Graduate Diploma in Arts (GD-ARTS)

Graduate DiplomaYear: 2023 Delivered: On Campus (Parkville)

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Overview

Award titleGraduate Diploma in Arts
Year & campus2023 — Parkville
CRICOS code023190K
Fees informationSubject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date
Study level & typeGraduate Coursework
AQF level 8
Credit points100 credit points
Duration12 months full-time or 24 months part-time

The Graduate Diploma in Arts is similar to an undergraduate major and ideally suited as an introduction to a new discipline. This course is suitable for professional development, and also as a preparatory program if you intend to study at a higher level in an area you have not studied previously.

Links to further information

http://www.arts.unimelb.edu.au/graduate/

Entry requirements

 

1. In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:

 

  • An undergraduate degree, or equivalent.

 

Meeting this requirement does not guarantee selection.

 

2. In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:

 

  • Prior academic performance.

 

3. The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board rules on the use of selection instruments.

 

4. Applicants are required to satisfy the university’s English language requirements for graduate courses. For those applicants seeking to meet these requirements by one of the standard tests approved by the Academic Board, performance band 6.5 is required.

 

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005) and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF127). For the purposes of considering requests for reasonable adjustments, academic requirements for this course are articulated in the overview, attributes, outcomes and skills of this entry. Further details about how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home

Intended learning outcomes

Students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Arts should be able to:

  • Demonstrate an independent approach to knowledge that uses rigorous methods of inquiry and appropriate theories and methodologies that are applied with intellectual honesty and a respect for ethical values
  • Apply critical and analytical skills and methods to the identification and resolution of problems within complex changing social contexts
  • Act as informed and critically discriminating participants within the community of scholars, as citizens and in the work force
  • Communicate effectively
  • Commit to continuous learning
  • Be proficient in the use of appropriate modern technologies, such as the computer and other information technology systems, for the acquisition, processing and interpretation of data.

Generic skills

Students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Arts should be able to:

  • Demonstrate in depth knowledge and understanding of selected areas of a specialisation or across discipline areas where no specialisation has been undertaken
  • Access and appreciate national and international debates in their specialised areas of study or across discipline areas
  • Qualify for further graduate study in the area of specialisation
  • Qualify for employment in a wide range of occupations.

Graduate attributes

Academic distinction

  • Provides graduates with in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline and skills in examining issues with multiple disciplinary perspectives
  • Enhances creativity and reasoning skills
  • Facilitates application of knowledge, information and research skills to complex problems in a range of contexts
  • Leads to acquisition of effective oral and written communication skills.


Active citizenship

  • Integrates contemporary local, national and global issues into curriculum design
  • Promotes social, cultural and ideological diversity and focuses on skills necessary to their navigation
  • Embeds concepts of civic engagement and enhances leadership potential.

Integrity and self-awareness

  • Promotes self-direction and organisation
  • Enhances group-work capacities
  • Promotes self-awareness
  • Embeds intellectual self-confidence.


Course structure

Students are required to complete the program requirements/structure from the year that they commenced their program.  All compulsory, core and capstone subjects must be completed to be eligible to graduate from the program.

Students cannot request to vary the Graduate level subjects (Levels 4 and above) offered in their specialisation or request to increase the volume of graduate subjects that are offered in their specialisation.

No Specialisation:

Students are required to complete subjects totalling 100 points chosen from any of the areas below, including:

  • Two 12.5 point subjects at fourth-year level or above
  • Maximum of one 12.5 point subject at first-year level
  • Remaining points from subjects at second or third-year level.

With Specialisation:

Subjects from each area of specialisation totalling 100 points (see each specialisation for details).

 

Total 100 points

 

For policies that govern this degree, see the Courses, Subjects, Awards and Programs Policy in the University Melbourne Policy Library. Students also should also refer to information in the Enrolment and Timetabling Policy.

Majors, minors & specialisations

Specialisations

Name Credit Points
Anthropology 100
Arabic Studies 100
 
Name Credit Points
Art History 100
Asian Studies 100
Chinese Studies 100
 
Name Credit Points
Classical Studies and Archaeology 100
Classics 100
Creative Writing 100
Criminology 100
Digital Studies 100
 
Name Credit Points
English and Theatre Studies 100
French Studies 100
 
Name Credit Points
Gender Studies 100
German Studies 100
 
Name Credit Points
Hebrew and Jewish Studies 100
History 100
History and Philosophy of Science 100
Indigenous Studies 100
Indonesian Studies 100
 
Name Credit Points
Islamic Studies 100
Italian Studies 100
 
Name Credit Points
Japanese Studies 100
 
Name Credit Points
Linguistics and Applied Linguistics 100
Media and Communications 100
Philosophy 100
Politics and International Studies 100
Russian Studies 100
 
Name Credit Points
Screen and Cultural Studies 100
Sociology 100
Spanish and Latin American Studies 100

Further study

Successful completion of a Graduate Diploma in Arts may allow admission to some Masters by Coursework programs.

 

External Subject Rule

Student may undertake an external subject (not listed within the program structure) with the permission of the program and subject coordinator.  All external subject requests must be for the elective subject requirement, not as a compulsory, core or capstone subject. The maximum external subjects allowed are as follows:

 

  • 200 point program undertaken at University of Melbourne (2 years): maximum 25 points.
  • 150 point program undertaken at University of Melbourne (1.5 years): maximum 12.5 points.
  • 100* point program undertaken at University of Melbourne (1 year): 12.5 points
  • 50*^ point program undertaken at University of Melbourne (0.5 years): 0 points.

 

* GC-ARTS, GD-ARTS, GCA-ARTS and GDA-ARTS students are not normally granted permission to undertake external subjects towards their degree.

Last updated: 14 March 2025