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A leader in Indigenous education
Each year CDU teaches over 4,000 Indigenous students in over 150 locations across the NT.
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Study the arts flexibly
Study online, on campus, part or full time. Choose what suits you.
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CDU ranks between 401 - 500th for Business and Economics
as per the Times Higher Education Ranking 2026
Our work
Message from the Pro Vice-Chancellor
The Faculty of Arts and Society leads positive global change and advances social justice through our teaching, research and collaboration with industry and the community.
The faculty brings people and places to life, and from that, our desire to think, examine, express and create grows. This drives us to act collectively for positive social change and advance inquisitive, harmonious and equitable society, particularly for those who are most vulnerable.
We strive to prepare students to be teachers, creative thinkers and innovators in a complex changing world. We bring together expertise in education, business, law, Indigenous knowledge practices, human geography, disaster preparedness and management, languages, humanities and the creative industries.
Our reputation is based on extensive partnerships with government, industry and community stakeholders to address social, cultural and economic issues in:
- sparsely populated regional areas, including Northern Australia
- developing regions, including South-East Asia - particularly China, Indonesia and Timor-Leste
- Indigenous knowledge, social, cultural and economic futures.
The faculty’s research and teaching will draw on the strength of the Northern Institute, centres of excellence and multidisciplinary teams primarily engaged in teaching, research, networking and business development. Together, academics, research students and industry professionals examine and drive solutions for emerging social, cultural and economic issues in challenging contexts.
Northern Institute
CDU's Northern Institute is a leader in policy research which builds on the strength of its connections to remote, regional and urban contexts to produce quality analysis.
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CDU's free Tertiary Enabling Program (TEP) is an alternative pathway into university. With TEP, you'll have the opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to succeed at university.
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Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Apply for Recognition of Prior Learning to have your previous training, life and work experience counted towards a TAFE qualification at CDU, which means you won't have to re-learn what you already know. RPL assessments are free for eligible NT residents.
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Faculty events
Faculty news
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'Desert Rose' to be preserved
The legacy of a world record-breaking solar car, developed by and raced by Charles Darwin University students and staff, will be preserved and celebrated in the Northern Territory’s premier museum.
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Africans reuse, repair, recycle and resell waste: what’s needed to build on the circular economy basics
Africa’s circular economy is already at work in repair shops and scrap yards. Backing the people who keep goods in use could cut waste and create better jobs.
Read moreDisclaimer: This is an opinion piece. The views and ideas discussed in this story are solely those of the author and it is not the position of the University. CDU is a university the nurtures the sharing and debating of ideas and issues for a better world.
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Hamlet gets a contemporary twist in Darwin
Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy will be brought into the modern world in a bold new production of Hamlet at Charles Darwin University Theatre this month.
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