Conveners
Please find the convener details for your CASS major, minor, specialisation or program in the tabs below.
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To find the convener for a major or minor, go to Programs and Courses and search for the relevant area of study. The "Academic Contact" listed on the page is the convener for that major or minor. You can also use the dropdown menu on the page to filter by academic year.
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| College of Arts and Social Sciences | ||
| CASS Student Office Admin Contact: students.cass@anu.edu.au | ||
| Bachelor of Arts | Associate Dean (Education) | For all matters relating to your Major, contact the relevant Major Convenor listed on Programs and Courses https://programsandcourses.anu.edu.au/ |
| School of Politics & International Relations, CASS | |
| Admin Contact: admin.rsss@anu.edu.au | |
| Bachelor of International Relations | Dr Dongwook Kim |
| Bachelor of Political Science | Dr Constanza Sanhueza |
| Bachelor of Public Policy | Dr Maria Maley |
| BPPE Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics | William Bosworth |
| School of Archaeology and Anthropology | |
| Admin Contact: admin.HAL@anu.edu.au | |
| Anthropology | |
| Bachelor of Development Studies (disestablished 2022) | Dr V Chitra |
| Archaeology and Biological Anthropology | |
| Bachelor of Archaeological Practice (disestablished 2022) | AsPr Duncan Wright |
| School of Art and Design | |
| Admin Contact: admin.somad@anu.edu.au | |
| Bachelor of Design | Dr Baden Pailthorpe |
| Bachelor of Visual Arts | Dr Rebecca Mayo |
| Bachelor of Art History and Curatorship (disestablished 2023) | Assoc Prof Robert Wellington |
| School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics | |
| Admin Contact: admin.HAL@anu.edu.au | |
| Bachelor of Languages | Dr Thomas Nulley-Valdes |
| Bachelor of Classical Studies (disestablished 2023) | Prof Caillan Davenport |
| School of Music | |
| Admin Contact: music@anu.edu.au | |
| Bachelor of Music | Dr Colin Stevens |
| POLIS: The Centre for Social Policy Research | |
| Admin Contact: polis.admin@anu.edu.au | |
| Bachelor of Criminology | Dr Gabriel Wong |
| Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies | |
| Admin Contact: CAIS@anu.edu.au | |
| Bachelor of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies (disestablished 2023) | Dr Burcu Cevik-Compiegne |
| College of Science and Medicine | |
| Admin Contact: students.chm@anu.edu.au | |
| Bachelor of Philosophy, Neuroscience, and Psychology | Professor Ehsan Arabzadeh |
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| College of Arts and Social Sciences | |
| CASS Student Office Admin Contact: students.cass@anu.edu.au | |
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) | Associate Dean (Education) For all matters relating to your 4th year Honours specialisation, |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Australian Indigenous Studies Honours Specialisation | |
| Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies | |
| Admin Contact: CAIS@anu.edu.au | |
| Bachelor of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies (Honours) | Dr Anas Iqtait |
| Bachelor of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies Honours Specialiasation | Dr Anas Iqtait |
| School of Archaeology & Anthropology | |
| Admin Contact: admin.HAL@anu.edu.au | |
| Anthropology and Museum and Heritage Studies | |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Anthropology Honours Specialisation | Dr Ashley Carruthers |
| Bachelor of Development Studies (Honours) | Dr Ashley Carruthers |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Development Studies Honours Specialisation | Dr Ashley Carruthers |
| Archaeology and Biological Anthropology | |
| Bachelor of Archaeological Practice (Honours) | Dr Anna Florin |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Archaeology Honours Specialisation | Dr Anna Florin |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours)– Biological Anthropology Specialisation | Dr Katharine Balolia |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Environmental Studies Honours Specialisation | A/Prof Rebecca Pearse |
| School of Art and Design | |
| Admin Contact: admin.somad@anu.edu.au | |
| Bachelor of Design (Honours) | Dr Naomi Hay |
| Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) | Dr Ella Barclay |
| Bachelor of Art History and Curatorship (Honours) | Dr Alexander Burchmore |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Art History and Theory Honours Specialisation | Dr Alexander Burchmore |
| School of Demography | |
| Admin Contact: admin.rsss@anu.edu.au | |
| Demography Honours | Dr James O’Donnell |
| School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics | |
| Admin Contact: admin.HAL@anu.edu.au | |
| Bachelor of Classical Studies (Honours) | Dr Tatiana Bur |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Classical Studies Honours Specialisation | Dr Tatiana Bur |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – English Honours Specialisation | Dr Una McIlvenna |
