Anthropology
Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced)Specialisation (formal)Year: 2017
Anthropology
Overview
The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) allows you to undertake advanced-level coursework subjects and a minor research thesis in a specialist field of study. The Anthropology program within the GDA is equivalent to an Anthropology Honours program. It serves as prerequisite entry to a Masters by Research or PhD in Anthropology for those who have not completed a four-year Arts (Honours) degree specialising in Anthropology.
The Anthropology GDA program is designed to augment students’ ability to apply innovative solutions to complex problems in Anthropology and related fields. Through undertaking both coursework and a minor thesis, the program enables students to explore the philosophy and scope of Anthropology, enhances their research and analytical skills, and develops their ability to generate original ideas.
The program provides a strong foundation for the future direction of graduates, whether as a means of progressing into research higher degree at the Masters or PhD level, or improving the scope of employment options and professional advancement.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) - Anthropology specialisation will:
- acquire a detailed understanding of current theoretical issues in anthropology;
- acquire an understanding of the history and development of anthropology;
- develop skills necessary for original research in anthropology; and
- acquire the formal qualifications necessary to proceed to higher degree research.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Structure
100 credit points
Duration: 1 year full-time / 2 years part-time
The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) in this area of specialisation requires:
- one compulsory subject (12.5 points)
- a 15,000-word thesis (50 points)
- minimum of two core subjects (25 points)
- maximum of one elective subject (12.5 points)
Total 100 points
Please note: Students must enrol in the thesis ANTH40009 Anthropology Thesis Part 1 and ANCW40010 Anthropology Thesis Part 2 over two consecutive semesters
Subject Options
Compulsory Subject
12.5 points
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH40001 | Philosophy and Scope of Anthropology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Thesis Subject
50 points
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH40009 | Anthropology Thesis Part 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
| ANTH40010 | Anthropology Thesis Part 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
Core Subjects
minimum 25 points
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH40003 | Reading Anthropology |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ANTH40011 | Critical Anthropological Theory | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POLS40013 | Social Science Research Seminar | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Elective Subject
12.5 points
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH90004 | Migration and Development | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CRIM40002 | Qualitative Research Methods | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CULS40006 | Cultural Studies in Asia | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
| DEVT50001 | Development, Culture and Conflict | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEND40003 | Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEND90007 | Rethinking Rights and Global Development | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MULT50002 | Indigenous Peoples in Global Context | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| POLS40001 | Contemporary Political and Social Theory | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOCI40003 | Understanding The Life Course | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOTH40001 | Theories of Modernity | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOTH40002 | Imagined Societies | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| SOTH40003 | The Critical Imagination | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Links
http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/ssps
Last updated: 4 March 2025