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Graduate Diploma in Arts

Program summary

Program title: Graduate Diploma in Arts
Award abbreviation: GDA
Degree type: coursework
Mode of study: on campus
Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time
Commence: Semester 1 or Semester 2
Fee type 2010: postgraduate coursework places, international fee-paying places
Total courses: 8
USC program code: AR605
CRICOS code: 069714G

Highlights
  • Acquire new skills sets or knowledge
  • Add value to your existing qualifications
  • Choose your study area from a diverse

Upgrade your skills and increase your employment opportunities.

In a time when employees experience several changes of career during their work life, it is beneficial to acquire different skills sets and knowledge. The graduate Arts programs afford you the opportunity to follow your interests, to enhance your quality of life aspirations, or to satisfy curiosity-driven study.

Complete the Graduate Certificate in Arts and add value to your existing qualifications by completing a suite of four thematically based courses. The Graduate Certificate is a one-semester-equivalent full-time program that you can study across one to four semesters depending on your choice of discipline and courses. You may require a Blue Card depending on the courses you choose.

The Graduate Diploma in Arts extends the offer by allowing you to study a suite of eight thematically based courses in your chosen discipline. You may elect to study all eight courses in one area, effec-tively completing a Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences major; or you can complete two complementary minors. This is a two-semester-equivalent full-time program. You can complete it across two to six semesters, depending on your discipline and course choices.

You can select a minor in any of the following disciplines: 3D Design; Australian Studies; Child Protective Practices; Communication Studies; Community Development; Comparative Studies; Creative Advertising; Creative Writing; e-Media Design; English; Geography; Graphic Design; History; Indonesian; Italian; Japanese; Justice Studies; Legal Studies; Planning Studies; Politics and International Relations; Public Policy; Public Relations; Sociology; or a specialisation in Indigenous studies.

For Graduate Diploma students, majors are available in: 3D Design; Australian Studies; Communication Studies; Counselling; Creative Writing; e-Media Design; English; Geography; Graphic Design; His-tory; Human Services, Indonesian; Italian; Japanese; Justice Studies; Politics and International Rela-tions; Public Relations; or Sociology.

Admission requirements

A student entering the Graduate Diploma program will normally be required to hold an undergraduate degree, or equivalent, from a recognised higher education institution. Entry by non-graduates who have extensive relevant industry experience may be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Minimum English language requirements also apply.

Program structure

Eight 12 unit courses or equivalent that constitute a Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences major or two complementary minors.

When selecting courses within a major, select no more than two introductory (100 level) course, with the exception of the Counselling major. Choose courses from the following majors: *

When selecting courses within a minor, select no more than two introductory (100 level) course, with the exception of the Creative Advertising, Indonesian, Italian or Japanese minors. Choose courses from the following minors: *

Program requirements

  1. Eight 12-unit courses or equivalent that constitute a Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences major or two complementary minors:
    1. no more than two introductory level (100 level) courses to be included in the major with the exception of the Counselling major;
    2. no more than one introductory level (100 level) course to be included in each minor with the exception of Creative Advertising, Indonesian, Italian or Japanese minors.
  • Blue card may be required depending on courses chosen.
  • Only a full-time study option is available to international students.
  • Refer to related policies, rules, plans and procedures.
  • International students need to refer to the University's English language proficiency requirements.

    • Enquiries 

    How to apply

    Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
    Tel: +61 7 5430 1259

    Program Leader
    Professor Pam Dyer
    Tel: +61 7 5430 1242
    Email: dyer@usc.edu.au 

    * The program is a two semester equivalent full-time program that can be taken across two to six semesters, depending on discipline and course choices.

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