| Bachelor of Languages (Honours) | Dr Thomas Nulley-Valdes |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or – Language Studies or Linguistics Honours Specialisation | Dr Thomas Nulley-Valdes |
| Dr Wesley Lim |
| Assoc Prof Francesco Ricatti |
| Dr Thomas Nulley-Valdes |
| Dr Ash Collins |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Digital Humanities Honours Specialisation | Prof Katherine Bode |
| School of Music | |
| Admin Contact: admin.somad@anu.edu.au | |
| Bachelor of Music (Honours) | Dr Pat O'Grady |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Music Honours Specialisation | Dr Pat O'Grady |
| School of History | |
| Admin Contact: admin.rsss@anu.edu.au | |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – History Honours Specialisation | Semester 1: Dr Aditya Balasubramanian Semester 2: Filip Slaveski |
| School of Philosophy | |
| Admin Contact: admin.rsss@anu.edu.au | |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or HPPE– Philosophy Honours Specialisation | Prof Gillian Russell |
| HPPE Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics (Honours) | Dr William Bosworth |
| School of Politics & International Relations | |
| Admin Contact: admin.rsss@anu.edu.au | |
| HPPE Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics (Honours) | Dr William Bosworth |
| Bachelor of Political Science (Honours) | Dr Michael Zekulin |
| Bachelor of Policy Studies (Honours) | Dr Michael Zekulin |
| Bachelor of Public Policy (Honours) | Dr Michael Zekulin |
| Bachelor of International Relations (Honours) | Dr Michael Zekulin |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or HPPE – Politics and International Relations Honours Specialisation | Dr William Bosworth |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - International Relations Honours Specialisation | Dr Michael Zekulin |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Political Science Honours Specialisation | Dr Michael Zekulin |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Contemporary Europe Honours Specialisation | Dr Michael Zekulin |
| School of Sociology | |
| Admin Contact: admin.rsss@anu.edu.au | |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Sociology Honours Specialisation | Dr Maria Hynes |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Gender, Sexuality and Culture Honours Specialisation | Prof Melinda Cooper |
| POLIS: The Centre for Social Policy Research | |
| Admin Contact: polis.admin@anu.edu.au | |
| Bachelor of Criminology (Honours) | Prof Meredith Rossner |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Criminology Honours Specialisation | Prof Meredith Rossner |
| ANU College of Systems and Society | |
| Admin Contact: fses.coursework.enquiries@anu.edu.au | |
| Bachelor of Science (Honours) – Environment Honours Specialisation | Dr Sara Beavis |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Mathematics Honours Specialisation | Dr Joan Licata |
| ANU College of Business and Economics | |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Economics Honours Specialisation | Prof Rohan Pitchford |
| ANU College of Health and Medicine | |
| Admin Contact: enquiries.psychology@anu.edu.au | |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Psychology Honours Specialisation | A/Prof Anne Aimola-Davies |
| School of Culture, History and Language - ANU College of Asia and the Pacific | |
| Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Asia-Pacific Studies Honours Specialisation | Dr Mark Strange |
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| College of Arts and Social Sciences | |
CASS Student Office Admin Contact: students.cass@anu.edu.au | |
| Graduate Certificate of Studies | Dr Sean Perera |
| Graduate Diploma of Studies | Dr Sean Perera |
| Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies | |
| Admin Contact: CAIS@anu.edu.au | |
| Graduate Certificate of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies | Dr Anas Iqtait |
| Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies | |
| Admin Contact: admin.HAL@anu.edu.au | |
| Graduate Certificate of Museum and Heritage Studies | Prof Laurajane Smith |
| Research School of Humanities & the Arts | |
| Admin Contact: admin.HAL@anu.edu.au | |
| Graduate Certificate in the Repatriation of Ancestral Remains and Cultural Objects | Prof Cressida Fforde |
| POLIS: The Centre for Social Policy Research | |
| Admin Contact: polis.admin@anu.edu.au | |
| Graduate Certificate of Social Research | |
| School of Archaeology and Anthropology | |
| Anthropology | |
| Admin Contact: admin.HAL@anu.edu.au | |
| Graduate Certificate of Cross-Cultural Analysis | Associate Professor Yasmine Musharbash |
| School of Demography | |
| Admin Contact: admin.rsss@anu.edu.au | |
| Graduate Certificate of Demography | Assoc Prof Bernard Baffour |
| School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics | |
| Admin Contact: admin.HAL@anu.edu.au | |
| Graduate Certificate of General and Applied Linguistics | Dr Jennifer Hendriks |
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| College of Arts and Social Sciences | |
