This diploma opens up opportunities in a range of diverse careers in humanities and social sciences.

If you successfully complete the first year of this course you will graduate with a Certificate IV in Liberal Arts. Successful completion of the two-year Diploma offers 8 credits into the Bachelor of Arts.

You can also get up to 8 credits in a range of other degrees, such as Communication, Community Development, Education, Human Movement, Arts (Legal Studies), Professional and Creative Writing, Public Relations or Social Work.

You will develop skills in areas such as:

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

• Location:
  Footscray Nicholson, Werribee, City Flinders and Melton
• Faculty:
  VU College
• School:
  School of Pathways and Transition
• Study mode:
  Full Time and Part Time
• Delivery mode:
  On campus
• Course code:
  21794VIC
• Duration:
  2 years
• This information is for Australian residents.
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How to apply

You can continue on to further study and have a career in the following fields:

• Community development
• Education, human movement, humanities and social sciences
• Law
• Professional and creative writing
• Psychology
• Public relations
• Social work

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

This course develops skills in areas such as: complex writing; cultural analysis; research; communication and presentation; social inquiry; information technology; and inter-cultural communication. The course enables adults, including young adults, to develop a confident sense of identity, extends the range of possibilities learners can imagine for themselves and provides alternative and additional pathways into further study.

• Apply Essential Further Study Skills

  Unit code

  VBQU226

• Research Fields of Study and Enquiry

  Unit code

  VBQU227

• Analyse Tradition and Modernity

  Unit code

  VBQU233

• Undertake Academic Research

  Unit code

  VBQU234

• Conduct Online Research

  Unit code

  BSBEBUS401A

• Undertake E-Learning

  Unit code

  BSBEBUS309A

• Write Simple Documents

  Unit code

  BSBCMN318A

• Write Complex Documents

  Unit code

  BSBCMN420A

• Create Electronic Presentations

  Unit code

  BSBADM306A

• Send and Retrieve Information Over the Internet Using Browsers and Email

  Unit code

  ICAITU133A

• Interpret Data and Related Statistics

  Unit code

  PSPGOV524AI

• Analyse and Evaluate Numerical and Statistical Information

  Unit code

  VBQU163

• Use Algebraic Techniques to Analyse Mathematical Problems

  Unit code

  VBQU164

• Use Formal Mathematical Concepts and Techniques to Analyse and Solve Problems

  Unit code

  VBQU165

• Prepare for Tertiary Research and Study

  Unit code

  VBP714

• Prepare Portfolios and Applications

  Unit code

  VBP715

• Support the Development of Numeracy Skills

  Unit code

  CHCEDS307A

• Critique Approaches to Citizenship and the Public Sphere

  Unit code

  VBQU228

• Analyse Stories / Narrative Within Cultures

  Unit code

  VBQU229

• Analyse the Human Transformations of Nature

  Unit code

  VBQU230

• Research Approaches to Economy and Society

  Unit code

  VBQU231

• Analyse a Range of Texts

  Unit code

  VBQU232

• Support Students' Mathematics Learning for Numeracy

  Unit code

  CHCEDS408A

• Support Students' Literacy Learning

  Unit code

  CHCEDS409A

• Assist in Facilitation of Student Learning

  Unit code

  CHCEDS410A

• Analyse Sociological Understandings of Human Relationships

  Unit code

  VBQU235

• Analyse Urban Form of Culture

  Unit code

  VBQU236

• Analyse Theories of Self

  Unit code

  VBQU237

• Analyse Literary Texts and Genres

  Unit code

  VBQU238

• Develop Understanding of Own Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Identity

  Unit code

  CUVPRP02A

• Support Students' Mathematics Learning for Numeracy

  Unit code

  CHCEDS408A

• Support Students' Literacy Learning

  Unit code

  CHCEDS409A

• Assist in Facilitation of Student Learning

  Unit code

  CHCEDS410A

2 years full-time or part-time equivalent. This course is offered on a full-time or part-time basis. Some units of study may be offered via flexible delivery.

• Year 12: Satisfactory completion of Year 12 VCE/VCAL (or equivalent).
• Mature: Direct or VTAC application.
• Other: Participants in 21794VIC Diploma of Liberal Arts should have literacy and numeracy skills at least equivalent to NRS Level 5, Reading and Writing / Certificate of General Education for Adults Level III at entry. Entry to the Diploma is normally at Certificate IV level although exceptions may occur through the RPL process. Students may enter the Diploma of Liberal Arts from an extensive range of educational, vocational and cultural backgrounds. Amongst these may be: Australian secondary education, overseas secondary education, overseas tertiary education, vocational training within Australia or overseas, further education through Adult and Community Education or similar.