Calender 2008

Chapter 4 – Academic and research focus

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

This information is current as at January 2008. The latest information is available from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences has a national and international reputation for dynamic, innovative and interdisciplinary academic programs in communication, media, information and social science, a distinction gained through its longstanding commitment to providing the highest quality education and training, and its encouragement of advanced scholarship and research.

The Faculty aims to provide rigorous professional and disciplinary education relevant to the media, communication and information industries in a critical context, which enables graduates to understand the social, cultural and economic environment in which these industries and professions operate.

The Faculty places a high value on creativity and problem-solving, the development of research skills, convergences between fields of practice, social advocacy and community service, and contribution to public debates concerning relevant social and political issues.

Supporting a lively research culture, the Faculty is committed to the creation of knowledge and excellence in the humanities and social sciences. Faculty research strengths include cultural studies, creative writing, public history, journalism, sound and image studies, communication and information studies, social theory and social policy research.

There are seven centres associated with the Faculty, which are dedicated to professional excellence and scholarly research in their fields.

  • Australian Centre for Independent Journalism
  • Australian Centre for Public Communication
  • Australian Centre for Public History
  • Centre for Health Communication
  • Centre for Media Arts Innovation
  • Centre for New Writing
  • Centre for Social Inquiry.

    • Two University research strengths are based in the Faculty.

  • Contemporary Design Practice — research is grounded in traditional theory and practice but responds to the need to reinvent the design professions in the light of contemporary society and technological advances
  • Transforming Cultures — Social, Cultural and Historical Studies focuses on interdisciplinary cultural and social research in Australia and the Asia–Pacific and Indian Ocean regions.

    • Inquiries

    Faculty Office
    Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
    CB02.7.7032, City campus
    telephone +61 2 9514 2732
    fax +61 2 9514 2711
    email marketing.hss@uts.edu.au
    http://www.hss.uts.edu.au

     

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