Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) (GDA-ARTS) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

Students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) should:

• Have undertaken an advanced level of study designed to allow students to specialise their knowledge across one area of study
• Be able to demonstrate refinement of their analytical skills and research techniques
• Develop and implement an appropriate research path, demonstrating 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
• Design and conduct professional inquiries using advanced research methods and analytical tools relevant to humanities and social sciences, contributing to the expansion of professional knowledge and practice in the field

Generic skills

Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) graduates should acquire transferable skills in the following areas:

• Research
• Critical thinking and analysis
• Thinking in theoretical terms
• Thinking creatively
• Sensitivity to social, ethical and cultural context
• Written communication
• Attention to detail
• Time management and planning
• Teamwork.

Graduate attributes