Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia
At Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Perth you can combine Media and Communication studies with Marketing and Business units. After completing the program’s first term at Berghs, you will travel to Australia and take your remaining five terms at ECU.
Edith Cowan University (ECU) has over 30,000 students and is the largest university in Western Australia. Their brand new City Campus (ready February 2026), will be located right in the heart of Perth. It will reshape the heart of the city and form the bridge between CBD and arts & culture scene in the fast-evolving Western Australian capital. The new ECU City Campus will have over 8100 students. Both Bachelor Degrees offered through Berghs Bachelor Program will be held at the brand new ECU City Campus.
ECU's Bachelor of Communication (F35) prepares you for a career within the communication business. The Program consists of 24 units, 12 of which are to be spent within your Major of choice: Advertising, Film and Video, Broadcasting, PR, Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Screen Studies
Your curriculum includes also a good number of elective courses that can be chosen from disciplines other than your major of choice. Advertising students can also decide to spend all their elective courses at the School of Business and add a Second Major in Marketing to their degree.
ECU's Bachelor of Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations (Y99) aims at students who are interested in a Business Degree with a strong focus on marketing communication. This program offers three areas of study condensed in one degree. The degree is issued by ECU’s School of Business.Note that ECU offers you full flexibility and the opportunity to combine courses from different majors within Arts and Humanities, and across the School of Arts and Humanities and the School of Business. As an example, you can study for Bachelor of Media and Communication with Major in PR and take some courses in Graphic Design, or Animation. There are many possible combinations of subjects and you are offered the possibility to design a very individual study plan.
- Length of Studies: 3 years (1 semester at Berghs, 5 semesters at Edith Cowan University, Perth).
- Tuition Fee at ECU: The course fee is approximately 75,000 AUD in total.
- Intakes: July and February
- Degree: Bachelor of Communication or Bachelor of Marketing, Advertising and PR, Edith Cowan University
- Accommodation: ECU offers students accommodation. Note that private housing is also a very popular option for Berghs Bachelor students. You can rent your own place and share it with other students for a competitive price.
A $5,000 bursary available to new international students commencing an undergraduate or master's by coursework program at ECU City Campus in Semester One or Two, 2026. The bursary is paid in two installments of $2,500 after the census date of each of the first two semesters. Read here more information and eligibility requirements.