About Arts
> The Faculty of Arts offers the widest range of study options and courses in humanities than any other
   university in Queensland.
> Students can choose from nine modern languages including Chinese, Japanese, German, French, Italian,
   Russian, Korean, Indonesian and Spanish.
> Students can choose courses in Australian and Aboriginal studies.
> There are opportunities to participate in various group activities such as playing a musical instrument in an
   ensemble, joining lunchtime language groups or taking part in field trips to cultural locations throughout
   Brisbane.
> Students can develop their English language and communication skills with the Faculty that specialises in
   Film, Writing and Media Studies.
> Student may choose to package the Study Abroad semester with J-term (Special Summer Program)
   offered in December-January. With J-term, students can travel, study and immerse themselves in
   Australian society and culture through interesting activities which will also provide credit towards your
   academic program.
 

Featured courses:
 
Australian Popular Culture AUST2000
You will examine the social function of popular culture in Australia with particular emphasis on the period from the 1970s to the present. The course asks how popular culture is produced and consumed and how the function of specific forms (such as popular  music, television, cinema, magazines, advertising, youth cultures, sport and leisure) contributes to concepts of individual and national identity - what it means to be Australian.
Popular culture in Australia is much more than "the bush, the beach and the backyard"! The course does not attempt to define a uniquely Australian form of popular culture, but rather it looks at the distinctive ways in which cultural activity and practice, are produced and viewed in Australia.
Students will attend several screenings of iconic Australian films as a part of the course. 

Australian History: Current Issues in Historical Perspective HIST1201
This course looks back into Australia’s past, asking and answering a series of questions to explain contemporary attitudes and events.
The course structure acts as an ongoing dialogue between the present and the past. Using contemporary issues in Australia – race, immigration, culture, environment, politics and foreign policy - the course critically analyses the historical origins of Australia and what it faces in the 21st Century.
A number of lectures in this course are delivered by guest lecturers, who are experts in the field.
 

Other courses of interest:

A full list of courses available to Study Abroad and Exchange students can be found on UQ’s Courses and Programs website.