Welcome to the School of Humanities & Social Sciences

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences is one of four academic schools of the Canberra campus of the University of New South Wales, located at the Australian Defence Force Academy. The University is one of Australia's Group of Eight (Go8) researchintensive universities, and is ranked among the top universities in the world. Read more about us

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Student Enquiries:
Bernadette McDermott
Telephone: +61 2 6268 8867
Email: b.mcdermott@adfa.edu.au

General Enquiries:
Shirley Ramsay
Telephone: +61 2 6268 8845
Facsimile: +61 2 6268 8879
Email: s.ramsay@adfa.edu.au

Street address:Northcott Drive, Canberra ACT 2600 Australia

Disciplines

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences at UNSW Canberra comprises academic staff in five scholarly disciplines: English, History, Indonesian Studies, Politics, and Applied Ethics. READ MORE

Undergraduate Studies

Our undergraduate teaching balances the development of long-term skills with the short-term demands of the knowledge required of serving officers. Our aim is to develop in our undergraduates the skills that they will need to become adaptable, thoughtful and innovative members of the ADF, skills that will also fit them for lifelong learning. READ MORE

Postgraduate Studies

At postgraduate level, we teach a Masters coursework program (with specialist plans in either: Defence Studies; Strategy and Management; or Strategy and Security) to students who may be - but are not required to be - members of the ADF. READ MORE

Research

We have a strong research focus and outstanding researchers with national and international profiles for their scholarly publications and contributions to public debate. The School welcomes postgraduate research students (for Masters and Doctoral thesis projects) in areas where our staff have expertise.READ MORE