College of Arts, Law and Education
TypePublic
Established2017 as the College
1890 as the Faculty of Arts
1893 as the Law School
Parent institution
University of Tasmania
Vice-ChancellorRufus Black
Dean and Pro-Vice ChancellorKate Darian-Smith[1]
Location
Hobart, Launceston and Burnie
,
Tasmania
,
Australia Australia
CampusUrban
Websiteutas.edu.au/arts-law-education

The College of Arts, Law and Education was founded in 2017 as a college of the University of Tasmania that incorporated the School of Humanities, the School of Social Sciences, the School of Creative Arts (formerly the Tasmanian College of the Arts) and the Faculties of Law and Education.[2] The College offers undergraduate, postgraduate and research programs.

The Colleges hosts a number of institutes including the Institute for the Study of Social Change, the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute, and the Asia Institute Tasmania.[3]

History

The College was established in March 2017 after the merging of the School of Humanities, the School of Social Sciences, the School of Creative Arts (formerly the Tasmanian College of the Arts) and the Faculties of Law and Education as a single entity. The College model followed other Australian Universities in the combining of academic units to promote further interdisciplinary teaching and research as well as a streamlined administrative process.[2]

Schools and Faculties

The College hosts five schools and facilitates which offers undergraduate, postgraduate and research programs.

School of Creative Arts and Media

The Hunter Street Campus (Hobart) of the School of Creative Arts & Media
The Powerhouse House Gallery at the Universities Inveresk Campus (Launceston)

The School of Creative Arts offers Art and Design, Media, Music and Theatre and Performance studies and research curricula. The School operates five Gallery spaces across Tasmania, the Plimsoll Gallery and the Entrepôt Gallery based at the School's Hunter Street Campus in Hobart, the Academy Gallery and Powerhouse Gallery in Launceston, and the Makers' Space Gallery in Burnie.

Research centres and Institutes

Faculty of Education

School of Humanities

The School of Humanities focuses on the study and research of English, Global Cultures and Languages, History and Classics, and Philosophy and Gender Studies. Much of the School's research is significantly focused on the Universities 'Creativity, Culture and Society' research theme.

Research centres and Institutes

Faculty of Law

The Faculty of Law (formally the School of Law) was founded in 1893 and is the fourth oldest law school in Australia. The University of Tasmania Law Review[4] and the Journal of Law, Information and Science[5] are based within the Faculty as well as numerous publications produced by the Tasmanian Law Reform Institute.

In addition to its academic programme, the law faculty promotes a range of co-curricular activities including mooting, negotiation and client interview competitions, membership of the University of Tasmania Law Review student editorial, and membership of law students' societies the Tasmania University Law Society (TULS) and the Student Environment and Animal Law Society (SEALS) which provides opportunities for law students to become engaged in environmental law in such a way which encourages the building of legal skills and professional connections.

Research centres and Institutes

School of Social Sciences

The School of Social Sciences focuses on Political Science, International Relations, Social Work Sociology and Criminology. The School's research focus has been assessed at world-class and above world standards levels.[6]

Notable alumni

Judges

  • Damian Bugg, former Commonwealth and Tasmanian Director of Public Prosecutions
  • Michael Mansell, Aboriginal rights activist and lawyer

Politics and government

Diplomacy

  • Ralph Harry AC, CBE, Diplomat and former Ambassador to the United Nations

Business

  • Andrew MacLeod, businessman, author, former humanitarian lawyer and aid worker

References

  1. ↑ "Profiles: Kate Darian-Smith". The Conversation. The Conversation. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Welcoming the College of Arts, Law and Education" (Press release). Hobart, Tasmania: The University of Tasmania. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "College of Arts, Law and Education". College of Arts, Law and Education (University of Tasmania). The University of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "UTAS Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania Law Review".
  5. ↑ "UTAS Faculty of Law, Journal of Law, Information & Science".
  6. ↑ "ERA 2015" (Press release). Hobart, Tasmania: The University of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 October 2019.

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