This course will introduce you to university study in arts and social sciences. Develop advanced communication skills and broaden your general knowledge in order to begin a career in a wide range of fields.

This is the first year of the Diploma of Liberal Arts and is also a qualification in itself.

You will develop skills in areas such as:

• complex writing
• cultural analysis
• research
• communication and presentation
• social inquiry
• information technology.

• Location:
  City Flinders, Footscray Nicholson, Melton and Werribee
• College:
  VU College
• Study mode:
  Full Time and Part Time
• Delivery mode:
  On campus
• Course code:
  22187VIC
• Duration:
  1 year
• This information is for Australian residents.
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How to apply

• Further education and training

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

The primary aim and outcome of this course is to provide participants with a scaffolded pathway into higher education qualifications in the Social Sciences, Humanities, Education and a range of Arts-related undergraduate programs. Whilst students who successfully complete this course will be eligible to transition directly into degree courses, graduates who go on to complete the Diploma of Liberal Arts (22188VIC) will receive up to a year of credit into a range of degree courses. The course aims to provide knowledge and skills in areas such as: complex writing, problem solving skills, collection, analysis and organisation of information, planning and organising activities, team work, and use of technology for academic purposes. The course also enable adults, including young adults, to develop a confident sense of identity in an academic setting; extend the range of possibilities learners can imagine for themselves; and provide alternative and additional pathways to further study in Arts, Education and a range of Arts-related degree courses.

This course may be offered full-time over one year to a total of 580 nominal hours or part time equivalent.

• Apply Essential Further Study Skills

  Unit code

  VU20746

• Research Fields of Study and Enquiry

  Unit code

  VU20747

• Examine Approaches to Citizenship and Public Life

  Unit code

  VU20748

• Analyse Stories / Narratives Within Cultures

  Unit code

  VU20749

• Analyse Human Transformations of Nature

  Unit code

  VU20750

• Examine Approaches to Economy and Society

  Unit code

  VU20751

• Analyse Texts in Their Cultural Context

  Unit code

  VU20752

• Year 12: Satisfactory completion of Year 12 VCE/VCAL (or equivalent).
• Mature: Direct or VTAC application.
• Other: Applicants will be best equipped to achieve the outcomes of the course if they have literacy and numeracy skills at least equivalent to Level 3 of the Australian Core Skills Framework. Recognition of prior learning may be available, based on skills and knowledge acquired by the applicant through previous study, as in articulation, informal or formal learning, or from work/and or life experience.