School of Arts
About the School
We offer you a gateway to the diverse languages and cultures of the English-speaking world, Europe and Asia. My name is Dugald Williamson, Acting Head of School.
Associate Professor Dugald Williamson
Acting Head of School
The units and courses that the School offers are both challenging and stimulating, and by studying them you will gain the knowledge to understand and analyse the language, literature, cinema, theatre and music of our own culture and other cultures.
You will learn to see the significance of cultural products in shaping a society’s view of the world. You will consider questions like: What is the cultural significance of celebrities like Steve Irwin? What does Jane Austen or Dante or Shakespeare have to say about their time and what do they have to say to us today? In what ways does the film Kenny reflect changing views of Australian working class masculinity? How has the internet changed our way of life? How has Australia produced actors like Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush and Hugh Jackman?
You can learn a language and discover life in the societies where that language is the lingua franca. Here the questions for you to consider include: What do the literature and films of another culture reveal about their concerns? How do you do calligraphy? How do Italians view themselves today? Why have manga (Japanese comics) and Japanese animation been so popular worldwide?
Learning and Teaching
Our School teaches a wide range of subjects and comprises staff from Asian and European Languages, English, Communication Studies, and the Performing Arts. All of our subjects are taught face to face on campus or by distance education so you can travel or live away from the campus without affecting your studies. The School is a leader in technological delivery, using online interactive media, podcasts and materials on CD or DVD to complement more conventional forms of teaching.
Courses
Our units can be studied in many degrees. The Bachelor of Arts is a broad based degree, while other degrees offer the opportunity of specialising to a greater extent. For languages, the Bachelor of Languages offers the opportunity to spend two semesters abroad as part of your degree; and the Bachelor of Languages and International Business allows you to study a language one semester abroad and one semester completing an international business placement. You can also specialise in Media, Writing, or Film as part of the Bachelor of Communication Studies, in Drama through the Bachelor of Theatre Studies, and Music in the Bachelor of Music. You can undertake studies at undergraduate and postgraduate level (Honours, Masters and Doctor of Philosophy).
For further information about Honours and Postgraduate study, please go to our Postgraduate Study page.
The School delivers programs to other tertiary institutions including the University of Newcastle (German), James Cook University (Chinese, French, German, Italian) and the JMC Academy (Communications and Music). Courses are also taught in Hong Kong (English, Communications and Music).
Our Staff
Our staff have won numerous national awards for excellence in teaching: most recently the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education awarded Citations for Excellence to staff members in English and Theatre Studies.
Staff have national and international reputations in their fields of expertise and research strengths in the School include Australian Literature, Media and Popular Culture, and Discourses of Asian and European Culture. The School also hosts the Centre for Australian Language, Literature, Theatre and Screen Studies (CALLTS). Researchers in the School hold grants from the Australian Research Council (Theatre, English) and the Carrick Institute (German) and the Collaboration and Structural Reform Fund - CASR (Indonesian).
Contacts
Head of School
School of Arts
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
University of New England
ARMIDALE
NSW 2351
Australia
Telephone: (02) 6773 2478. International +61 2 6773 2478
Facsimile: (02) 6773 2623. International +61 2 6773 2623
Email: school.arts@une.edu.au
School Manager
Gill Willis
Telephone: (02) 6773 2023. International +61 2 6773 2023
email: gwillis2@une.edu.au
Administrative Assistant to the Head of School
Helena Davies
Telephone: (02) 6773 2534. International +61 2 6773 2534
email: hdavies@une.edu.au