About Arts, humanities and social sciences
Experience a flexible and transformative approach to studying the humanities, social sciences and languages.
Choose from more than 600 subjects across 40 fields of undergraduate and graduate study, including languages, history, media and communications, politics and international studies and psychology.
Our internationally renowned academics will help you develop scholarly, critical and creative thinking, and support you to apply these skills to real-world scenarios.
Graduate with in-depth knowledge and leadership skills, ready to make a meaningful contribution to the world.
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Why study at the University of Melbourne
A degree that opens doors
Discover new passions and develop the skills organisations seek out in graduates.
Become part of a community
Join our community of students investigating, interpreting, preserving and advancing knowledge in the humanities and social sciences.
Practical skills
Participate in our wide range of industry opportunities, developing practical skills for a meaningful career.
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Find out what motivated our current students to choose Melbourne, and the impact studying with us has had on their lives and careers.