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, social welfare, sociology and writing. Mid-year
entry is available for courses and programs.
Further information may be obtained by contacting Louise Bye, postgraduate
administrator, on telephone (03) 5122 6575, fax (03) 5122 6400, email
HUMCASS.info@arts.monash.edu.au or via the school's web page at
http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/humcass.
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