Course Content
The Diploma of Arts requires the completion of 100 credit points comprising:
- A 100 credit point major or;
- 100 credit points of Discipline Elective units
Major
Art and Curatorial Practices
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Critical Practices in Art: Encounters
- Critical Practices in Art: Ecologies
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Sovereignty, Justice, Society
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Story, History, Country
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Critical Practices in Art: Exhibitions
- Critical Practices in Art: Fields
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Curatorial Practice
- Arts in the Community
- Electives
Chinese
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Introduction to Chinese 1A
- Introduction to Chinese 1B
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Chinese 2A
- Chinese 2B
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Chinese 3A
- Chinese 3B
- Electives
Creative Arts and Health (online only)
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- The Arts and Dementia Care
- Creativity for Life
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Sovereignty, Justice, Society
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Story, History, Country
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- The Photo Essay: Storytelling with image and text
- Stress, Self-Care and Mindfulness
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units)
- Music, Mind and Body
- Arts in the Community
- Perspectives of the Arts on Health and Wellbeing
- Sociology of Health and Illness
Criminology
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Crime and Criminal Justice
- Crime and Society
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Sovereignty, Justice, Society
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Forensic Science in Society
- Special Topics in Criminology
- Crime and Deviance
- Social Research
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Working With Offenders
- Juvenile Justice and Child Protection
- Electives
Education (online only)
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Foundations of Professional Learning
- Theories of Learning and Teaching
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Sovereignty, Justice, Society
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Story, History, Country
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Facilitating Engaging Learning Experiences
- Assessment for Learning
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units)
- Strategies for eLearning Environments
- Teaching in Rural and Remote Locations
- Equity, Diversity and Schooling
- Social and Emotional Learning
French (online only)
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Introduction to French 1A
- Introduction to French 1B
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- French Language 2A
- French Language 2B
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- French Language 3A
- French Language 3B
- Electives
German
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Introduction to German 1A
- Introduction to German 1B
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- German 2A
- German 2B
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Advanced German A
- Advanced German B
- Electives
Japanese
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Introduction to Japanese 1A
- Introduction to Japanese 1B
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Japanese 2A
- Japanese 2B
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points)
- Queering Japan: Popular Culture, Identity, and Nation
- Japanese 3A
- Japanese 3B
- Independent Research Project
Philosophy
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Introductory Philosophy: Moral and Political Philosophy
- Introductory Philosophy: Knowledge and Reality
- Indigenous Lifeworlds: Story, History, Country
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Zen and Tao: East Asian Philosophy
- Foundations of Modern Philosophy
- Introduction to Logic
- The Right and the Good
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Key Issues in Philosophy
- Applied Philosophy
- Electives
Psychological Science
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Transferable Skills in Psychology
- Mental Health and Individual Differences
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points)
- Social Psychology
- Research Skills in Psychology
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points)
- Lifespan Developmental Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Advanced Research Skills in Psychology
- Psychological Assessment and Measurement
Theatre and Performance
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points of Introductory units, including 12.5 credit points from Core units and 12.5 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- The Theatre Machine
- Electives
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points of Intermediate units, including 12.5 credit points from Core units and 12.5 credit points from Elective units)
- Playing Text
- Electives
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points)
- Experimental Production 1
- Global Media and Cybertheatres
- Experimental Production 2
- Scenography and Design
Discipline Elective
The Diploma of Arts can be completed by taking any combination of units from the majors in the schedule. Intermediate and Advanced level units may have pre-requisites at Introductory that you will need to complete before they can be taken.
Elective units
Art and Curatorial Practices
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Scenography and Design
- Tourism, Creativity and Culture
- History and Cultural Heritage
- Religions of Ancient Greece and Rome
Chinese
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Religion, Ethnicity and Conflict in Southeast Asia
- Chinese Translation Skills and Practice
- Chinese Culture and Society
- Chinese to English Translation
- Mixed Messages? The Everyday Art of Translation
- Independent Research Project
Criminology
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Sociology of Law
- Forensic investigation
- Green Criminology and Environmental Crime
- Transnational Crime
French (online only)
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Medieval Europe AD 1000-1450
- Age of Revolution and Empire: Britain and France
- Mixed Messages? The Everyday Art of Translation
- Independent Research Project
German
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Literary Theory
- Globalisation and Society: Power, Inequality and Conflict
- The New Europe: A Political History
- Self and World: Debates in European Philosophy
- Mixed Messages? The Everyday Art of Translation
- Independent Research Project
Philosophy
Advanced level units (Complete 50 credit points of Advanced units, including 25 credit points from Core units and 25 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Buddhist Philosophy
- Political Philosophy
- Philosophy of Science
- Self and World: Debates in European Philosophy
- Independent Research Project
Psychological Science
*Additional enrolment information:
- PSY112, PSY125, PSY223 and PSY224 must be completed in addition to the Psychological Science major as Electives for students to be eligible for Psychology Honours.
- PSY223 should also be completed alongside the Intermediate units below in order to meet the pre-requisite for Advanced level unit PSY305.
Theatre and Performance
*Additional enrolment information:
Students completing the Theatre and Performance major in a Bachelor's degree may also complete the following Creative Curriculum units as Electives where the course allows for Elective choices. These units are exclusive to students in the School of Creative Arts and Media. If you are interested in enrolling in any of these units, please contact UConnect for enrolment assistance.
- FSX206 Creative Lab
- HEJ251 Field Trip in Creative Industries, Practices and Cultures
- FSX306 Making the Event B
- FSX307 Research Lab
- HEJ351 Field Trip in Creative Industries, Practices and Cultures
- HEJ354 Industry Placement
Introductory level units (Complete 25 credit points of Introductory units, including 12.5 credit points from Core units and 12.5 credit points chosen from Elective units)
- Dramatic Interactions
- Performance Skills 1
- Movement for Performers
Intermediate level units (Complete 25 credit points of Intermediate units, including 12.5 credit points from Core units and 12.5 credit points from Elective units)
- Performance Skills 2
- Writing for Performance
