Arts and humanities courses
Arts and humanities 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 arts and humanities 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 art and humanities today! Learn arts and humanities in Sydney with arts and humanities courses from the University of Sydney – your premier provider of short courses in Sydney and online.
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Meet your facilitators
Brian Brennan
Brian Brennan hold a Master’s degree with honours in Classical Studies and a Ph.D in Ancient History. He has specialised in the religious and cultural history of the Later Roman World,...
Denise Stanley
Dr Denise Stanley is an artist, teacher, writer and musician all in a day’s work. She is an associate lecturer in Educational Psychology at the University of Sydney, and utilises arts-informed...
John Wells
Armed with a Diploma in Fine Art from Brighton College of Art and a Masters degree, John left Reading University to endeavour to realise another ambition and that was to be an actor. He acquired a...
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Horticulture and gardening. Open to everyone. Why not harvest your own honey? You can have a few hives and let the bees do most of the work for you. Learn everything you need to know about bees, the equipment needed and how much honey you can expect. Discover how to make products from beeswax such as candles, soap and cosmetic creams. Outcomes By the end of this course, you should be able to: identify the various methods of beekeeping select suitable bees, flora and beehive... View Beekeeping Course.Beekeeping Course
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Visual arts. Unleash your inner artist and see the world in a whole new way. Have you ever thought you might enjoy watercolour painting? It’s such a wonderfully soft and expressive medium, quite delicate; but dynamic. Then this relaxed weekend could be just for you. Your facilitator, a master of fine art, will guide you step-by-step through the basic techniques and skills. After spending just two days learning watercolour, you will have attained the confidence to paint pictures you... View Watercolour Course for Beginners.Watercolour Course for Beginners
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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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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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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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History. See the future. It’s in the past. The town of Pompeii, destroyed in AD79 by an eruption of Vesuvius, is one of the best preserved and best known of Roman sites, but also one of the most misrepresented. Popular accounts of the last days of Pompeii stress the sensational rather than the factual, but this study day will take a critical stance in the interpretation of the sometimes limited evidence. During the course, we will examine the scientific studies of the eruption and... View History Course: A Day in Pompeii.History Course: A Day in Pompeii
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Creative writing. Express yourself with the written word. This practical and inspiring course is for anyone who wants to kick-start, or deepen, their writing. Take a break to share daily writing exercises in the company of other apprentice writers and hear some bright ideas about writing beautifully. This week-long workshop is open to writers of all levels. Although it focuses mostly on fiction, it looks at creative writing of all kinds, including memoir and poetry. The program... View Creative Writing Course: Masterclass.Creative Writing Course: Masterclass
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Visual arts. Unleash your inner artist and see the world in a whole new way. This introductory drawing course covers the basics of drawing techniques through a practical study of form, shading, colour and perspective. You'll gain the skills needed to produce a lovely landscape, still life, figure drawing and more. Fun and relaxing, this drawing course for beginners is accessible to anyone wanting to explore their creative potential. Outcomes By the end of this course, you should be... View Drawing Course for Beginners.Drawing Course for Beginners
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History. See the future. It’s in the past. Like Pompeii, the small town of Herculaneum was destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in August AD 79. The town, with its shops, temples and houses was sealed under 20 metres of volcanic sludge, until archaeologists brought about half of the town to light. In the 1980s the skeletal remains of some 300 people were discovered on the beach and in the boat chambers where they had huddled. Join us for a day of exploration, as we examine how... View History Course: A Day in Herculaneum.History Course: A Day in Herculaneum
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<p>Like Pompeii, the small town of Herculaneum was destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in August AD 79.
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History. See the future. It’s in the past. It was at dusk on 15th October 1764 when Edward Gibbon, sitting amidst the ruins on the Capitoline Hill at Rome, first conceived the idea of writing about the decline and fall of the city. His classic work which emphasised the negative effects of autocracy, barbarism and religion, has long dominated views of the Roman Empire. More recently, historians have questioned Gibbon’s ‘good’ and ‘bad’ periods, or suggested other socio-economic... View History Course: The Decline of the Roman Empire.History Course: The Decline of the Roman Empire
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