College of Arts & Social Sciences

Transform your passion for Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies into a postgraduate qualification at the ANU.

The Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies is Australia’s premier location for studies in this field. With a high international standing, the Centre integrates the study of Middle Eastern and Central Asian contemporary politics, history, culture, political economy, economics, language, and the role of Islam within the frameworks of the changing global order.

It also focuses on Australia’s interests in commercial, scientific, and industrial ties within the region.

In a world increasingly reliant on data (big and small), a Master of Social Research Methods from the ANU will give you the skills and experience to understand a changing Australian and global society, as well as the political, demographic and economic forces that shape and drive these changes.

Explore postgraduate studies in Heritage Tourism Management at ANU. Draw on our strong connections with Canberra’s leading cultural and collecting institutions to prepare you for an innovative career in this field.

Through our global network of cultural institutions, students gain valuable theoretical and practical skills, enabling critical analysis of global issues within the heritage tourism domain.

Students also have the option of gaining specialised knowledge and skills in a management specialisation area chosen from:

Postgraduate Studies in Anthropology at the ANU is highly sought-after as it places very strong emphasis on anthropological theory and methods with the intention of turning out graduates ready to work in applied research contexts in the public and corporate sectors.

Explore postgraduate studies in Museum and Heritage Studies at ANU. Draw on our strong connections with Canberra’s leading cultural and collecting institutions to prepare you for an innovative career in this field. Our local and national links mean you’ll regularly hear from senior institutional staff in classes.

Students within this program also have the unique opportunity to undertake internships with national, state and local museums, national cultural and collecting agencies as well as leading local, national and international heritage groups.

Register for one of our upcoming webinars and hear from our master program conveners to find out more about your postgraduate study options in the College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) at ANU.

At CASS, you will be able to further delve into your chosen field through a master’s degree or a shorter Graduate Certificate. Our partnerships with national cultural institutions provide students with unique networking opportunities, hands-on internship programs, and exciting fieldwork.

By Jiangpu Zheng

Dr Adam Sargent is the most recent researcher to join the ANU School of Archaeology and Anthropology, where he brings his unique approach to understanding social inequality and oppression through the lens of linguistic and semiotic anthropology. 

By Kyle Mackey-Laws 

Sarah Mann wants more people singing: in the shower, at birthdays, in choirs and at concerts. Anywhere and everywhere. 

“I’d been working in education and in the arts and I’d been seeing music and singing devalued in our society, compared to other societies, but also just generally,” Mrs Mann said. 

“People are flat out just singing Happy Birthday or singing in the shower. 

“Singing is a normal expression of yourself, and it’s part of being human – I don’t get why people don’t sing.” 

Gendered violence is widespread in the Australian healthcare system, according to new ANU research. The findings reveal that there are currently no regulatory guidelines designed specifically to protect practitioners from patients. This has left one in four Victorian healthcare workers unprotected when they have experienced inappropriate physical contact at work.