Graduate Diploma in Local, Family and Applied History
Why study the Graduate Diploma in Local, Family and Applied History at UNE?
This course is designed for people who are interested in the pursuit of local, family and applied history for personal, community or professional reasons. It offers training in, for example, family and local history sources and approaches, heritage conservation, architectural history, and oral history. It also provides an opportunity to learn more about the history of Australia and its place in the world.
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1 Year Full-time2 Years Part-time
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Commonwealth Supported Place2008 STUDY OPTIONS
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| Official Abbreviation | GradDipLocFamAppHist |
| Course Type | Postgraduate |
| Commencement | Semester 1 and Semester 2 |
| Study Mode | Off Campus |
| Course Duration |
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| Fees | Commonwealth Supported Place |
| Total Credit Points | 48 |
| How to apply | New students to UNE apply to study off-campus (distance education) through UAC. For more information, click here Former or current students apply to study off-campus directly to UNE using the postgraduate admission form. This course is only available off-campus (distance education). For more information, click here |
| Intensive Schools | Intensive mandatory schools may be a requirement of some of the units in this course. See Unit Catalogue for specific requirements. |
| Entry Requirements | To be admitted to candidature, applicants shall: a) hold a degree of a university; or b) hold a three-year diploma relevant to the award; or c) have professional standing and successful professional practice relevant to the awards. |
| Academic Colours |
white (BCC 1) |
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1.Admission to Candidature
1.1.Admission to candidature shall be determined by the school on the recommendation of the course coordinator.
1.2.To be admitted to candidature, applicants shall:
(a) hold a degree of a university; or
(b) hold a three-year diploma relevant to the award; or
(c) have professional standing and successful professional practice relevant to the award.
2. Course Requirements
2.1. To qualify for the award, a candidate shall pass units to the value of 48 credit points at 300 level or higher as specified in Rule 2.2.
2.2. The course shall comprise:
(a) HIST 330 and 339;
(b) units to the value of at least 24 credit points from Group II;
(c) units to the value of not more than 12 credit points from Group III.
3. Units Offered
Group I
HIST 330 Australian Local History
HIST 339 The Family in Australian History
Group II
HIST 318 Victims of Whiggery: The Tolpuddle Martyrs England
HIST 333 History Through Monuments
HIST 335 Heritage Conservation
HIST 337 History and Museums
HIST 351 Convict Australia
HIST 354 Aboriginal History Since the Late 18th Century
HIST 361 The Cold War and Popular Culture
HIST 367 Issues in Church History: Australia and America
HIST 368 The Swinging Sixties: The 1960s in America, Britain and Australia
HIST 373 Australian Architecture, Buildings and Lifestyles, 1788–1980
HIST 376 Oral History
HIST 378 Sexuality in Australian History
HIST 391 Special Option A
HIST 392 Special Option B
HIST 438 Australian Frontiers: Rural and Regional Histories
HIST 456 Australian Public History
HIST 495 Understanding History
HIST 497 Individual Research Project B
Group III
Any 12 credit points at 300/400 level in History or any other unit approved by the course coordinator.
4.Period of Candidature
The maximum period of candidature shall be not more than eight semesters.