Our Schools
The Faculty of Humanities comprises of three schools, each with multiple disciplines which specialise in a wide array of degrees so you can follow your passion and put it to work at Curtin. Our schools teach practical and transferable skills that can be applied to a range of workplaces.
School of Design and the Built Environment
Are you a creative person who is fascinated with design, urban life, buildings and the environment, or do you have a desire to improve living conditions for all people?
School of Education
Are you driven to help others? The School of Education prepares professionals for practice in a wide range of education-related fields. We are known nationally and internationally for the quality of our programs.
School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry
Are you curious about new ways of thinking, creating meaning or managing information? Whether you’re a creative individual, ready to find an individual voice to make your mark on the world or looking to apply your critical thinking to make a difference, the School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry offers courses which produce job-ready graduates.
What’s happening
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Curtin WA’s best public university for highest median salary and graduate employment
Curtin WA’s best public university for highest median salary and graduate employment.
Indigenous culture, performing arts and emerging technologies keys to strengthening creative industries in WA
A Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre report has found Indigenous art and culture, emerging digital technologies and a thriving and resilient local music scene could help revive WA’s creative economy.
Think before you post: the impact of sharing photos of your child online
The practice of parents sharing content of their kids online is so common, it’s spawned its own term, ‘sharenting’. But before you post your next photo, consider the effect it can have on your child.
Calls to return stolen artefacts home
Repatriating stolen artefacts could reverse some of the “unjust treatment” of the world’s Indigenous peoples, says Dr Yirga Gelaw Woldeyes.
Parent Information Evening with the VC
Unsure what your child can expect from university in 2022? Here’s your opportunity to hear from Curtin University’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Harlene Hayne, as well as staff, students and graduates.
Semester 2 2021 events for offshore and online students
These events will be your opportunity to become a part of our global Curtin community and open you up to making life-long friends.
Art Degree Show 2021
You’re invited to attend one of the largest art graduate shows in Western Australia.
The Future Of: Freedom of Movement
Will COVID-19 lockdowns increase the public’s support for refugees and other individuals with restrictions to freedom of movement?
The Future Of: Stolen Artefacts
Hundreds of thousands of stolen, Colonial Era artefacts are on display in Western museums. Will they ever be returned home?
The Future Of: LIVE! Land Restoration Through an Aboriginal Lens
48% of the Australian continent has been razed for mining and agriculture. The key to its restoration lies in 65,000 years of Aboriginal knowledge.
The Future Of: Gender
What does it mean to be ‘gender diverse’? And should gender even matter?