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Faculty of Arts

The Graduate Diploma in Arts, specialising in Indigenous Australian Studies is an interdisciplinary program in which it is possible to combine courses in anthropology, archaeology, English, gender and sexuality, history, linguistics, music and the visual arts for a broadly based understanding of Indigenous Australian societies and cultures both in the past and the present.

The coursework will provide a comprehensive insight into Indigenous Australian studies including the origins of Indigenous Australian people, their occupation and adaptation to the continent, the impact of European colonisation, their traditional and contemporary social, cultural, linguistic, musical and artistic practices, the place of Indigenous Australian people in Australian society today and the representation of Indigeneity in literature and biography.

Prerequisites

Applicants for the Graduate Diploma in Arts program should have obtained a Bachelor degree from an approved tertiary education institution, with at least six Credit level grades (60% or better) in courses other than first year courses.

The Graduate Diploma in Arts and the Master of Arts specialising in Indigenous Australian Studies are integrated to allow students who achieve an average grade of Distinction or higher (min. 70%) in the Graduate Diploma to transfer to the Master program.

Requirements

Candidates are required to complete courses to the value of 36 units (normally 6 courses) taught in the area of their specialisation