Humanities and culture courses
Humanities and culture courses. We don’t just teach, we inspire.
Humanities and culture short courses at CCE invite you to engage with music, philosophy, and psychology.
Designed for curious learners, these courses offer space to explore ideas, reflect on culture and connect with different ways of thinking. They’re ideal for those seeking fresh perspectives in a welcoming and thoughtful environment.
Whether for personal growth or intellectual development, these courses provide an opportunity to deepen your knowledge and learn alongside others with shared interests.
Enrol now to begin exploring humanities that inform and inspire.
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Study Machiavelli’s philosophy with a short course in Sydney and online. Explore The Prince (1532), human nature, power, free will, love, politics and the role of deception, violence and ethics in modern society.
View Philosophy Course: Machiavelli and Political Philosophy detailsWaitlistJoin the waiting list to be notified when a new class becomes available.Join the waiting listExplore the philosophy of Homer, and develop an appreciation of art and the great works of literary history through the study of The Iliad (1998) and The Odyssey (1996).
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Explore key concepts in psychology including personality, child development, learning, intelligence, and mental health. Gain insights into human behaviour and apply psychological theories to everyday life, relationships, and the workplace.
View Psychology Course: An Introduction detailsWaitlistJoin the waiting list to be notified when a new class becomes available.Join the waiting listLearn essential counselling techniques to support colleagues, employees, and friends. Develop active listening skills, manage challenging emotions, and provide guidance while maintaining healthy boundaries. Gain practical tools to handle sensitive conversations effectively.
View Counselling Course: An Introduction detailsWaitlistJoin the waiting list to be notified when a new class becomes available.Join the waiting listUncover the symbolic language of dreams in this Jungian psychology course. Explore archetypes, the unconscious, and dream imagery to enhance self-awareness and connect your dreams to waking life through interpretation and guided reflection.
View Jung and Dreams Course detailsWaitlistJoin the waiting list to be notified when a new class becomes available.Join the waiting listSharpen your reasoning skills with this introduction to critical thinking. Learn to construct persuasive arguments, spot common fallacies, and evaluate everyday claims through practical exercises, informal logic, and contemporary debates.
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Explore phenomenology, the study of lived experience and the body–mind relation. Examine ideas from Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Zahavi, and discover how phenomenology shapes medicine, psychology, the arts, and everyday life.
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Examine philosophy’s enduring engagement with art, from Plato and Aristotle to Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Marx and Postmodernism. Explore how art shapes emotion, society and imagination, and its power to critique, transform and redefine human life.
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Examine the philosophy of Hannah Arendt in this course. Explore her ideas on power, evil, truth, thought, and narrative while considering her analysis of totalitarianism, ethics, activism and their relevance to contemporary political life.
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