About SBS
> UQ’s School of Psychology is a nationally and internationally recognised centre of excellence in teaching and  research. It is the largest and most prestigious School of Psychology in Australia.
> The University’s School of Political Science and International Studies is home to one of only six worldwide Rotary Centres for International Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution.
> UQ’s School of Journalism and Communication provides students with opportunities to understand and practice communication in a changing world – from public relations to citizen journalism; from newspaper reporting to strategic communication.
> UQ is home to one of the largest and most prestigious Anthropology Museums in Australia, housing an extensive collection of artefacts from Indigenous peoples of Oceania.
> The School of Social Work and Human Services boasts new state of the art counselling facilities and many of our staff are involved in ground-breaking research.
> UQ’s School of Education was recently recognised as Australia’s top performing research education school.
 

Featured courses:

Psychological Problems of Adolescence PSYC2341
Following an introduction to some of the major issues confronted by adolescents, this course focuses on the mental disorders most commonly experienced by adolescents. Specific topics covered include: anxiety disorders, mood disorders, eating disorders,psychotic disorders and self-harm/suicide. Lectures focus on the prevalence, course, assessment and treatment of each category of disorders. The tutorial program has been designed to complement the lectures and provide students with the opportunity to gain some insight into what it would be like to be a clinical psychologist working with adolescents suffering from a mental illness. For example, in the Anxiety Disorders tutorial, students generate an exposure hierarchy for a hypothetical case, while in the Self-Harm and Suicide tutorial, students develop a risk assessment checklist.

The Anthropology of Aboriginal Australia ANTH1010
One of the most important themes of this course is the diversity of Aboriginal societies in Australia, and case examples in lectures are used from many different areas of the Australian continent and islands; taking in remote "outback" social realities and histories as well as urban life and politics. Considered are Aboriginal peoples’ relationships to the land, the process of colonisation in Australian society, the role of anthropologists in Aboriginal communities, as well as the work of anthropologists in understanding Indigenous relationships with non-Indigenous Australians. Generic and research skills gained in the course are transferable to social scientific studies of comparable colonial or 'postcolonial' societies internationally. This course features specialist guest lectures. It focuses on current issues in the national media. Course Coordinator Dr Sally Babidge has more than 10 years research experience in Indigenous Australia.
 

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.