About the College

The College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) is the largest of six Colleges at The Australian National University.

The College was created in 2007 as part of the ANU’s broad restructure to maintain its position in the top 20 of the world’s universities and the top-ranked university in the Asia-Pacific region.

The College intends is to set national and international standards in research, education and community engagement across its three platforms: humanities, creative arts and social sciences.

The Mission of the College of Arts and Social Sciences is:

globally, to be recognised by its academic excellence across the humanities, creative arts and social sciences, while bringing its expertise to bear on key social, cultural, and political problems facing the contemporary world;

nationally, in partnership with the public, the private sector, and government, to shape Australia as an innovative knowledge-based society; and

locally, to engage with, and enrich the community. 

The mission of CASS drives all activities and is reflected in the following guiding principles: 

For more information about the College of Arts and Social Sciences, please contact the External Relations Office (e: externalrelations.cass@anu.edu.au or p: +61 2 6125 4813).