Postgraduate Coursework
The Faculty of Arts offers 25 postgraduate coursework degrees at Master, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate level, across more than 30 subject areas. The postgraduate program caters for a range of study interests, whether you’re seeking higher academic qualification in your chosen discipline, a broader, stimulating course of study in a new discipline you’ve always wanted to investigate, or selective, focused non-award study.
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Graduate Certificate
Six months full-time
Up to two years part-time
A Graduate Certificate requires the satisfactory completion of 4 units of study (24 credit points). Graduate Certificate courses may
include core or compulsory units of study. The following Graduate Certificates are offered as stand-alone awards ie., there is no “upgrade” to a higher award:
- Graduate Certificate in Arts (Anthropology) - NO INTAKE IN 2010;
- Graduate Certificate in Arts (Research Methods).
There is no admission to the Graduate Certificate in Development Studies for international students because the course is only offered on a part time basis.
Graduate Diploma
One year full-time
Up to three years part-time
A Graduate Diploma requires the satisfactory completion of 6 units of study (36 credit points). Graduate Diploma courses may include core or compulsory units of study. Candidates who have satisfied the requirements for the award of the Graduate Diploma may apply to upgrade to the Master course in the same sequence, provided that their results are of sufficient merit.
Master Degree
One year full-time
Two to four years part-time
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With the exception of the Master of Translation Studies (72 credit points), these Master courses require the satisfactory completion of 8 units of study (48 credit points).
Master courses may include core or compulsory units of study, and/or a dissertation (2 units of study is equal to 12 credit points). The dissertation is normally 10,000 – 12,000 words on an approved topic under the supervision of a member of the academic staff. Please note that the awards of Master of International Studies (Honours) and Master of Public Policy (Honours) require the completion of a compulsory dissertation of 20,000 words (2 units of study is equal to 12 credit points).
In 2009 the Master of Arts degree may be undertaken in the following subject areas : Ancient World Studies, Arabic and Islamic Studies, Art History and Theory, English, Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies, History, Holocaust Studies, Philosophy, Social Policy and Sociology.
Master of Letters
One year and six months full-time
Three to six years part-time
A Master of Letters requires the satisfactory completion of 12 units of study (72 credit points), which must include a treatise (2 units of study valued at 12 credit points each is equal to 24 credit points).The treatise is 20,000-25,000 words on an approved topic under the supervision of an academic member of staff.
The Master of Letters may include core or compulsory units of study, in addition to the treatise. Candidates who have satisfied the requirements for the award of the Master of Arts degree or equivalent Master degree (8 units of study) may apply to upgrade to the Master of Letters course in the same sequence, provided that their results are of sufficient merit.
In 2009 the Master of Letters degree may be undertaken in the following subject areas: Ancient World Studies, Creative Writing,
English, Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies, History, Linguistics, Museum Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies and US Studies.
The Master of Letters in US Studies requires the satisfactory completion of a treatise, exchange, or internship capstone project, subject to the permission of the program Director.