University of Melbourne Faculty of Arts

The Faculty of Arts is one of the largest faculties at The University of Melbourne. It is the University's home of teaching and research in the humanities, social sciences and languages. Teaching of the arts and humanities at The University of Melbourne began when the University was first opened to students in 1855, and the Faculty of Arts officially opened in 1903.[1]

The clocktower of the Old Arts building

The current Dean of the Faculty of Arts at The University of Melbourne is Professor Denise Varney. She was Deputy Dean from 2016 to 2017, and has been co-director of the Australian Centre. Her research areas include modern Australian theatre, modern and contemporary drama and feminist criticism and performance.[2]

Research

The Faculty of Arts is home to many researchers who are working on publicly and privately funded research projects. These projects range from archaeology to contemporary art.[3]

Research output contributes to the world rankings of The University of Melbourne, which in 2019 ranked 41 for Arts and Humanities and 52 for Social Sciences.[4]

Notable academics who have conducted research at the Faculty of Arts include:

Undergraduate study

The Faculty is home to the University's Bachelor of Arts, which was the first degree offered at the University in 1855.

The University was the first in Australia to align its education more with that offered in Europe and North America and to offer a broad education at the undergraduate level with specialised options at the graduate level.[7] Since the launch of this revised structure the degree has become the most popular in the state of Victoria based on how many high school students select it as their first preference. In 2013 over 1700 offers were made for this program,[8] making it one of the largest in Australia.

In 2018 students could take the following majors or minors in the humanities, social sciences and languages.[9]

Ancient World Studies

Anthropology

Arabic Studies

Art History

Asian Studies

Australian Indigenous Studies

Chinese Studies

Classics

Creative Writing

Criminology

Development Studies

Economics

English and Theatre Studies

English Language Studies

European Studies

French Studies

Gender Studies

Geography

German Studies

Hebrew and Jewish Studies

History

History and Philosophy of Science

Indonesian Studies

Islamic Studies

Italian Studies

Japanese Studies

Knowledge and Learning

Law and Justice

Linguistics and Applied Linguistics

Media and Communications

Philosophy

Politics and International Studies

Psychology

Russian Studies

Screen and Cultural Studies

Social Theory

Sociology

Spanish and Latin American Studies

Graduate study

Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences

The Faculty of Arts and Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (GSHSS) cooperates with industry organisations such as the Australia Council for the Arts, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Humanitarian Advisory Group, Melbourne International Film Festival, Melbourne Writers Festival and the National Gallery of Victoria.[10]

Centre for Advancing Journalism

The Centre was founded in 2009 as the Centre for Advanced Journalism. Michael Gawenda was appointed as inaugural director.

In 2011, academic and author Margaret Simons was took over director and gave the Centre its current name.[11] She remained in this role until July 2017. The current director is Andrew Dodd.

The Centre coordinates the teaching of the Master of Journalism, a coursework degree with focus on professional practice, law and ethics, media entrepreneurship and placement for internships.[12] A graduate diploma and certificate in journalism are also offered.

Discipline schools

The Faculty has five discipline schools.[13] These schools are home to researchers and teachers of various disciplines who contribute to the teaching and learning of the University.

References
  1. Facts and history of the Faculty of Arts
  2. https://www.findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/display/person14000
  3. https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/articulation
  4. http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/
  5. School of Languages and Linguistics
  6. University of Melbourne Find an Expert
  7. Melbourne Model
  8. VTAC website
  9. https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/courses/b-arts/majors-minors-specialisations
  10. "Partnerships-Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences". The University of Melbourne. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  11. "Margaret Simons new Director for the Centre for Advanced Journalism". The Melbourne Newsroom. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  12. "Centre for Advancing Journalism". Faculty of Arts. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  13. Faculty of Arts website
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