Humanities And Social Sciences (Graduate Diploma)
This course information is for local students only
Year
2012
Award
Graduate Diploma in Humanities and Social Sciences
Length
1 year
Campuses
Melbourne, Albury-Wodonga
Course description
This course aims to enable graduates to extend their expertise or to pursue studies in any of the disciplines offered by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. These vary depending on campus of enrolment.
Melbourne: Aboriginal studies, anthropology, archaeology, art history, Asian studies, Australian studies, Chinese, cinema studies, English, European studies, French, gender, sexuality and diversity studies, Greek studies, history, Indonesian, international development, Italian, Japanese, legal studies, linguistics, media studies, philosophy, politics, religion and spirituality studies, sociology, Spanish, theatre and drama.
Albury-Wodonga: English, history, sociology, politics, art history, philosophy.
Course structure
Students take subjects to a total value of 120 credit points, including at least 40 credit points (two subjects) at or above third-year undergraduate level, and no more than 45 credit points (three subjects) at first-year level. Please note students studying languages usually study part-time over two to three years, as language study is strictly sequential.
Contact hours
Approximately 9 contact hours per week, if studying full-time.
Subject details
Overseas study opportunities
Overseas study opportunities are available.
Please see
www.latrobe.edu.au/international/exchange
for more information
Fee type
Fees (Fee-Help available)
Annual (or Total) Tuition Fee (AUD)
19 860
Scholarships
A variety of scholarships and prizes are available for postgraduate students at La Trobe. Visit the postgraduate scholarships webpage for details http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scholarships/postgraduatesSelection
IELTS (Academic) - minimum overall band score of 6.5 with no individual band score less than 6.0; or
TOEFL Computer-Based Test - A minimum score of 233 with a score of 5 in essay writing; or
TOEFL Paper-based Test - A minimum score of 575 with a score of 5 or more in the test of Written English; or
TOEFL Internet-based Test - A minimum score of 88 with no individual score less than 22; or
Completion of the English for Further Studies Advanced Stage 5B certificate at PG (postgraduate) level available from La Trobe Melbourne; or
Approved equivalent.
Academic entry requirements
An Australian Bachelor’s degree or approved international equivalent.
Semester starts
Semester 1 and 2 (February and July)
Career opportunities
The course enables graduates to extend their expertise, upgrade their professional skills or pursue new studies in a particular discipline or area of study to enhance their employment prospects in public and private sectors.