Solve real-world problems with a humanities, arts and social sciences degree.
Studying HASS at Murdoch gives you a lens to look at the world on a deeper level. One where you focus on solutions, rather than problems. Take our quiz to discover the major that best fits your personality and interests!
You might like to study International Aid and Development!
This course explores the challenges and the changing approaches to international aid by government, multilateral organisations and non-government aid agencies. You’ll focus on key issues such as poverty reduction, governance, capacity building, and participatory approaches.
Career possibilities include International Diplomacy, Refugee and Migrant Support Worker, Policy Analyst and more!
You might like to study English and Creative Writing!
Use your creative writing skills and love of the English language to tell stories in a range of different contexts and styles. Focus on the global significance of text as a literary form, broadly understood to include all its variants - from the short story, to the sonnet, from the blog to the bildungsroman, and from pastoral to performance poetry.
Career possibilities include Copywriter, Journalist, Arts Administrator and more!
You might like to study History!
With a History degree from Murdoch, you will be able to make sense of the world by looking at how things came to be the way they are today, while developing excellent research, analysis and communication skills. In this major, you will develop a mental map, stretching back across time and enabling you to situate yourself in the world in which you live. You will build on your techniques of source analysis and skills of writing and comprehension to a degree, providing you with valuable assets you can utilise for a broad range of careers.
You might like to study Philosophy!
Learn how to become a systematic, skilled thinker and communicator by studying the history of human thought and ideas. Philosophy is the foundation of all other disciplines. It focuses on the very scope and limits of human understanding and deals with the most fundamental knowledge of the world and ourselves.
Career possibilities include Policy Advisor, Academia/research, Intelligence Services and more!
You might like to study Sustainable Development!
Learn how to turn your passion for sustainability into a rewarding career where you can make a difference within communities and regions, in both Australia and overseas. You’ll get to explore the environmental, economic, social and cultural dimensions of sustainability, and develop a wide range of much-needed green skills.
Career possibilities include Environmental Officer, Sustainability Educator/Consultant, Community Development Officer and more!
You'd enjoy studying languages!
If you have a passion for travel, culture and communication, you'll love studying languages such as Japanese or Indonesian. Equipped with language proficiency and knowledge of the country's cultural practices, worldview and history, you'll have a number of pathways open to you. These include teacher, translator, diplomat, and tourism operator.
Think you have what it takes? Explore your options and come along to our Humanities and Social Sciences Open Night. Learn more about a Bachelor of Arts in Japanese or a Bachelor of Indonesian.
You might like studying Sociology!
Explore how changes in the structure of society, the material world, the economy, cultural systems of beliefs and values influence us as members of society. A degree in Sociology will give you knowledge and skills that are increasingly important in a wide range of professions and occupations. Careers could include Community Project Officer, Humanitarian Aid Worker or Social Analyst.
Explore how to get people more involved in locally designed projects, experience different examples of community development projects and learn about the history of community work, policy and the diversity of communities.
With a degree in Community Development, you could work in local communities in a range of roles in Australia or overseas. Careers could include Community Project Manager, Youth Engagement Officer or Regional Development Coordinator.
If you love the idea of working overseas or as part of our Australian tourism landscape, a degree in Tourism and Events could take you anywhere. When you graduate, you could pursue a range of roles in the tourism and hospitality industry as a tourism manager, event coordinator or event planner. You could work in a local government role in community development through tourism management and event planning, promotion and organising, or work in state and federal government in tourism management and event development, promotion and evaluation.
Want to turn your passion for theatre and performance into a career? Keen to be part of a new generation of multi-skilled creative professionals? Then this is the major for you. When you graduate, you’ll be well suited to careers in a range of creative industries and fields such as live theatre production, online theatre production, arts administration, and online content creation.
Develop the kind of communication, creative-thinking and interpersonal skills that will make you highly employable across a range of careers.
Depending on the area you choose to study, your arts degree could be a step towards an incredible career. You could put your creative thinking and language skills to work in a range of roles, such as Policy and Planning Officer, Research Analyst or Electorate Officer.