JCU Faculties

Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences

The Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences has a broad charter, bringing together disciplines from the arts and humanities. Students in this diverse Faculty will gain important academic and life skills.

You will learn to be an effective communicator, creative analyst and problem solver. You will be able to access information and research topics effectively and have a sound appreciation of other cultures and societies. You will be taught how to become a life-long learner with encouragement to take responsibility for your own learning and to work independently. The Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Sciences degrees have flexible structures that allow you to tailor your studies to your own particular interests and career plans. Subjects from other faculties can be incorporated into these degrees, combining the generic skills of the arts and social sciences with those from areas such as business, information technology and the other sciences.

A number of multi-disciplinary combinations have been created to widen your career options including Asia Pacific community development, communications, cultural heritage studies, public policy, social policy and women’s studies. An exciting range of joint degree programs is also available. Professional degrees in community welfare, education, psychology and social work can lead to accreditation with relevant professional bodies in Australia and in some overseas countries.

Graduates from the Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences find interesting and rewarding careers across a wide range of areas including media and publishing, advertising, in government departments and non-government organizations, in health, education and welfare services, teaching in schools and the tertiary sector in policy, cultural heritage community development, and public and foreign affairs. A comprehensive range of postgraduate degrees is available across all disciplines in the Faculty.

The Faculty contributes to several research foci of the University with its greatest emphasis in the area designated “People, Identity and Place” which examines social, cultural and political issues applying individual, community and regional approaches to problem solving. Our students and staff come from many different countries and cultures and take a global perspective of learning.