Gippsland campus
The School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences is located at the
Gippsland campus. Teaching and research within the school focuses around a
number of disciplinary areas, including history, politics, Indonesian,
journalism, mass communications, writing, sociology, social research and social
welfare. Particular areas of academic expertise include Australian politics;
Australian history; citizenship and governance; public policy; social policy;
radio journalism; television journalism; cultural theory; mass communications;
media studies; organisational communication; multimedia; relations between
media, culture and power; writing; gender studies; feminist theory; community
development; welfare practice and methodology; social work in rural contexts;
sociology of work; sociology of deviance; environmental sociology;
cross-cultural sociology; social research; sociology of race and ethnicity;
research methodology; sociology of religion.
The school offers postgraduate study towards the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
and Master of Arts by research in a variety of disciplinary areas: Australian
studies, communications, community studies, Asian studies, gender studies,
history, politics, journalism and sociology. Commencing in 2001 the school will
offer the Graduate Diploma of Arts (Family Centred Practice) (subject to
approval). Mid-year entry is available for courses and programs.
Further information may be obtained by contacting the school telephone
(03) 5122 6339, facsimile (03) 5122 6359, email
HUMASS.info@arts.monash.edu.au, or via the school's web page at
http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/schools/hcss
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