Graduate Certificate in Arts

The Graduate Certificate in Arts is designed to enable graduates who wish to expand on their undergraduate program or who wish to change the direction of their focus and pursue studies in an area of personal interest.

Course Aims

The Graduate Certificate in Arts provides students with a range of disciplinary studies.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: demonstrate specialised knowledge of an area of study; demonstrate advanced comprehension of theories, methodology and factual content in their area of study; research, analyse, critically evaluate, synthesise knowledge, solve problems and communicate ideas in their area of study; act as informed and critically discriminating participants within a community of scholars; and communicate effectively and, in the case of those students undertaking language studies, read, write and speak another language with fluency and appreciate its cultural context.

Graduate Attributes

Knowledge of a Discipline Graduates will be able to demonstrate a body of knowledge relevant to their areas of study and a firm grasp of the principles, practices and boundaries of their discipline. They will also know how the disciplines in their area of study have developed both nationally and internationally over time. This knowledge will be taught in lectures, unit materials and online activities and will be assessed throughout the course through a range of different activities. Communication Skills Graduates will demonstrate a high standard of oral, visual and written communication skills relevant to their area of study, including, where applicable, the possession of these skills in languages other than English. These skills will be taught and practised in lectures, tutorials and online activities. Graduates will recognise the importance of continuing to develop their oral, visual and written communication skills, and to be able to use appropriate communication technologies. Problem Solving Graduates will have advanced skills to locate, evaluate and apply information from a variety of sources throughout their course and will be taught how to integrate relevant theory and literature into their own analysis in the assessment tasks. Information Literacy Graduates will have the skills to recognise relevant information and to use appropriate media, tools and methodologies to locate, access and use information. Through assessment tasks, they will learn how to critically evaluate the sources, values and validity of information, and to use information in critical and creative thinking. Ethical Conduct and Social Responsibility Graduates will understand and be able to practise the highest standards of ethical behaviour associated with their discipline or profession. They will understand and be open-minded about social, cultural and linguistic diversity in Australia and the world, and appreciate their ethical responsibilities towards colleagues, research subjects, the wider community and the environment. Lifelong Learning Graduates will have developed intellectual capacity and critical thinking skills. This will be taught in lectures, unit materials and online activities. Through the completion of assessment tasks, graduates will develop the necessary lifelong skills to be able to research, write about and discuss a range of issues. These skills are transferable and essential lifelong skills. Independence and Collaboration Graduates will develop skills in independent study and show developed collaboration and group participation skills which will be developed through on-campus and online interactive teaching. Graduates will learn the importance of participating in discussions in a professional, respectful and ethical manner.