Faculty of Education and Arts

Learning is a life-long endeavour and the Faculty of Education and Arts is with you every step of the way.

Whether you’re at the beginning of your learning journey or you’re an experienced professional wanting to focus your leadership skills, our education and arts degrees put your learning into a global context and give you access to teaching experts engaged in the latest research. We focus on practical learning and real-world experience that benefits from strong connections with industry, government and the community.

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National School of Education

The National School of Education supports you throughout your whole career, from initial teacher education through to postgraduate study and to courses in leadership. We connect you with learning and teaching experts working in evidence-based, pedagogical innovation.

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National School of Arts

Fire up your imagination and get a new perspective on the world when you study with the National School of Arts. Our programs are designed to give you critical-thinking and reasoning skills that will allow you to adapt, evolve and keep pace with an ever-shifting job market. They also offer the chance to take your learning global, opportunities for personal growth through community engagement and a higher degree research network that is producing ground-breaking work.

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“Welcome to the Faculty of Education and Arts at ACU. Our faculty has a diverse community of learners committed to making a positive difference in the world. Taught by active researchers and experienced practitioners, our programs will deepen your professional knowledge and understanding in both a reflective and practical way.

“We host two national schools, the School of Education and the School of Arts, both with strong reputations: the former in teacher education, education leadership, and religious education and the latter in research, with a particular focus on history, political science, and sociology.”

Professor Elizabeth Labone
Executive Dean, Faculty of Education and Arts
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A world of learning

Learn more about overseas study opportunities with our international partners, including internships, short courses and single semesters.

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Engagement and impact

As part of fulfilling ACU’s mission, we run a number of ongoing development and engagement programs with community groups in Australia and abroad. The opportunity to create lasting change in the community is embraced by our students who find working on these programs a rewarding and unique way to build skills and knowledge.

Explore our work

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See the work of our talented visual arts students and staff, alongside artists from outside ACU, in our curated gallery spaces. Throughout the year our galleries host exhibitions that reflect on ACU’s mission and themes of social justice and community empowerment. These spaces can also be hired as venues for events.

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Meet our staff

Meet our executive team in the Faculty of Education and Arts. Read their profiles and learn about their extensive experience and expertise.

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Contact us

Need to contact the faculty or find us on campus? Let us point you in the right direction.

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Faculty prizes and awards

Your achievements are important to us. Every year we present a number of prizes and awards to recognise the hard work and dedication of our staff and students.

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Find the right course

It’s important to find a course that’s right for you. Search our education and arts courses to see what we have to offer.

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Resources for Researchers

Discover what support is available for your research, including guidance on how to get funding and manage a project.

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Postgraduate alumni rebate

Are you a current or former domestic ACU student wanting to enrol in a postgraduate program? You may be eligible for a 10% discount.

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