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On 31 October 1994 Council resolved to replace the School of Spanish & Latin American Studies with a Department of Spanish & Latin American Studies within the School of Modern Language Studies in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences effective from 1 January 1995 (resolution CL94/86c). As part of a Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences restructure, the School of Modern Language Studies was re-named the School of Languages and Linguistics effective 31 January 2007 (6 February 2007 Academic Board papers). As part of this restructure, it was deemed that no school was to establish a departmental structure (Principles of Government-Feb 2007 in SRF - Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences) and discipline advisors were instead created for each area of study. Therefore the Department of Spanish & Latin American Studies as an independent entity ceased to exist from this date. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/01/1995-31/01/2007

The Faculty of Arts was created at the 9th November, 1959 meeting of Council, to be effective from 1st January, 1960 (resolution 59/204ii). The initial meeting of the Faculty occurred on 24th February 1960, with Professor Morven Brown as Dean. In the beginning, the Faculty had five schools - English, History, Philosophy, Sociology and Librarianship. On 10th December, 1990 Council changed the name of the Faculty of Arts to the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (resolution CL90/108ii). In 2013 the Faculty, under Dean Professor James Donald, consisted of five schools and seven Centres. Subordinate agency: School of History (2) - 11/03/1963 - 31/01/2007 One of the schools within the Faculty Subordinate agency: French-Australian Research Centre - 10/07/1985 - 31/05/1992 Subordinate agency: School of History and Philosophy of Science (1) (1966 - 1988) / School of Science and Technology Studies (1988 - 2002) / School of History and Philosophy of Science (2) (2002 - 2007) - 09/05/1966 - 31/01/2007 Subordinate agency: School of Librarianship (1959 - 1992) / School of Information, Library and Archive Studies (1992 - 1999) - 13/07/1959 - 11/05/1970 Subordinate agency: School of Education (1966 - 1990) / Education Studies (1991 - 1999) / Education (2) (1999 - ) - 11/01/1966 - 11/05/1970 Subordinate agency: School of Education (1966 - 1990) / Education Studies (1991 - 1999) / Education (2) (1999 - ) - 01/01/1997 Subordinate agency: Department (1967 - 1968) / School (1968 - 2007) of Social Work - 01/01/1997 - 31/01/2007 Subordinate agency: School of Political Science (2) (1964 - 2000) / Politics & International Relations (2000 - 2007) - 01/08/1964 - 31/01/2007 Subordinate agency: School of French - 22/01/1968 - 31/12/1994 Subordinate agency: School of German (1968 - 1979) / School of German Studies (1979 - 1990) - 22/01/1968 - 10/12/1990 Subordinate agency: School of Spanish (1968 - 1970) / School of Spanish & Latin American Studies (1971 - 1994) - 22/01/1968 - 31/12/1994 Subordinate agency: Department of Music - 01/01/1983 - 05/02/1990 Subordinate agency: School of Philosophy - 01/01/1960 - 31/01/2007 Subordinate agency: School of English - 01/01/1960 - 31/01/2007 Subordinate agency: School of Sociology (1960 - 2003) / Sociology & Anthropology (2003 - 2007) - 01/01/1960 - 31/01/2007 Subordinate agency: School of Drama (1966 - 1985) / School of Theatre Studies (1985 - 1990) - 11/03/1963 - 05/02/1990 Subordinate agency: School of Performing Arts - 05/02/1990 - 29/03/1993 Subordinate agency: School of Media & Communications - 19/04/1999 - 31/12/2004 Subordinate agency: School of Media, Film & Theatre - 01/01/2005 - 31/01/2007 Subordinate agency: School of Social Sciences & International Studies (2007 - 2011) / School of Social Sciences (2012 - ) - 31/01/2007 Subordinate agency: School of English, Media & Performing Arts (2007 - 2011) / the Arts and Media (2012 - ) - 31/01/2007 Subordinate agency: School of History and Philosophy (2007 - 2011) / School of Humanities (2012 - 2013) - 31/01/2007 - 30/06/2013 Subordinate agency: School of Modern Language Studies (1995 - 2007) / Languages & Linguistics (2007 - 2011) / International Studies (2012 - 2013) - 01/01/1995 - 30/06/2013 Subordinate agency: School of Russian - 01/11/1967 - 31/12/1982 Subordinate agency: School of Social Science & Policy - 10/02/1992 - 31/01/2007 Subordinate agency: School of Western European Languages - 17/02/1963 - 22/01/1968 Subordinate agency: Centre for Olympic Studies - 07/05/1996 - 31/03/2004 Subordinate agency: Centre for European Studies - 14/11/1995 - 31/12/2007 Subordinate agency: Centre for South Pacific Studies (1987 - 2003) / South Pacific Studies Resource Centre (2003 - 2006) - 24/06/1987 - 31/12/2006 Subordinate agency: UNSW - UTS Centre for Research on Provincial China - 04/11/1997 - 26/07/2005 Subordinate agency: Centre for Intercultural Jewish Studies - 22/05/1997 - 10/11/2000 Subordinate agency: Korea-Australasia Research Centre (KAREC) (2000 - 2011) / Korea Research Institute (2011 - ) - 20/06/2000 Subordinate agency: Communications Law Centre - 05/08/2003 - 30/06/2005 Subordinate agency: Centre for Chinese Studies (CCS) - 17/02/2002 - 30/06/2007 Subordinate agency: Centre for Refugee Research - 02/02/1999 Subordinate agency: Research Centre for the Study of Ageing & Retirement - 03/03/1999 - 31/12/2005 Subordinate agency: Centre for the History of Health & Medicine - 05/11/1997 - 15/02/1999 Subordinate agency: Social Relations of Disability Research Network (SRDRN) - 01/04/1997 - 31/12/2003 Subordinate agency: National Centre in HIV Social Research (NCHSR) (1990 - 2013) / Centre for Social Research in Health (2013 - ) - 01/01/1999 Subordinate agency: Gifted Education Research, Resource & Information Centre (GERRIC) - 04/06/1997 - 19/02/2013 Subordinate agency: Centre for Cross Cultural Social Work Education - 01/07/1997 - 31/12/1998 Subordinate agency: Public Sector Research Centre - 13/01/1988 - 03/02/2004 Subordinate agency: Centre for Gender-Related Violence Studies - 12/11/1997 Subordinate agency: Social Welfare (c. 1976 - 1989) / Social Policy Research Centre (1990 - ) - 05/08/2003 Subordinate agency: Contemporary Asia Centre - 04/06/1986 - 31/05/1992 Subordinate agency: Centre for Interactive Cinema Research (iCinema) - 01/01/2007 Subordinate agency: Centre for Cognitive Science - 06/05/1987 - 01/06/1992 Subordinate agency: Department of General Studies - 13/05/1963 - 13/03/1972 Subordinate agency: Journalism and Media Research Centre - 04/09/2008 Subordinate agency: Aboriginal Research and Resource Centre (ARRC) - 01/01/1995 - 31/12/2003 Subordinate agency: Social Science Degree Committee - 21/03/1975 - 11/09/1984 Subordinate agency: Australian Theatre Studies Centre - 14/02/1985 - 25/05/1995 Subordinate agency: Disability Studies and Research Centre (DSARC) - 14/07/2008 - 31/12/2010 Subordinate agency: Women's Studies Centre - 04/11/1987 - 01/06/1992 Subordinate agency: School of Humanities and Languages - 01/07/2013 Subordinate agency: School of History and Political Science - 08/05/1961 - 11/03/1963 Subordinate agency: School of Political Science (1) - 01/01/1960 - 08/05/1961 Subordinate agency: Department of Political Science - 11/03/1963 - 31/07/1964 Subordinate agency: School of History (1) - 01/01/1960 - 08/05/1961 Subordinate agency: School of German & Russian Studies - 10/12/1990 - 31/12/1994 Subordinate agency: Department of Russian (1983 - 1987) / Russian Studies (1987 - 1994) - 01/01/1983 - 10/12/1990 Subordinate agency: School of Music & Music Education - 29/03/1993 - 31/01/2007 Subordinate agency: Department of Dramatic Art (1959) / Drama (1960 - 1966) - 11/03/1963 - 09/05/1966 Subordinate agency: School of Theatre & Film Studies (1993 - 1997) / Theatre, Film & Dance Studies (1997 - 1998) / Theatre, Film & Dance (1998 - 2004) - 29/03/1993 - 31/12/2004 Subordinate agency: Department of Social Science & Policy - 05/02/1990 - 10/02/1992 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/01/1960-

