Structure of the faculty

• Schools
  • School of Asian Languages and Studies
  • School of European Languages and Cultures
  • School of Geography and Environmental Science
  • School of Historical Studies
  • School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences (Gippsland campus)
  • School of Literary, Visual and Performance Studies
  • School of Music -- Conservatorium
  • School of Philosophy, Linguistics and Human Bioethics
  • School of Political and Social Inquiry
• Centres

Schools

There are nine schools in the faculty. These are listed below along with the disciplinary areas of study within each. The schools provide advice about a range of matters, including subject details, tutorial allocation, and majors and minors offered in the school.
Each school has a head with administrative and academic responsibilities for that school. Most schools have one or more professors who have particular responsibilities for academic leadership. Each school has responsibilities for teaching and research in more than one disciplinary area of study.

School of Asian Languages and Studies

• Chinese
• Indonesian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Thai studies

School of European Languages and Cultures

• Classical languages
• European studies
• French studies
• German studies
• Greek studies
• Italian studies
• Slavic studies
• Spanish/Hispanic studies

School of Geography and Environmental Science

• Environmental science
• Geography

School of Historical Studies

• Archaeology and ancient history
• History
• Jewish civilisation
• Religion and theology

School of Humanities, Communications and Social Sciences (Gippsland campus)

• Australian studies
• Community studies
• Gender studies
• History-politics
• Indonesian
• Journalism
• Mass communications
• Social welfare
• Sociology and social research
• Writing

School of Literary, Visual and Performance Studies

• Comparative literature and cultural studies
• Drama and theatre studies
• English
• Visual culture

School of Music -- Conservatorium

School of Philosophy, Linguistics and Human Bioethics

• Human bioethics
• Linguistics
• Philosophy

School of Political and Social Inquiry

• Anthropology
• Australian studies
• Comparative cultures
• Politics
• Sociology
• Women's studies and gender research
• Policy studies
• Police studies
• Social work
• Criminal justice and criminology
• Communications and media studies

Centres

The faculty also has a number of centres, headed by a director and advised by staff who teach or undertake research within that centre. Most of these staff are also members of schools. The centres which offer undergraduate or graduate teaching programs are as follows:

• National Centre for Australian Studies
• Centre for Archaeology and Ancient History
• Centre for Human Bioethics
• Centre for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies
• Centre for Drama and Theatre Studies
• Centre for European Studies
• Development Studies
• Centre for Studies in Religion and Theology
• Centre for Women's Studies and Gender Research
• Koorie Research Centre
• Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies

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