Arts and humanities
Arts and humanities. Enrich your life.
COVID-19 update: arrangement of our courses
We are now delivering courses online and in-person. Please check the delivery format of each class before enrolling.
Please note that course materials (excluding prescribed texts) are shared electronically within 48 hours of course commencement. Printing is not available.
When you study arts and humanities at CCE, you’ll come for the intellectual stimulation but stay for the community of like-minded learners.
Philosophy, history and creative writing need not be the exclusive domain of academics and university students. You too can engage in academic debate like the many great minds that have walked the grounds of the University of Sydney over the past 100+ years.
We proudly invite the Sydney community to enjoy a taste of the intellectual life at CCE. Our arts and humanities courses are open to everyone, sign up now for your own ‘Sydney’ experience.
Creative Writing Course
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<p>Designed to give you the practical skills to approach your creative writing projects with
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Thu 21 Jan 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Thu 28 Jan 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Thu 04 Feb 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Thu 11 Feb 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom |
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<p>Designed to give you the practical skills to approach your creative writing projects with
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Tue 09 Mar 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Tue 16 Mar 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Tue 23 Mar 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Tue 30 Mar 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom |
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<p>Designed to give you the practical skills to approach your creative writing projects with
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Thu 29 Apr 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Thu 06 May 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Thu 13 May 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Thu 20 May 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom |
If there isn't a class to suit you, please join the waiting list.
Philosophy Course: Introduction to Phenomenology
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<p>Phenomenology has been, and still remains one of the most significant philosophical movements of the 20th and 21st centuries. Phenomenology
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Mon 25 Jan 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 01 Feb 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 08 Feb 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 15 Feb 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 22 Feb 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 01 Mar 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 08 Mar 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 15 Mar 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 22 Mar 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 29 Mar 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom |
If there isn't a class to suit you, please join the waiting list.
Introduction to Philosophy Course I
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<p>This introductory philosophy course provides an understanding of the history of philosophy and the
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Mon 25 Jan 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 01 Feb 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 08 Feb 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 15 Feb 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 22 Feb 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 01 Mar 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 08 Mar 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 15 Mar 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 22 Mar 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Mon 29 Mar 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom |
If there isn't a class to suit you, please join the waiting list.
Philosophy Course: The Late Middle Ages and Renaissance
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<p>In this course, we will consider the literature of Dante and the role of sex and sin in Chaucer’s
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Wed 27 Jan 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 03 Feb 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 10 Feb 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 17 Feb 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 24 Feb 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 03 Mar 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 10 Mar 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 17 Mar 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 24 Mar 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 31 Mar 2021 | 10am - 12pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom |
If there isn't a class to suit you, please join the waiting list.
Philosophy Course: Philosophy of Money, Debt and Trust
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Wed 27 Jan 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 03 Feb 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 10 Feb 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 17 Feb 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 24 Feb 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 03 Mar 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 10 Mar 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 17 Mar 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 24 Mar 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Wed 31 Mar 2021 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom |
If there isn't a class to suit you, please join the waiting list.
Writing the Real Course
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<p>This writing course offers you a rich immersion in creative nonfiction, practical tuition and
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Tue 02 Feb 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Tue 09 Feb 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Tue 16 Feb 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Tue 23 Feb 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom |
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<p>This writing course offers you a rich immersion in creative nonfiction, practical tuition and
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Thu 18 Mar 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Thu 25 Mar 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Thu 01 Apr 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+11:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Thu 08 Apr 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom |
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<p>This writing course offers you a rich immersion in creative nonfiction, practical tuition and
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Tue 04 May 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Tue 11 May 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Tue 18 May 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom | |
Tue 25 May 2021 | 6pm - 9pm (UTC+10:00) | Online via Zoom - Online via Zoom |
If there isn't a class to suit you, please join the waiting list.
Travel Writing Course I: Sun, Sea and Script
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Sat 13 Feb 2021 | 9am - 3pm (UTC+11:00) | Room 204 - Face-to-face (CCE Building, Newtown) |
If there isn't a class to suit you, please join the waiting list.
Drawing Course for Beginners
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Sat 13 Feb 2021 | 10am - 3pm (UTC+11:00) | Room 200 - Face-to-face (CCE Building, Newtown) | |
Sat 20 Feb 2021 | 10am - 3pm (UTC+11:00) | Room 200 - Face-to-face (CCE Building, Newtown) |
<p>{block name:“Course Tagline - Drawing”}</p><p>{block name:“Block - COVID 19 updates”}</p><p>This introductory drawing course covers the basics of drawing techniques through a practical study of
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Sat 10 Apr 2021 | 10am - 3pm (UTC+10:00) | Face-to-face (Venue TBA) - Face-to-face (Venue TBA) | |
Sat 17 Apr 2021 | 10am - 3pm (UTC+10:00) | Face-to-face (Venue TBA) - Face-to-face (Venue TBA) |
If there isn't a class to suit you, please join the waiting list.
Art History Course: Michelangelo meets Sinan
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Tue 16 Feb 2021 | 9:30am - 4:30pm (UTC+11:00) | Room 200 - Face-to-face (CCE Building, Newtown) |
If there isn't a class to suit you, please join the waiting list.
Self-Publishing Course: Print and eBooks
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Fri 19 Feb 2021 | 9am - 5pm (UTC+11:00) | Room 204 - Face-to-face (CCE Building, Newtown) |
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Sat 05 Jun 2021 | 9am - 5pm (UTC+10:00) | Face-to-face (Venue TBA) - Face-to-face (Venue TBA) |
If there isn't a class to suit you, please join the waiting list.