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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Caitlin Cassidy Education reporter

Courses within teaching, languages and media among hundreds to be slashed across Australian universities

The University of Technology Sydney is cutting a 10th of its workforce and pausing enrolments for many courses.
The University of Technology Sydney is cutting a 10th of its workforce and pausing enrolments for many courses. Photograph: Paul Lovelace/Alamy

Hundreds of university courses within teaching, languages, archaeology and media are among those being slashed as the tertiary sector pushes back against “confused” government policies.

Almost half of Australia’s universities have restructured in the past year, leading to the merging or disbanding of more than 50 schools of study and drastic reductions in course options for students, particularly in the humanities.

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