Graduate Diploma in Local, Family and Applied History
Graduate Diploma in Local, Family and Applied History
The Graduate Diploma in Local Family and Applied History is designed specifically for students 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, history and museums,…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Graduate Diploma in Local Family and Applied History is designed specifically for students 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, history and museums, monuments and memorials, oral history, and history in film. It also offers an opportunity to pursue professional development through work experience in an applied history area; locates local, family and applied history within broader practices in researching and presenting history; and introduces the wide variety of work opportunities – paid and voluntary – available to professional historians.
Pathways:
The Graduate Diploma in Local, Family and Applied History (GDLFAH) provides a good foundation for further study in history through the Master of History and, if 500 level units are included in a GDLFAH programme, they can be credited towards the Master of History.
GDLFAH can also provide a route to a Master of Philosophy degree or PhD.
Course Aims
This course is for those who have a university degree and are interested in the pursuit of local, family and applied history for professional, community and/or personal reasons. It recognises that students come from diverse educational backgrounds and from varied experiences in the study and application of history, and offers them the opportunity to acquire professional skills as local, family and applied historians. There is a particular emphasis on enhancing students’ knowledge of historical methods and sources, their ability to interpret and present history in a variety of forms, and their awareness of the range of environments in which historians work.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- demonstrate advanced knowledge of the development and nature of local, family and applied history as a specific area of historical inquiry and practice;
- employ various methodologies to pursue historical research and inquiry, including methods of evidence location, evaluation, interpretation and application;
- apply and communicate the results of historical research effectively in a variety of media and forms, and for different audiences;
- demonstrate an understanding of the ethical and social responsibilities of local, family and applied historians to the communities with whom they work and to the discipline of history more broadly; and
- demonstrate advanced knowledge the ways in which local, family and applied history is practised in community, professional and academic settings.
REQUIREMENTS
A candidate shall:
(a) hold an AQF Level 7 Bachelor degree in a non-relevant discipline; or
(b) hold an AQF Level 7 Bachelor degree in a relevant discipline.
Relevant disciplines include, but are not restricted to:
- Ancient History
- Archaeology
- English
- History
- Indigenous Studies
- International Studies
- Politics
An IELTS (Academic) overall score of at least 6.0 with no sub-band less than 5.5; or equivalent TOEFL score of at least 213 in the computer-based test; or at least 79 in the internet-based test with no less than 22 in the written component; or a PTE Academic minimum overall score of 57 with no skill less than 50.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of New England was originally formed in 1938 as the New England University College, a College of the University of Sydney. It became fully independent in 1954. The university is located on several sites in Armidale, NSW. All the programs are offered via the four faculties: Arts; Economics, Business and Law; Education, Health and Professional Studies; and The Sciences; these faculties incorporate 18 teaching schools. Research is offered in the areas of rural science, agricultural economics, geology, educational administration, linguistics, archaeology, etc.
