Graduate Diploma in Arts

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.

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.

Last updated: 23 September 2020

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; and
• 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.