Where creative and innovative minds come together
Think differently about the world
The College of Arts, Business, Law and Social Sciences (ABLSS) creates resilient, lifelong learners ready to answer the world’s social, economic and ethical questions.
About us
Through challenging the status quo and collaborating across multiple disciplines, our students and researchers break down traditional barriers to translate knowledge into impact.
We believe in teaching how to think, not what to think, so whether you join us as a student, colleague or a partner, you will benefit from our flexible, free thinking environment where creativity and innovation work together.
Our disciplines
The College groups together fields with similar aims and interests to foster collaboration and cross-discipline activity.
We offer undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees across a range of disciplines:
- Business
- IT, Media and Communications
- Law and Criminology
- Social Sciences and Arts
Explore our study areas
Find out more about our range of courses in business, creative arts and communications, law and criminology, social and cultural studies, and technology.
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Murdoch Business School
We’re a global community of free thinkers where entrepreneurial skills are fostered and innovation is encouraged. Through state-of-the-art technology and collaborating with leaders in business, research and innovation, we are finding new ways to
do business.
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Murdoch Law School
We’re committed to excellence in legal education and offer a range of courses in a $3.7 million world-class learning environment. The School is home to over 1,700 students participating in the undergraduate law or combined law degree, graduate law
degree and postgraduate programs.
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Leadership team
Grant O'Neill
Deputy Vice Chancellor Colleges
Grant O'Neill
Deputy Vice Chancellor Colleges
Grant is a highly experienced and innovative university leader who joined Murdoch in 2017. Prior to Murdoch, Grant worked for Curtin University for six years, serving as a Professor of Management and across several leadership roles within the Curtin Business School. With nearly three decades of experience working at regional and metropolitan universities, Grant has a well-informed appreciation of the many, and varied, issues facing Australian universities, and he brings extensive strategy, leadership and management experience and capability to the role of Deputy Vice Chancellor Colleges.
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Aman Alagh
Director Strategy and Operations
Aman Alagh
Director Strategy and Operations
Aman Alagh serves as Director Strategy and Operations within the College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education at Murdoch University.
Andrew Webster
Executive Dean
Andrew Webster
Executive Dean
Prior to commencing as Executive Dean, Andrew served as Dean of Academic Operations (ABLSS), Dean of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Deputy Dean of the School of Business and Governance, Dean of the Murdoch University International Study Centre Dubai, and Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching) in the School of Arts. As an historian of the politics, diplomacy and international relations of modern Europe, Andrew's research centres around the period between the two world wars and the linked themes of international disarmament and the rise and fall of the League of Nations.
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Professor Michelle Picard
Dean Learning and Teaching
Professor Michelle Picard
Dean Learning and Teaching
Michelle Picard serves as Dean Learning and Teaching within the College of Arts, Business, Law and Social Sciences at Murdoch University.
Celia Cornwell
Dean International
Celia Cornwell
Dean International
Celia Cornwell serves as Dean International within the College of Arts, Business, Law and Social Sciences at Murdoch University.
Heads of disciplines
