Solve real-world problems with a humanities, arts and social sciences degree.
Studying humanities and social sciences 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 Politics and International Studies!
With a major in Politics and International Studies, you’ll learn how to engage with complex political issues of our globalised world. This is the only course of its kind in WA, exploring both political and economic forces to help you develop new ways of thinking about what shapes the world. You’ll examine political power, public policy, political institutions, ideas and processes, and their transformations at national and global levels. You’ll learn how organisations, including government bodies, can benefit from high-performing leaders and strong internal systems.
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!