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Graduate Diploma of Arts (Civil Ceremonies)


General information

Course code: 2157 Clayton campus Full-fee-paying: unit fee $1650; course fee $6600 International students: unit fee $3250, course fee $13,000 Attendance not required (however, as all four units include an assessment component in performance and presentation skills, students studying by distance education will be required to either attend one weekend seminar per semester at Monash, or present a videotape of the activity to be assessed, or participate in a video conference)

Aims

Upon successful completion of the Graduate Diploma of Arts (Civil Ceremonies), students should have demonstrated an ability to:

Professional recognition

For practice as a Civil Marriage Celebrant, registration with the Attorney General's Department is required. The department currently has its policy for the appointment of new civil marriage celebrants under review. For other rites of passage there is at present no recognised licensing authority.

Entry requirements

The program is open to candidates with a bachelors degree or holders of the Faculty Certificate in Civil Ceremonies.

Special requirements

Access to a word-processing package is highly desirable.

Course structure

The Graduate Diploma of Arts (Civil Ceremonies) requires the satisfactory completion of four 12-point, one-semester units accumulating a total of 48 credit points. Students must complete:

As all four units in the Graduate Diploma of Arts (Civil Ceremonies) have an assessment component in performance and presentation skills, all distance education students must attend either one weekend seminar or present a video tape of the activity to be assessed, or participate in a video conference for each unit.

Assessment

Assessment methods include reflective essays, fieldwork reports, and videotaped presentations or participation in a video conference in-class exercises. There are no examinations.

Credits/exemptions

Twenty-four credit points obtained by candidates having completed the Faculty Certificate in Civil Ceremonies with credit average grades.

Further information

For more detailed information, contact Ms Judy Watt, Centre for Studies in Religion and Theology, Clayton campus, telephone (03) 9905 2036, fax (03) 9905 2210, or email judy.watt@arts.monash.edu.au

Completed applications

Completed applications are to be forwarded to Ms Judy Watt, Centre for Studies in Religion and Theology, Monash University, Victoria 3800, by 22 September 2000 to be considered for a first-round offer.

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