CASS Student Office Admin contact: students.cass@anu.edu.au | |
| Master of Studies | Dr Sean Perera |
| Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies | |
| Admin contact: CAIS@anu.edu.au | |
| Master of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies | Dr Anas Iqtait |
| Master of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies (Advanced) | Dr Anas Iqtait |
| Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies | |
| Admin contact: admin.HAL@anu.edu.au | |
| Master of Museum and Heritage Studies | Prof Laurajane Smith |
| Master of Museum and Heritage Studies (Advanced) | Prof Laurajane Smith |
| Master of Heritage Tourism Management | Dr Yujie Zhu |
| POLIS: The Centre for Social Policy Research | |
| Admin contact: polis.admin@anu.edu.au | |
| Master of Social Research Methods | Dr Markus Hahn |
| Master of Social Research Methods (Advanced) | Dr Markus Hahn |
| Master of Applied Criminology | Assoc Prof Emily Corner |
| School of Archaeology and Anthropology | |
| Admin contact: admin.HAL@anu.edu.au | |
| Anthropology | |
| Master of Anthropology and Planetary Futures | Assoc Prof Yasmine Musharbash |
| Master of Anthropology and Planetary Futures (Advanced) | Assoc Prof Yasmine Musharbash |
| Master of Anthropology (disestablished 2023) | Dr Caroline Schuster |
| Master of Anthropology (Advanced) | Dr Caroline Schuster |
| Master of Applied Anthropology and Development (disestablished 2023) | Dr Tim McLellan |
| Master of Applied Anthropology and Development (Advanced) | Dr Caroline Schuster |
| Archaeology and Biological Anthropology | |
| Master of Archaeological and Evolutionary Science | ARCH- Dr Petra Vaiglova & BIAN- Dr Katharine Balolia |
| Master of Archaeological and Evolutionary Science (Advanced) | Dr Petra Vaiglova |
| School of Art and Design | |
| Admin contact: admin.somad@anu.edu.au | |
| Master of Art History and Curatorial Studies | Assoc Prof Chaitanya Sambrani |
| Master of Art History and Curatorial Studies (Advanced) | Assoc Prof Chaitanya Sambrani |
| Master of Contemporary Art Practices | Dr Peter Alwast |
| Master of Contemporary Art Practices (Advanced) | Dr Peter Alwast |
| School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics | |
| Admin contact: admin.HAL@anu.edu.au | |
| Master of General & Applied Linguistics | Dr Jennifer Hendriks |
| Master of General & Applied Linguistics (Advanced) | Dr Jennifer Hendriks |
| Master of Translation (Advanced) | Dr Zhengdao Ye |
| Master of Digital Humanities | Prof Katherine Bode |
| Master of Digital Humanities and Public Culture (disestablished 2024) | Prof Katherine Bode |
| School of History | |
| Admin contact: admin.rsss@anu.edu.au | |
| Master of History | Dr Ben Mercer |
| Master of History (Advanced) | Dr Ben Mercer |
| College of Asia and the Pacific | |
| Coral Bell School Administrator Admin contact: bell.postgrad@anu.edu.au | |
| Master of Political Science | Prof Edward Aspinall |
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| College of Arts and Social Sciences Student Office | ||
| College HDR Admin Office | research.students.cass@anu.edu.au | |
| Associate Dean (HDR) for all of CASS | Prof Sam Bennett | assocdeanhdr.cass@anu.edu.au |
| Research School of Humanities and the Arts | Name of Convener | School administration email | |
| School of Archaeology and Anthropology | Annika Lems | hdrconvenor.soaa@anu.edu.au | hdr.hal@anu.edu.au |
| School of Art and Design | Dr Chaitanya Sambrani | hdrconvenor.soa@anu.edu.au | admin.SoMAD@anu.edu.au |
| School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics (Languages, Linguistics only) | Susy Macqueen | hdrconvenor.slll@anu.edu.au | hdr.hal@anu.edu.au |
| School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics (Literature, Classics) | Bridget Vincent | HDRconvenor.SLLL.LIT@anu.edu.au | hdr.hal@anu.edu.au |
| School of Music | Dr Jos Mulder | hdrconvenor.som@anu.edu.au | admin.SoMAD@anu.edu.au |
| Interdisciplinary Cross-Cultural Research (also Australian studies institute) | Dr Alexandra Dellios | ICCR.Convenor@anu.edu.au | hdr.hal@anu.edu.au |
| Research School of Social Sciences | Name of Convener | School administration email | |
| School of Politics and IR | Dr Darren Lim | hdrconvenor.spir@anu.edu.au | admin.rsss@anu.edu.au |
| School of Sociology | Assoc Prof Katherine Carroll | hdrconvenor.sos@anu.edu.au | admin.rsss@anu.edu.au |
| School of History | Dr Lu Teng | hdrconvenor.soh@anu.edu.au | admin.rsss@anu.edu.au |
| School of Philosophy | Dr Brian Hedden | hdrconvenor.sop@anu.edu.au | admin.rsss@anu.edu.au |
| POLIS: The Centre for Social Policy Research | Prof Ralf Steinhauser | TBC | polis.admin@anu.edu.au |
| School of Demography | Assoc Prof Brian Houle | demography.gradprog@anu.edu.au | admin.rsss@anu.edu.au |
| Other centres | Name of Convener | School administration email | |
| Centre for Indigenous Policy Research | Dr Bree Blakeman | TBC | polis.admin@anu.edu.au |
| Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies | A Prof Kirill Nourzhanov | hdrconvenor.cais@anu.edu.au | hdr.cais@anu.edu.au |