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The School of Humanities comprises a number of different disciplines to innovate, create and revolutionise the world.
Our students graduate with the knowledge and experience to analyse historically, philosophically and politically about the world, societies and cultures.
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Study your passion and be inspired by a range of courses that are built to make a difference in society.
Our research
Our research has a world-class concentration of expertise and offers high quality research training at Honours, Masters and Doctorate levels.
Departments
The School of Humanities is one of four schools in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Adelaide. The School is made up of ten Departments.
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The School of Humanities and Faculty of Arts engage with a number of industries including government, alumni and the wider school community to make a difference in society.
News
6
Dec
Another round of impressive first year VR projects presented
STUDENTS with a passion for future technologies – especially those who want to develop and create them – can now combine their artistic and technical skills in a cutting edge Virtual Reality (VR) course offered by the University of Adelaide.
21
Nov
Creative writing student wins Deakin University non-fiction prize
Faculty of Arts student Olivia De Zilva has been awarded the 2019 Deakin University Non-fiction Prize.
25
Sep
Historians seek former Holden employees
Historians at the University of Adelaide and Monash University are searching for former Holden employees to interview about their working experiences for an oral history project to be housed at the National Library of Australia.
Events
10
Jan
The J. M. Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice presents the Fringe show "Word and Music for Iris". This concert consists of a programme of songs mentioned in Iris Murdoch's novels—from Shakespeare songs to Mozart arias, from folk songs to jazz standards—with associated readings from favourite novels like The Sea, the Sea, The Philosopher's Pupil, The Bell and more. This event is adapted from a programme presented in July 2019 at the Iris Murdoch centenary conference in Oxford.
10
Jan
Jane Austen: The French Connection
This concert is a unique performance of pieces from Jane Austen’s rich collection of manuscript music books in the grandiose setting of the Reading Room (Barr Smith Library).
7
Nov
Linguistics Symposium - International Year of Indigenous Languages
The students in the Dept of Linguistics are keen to show their support for the International Year of Indigenous Languages by holding a Symposium on Thursday 14th November.