About Orientation
Welcome to your postgraduate orientation for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS). This is your one stop shop for all things HASS.
To complete your orientation, you need to do four things:
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Read the info and watch the videos on this website to learn about resources, support and services available as you get started in HASS.
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Attend your compulsory virtual information session* during O-Week and ask questions about your degree structure and course choices.
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Attend for your HASS Postgraduate Welcome to meet fellow students, staff and learn about the support services available to you. If you can't make it to campus we have an online session available.
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Follow our HASS Socials to keep up to date with HASS news, events, and student opportunities.
*All enrolled commencing HASS Undergraduate students will receive a series of emails from 22 January leading up to O-Week including Zoom registration links to attend your compulsory sessions.
You can access all recorded HASS Orientation Sessions by clicking below:
Learn About Your Degree
Register for your compulsory virtual information session during O-Week to learn more about your degree structure and connect with your lecturers.
The HASS Student Administration team is offering academic advising sessions throughout Orientation Week.
There are four dates in the UQ academic calendar that you need to put in your diary now:
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First day of classes: Monday 22 February 2021
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Last day to add a course for Semester 1: Friday 5 March 2021
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Census date (last date to drop courses without financial penalty): Wednesday 31 March 2021
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Last date to drop a course with no academic penalty: Friday 30 April 2021
Now that you’ve done that, check out these useful resources and services.
Your HASS Community
There are so many ways to get involved at UQ. Start by getting onto our social media:
- The UQ Humanities and Social Sciences Facebook page is where you’ll get a heads up when new events and opportunities are happening around HASS.
- The uqhasslife Instagram is run by HASS students and is the place to go for study hacks, uni advice, and talking to your student reps.
- The UQ Humanities and Social Sciences LinkedIn page is where you can find info about the future of work and connect with industry professionals.
Consider joining a student club and society. With more than 200 clubs on offer, we guarantee you’ll find people with the same passions and interests as you!
Get involved with HASS and UQ straight away through our volunteering program. Help organise events while meeting other amazing HASS students. Applications are open now!