Course Info
The Faculty of Arts offers a range of postgraduate programs by coursework and subject areas outlined in the Postgraduate Handbook. All courses comprise units of study and may be undertaken full time or part time, as follows:
- Master of Letters
12 units of study (72 credit points)
1.5 years full time
3-6 years part time - Master of Arts
- Master of Development Studies
- Master of Liberal Studies
- Master of Media Practice
- Master of Medical Humanities
- Master of Professional Communication
- Master of Strategic Public Relations
8 units of study (48 credit points)
1 year full time
2-4 years part time - Graduate Diploma in Arts
- Graduate Diploma in Development Studies
- Graduate Diploma in Liberal Studies
- Graduate Diploma in Media Practice
- Graduate Diploma in Medical Humanities
- Graduate Diploma in Museum Studies
- Graduate Diploma of Professional Communication
- Graduate Diploma in Strategic Public Relations
6 units of study (36 credit points)
1 year full time
Up to 3 years part time - Graduate Certificate in Arts
- Graduate Certificate in Development Studies
- Graduate Certificate in HSC English Studies
- Graduate Certificate in Liberal Studies
- Graduate Certificate in Media Practice
- Graduate Certificate in Medical Humanities
- Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies
- Graduate Certificate of Professional Communication
- Graduate Certificate in Strategic Public Relations
4 units of study (24 credit points)
1 semester full time
Up to 2 years part time
Each department/centre offers a range of units, some of which may be compulsory.
Coursework programs of study may be undertaken in a variety of subject areas:
- Ancient History
- Ancient World Studies
- Anthropology
- Applied Linguistics
- Arabic and Islamic Studies
- Art History and Theory
- Asian Studies
- Australian Studies
- Chinese Studies
- Creative Writing
- Cross-cultural Communication
- Curatorial Studies
- Curatorship and Modern Art
- English
- European Studies
- French Studies
- Gender Studies
- Germanic Studies
- Hebrew, Biblical & Jewish Studies
- History
- Holocaust Studies
- Italian Studies
- Japanese Studies
- Latin
- Media and Communications
- Modern Greek
- Museum Studies
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- Philosophy
- Religious Education
- Social Policy
- Social Research
- Sociology
- Southeast Asian Studies
- Studies in Religion
- Tourism and History
Interdisciplinary programs
Please note that not all programs are available in each subject area. Most of these courses are available for commencement in Semester 2. Refer to the Postgraduate Handbook for more information.
