5. Faculty of Arts – Schools, Departments and Programs
There are four schools and 39 departments and programs within the faculty.
University dates
Please see the University dates page for a listing of all current semester, holiday and examination dates within the University of Sydney.
Information in this section is accurate as at August 2009.
The Faculty of Arts
Ground Floor, Western Tower, Quadrangle, A14
University of Sydney
NSW 2006
Phone: +61 2 9351 3129
Fax: +61 2 9351 2045
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au
School of Letters, Art, and Media
John Woolley Building, A20
Phone: +61 2 9351 2349
Fax: +61 2 9351 2434
Head of School: TBA
Department of Art History and Film Studies
Room 215, RC Mills Building, A26
Phone: +61 2 9351 3566
Fax: +61 2 9351 4212
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/arthistory
Chair of Department: Associate Professor Jennifer Milam
Department of English
Room N386, John Woolley Building, A20
Phone: +61 2 9351 2349
Fax: +61 2 9351 2434
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/english
Chair of Department: Associate Professor William Christie
Australian Literature
Room N386, John Woolley Building, A20
Phone: +61 2 9351 2349
Fax: +61 2 9351 2434
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/english
Convener: Professor Robert Dixon
Linguistics Program
Room 140, RC Mills Building, A26
Phone: +61 2 9036 9521
Fax: +61 2 9351 7572
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/linguistics
Museum Studies Program
Room 215, RC Mills Building, A26
Phone: +61 2 9351 3566
Fax: +61 2 9351 4212
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/museum
Director: Dr Jennifer Barrett
Department of Performance Studies
Room N386, John Woolley Building, A20
Phone: +61 2 9351 2706
Fax: +61 2 9351 5676
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/perform
Chair of Department: Dr Paul Dwyer
Department of Studies in Religion
Room N386, John Woolley Building, A20
Phone: +61 2 9351 2349
Fax: +61 2 9351 2434
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/religion
Chair of Department: Professor Iain Gardner
American Studies Program
Room S318, John Woolley Building, A20
Phone: +61 2 9251 2391
Fax: +61 2 9351 2434
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/americanstudies
Director: Dr Sarah Gleeson-White
Australian Studies Program
Room N386, John Woolley Building, A20
Phone: +61 2 9351 2349
Fax: +61 2 9351 2434
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/auststud
Director: Dr Brigid Rooney
Medieval Studies Program
Centre for Medieval Studies
Room N306, John Woolley Building, A20
Phone: +61 2 9351 2840
Fax: +61 2 9351 2434
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/medieval
Director: Associate Professor John Pryor
Celtic Studies Program
Room N366, John Woolley Building, A20
Phone: +61 2 9351 3841
Fax: +61 2 9351 2434
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/celticstudies
Director: Professor Anders Ahlqvist
Digital Cultures Program
Room N386, John Woolley Building, A20
Phone: +61 2 9351 3251
Fax: +61 2 9351 2434
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/digitalcultures
Director: Dr Chris Chesher
Department of Media and Communications
Footbridge Theatre Terrace, Holme Building, A09
Phone: +61 2 9036 9521
Fax: +61 2 9351 5449
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/media
Chair of Department: Dr Steven Maras
School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry
Lobby H, Level 3 (adjacent to MacLaurin Hall Stairway)
Quadrangle, A14
Phone: +61 2 9351 2862
Fax: +61 2 9351 3918
Head of School: Professor Duncan Ivison
Email:
Website:
www.arts.usyd.edu.au/school/sophi/studies/departments.shtml
Department of Archaeology
Quadrangle, A14
Phone: +61 2 9351 2862
Fax: +61 2 9351 3918
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/archaeology
Chair of Department: Dr Sarah Colley
Department of Classics and Ancient History
Quadrangle, A14
Phone: +61 2 9351 2862
Fax: +61 2 9351 3918
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/cah
Chair of Department: Professor Eric Csapo
Department of Gender and Cultural Studies
Quadrangle, A14
Phone: +61 2 9351 2862
Fax: +61 2 9351 3918
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/gcs
Chair of Department: Dr Fiona Probyn-Rapsey
Department of History
Quadrangle, A14
Phone: +61 2 9351 2862
Fax: +61 2 9351 3918
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/history
