University Lecture Series
Our University Lecture Course Programme gives participants the opportunity to attend regular lectures in a selection of courses, alongside enrolled students as an observer. Please note that you are not eligible to attend tutorials, take part in assessments, sit exams and will not have access to online course material. This is a no-stress learning opportunity.
Semester 1
World Archaeology
World archaeology from the emergence of culture to the first cities, including the Pacific region.
Medical Anthropology
Draws on biological and social/cultural anthropology to address issues of human health and disease.
Mind, Knowledge and Reality
Deals with fundamental philosophical problems and puzzles about the nature of the world and human beings.
Semester 2
Contemporary Pacific Art
Focuses on work by contemporary Pacific artists, exploring the ways that they translate indigenous knowledge and urban experiences into gallery forms such as painting, installation, performance, film and video making. Themes such as migration and diaspora, language...
Shakespeare: Comedies & Tragic
An opportunity to study selected comedies and tragicomedies of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Course outlineBeatrice and Benedick insulting each other; Malvolio in his yellow stockings; Prospero and his wild spirits; the statue that comes to life -- these are...
How Humans Evolve
Examine our evolutionary history and how evolution affects humans today.