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Arts and humanities courses. We don’t just teach, we inspire.

COVID-19 update: arrangement of our courses

We are now delivering courses online and in-person. Please check the delivery format of each class before enrolling.

Please note that course materials (excluding prescribed texts) are shared electronically within 48 hours of course commencement. Printing is not available.

Exploring the depths of culture, philosophy and history has never been so accessible. Learn from experts in the field and create an everlasting bond with some of the world’s most impactful reading material. Our comprehensive arts and humanities courses offered at the University of Sydney provide students with unending knowledge that touches our roots while building towards the future.

Don’t be intimidated by our knowledgeable faculty – they know their stuff but they also understand that everyone starts somewhere, which is why we welcome inquiring minds without prejudice. Step up to unleash your inner scholar and get energised by mind-stimulating discourse amongst like-minded peers. Meet friends, form opinions and come out of it with a cultural experience you won’t soon forget!

Sign up now for your very own inspiring experience. We offer groundbreaking opportunities to unlock your intellectual potential, turning everyday people into more thoughtful citizens able to appreciate their pasts and consider their futures more deeply. So say farewell to mundane education and open your world through art and humanities today! Learn arts and humanities in Sydney with arts and humanities courses from the University of Sydney – your premier provider of short courses in Sydney and online.

Philosophy Course: The Fabulous Nineteenth Century

Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. What a century! There are so many towering intellects to choose from it is difficult to decide who has had the most impact on the twentieth and twenty-first century. Marx utterly transformed political theory and political reality; Darwin’s evolutionary theory has affected almost every area of science and social theory; and even if Freud’s theory of the unconscious is objectively a ‘fiction’, it became one... [More]
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Philosophy Course: The Fabulous Nineteenth Century

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2023-04-26 Wed 26 Apr 2023 - 2023-06-28 Wed 28 Jun 2023
10 sessions, 20 hours total
6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
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Introduction to Philosophy Course

Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. COVID-19 update: arrangement of our courses We are now delivering courses online and in-person. Please check the delivery format of each class before enrolling. Please note that course materials (excluding prescribed texts) are shared electronically within 48 hours of course commencement. Printing is not available. This introductory philosophy course provides an understanding of the history of philosophy... [More]
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Introduction to Philosophy Course

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2023-04-24 Mon 24 Apr 2023 - 2023-07-03 Mon 3 Jul 2023
10 sessions, 20 hours total
6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+10:00)
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Philosophy of Drama Course: Ancient Greek Tragedy to Modern Film

Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. Join us for this ten-week philosophy of drama course, as we explore the role that dramatic theatre has played in human story. We will cover historical periods including: the Ancient Greek playwrights, particularly Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides; the early to late 20th century, discussing Ibsen, Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller; and Contemporary film with Terrence Malick as the focus... [More]
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Philosophy of Love Course

Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. What is the ‘nature and substance of love’ (Shakespeare)? Is erotic love only polite sexual instinct and romantic poetry sublimated lust, or are they very different emotions? How much of an impact do cultural practices make on, not only attitudes, but the experience of romantic attachments? Both the historical and the contemporary literature on love encompass a broad diversity of philosophical theories,... [More]
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Philosophy of Love Course

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2023-04-24 Mon 24 Apr 2023 - 2023-07-03 Mon 3 Jul 2023
10 sessions, 20 hours total
10am - 12pm (UTC+10:00)
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Philosophy Course: Republican History, Concepts and the Future

Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. Join us as we explore the present interest in republicanism throughout constitutional monarchies such as Australia, renewed with the death of the late Queen Elizabeth II. Republicanism has a long philosophical history, and we will draw on that history in the course. In political theory and philosophy, the term ‘republicanism’ is generally used in three different senses. In the first sense, republicanism... [More]
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Philosophy Course: Republican History, Concepts and the Future

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2023-04-26 Wed 26 Apr 2023 - 2023-06-28 Wed 28 Jun 2023
10 sessions, 20 hours total
10am - 12pm (UTC+10:00)
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Writing the Real Course

Creative writing. Express yourself with the written word. COVID-19 update: arrangement of our courses We are now delivering courses online and in-person. Please check the delivery format of each class before enrolling. Please note that course materials (excluding prescribed texts) are shared electronically within 48 hours of course commencement. Printing is not available. This writing course offers you a rich immersion in creative nonfiction, practical tuition and instruction in... [More]
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Writing the Real Course

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2023-04-27 Thu 27 Apr 2023 - 2023-05-18 Thu 18 May 2023
4 sessions, 12 hours total
6pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00)
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Ireland Course: The Celts to the Celtic Tiger

History. See the future. It’s in the past. COVID-19 update: arrangement of our courses We are now delivering courses online and in-person. Please check the delivery format of each class before enrolling. Please note that course materials (excluding prescribed texts) are shared electronically within 48 hours of course commencement. Printing is not available. This course explores the Emerald Isle from its Celtic, Viking and Norman history to its geography, language and culture. Learn... [More]
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Ireland Course: The Celts to the Celtic Tiger

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2023-04-29 Sat 29 Apr 2023 2023-04-29
1 session, 6 hours total
9am - 3pm (UTC+10:00)
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Creative Writing Course

Creative writing. Express yourself with the written word. COVID-19 update: arrangement of our courses We are now delivering courses online and in-person. Please check the delivery format of each class before enrolling. Please note that course materials (excluding prescribed texts) are shared electronically within 48 hours of course commencement. Printing is not available. Designed to give you the practical skills to approach your creative writing projects with confidence, this... [More]
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Creative Writing Course

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2023-05-09 Tue 9 May 2023 - 2023-05-30 Tue 30 May 2023
4 sessions, 12 hours total
6pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00)
Online via Zoom
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Creative Writing Course

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2023-03-14 Tue 14 Mar 2023 - 2023-04-04 Tue 4 Apr 2023
4 sessions, 12 hours total
6pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00) (1st session)
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Memoir Writing Course

Creative writing. Express yourself with the written word. COVID-19 update: arrangement of our courses We are now delivering courses online and in-person. Please check the delivery format of each class before enrolling. Please note that course materials (excluding prescribed texts) are shared electronically within 48 hours of course commencement. Printing is not available. Writing your memoir may lead you into emotionally difficult territory. How much of what you write will be the... [More]
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Memoir Writing Course

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<p>Writing your memoir may lead you into emotionally difficult territory. How much of what you

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2023-05-13 Sat 13 May 2023 2023-05-13
1 session, 6 hours total
9am - 3pm (UTC+10:00)
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Watercolour Course for Beginners

Painting. Picture yourself painting. COVID-19 update: arrangement of our courses We are now delivering courses online and in-person. Please check the delivery format of each class before enrolling. Please note that course materials (excluding prescribed texts) are shared electronically within 48 hours of course commencement. Printing is not available. Have you ever thought you might enjoy watercolour painting? It’s such a wonderfully soft and expressive medium, quite delicate; but... [More]
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Watercolour Course for Beginners

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2023-05-20 Sat 20 May 2023 - 2023-05-27 Sat 27 May 2023
2 sessions, 10 hours total
10am - 3pm (UTC+10:00)
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Watercolour Course for Beginners

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2023-10-07 Sat 7 Oct 2023 - 2023-10-14 Sat 14 Oct 2023
2 sessions, 10 hours total
10am - 3pm (UTC+11:00)
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