Australian Humanities Schools Survey Results
Students of the humanities have a keen interest in interpersonal and interdisciplinary associations and their collaborative effect on society. Programs in humanities cover a variety of study areas like history, literature, sociology, anthropology, and public relations. A humanities program can train students to take an analytical and critical approach to problem solving. A course in humanities helps students develop a global perspective and a finer appreciation of other cultures.
The survey results show there are a number of different universities at the top of the categories. An example of this is the University of Wollongong which has a positive response rate over 90% for teaching quality and quality of educational experience. In the area of skills development perception there are many universities with good ratings including Curtin University which has a positive response rate of over 90%. The overall satisfaction also has sees many universities at the top with both smaller and larger universities returning high scores.
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| Uni | Teach | Skill | Exp | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Western Australia | 90.8 | 90.1 | 87.5 | 94.1 |
| Swinburne University of Technology | 86.2 | 90.3 | 79.6 | 93.2 |
| Monash University | 86.4 | 90.2 | 81.5 | 92.3 |
| La Trobe University | 91.8 | 87.6 | 83.4 | 92.3 |
| University of Queensland | 88.3 | 90.7 | 81.9 | 92.2 |
| University of the Sunshine Coast | 91.6 | 90.3 | 87.9 | 91.9 |
| Australian National University | 88.9 | 86.1 | 85.7 | 91.6 |
| Macquarie University | 89.1 | 91.6 | 84.2 | 91.4 |
| University of Newcastle | 88.6 | 91.9 | 83.9 | 91.4 |
| University of Tasmania | 87.6 | 89 | 79.6 | 90.8 |
| University of New South Wales | 88.2 | 91.1 | 81.8 | 90.6 |
| University of Notre Dame | 93.7 | 87.5 | 87.3 | 89.8 |
| Deakin University | 84.2 | 87.1 | 81.6 | 89.8 |
| Griffith University | 87.7 | 89 | 84.7 | 89.6 |
| University of New England | 88.4 | 86.7 | 87.3 | 89.3 |
| University of Southern Queensland | 86.9 | 92.9 | 84.8 | 88.9 |
| University of Sydney | 87.4 | 86.3 | 74.7 | 88.9 |
| RMIT University | 82.5 | 89.6 | 84.1 | 88.2 |
| Curtin University | 86.3 | 93.2 | 85.1 | 88.1 |
| Victoria University | 88.1 | 85.5 | 87.9 | 88 |
| Charles Sturt University | 87.1 | 81.6 | 82.5 | 87.8 |
| Murdoch University | 89.2 | 85.1 | 85.4 | 87.8 |
| Edith Cowan University | 91.7 | 91.2 | 86.7 | 86.6 |
| University of Technology Sydney | 85.5 | 84.9 | 85.5 | 86.4 |
| University of Adelaide | 87.3 | 88 | 82.6 | 86.2 |
| University of Wollongong | 95.1 | 91.5 | 93.7 | 86 |
| University of Melbourne | 90.1 | 82.7 | 82.1 | 85.7 |
| University of Western Sydney | 82.5 | 87.1 | 79.2 | 84.4 |
| James Cook University | 85.2 | 84.2 | 75.9 | 84.2 |
| University of South Australia | 81 | 85.3 | 73.8 | 84 |
| Flinders University | 90.1 | 83.4 | 82.4 | 83.9 |
| Queensland University of Technology | 83.2 | 84.9 | 81.1 | 82.9 |
| Australian Catholic University | 82.1 | 82 | 80.3 | 82.7 |
| Federation University | 85.7 | 88.9 | 76.2 | 81.5 |
| Charles Darwin University | 85.2 | 86.2 | 79.4 | 81.1 |
| Southern Cross University | 82.4 | 92.5 | 79 | 78.8 |
| University of Canberra | 87 | 88.1 | 79.2 | 78 |
| CQ University | 82.9 | 78.9 | 77.6 | 68.4 |
| Bond University | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Key & Notes
* Teach refers to the student perception of teaching quality and good teaching scale
* Skill refers to the the generic skills scale measuring student perceptions of skills development
* Exp refers to the quality of the educational experience
* Sat refers to the overall satisfaction rate
* 0 zero percentage means no response was returned from this university for this category
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