The Graduate Certificate in Arts builds a solid foundation for further studies and research. The certificate helps you develop the analytical and critical capacities you need to understand the important issues and conceptual frameworks relating to your area of study and how to apply these skills to contemporary issues. You will use relevant technologies to understand the best way to handle research tasks.

Areas of study include Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Media and Communications, Philosophy, and Politics and International Studies.

Whether you want to consolidate knowledge you already have or become more equipped for the industry that you're in, the Graduate Certificate in Arts imparts expert knowledge in your selected field. This Certificate is useful for qualified secondary teachers, who may be able to teach in an area of specialisation, or for those returning to study.

Over a short six-month course of study, you can study at your own pace through flexible study options, including evening classes. Opt for full-time (or part-time study for domestic students only) and open the pathway into a graduate diploma, a graduate certificate (advanced) or many Masters by coursework degrees.

Specialisations

• Anthropology
• Art History
• Asian Studies
• Australian Indigenous Studies
• Classical Studies and Archaeology
• Creative Writing
• Criminology
• Development Studies
• English and Theatre Studies
• French Studies
• Gender Studies
• Hebrew and Jewish Studies
• History
• History and Philosophy of Science
• Islamic Studies
• Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
• Media and Communications
• Philosophy
• Politics and International Studies
• Screen and Cultural Studies
• Sociology

Depending on the area of study you specialise in, with a Graduate Certificate in Arts you can expect to advance in areas including:

• Higher research and academia
• Public service
• Entry-level positions

Graduates from this degree have worked at:

• Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
• St Albans Secondary College
• Department of Finance and Deregulation

To be considered for entry into this course, you must have completed an undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in any discipline.

IELTS (academic English Only): 6.5 (no band less than 6.0)
TOEFL Internet-based test: 79 + ; Writing 21; Speaking 18; Reading 13; Listening 13;
Pearson Test of English Academic: 58 + no communicative skill below 50
Cambridge English: Advanced/ Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): 176 + no skill below 169.