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The forces of globalisation are generating profound effects on many spheres of economic, social and political activity, and a deeper knowledge of international relations is becoming necessary in many areas of public life. The International Relations program aims to produce graduates who are able to demonstrate, in their professional life, high-level skills of analysis and interpretation of global issues and events, and substantial understanding of the complexities of contemporary international relations. The program is offered at graduate certificate, graduate diploma and masters levels to meet a variety of needs in terms of entry qualifications and graduation options.

The Graduate Certificate of Politics and Policy emphasises a dual focus on politics and public policy and offers units designed to appeal to public sector, business, NGO and community sector managers and leaders, and those wishing to acquire new skills.

University can be a challenge, which is why we’ve designed a course that offers you a supported learning environment and a guaranteed pathway into Deakin's Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Criminology. The Associate Degree of Arts teaches you the learning skills you need to be successful at university, including communication, digital literacy, critical thinking and teamwork skills.From day one you’ll be a part of the Deakin community and campus atmosphere. From your first trimester, you’ll also complete units from your target degree (depending on which stream you choose) to ensure you are ready to transition into your bachelor degree.Choose from the general or criminology stream and learn how to navigate university in a supportive learning environment. You’ll experience smaller class sizes with world-class teachers in our state-of-the-art facilities, and get a taste of what it takes to become a successful university student.Are you interested in studying at university but not sure you meet the entry requirements for a bachelor degree?

Whether you’re brushing up or starting from scratch with a whole new language, Deakin’s Diploma of Spanish is a great complement to your studies in any discipline, plus you’ll gain a global perspective and boost your employability.Learning a language is not only fun, it gives you insight into different cultures, develops your adaptability and communication skills, and makes you more employable.Through this diploma, you'll learn communication skills in Spanish and develop an understanding of the Spanish culture and ways of life. Gain fluency by taking part in activities across a range of topics focusing on grammar, lexicons, vocabulary and sentence structure. You’ll also learn about cultural, historical sociolinguistic and political dimensions of the societies and cultures that make up the Spanish speaking world.Do you want to develop your language skills to build a global career?

Whether you’re brushing up or starting from scratch with a whole new language, Deakin’s Diploma of Indonesian is designed to sharpen your language skills and deepen your cultural understanding.Deakin’s Diploma of Indonesian is a great complement to your studies in any discipline, plus you’ll gain a global perspective and boost your employability.Through this diploma, you'll learn communication skills in Indonesian and develop an understanding of the Indonesian culture and ways of life. Gain fluency by taking part in activities across a range of topics focusing on grammar, lexicons, vocabulary and sentence structure. You’ll also learn about cultural, historical sociolinguistic and political dimensions of the societies and cultures that make up the Indonesian speaking world.Do you want to develop your language skills to build a global career?

Whether you’re brushing up or starting from scratch with a whole new language, Deakin’s Diploma of Chinese is designed to sharpen your language skills and deepen your cultural understanding.By studying Chinese alongside your degree, you'll gain the linguistic skills, as well as the essential cultural, historical and social perspectives that will give you a leading edge in a range of exciting careers.Through this diploma, you'll learn communication skills in Chinese (Mandarin) and develop an understanding of the Chinese culture and ways of life. Gain fluency by taking part in activities across a range of topics focusing on grammar, lexicons, vocabulary and sentence structure. You’ll also learn about cultural, historical sociolinguistic and political dimensions of the societies and cultures that make up the Chinese speaking world.Do you want to develop your language skills to build a global career?

Whether you’re brushing up or starting from scratch with a whole new language, Deakin’s Diploma of Arabic is an award-winning program designed to sharpen your language skills and deepen your cultural understanding. By studying Arabic alongside your degree, you'll gain linguistic skills, as well as the essential cultural, historical and social perspectives that will give you a leading edge in a range of exciting careers.Through this diploma, you'll learn communication skills in Arabic and develop an understanding of the Arabic culture and ways of life. Gain fluency by taking part in activities across a range of topics focusing on grammar, lexicons, vocabulary and sentence structure. You’ll also learn about cultural, historical sociolinguistic and political dimensions of the societies and cultures that make up the Arabic speaking world.Want to study an award-winning language program and develop your language skills to build a global career?

This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information. Conservation and management of wildlife is becoming increasingly important to protect global biodiversity; this stream develops the knowledge and skills to work with wildlife, with a focus on Australia’s unique fauna. It provides opportunities to work towards research programmes with leading wildlife biologists.

This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information. This stream prepares students with general content and pedagogical knowledge to teach Visual Arts in secondary schools.

This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information. This stream provides students with the opportunity to expand their content knowledge in the Visual Arts subject area. This also includes the study of pedagogies for teaching Visual Arts to students of different ages and ability levels.