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Humanities And Social Sciences (Graduate Diploma)

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Year

2012

Award

Graduate Diploma in Humanities and Social Sciences

Length

1 year full-time or part-time equivalent

Campuses

Melbourne, Albury-Wodonga, Shepparton

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

Application

Apply directly to the University by 11 February 2011. Visit our postgraduate website to download an application form.

Fee type

Fees (Fee-Help available)

Annual (or Total) Tuition Fee (AUD)

Indicative (2012): $12,520 per 120 credit points.

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/postgraduates

Prerequisites

Three-year undergraduate degree or equivalent. Applicants must provide original/certified copies of academic transcripts as proof of completion.

Semester starts

Semester 1 and 2 (March and July)

Additional information

Credit towards the Graduate Diploma is not normally granted for subjects completed as part of another course.

Mid-year entry (July intake) is also available.

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.