On 22 January 1968 Council abolished the School of Western European Languages and created in its place the three independent schools of French, German and Spanish (resolution 68/9). Associate Professor Harrop was initially acting head of the School of Spanish, although later the foundation professor and first head of school, Robert Johnson, commenced in the position. On 9 November 1970 Council changed the name of the school to the School of Spanish & Latin American Studies effective from 1 January 1971 (resolution 70/219). On 10th December, 1990 Council changed the name of the Faculty of Arts to the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (resolution CL90/108ii). On 31 October 1994 Council resolved to replace the school with a Department of Spanish & Latin American Studies within the School of Modern Language Studies effective from 1 January 1995 (resolution CL94/86c). Controlling Organisation: UNSW - c. 05/09/1965-31/12/1994

On 10 December 1990 Council amalgamated the School of German Studies & the Department of Russian Studies to form a School of German & Russian Studies in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences. This new school was divided into two departments - the Department of German Studies and the Department of Russian Studies (resolution CL90/108). On 31 October 1994 Council resolved to replace the school with a Department of German & Russian Studies within the School of Modern Language Studies effective from 1 January 1995 (resolution CL94/86c). The Department of German Studies as a separate entity thereby ceased to exist from this date. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 10/12/1990-31/12/1994

On 10 December 1990 Council amalgamated the School of German Studies & the Department of Russian Studies to form the new School of German & Russian Studies within the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences. It included the Department of German Studies and the Department of Russian Studies (resolution CL90/108). The first Head of School was Gerhard Fischer. On 31 October 1994 Council resolved to replace the school with a Department of German & Russian Studies within the School of Modern Language Studies effective from 1 January 1995 (resolution CL94/86c). Subordinate agency: Department of German Studies - 10/12/1990 - 31/12/1994 Subordinate agency: Department of Russian (1983 - 1987) / Russian Studies (1987 - 1994) - 10/12/1990 - 31/12/1994 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 10/12/1990-31/12/1994

On 8 November 1982 Council redesignated the School of Russian as the Department of Russian in the Faculty of Arts, to be effective from 1 January 1983 (resolution 82/133). On 14 September 1987 Council resolved that in recognition of the restructuring and expansion of the existing teaching program to provide for a broad-based program in Russian studies, the department was re-named the Department of Russian Studies (resolution 87/99h). On 10 December 1990 Council amalgamated the School of German Studies & the Department of Russian Studies to form a new School of German & Russian Studies, which included the Department of German Studies and the Department of Russian Studies. At the same time the name of the faculty was altered to the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (resolution CL90/108). On 31 October 1994 Council resolved to replace the school with a Department of German & Russian Studies within the School of Modern Language Studies effective from 1 January 1995 (resolution CL94/86c). The Department of Russian Studies as a separate entity thereby ceased to exist from this date. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/01/1983-31/12/1994