Postgraduate Orientation

To complete your orientation, you need to do four things:

Read the info and watch the videos on this website to learn about resources, support and services available as you get started in HASS.
Attend your compulsory virtual information session* during O-Week and ask questions about your degree structure and course choices.
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.
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:

View Recorded HASS Orientation Sessions

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:

First day of classes: Monday 22 February 2021
Last day to add a course for Semester 1: Friday 5 March 2021
Census date (last date to drop courses without financial penalty): Wednesday 31 March 2021
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.

Get answers about your degree

Start by checking out the HASS Student Support website and our answers to the top questions asked by new students. Both are great resources for getting your head around your degree requirements and other opportunities within HASS.

HASS Faculty is made up of seven Schools that are responsible for teaching different disciplines. Both the Faculty and Schools have Student Administration teams who can answer your questions, specifically:

The Faculty deals with queries that are related to your overall degree, e.g. credit for previous study, academic progress, graduation, and approval for overseas study. Contact the Faculty.
The School deals with queries that are related to your specific courses, like class timetabling and allocations, placements, assessment submissions (including extensions), and School-based exams. Contact your School.

Get support for online learning

In Semester 1, 2021 we'll be teaching on campus and online in three delivery modes: External, Flexible and Internal.

External courses will deliver all learning online for the whole semester. There will be no in-person attendance required. External courses are available to all students. If you are overseas and you aren’t able to travel to Australia to study, you must select external courses.
Flexible courses will offer a blend of online and in-person learning activities, in accordance with Government COVID-19 restrictions.
Internal courses will require regular in-person attendance throughout the semester, in accordance with Government COVID-19 restrictions.

Many HASS courses will be offered in Flexible and External modes this Semester, but you need to check to make sure. Go to UQ Programs and Courses to find information about your courses, including the mode of study, course description, and Electronic Course Profile (or ECP).

This basically means that you will need to get comfortable with online learning. But don’t worry! The UQ Library has a great guide on how to study online.

Enhance your career prospects

Even though you’ve just started uni, you should start thinking about your career today. Start reflecting on your strengths, learning strategies to build your networks, formulating an action plan to reach your professional goals, and connecting with industry.

We can help you do this. HASS offers a dedicated team - the Student Futures team - to help you make the most of your uni experience. Get in touch with the team at studentfutures@hass.uq.edu.au to explore opportunities for career mentoring and advice, leadership development, volunteering and much more.

Looking for a casual job, internship or work experience? Student Hub is an incredible online database of workshops, jobs and volunteering opportunities that is only accessible to UQ students.

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!

Settle into Brisbane

A double welcome to you if you just arrived at UQ and in Brisbane! As you get your bearings, make sure to check out the many services available to you, including access to student advisors, activities to help you settle into Brisbane, and English language support.

In HASS, our Senior Manager for International Services - Majella Ferguson - is always keen to hear from you and help with adjusting to life in Brisbane.

HASS Virtual Program Information Sessions

We are excited for you to join our vibrant and diverse community. This semester, all orientation program information sessions will be conducted online via Zoom.

HASS Postgraduate Welcome

Join us on campus or online for an evening to network with your peers and staff in your discipline and learn about the support and services available to you.

HASS Online Advising Sessions

As part of the Semester 1 2021 orientation program, we are running online and in person student advising sessions via Zoom and on-campus throughout O-Week.

About Orientation

Learn About Your Degree

Get answers about your degree

Get support for online learning

Enhance your career prospects

Your HASS Community

Settle into Brisbane

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