| Summary of Programs |
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The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers a wide range of opportunities for postgraduate study, both by coursework and research, professional and interest driven, full-time and part-time.
At the graduate level the degrees of Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Arts, Master of Couple and Family Therapy, Master of Education, Master of Educational Leadership, Master of Music, Master of Music Education, Master of Policy Studies, Master of Professional Ethics, Master of Social Development and Master of Social Work are offered. In addition, the Faculty offers Graduate Diplomas in Arts (Research and Coursework), Education, Music, Policy Studies, Professional Ethics and Social Development and Graduate Certificates in Arts, Policy Studies, and Social Development. To enter one of the postgraduate coursework programs in the Faculty, whether at Certificate, Diploma or Masters level, an applicant is normally required to have completed a relevant undergraduate degree. In some cases an applicant may be admitted who submits evidence of other academic or professional qualifications which satisfy the Faculty as appropriate. Entry to the Masters by Research requires a good Honours degree in an appropriate discipline or a relevant Bachelor together with acceptable professional experience. Entry to the PhD program requires a good Honours degree or its equivalent.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Masters by Research Contacts for PhD and Masters by Research Graduate Diploma in Arts by Research Master of Arts by Coursework (MA) Graduate Diploma in Arts by Coursework (GradDipArts) Graduate Certificate in Arts by Coursework (GradCertArts) Master of Education and Educational Leadership Degrees Diploma in Education (Secondary) Masters Degrees in Music and Music Education Master of Policy Studies, Graduate Diploma and Certificate in Policy Studies Master of Professional Ethics and Graduate Diploma in Professional Ethics Masters Degrees and Graduate Diplomas in Social Work The degree of Doctor of Philosophy is offered in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in the following schools/departments/programs:
Enrolment in more than one school/department/program is also possible.
These are Masters programs which are research degrees involving three courses and a research thesis or project. The degree is completed in four sessions (full-time). It is designed for students wishing to engage in serious research but not able to devote the three years required to complete a PhD or with a research project which does not lend itself to that level of extended treatment. Clear indication of potential to undertake research is required, either through a relevant Honours degree or through a period of professional work following a relevant undergraduate degree.
Successful completion may be used as an entry path to PhD study.
Contacts for PhD and Masters by Research
Graduate Diploma in Arts by Research The Graduate Diploma in Arts by Research (program 5275) is offered by schools and approved disciplinary programs in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. It is designed primarily to enable students with substantial concentration in an area of study in an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree to achieve a qualification to meet the requirements for entry to postgraduate research programs in the Faculty.
The Diploma involves the writing of a 15 - 20,000 word research thesis under supervision and the completion of two session length courses. The program is undertaken on a full-time basis over one year or two years part-time. Appropriately qualified applicants may seek advanced standing for the coursework components of the program only. Master of Arts by Coursework (MA) The program for the Master of Arts degree by coursework (program 8225) in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers the following areas of study:
Graduate Diploma in Arts by Coursework (GradDipArts) The program for the Graduate Diploma in Arts (program 5225) in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers the following areas of study:
Graduate Certificate in Arts by Coursework (GradCertArts) The program for the Graduate Certifi cate in Arts (program 7325) in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers the following areas of study:
Master of Education and Educational Leadership Degrees The Master of Education by coursework (program 8910) is designed for educationists who wish to study education at an advanced level to enhance their professional development. The Master of Education in Applied Linguistics by coursework (program 8910) is designed to provide those working or intending to work in TEFL/TESL or TESOL with a vocationally relevant degree.
The Master of Educational Leadership by coursework (program 8960) is a specialist program designed to equip current and aspiring administrators to manage education at all levels in government and independent schools, school systems, universities, TAFE and other educational organisations. Diploma in Education (Secondary) The Diploma in Education (program 5560) is designed to give professional training to graduate students in secondary school level teacher education. The program is undertaken on a full-time basis over one year or part-time over one-and-a-half or two years.
Masters Degrees in Music and Music Education A coursework degree and a graduate diploma in Music and Music Education will offer flexible possibilities for postgraduate students.
Master of Music by Coursework (MMus) The MMus coursework degree (program 8226) involves the successful completion of six session-length courses. Graduate Diploma in Music (GradDipMus) Four session-length courses from the Master of Music list are required for the Graduate Diploma in Music (program 5226). Master of Policy Studies, Graduate Diploma and Certificate in Policy Studies The Master of Policy Studies (program 8248) is offered by the School of Social Science and Policy. It is designed to prepare students for effective participation and leadership in problem solving and policy making in a variety of organisational contexts, and for work which requires analytical skills and a practical appreciation of the processes of policy making and implementation. In addition to a common core curriculum, students complete three specialised electives.
The degree is open to graduates in any field who have significant work experience in an area appropriate to the degree program. In exceptional circumstances, applicants may be admitted without a first degree but with general and professional attainments acceptable to the School. The Graduate Diploma (program 5280) and Graduate Certificate in Policy Studies (program 7348) are also offered. Master of Professional Ethics and Graduate Diploma in Professional Ethics While open to anyone with an interest in the area, these programs - Master of Professional Ethics, (program 8227) and the Graduate Diploma in Professional Ethics, (program 5295) - have been devised as a response to pressing demands from two quarters: first, from professionals and the professions, who wish to ensure high standards of ethical practice, and to complement the requirements of legal regulation with those of coherent and consistent moral positions; second, from public demand and expectation of higher standards of accountability and responsible conduct from the professions and their practitioners.
The Master degree and Graduate Diploma are both offered in distance education mode as well as on-campus. Masters Degrees and Graduate Diplomas in Social Work The Master of Social Work (Research), (program 2970), is a research degree that requires a candidate to demonstrate his or her ability to undertake research by the submission of a thesis.
The School of Social Work also offers postgraduate programs in Counselling, Couple and Family Therapy and Social Development. For information on the programs, refer to the entries for Master of Social Work in Counselling (program 8930) and Master of Couple and Family Therapy (program 8931). The overall goal of the Social Development programs (8939, 5557 and 7349) is to offer graduate degrees in social development practice with an international focus. By the end of the program, candidates can expect to have substantial knowledge and a range of skills related to the planning, delivery and evaluation of programs relevant to international social community development and aid work, refugee and immigrant resettlement. The program is based on a social justice philosophy, a human rights framework and a community development approach. |
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