Humanities and Social Sciences at Uni: ReOrientation

11:30am Napier LG29, Lower Ground Floor, Napier Building, Upper Campus

University study can be exhilarating, engaging and rewarding. Going to uni is also a challenge. Studying at university is different from the way we learn at school or in the rest of our lives. We have a course to help you make a successful transition. Guided by an expert in one area (Anthropology, Asian Studies, Gender Work and Social Inquiry, Geography, History, and Media Studies), learn how you can meet the challenge of starting university, develop effective study skills and gain the confidence you need to succeed.

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International Studies: Be Internationally Known

Each day the news raises questions: Why did Britain support - and France and Germany oppose - the war in Iraq? Why does religion play such a strong role in United States politics and Iran? Will rapid economic development trigger democratisation in China? Build your global knowledge, based on a political, historical and economic perspective. Learn how investigating world issues will gear you for a career in foreign affairs, intelligence and international organisations.

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Social Sciences: How do we measure up?

Today’s social justice issues can be measured, interpreted and analysed through detailed research techniques, to help us understand them and make a change. See how studying social sciences builds these practical skills, and gives you the opportunity to specialise in a social science discipline that can lead to work in areas such as psychology, social planning, government policy making, the health sector and public relations

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Media: Join the Digital Revolution

Why is digital media being seen as a creative, social and political transformer? Discover how a research-grounded media program, focussing on emerging digital technologies and uses helps prepare you for the dynamic world of new media.

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Languages: Talk your way to the top

Did you know that you can study a language as part of your program, or in a Diploma in Languages with any University of Adelaide program? There are classes for total beginners and for those have studied a language before, in Chinese, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. Hear the benefits of studying languages, how it can work with your study plans and broaden your career options.

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Environmental Policy and Management: Sustaining our Earth’s Future

We know about the effects of climate change, the plight to secure renewable energy sources, the drought crisis in Australia and the cost of emissions trading. Take the next step and cultivate the strategies, policy, planning and management of the issues of environmental change, at local, national and global levels.

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Arts: Putting your Passion to Work

Discover the multitude of areas you can specialise in a Bachelor of Arts, including languages, and the humanities and social sciences. Hear the impressive variety of career pathways that some of our past students have taken, and how you can graduate with the credentials that employers seek.

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Development Studies: Turning Inspiration into Action

‘Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation’ – Nelson Mandella

Learn how you can be an advocate for changing the key issues such as poverty and debt reduction, inequality, human rights, gender rights in our world and in our own back yard. Understand sustainable development from a multi-lensed point of view to get a broad mindset and generate prime skills that will fit you out for a career in aid and development organisations, in local and global communities and the UN.

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Music: A Profession for Life

Whether you aspire to a career in music or simply want to pursue it for your own personal satisfaction, studying music at university can lead to lifelong achievement and fulfilment.  Come and hear about the diverse opportunities that are available, the programs that are on offer and the accomplishments of some of our students and graduates.  Discover also how music can help you to develop skills and understandings that can be used in many other personal and professional contexts.

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Humanities and Social Sciences: Creating your Future

From promoting Australia in Japan, starting a publishing company and writing a book, to being a CEO of a video game company, our graduates are going places! We have a vast range of subject areas including languages, and fantastic opportunities to take work placements and to study abroad as part of your program. Hear how a Humanities and Social Sciences program gives you creative control of your studies and your future.

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