School of Humanities and Communication Prizes and Awards

Faculty of Arts

This prize is awarded to the outstanding graduate/s of the Faculty of Arts.

The following prizes and awards are presented at the Annual Awards Ceremony held on the Sunday following graduation each year:

Anthropology Prize for the highest achieving student completing the Anthropology Major
Communication and Media Studies Prize for the highest achieving student completing the Communication and Media Studies Major
German Prizes - Prize books donated by the Consulate-General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Sydney:

for the highest achieving student completing the German major
for the highest achieving student completing the German Major - Introductory Strand.

History Prize (prize books donated by Associate Professor Peter Wicks) for the highest achieving student completing the History Major.
Honours Thesis Prize for the student who has written the best Honours thesis
International Relations Prize for the highest achieving student completing the International Relations Major
Journalism Prize for the highest achieving student completing the Journalism Major
Mandarin Chinese Prize for the highest achieving student completing the Mandarin Chinese Major.

David Kilmartin Literary Award for the English Literature major student in the Bachelor of Arts degree whose academic achievement over the program has been of the highest order.
German Scholarship - The Friends of the Goethe-Institut, Geottingen, fund a half scholarship for a nominated student of German from USQ to attend a two-month language course at the GI, Goettingen
Jessie Mary Vasey (War Widow's Guild) Memorial Prize for the best woman graduate in the English Literature major of the Bachelor of Arts degree.
Keith Willey Award for the continuing full-time Journalism major student who achieves the highest academic standard in the first and second years.
Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) Prize for the best graduating full-time Public Relations major student.