School of Humanities
Being human is an amazing journey
The study of humanities equips you to ask and answer the big questions, challenging you to explore where we came from, who we are and where we’re going.
Human experience is made meaningful through culture, language, literature, history and philosophy. Enrich your whole life by gaining a deep understanding of these threads that tie us all together.
Exploring the humanities provides you with the skills to power lifelong career success in any field, with enduring skills in critical thinking, communicating and influencing.
Our disciplines
Classics and Ancient History
This covers the study of Latin and Ancient Greek, as well as the literature, history, art and archaeology of these ancient civilisations, and their contributions to the modern world.
Find out moreEnglish and Literary Studies
Studying English and Literary Studies enriches our understanding of major literary, cinematic and theatrical traditions across the globe.
Find out moreEuropean Languages and Cultures
We study languages and cultures of Europe: French, German, Italian and Spanish, and look at social and cultural aspects of contemporary Europe.
Find out morePhilosophy
Philosophy involves thinking about some of the big questions we ask in our lifetime.
Find out moreTranslation Studies
Translation Studies explores a multitude of areas including cognitive translation studies, machine translation and cultural translation studies.
Find out moreGender Studies
Gender is an everyday and embodied experience that shapes our public and private lives.
Find out moreBecome a bilingual citizen of the world at the largest language hub in WA
With four European, four Asian and two Classical languages on offer, UWA is the leading institution in WA for language learning.
Immerse yourself in another language. Learn to see the world in a new way. Move between cultures with ease.
Welcome from the Head of School Alexandra Ludewig
Award-winning teaching
Our staff are consistently acknowledged as the best teachers at UWA. Our award-winning lecturers have been recognised, both nationally and at UWA in the Student Guild’s Student Choice Awards, for their innovative approaches to teaching and supervision. This is backed by membership of some of the world’s most learned academies and a host of international honours.
Our courses
Research excellence
The School of Humanities has a breadth of research expertise and hosts several internationally acclaimed journals and national centres, ensuring a vibrant research and postgraduate culture.
Centres and Journals
Centres
- Centre for Western Australian History
- ARC Centre for Excellence for the History of Emotions (Europe 1100 - 1800)
- Digital Humanities Research Cluster
- Ecology, People and Place (EcoPeoPle)
- Medieval & Early Modern Studies Research Group (MEMs)
- The Digitisation Centre of Western Australia
- Translation and Transcultural Research Cluster
- Westerly Group
- Australian Studies Research Network
Journals
News
Religious women set up some of Australia's first schools, but their history remains veiled
Back in the 1840s, there were only a few tiny private schools there were only a few private schools in Western Australia. Religious women, or nuns, helped to make education more accessible.
Read moreUWA's PICA partnership invests in emerging artists
For the 31st year, the Hatched exhibition will showcase Australia's best emerging artists, of which three have been awarded the prestigious Schenberg Fellowship.
Read moreJudith Wright, an activist poet who was ahead of her time
Judith Wright is a giant of Australian letters. Though most famous as a poet, she was also a very fine writer in prose, and it is this dimension of her writing that is brought to life in a new selection of her non-fiction.
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