School of Humanities & Languages

Expand Your Horizons

Studying Honours at UNSW School of Humanities and Languages will develop your research skills and deepen your understanding in a multidisciplinary subject area of your choice.

Historical Studies encompasses the study of humanity including human interactions throughout historical time. History at UNSW is distinctive because of its focus on imperial, colonial and transnational histories that rethink the grand narratives of the past.

Philosophy research at UNSW takes on problems in contemporary society, culture, science and technology from a perspective nurtured by our interest in perennial philosophical questions.

As Environment and Society scholars, we critically engage the urgent issues of these times, which we understand as contextualised in long histories of human social and ecological interactions.

Research in European Studies at UNSW Arts and Social Sciences cuts across a wide range of subject areas, including Modern History, Cultural and Literary Studies, Area Studies, Human Geography, Political Thought and Philosophy.

Women’s and Gender Studies at UNSW is a vibrant, cross-disciplinary area of study that situates women, feminism, gender, sex and sexualities at the centre of academic analysis.

Australian Studies is a broad interdisciplinary field that explores Australian history, culture, society and environment from its first settlement by Aboriginal people until the present.

Research in Translation and Interpreting Studies at UNSW concerns complex issues that affect real people in the real world.