The School of Cultural Inquiry is the largest and most varied School in the Faculty of Arts and brings together a number of the core disciplines of 'the humanities': Art History, Drama, English, Film Studies, Gender, Sexuality and Culture, and Philosophy. Each of these disciplines interprets expressions of the human spirit and each, in its own way, reflects on what it means to be human.
The School encourages interdisciplinarity and actively promotes collaboration between its Programs and across its disciplines with courses, for example, that bridge Art History and Film Studies, Drama and English or Film Studies and Philosophy. The School also encourages collaboration with other Schools and disciplines, for example, between Film Studies and the School of Music. Students are thus able to work within single areas or disciplines but are also strongly supported if they choose to move across traditional boundaries.
The School offers undergraduate majors and Honours in Art History, Drama, English, Film Studies, Gender Sexuality & Culture, and Philosophy as part of the Bachelor of Arts degree. The School also offers the undergraduate Diploma of Arts in Art History, Drama, and Philosophy. All disciplines also support postgraduate study at both Masters and PhD levels.