Chair of Department: Professor Robert Aldrich
Department of Philosophy
Quadrangle, A14
Phone: +61 2 9351 2862
Fax: +61 2 9351 3918
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/philos
Chair of Department: Dr Michael McDermott
Centre for Time
Quadrangle A14
Phone: +61 2 9351 4057
Director: Professor Huw Price
Website: www.usyd.edu.au/time
Sydney Centre for the Foundations of Science
Quadrangle, A14
Phone: +61 2 9036 6175
Director: Professor Mark Colyvan
Website: www.usyd.edu.au/foundations_of_science
School of Social and Political Sciences
RC Mills Building, A26
Phone: +61 2 9351 2650
Fax: +61 2 9036 9380
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/school/ssps
Head of School: Professor Simon Tormey
Department of Anthropology
RC Mills Building, A26
Phone: +61 2 9351 2650
Fax: +61 2 9036 9380
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/anthro
Chair of Department: Professor Linda Connor
Department of Government and International Relations
Merewether, H04
Phone: +61 2 9351 2054
Fax: +61 2 9351 3624
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/government
Chair of Department: Professor Michael Jackson
Department of Political Economy
Merewether, H04
Phone: +61 2 9351 5117
Fax: +61 2 9351 8596
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/political
Chair of Department: Dr Stuart Rosewarne
Department of Sociology and Social Policy
RC Mills Building, A26
Phone: +61 2 9351 2650
Fax: +61 2 9036 9380
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/ssp
Chair of Department: Professor Michael Humphrey
Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies
Mackie Building, K01
Phone: +61 2 9351 7686
Fax: +61 2 9660 0862
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/centres/cpacs
Director: Associate Professor Jake Lynch
Academic Coordinator: Dr Wendy Lambourne
School of Languages and Cultures
Brennan MacCallum Building, A18
Phone: +61 2 9351 2869
Fax: +61 2 9351 2319
Email:
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/school/slc
Head of School: Professor Jeffrey Riegel
Please note: All departments and programs of the School of Languages and Cultures have their offices in the Brennan/MacCallum Building, A18, and can be reached by the School’s central administrative office on the above contact details. The location of each department is clearly signposted within the building.
Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/arabicislamic
Chair of Department: Dr Nijmeh Hajjar
Asian Studies Program
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/asianstudies
Director: TBA
Department of Chinese Studies
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/chinese
Chair of Department: Dr Yiyan Wang
European Studies Program
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/europmideast
Director: Professor Peter Morgan
Department of French Studies
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/french
Chair of Department: Dr Alice Caffarel
Department of Germanic Studies
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/german
Chair of Department: Dr Andrea Bandhauer
Department of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/hbjs
Chair of Department: Associate Professor Suzanne Rutland
Department of Indian Sub-Continental Studies
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/indian
Chair of Department: Dr Mark Allon
Department of Indonesian Studies
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/indonesian
Acting Chair of Department: Dr Novi Djenar
International and Comparative Literary Studies (ICLS) Program
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/ICLS
Director: Dr Bronwyn Winter
Department of Italian Studies
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/italian
Chair of Department: Dr Antonia Rubino
Department of Japanese Studies
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/japanese
Chair of Department: Dr Yasuko Claremont
Department of Korean Studies
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/korean
Chair of Department: Dr Ki-Sung Kwak
Department of Modern Greek Studies
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/moderngreek
Chair of Department: Associate Professor Vrasidas Karalis
Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies
Website: www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/spanishlatino
Acting Chair of Department: Dr Kathryn Crameri (Semester 1)
Chair of Department: Dr Vek Lewis (Semester 2)