Futures Intensives
Want to tackle real-world challenges, connect with industry leaders, and level up your skills? Curtin’s Futures Intensives is your chance to work on big ideas that shape our world!
Futures Intensives are 25 credit, challenge-based units delivered as face-to-face intensives during the mid-year break. Students work in interdisciplinary teams on real-world challenges with community and industry partners, supported by academic mentors.
What’s in it for you?
- Hands-on experience solving real-world problems
- Industry connections and networking opportunities
- Complete a 25 credit unit in the mid-year break
- A standout experience to add to your resume
Which Futures Intensive units are available?
There are four Futures Intensive units, each aligned to a Futures platform and Dean:
- Global Futures Challenge
- Sustainability Challenge
- ReconciliAction Challenge
- Learning Futures Challenge
Each runs as a separate intensive, with its own theme and partners.
As part of a multi-disciplinary student team, you’ll research, develop, and pitch innovative solutions with the support of industry mentors and Curtin’s top educators.
View the 2025 Futures Challenges
Frequently asked questions
Hear from our Sustainability Challenge industry partners
The Sustainability Challenge is an intensive course for students to engage with industry partners and respond to real-world sustainability issues.
Get involved
You can express your interest to join a Futures Challenge through this expression of interest form.
Note, your expression of interest is not a commitment or a guarantee, but it ensures that you receive formal application and enrolment instructions
and that you are contacted directly when enrolments open.
Contact us
If you have any questions about the Futures Intensives, including questions about your eligibility, email humanities-futures@curtin.edu.au.