit points 2 x Unspecified Electives |
140 credit points |
Campus Based & On-Line Joondalup Campus - Full-time & Part-time. |
ALL ADF Graduate Diploma programs |
Master of Science (Biological Sciences) Q63/J19 |
40 credit points 2 x Unspecified Electives |
80 credit points |
Campus Based Joondalup Campus - Full-time & Part-time. |