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Welcome to UTS:FASS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

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UTS: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Practice-based teaching, drawing on industry links and comprehensive research Three schools:

• School of Communication • School of International Studies • School of Education

Over 4,000 students across our Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Higher Degree Research programs.

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UTS: A Young High Quality University

• Awarded five stars for excellence in higher education (QS)

• 20th in the world’s Top 50 ‘under 50’ years of age (QS)

• 1st in Australia and 21st globally (The Times Higher Education 100 universities under 50 years of age global rankings)

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Today

Overview A/Professor Susan Oguro, Director Internationalisation Communication Dr Susie Khamis, Senior Lecturer, School of Communication

Tour of Media Lab Equipment Store Move to UTS Building 10

Tour of Central News Professor Peter Fray Teachers Education Professor Lesley Harbon, Head of School of Education Global Studies A/Professor Susan Oguro

Study Abroad options in Communication Dr Susie Khamis, Senior Lecturer

School of Communication Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

UTS School of Communication

In the heart of the creative precinct of Sydney Academics and teachers who have industry experience and are leading researchers

• Technology leading School of Communication

• Long standing leader in the field

• High demand courses

• Practice-oriented

• Multi-skilled graduates

Lynda Kinkade, UTS Journalism Alumna

Areas of Study in Communication: Study Abroad Options

• Creative Writing

• Digital and Social Media

• Journalism

• Media Arts and Production

• Public Communication (PR and Advertising)

• Social and Political Sciences

• Music and Sound Design

Example subjects in Communication for Study Abroad students

• Citizenship and Communication

• Digital Literacies

• Communicating Difference

• Ecology of Public Communication

• Intervening for Change

• Digital Communities

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Your questions/ feedback

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Tour of Media Facilities Move to Building 10 to see the Journalism Lab, Teacher Education spaces and Global Studies

Study Abroad options in Teacher Education Professor Lesley Harbon (Head of School)

School of Education Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences education.uts.edu.au

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TEACHER EDUCATION

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We equip students to become teachers who:

• Reflect on their practice • Manage the changing nature of teaching • Have well developed interpersonal skills • Put current developments in learning and teaching into practice • Have a commitment to lifelong learning

Primary and Secondary Education

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• English • Mathematics • Science • Human Society and Environment • Personal Development, Health and Physical Education

(‘PDHPE’) • Creative Arts

A STUDY ABROAD OPTION

Primary Education (School Years K-6)

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Secondary Education (School Years 7-12)

• Mathematics • Science • English • Business Studies and Economics • Personal Development, Health and Physical

Education (‘PDHPE’)

A STUDY ABROAD OPTION

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Example subjects

• Inclusive Education: Students with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities

• Literacy and Numeracy across the Curriculum

• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

• Understanding and Engaging Adolescent Learners

• Perspectives on Aboriginal Education

• Designing Learning for a Digital Generation

A STUDY ABROAD OPTION

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Your questions/ feedback

Study Abroad options in Global Studies/International Studies A/Professor Susan Oguro

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

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Our Global Studies degree prepares students to work in:

• Diplomatic service or other government organisations (eg: trade, defence, development, environmental protection, immigration)

• Intergovernmental organisations (such as United Nations agencies)

• NGOs and Non-profits (community development, social enterprise, start-ups)

• Private sector: major multinational companies, consultancies

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Subjects in Global/International Studies for Study Abroad students

• Globalisation in Historical Perspective

• Contemporary Global Economy

• Global Governance

• Studies of Contemporary Society (eg: Contemporary China, France, Latin(o) Americas, Germany, Spain…)

• Language and Culture from beginner to advanced levels in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish

• Australian Language and Culture

• Intercultural Communication (specifically for Study Abroad students)

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Your questions/ feedback

Susan.Oguro@uts.edu.au