About the Faculty of Arts

The Faculty of Arts at the University of Sydney offers the most comprehensive and diverse range of studies in the humanities and social sciences in Australia – embracing foundational disciplines such as the classics, philosophy, english, history and politics as well as new developments in the humanities and social sciences such as performance studies, gender studies, cultural studies, global and international studies, media and communication and digital cultures. In addition it has the largest and most vigorous range of language and culture studies in the country, with over 15 language majors on offer.

Overall the Faculty offers over 40 undergraduate majors, more than fifty postgraduate coursework programs and world-class research training for over 500 higher degree research students. Through these avenues the Faculty offers outstanding educational opportunities for over 8000 students a year. The Times Higher Education Supplement (London) has ranked the Faculty in the top 20 faculties of Arts and humanities in the world for the last three years in a row. And in 2008 the Faculty was the most successful Faculty of Arts in the country in external research grants, being awarded over $7 million in new research grants by the Australian Research Council.

In coming to the Faculty of Arts at the University of Sydney you will be entering a dynamic research and teaching environment, one that seeks to foster outstanding educational opportunities for all its students.