It is the heart of the University. Such an education promotes original thinking and brings with it life-long communications skills, and skills of criticism and analysis, that are of enduring value in any field of employment. Many community leaders are graduates of an Arts Faculty. The Faculty's teaching is of the highest standard, with staff regularly receiving Teaching Awards.
Teaching generally takes the form of lectures, seminars and tutorials.
The Faculty places special value on the personal interaction that is possible only in small-group teaching. At the same time, extensive use is made of information technology. Every School and Centre in the Faculty includes staff with worldwide reputations in their special fields of research. Through contact with these leading researchers, students are able to participate in cutting-edge intellectual debates.