Humanities and culture courses
Humanities and culture courses. We don’t just teach, we inspire.
Exploring the depths of culture, philosophy and history has never been so accessible. Learn from experts in the field and create an everlasting bond with some of the world’s most impactful reading material. Our comprehensive humanities and culture courses offered at the University of Sydney provide students with unending knowledge that touches our roots while building towards the future.
Don’t be intimidated by our knowledgeable faculty – they know their stuff but they also understand that everyone starts somewhere, which is why we welcome inquiring minds without prejudice. Step up to unleash your inner scholar and get energised by mind-stimulating discourse amongst like-minded peers. Meet friends, form opinions and come out of it with a cultural experience you won’t soon forget!
Sign up now for your very own inspiring experience. We offer groundbreaking opportunities to unlock your intellectual potential, turning everyday people into more thoughtful citizens able to appreciate their pasts and consider their futures more deeply. So say farewell to mundane education and open your world through humanities and culture today!
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Meet your facilitators
Robert Gay
After gaining a BA, Dip. Ed. from the University of Sydney, Robert trained as a lyric baritone in London and Munich before turning to the field of music education. He has taught music history...
John Merchant
Dr. John Merchant graduated from the University of Sydney with Honours in Zoology and Psychology. He also holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Western Sydney. His career has...
Mark Tredinnick
Mark Tredinnick, winner of the Montreal Poetry Prize (2011) and the Cardiff Poetry Prize (2012), is the author of The Blue Plateau, Fire Diary, and nine other acclaimed works of poetry and prose....
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Film. Focus on cinema. This unique and popular movie appreciation course is like having your own private movie club. In it's 20th year, Movies Now offers you ‘private movie premieres’ prior to their commercial release with each featured movie specially selected by the presenter and popular film critic, Andrew L Urban. The selected movies remain a secret until their screening to ensure that you approach each film on its own merits, uncompromised by outside opinions. Following each... View Movies Now Course: Your Movie Club.Movies Now Course: Your Movie Club
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<p>This unique and popular movie appreciation course is like having your own private movie club. In it's 20th year, Movies Now offers you ‘private movie
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Creative writing. Express yourself with the written word. This writing course offers you a rich immersion in creative nonfiction, practical tuition and instruction in composition and style, along with plenty of opportunities to write and be inspired. You’ll learn how to approach nonfiction with imagination, discipline and lyricism. The course explores the distinctions between fiction and nonfiction and the meanings of real and truthful. It encourages writers to understand... View Writing the Real Course.Writing the Real Course
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<p>This writing course offers you a rich immersion in creative nonfiction, practical tuition and instruction in composition and style, along
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Creative writing. Express yourself with the written word. Description: What a Poem Is; What a Poem is For; and How You Make One A poem is a sculpture of voice. It’s what a poet’s heart says to her mind, and her voice finds a body for. Each good poem is shapely god; keeping its own secrets, it tells us our own. Poetry, in a sense, is what happens—to the writer and the reader—when we insist on more from language than we do in daily life and prose. A poem, says Marie Howe, is a small... View The Poetry Workshop.The Poetry Workshop
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<p>A poem is a sculpture of voice. It’s what a poet’s
...Course added to cart. Checkout now.Close this message$340 Limited inc GSTThe Poetry Workshop<p>{block name:"Course Tagline - Creative Writing"}</p>
<p><em>Description: What a Poem Is; What a Poem is For; and How You Make One</em></p>
<p>A poem is a sculpture of voice. It’s what a poet’s
...Course added to cart. Checkout now.Close this message$340 Limited inc GST -
Creative writing. Express yourself with the written word. Designed to give you the practical skills to approach your creative writing projects with confidence, this creative writing course is built around particular topics integral to the writing process such as: voice, place evocation, characterisation, structure, sentence-craft and editing. Using exercises to get started, we will look at the basic elements of creative writing (fiction, nonfiction and poetry) and at ways to... View Creative Writing Course.Creative Writing Course
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<p>Designed to give you the practical skills to approach your creative writing projects with confidence, this creative writing course is built
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Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. The philosophical essay, in its modern form, originates from the late-sixteenth-century France with Michel de Montaigne, who “retired from political life, shut himself in his library, and tried something new”. In 1580, he published the first version of the Essays. In this course we will look at the ideas of some of the most significant philosophers and public thinkers through their essays. The essay form... View Great Philosophical Essays Course.Great Philosophical Essays Course
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<p>The philosophical essay, in its modern form, originates from the late-sixteenth-century France with Michel de Montaigne, who “retired from
...Online via ZoomCourse added to cart. Checkout now.Close this message$380 Limited inc GST -
Psychology. Explore the human mind. Would you like to understand why and how people think, feel and behave the way they do? In this course, we will explain the nature of psychology as a scientific discipline and how it can answer this question, so that psychological knowledge can be applied to everyday life. Topics covered will include the history of psychology, personality theories, learning, child development and intelligence, psychobiology, abnormal psychology and social... View Psychology Course: An Introduction.Psychology Course: An Introduction
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<p>Would you like to understand why and how people think, feel and behave the way they do? In this course, we will explain the nature of psychology as
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Philosophy. Study the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. No aspect of life is more important to the quality and meaning of our existence than the passionate embrace of all things good and beautiful, making life worth living. But negative emotions can also make existence an intolerable burden. Many philosophers before and after David Hume opposed morality to the passions, understanding ‘reason’ as the appropriate foundation for choosing right from wrong and how... View Philosophy of Passion and Reason Course: Hume to Martha Nussbaum.Philosophy of Passion and Reason Course: Hume to Martha Nussbaum
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<p>No aspect of life is more important to the quality and meaning of our existence than the passionate embrace of all things good and beautiful,
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Psychology. Explore the human mind. Counselling is being increasingly sought as the pressures of work and personal life continue to increase. This reflects the rapidly changing world we live in and the increasing choices we face as individuals. This counselling course introduces you to the concepts that underpin counselling so that you can offer this assistance to your work colleagues, employees, family members and network of friends when needed. This course is designed for a work... View Counselling Course: An Introduction.Counselling Course: An Introduction
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<p>Counselling is being increasingly sought as the pressures of work and personal life continue to increase. This reflects the rapidly changing world
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Creative writing. Express yourself with the written word. Writing your memoir may lead you into emotionally difficult territory. How much of what you write will be the truth? And how will you select what to write about? Memoir writing can be a beneficial experience – be prepared for a journey of self-discovery and soul-searching. This workshop caters for those wanting to write their life story, and to aspiring authors seeking publication. In this writing your memoir workshop, we... View Memoir Writing Course.Memoir Writing Course
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<p>Writing your memoir may lead you into emotionally difficult territory. How much of what you write will be the truth? And how will you select
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Psychology. Explore the human mind. Dreams can be a rich source of information about our real selves, but many people wonder if they communicate anything of significance. In this psychology course, a practising Jungian analyst will introduce you to the symbolic language of dreams. By learning how to correlate dreams with events in waking life, you can use the creative potential of the dreamscape for greater self-awareness. Outcomes By the end of this course, you should be able to:... View Jung and Dreams Course.Jung and Dreams Course
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<p>Dreams can be a rich source of information about our real selves, but many people wonder if they communicate anything of significance. In this
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